Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except Nightpaw.
Nightpaw's ears pricked up at the sound of prey moving through the dense undergrowth. He dropped into a hunting crouch and crept forward, his black fur blending in with the shadows. He saw a flash of a white stumpy tail before he leapt forward and killed the rabbit with one swift bite.
"Well done, Nightpaw! Very well done!" Rainwhisker meowed.
"Yes, very well done, indeed." A muffled voice said from behind them.
Cinderpelt, the medicine cat, emerged from the undergrowth. She spat out the juniper leaves she had been carrying and sat down. Nightpaw could tell this was going to end up being a long chat. He got up and wandered away. Not looking for anything in particular, he came upon an evergreen bush, dotted with bright red berries. He cocked his head. The berries looked okay. They smelled good, too. He knew he should probably ask Cinderpelt about it, but… what would one little berry hurt? He'd just try one and –
The apprentice suddenly found himself on the ground with the medicine cat on top of him, fear and concern clouding her blue eyes.
"You didn't eat any, did you!" she demanded.
"Well, I –"
"Did you eat any or not!" she yowled.
"N-no, Cinderpelt, I didn't!" Nightpaw stuttered.
She let him up and pointed at the bush.
"That's yew. The berries are very, very sweet, but they hold a poison that can mess you up pretty bad. In other words, don't eat it!" the tabby warned.
There was the sound of running pawsteps, and Dawnfur and Spiderpaw skidded to a halt in the clearing.
"Cinderpelt, what's going on? We heard you all the way to Sunningrocks!" Dawnfur exclaimed.
"Sorry. Nightpaw here was about to eat some yew."
"Ooh, that would've been bad. You would've ended up in Cinderpelt's den for a week, Nightpaw!"
The black cat looked at his paws. Rainwhisker interrupted.
"Nightpaw, why don't you go collect up your fresh kill and we'll head back to camp?"
"I'll come with you!" Spiderpaw said.
Both apprentices jumped up and raced off into the trees.
Well? I know its short, but this is a short story.