Another Day on the Moor (Open)

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Swiftpaw sat at the top of a hill, the wind blowing through his fur. He loved it here; it was his favorite spot. From the top, he could see most of Windclan's territory, and off in the distant, he could see parts of the other clans territories as well.
The medicine cat apprentice was supposed to be searching for herbs. The supply of horsetail was running low. But, right then, he couldn't be bothered by it. He knew that Moonspirit would probably be angery with him, but he didn't care.
He thought of the other clan's territory. Thunderclan's territory was covered in trees, Riverclan's territory was filled with water, and Shadowclan's territory was murky. How could they live in those places? It would be almost impossible to run through so many trees without getting hurt, most cats hated getting their paws wet, and the marshes were just plain gross to him. Windclan was the perfect place for him, and he wouldn't want to be anywhere else.

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"Lovely, isn't it?" a lovely she-cat's voice spoke.

A Fox-like looking cat slowly padded up next to him, and took her place beside him. She licked one of her black paws, and looked back at SwiftPaw.

"I love the Moor, and I can see that you do too, SwiftPaw," Foxstar smiled softly, her fluffy tail slowly swishing side to side. She never really got to talk to this apprentice, and it was enjoyable to do so. It seemed... right.

"So, what'cha up to?" she asked him, her right ear flicking due to the cold breeze. She could feel leaf-bare coming, and it might be a dreadful one. She wasn't quite sure...

She sighed softly, wondering how it was going to be for her. It would be her first leadership in Leaf-Bare, and she doesn't know how to cope with it just yet...

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Swiftpaw jump at the sound of his leader's voice. "Foxstar!" he squeaked in suprised. "W-what are you doing here?" Please don't tell me Moonspirit called her here! If that's true, I'm dead meat!

As Foxstar asked him what he was doing, he just about said 'slacking off'. "Um, just kinda... enjoying the sight... I guess..." He'd always found it hard talking to her. Any time he's ever seen a she-cat, the fisrt word that came to mind was 'suduction', but if he tried to suduce his leader, that would be the end of him.

"This is going to be your first leafbare as leader, isn't it?" he realized. He hadn't meant to say that out loud, but now, words were flowing from his mouth. "What do you plan to do when it gets cold?"

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The leader laughed a bit at him, flicking her whiskers at him. She was quite amused by his reactions, and it was quite... funny.

"I see, I can understand that," she slowly mewed, "But-- it's a lovely sight-- isn't it?"

It seemed, right after she asked that, SwiftPaw asked what she plans to do when it gets cold. To be honest-- she had no clue. I mean-- what would she do?

She thought it over for a few seconds, letting her mind try to go back when WaveStar was leader. FoxStar couldn't remember, so she tried to say something that kinda made sense..

"Well, all that I can think of.. is possibly patch in the holes.. so the frost doesn't come in," she was panicking a bit, only because she feared that she looked like a fool, "We can't have any kits or apprentice's frozen... right?"

She looked at him, in a way of hoping that he knew what she could do. Even though he was younger than her, by a lot..

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Swiftpaw saw amusement in the she-cat's eyes. Great, now I've made a fool of myself in front of my leader. "Yeah, it is pretty." This would be the time when he was say something like, 'but it could never compare to your beauty', but he bit back the remark. Old habits are hard to break.

"I suppose that's a good idea," he meowed once she finished talking. "Though I doubt that even if the holes aren't patched that anyone will freeze," the apprentice said, a smile spreading across his face.

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The she-cat smiled at him, and nudged his cheek a bit with her nose, in a friendly gesture, "Maybe you're right..."

She looked across the moor, letting her paws twitch due to irritation. Not of him-- but of how embarrassing she must look. I mean-- a leader unsure what to do? It didn't seem right...

"Well--, I understand how it may not work. But for the most part, it hopefully will at least not bring as much cold in, right?" she sighed softly, "Sorry... I really am unsure of what to do. I'm clueless..."

FoxStar closed her eyes softly, and sighed once more. She didn't know how to even respond anymore. I mean-- what can she do?

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He stared up at the pretty she-cat. She seemed... troubled. Did I do something wrong? he wondered. Nice going, said a voice in the back of his mind. Who do you think you are, upsetting your leader? She did nothing to you!

"I'm sor-" he was cut off as she continued on.

