;;just hanging out//

[Rain]

With a giggle, Minnowpaw ran up head, launching hersle fat a tall willow tree. The muscles beneath her black and white fur tightened as she gripped the bark with her claws, and she started to climb fast. Her brother Ripplepaw was just behind her, his long legs catching up easily.

"I'll get to the top first!!" The dark gray tom yowled, before he too started to climb. Minnowpaw had quite a lead, but the tom was determined. His whiskers twitched, and he realized these branches were really thick.

"Minnowpaw, come here!! We can play clan up in this tree!! I'll be Ripplestar, and you can be my deputy Minnowsplash." The tom declared, running out onto the edge of the branch. His sister looked back with her green gaze, before bolting down.

"Now we just need to find another cat to play with us." Minnowpaw mewed, looking around. The tree enabled her to see quite far, but the bushes and other trees obstructedh her view.

[Ginger]

Pebblewhisker snorted in amusement. Those two were supposed to be cleaning up the elder's den, but instead they play. Typical apprentices. They could get out of work faster than mouse bile could rub off a tick. He bounded up the tree, catching Ripplepaw from behind.

"I thought you were supposed to be cleaning the dens," he remarked.

[Rain]

Ripplepaw jumped, Pebblewhisker scared him. His white whiskers twitched, as he declared, "I am Ripplestar, leader of Splashclan, how dare you invade our territory and tell us to clean dens, Stormclan crow-food!" Minnowpaw jumped next to Ripplepaw, and gave a little playful hiss, before climbing up higher. Ripplepaw watched his sister, before following. "Come on, Pebblestar, Stormclan leader, bet scum like you can't catch us!!" Ripplepaw challenged.

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[Ginger]

Pebblewhisker twitched his tail in amusement.

"Of really?" He replied, then scrambled up the tree much faster than they could.

[Rain]

Minnowpaw looked behind her, and saw Pebblewhisker coming up the tree, fast. She gave a squeal, and Ripplepaw signaled for her to run out onto a skinny branch with him. His eyes were set on a branch a few tail lengths below, and he jumped, landing on it. the branch shook, and some leaves fell off. Ripplepaw did that until he reached the bottom, and Minnowpaw followed. "Try and get us now Pebblestar!!" Minnowpaw taunted.

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[Ginger]

"You stupid furballs!" Pebblewhisker hissed playfully.

[Rain]

Minnowpaw turned around and stuck her tongue out as Pebblewhsiker called her a stupid furball. Ripplepaw laughed, and th two hid in the bushes near the bottom of the tree, hoping Pebblewhisker wouldn't find them.

[Ginger]

He chuckled. Those to always stuck together in everything they did. Quietly so the two wouldn't notice, he leaped from branch to branch, finally attacking the bush Ripplepaw and Minnowpaw were sheltering under.

[Rain]

Both apprentices squeled. Minnowpaw looked at the warrior, and mewed, "You're on your own, have fun cleaning dens!!" and rushed off. ((Minnowpaw is gone, don't bother chasing her) Ripplepaw looked at Pebblewhisker and got up, shaking some dead branches from his pelt. "Do I have t do dens? I did them yesterday." Ripplepaw whined.

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[Ginger]

"I'll get Minnowpaw too. Tell you what, I'll help cleaning dens, then you can go on patrol with me, okay?" Pebblewhisker offered.

[Rain]

"Minnowpaw won't be doing dens, she'll be hiding somewhere until I do them all by myself again." Ripplepaw sulked, tail drooping. It was no fair, why didn't the warriors clean out their own dens, instead of putting the job onto somebody else to do?

[| Sparrow |]

Wolfbane padded silently underneath the willow trees, stopping as he heard a cat racing through the trees. Turning back toward the two figures, he started again. As he got closer, he could make out Pebblewhisker and an forlorn-looking Ripplepaw. He recalled that he and Minnowpaw were supposed to be clearing the warriors den. The grey deputy entered the clearing and gave Ripplepaw a stern look. "You should be back at camp."

[Rain]

"But I did them yesterday!!" Ripplepaw mewed again, "Why don't the warriors clean out there stupid den." The apprentice didn't mean to repeat his thoughts out loud, but ti was too late. He looked up in defiance at Wolfbane, it wasn't fair!!

[| Sparrow |]

Wolfbane's glare morphed from stern to explosive. "Listen to your elders. If you disagree, then perhaps you are not fit to be a warrior." His held his firey gaze on the apprentice and took a stem forward, now looming over him. It had been a rough morning for the deputy and Ripplepaw's defiance pushed him over the edge. Realizing that his anger was taking over, he took a step back and sat down. He dismissed Ripplepaw with a flick of his tail. "Pebblewhisker, do you have a moment?" he mewed coolly, turning toward the warrior.

[Rain]

Ripplepaw took that as a signal for him to go do what he pleased, and not go clean stupid dens. He ran behind some bushes, then silently, climbed a nearby tree, and remained hidden, so he could eavesdrop on Pebblewhisker and Wolfbane.

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