The small black cat leapt above his silver opponent. He twisted, leapt back onto her shoulders, bringing her down. He kicked his back legs, claws sheathed, as if to imply that he was raking them down her back.
"Good job, Ravenpaw. I think Minnowpaw's had enough," Ravenpaw's mentor, Stonepelt, mewed, his whisker's twitching in amusement.
"Yeah, if I were a ThunderClan warrior I would be running with my tail between my legs!" Minnowpaw exclaimed. Her excited and optimistic attitude shone through in even the most dark times.
Ravenpaw gleamed. It would not be long before he and Minnowpaw would be warriors.
"I don't think it will be long before we have two new warriors in WindClan," Sparrowflight mewed as she padded up to Stonepelt and nuzzled him affectionately.
"It won't be long before there's more kits in the clan," He whispered to Minnowpaw. Her whiskers twitched as she giggled.
"Why don't you try it on Ravenpaw, Minnowpaw," Sparrowflight mewed. Minnowpaw nodded and Ravenpaw went to his place.
They practiced until sunset. Both the apprentices were tiered and exhausted. "You two get first pick on the fresh-kill pile tonight," Stonepelt mewed.
As they padded out of the small dip used for training, they patrolled the ThunderClan border. Ravenpaw sniffed. ThunderClan.
"ThunderClan," He hissed. As they approached the stream he saw who it was. Shadowfern sat on the ThunderClan side. Brackenpelt just behind her, While Birdpaw wadded in the far side of the stream, a rabbit in her jaws.
Birdpaw looked up, and seeing the WindClan cats, she leapt to the other side. She had a worried expression on her face.
"What is your apprentice doing hunting on our side of the stream?" Stonepelt hissed. The fur on his neck began to rise.
"No one owns the stream, therefor, she was not on your territory," Shadowfern snorted. She had always had an attitude and she was only made a warrior three moons ago.
"ThunderClan mange-pelt," Minnowpaw hissed almost under her breath. Brackenpelt growled. "Does your apprentice have something to say to us? Or should I make her!" He hissed and leapt at Minnowpaw. She darted under him, and Sparrowflight nocked him away before he could strike again.
"It was your apprentice who was hunting on our territory!" She yowled as she clawed at his nose. Something barreled into Ravenpaw. He turned and was face to face with Birdpaw. She leapt at him. Remembering the moves he practiced, he jumped before she could pin him. He turned and jumped, landing squarely on her shoulders. He pinned her down and raked his claws down her back. She yowled in agony.
Ravenpaw let her up and she fled. "Keep off our territory!" He yowled. He turned to see that Brackenpelt and Shadowfern had left.
Shadowfern turned around. "This is not over!" She yowled as she plunged into the bracken.