Swiftpaw sighed with relief as she finished speaking. Take that, voice! he thought triumphantly. "You'll be fine," he said, hoping he could cheer her up. "There's a first for everything, ya' know! This leaf-bare's gonna rock!" He jumped in the air as he talked, but lost his balance as he hit the ground. Next thing he knew, he was tumbling down the hillside.

As he hit the bottom, he mumbled, "Ow..."

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FoxStar looked at him, and couldn't help but smile. He was so cheerful and energetic. It was quite funny, and it amused her so much.

She noticed him leap in the air, and saw him loose his balance. Ah, she could goof off... right? A leader can have some fun once in a while!

So, when he started to fall down the hill, she couldn't help but launch herself at him-- in a playful manner. So instead of him rolling down by himself, he was actually falling down with her, in a rolling type thing...

He may still of felt pain on the way down, but when they both landed at the bottom, she tried to nudge him back up.

"You alright?" she couldn't help but have a bit more amusement in her eyes-- along with, well, joy, "I hope that didn't rough you up too bad..."

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"N-no, I'm fine," Swiftpaw assured her. His head felt dizzy as he stood up and the for a few moments, the moor swirled around him.

Once his head cleared, he couldn't help but laugh at his own stupidity. Thankfully, all traces of the leader being upset had left and were replaced with joy. Success!

"So..." he said after a moment of silence. For the past few moons, life had seemed boring and nothing exciting ever happened, but now... "Want to do that again?"

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That's what she hoped for. That he would want to do it again. She wasn't sure what would happen if another cat saw her doing this-- and she didn't seem to care at the moment.

"Heck yes!" she suddenly spun around, and was about to dash to the top, before she looked over her shoulder, and said something in a teasing manner, "Race you to the top!"

She tried to dash up towards the top, but went a bit slow just in case she would be too fast. She didn't want to win, she kinda wanted him to. Yeah, she wasn't sure why, but she just did.

FoxStar purred though, because this was a whole lot of fun, and she knew that he was too.

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"Eat my dust!" Swiftpaw called as Foxstar dashed up the hill. When they were only halfway up the hill, he passed her. That's weird... Is it me, or does Foxstar seem slower...

When he was just about at the top, he realized what she was doing and whipped around. "Hey! No fair! You're going easy on me!" he said. His words were somewhat harsh, but his eyes were still twinkling with amusement.

As he reached the top, not bothering to let Foxstar pass him. He stood at the edge and cried, "Here I go!" before rolling down once again.

Yes. This was the life.

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Her ears flattened against her head, but then noticed how he was just teasing.

So, FoxStar rose her ears, and hurried back up the hill, only to see SwiftPaw starting to roll down past her. That made her turn around, run a bit, which made her speed go faster, then launch herself onto the tom.

She giggled a bit while doing so, and fluffed up in a funny-ish way. It was quite fun doing this, and she can tell he liked it as well.

"Are we having fun yet?!" she screamed while rolling down the hill with him.

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"No, we were trying to have fun?" he said, sarcasm in his voice. "Of course we are!"

Once again, he hit the bottom of the hill, but this time, he didn't bother to get up. Instead, he laid down stared at the clouds. It was a little earlier then sunhigh, he guessed.

The apprentice found his gaze drifting towards Foxstar. He'd always thought that leaders were strict and cold, but, today, he saw another side of his leader.

He wanted to run back up the hill. he really did, but exhaustion rooted him to the ground.

"You can go back up and do that again," he meowed to her. "I think I'll just chill down here for the time being. I'm bushed!"

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The she-cat couldn't but laugh at him. It was humorus to see him like this, honestly.

She rolled off of him, and stood up. She shook her pelt out, and looked back at him.

"Nah, I'll stay down here," Foxstar softly mewed, "You might get jealous with all of the fun I would have!"

She said that with sarcasm-- but put it in a teasing way.

FoxStar's fluffy tail swished side to side while she stared at him. She laid down next to him afterward, and looked up towards the sky. It was quite cloudy today-- but she wasn't worried about it.

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If Swiftpaw's smile could get any bigger, it did. He'd never had this much fun with anyone, especially apprentices. For once, his mind wasn't on flirting, but on enjoying his time off.

The black and white tom narrowed his eyes. Clouds were gathering in the sky-rain clouds to be exact. It seemed as though a storm wasn't far away.

Stupid rain! he silently growled. There's no way I'm letting you ruin my fun!