[Riah] The Bond Between Mentor and Apprentice

[кєηzι]

_{Snakebite's green eyes scanned the camp. Her gaze rested on the apprentice den. It's sunhigh, the lazy bones should be up by now! The she-cat thought to herself as she padded across the camp, her strides fluid and graceful. Snakebite often had toms following her, which sometimes annoyed her. One she-cat could only take so much. The brown and white tabby made it to the apprentice den and poked her head in, seeing Blackpaw. She walked to him and prodded at him with her pink nose. "Wake up lazy bones!" She mewed. "The clan needs some fresh kill." Her voice was smooth and silky, even though it had a hint of irritation in it.}

[riah]

The black, brown, and white tom grunted as he felt someone prodding at him with their freezing cold nose.
Leave me alone!
"Wake up lazy bones!" Recognizing the voice, he opened his blue eye to get a good look at his mentor. She was pretty.
But I've seen prettier..
Images of the beautiful silver tabby invaded his mind. "The clan needs some fresh kill." Giving up on his napping, the tom got up and hissed at her slightly. Now both of his eyes were open, one blue and one brown. "The clan can catch their own food then. They don't need me." He protested as he looked straight into the shecat's eyes. He knew how to convince other cats of doing things for him.
But she may be difficult...

[кєηzι]

_{Snakebite batted her green eyes, attempting to charm him. "Nope. You are an apprentice, it's your duty to serve your clan, as well as it is mine. Now let's go." With that she left the den, flicking her brown striped tail for him to follow. Her pelt was perfectly groomed and when it hit the sunlight it looked almost golden brown. She made sure Blackpaw was following before padding off, out of the camp through the gorse tunnel. "Should we go to the sunningrocks?" She asked him, fancying some water vole.}

[riah]

"Nope. You are an apprentice, it's your duty to serve your clan, as well as it is mine. Now let's go."
Blackpaw narrowed his eyes, hating the shecat's response. With no other choice, he followed her, preparing to hate every second with her.
"Should we go to the sunningrocks?"
The tom smirked and padded up to Snakebite, purposely brushing his pelt against hers. "Well, I don't really have a choice, now do I?" He said, still smirking. Blackpaw looked at his mentor with challenging eyes, he wasn't going to make this hunting session easy for her.

[кєηzι]

_{Snakebite's ears perked as she felt the apprentice's pelt touch hers. She glanced at him, "Well, if that's the way you want it, I'll just force you to go to the sunningrocks with me." The she-cat smirked and padded ahead of him, down to the sunningrocks. She opened her mouth, letting the wind bring air across her scent glands. Yes, water vole! Snakebite smelt water vole, and saw one collecting seeds near the sunningrocks. She crouched down, racing forward and slamming an unsheathed paw on the vole's back, claws tearing through its flesh. Snakebite bit it to finish the rodent off and grabbed it in her mouth, laying on one of the warm sunningrocks to eat it. The clan came first, but she was starving.}

[riah]

"Well, if that's the way you want it, I'll just force you to go to the sunningrocks with me."
Blackpaw said nothing. He couldn't think of anything to say. Without question, he followed his mentor, his ears flattened against his head. He watched as the shecat tackled the vole and instantly he smiled.
She looks so graceful. Not what I expected.
Silently he padded up to the shecat once again, staring at her prey. Once she started to eat it, Blackpaw widened his eyes.
Seems like something I would do.
He watched her eat it, trying to think of something clever to say. "Whatever happened to 'clan first', Mentor?" He asked in a sweet mocking voice.

[кєηzι]

_{Snakebite mewed, "We aren't technically on a patrol." She pointed out sweetly. "Now, go catch yourself something and join me. Then we'll hunt for the clan." She instructed, taking another bite from the delicious vole. It was still warm and chewy. Her green eyes looked over Blackpaw as she chewed. He's handsome alright. She thought, remembering what some of the other she-cat's had been saying about how handsome the tom was. The simple fact was, he was her apprentice... Does that necessarily mean nothing can happen between us? She wondered.}

[riah]

"We aren't technically on a patrol."
Blackpaw narrowed his eyes in confusion. He didn't know what she meant, but decided to go along with it.
"Now, go catch yourself something and join me. Then we'll hunt for the clan."
The tom grunted and stayed where he was. "Do I have to?" He whined, and licked his paw.
I'm not in the mood for hunting today...
Looking up at the shecat for a response, he noticed she was staring at him, seeming to be lost in thought. "What?" He asked flatly, trying hard to not make it obvious that he enjoyed her staring at him.
If I was ugly, she wouldn't stare at me like that. So she obviously has some interest in me.
He purred lightly, and met her gaze.
I wonder what this will lead to. He thought mischievously.

[кєηzι]

_{"Nothing." She mewed softly, noticing the purr and mischievous look in his odd brown and blue eyes. "Go hunt." She meowed stubbornly, finishing her vole. She leaped from the rock and landed in front of him. "Don't you want to become a warrior? You need to sharpen up your hunting skills." Snakebite's voice faltered as she realized how handsome he was up close. She felt herself lean in and touch noses with him. Oh what am I doing?}

[riah]

"Go hunt."
Blackpaw frowned at her demand. He flattened his ears once again.
Didn't I just say I didn't want to?
"Don't you want to become a warrior? You need to sharpen up your hunting skills."
The tom opened his mouth to say something, but nothing would come out. He didn't know how to reply to her statement.
Of course I want to become a warrior! I just... get lazy.
Before he could say anything else, he noticed the shecat lean in and touch her nose to his. Surprise overwelmed him.
Well, well, she's brave. I'll have fun with this.
In response, the tom didn't move. Instead he smiled, and moved closer to her, making sure to keep their noses where they were at.
"Snakebite." He whispered. "Are you taking an interest in me?" He teased.
I have never called her by her real name before. That will sure surprise her.