Night hunting

[amberkit]

Amberpaw silently stalked her prey in the moonlight. Her prey was a small field mouse gently cleaning it's whiskers. She crept up to the point it was a tail length away, and pounced onto the mouse killing it before it knew she was there. It's at peace, she thought, unlike me. Her mind was in an uproar about Dawnpaw. One part of her mind hated her for taking everything from her, the other defended her sayng she hadn't done anything wrong and that Amberpaw was just jealous. She sighed and looked at the moon, I am jealous she thought to herself. She shook her head and went back to hunting.

She had killed a rabbit when she found a rabbit's den, the sent was stale but somthing told her to go in. She silently crept into the hollow and found a pair of orange eyes looking at her. She nearly jumped out of her skin when the cat said in a soft voice "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you.'' This frightened Amberpaw but she still sat down."Who are you?' She asked her voice trembeling.

[Hollow]

"My name is Hollow." replied Hollow, still using a calming voice. "I was attaked by a fox and came here to treat my wounds." He smiled at the other cat and sshe began to relax." So who do I owe the honor of addressing?'' She had stopped looking so tensed and he could notice a few things about her. She was a dark amber color with yellowish eyes. An apprentice, he thought to himself, a very young one too. Father told me they sometimes train them at five moons, but she looked to be four and ahalf moons.

[amberkit]

"My name is Amberpaw." She said shyly. "Would you like something to eat?' when he nodded she left and soon came back with a big rabbit. He thanked her quickly and dug into the fresh-kill. Sher smiled to herself. "So where do you come from and what happened to you family? And how did you get those scars." She hoped no one would walk in on them or she would be in deep troule.

[Hollow]

This cat is odd ... or mabey she's nervous about meeting new people." My parents died from to much loss of blood after fighting a dog. They were both exiled for falling in love with each other, so I quilify as a loner or rogue. I prefer to be a loner. As for the scars, I pick them up when I figh foxes or help bring down a killer dog." All this he said with a care free tone of voice. He noticed she looked thin and that she hadn't taken a bit."You know, starving yourself won't help anyone." She blushed and began to eat the rabbit with him.

[amberkit]

"I have to go but I'll come back tomorow." Amberpaw said getting up. She smiled at her new friend and leftto get her fresh-kill and head back to camp..

[Hollow]

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Hollow rose early the next day his leg stiff were the fox had cut it. Will that proves that last night wasn't a dream, he thought to himself. The sun had not completly risin. I bet she's sleeping, he thought to himself. He begain to stretch, waiting untill Amberpaw arrived.

[amberkit]

Amberpaw arrived 30min. later with a mouthful of herbs. These she dropped in front of Hollow." I got these for you cut."She explained and sat down on the floor. "Could you tell me about the battles you've been in?" She smiled nicely at him, hoping he'd tell her a story.

[Hollow]

"Ok." replied Hollow and he launched into stories about some of the battles he had been in. The sun was high when he finished. Amberpaw looked impressed at the tales he had told her. "If you want I can teach you some things about hunting and fighting." he told her, seeing longing in her yellow eyes. She smiled and said yes to this. "Ok, your first lesson in hunting starts today."

[amberkit]

A few hours later a sore Amberpaw looked around. It was now late in the evening."I got to go." She said to Hollow. She got up and did a bit of hunting on her way back to camp.

[amberkit]

Amberpaw hunted on her way to meet Hollow. The night was cloudy and cold. I wonder if it will snow, she thought to herself. Arriving at the abodon rabbit's den she found Hollow waiting for her. "So you want to train some more?" He asked her. She shook her head and got into a stalking position.

[Hollow]

Well, she's presistent Hollow thought to himself as he taught Amberpaw new stalking and fighting positions.Not to mention a quick learner.She only makes the a mistake once. Hollow's training of Amberpaw went on like this for 3 days until ....

[amberkit]

I got to go." Amberpaw said three days later after an extremley hard training day. Hollow smiled at her, his leg had healed nicly and he was nearly at full strength. She left the field, unaware she was being followed.