Wandering

[winterleaf]

Golden amber eyes were wide as they silently stared at the plump of fur nibling on a seed below a tree. Darkstep squinted at the fat figure, narrowing his eyes threatenly. The rabbit moved to a bush nearby, farther from the Shadowclan tom. Despite so, the dark warrior kept on his haunches, waiting for the exact minute to attack. A soft breeze brought the rabbit's scent to Darkstep's nosetrills, making him hum impatiently. As he passed a rozy tongue around his muzzle, he called upon his back legs to leap. He jumped over the rabbit, unleashing his claws as he did so. The fat creature got stuck in his deathly claws. Darkstep swiftly bote its neck, making the rabbit fall dead over his paws. The black warrior grinned in thriunf and digged a hole to safely keep the rabbit on. He perked his nosetrills up in the air again, hopeful to find a hunting company.

[Mikita]

His black and white coat was dirty and scruffy. Sablefrost walked quietly through the forest, ridged and grumbling. "That is the last time I chase a vole underneath a bramble bush!" he muttered, pausing to pull another thorn out of his side. Looking around and listening, he realized he had probably just scared off a whole lot of prey. Today is not my day! he thought in furstration. He sat down for a minute in the silence and attempted to make his fur look more sleek, with little success.

He continued his way back to camp, this time more quietly. Picking up a vole he had buried earlier, he reconized a familiar scent. He wondered if his Clanmate would mind him joining his hunt - He hadn'y been out for long, and he had caught very little. So he turned to catch up with Darkstep.

[winterleaf]

"Hello fellow Shadowclanner" Darkstep meowed. He gave Sablefrost a slight courteous bow and lashed his tail in greet. "What brings you here?" he proceeded, shifting his dark yellow eyes from place to another as he heard different squeaks from prey around him.

[Mikita]

Sablefrost dipped his head and flicked his tail. He, too, heard the prey and was pleased that he didn't scare it away this time. He resisted the urge to chuckle at himself.
"Oh, you know... Hunting. I had an unfortunente encounter with a bramble bush earlier." he said with a slight smile.

[winterleaf]

Darkstep couldn't help giggling silently. "I see" he meowed. "I've had wrost encounters thought" he mocked, remembering when his smokey pelt got stuck in the thorn wall besides the nursery. He shook his head to concetrate on hunting. He crouched down again and sniffed the ground. "Would you mind start the patrol?" Darkstep offered kindly and flickered his tail, venturing Sablefrost to hunt first.

[Raven]

The young loner strode with ease onto Shadowclan's marshes. His dangerous amber gaze calm and tranquil. The scent of other warriors hit his nose. He dropped to a crouch. Billy didn't want a fight. He wanted prey. They were hunters, if they caught and 'buried' something he could take it. Fresh prey. Something which was rare to him. He usually ate the scraps of crowfood. Saliva dripped from his jowls. Hunger clawed his stomach. He wouldn't fight for food. Billy was a peaceful kind. The last thing he needed was his past. He was already haunted by the fear of death. Icicle... His mind whispered. The red tips of his ears twitched. Billy's clumsy paws would give him away sooner or later. Another thing he needed to learn. Silence. These warriors had it. His claws dug into the ground.

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[Mikita]

He accepted the offer to lead proudly, stalking silently through the brush. He heard the twitch of prey somewhere to his right and turned, opening his jaw to taste the scent. Instead of prey-scent, however, Sablefrost smelled a stranger. Confused, he dropped his hunting pose for a minute, wondering if a rouge could have come onto thier territory.
Crack! Sablefrost flinched. He had stepped on a twig! A mouse that had been hiding, right beneath his nose, ran away. Drat! he thought.

[winterleaf]

"Beware" Darkstep hissed, scanning their territory. "I scent a loner here" he whispered cautiously at Sablefrost. He unleashed his claws beneath the soil and nosed the air again.

[Thornpaw]

“Really? Darkstep honestly do I really smell like a loner to you?” Dancingwind’s lithe body slipped between the bracken to face the two cats, her briliant green eyes dancing. “And why are two handsome toms wandering the forest alone?” She purred jokingly to the pair. She stepped lightly up to Darkstep, her tail tracing the lines under his chin, teasing him. “Do you mind if I join you?” She said with a more serious note in her voice. “Besides if there is a loner is around who is going to protect you?” She laughed, her voice ringing in the forest around them, sunlight dappling the ground before them. She fell in step next to her mate licking him tenderly in the ear, I love you, she thought, her pride preventing her from saying it out loud. But it was content in her thoughts. She rubbed herself against Darkstep love and ambition radiating from her eyes.

(( Your siggie better not be right or else Darksteps in for a beating lol))

[Mikita]

Sablefrost tensed at the mention of a loner, flexing his claws slightly. If there was a loner around, Sablefrost intended to chase him off their territory.
Those thoughts were dashed as the she-cats voice reached his ears. He reconized his Clanmate and smiled, dipping his head in greeting. "Hello, Dancingwind." he mewed.
Ears flicked and Sablefrost returned his gaze to the forest. The scent had disappated, but Sablefrost was sure it had been there.

[Raven]

Billy's eyes widened. One had scented him. He was about to bolt when another cat appeared. Thank whatever! Though it looked like he wouldn't be able to eat tonight. He took a deep breath and ran. Bolting through Shadowclan's marshes. His paws making a loud thump...thump... as he disappeared.

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[winterleaf]

"Dancingwind!" Darkstep gasped. He padded and pressed his muzzle in her flank. "What brings such a beautiful she-cat here?" he asked worriedly, for the loner scent was still boanding in the air.

((To Thorn: Lol he's to proud but he loves Dancingwind anyhow xP))

[Mikita]

Sablefrost's fur bristled in alarm as he heard the thump thump of pawsteps running away. He growled quietly and took off after the stranger cat in an instant. He neglected to check to see if Darkstep and Dancingwind followed. He simply ran, gaining speed as the loner's scent grew stronger.

[winterleaf]

"Where are you going?" Darkstep yowled. "We better follow" he mumbled. Flicking his tail, he ventured Dancingwind to follow him as he ran in the path Sablefrost took.

[Thornpaw]

“I’d follow you anywhere!” She retorted playfully. She then took of, streaking down the trail like a wild fire. She stole a glimpse back at Darkstep as if daring him to challenge her to a race. She smiled showing lines of glassy white fangs then continued to run. She loved to run, to feel the breeze on her pelt, to feel…freedom.