Training {Fallen plz post}

[Fallentear ||]

Azurepaw, surprised by the swiftness of the leap, did what came naturally. He rolled sideways and lashed out with his hindpaws towards Goldenstar, hoping to off-balance him. Springing to his paws, he then took his own flying leap towards his mentor, hoping to fasten his teeth into his scruff to signal that that would be his final move. Of course, he would be very careful not to actually draw blood, for a real bite like that in battle could kill a cat.

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[Flamey]

Goldenstar tried to avoid Azurepaw's hindpaws, but was not able to. He fell, off balance, and landed with a thud on the ground. He stood up and saw Azurepaw leap, most probably aiming for his scruff. He tried to defend himself, taking a leap backwards. He was impressed by the skill that his apprentice had. He was now sure that Azurepaw would make a great warrior.

[Fallentear ||]

Azurepaw landed with a plop on all fours where Goldenstar had been standing. Looking up, he realized he was no more than a whisker-length away. Grinning sheepishly, he mewed, "Oops. Guess I should've judged my distance better." If it had been a real battle, the fox he'd been fighting would simply have opened it's jaws and snapped them over his face. Panting from the long session of battle training, he pranced around before his mentor. "How was that? I didn't really know what to do for a fox, so I just guesed on what to do. Was I right?" He was exhilarated from the rush of battle, but now was just back to his normal old enthusiastic self.

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[Flamey]

Goldenstar nodded. "Yes, you were right." he said. "You were great. Very impressive." he complemented with a smile on his face. He sat down to rest, panting. "Why don't we get something to bring back to camp?" he suggested, standing up , ready to exit the clearing. His mouth watered at the thought of some delicious food to eat.

[Fallentear ||]

Azurepaw nodded his head, answering, "Okay, sounds good." Looking around and then up at the sky, he realized it was well past Sunhigh, and he hadn't eaten since dawn! His stomach gave a soft rumble of protest for it's mistreatment, and Azurepaw raised his nose again to scent what was on the air. He heard rustling and pricked his ears, scenting something warm and loamy. Where he'd looked, a small pink nose popped out of a covering of leaves on the ground.

The leaves seemed to be breathing, moving up and down with whatever was underneath them. Azurepaw crept forward, pawstep by pawstep. The head of the prey had now poked into view, and he could see it was a wood mouse. Slowly, he crept forward. The mouse finally saw him and gave a squeak of surprise, diving back into the leaves. But Azurepaw was ready.

He leaped on the spot where the creature disappeared, feeling a lump beneath the peat. He sunk his teeth into the foul-tasting, decayed leaves, hoping he'd gotten the mouse. Blood seeped into his jaws, and as he brushed away bloodied leaves with a paw, he saw the carcass of his catch. Grinning, he buried the body and the leaves together, for even bloody leaves could attract the keen senses of a fox. Azurepaw hadn't expected to catch something on his first go, but even though it was hardly as big as his paw, he was proud of himself.

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[Flamey]

Goldenstar opened his maw to scent the air. He let the scents of the forest flood his mouth. His ears pricked as he heard a bush rustling somewhere close by. He watched the bush, careful to be quiet. Suddenly, a very plump thrush poked it's small head out. Seeing it's predator, it quickly ducked back into the thick bush. Goldenstar quickly jumped into the bush after it.

A few moments later, there was a loud squeel as Goldenstar emerged from the bush, the thrush hanging limp and lifeless in his jaw. Blood poured in rivulets from the wound on the thrush. Goldenstar felt some pity for the animal, but the clan has to be fed. He looked at Azurepaw and nodded his head as if to say that he did a good job. Goldenstar lifted his paw to wipe off wome blood that dripped down his neck.

[Fallentear ||]

Azurepaw noticed that Goldenstar had hit a vien or something on the prey, as it was bleeding profusely. He hardly winced though, for he was kinda used to seeing blood in Rageclan. Pricking his ears, he searched for more prey. There didn't appear to be any, so he moved away into the forest. After hardly going any distance at all, he heard a scrabbling among the harder earth by the base of an oak tree. Dropping into a crouch, he narrowed his eyes upon catching sight of the squirrel. He crept forward, but the squirrel saw him before it heard him. Azurepaw dashed forward, but was no match for the speed of the squirrel. Hissing softly in frustration, he sniffed around for something else. He wanted to at least catch two things to bring back to camp. Finally, he found the scent trail of another squirrel, and he turned off to follow it.

