Hunting Expedition

[[Hea]ther[/sky]]

_{Songheart sighed as she gazed at the moon. She sat in the dry streambed, and watched the stars glitter up in the sky. StarClan, what do you have planned for me? She thought, her emerald gaze still in the stars. The moon's glow reflected in her eyes and ginger fur. Sheathing and unsheathing her fur in the soft sand of the dry streambed, she remembered being here recently, and remembered a time when a stream coursed and gurgled through the bed. Shiny, smooth rocks were embedded in the soil, also reflecting the moon's pale glow. A mouse rustled nearby; she barely moved, lashing out and snapping its neck. It squealed noisily, and she sighed, burying it nearby right outside of an oak tree. Returning to her sentinel position, she didn't move as an owl swooped low over the horizon.}

[Flameheart]

He had done it, Tigerkit had finally escaped from the boredom that came with staying in camp. Now he would catch lots of prey and impress his clan, hopping to speed up his apprentice ceremony. Tigerkit crouched in a bush and stuck his head out thinking he had heard a mouse squeak. His ears flattened when he spotted Songheart. I hope she didn't see me! He thought ducking back into the bush and trying to remain silent. For a kit he wasn't doing a bad job of it.

[</cloudii>]

Cloudmist had left her kits in the nursery and had come out to have a walk and catch some fresh-kill for the Clan. Her kits were old enough to care for themselves - usually - and there was usually one or two warriors in the camp. The tortoiseshell queen was trotting along the Dry Streambed when she scented Talonheart. What's he doing out here? Cloudmist wondered. She decided to go and find her mate...maybe they could hunt together or something...but when she got closer, she saw the small shape of Tigerkit!

The she-cat bounded up to her tom kit and asked, "What are you doing here?" in a very stern voice.

ooc - Is that powerplaying?

[Flameheart]

OOC: Nope

Tigerkit was surprised by the sudden appearence of Cloudmist. He spun around, his fur stood on end. "Well, Im hunting..." The kit meowed awkwardly. He had hoped he would have caught a ton of prey by the time he had been found.

[[Hea]ther[/sky]]

<sub>((This was supposed to be Songheart and Swifttail meeting and falling in love...))

Songheart's ear twitched as she heard a soft rustle in the brush behind her. She started to turn but decided against it. She scented a kit, a StormClan kit. She also scented Cloudmist, and knew the mother would likely take the kit back to camp. The Clan needs me, but I need to be alone. Songheart turned and trotted down the stream. The ginger tabby hoped that Cloudmist and Tigerkit didn't see her, or at least wouldn't mind that she had left the vicinity. Finding a shallow dip in the sandy soil, she sat in it and began licking a forepaw in thought.</sub>

[</cloudii>]

ooc - Sorry, I'll try and go away then...

Cloudmist looked right into her kit's eyes and meowed sternly, "You know kits don't hunt until they are apprenticed!" the tip of her tail flicked around. Her eyes softened, "So, Tigerkit," she prodded the tom's shoulder gently, "What were you doing here?"

[Flameheart]

"I wanted to become an apprintice faster so I wanted to catch a whole bunch of prey!" Tigerkit meowed making himself excited.

[</cloudii>]

Cloudmist shook her head and sighed, but she couldn't bring herself to punish Tigerkit too severely. "Next time," she spoke firmly, "Ask for permission to set paw outside the camp." She cuffed Tigerkit around the ear firmly with a sheathed paw, "You shouldn't even BE outside the camp."

[Flameheart]

"Sorry." He meowed looking at his paws sadly.

[Skye *Sukai-chan*]

Swifttail was heading for his favorite tree, trying to escape the camp and just think. Suddenly he heard cats talking through the bushes. Who else could be out this late at night? He wondered. He didn't go look though, he skirted around them, not really wanting to talk to anyone right now. He reached the tree and quickly climbed it, looking out on to the streambed.

[</cloudii>]

"Come on then," Cloudmist nudged her kit gently, "Let's go back to camp then."

[[Hea]ther[/sky]]

<sub>((It's no problem, lol.))

Songheart closed her bright-green eyes, face still tilted towards the sky. She scented another cat, sure that it was Swifttail. I suppose I don't mind talking to him... She felt a mixture of giddy excitement and alienation as she turned to herald his arrival, first opening her eyes. "Hello Swifttail," She said.</sub>

[Skye *Sukai-chan*]

Swifttail jumped when he heard his name. He looked around and spotted Songheart in the streambed. He left the tree to go and join her. "Seems like alot of cats are out tonight," He commented, remebering Cloudmist ad Tigerkit.

[[Hea]ther[/sky]]

_{"Yes," Songheart said awkwardly. There was a silence in the air, similar to fog. The stars still twinkled and glittered in the sky like small beams of light. The moon's gaze reflected off of the small, glassy stones in the river's bed.}

[Skye *Sukai-chan*]

In another pathetic attempt to get a good conversation going with Songheart, Swifttail commented on the weather. "Beautiful night, isn't it?" He asked, silently groaning. The weather? Can't I think of something better to talk about then the weather?!