[ti]Private[/ti]Shenanigans

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The dim light of the evening sun shone warmly into the nursery. It was probably the last of the leaf fall warmth. Cougarstrike was fast asleep, exhausted from dealing with her kits. Goldenkit popped his head out of the nest, flicking the scraps of moss off from his ears. He climbed out of the nest and looked around. His sister, Flurrykit, was with Cougarstrike, appearing to be half asleep. Goldenkit crept up and poked Flurrykit lightly with his paw, making sure not to awaken his mother. "Hey, Flurrykit", he mewed. "Wanna go exploring?"  

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Flurrykit drowsily glanced at her brother. She flexed he claws on the ground and arched her back. The snowy colored young kit felt his radiating energy and wiggled her haunches. and fuzzy tail enthusiastically.  

She had never been the most playful and carefree kitten, but Goldenkit was such a bold and daring sibling, and the word 'explore' would catch any kit's attention. Would they be leaving the nursery's congested environment to see the life of a noble warrior? Or the medicine cat's den possibly? Listen to the stories of elders? Bug the apprentices? Her mind whirled with newfound excitement. 

"Sure. Where shall we go?", she mewed louder than she thought she did. She casted a sideline glance at her mother. Yep. Still asleep. "Just don't break any rules!", she added hastily before heaving her body over the nest edge. 

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Goldenkit chuckled and twitched his fuzzy tail, signalling for Flurrykit to follow. "Yeah. We're just gonna explore camp. C'mon. Let's look around beyond the stupid nursery." He bounded forward and dashed out of the nursery, turning back to his sister. 
Goldenkit emerged into the sunlit camp, the sun warming his pelt and the wind lightly ruffling the fur on his face. It was a good in between from scorching heat and frigid cold. The smell of chiller air was relaxing. He sat down, looking up into the sky. He was nearly entranced before calling back to his sister. "What do ya wanna do first? We'll stay in camp." In his head, he added, for today.  

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Flurrykit looked tentative, what if they got in trouble, but pushed her thoughts back. It was a nice chilly breeze, and the sky was open. A couple stray leaves in shades of red and gold flittered down. The little kit stood in awe for a second, but quickly looked back it Goldenkit. 

"Maybe we could help the Clan out. Maybe they'll let us go one one patrol!", 


Flurrykit squealed and hopped around. She had so much hope that she could serve this big strong Clan.

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Goldenkit rolled over in a small leaf pile, staring up at the sky. He continued to talk to Flurrykit. "Nah. They won't even let us leave the camp. They're such scaredy mice. They think we're gonna get hurt or something. Not if we're careful."
He stood up and shook the leaf scraps from his fur. He started to slowly walk towards the elders' den. It looked extremely boring. Cats just laying around. He swished his tail in boredom and looked at the warriors' den. He bounded forward, kicking up the leaves behind him. "Let's talk to the warriors! I bet they had fun hunting today!" 
He sat in front of the den, waiting for his sister. 

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A little nervous, Flurrykit began walking forward. The warriors here were so grand for a small kit. And some of them were given a specially powerful rank by their leader. She quietly hoped that they wouldn't encounter an elite warrior. 

"Er.... Yeah. Let's go. Maybe we Could listen to their hunting stories." 

The young cat quivered for a brief moment and bounded after Goldenkit. Maybe she could meet her future mentor.

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Goldenkit excitedly entered the den. It was large and spacious. He stayed quiet so hw wouldn't wake up any sleeping warriors. He knew Cougarstrike would yell at him if he did. He bounced around a bit, the leaves at the entrance crunching below his paws. His excitement rose as he noticed some warriors seeming to take notice of him. He paid no attention to their cold stares. He mewed, "Did any of you go hunting today?" 
The only response was a few of them nodding or grunting slightly. They seemed pretty lazy. Goldenkit shrugged and padded out, throwing another quick glance at the warriors. He saw a few of them standing up, and he raised his tail to try and get noticed. They seemed to ignore him as they talked among themselves. Goldenkit sighed and looked back at Flurrykit, slumping his shoulders. He was disappointed that the warriors were so quiet today. Normally they would talk with him. Goldenkit supposed that they were just tired from hunting all day. 

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Flurrykit restrained herself from a murmur of anger. She supposed they shouldn't have been in there anyway. She mirrored Goldenkit's defeated posture and followed after him. She felt a bit lightened up by the cozy sliver of sunlight that made her and her brother's fur shine and made the camp pretty. 
"Now what are we gonna do? Play in the nursery. That's borrrriinngg" Flurrykit complained loudly, quite unusual to her nature, but annoyed at at herself for being a nuisance to noble Clanmates.  She embarrasedly kicked around in the paw imprinted dust and looked at the fluff between her toes. 

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Goldenkit sighed. "No. We haven't tried the apprentices, right?" He felt his hope wither. Dusk was such a boring time. He stood up and dragged himself to the other side of camp, to the apprentice den. The group of warriors had left the camp; Goldenkit assumed they were patrolling. He poked his head in. Yep. Half asleep apprentices. He was disappointed, but kept a small grin on his face as he approached his sister. He had a little plan. "They're asleep. Wanna wake them up?", he meowed, his tail high with excitement. He pranced in a little circle, unable to contain his excitement. He stamped his paws on the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. He knew he was being a bit too wild right now, but he was too excited to play a prank on the apprentices.