[Hellion]

Loose ends, they tangle down

And then take flight But never tie me down

Gullpaw had learned quite a bit from his mentor and while he wasn't the best fisher he enjoyed the simple task and felt now would be a good time to perfect it. He was given permission to go out on his own and took full advantage. It was nice to be out in the fresh air and left all his troubles about his mother behind when he left camp.

His lengthily tail flicked back and forth as he kept up an even pace toward the river and found solace in the smooth current. His mouth opened for any scent of land-prey to ensure he didn't scare anything off, the scents there were weak and hardly worth worrying about as he settled into finding him a stream. He knew that his own swimming abilities weren't strong enough yet to venture too close to the main part of the river but he'd could easily try his luck on the streams that diverted from the major source and that was his plan. Wetting his paws as he leapt over a tiny stream the growing tom found himself a nice fishing spot and sat on the bank. His tail flicked back and forth as he waited for a little silver fish to swim close to the surface. His attention was drawn briefly to the sky and felt assured he'd catch something for the clouds shifted back and forth across the sun and would be good to hide his shape from the fish below.

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She was bored and she wanted something to do. She had convinced Timberwing to let her go to the River without her today, and Snowpaw was actually surprised when the Deputy agreed. But then, Timberwing was the Deputy now, so she needed to spend time delegating tasks to everyone as well.Well this snow white she-cat left the camp and she walked her way to the river. She had heard that some cats could be found fishing during their free time, and well, Snowpaw was curious on how fishing was done. Timeberwing had not shown the snowy she-cat how to fish yet, and Snowpaw knew that fishing technically came later on in the training.

But she figured that it wouldn't hurt to go and watch other cats fish for the clan right? Her slender white form moved through the lands like there was no problem and no trick to it. She was really light on her paws and that was good for her hunting and stalking. She did catch the scent of another apprentice though and she recognized it as Gullpaw. She followed his scent and soon enough, she found him sitting beside the river watching the fish. She sat in the shadows of a tree for a little bit. She wanted to observe what he did.

She figured that she could learn how to do some fishing by watching, and then maybe, just maybe, she could get Gullpaw to show her some tricks that way when Timberwing did take her to teach her to fish, she knew something already. Snowpaw made up her mind to walk up to him then and she stopped a few mouse lengths behind him. "Gullpaw, I hope you do not mind me watching you?" Her voice was quiet from the fact that she never really talked to anyone but Timberwing, so she would not be surprised if she was going to have to repeat her statement once more and a little louder.

[Hellion]

Loose ends, they tangle down

And then take flight But never tie me down

In the comfort of the fishing bank, Gullpaw had caught on silver fish and had it beside him, it was small one but worth the effort. He wanted to personally devour the meal and have his belly full before curling up and taking a quick nap then later meet up with his mentor but out here in the sweet calm of the RainClan territory he decided to stay. His attention again return to the slow moving creek as his name was called from his side. Flicking his ear in acknowledgement to the voice he turned his eyes and saw a fellow apprentice. Snowpaw was her name and while he didn't know her that well he knew her mentor, Timberwing had been a good friend to his now deceased mother.

"You can watch I don't mind." He answered with a small smile before using his tail to point to the space beside him, beside the fish. "Do you want me to help you? Or would you like to just watch?" He asked keeping his voice soft to make sure not to scare any other prey away, he waited for her reply by returning his eyes to the water to wait for the next silver fish.

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She did not know this apprentice, but she was wanting to make another new friend out of a RainClan cat, so she would try to right now. She smiled lightly though when Gullpaw motioned to the empty space between him and the fish and she walked over and sat beside him. She looked down at the river water and she saw the little silver fish moving around. She figured then that she should be quiet as she watched him.

Her ears perked to Gullpaw when he asked if she wanted to learn how and she thought on it. She would have to learn how sooner or later right? Why not show up to her training and know how to do a little fishing? She smiled once more and she nodded lightly. "Can you help me? I have not been through fishing training yet, and it looks interesting." She looked at the tom next to her and she waited for his answer.

She looked back to the water then and she got splashed in the face when a fish jumped from the water and made a splash as it landed in the river once more. She moved and she looked at Gullpaw, there were some water droplets falling from her nose then.