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[Flamey]

Goldenstar used his hind paws to dig a shallow hole nearby. He shook the thrush, letting droplets of blood fly off, before gently dropping it in the hole and covering it with some soil. He made a quick mental note to dig it out later, before going off to follow Azurepaw, hopefully running into more prey on the way.(yay a rhyme XD)

After a while, Goldenstar heard another sound. Small, barely audible crunching sounds. He turned around to see a mouse nibbling on some seeds. It was very thin though, so he decided to let it go. Hopefully it would get more plump sooner. He turned back to follow his apprentice through the forest.

[Fallentear ||]

Azurepaw saw the squirrel he'd been tracking, and swiftly fell into a low crouch. This time, he was ready for the quick eyes of the squirrel. He moved forward swiftly, keeping low to the small cover of the growing grass. He made a bit of noise, but the dumb thing must have had so much fur around it's ears that it couldn't hear him! When he was within a foxlength, he dashed forward with his belly to the ground. The creature didn't even see him until he practically had his teeth in it's neck. Azurepaw held the squirming body in his teeth and crunch down hard on it's neck, feeling it stop immediately. He trotted back through the forest towards where he'd buried the woodmouse. Because of the squirrel in his mouth, he was unable to smell his mentor, who'd followed him.

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[Flamey]

"Well I don't think the clan will go starving with you around." Goldenstar said. "We'd better head back to camp before the other elders and queens actually starve." he laughed. "After we eat, I'll show you some new moves." he smiled at Azurepaw. He went over to a lump on the ground and dug out the thrush. The blood had laready dried up, clogging up the wound where Goldenstar bit it. "I don't think anyone will be in a hurry to eat this." he said, the thrush muffling his meow.

[Fallentear ||]

Azurepaw puffed up with pride, but mewed modestly, "Well, it's springtime. I'm sure we'll all be catching more prey." He nodded, not really very hungry anymore, but excited to be bringing food back to his clan. Looking around, it took a moment for him to remember where he'd stored the small mouse. He dropped the squirrel beside the hole and dug up the tiny animal. Grasping both prey by their tails, he tried to regain his sense of direction. There was the direction they'd come from...so camp was...that way! He looked through the trees and then back at his mentor, waiting for him to lead the way, in case he was wrong. What could be more embarrassing than heading off in the wrong direction?

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[Flamey]

Goldenstar turned to head back to camp, when he noticed Azurepaw. "Lead the way." he smiled encouragingly at his apprentice. The thrush hung limp in his jaws. It looked like the thrush was still young from it's plumpness. His paws were itching to get back to amp and get something to eat, but he remained patient and walked behind Azurepaw.

[Fallentear ||]

Azurepaw tried to look confident, but was a bit nervous. His mentor made no disapproval when he headed in the direction he had marked as the way to camp, and he was filled with relief and a tinge of pride at his sense of direction. Tomorrow's training would hopefully be just as rewarding. As the two padded towards camp, he thought, 'We've done so much already in just one day, I wonder what will come next?'

ooc- end scene? We will continue his training in this thread, right?

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OOC: I unno its your choice, either we start a new thread or continue this one ^_^ oh and I'm gonna post as Goldentail cuz the leader switch is finished ^^

IC:Goldenstar continued walking until they reached the entrance to the camp. He heard the sounds of kits playing and a few cats sharing tongues. He nodded to Azurepaw. "Get something to eat, and get some rest, too. We're gonna have more training tomorrow at dawn." he said, before walking over to the shade of his den and eating the thrush he caught.

[Fallentear ||]

ooc- I say we continue in this thread! So...I'll start another day, and it will be a few weeks later, kay? kay.

ic- Azurepaw woke with the sunlight from a bright sky slanting down into the den right into his eyes. He moved his head away from the path of the light and shook his head drowsily. Blinking, he glanced up at the sky and his stomach sunk. He had been out nearly all night talking with Moonpaw and Angel, and now he'd overslept his appointed training time! Getting to his paws, he half stumbled and half bolted from the camp.

As the wind from his speed hit his face and made his bleary eyes water, he felt himself becoming more sturdy and more awake. Soon he was pounding through the forest and after a short while he screeched to a halt by the tree he had been told to meet Goldentail beside. Panting, he looked at his mentor. It was a few weeks after they'd first started training, and every other day they'd been meeting at dawn. He'd completely forgotten, or he would've tried to get more sleep.

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