Hi again! So...welcome back!
"FIREPAW!" a loud yowl pierced the relaxed atmosphere in the early morning where Lightningpaw and Moonpaw were relaxing and sharing a squirrel.
Together they winced at the loud yowl and sighed.
"Did Firepaw forget to feed Yellowfang again?" Moonpaw shook her head.
"He did, but from what I hear...he probably forgot to check her for ticks." She sighed at the poor tom as he tried to calm down the angry she-cat.
"Good luck Firepaw! Moonpaw and I are heading out to catch something warm for both you and Yellowfang to eat!" Lightningpaw called out.
"You do know Firepaw has to catch Yellowfang's prey right?" Tigerclaw shouldered his way forward to the two apprentices to stood their grounds defiantly.
"Yeah! I'm also catching prey for the clan!" Lightningpaw rolled her eyes. "Silly tom." She mumbled.
"Hey! Watch what you're saying!" He growled, glaring at her.
"And off we go! Haha catch you later Tigerclaw!" giggled Moonpaw and grabbed her friend's scruff before dragging her off into the forest.
"Hey! I was about to claw his amber eyes out!" Lightningpaw complained once they were far enough out.
"Yeah! That's why I dragged you away!" Moonpaw rolled her eyes before sniffing the air.
"Wanna catch a squirrel or a mouse?" she asked.
"Squirrel!" cheered Lightningpaw.
"Right, off you go." she meowed, nudging her to the right.
"See ya! The one who catches the least prey has to share tongues with their 'mate'." Lightningpaw bargained before running away.
"HEY! I'M A FIGHTER NOT A HUNTER! YOU'LL WIN!" yowled Moopaw. "Dammit." She huffed then turned around and darted to where the mouse was.
Soon, it was sunset and the two apprentices gathered together to see what each of them has caught.
"Say Lightningpaw, I'm thankful it's summer! I mean green-leaf.." Moonpaw laughed. "Or else I would have never caught this many prey!"
Lightningpaw rolled her eyes at her friends stupidity. "It also means I can catch twice as much as you."
Moonpaw slumped to the ground. "Fine..how many did you catch."
"Well..3 squirrels, 4 mice, 2 voles and 3 birds." she grinned triumphantly.
"Close." Moonpaw sighed. "I caught 2 squirrels, 3 mice, 3 voles and 2 birds."
"Not bad, not bad. BUT! You have to share tongues with Greypaw tonight! You can't explain why! You just have to do it!" cackled Lightningpaw.
"You truly are evil." groaned Moonpaw.
Lightningpaw and Moonpaw travelled back to camp with their mouths full of prey.
"Hi there Lightningpaw and Moonpaw!" greeted Spottedleaf, she took a closer look at what the two had in their mouths. "Wow! You caught plenty of prey to last until leaf-bare!" She joked.
"Oh come on Spottedleaf, don't lie! It'll only last until tomorrow!" laughed Lightningpaw.
The three she-cats laughed.
"Come on Lightningpaw! My neck's aching from all the prey! I'm sorry Spottedleaf!" apologised Moonpaw.
"Of course! Don't break your neck!" Spottedleaf called out, chuckling a bit before disappearing in her den again.
They dropped off their load and kits were already crowding around the pile.
"Mama! Look! Moonpaw and Lightningpaw caught lots of prey!" cried a very small Cinderkit.
Her sibling, Brackenkit was next to her staring wide-eyed at the stocked pile.
"Hiya Cinderkit!" chuckled Moonpaw.
"Hi Moonpaw!" Cinderkit squeaked, jumping around.
"You remind me of Moonpaw when you do that." laughed Lightningpaw.
"Really?" Cinderkit paused for a second to stare at Lightningpaw.
"Oh Brackenkit, you're just like Lightningpaw." Moonpaw told the young tom.
"Moonpaw! You can't forget your deal!" Lightningpaw exclaimed before dragging her friend away.
"BYE CINDERKIT! BYE BRACKENKIT!" cried Moonpaw. "Dammit." She mumbled under her breath.
"Remember to use the clans curse words so no shits and damns ok?!" hissed Lightningpaw.
"Right." she murmered.
Lightningpaw threw her to Greypaw and watched as they crash and fell to the ground together, she quickly ran to Sandpaw who was growling at Firepaw and dragged her away as well.
"Sandpaw! Look, I made a deal with Moonpaw and who ever lost had to share tongues with their mates." Lightningpaw quickly told her.
