by KittyandCat » Sat Sep 02, 2023 11:32 am
xxxHollowpaw sat awkwardly in the clearing as Beverly and Whitepaw eyed each other. They’d all managed to make their way deep enough into the forest that the fox had given up chasing them. Now, an uncomfortable silence, broken only by the sound of Whitepaw’s tongue running over his freshly-earned scars, settled over them.
xxxBeverly cleared her throat, and Hollowpaw drug his gaze from Whitepaw to her. She glared at him, and glanced pointedly at his shoulder. He mouth, ‘what?’ and she hissed in exasperation. Getting up, she stalked over before plopping down beside him. She licked his shoulder, and he flinched at the sting. He felt his fur get hot. “Wh-what are you doing?” He asked shrilly, breaking the silence. She looked up at him, still looking annoyed. “We’ve been sitting here for what feels like moons, and you haven’t even bothered cleaning that nasty scratch the fox gave you, so I’m doing it for you.” And just like that she leaned forward him again, and he felt the sharpness of her tongue against his cut. But this time he didn’t flinch away.
xxxHe was startled to hear a snicker, and looked over to see Whitepaw looking at him teasingly. He quickly pulled away from Beverly. “Okay, thanks, that’s enough.” He cleared his throat uncomfortably. “I should probably introduce you two…” he glanced between his two friends. “Beverly, this is Whitepaw, I’ve already told you a little about him,” Whitwpaw’s ears perked up. “What did you say about me?” He asked. Hollowpaw continued, “And Whitepaw, this is Beverly, she’s-” “Your future mate?” “Hey! No- she’s, she’s, um-” A flicker of amusement, for a mere second, crossed the she-cat’s face. “I helped Hollowpaw escape the twoleg place. In return, he’s helping me find my brother.”
xxxWhitepaw’s expression became serious. “Your brother- is he… is he missing?” Beverly began inspecting her claws. “Yes.” “Oh, I’m sorry. But hey, you have me now! I can help you guys out. Three’s better than two, after all!”- - -
xxx“So you’re a kittypet? And after being outside the twoleg-place you still wanna go back?” “Of course I want to go back.” “Why in StarClan would you want that?” “Have you seen yourself? I don’t wanna be covered in scars!” Whitepaw and Beverly chatted, walking side by side. Hollowpaw dragged along behind them, noticing that often, one would speed up challengingly and the other would match their pace. Currently, they were just verging on running. Why do they have to be so competitive? he wondered.
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KittyandCat on Sun Sep 10, 2023 11:07 am, edited 2 times in total.