[ti]Private[/ti]Chasing Clouds

[Miss Tactical]

The brown tabby looked to the sky, watching the clouds as he layed on his back, the Greenleaf sun hitting his stomach. ”hah that one looks like Dad chasing a rabbit!” His blue eyes sparkled with amusement as he rolled back over, flicking an ear as he looked towards the warriors den, today it was rather empty, both his parents must have been on the patrol. He had given his younger sister the day off, Vervainpaw would be the best warrior he just knew it! He looked towards the apprentices den where a few of them were sharing tongues and playing amongst each other, despite the recent happenings within the forest clan life still moved on, and it was certainly oddly peaceful.

His striking blue eyes moved to where Violetpaw appeared to be lulled into a relaxing nap. Clearly Redbird couldn’t wrangle her in. She was special, he knew that. Very rarely did you also see Vervainpaw without her sister. It was nice, and he felt he had a strong bond with his brother as well. A sinking feeling fluttered his stomach for just a moment he felt bad for not checking in recently and would certainly make sure to check in soon. Now that he had an apprentice now it certainly took up a lot of his time…

he hummed to himself for a moment, eyes going back to the skies. ”Oh that one looks like Owlstar.” He mused with a light twitch of his whiskers, he looked around briefly for one more moment hoping his parents would come back, maybe they would want to go on a family hunt or walk until another warriors caught his attention. He blinked slowly taken aback he hadn’t really paid much mind to others besides his family, and supposed meeting others would be nice… He tilted his head slightly admiring the queen before finally deciding to see if maybe she would like to walk with him!

”Hi there Cloudchaser!! I know we haven’t really interacted but I thought you might like to go on a light patrol with me. The others say you are really nice and I want you to know I’m nice too!” Cheesy but to the point, his blue eyes sparkled he wouldn’t be upset if she said no, and would certainly understand but perhaps it was time to make his own friends not that his family wasn’t perfect but Truffletoes had friends so he could use one too!

[pants]

"I don't know.... I just don't feel like my technique is as good as it could be." Ospreypaw huffed. "I need to be quicker! My assessment is only a moon away, and I don't know if I can make it!" The young tom flicked the end of his tail, obviously annoyed with himself and perceived circumstances.

"Ospreypaw, I know you're an ambitious tom, but you're too harsh on yourself," she started, "How about you go get a fresh piece of prey and relax a bit? Worrying isn't gonna do you too much good." Cloudchaser was hoping that her advice would get to the apprentice, but he just twitched his nose and furrowed his brows, apparent that he had his mind set on being the best, and he wasn't going to let anyone tell him otherwise, as he was a proud tom. The she-cat nudged him softly with her muzzle. "Just don't train too hard, ok? StarClan forbid you injure yourself before your big day..." The tom reluctantly nodded to this, accepting it as better wisdom, but still holding him back.

Cloudchaser then heard her name being called, and with that she perked up, her ears alert and her eyes bright and cheery. She scanned for a few seconds, finally laying her amber eyes on the source of the sound - Morelstripe. The she-cat smiled. "Oh! Morelstripe! Good morning!" The darker cream, bubbly she-cat purred. The warrior turned to Ospreypaw as he walked off to either brood or send himself into overdrive, waving his tail at him as they parted. She returned her attention her fellow warrior, smiling.

"A patrol? Absolutely! Where to?" She purred, followed by a soft giggle at his cheesy reproach. It was charming, in a way. She enjoyed the tom's enthusiasm. The two had never really spent much time together. Or any at all, now that Cloudchaser had thought about it, but she knew he was there, but they never had more than a nod in passing. But had always been curious about the tom, being the extrovert she was.

[Miss Tactical]

Morelshines eyes lit up when the she-cat agreed to patrol with him. He didn't really think he would get this far really. He looked towards his dad who was sharing tongues with Mumblesong and simply gave a curt nod in his direction. He gave his fur a ruffle before heading towards the quarry exit. "How about near the creek! It's hot so when we patrol up to the creek we can dip our paws in the water!" HE wasn't a huge fan of getting fully wet but a little splash was fun and that's just what he needed was a good fun day! Oh! He nearly forgot how rude he was being. The tom went to the prey pile before dropping a mouse at the she-cats paws. "I ate with my parents this morning but here eat this before we go sorry for my horrible manners I'm not normally this rude." He flattened his ears against his head how could he forget to even offer something to eat!

He twitched his whiskers slightly before twirling his tail. After a light moment of silence he tilted his head. "DO you like watching the clouds? I know this great spot in the forest near the creek where there is a break in the trees that has a good view so maybe after while we dry off we can watch the clouds. I like to look for shapes sometimes. I almost always see rabbits..." He chuckled softly before pushing his way outside of the quarry the warm air hitting his tabby fur. At least it wouldn't be overly hot today compared to last moon.

