Chapter 8
Lilacpaw shifted awake.
Streaks of dawn shined through the den's walls.
She yawned and got up, seeing Lightningpaw right next to her nest. 'He must have moved his nest closer to mine.' she thought.
Lilacpaw padded out of the den, careful of stepping on the sleeping apprentices. She yawned and sat outside of the den. Foxpaw had already been moved to the graveyard. Swiftcloud must have worked hard, Foxpaw was his favorite.
She glanced around camp, seeing Shadefall sort out dawn-patrol. Redwood padded out of the warriors den, stretching.
He then walked over to Lilacpaw, "Good morning, Lilacpaw, would you like to go on dawn patrol with me?" he asked.
Lilacpaw nodded her head, eager to go on dawn patrol with her mentor. Redwood smiled, then began to walk over to Shadefall, Lilacpaw followed.
Shadefall walked to the camp entrance, Redwood, Lilacpaw, and Frostleaf. Frostleaf sighed, her ears down.
Lilacpaw padded with them, keeping up the pace.
They stopped at the stream and marked the border, Lilacpaw watched the water, looking at her reflection, "Lilacpaw, what do you smell?" Redwood asked, his tail high.
"Besides water, I smell another scent...I think it's Rainclan." Lilacpaw answered.
Redwood smiled and nodded, "Good job!" He meowed with delight.
Shadefall started padding back to camp, "I think that was enough for today." he meowed. "But... we barely looked around Vineclan's border?" Redwood meowed, glaring, "We don't need to patrol around that area." Shadefall replied, still padding back to camp.
Redwood sighed and followed him, Lilacpaw and Frostleaf doing the same.
Not another word was muttered until they reached camp.
Shadefall flicked his tail, padding over to the fresh-kill pile. Redwood looked at Lilacpaw, "Wanna go train? I could teach you a near fighting technique." he meowed. She nodded eagerly, "Yes please!" she replied.
Redwood smiled and began to walk out of camp, Lilacpaw following right behind him.
Once they had reached the training hollow, Redwood got everything ready.
"Alright, attack me." He meowed.
"Just...attack you?" she asked. Redwood nodded.
Lilacpaw ran forward, trying to weave in between Redwood's legs, trying to trip him.
Redwood jumped backwards, ran forward, and turned Lilacpaw over, pinning Lilacpaw on her back.
"That was good, but a little predictable. You need to be more agile, and be more careful." Redwood meowed.
Lilacpaw nodded, then launched herself at Redwood again, this time, landing on his back.
She lightly bit his neck, as Redwood flailed.
He rolled over, squishing Lilacpaw under his weight,"Get up! get up!" she mewled.
Redwood got up, looking at Lilacpaw, "When you aim for the back, you have the chance of...well, that happening."
Lilacpaw nodded, "Can you teach me moves now? Instead of me charging you?" she asked.
He nodded.
"Roll on your back."
Lilacpaw obeyed. He padded over and 'pinned' her.
"Alright, now kick my stomach, okay?" Redwood ordered. Lilacpaw nodded and started to kick Redwood.
He stumbled back, coughing, "Are you alright?" Lilacpaw asked, worry fogging her eyes. Redwood smiled and nodded, "Yes, don't worry." he meowed, padding back over to her.
They spent the mid-day practicing that move, and when Lilacpaw finally perfected it, they went hunting.
Lilacpaw crouched down, careful of her tail, and rubbing her stomach across the ground. She tasted the air, opening her mouth, then closing it. She sniffed the air, then caught a scent of vole.
She followed it, keeping the weight in her shoulders, instead of her toes. When she caught sight of it, she leapt forward and snatched it in her mouth. She quickly nipped it in the back of the neck.
She got up, holding it in her mouth.
Lilacpaw caught a scent of something else, something that smelled like trouble.
"Redwood, what's that smell?" Lilacpaw asked.
Redwood padded forward, tasting the air, "Badger." he meowed, "Should we follow it?" asked Lilacpaw.
Redwood wasn't sure, "We should report this to Dovestar." he meowed.
They both turned away and ran back to camp.
Sigh, I wonder why people aren't reviewing ;;
Tis sad.
Am I doing something wrong?
Oh well, doesn't matter, I will continue this story. Anyway, if you loved Foxpaw, I am bringing him back in another story, "Foxpaw's Love" So go read that. If you are reading this far, I love you 3