[[ ...Meh -starts- ._. By the way, East, Rainbreath's picture ain't working o:

Hey, apprentice x mentor pairings? o_o ]]

 Crowdance swished his tail impatiently over the rock that looked out on IceClan's main camp. He was, surprisingly, one of the first cats to awake. Crowdance had bad dreams last night, and was glad day had come. 

"You don't look so great, brother." A voice mewed. Crowdance jerked his head to the right, only to see a familiar black pelt brush by him.

"It's just you, Skyslash." Crowdance mewed in relief. Skyslash purred contentedly. It had been seasons since the badger attack, and yet the scars on Skyslash seemed as vivd and angry as his first day in the medicine cat's den. 

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Iceweb trotted through the forest briskly, proudly carrying a thrush in her jaws. The flow of prey had been good this season, as she entered the camp and dropped the thrush into the fresh-kill pile. Iceweb saw Crowdance with his brother Skyslash, sitting up on the Skyrock [meh random landmark xD] She nodded in acknowledgement and carried on, settling near the middle of the camp.

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Mudpaw looked at Frostpaw nervously.

"I-I don't know, Frostpaw. This doesn't seem like a good idea..." She mewed nervously.

"What are you talking about, Mudpaw? This is an excellent idea." Frostpaw's eyes sparkled mischievously. The dappled she-cat hesitated while her friend crept up on the sleeping form of a black cat. Suddenly, the sleeping cat stirred, blinking open ice-blue eyes.

"Mrrr... Frostpaw? Mudpaw?" Coalpaw mewed, his voice slurred by sleep. Frostpaw twitched her ears.

"Mudpaw and I were about to wake you up, Coalpaw." She lied, Mudpaw nodding along. It couldn't hurt Coalpaw to not know her friend was about to pounce on him. Coalpaw shook his head and got up.

"Well, I'm up now, thank you for your concern." He said, Coalpaw's voice quickly returning to its usual authoritative and formal tone. 

OoC; Okay,here, hopefully this will work...  :P

BiC;

Scarletpaw  padded around the camp until he found his mento, Iceweb. He grinned as he saw her and asked, his voice curious and excited, "Are we going to battle training today?"

OoC; Omg. I'm sorry, I was just rowing for over a hour, I'm sooo tired.

Iceweb gave her apprentice an amused look. Scarletpaw was just as eager as his mentor to begin the day's training. She heaved herself to a sitting position, trying to look as authoritative as she could. 

"Well, Scarletpaw, perhaps today we could go... Hunting? StarClan has given us wonderful weather today, and there should be a lot of prey outside our camp." Iceweb's grey tail waved in the direction of the camp exit. 

Thrushwing opened his green eyes blearily and let out a jaw-cracking yawn. It was already sunhigh and the tom knew he'd be in trouble if he didn't get up soon. Stretching out in his oh-so-warm nest the warrior wished desperately he could settle down and sleep some more. Tail flicking with irritation he climbed out of his nest and padded through the cave's entrace, shaking his head to remove the remains of sleep from it.

Seeing Iceweb and her apprentice up ahead he hurried his pace, stopping by the slight she-cat with a purr. "Your apprentice looks excited," he meowed critically, giving Scarletpaw a stern glance a stern glance. He didn't much like excitable apprentices. Glancing around he sighed and waited for his apprentice to appear, resolving on dragging him out of the apprentices' den if he took much longer. Not that you woke up early either, the harsh voice inside his head echoed, making the tom growl and flick his ears irately. He hated it when he gave himself a talking to.

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Muttering about insolent apprentices Windpaw slipped out of the den behind Frostpaw and Mudpaw, giving them a wary look. She didn't enjoy it when Frostpaw tried to get every apprentice into her hare-brained schemes. Shaking her head wryly she trotted out into the sunlight and stretched out as she paused by the fresh-kill pile, her stomach grumbling. Not noticing her mentor above her the small white she-cat clawed at a plump mouse and padded over to a shaded corner to eat it, her mouth watering at the delectable scent.

"Mmm," she hummed with delight as she crunched into her meal, the delicate bones snapping between her ivory teeth. In just a few heartbeats the mouse was gone and Windpaw was licking her lips, focusing now on searching for her mentor. Turning about she tilted her head as she saw Harepaw pad out of the apprentices' den, the brown tom moving at an agonizingly slow pace. Scampering towards him excitedly she purred and nudged the older tom in a friendly manner. "It'll take you moons to get where you're going!" she exclaimed teasingly, rewarded with a quick swipe of a paw from Harepaw. "But you're no slouch when you get going," she added in a thoughtful tone, though her eyes glittered mischievously. Licking his ear she loped over to the big rock, noticing that her mentor was sitting up there. "Crowdance!" she meowed excitedly, nudging the ever lackadaisical Harepaw who had approached from behind. Giving a startled mew he licked his chest self-conciously and cast his own eyes around for Rainbreath.

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Fawnpaw busily sorted the herbs in the medicine cat den, her sharp eyes discerning even the barest hint of a leaf in the shadows with an expert eye. After they were in nice piles she cast around for scraps and swept them outside the den with her tail, purring once her task was done. It had been a while since serious injuries had occurred, casting Fawnpaw's memories to the time when Skyslash had been attacked. To be honest the she-cat wasn't sure if she'd even been out of her mother's womb at the time.

