Bluepaw followed Leafwing, Troutfoot and Birchpaw out of camp. They led the way around the waterfall before padding to the training area. She looked around and smiled at Stormpaw as he made a battle move under his snappy mentor's eye.
Bluepaw flicked her tail, watching in awe as he did the jump, claw, roll.
"Nice move," she meowed.
"Thanks," he meowed "what are you guys learning?"
"Just the basics like a backwards kick or forward smash," meowed Leafwing.
"Oh, come on, Bluepaw's been doing those since she was a kit. She should learn something more advance," Stormpaw meowed.
"You are not her mentor, so don't act like it," Birchpaw meowed.
Bluepaw rolled her eyes. "Stormpaw, I'm alright with learning some basic stuff first….but if you want, you can teach me that move you were just doing."
Stormpaw sent her another rare smile. "I'd like that."
Bluepaw smiled.
Stormpaw looked at Leafwing, then at his mentor "can I help them out?"
"I already am," meowed Birchpaw.
"Yes, Stormpaw, you can help," Leafwing meowed.
Coldwing started back to camp.
Stormpaw smirked at Birchpaw "so can I show Bluepaw the backwards kick?"
"Sure, Birchpaw be the defender," Leafwing meowed.
Birchpaw looked like his life had ended, but he crouched into a ready position. Stormpaw ran up and kicked him with his back legs.
Bluepaw smiled "can I try?"
"Sure, Stormpaw, you be the defender, please," Leafwing meowed.
Bluepaw ran at him and turned, kicking him.
"Excellent," Leafwing meowed.
Stormpaw nudged her "you won't be winning any battles with that move."
Bluepaw giggled. "I know."
Birchpaw glared at him "come on, Bluepaw, I'll show you the forward smash."
Bluepaw crouched down as the defender, and he dashed over, hitting her lightly on the forehead "that felt as though Whitekit did it."
Birchpaw rolled his eyes, smiling "well, it'd be harder in a battle."
Bluepaw did the move on him.
"Come on, guys, it's time we head back," Leafwing meowed as the sun began to disappear.
"Stormpaw and I are staying out a bit longer," Bluepaw meowed.
"Alright, I want you back at camp before it's dark," she meowed.
Bluepaw nodded goodbye to them and watched Birchpaw reluctantly follow Troutfoot and Leafwing back to camp.
"You want to learn the jump and roll," Stormpaw meowed.
"Yeah," she meowed.
"Alright," he meowed, "first crouch down."
Bluepaw did so.
"Then jump, clawing the air before rolling away," Stormpaw meowed.
Bluepaw did so but forgot to tuck her chin and her neck popped. She stretched it "ow!"
"Are you alright?" Stormpaw asked.
"Fine, just forgot to tuck," she meowed.
"Try again. Remember to tuck," he meowed.
She did it again and tucked her chin. She beamed.
"Nice!" he meowed.
Bluepaw beamed, "we should probably head back."
"Yeah," Stormpaw meowed.
They padded back towards camp. Bluepaw jumped up on one of the rocks. Then it all happened so fast. She slipped from the stones and fell into the rough waters of the waterfall.
"Birchpaw!" she screamed.
She could hear cats yelling her name above her, but she was just trying to keep her head above water. Then she hit her head against a rock. She yelped with sudden pain before she felt her vision blur, and she couldn't see anymore.
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