Username: ArtMajor
Cat Name: Leopardstep
Gender: Female
Rank: Medicine Cat
Clan: Smokeclan
Age: 2y 5mo
Prompt: [311 words]
"And it's...safe?"
Tideblossom laughed, brushing his shoulder against hers. "I promise it is Leopardstep. It's called snow! We get it every year."
Leopardstep wrinkled her muzzle, narrowing her eyes against the white tint that had overtaken the camp since nightfall. "It's just so..." she trailed off, not quite sure how to finish.
"Fantastic?" Falconflight offered, his scarf tucked up on his back so that he wouldn't trip on it as he moved. "Beautiful?" he added a moment later, dancing through the snow and leaving soft impressions of his paws as he went.
Leopardstep shook her head, sitting in the shelter of the medicine log's entrance, and letting her tail wrap up over her paws. "Cold"
"You just have to get used to it," Tideblossom said, letting his fur puff out a bit. "Just wait, you'll be out there playing with everyone in no time!"
"Or I could just wait until Jadewhisper brings his blankets over here." Leopardstep retorted, watching the ginger tom carry a stack of multi-colored cloths throughout camp.
"Orrrrrrr" a new voice piped up. Leopardstep had enough time to turn and see Ryeblaze charging through the log, having snuck up through the other end. "You could dance in it!" he cheered, tackling into Leopardstep and knocking her into the snow. Leopardstep let out a high pitched shriek as she was thrown into the snow, flakes of the white powder flinging every which way.
Her head snapped up as she gasped for air, and the camp was silent.
Then Leopardstep began to laugh.
She leapt to her paws "Oh Ryeblaze, you're in for it now!" she cried, racing back towards the den. Ryeblaze let out a yelp, and quickly took off into the camp, weaving around Cloverleaf who had begun to laugh, and ducking behind Nectarheart as Leopardstep ran after him, flinging snow about and laughing the whole while.