Only In Dreams
A/N: Thanks for reviewing guys! –cough-ONE REVIEW–cough- Oh well. I did post it at like 11:30 pm… Oh well… Here's the next one!
Chapter 3: Stupid Apprentice
FoxCinder (Foxpaw, Cinderpaw)
"Oof!"
Cinderpaw crashed to the ground, and then darted back up, hitting Foxpaw across the face with the back of her paw. Foxpaw reared back, but went too far and crashed onto his back.
"Oh StarClan!" Cinderpaw said, running over to peer down at him. "You okay? I didn't hurt you right?"
Foxpaw opened his eyes. "That was… awesome! Can you show me how to do that?"
Cinderpaw blinked in surprise. "Uh…"
Foxpaw ignored her and sprang to his paws, turning to Cloudtail. "Did you teach her how to do that?" he demanded.
"I won't deny it," Cloudtail admitted.
Foxpaw turned to Squirrelflight. "When are you gonna teach me that?" he asked, his eyes shining.
Squirrelflight sighed. "Oh, calm down Foxpaw. Take a few deep breaths. I'll teach you eventually."
"Fine," Foxpaw grumbled, sitting down and licking his fur back into place.
"Hey Squirrelflight! Cloudtail!" Cinderpaw looked up. It was Brackenfur, calling from the other side of the training hollow with Hollypaw by his side. "Can you come over here? I wanna try a double attack on Hollypaw, but I want to watch her myself."
"Be there in a second!" Cloudtail said, and turned to Cinderpaw and Foxpaw. "You two work some more. Cinderpaw, see if you can teach Foxpaw some stuff, okay?"
"Yes Cloudtail," Cinderpaw said, not really overjoyed at the prospect of working with the younger apprentice. Her mentor gave her a look, and then followed Squirrelflight to join Brackenfur.
Foxpaw turned to Cinderpaw, his eyes shining. "What are you— " he began, but Cinderpaw cut him off.
"Look, sit down for a little," she said. "I need a break." And she did. She sat down, licking her chest fur into place and drawing her paw over one ear.
When she looked up, Foxpaw was staring at her in annoyance. "Are we gonna do anything or not?" he demanded.
"Hush up," Cinderpaw snapped. "You can't be always practicing fighting moves."
"Then let's practice hunting moves!" Foxpaw suggested.
"That's not what I meant," Cinderpaw growled. "I mean, there are other things to do."
"Like what?" Foxpaw demanded. He glared at her. "You're no fun. Squirrelflight would teach me stuff."
Cinderpaw's eyes flared. "You want me to teach you something? Okay then. I'll show you how a real warrior fights."
And, in her anger, she leapt at the young tom, easily bowling him over and pinning him down. The russet-red tom glared at her and, acting on instinct, kicked his hind paws against Cinderpaw's stomach. She was surprised. How had he known to do that?
Caught unaware, Foxpaw kicked hard, and Cinderpaw reared back, "flinching" away. "Stupid apprentice!" she hissed.
"Stupid apprentice?!" Foxpaw said angrily. "You're no warrior!"
"Say that to my face!" Cinderpaw snarled and barreled into him. She and Foxpaw grappled, rolling over and over, a shrieking mass of tangled fur.
Foxpaw ended up on top, his eyes flaring, He had her pinned on her stomach, leaving the back of her neck open to attack, a dangerous position to be in, but he didn't attack. Instead, he stood over her, panting with the effort of getting her into the position she was in now.
Cinderpaw twisted so that she lay on her back. "How'd you know how to do that?" she asked, amazed that the younger apprentice had defeated her so easily.
Foxpaw shrugged. "I don't know," he said. "It just kind of… came to me."
"You're really good," Cinderpaw admitted.
Foxpaw grinned. "Thanks!" he said happily. Cinderpaw rolled her eyes.
"Don't go getting a big head," she said. "That was good, though."
Foxpaw's grin grew bigger.
Cinderpaw squirmed a bit. "Um… Are you gonna let me up?"
Foxpaw seemed to think to himself for a minute. "Hm… I don't know. I think I like being in control."
"Foxpaw!" Cinderpaw groaned. "Get off me!"
"Nope!" Foxpaw said, grinning insanely.
"Stupid apprentice," Cinderpaw said, narrowing her eyes. "Do you want another battle?"
"Why?" Foxpaw asked, still smiling. "So I can beat you again?"
"You only beat me once!" Cinderpaw said. "Now come on! Let me up and we can have a rematch!"
Foxpaw contemplated it for a moment, and then he sighed. "Fine. But we will have a rematch."
"Of course!" Cinderpaw said. Scrambling to her paws, she added, "Stupid apprentice. I could beat you any day."
"But you didn't," Foxpaw said, still smiling. "Face it. You like losing to me."
"What?!" Cinderpaw hissed.
"You heard me!" Foxpaw's grin grew even wider, if possible. "You like me! You like me!"
"Stupid apprentice," Cinderpaw said, cuffing him playfully around the ears, but she didn't deny it.
A/N: Hm… This one was okay. I think it comes in second though. I like my JayIce better. So FLUFFY! Anyway, review!
Off to take over the world,
Crazy Girl