C.limb P.ractice

[•The Speedster•]

Mousepaw took a huge breath, her brother Stormpaw had dared her to climb all the way to the great sycamore tree, and Mousepaw never declines a dare. "Here I go!" She jumped onto the side, and found the easy route. Her short legs pulled her small and light bodice onto the next limb. She rested and licked her paws on the next branch, then ontinued, faster now. The tree was huge and the branches were wider than three of her own bodies. She grabbed the next branch, but slipped, her paws were spread out if mid air, but safely, she had a nice long banner that kept her balanced. Thankfully she caught herself on the limb below.

"Come down right now!" Stormpaw screamed from the ground. "You're going to kill yourself, I take back my dare! I'll even give you a different one!" The gray tom paced back and forth, already knowing that his sister was going to ignore him. She never let anyone make fun of her for her small size, so she does anything you tell her to.

The brown and white apprentice climbed even higher after that, and definately tried harder. She climbed and climbed, and after what felt like, but wasn't, an hour, she was almost to the very top. She couldn't see anything, all the leaves where blinding her and she had no idea where to go. She decided just jump, so she did. Her paws landed on the branch first, and she dug her claws into the rotting bark. She lifted her legs higher and scrabled with her forpaws to reach the branch top. She took a deep breath and pushed as hard as she could, and thankfully made it. "I did it!" She jumped down one branch, at least it was easier getting down than it was getting up. Branch after branch she jumped, until she was within the reach of the ground. She jumped the last stretch then collapsed on the ground, her muscles hurting like crazy.

[Lionstar]

A sudden rustling shook the bushes near the apprentices. The ThunderClan leader, walking confidently in his own territory, stepped out and blinked at the two apprentices. "What are you doing here?" the golden tom asked, walking over to them. He was still irritated about the rogues, but he had calmed down enough to seem near normal to even his clanmates.

[•The Speedster•]

"Practicing climbing trees!" Stormpaw said confidently. A smiled spread across his grey face. His eyes twinkled with a sudden blaze of blue, hoping the leader didn't see his sister climb all the way to the top and almost fall. He rubbed his feet on the ground, trying to think of what else to do, but he didn't want to make it too obvious they were hiding something so he didn't do anything. "I- is that ok?" He said ducking his head alittle in respect and almost in ashame.

Mousepaw just stood behind her brother, awaiting the leaders answer after Stormpaw's remark. His blotched bodice almost shivered as she thought the same thought Stormpaw had. She hoped Lionstar didn't see her climb the Great Sycamore, and definately not the fall.

[Lionstar]

"That's fine," Lionstar meowed. From the slight motions and words he could tell they were hiding something. Oh well, apprentices will be apprentices. "Be careful you don't climb to high, he warned them and he thought he saw them flinch. [sorry for the powerplay] "Why don't you catch something for the elders and then return to camp," the golden leader meowed. "There have been a lot of rogues around lately, so you need to be careful."

[•The Speedster•]

"Yes Lionstar." Mousepaw said, holding her head up high. She almost swiped her paw over her forhead after she saw the leader turning around to leave. She turned to face Stormpaw who was just nodding at the leader. The two of them started their hunt, searching for any sign of prey.

Stormpaw's grey coat stood out againt the green-leaf foilage and he pressed his bodice sternly to the ground. He crept forward, spotting two mice snuffling for seeds at the bottom of a pine tree. His tail stayed flat against his back exceot for one tiny flick to show Mousepaw to stay quiet. His giant paws were about to snap down on a stick, when he caught himself and brushed it silently out of the way. As he neared the mice, he thought he saw his sister sneak away, but wasn't sure. Once close enough, his hauches pushed off and he was soaring in mid air. His forpaws landed first, slaming down, braking ones spine. The other tried their best to hurry away, but the force of the air had slamed it into the side of the tree. After his first kill, the grey brute swiped his paw into the other mouse, killing that one as well.

Mousepaw had crept away half way through the hunt, but only because she had found herself a squirrel. Her paws were trembling with excitement, for, she had never hunted many squirrels before, and she enjoyed chasing them around trees more than hunting them! The brown and white femme was close enough to pounce now, but instead he stepped on a twig. The squirrel ran up the tree, but going in a circular motion as he ran. Mousepaw jumped onto the tree, and went to opposite way the rodent-like animal was going. She found him half way up the tree, staring at her was horror in his tiny beady orbs. The lighbt faded out of them as she slamed her own paw into the squirrels tiny bodice. He writhed to the ground, and as he landed, a familiar smelled made its way around, and scarlet goo oozed out. Mousepaw jumped down, and silently picked up her prey. When her brotherf and her had reunited together after the hunt, they made their way back to camp.

[dat ok!]

[Lionstar]

[Lionstar left. Bye ^^]

[•The Speedster•]

[Sayonara! post over]