[chaoticcrow]

Days were getting longer now that winter was over and the was a black Tom just itching to spend more hours outside of camp. Croweater rose out of his nest as the easy morning rays hit his eyes. He quickly started to trot towards the entrance of camp, totally unaware of the younger cat following behind him.

He was half way to the ancient oak when he noticed the little cat behind him, although he didn't pay them any mind until he was as the large tree. "Can I help you... er... it's Sparrowpaw, right?" Croweater's green eyes peered into the apprentices as he quickly whipped around.

[Riley]

Sparkpaw was still new to ThunderClan. The ways of the wild cat were still weird to her, and she was still learning them. At least that would be her excuse if Boarstar questioned where she'd disappeared to without him!

Worse comes to worse, she'd just throw the warrior she'd decided to follow under the bus and say he'd invited her out. The tom in question- she thought his name was Crowfoodeater? Wait, no... Crow something. Oh well. Until he corrected her she'd just call him Blackbutt.

Blackbutt didn't even know she was behind him. Which was truly a testament to how in his own little world he was, because she wasn't exactly TRYING to hide herself. Sparkpaw blinked innocently up at him before shrugging at his butchering of her name. "Close enough, Blackbutt!" she chirped, grinning toothily. "Where we headed?"

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[chaoticcrow]

Croweater's eyes narrowed at the young molly. "I am headed wherever I please. You should go back to camp, Smallpaw. I'm no kit sitter" he grumbled as he took a second to groom himself. Her toothy little grin made him stop mid lick. Maybe just maybe he could teach another cat his ways.

"On second thought you might come in handy in the future Snotpaw. Let go!" He smiled before quickly walking away in a different direction. He needed an extra set of eyes for his new game...

[Riley]

Sparkpaw narrowed her eyes back at him, his condescending tone making her tail bristle. "Good thing I'm not a kit then, Crowfood." she bit back. His quick turn around had her blink though, and her tail stopped bristling. That was fast. Not that she was complaining, but she thought she'd needed to convince him to let her tag along.

She tripped a bit as Blackbutt trotted off, and it took her a little bit of running to catch up. His swift pace soon had her struggling to keep up, but like hell she'd tell him to slow down! "I'm going to assume your attention span is smaller than your brain and you forgot I asked. So I'll ask again: where we headed?"

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[chaoticcrow]

"Hm, I don't think it's my brain or my attention span that is small, but you might need to get your ears checked; mites are probably already eating your brain." He mewed with a flick of his ear. "I said I go where I please... and if you're going to follow then you also go where I please." Croweater stopped in his tracks; lower jaw opened slightly to take in the scents of his surroundings. They were close to the Skyclan border, and he was more than eager to fluff up so pelts.

The slender black tom dropped into a crouch; his green eyes scanning for any type of movement. "You be quite now Shriekpaw. I'm looking for something in particular and don't need your loudmouth running it off." Croweater silently hissed at the small cat beside him. The wind gently rustled the trees above as the two Thunderclan cats sat in silence. He was waiting for any sign of movement, and he would pounce on anything that dared to move.

[Riley]

Sparkpaw dropped back slightly at Blackbutt's retort, but it was purely so she could stick her tongue out at his back. She continued making faces at his back at they traipsed through the forest, but found she couldn't predict whether he'd swat her if he saw or make a face back at her.

He wasn't too mature to make an insulting retort back to her. He also hadn't chased her off when he clearly wanted to be alone. And he hadn't waited to be assigned to a patrol to leave camp, so either he'd already had a pre-assigned mission, which she doubted, or he had issues being told what to do.

Sparkpaw decided she liked him. She'd wear him down, and make him her friend. He had no choice in the matter now.

The warrior had dropped into a crouch and Sparkpaw followed his lead, bending her legs to hide close to the ground but also being ready to pounce if necessary. She opened her mouth to taste the air, and the unfamiliar stench of the border had her sneeze to drive the smell out. "What's that smell?" she whispered, scrunching up her nose.