[pants]

Cloudchaser watched as the tom looked to two cats sharing tongues before he nodded. She slightly tilted her head in curiosity, but returned to her previous stance when Morelshine looked back. The molly smiled when he suggested the creek, beginning to follow him. "Oh, that'd be wonderful! It has been excruciatingly hot as of late, huh?"

She then stopped and observed the tom as he padded to the fresh-kill pile and back, returning with mouse that he placed at her feet. He began to justify his actions, explaining he wasn't typically rude, his ears back and obviously embarrassed. Cloudchaser gave him a comforting gaze, "You're too kind, Morelstripe! There's no need to worry. I didn't even think about eating beforehand!" She softly nudged his shoulder with her muzzle before smiling at him, her amber eyes shining with appreciation. "You've still made a good impression. And better late than never, right?" Cloudchaser purred, crouching down. The darker cream warrior began to delicately eat the prey, taking smaller bites of the meat. After a while, she finished, standing up and giving her chest fur a few hurried licks before joining him at his side and walking with him out of camp.

"Cloud watching? I don't think I've ever paid much attention to the clouds, to be honest.." Cloudchaser admitted. She was always so busy around others or with warriors' duties that she never took the time to just sit and relax. However, she wasn't opposed to the idea, especially since she will have some company. "I'll definitely join you, though! I'm always ready to try new things. It could be fun!" The warrior chirped, ready to go on this newfound adventure with her new acquaintance. There was a little more skip in her step now.

[Miss Tactical]

Morelshine's ears perked up it had been the first time he had really spent one on one time with anyone besides his family that is. Well and Truffletoes friends. Still he had made one by himself and for that, the awkward polite tom was proud of himself. As the creek came near he trotted forward his paws standing on some of the stones as he splashed around like a kit. There was an odd trot in his step as he playfully sent some towards Cloudchaser. "I don't normally like getting my paws wet but sometimes you just have to let go!" HE mewed warmly. With all the tension from the clans, you just never knew how things would go day to day.

HIs blue eyes trailed up to the sky "I can't believe you've never just laid on the green grass and watched the clouds. Sometimes, you forget about everything around you...." He looked up once more as a cloud rolled by. His ears perked up and his whiskers gave a slight twitch of amusement. "See that one looks like frog almost do you see it?" He rolled onto his back pointing to the cloud he was looking at. "That one kinda of looks like a star almost." He blinked slowly did Starclan cats come out during the day? Perhaps no one really knew.

"What's nice about being a warrior Cloudchaser, is that you have no mentor telling you what to do anymore. You have to patrol here and there and maybe train an apprentice but not forever the rest of the time you are free to run and live life." He mewed warmly. Besides training his litter sister whom would soon be a warrior, he could just be the free spirit that he really was, life wasn't as bad as many made it to seem. He was grateful for what he had, and he would cherish each moment StarClan let him roam.

[pants]

The two traveled to the creek, chatting as they went. The tom hopped onto the stones that lined the stream, playing around and goofing off. It was charming in a way, and Cloudchaser giggled as she watched Morelshine enjoy his own antics. With that, she lept ahead, front paws landing in the water, splashing droplets of water towards the tom, giving a cheeky smile.

"How's it feel to be a MistClan cat?" she teased playfully before hopping up on the stone beside him, following his gaze upwards, watching the fluffy puffs float aimlessly by. She tilted her head at the tom's comment. "I guess I just never thought about it. I'm always so busy.." Her words trailed off as she tried to make shapes of the clouds above. "Oh! I see! That does look like a frog! But look at that one! It's in the shape of a tree!" Cloudchaser smiled, "Ooh, ooh! That one kinda looks like Sablestar! See the fluffy tail there? And his whiskers there?" She lifted her white paw, point out the traits she saw in the clouds above, looking to the tom, waiting to see his reaction as she joined him in his search for shapes.

She placed her paw on the rock below her, listening to Morelshine as the tom contemplated on the freedoms of warriorhood. She nodded in agreement. "That's true. Sometimes, the challenge is not to become bored." She chuckled, steadily sitting on her perch, wrapping her tail around her paws, as not to get it too wet. "Other times, it's a matter of making sure take some time to yourself... And honestly, I feel like I haven't had that recently." She continued to stare up as the clouds drifted above her, shifting their form ever so slowly. "I've been so busy lately. It's... Nice just to relax like this." Cloudchaser smiled at the tom, her faced brightened as the clouds above moved from in front of the sun, beaming its rays on the land below.