Spiritpaw backed up a step. "I-I don't know what you mean. " she lied. (Why did I have to catch the adder!? Why didn't I just fake failing...) she thought.
The black tom laughed. "I'm just joking!" He smiled. Then stretched. He still had that cold glint in his eyes though. "You are too scrawny to be fallenmist. Every car knows she is a strong cat. " he laughed again.
(I am not scrawny! This is how I always have been!) she thought angrily. Then felt relief sweep over her, at the fact he was only joking. "Oh, ok. And, I'm NOT scrawny!" She hissed.
"Oh ya? Prove it. Pin me, and I'll stop calling you scrawny. " he challenged, standing up and circling her. Around them cats gathered. All saying different things.
"Hawkeyes is challenging a cat again. "
"Does he always have to do this when he trains a cat?"
"Why is he even deputy? He was just made a warrior two moons ago for starclan's sake."
Spiritpaw heard the cats and sighed. "So, you do this to all your apprentices?" She asked. Then dodged to the side as he lunged at her.
"Only to the ones with no respect." He spat. Then charged her, going to a tail sweep.
Spiritpaw breathed, letting her training remind her of how to counter. She dove under him, turned onto her back and pushed up. She felt her back feet connect with his stomache. She felt satisfaction when he gasped. (This cat is to cocky for his own good!) she thought.
"Cheap shot." Hawkeyes laughed. Then stood up slowly, and knocked spirit paw off her feet.
Spirit paw went limp, then when she felt his grip loosen she pushed up again landing ontop of the tom, pinning him. Her muscles tight, as she tried to stop him from getting up. "Give in?" She smirked.
He just growled softly. "Sure. What ever" and spiritpaw got off him.
The gathered cats all said their two bits and went back to their previous tasks around the camp. "Why did those cats just let you do that?" She asked him, turning around.
He sighed, then stood up. " because roanstar has let this clan do what it pleases since he became leader. He thinks he is better than starclan. " he said, then sat beside spiritpaw. "I do that when I get an apprentice to try and teach them humility, and so they know when to give up. It seems all the cats in this clan think they can do what ever they please since the battle with the dark forest. At least, that's what my mother had always told me. " he said.
(Wow...I didn't expect him to talk to me like this, it's kind of...weird. ) spiritpaw thought. "But, you yourself seem like a very cocky cat." She said, not realizing what she had said till after she said it.
"I think you should go to your den now, spiritpaw." He growled. Then stalked off.
Spiritpaw sighed, and went to the old tree trunk that served as the apprentice den. (I wish I was back in thunderclan...in the warmth of the warriors den...instead of cold in the middle of leaf bare...) she curled up tightly, and thought of one cat...(I miss you already...leafclaw...) she thought, picturing the tabby tom she used to share her nest with. And wondered if he believed what shadedwillow had said. "Leafclaw..." She meowed. Then closed her eyes, and fell asleep.
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Omg! I think some cat has a good spot after all. *cough* hawkeyes *cough*. And poor spiritpaw/fallenmist. She almost had a mate in thunderclan. But not anymore. Oh, and I'm thinking of making an actual action scene after the next chapter. Yes or no?