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Featherpaw yawned as she woke in a soft mossy nest. Around her most of the apprentices still slept in the dark den. Driftpaw sat close by, grooming himself, Smokepaw stared at the wall of the den for some unknown reason, and Stripepaw was out of the den- probably on dawn patrole.
"Hey Featherpaw." Driftpaw turned to look at her. He licked his paw a few times and brought it over his right ear.
"Hi Driftpaw." Featherpaw returned the greeting in a hushed voice so she could not wake the still sleeping apprentices. "Want to get something to eat?" She suggested to him.
"Sure." Driftpaw stood up after pulling his paw over his ear for the final time. He padded out of the den with Featherpaw only a kittenstep behind him as he followed.
Featherpaw padded next to Driftpaw as they approached the fresh kill pile. They both chose their oun piece of prey. Featherpaw chose a vole while Driftpaw got a squirrel.
Driftpaw gulped it down quickly as Featherpaw ate her's more slowly.
"Are you excited?" Featherpaw asked, sitting up when she finished her prey. She licked her lips.
"For what?" Driftpaw asked her, a confused look appearing on his face.
"For training. You start today right?" Featherpaw said.
"Oh yea. I guess I am a little excited." Driftpaw shrugged and glanced at where his wounds used to be, now they where pink scars that parted his fur. That was odd to see on a cat so young, just over six moons. "It can't be much different from the training I got as a kit though." He shuddered.
"Training as a kit?" Featherpaw asked.
Driftpaw did not answer, he stared past her probably remembering something.
Featherpaw let out a soft sigh. Two cats soon walked up to them. One was Seedfur and the other was Bramblestar.
Seedfur seemed happy and cheerful while Bramblestar seemed emotionless. Featherpaw wondered if something was wrong.
Bramblestar mewed first "Driftpaw." Driftpaw snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the leader. "You are coming with me to the training hollow. Featherpaw, you are coming as well."
Trai ing with the leader? She thought excitedly to herself but hid it easily. Featherpaw nodded. That would explain why Seedfur was standing at his side. Seedfur seemed oddly cheerful. She wondered why.
Seedfur's eyes where bright and she smiled and stood tall. Something good must have happened. Is it because she was hanging around with Molepelt lately?
"Okay." Driftpaw stood up quickly.
"Ready to go?" Seedfur asked the two apprentices.
"Yes." Featherpaw and Driftpaw mewed at the same time. Featherpaw nodded at the end, ignoring a kind of embarrassed look from Driftpaw next to her.
"Great. Lets go then." Bramblestar turned around and padded out of camp, Seedfur at his side, and the two apprentices following not too far behind.
"What are we training?" Driftpaw asked in a whispered voice as he walked next to Featherpaw.
"Probably fighting." Featherpaw answered. "Or we could just be practicing our hunting crouch." She flicked her tail back and forth.
"Oh, okay." Driftpaw looked back twords their mentors. They walked in silence the rest of the way.
"We are here." Bramblestar stopped suddenly. They where now in the training hollow.
Featherpaw shook her self out of her thoughts and then sat down in frount of Bramblestar and Seedfur. Driftpaw sat down on her right.
"Okay, today I want to work on fighting. Driftpaw, have you had any training?" Bramblestar said and then shifted his amber gaze to his apprentice.
The light gray with darker gray stripes answered with a slight nod "Yes, I have had training."
"Have you, Featherpaw?" Bramblestar turned to the other apprentice.
"Yes. Not much though." Featherpaw admitted.
"Well thats okay, you are both new apprentices anyways." Bramblestar noted then got to the point. "Driftpaw, Featherpaw, I want to see how well you can both do in battle. I want you two to attack each other and see who can win." He paused. "And remember, no claws are used during training. Got it?"
"Got it." Driftpaw confirmed. He stood up.
"Yes Bramblestar." Featherpaw nodded and then backed up and looked at Driftpaw.
Driftpaw threw himself at Featherpaw without warning. Featherpaw's eyes widened and she ducked at the last second.
Featherpaw turned and jumped onto his back as he landed easily on the soft ground. He let out a soft hiss and rolled over. Featherpaw jumped off, surprised at how good his training was for a cat just over six moona old.
Driftpaw turned and lashed out with his paws, hitting Featherpaw on both sides of the head. Featherpaw flinched away and then as Driftpaw padded closer she ducked down and put her paw out to trip him.
Driftpaw was ready. Instead of falling he jumped forward, knocking Featherpaw onto the ground. He held her down with a few grunts as she tried to wiggle and squirm away.
He planted one paw on the back of her neck and two farther down on her back. It was an awkward position but the smaller tom still held down Featherpaw. Featherpaw let out a growl as she tried to wiggle away.
"Well done Driftpaw." Bramblestar mewed from behind them. He sounded a bit surprised. "You may let her go."
Featherpaw let out a small sigh as the pressure released and Driftpaw stood up. Featherpaw stood up as well and shot a half glare and half surprised look at the tom.
She was not happy that she was beaten by a cat smaller then her but she was surprised that he had that much training in combat.
"Vary impressive Driftpaw." Seedfur agreed cheerfully.
"Driftpaw, why don't I show you some more moves while Featherpaw and Seedfur work on some better ones as well?" Bramblestar suggested.
"Yes Bramblestar." Driftpaw agreed with his mentor and leader.
"Come on Featherpaw, this way." Seedfur led the way away from the two toms and to the far side of the hollow. Featherpaw followed closely behind.
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