The Soot in the Daisy.

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Cedarclaw lifted her chin in defiance. "If you want respect you might as well try to earn some," she growled. "And please, you were drowning for StarClan's sake! Since you don't have a mind to begin with, there was nothing it would have smacked into."

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Now that made him laugh. That made him really laugh.

"I do earn it. And I have a brain, or I wouldn't be a warrior, right? I would of held my breath, forgetting how to breatthh."

He joked.

He gave her a nudge, and then shrugged.

"Cool down a bit, miss temper."

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Cedarclaw flinched away with a snarl. "Don't touch me!" The warrior took several steps back, her orange eyes now flaring with rage. "You're no warrior in my book. Just some stuck up tom who can't accept anything he doesn't want to believe!" She lashed her tail and dug her claws into the earth. She had taken it up to here. One more smart remark out of him and fur would fly.

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The tom let out a chuckle, and took a few steps towards her. He stared to go around her, circling, a smile on his face.

"Oh really? Then I am a stuck up tom."

He smiled.

"You know, you look kinda cute when you are all flared up."

He only said that to make her mad, to see what she would do.

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Cedarclaw hissed, watching him circle around her. Her short fur had bristled as far as it could by now, and she was ready for action. "Cute this!" she yowled, and bowled into the tom, taking them both to the ground. As they fell, the warrior she-cat began lashing out with sheathed paws. She wouldn't kill him, but only because he was a Clan-mate. However, she had nothing against beating him flat.

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The tom chuckled at her, already knowing what was going to happen. Of course, he didn't dodge, he let her do this. He didn't care, it didn't bug him.

"Ha.. it is still cute."

He winked, even though he was kidding.

"At least I have respect for you."

He grunted.

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"Chivalry is not the kind of respect I'm looking for," she growled as she glared down at him. She seriously was fed up with his attitude, but no ideas came to mind on how to change it. "What will it take to get you to stop calling me a cute little she-cat and treat me like a warrior?"

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He let out a sly smile.

"Nothing. I will be who I am."

He chuckled, staring up at her.

"At least I am showing some kind of respect."

He smiled.

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Cedarclaw's lip curled, revealing sharp fangs. "I'll say it again- chivalry, or whatever you want to call it, doesn't count as respect." Her orange eyes narrowed in disgust before she aimed another sheathed blow at his head. Then the tortoiseshell warrior released the grey tom from her pin and turned to leave. "We're going to be late for the Gathering at this rate. I'm not going to let you keep me from it with your talk of nonsense."

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The tom snorted, getting up. He shook his pelt, and nodded.

"Sure. Although I talk no nonsense."

He winked, padding out infront of her.

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