[Hellion]

Loose ends, they tangle down

And then take flight But never tie me down

Gullpaw smiled warmly toward the white she-cat as she joined him, it was nice and comforting to have some else around while he carried on in his grieving process, but it wasn't time to think about such things so quickly he dismissed those thoughts. Hearing that she found it interesting to learn how to fish but that she hadn't yet been taught, he tried to think of creative way to explain to her the basics without making it difficult for her mentor in the future. A moment of silence went on between them but finally found his words.

"I am not a really good teacher but I can do my best. He said with another smile and crouched a little lower on the embankment and pointed with his tail for her to do the same. "I always found it easier if I was crouched lower to the ground and watch the fish." He added waiting for her to mimic him and he could help her out some more.

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SNOWPAW of RainClan
06 Moons. She-Cat. Apprentice

She smiled when he did as well and she kept her purr low and barely audible, she did know that you can make too much noise and scare away the fish, which is what she did not want to do. She could tell that something was bugging him just by the look that was in his eyes a few moments ago, but that seemed to leave and she ignored what she thought she saw. She could have been imagining it anyways. She waited for him to think on what he wanted to say, and she thought on what she could say, but soon, he broke the silence.

"No one is ever the best of teachers." She offered the confidence boost and if he took it, she would be happy. But when he crouched and flicked his tail for her to mimic, she did just that. The little snow colored she-cat crouched over the embankment as well and she stared at the water. She saw some fish moving and she looked over at Gullpaw. "Am I going this right?" Her voice was soft and quiet, but still held her curiosity.

Hellion

[Hellion]

Loose ends, they tangle down

And then take flight But never tie me down

Gullpaw relaxed even more in her company, it was nice to be with a fellow apprentice and just enjoy each others company. The confidence boost she gave him was enough to perk up his ears and raise his head up a bit to nod in agreement. "Thanks." He replied smile. Gullpaw watched as she moved to crouch over the embankment like him. "Yeah you are doing great! Just try to not go too far forward, I don't think you'd like to fall in." He teased, taking a side step closer to her their pelts brushing for a moment.

"Depending on which paw you use I like to lean my weight to the opposite side so that when I swipe for a fish I don't take so long." Gullpaw explained, leading to his right so that his left paw was free to be used. His pelt rippled over the muscle that showed on his body. "I'm still not the best fisher, I need to work on my speed." He said before stepping out of his crouch to sit, his tail laid neatly over his paws.

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SNOWPAW of RainClan
09 Moons. She-Cat. Apprentice

Realxing, that was what this was. She was happy to be with just an apprentice, instead of with mentors or warriors. It felt different being with a cat the same age as her, or even just a few moons older. It was more, relaxing, and she could tell that Gullpaw thought the same, for he soon relaxed more. But when she gave him the small confidence boost, she would tell that it worked, for his ears perked up and he seemed to brighten a bit, which was a good thing. No one should be down and sad. When he spoke of not going to far forward, she took a few tiny pawsteps back. "Right, swimming doesn't sound like fun right now. In fact, it sounds horrible."

She gave a small chuckle before his coat brushed against hers. She looked at him for a second before her gaze went back to the water and the fish. She watched him though as he leaned to his right so that he could lift his left paw to swipe at the fish. She saw how slow his swipe was and she nodded. So, once he sat down, she leaned to her left and raised her right paw. She watched the water and saw her target swimming toward her and she went to swipe at it, but shew as too slow as well. "I think I need to work on my speed as well." She chuckled as she looked back at him, her right paw soaking wet from the water that she had caught.

[Hellion]

Loose ends, they tangle down

And then take flight But never tie me down

He found it easy to smile in Snowpaw's presence despite the sadness that clung to his pelt. With his attention on the white she-cat beside him, Gullpaw stepped back to stand up. "Want to head back and have something to eat?" He asked her trying to give her another smile, his inner mantra of faking it until you make it repeated in his head. Snowpaw was light in the darkness of his depression and regardless of the future she was someone he felt a connection to. Taking a few steps toward home he looked back at her and flicked his tail. "I'll race ya," He teased with a sly, playful smile. It was nice to joke around with another cat despite her earlier timid nature. Pale green eyes watched her for a moment before taking a leading step toward camp, then disappearing into the brush toward home, waiting for her to catch up with him.

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