"Really?!" Sandpaw roared with laughter.
Back with Moonpaw and Greypaw, they were sitting awkwardly staring at each other.
"Well...sorry but you have something on your back.." Moonpaw pointed out awkwardly.
"Where?" He tried twisting his neck to see.
"Silly! I'll get it for you." giggled Moonpaw nervously and reached out to lick his coat.
She started licking softly, cleaning out all the dirt caught in his fluffy coat.
"Are..you sharing tongues with me?" he asked, astounded.
Moonpaw ducked her head. "Well...yes."
He chuckled, a deep velvety chuckle which made Moonpaw blink and duck her head down.
"S-sorry." she stuttered, backing away a little.
"Where are you going Moonpaw?" He asked, still chuckling slightly.
Greypaw dragged Moonpaw back to her original place. "Right, where were we."
Moonpaw started licking his fluffy pelt again, this time she felt something warm, wet yet comforting feeling washing her as well. She unconsciously purred softly, ignoring the giggles coming from her friends.
"There, all nice and clean." she meowed softly.
He dipped his head. "Thank you." he mumbled and stood up. "Let's go back to the den before rumours go round saying you're having kits."
Moonpaw giggled. "Of course, come on!" she meowed before dashing away with Greypaw hard on her tail.
"Oh they're so cute together!" sighed Ravenpaw, looking at the squirrel he and Lightningpaw were sharing.
"Did you hear her purr! I have never heard her purr before!" Lightningpaw exclaimed.
"Wow, she is so in love with him!" laughed Sandpaw.
"Who is?" Firepaw slumped down next to Ravenpaw, eyes already half closed.
Sandpaw shuffled closer to Lightningpaw and farther from Firepaw. Lightningpaw stared pointedly at her and shoved her to Firepaw.
"Oof!" They fell on each other.
"Lightningpaw!" yowled Sandpaw, already on her paws and looking for the devil she-cat.
Lightningpaw dragged Ravenpaw away quickly into a secluded bush.
"Hi Ravenpaw! Haven't talked to you in a while!" Lightningpaw meowed, flicking her tail.
"Y-yeah.." He stuttered.
Lightningpaw smiled at his nervousness.
"Well..I need to hide here until Sandpaw either goes away or admits her undying love for Firepaw." whispered Lightningpaw.
"MY UNDYING LOVE?!" screeched a voice next to her.
Ravenpaw jumped while Lightningpaw whirled around and started running.
"RAVENPAW! HELP! MOONPAW?!" she shrieked.
Moonpaw padded warily out of the den. "What now?" She mumbled.
"A VERY ANGRY AND DANGEROUS SANDPAW IS HUNTING FOR MY BLOOD!" She yelled, dodging another attack from Sandpaw.
"Oh.." she meowed, still processing what Lightningpaw just meowed.
"HURRY UP AND DO SOMETHING MOONPAW!" she yowled.
"Right." She padded to a panting Sandpaw and whacked her on her neck.
Sandpaw slumped to the ground while everyone 'oohed'.
"What did you do to her?" hissed Dustpaw.
"Nothing." yawned Moonpaw. "I just hit her weak point. She'll be back up now."
Sandpaw already leapt at Moonpaw when she said that and Moonpaw merely dodged to the side.
"Sandpaw-" Moonpaw started as she dodged yet another attack. "-can we finish this tomorrow? I'm really sleepy." She finished.
"Fine." she huffed. "I'm not done with you two yet." and with that she disappeared into the apprentices den with Dustpaw.
"Thanks for saving me." Lightningpaw mumbled.
"Yeah no problem." yawned Moonpaw. "Can I go back to sleep now?" she asked sleepily.
"Yeah yeah, go cuddle with Greypaw." she rolled her eyes.
Moonpaw snorted and padded back to the den.
Lightningpaw turned to Ravenpaw who let out a squeak and stared at the ground.
"Come on Ravenpaw! You don't need to be that shy around me." chuckled Lightningpaw, nudging him a little.
"S-sorry Lightningpaw!" he exclaimed.
"There's no need to apologise!" she meowed.
"Alright!" Ravenpaw cracked a smile.
"Come on Ravenpaw, it's getting dark. We should get some sleep." Lightningpaw guided him to the den and together they fell asleep listening to the soft snores of their denmates well apart from Greypaw, he snored really loudly.
Well that's it for Chapter 8 haha...I didn't know where it was going and so it turned out...so uneventful.
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See ya~