Under the Clouds [Sky]

[Sky]

Sky raised a brow. "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard." She chuckled, shaking her head back and forth lightly. "If you cower away, there's no point in living." She mocked him in a stupid, low voice. "Not wanting to help build a clan doesn't mean you're 'cowering away', it means you're smart enough not to waste your time on some stupid clan that will never rise to power."

[Beast]

'Someone slept on a thorn,' Beast thought to himself. But he kept that to himself. "Maybe this is what I want. If you pass up a chance at what you want, then why live? Might as well stand in front of the sheep, lay down and let out a high pitched screech. If you aren't gonna take an opportunity to get what you want, then there's no point to being alive, is there? I'm not passing up an opportunity to make myself happy. I've been abandoned once, I am NOT going through that again."
Now there was a hint of utter rage in his voice. Deep, incredible pain and rage. Something that should not be tampered with. The type of rage that would drive someone to hurt another if they pressed on it. Beast's fur prickled, and his anger scent filled the air. But he remained calm so he wouldn't startle the sheep.

[Sky]

A small, devious smile spread across Sky's face, one that she wore often. She let out a mrrow or laughter, tail flicking contently. "Calm down there bucko, I hadn't realized I had offended your great ancestors. My apologies." She dipped her head mockingly, hoping to get a rise out of him. It was interesting, to see how others reacted to different things.

[Beast]

"I don't have ancestors. None that I know of," He said, his voice beginning to enter a stage near a growl. That rage...was immense. It tinged the air with warning and danger. Beast had never really lived up to his name. But maybe this time, there was something in him that fit him. Maybe Beast secretly did fit his name. The rage coming from him was literally sparking the air. "I had a mother who hated me. Are you happy?!" His fur was bristling now. His amber eyes were narrowed and his heart was hammering in his ears. He could almost taste the night his mother tried to kill him. He was a little 'beast'. That's all he had ever been in her eyes. His heart was practically attacking his ribs now. Every word he said was tinged with nothing but pure rage. He was close to snapping.

[Sky]

Sky didn't stop smiling. How amusing this was, seeing a whole new side of the stranger. She leaned in close to his ear, ears flattening against her head. "Boohoo." She whispered in his ear cruelly, leaning away from him quickly, encase he planned on taking a swat at her. Sky was trained since she could walk to fight, and despite her disability, she was confident she could win if it came down to it.

[Beast]

Beast was almost becoming his name. "You really want to lose your life, don't you?" He said quietly. "One day, you're gonna say the wrong thing, and someone is gonna get the best of you. Go on, keep being cocky. One day, someone is going to get enough of you. Then you'll be lying dead and regretting it. I'm not one to kill. But one day, someone is going to get ahold of you for being too cocky, and you'll learn the hard way that you should've kept your mouth shut." He turned away and started walking off. "Making allies would be good for you, you know. One day, you might find yourself all alone in a world full of people who hate you. By then, it'll already be too late. You'll have nothing, and no one. The world will have turned its back on you, and when you need someone's help, you'll have no one. I didn't want to make an enemy. I wanted to be a friend."

He paused for a moment. "What's your reason for acting so nasty anyhow? I've done nothing to you. I even tried to start a conversation. So why?"

[Sky]

Sky barely listened to him. She really didn't care, and she found his rambling to be boring and unnecessary. "Look, you're preaching to the wrong cat." She waved a paw at him dismissively, her muzzle wrinkled in slight annoyance. She was hoping he would snap, that could have been fun.

"Why not? You're an annoying, pathetic scrap of fur." She seethed, baring her teeth at him. "You think your life was so hard, oooh, my mommy never loved me!" She mocked him once again. "Get over it! Everyone has a sob story, what makes you think that I care?" She returned to her original voice, keeping the emotion out of it.

[Beast]

"And what makes you think I care?" He mocked, rolling his eyes. Not that she could see. "I've been trying my hardest to be nothing but kind." Beast suddenly stopped walking away and just sat there. All rage gone. Just like that. He was gonna take her on. Didn't she realized the tables had turned now? He was getting a rise out of her now. "So I am annoying. Like you're any better." He sat there, calmly grooming himself. "I suppose you're over being blind, hmm? You don't care whether or not someone asks about that, don't you?"

[Sky]

Sky knew what he was trying to do, and it wouldn't work. He couldn't beat her at her own game. She remained where she was on the fence, grooming her chest fur nonchalantly. At the mention of her blindness she shrugged, tail swishing behind her. "Life happens, it doesn't matter anymore." If she said it enough, maybe one day she would believe it. Sky was an excellent liar, so she doubted he would catch her in the act. Even if he did, it didn't matter. She could hold her temper, right?

[Beast]

She sounded pretty convincing, but Beast had a feeling that she wished she could see. "Maybe it doesn't matter," He agreed. "But..." Beast found himself realizing that he couldn't do it. It wasn't him to be mean and nasty and pick on people's weaknesses. "It just doesn't matter," He said. She was too far mean and nasty, and Beast was really just looking for a way to ease their tempers. "I guess you're right, isn't it? Life happens. Nothing we can do about it."

[Sky]

Sky was unamused at his change in tone. "You're weak." She grunted as a response, ignoring everything else he said. Though, she had calmed down. There was no point in trying to pick a fight anyway, not with him.

[Beast]

"So?" Beast said quietly. Truth was, Beast could hold his own quite well if it came down to it. But what point was there fighting if it could be avoided? Why fight just for fun when you injured yourself and could potentially get hurt or worse. "Sometimes, avoiding a fight is the smartest decision. Outside of the Clans, there are no laws. Anyone could be killed at any time. I'm not the strongest cat and I know that. I'd rather not pick a fight just to die in it. That's the worst decision anyone could make."

[Sky]

"I want to fight all the time. And if you pass up the chance to do something you want, why live?" She copied his words, a smirk settling on her face.

[Beast]

Beast wasn't surprised. But he flicked an ear. "Fine then. Fight all you want. If that's what you want to do, then that's none of my business, is it?"

[Sky]

"No, it really isn't." She agreed, growing silent. She wasn't exactly sure what to do now. Would he leave, or try to strike up more conversation? She doubted the ladder would happen.