Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors, just the OCs I put in.
Rusty stalked through the forest, pausing only to taste the air for prey every so often. The ginger tom's dog-tooth-studded collar was a hindrance he had learned to deal with. He'd killed his first dog at 3 moons, which he hadn't been able to keep a secret, with the help of only his younger brother, Boulder. Rusty had decided to keep the slate-gray tom with him, although it was dangerous and against the law. A risk Rusty was happy to take for his brother, who still needed some help learning how to hunt and fight. It was taking a while because, unlike Rusty, Boulder was a slow learner. Rusty stopped and turned, eyes half open in annoyance as Boulder half crashed, half stalked through the undergrowth.
"Ok stop," Rusty said, "you've probably scared all the prey to the other side of the forest from here."
Boulder looked at his paws, ashamed. "Sorry, Rusty," he said.
Rusty sighed. "Its ok" he said, "lets just turn around and go back to our den."
Boulder immediately turned and began to walked back, still upset.
This is stupid, Rusty thought, I can't give him pointers cause he just gets discouraged! How can I help him if he won't help himself!
When Rusty and Boulder walked back into their den they went immediately to sleep. This tended to be the norm since there was normally nothing to eat this late at night.
The next morning the two cats went out again. This time both cats brought mice back. Rusty was carrying two so that Blood Clan's deputy, Bone, wouldn't tell Scourge about the he and Boulder were sharing a den. Rusty didn't like having to bribe the him, but it was better than letting Scourge find out. Rusty left one of his mice at the entrance of their den and they walked in.
It was late. Rusty knew they were pushing their luck with hunting at night, but they had to. They were both hungry and Bone didn't come out at this time either so it was nearly perfect.
Rusty tasted the air. Mouse!
There it was, munching on a seed on the root of a tree. He crouched to stalk the creature when he was distracted by an almost distant noise. The mouse ran off and Rusty spun around angrily trying to find whatever it was that had ruined his chance at catching it. Apparently, Boulder heard it, too, since he was also looking for the source of the problem. Suddenly, two cats jumped from the bushes!