I walked around the area, feeling the fresh air of green-leaf rustle my pelt. A strong pine scent filled the air as my paws pushed into the marshy ground. A warm scent of mouse drifted toward me that made my mouth water. This might be my first catch! I'd be able to beat Ravenpaw! He caught his after four lessons with his mentor and this was my third.
"Come on..." I said to myself, "Don't move.."
I dropped into a couch and slowly moved forward. My ears were pricked and listened for any sound aside from the nibbling of the mouse and it's berries. My heart thumped in my chest from the thrill that came from hunting. My eyes were focused on the small brown body of the relaxed mouse. I was practically on top of the mouse and then I jumped. My claws unsheathed and my jaws latched onto thin air. I looked up and watched the mouse scamper off.
"Mouse dung!" I yowled
I burst off toward it and leapt once again. I even heard it squeak and yet nothing..When I stood up again, the mouse was gone.
"Stupid mouse." I growled
I turned around and my eyes widened as I found myself face-to-face with my mentor. Her green eyes were stern and her tail was lashing. Her tortoiseshell pelt was a little ruffled and messed up.
"Well? Is that how you catch a mouse?" She asked
"No..I was just so close! It was right there in front of me."
"Exactly. You were supposed to leap earlier and not have your tail lashing letting the prey know you're there."
I rolled my eyes. She was continuing on about the proper pose again and this was the fourth time since I've had her! I turned around and began to run. My paws hit the ground as I ran faster and faster. She'd never find me! I looked up at the sky and realized that it was getting close to sunset and that I'd have to be back in camp soon. I simply walked the rest of the way, ignoring any prey scent. I wasn't in the mood to hunt now.
"Ridiculous. She just runs off like that!"
I froze. It sounded like my mentor...
"Well..At least Flintpaw listens. He's so calm."
Shadetail...The deputy must be talking to her.
"Well..I'm going to make sure she starts listening!"
Yeah..You've said that already Mosspoppy! Willowpaw do this Willowpaw do that! Teach me how to hunt instead of making me do chores. Yes, I've had three lessons, but it was less than a few heartbeats and then bye! Stupid she-cat..I wish I had anyone else but her as a mentor!
...
I fell down into my nest and sighed. Mosspoppy never listened! Every single question gets no response...I looked up and saw Ravenpaw come in with his brother Graypaw. Both toms were talking excitedly about their training.
"So? What'd you do today Willowpaw?" Ravenpaw asked
"Nothing..I almost got a mouse though!"
"Almost..Well, try again next time!" He told me
I gave a quick smile and the two toms padded away. They were so close..I wish I had someone I was close to beside my brother. Yes..Flintpaw was a nice friend and all, but I wanted someone who I could relate to. I laid my head down and thought about how lucky everyone else was. Flintpaw got along with Shadetail so nicely, Sunpaw had a friend in Brindlecloud, it seemed like everyone else had someone they considered a friend except me! My eyes began to droop and instead of me keeping them open, I just let them close.
...
Opening my eyes, I found myself outside of camp. The area was dimly lit from the small lit area of the moon, no bigger than that of a claw. The stars sparkled above and I purred knowing that Starclan was watching over me. I began to walk around the area. Maybe here I could catch a piece of prey! Sniffing the air, oddly enough there was no prey scent! I hissed in aggravation and began to walk. Unintentionally, I found myself at the Thunderclan border. Horrible memories came back of a white coated tom grabbing me and carrying me over the border with a ginger tom carrying my brother. As kits, we didn't know what to do. We were terrified as the white tom told us we were filth and no more that kits that belonged to a traitor.
"I didn't even learn his name.."
A rustling sound took me away from my thoughts a I looked up. The outline of a cat was in the distance and all I saw was their eyes. A dark amber color that glowed in the darkness of night. The moonlight stayed away from them, not letting me see who they were.
"Hello?" I asked
The cat turned around and left me alone. As they ran off, I had an odd feeling that I knew them from somewhere. The vision grew hazy and soon enough...the feeling disappeared too.
...
I awoke with a vague memory of the dream. All I remembered was the amber eyes..They seemed so familiar! I had what felt like a longing feeling to see them again..The den was still dark, telling me I could go back to sleep, but I didn't want to. I wanted to see if they were there. Everyone around me was asleep, so why wasn't I going. Something was telling me not tonight..I wanted to see them, not only their eyes.
"I'll wait for you.." I whispered to no one
I laid back down, hoping to see the dream again. However, I didn't. Sunrise came and the fruitless attempt at me receiving the same dream left me deprived of peaceful sleep. It was useless for me to sleep again...For, I would be chasing something I couldn't have.