|
Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 25, 2007 17:39:39 GMT -5
"So does that mean you'll race me?" Arcanestar asked. "Or are you too scared to try to beat me?" The silver tom glanced over at the apprentice, waiting for her response.
|
|
|
Post by Brambles on Oct 25, 2007 17:41:37 GMT -5
Scorchpaw glared at Arcanestar. "I already know I would beat you, so why waste my energy. Besides, I have to use it all to help elders." The femme growled.
|
|
|
Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 26, 2007 15:24:02 GMT -5
"Well how about this..." Arcanestar meowed. "I think that I can beat you. If you race me and win, your punishment will be cut in half. If I win, your punishment stays the same. What do you say?" He asked, green eyes blazing with a challenge.
|
|
|
Post by Brambles on Oct 26, 2007 20:38:39 GMT -5
Scorchpaw opened her jaw to retort, then slowly closed it. This was her chance to get out of helping the elders. And Kestrelpaw will still have all the time in the world to help them. The femme thought, smiling. "Sounds fair enough." The black femmes eyes seethed with foreboding, then she growled, "Where do we start and where does it end?"
|
|
|
Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 27, 2007 15:10:49 GMT -5
Arcanestar scratched a line in the dirt beneath his paws. "We will start here." He meowed. "And we will end as soon as we enter camp. Does that sound fair enough?" He asked, green eyes focused on the small apprentice.
|
|
|
Post by Brambles on Oct 27, 2007 16:02:39 GMT -5
"Sounds dandy." Scorchpaw sneered, stepping up to the line, then smiled at Arcanestar. "See you there." The black femme looked away, and, without waiting to hear Aracnestar's response had there been one, Scorchpaw tore across the ground. The femmes black belly skimmed the ground as she raced towards the camp.
|
|
|
Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 29, 2007 16:40:48 GMT -5
Arcanestar had been ready for Scorchpaw to do this, so he started running only an instant after she did. His long stride carried him swiftly up to Scorchpaw's side and he looked over at her, smiling. He quickly looked ahead again and kept running. The tom was debating on his mind whether or not he should trip the arrogant apprentice, just to make her mad. He decided against it and just kept going.
|
|
|
Post by Brambles on Oct 29, 2007 16:48:02 GMT -5
Scorchpaw grew infuriated quickly. She had left before Arcanestar, yet the leader easily gained on her and was now beginning to pull ahead. She thought for a moment of resorting to dirty tactics, but instead wanted to beat Arcanestar with the sheer power she knew she could muster. Scorchpaw dug in her paws and lowered herself further, twigs on the ground lashing at her belly. The black femme ignored this and pulled up alongside Arcanestar, not glancing once at him. She could see the camp entrance rise over the horizon...
|
|
|
Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 29, 2007 17:09:00 GMT -5
Arcanestar accelerated as Scorchpaw came up alongside him. It looked like he was going to win, but at the last second, he stepped in a hole in the ground and stumbled. He kept running, but had lost a lot of ground. His head was now even with the tip of Scorchpaw's tail. He ran as fast as he could, his legs moving in a blur. Soon his head was even with Scorchpaw's neck, but he was still gaining. Then they passed the camp entrance together, and it was too close for him to call. All of a sudden Kestrelpaw padded over. "Is something wrong?" She asked. Arcanestar replied, out of breath, "We were just racing. Did you see who entered the clearing first?" He looked at the apprentice, waiting for an answer.
|
|
|
Post by Brambles on Oct 29, 2007 17:12:01 GMT -5
Scorchpaw dashed through the entrance, and for a dramatic finish, tucked her paws beneath herself and rolled upon the ground, a tangle of legs and dust flying as she slid to a halt, smiling widely. The black femme stood and shook herself lightly, trotting over to Arcanestar, but gave a side-long glance towards Kestrelpaw. "I won didn't I?"
|
|
|
Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 29, 2007 17:17:45 GMT -5
"That's Kestrelpaw's call." Arcanestar meowed, looking at the light gray apprentice. Kestrelpaw knew that Scorchpaw had won, but she didn't really want the over-arrogant apprentice to know she was faster than the clan leader. She sighed, deciding to tell the truth. "Scorchpaw won." She meowed. Arcanestar nodded and looked a Scorchpaw. "Good race." He meowed.
|
|
|
Post by Brambles on Oct 29, 2007 17:20:37 GMT -5
Scorchpaw lept joyfully, sneering at Arcanestar. "Told you I could win. Now my punishment is cut in half." That last part the femme purposfully meowed loud enough for Kestrelpaw to hear. Scorchpaw cast a glance towards Kestrelpaw, but then looked away, blue orbs glowing with triumph.
|
|
|
Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 29, 2007 17:29:12 GMT -5
"Good job." Kestrelpaw meowed, forcing herself to be nice. "I never would have thought an apprentice could beat the clan leader in a race." While Kestrelpaw was talking, Arcanestar shot Scorchpaw a warning look, letting her know not to be mean to Kestrelpaw.
|
|
|
Post by Brambles on Oct 29, 2007 17:35:33 GMT -5
"Well obivously an apprentice can beat a leader in a race now huh?" Scorchpaw sneered at Kestrelpaw, her blue orbs glowing with mockingness(word? xD) in them. "Besides, I bet I'm the only one who could."
|
|
|
Post by rem<EMBER me on Oct 29, 2007 17:44:19 GMT -5
"Oh really?" Kestrelpaw meowed, a challenging note in her voice. Then she turned to Arcanestar. "Would you mind racing me? She asked, her voice hopeful. "No, not at all." Arcanestar meowed with a smile.
|
|