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[chaoticcrow]

Croweaters ear and head snapped back to the apprentice sitting behind him. “What did I say!” He hissed harshly at the young molly. With that he sat up and walked out of the brush. His tail lashing angerly behind him. “That disgusting smell is Skyclan’s border and their scent markers.” The slick black tom closed his eyes and took in the scents around him. There was a rabbit nearby, but it was dangerously close to the border. ‘Oh well, food is food.’ He thought as he started stalking the rabbit.



The rabbit sat on its back feet sniffing the air, when Croweater got it in his view. The creature was aware that danger lurked nearby. The young warrior lunged forward with, out-stretched claws, but the rabbit darted into Skyclan’s territory. This didn’t stop Croweat, he gave chase until his jaws clamped down on the rabbit’s neck. He placed his front paw heavily on the pelvis of the rabbit and flung his head towards the sky, killing it swiftly.



He dropped the rabbit and turned towards Sparkpaw, “And that Skunkpaw, is how you kill a rabbit!” Croweater mewed with a smirk. He picked his fresh kill up, leaving a trail of blood behind him and trotted back over the border. “Now an unskilled cat like you, probably shouldn’t get caught going over that imaginary line, but a skilled cat like me? Well, I’ve never had a problem.” He held his tail high as he walked up to Sparkpaw with the limp rabbit.

[Twoster]

Crimsonwing was set on guard duty, and he didn’t bother clunking his paws on the ground because no cat ever crossed to SkyClan... well, that was usually. He was lucky enough to spot two silhouettes of ThunderClan-scented cats, and he snarled, jumping in the air like a flightless vole. "You should know better than crossing SkyClan territory, cat scum," he snarled viciously, with his claws unsheathed. But really, he didn’t care because, honestly, he would do the same thing as the two cats. He nearly looked bored to be there and only put up his usual strong act. He stared at the apprentice and sighed. Was this the Fox-dung’s accomplice or something? Well, he didn’t mind anyways. He just knew following the rules was bound to get him a high-rank position, and maybe his dreams of becoming leader would be true then. He thought that this could turn into a fight, and he liked fighting. Who didn’t like fighting? So the boredom changed to determination as he glared at them, baring his fangs

[Riley]

Sparkpaw bared her teeth at Croweater's back as he left their hiding spot. It wasn't HER fault she hadn't been shown the borders yet! Boarstar had chosen to be her mentor and then he ignored her existence like a fly buzzing in his ear. So really if Croweater wanted to be mad at anybody he should have been mad at their leader.

She remained where she crouched, glowering at him even as he scented the air. She hoped he could smell her irritation. Except then Croweater seemed to catch a scent, and curiosity overwhelmed her anger. She watched with wide eyes as Croweater easily found and dispatched a rabbit, and. Okay. He was kind of cool. Still a fluff brain though!

Except Croweater hadn't gotten away undetected, because fresh cat scent swamped them right before a new cat appeared from thin air. He was upset, that much was obvious, and Sparkpaw felt the scruff of her neck bristle with excitement.

Finally, something she could take her temper out on. "Ah, calm your whiskers." she mewed to the SkyClan cat, grinning toothily. "Think of it as a compliment from the rabbit! Your lot are such poor hunters it obviously felt safer on your side of the border."

She snorted then, smirking over at Croweater like she was sharing an inside joke. "Not that that did it much good, eh? Nice catch, by the way."

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[chaoticcrow]

Croweater’s ears pinned backwards as a voice called out behind him, it was coming from Skyclan’s side of the border. He rolled his large green eyes as he turned to face the owner of the annoying noise. A large tom stood across the border from him, and Croweater took a minute to look him up and down before replying. “Ah of course the smell of food would wake you up… and how dare you call me scum? When was the last time you cleaned out your long smelly hair, because I swear, I smell something foul coming from over on your side of the border, and it didn’t start until you showed up” The lanky black tom hissed as he dropped his kill.



Sparkpaw’s comment made Croweater smirk. ‘Hm she may make a good accomplice yet!’ he chuckled to himself before turning back to the Skyclanner. “Anywho, I was just retrieving the silly rabbit, no sense in getting claws out…” He mewed as he noticed the unsheathed claws of the large tom. “Unless you want to fight!” Croweater unsheathed his claws and pressed them into the dirt. His eyes narrowed as his tail swished behind him. If the Skyclan tom wanted to fight, he wouldn’t back down.