This brought her mind to her mother, causing the small brown-furred she-cat to sniff. Settling down on her haunches Fawnpaw cast her eyes around the small enclosed den, eyes flickering from every nook and cranny that were now as familiar to her as her brother's shape was. 

Iceweb nudged Thrushwing in the shoulder, not wanting the tom's words to dampen Scarletpaw's mood. 

"It's morning, Thrushwing. Be nice." She purred light-heartedly. Iceweb got up and padded towards her apprentice, her tail waving around eagerly. "Well, Scarletpaw?" Iceweb mewed, waiting for him to get up and go.

[fail ono]

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Mudpaw sighed when she caught a look from Windpaw. Frostpaw loved getting both of them into trouble. She nudged her friend.

"Maybe we should go outside. I can hear our mentors waking." She mewed. Frostpaw sighed.

"Fine, Mudpaw." She replied, getting up and stalking out of the den alongside her dappled friend.

"You'd better come too, Coalpaw." Mudpaw mewed in reminder, remembering the little black tom.

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Coalpaw jumped up, ears pricked and eyes sparkling.

"Coming!" He mewed, dashing past the two she-cats and into the open. There, his ice blue eyes quickly raked his surroundings, searching for Thrushwing. When Coalpaw spotted his mentor, he quickly darted towards the tom.

"Good morning, Thrushwing!" Coalpaw mewed perkily.

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Crowdance looked down from his rock, instantly recognizing Windpaw and her friend. Harepaw. He sighed, nodding at his brother and descending down the Skyrock. Skyslash purred, amused by his brother's eager apprentice.

"You brought Harepaw along, Windpaw?" Crowdance mewed coolly. Even though Skyslash was above him, Crowdance could hear an audible sigh from his brother. The black tom's tail twitched as he settled down, waiting for his apprentice's reply. 

"Yes!" Scarletpaw mewed, toning his excitement down a little bit. "It really is beautiful out today isn't it? Thank StarClan it's not raining." Scarletpaw was a generally happy cat, but if there was one thing he dd not like. It was water.Making his way out of the camp, he supressed a purr of joy at exploring the territory.

Ooc; Sorry guys. I'll post my other chaacters later. I'm home sick. 'll post when  feel better :/

[[ Get better soon, Easteh ono ]]

 Iceweb sighed, watching her happy apprentice trot out of the camp. She got up, glancing at Thrushwing over her shoulder and nodding her head in good-bye. 

"Wait up for me, Scarletpaw!" Iceweb mewed, picking up her pace until she was next to her apprentice. "We could go hunting by the river today. The prey is bound to be there for a quick drink." Iceweb nodded westwards, where a stream ran through their territory. 

Thrushwing tilted his head and nodded. "I thought I'd have gray whiskers before you came," he meowd drily, green eyes amused in his own sardonic way. Shaking out his pelt as he stood the gray tom glanced around the camp before turning to his apprentice. "Would you like to ask Crowdance if we can patrol, since I don't think he's sent them out, or would you rather do hunting or battle training?" Noticing that the apprentice hadn't eaten Thrushwing bet he would want to patrol, just for the freedom of being allowed to catch a meal.

Taking this pause to heart Thrushwing licked his flank with quick swipes of his tongue, moving around a newly healed scar carefully. That cut in particular had been a bad one, he recalled dimly. Some lone rogue had jumped him while he had been hunting and they had tussled before a patrol saved him. Eyes narrowing at the thought of the dark-pelted tom Thrushwing felt his claws slide out threateningly.

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Windpaw flushed and circled around to look at Harepaw before turning back to her mentor. "He followed me," she mewed self-conciously, tail tip twitching with evident anxiety. Heart sinking at the distant manner of her mentor's voice Windpaw silently cursed Aspstar for getting the deputy to mentor her. It was hard enough pleasing a normal warrior, let alone standing up to the standards of the deputy.

Harepaw shrugged and looked around quietly. "I couldn't find Rainbreath," was all he offered in explanation, before taking a breath and continuing. "Thought you or Skyslash would know, since you're up high and all." Brown pelt ruffled by the wind Harepaw remained unfazed by grimness of the deputy. 

[[ Ooh, loner-talk xD I could RP him and introduce some new warrior to the clan + drama o_o ]]

Coalpaw seemed mildly hurt by Thrushwing's sarcasm.

"S-sorry, Thrushwing!" Coalpaw immediately apologized, ears lowering a little. He nodded silently, eyes on the ground. Having the desire to become the best apprentice, and later the best warrior in the Clan, Coalpaw told himself that his mentor was only teaching him to become a warrior. Yeah, a warrior would always be one time! Coalpaw thought, resolving in knocking his head in punishment into the nearest tree when they were on patrol.

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Crowdance sighed quietly. Lost apprentice? He thought, getting up. He could hear the rocks skitter down the Skyrock as Skyslash bounded down towards them. Obviously his brother would be bored. Helping Harepaw search for Rainbreath would make him useful for awhile.

"I'll help you, Harepaw." Skyslash mewed predictably. Crowdance twitched his ears, nodding in thanks to his littermate.

"Perhaps you and Skyslash could go out on a border patrol, to renew the scent marks, once you find Rainbreath." Crowdance suggested. "I'll do some battle-training with Windpaw." Skyslash nodded, getting up and starting off towards the warrior's den.

"Coming, Harepaw?" The black tom asked, looking at the apprentice over his shoulder.