by winter solstice. » Sun Apr 22, 2018 6:52 pm
Prompt #1: "Please, leave him."
Featuring: Sagepaw, Bellpaw, Hawkpaw | Setting: After the Battle Against Crows has ended
Three young cats and three older cats were sitting in a sandy hollow by the shore. The six cats watched as the blue-gray waves of the sea crashed into the shores in front of them with worried glances. The biggest of them all, a solid gray tom, concluded, frustration showing in his green eyes, "Well, looks like training is canceled for today." A black she-cat next to him meowed, "Good! I was hoping to let Bellpaw off today to play with the others." The long-haired brown Siberian tom next to them commented, "And looks like we can't exactly go fishing today, the wind's picking up and it looks like rain." Turning to the three young cats before him, the gray tom, whose name was Stormfang, meowed sternly, "Don't go into the sea today, even if you all know how to swim." Bellpaw, a pale gray-and-white she-cat, meowed dryly, "Should we go check how wild the waves are, Stormfang?" Nightwing, the black she-cat, warned her apprentice, "Bellpaw-" Stormfang huffed, turning away from the group, "No, Bellpaw. There's rain in the air, and that means no one goes to the sea, period." Calling over his shoulder, the deputy of SeaClan meowed, "I have dusk patrols to set out, if anyone needs me, call for me." With that, he padded away, heading toward the narrow Sea Path that led up to the camp.
Once Stormfang was out of earshot, the brown Siberian tom, Claypool, sighed, "Is it just me, or is everyone just on edge these days?" Nightwing mewed gently, "The battle against the crows has left its mark on all of us." Turning to Bellpaw and her two fellow apprentices, the black she-cat meowed, "Bellpaw, Sagepaw, Hawkpaw, we are needed at border patrol later, so behave, and don't leave the training hollow." Turning to Sagepaw, a black-and-white she-cat, she added, "As you are the oldest one here, I expect you to keep an eye on them." Sagepaw nodded, "Of course, Nightwing." Claypool stood up and meowed, "I'm not usually one for leaving apprentices behind on their own, but all paws are needed on deck." Seeing blank looks from the four cats he was with, the former rogue corrected himself, "Ah... means that we need all the cats we can get to recover from the battle." Nightwing gazed toward the cliffs that housed the cave that was their camp with worry, Nightwing meowed, "Especially with Leafstar not coming out of his chamber for days now." Sighing, the two mentors padded away, leaving the three apprentices behind.
Hawkpaw, the brown tabby tom, stood up and meowed, his French accent ringing out into the cold, salt-scented air, "Now what should we do?" Bellpaw and Sagepaw stood and faced each other, a dangerous glint in both she-cats' eyes, causing their brown-furred companion to ask, confused, "What is the meaning of this?" Sagepaw meowed, not taking her eyes off of Bellpaw, "Something very, very important to the both of us, Hawkpaw." Bellpaw added, "Now, I suggest you sit to the side and watch as we fight it out." The brown tabby apprentice asked, even more confused, "What?" Sagepaw explained as the two she-cats stood up and began circling each other, "Time to finally settle it all down now." Bellpaw added, "Whiterose explained it to us, that in SeaClan we have an unspoken rule of one cat, one mate, and that's why we are doing this." Hawkpaw exclaimed, not believing his ears, "Oh la vache! This is why you 'ave been at each other's throats lately?" The two she-cats ignored the tom as they continued to circle each other, giving each other the death glare.
"Leave him!" Bellpaw hissed, pouncing on top of Sagepaw, "He and I are the same age, and we've talked to each other more!" Sagepaw growled, batting the smaller she-cat off of her quickly, "No, you leave him!" Bellpaw pounced on the black-and-white she-cat again as the gray-and-white apprentice spat, "I've lived longer in SeaClan than you have!" Sagepaw spat, hackles rising in hostility, "What has that got to do with this?" The she-cats began to wrestle on the ground so fiercely that Hawkpaw became scared. The brown tabby tom glanced back at the Sea Path, then at the fighting she-cats. The brown tabby then dashed away from the sandy hollow, forcing his paws to fly over the sandy terrain, toward the SeaClan camp. The young apprentice picked his way up the narrow Sea Path as fast as he dared to, and rushed inside. Once inside, Hawkpaw didn't hesitate once before rushing into Honeytuft's chamber.
Honeytuft was in the middle of teaching Dapplepaw about herbs when Hawkpaw came bursting in, calling urgently, "'elp, 'oneytuft!". The honey-colored tabby tom asked, surprised, "Hawkpaw?" The brown tabby tom meowed breathlessly, "Bellpaw and Sagepaw are in the Training Grounds, fighting!" Honeytuft stood up, followed by Dapplepaw, who meowed, "Are they using their claws?" Hawkpaw shook his head, "No, they aren't. But the wrestling is very rough, from what I 'ave seen." The honey-colored medicine cat nodded, meowing, "All right. Dapplepaw, see if there's any warriors in the warriors' chamber, and then follow me to the Grounds. I'll go down right now." The crippled calico she-cat nodded, "Will do, Honeytuft," and limped out of the chamber. Honeytuft nodded to Hawkpaw, "Let's go, we need to break up the fight as soon as we can, before they bring out their claws and it gets really serious." Nodding, the apprentice showed the medicine cat the way.
Back on the beach, the two apprentices continued to wrestle each other on the ground, the whites of their pelts becoming sandy brown with the amount of sand caught in their fur. Sagepaw growled, "Your mum ran away, scared! That's not something Hawkpaw would like!" Fighting back hot tears, Bellpaw screeched, "You! Take! That! Back! My mum only wanted the best for me, is all! She wasn't meant for Clan life!" She pounced with all her might, screeching, "You ran away from your old Clan because it was too confusing and not right for you! More like, you were too scared of what was happening there!" Sagepaw let out a furious screech, and soon the two she-cats were fighting, biting at each other's ears and scratching at each other's bellies in an attempt to push each other off of one another. Honeytuft arrived first and roared, "ENOUGH!" The two apprentices backed off of each other at the shout, panting as they turned to look at the medicine cat. Hawkpaw was there at his side, fear in his eyes. Bellpaw muttered, "Fox dung, now we're in trouble." Sagepaw shuffled her paws as she muttered, "I didn't think it'd be this serious." Honeytuft meowed sternly, "What's going on?" Hawkpaw piped up, "They said that they were going to fight to see who'd be my mate?" The honey-colored tom glanced at the she-cats and then at Hawkpaw, and meowed, incredulity on his face, "You three are apprentices! That stuff can wait til after being made warriors!" Turning to Bellpaw and Sagepaw, the tom ordered, "Come to my chamber, you two look like you were clawed by a badger or something during that fight of yours." Turning to Hawkpaw, Honeytuft meowed, "Follow me as well, I've sent Dapplepaw to find Ivynose, he'll track your mentors and we can figure out what happened." The brown tabby tom's whiskers drooped as he nodded, "All right, 'oneytuft." Grumbling slightly under his breath in French, Hawkpaw marched away toward camp, leaving the medicine cat with the two she-cats. Honeytuft meowed, his voice rising in volume, "I said, follow me." Bellpaw and Sagepaw meowed, refusing to meet each other's gaze, "Yes, Honeytuft," and trudged behind the tom toward camp._________________________________________________________________________________________
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winter solstice. on Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:32 am, edited 2 times in total.
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