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Ravenpaw lurked in shadows of the apprentice den, as always. Of course he would. He was always hiding in the darkness. It was all he ever did. He was just a shadow, fading in with the environment. That was what he did best. He looked around slowly, and let out a soft sigh. He hadn't done anything with his mentor yet, and he was getting bored. There wasn't much to do honestly. Of course, every so often, he'd go out himself so he could be on his own for a while, and he'd bring back some prey whenever he decided to return to the camp. However, he wasn't sure how his fighting skills were. He hadn't had chance to practice them. He hoped he would soon however. Although, being on his own a lot, Ravenpaw knew the territory quite well. Not perfectly, mind you but he knew where some of the main areas of the territory were. He walked out of the apprentice den slowly, and sat down outside. He looked to the sky, and wondered if he should go out again.

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6 Moons // Apprentice // Tom // StoneClan

I wanna hear you sing the praise

Ashpaw let out a purr of delight upon seeing Ravenpaw exit the apprentice den. The grey pelted apprentice followed closely behind, more than happy to alleviate his own personal boredom by chatting with his fellow apprentice. "Hey Ravenpaw, how are you?" He asked, slipping into a facade of sweetness the likes of which he himself wasn't used to. It was the quickest and easiest way to receive the information he wanted however, and in the long run he would learn to appreciate the ability to fool others into thinking he was a pure and innocent cat.

"It's kinda boring around here right now isn't it? What I wouldn't give to be able to leave camp and go hunting. Too bad we have to have a warrior with us, I'd be happy to go without the extrasecurity behind us. But Hawkstar knows best after all." The small tom gave a playful chuckle, hoping his friendly attitude would coax a response from Ravenpaw.

I said, ashes to ashes, we all fall down

Words: 161 // Tags: @savagewolf // Notes

[Fawn]

Honeypaw was not a lazy apprentice, not by a long shot. However, that didn't mean she couldn't enjoy a few more naps than the rest of her denmates. Snuggled down warmly in her nest of moss and hawk feathers (thanks to Herondive), the sounds of pawsteps at the entrance to the apprentices' den had her raising her head, blinking sleepily as she caught sight of Ravenpaw's tail disappearing outside. Maybe he's gone off to go train? She thought she could hear Ashpaw’s voice, too. Not wanting to be left out, Honeypaw stirred.

With a soft, beleaguered sigh of a cat enjoying the coziness far too much, Honeypaw got up from her nest, finding the shortness of her coat insufficient with all of this chilliness around. That was the problem with living in a den made of stone! The rocks absorbed all the cold; wishing Herondive was still in the apprentices' den alongside her, Honeypaw stretched and trotted out, greeting Ravenpaw and Ashpaw through a yawn.
"Hi you two!" The tabby and white she-cat shivered. "Brrr, it's cold this morning! I say we pounce on Boulderheart and steal all of his fur." She purred, eyes glittering with humor.

It's so easy to make believe,
it seems you're livin' in a dream

Word Count: 189 Words
Tags: @marshymutt @savagewolf
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Ravenpaw looked to Ashpaw as he came out and spoke to him, he had almost forgotten about the rule honestly.  He broke it  a lot, it was the only rule he broke. He then looked to Honeypaw and gave a small nod to her. After a moment of looking at the two, the silent tom spoke up softly, but still rather quietly. Just enough to be heard. It was almost like a whisper.

"I leave camp on my own all the time, not many cats notice. I am just a shadow, it normally takes a while for anyone to notice I'm missing. I was actually getting ready to sneak out now."

He looked to Honeypaw before looking to Ashpaw. It would be more noticeable if all the apprentices left, but, it would be safer if they came with him. He supposed he could put up with being around them for a little while, it was only two cats.

"If you want, you could sneak out with me? I know a few places we could go and hunt."

He once again looked at the two, waiting on their answer. His tail swished nervously as he did. He much preferred to be on his own, but he couldn't just sneak off now, not with these two seeing him exit the camp. So it was either bring them along, or not go at all.

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6 Moons // Apprentice // Tom // StoneClan

I wanna hear you sing the praise

Ashpaw's attention was immediately re-directed onto Honeypaw as she joined them, making a joke about stealing the fur off of Boulderheart. He snorted out at the idea of doing that, and the mental image of what the large warrior would look like without fur. "All of his fur? I dunno Honeypaw, I think we should leave him at least a little bit of fur. He'd probably look pretty silly without any covering his body." He chuckled out.

When Ravenpaw offered to let them come along to go hunting her smiled and nodded. "Sure, I'd be happy to come with you. It'd be nice to get some extra hunting practice in. It might help in the long run. What do you say Honeypaw? Are you interested in coming with us to go hunting?" The grey tom questioned. Normally he would have jumped at the opportunity to use Ravenpaw's little habit of sneaking out against him, but this time around he was rather bored. A hunt between the three of them could prove to be good fun, or at least a distraction from mundane life. Besides, he himself occasionally snuck out of campy to go on walks or hunt on his own. It would be foolish to try and claim the shadowy apprentice was doing anything worse than what he did.

I said, ashes to ashes, we all fall down

Words 219 // Tags Fawn @savagewolf // Notes

[Fawn]

Sneak out? Honeypaw shook her head at first, a refusal already forming on her tongue. She was mature enough now to see both sides of most situations; while it would be fun to sneak out like she and her two best friends used to, Honeypaw didn't want to cause unnecessary worry to her loved ones or her new mentor. Besides... I don't want to do anything to jeopardize my warrior ceremony! I'm already a moon behind everyone else! She'd had to start her training a moon late, after recovering from a nasty bout of greencough that took her brother, Kitekit, away from her.

When Ashpaw readily agreed with Ravenpaw, Honeypaw's ears folded back a little, posture and expression both showing some uneasiness. "I don't know..."

Until it occurred to her that they could just ask for permission? Three apprentices was a safe enough group. She, Hazelpaw and Herondive had gone out in groups of three before, without Wolfclaw or Hawkstar saying otherwise.
"I'll just let Ospreywing know we're going out." She replied, forcing herself to sound chipper. Why does it feel like I'm ratting them out? Before they could stop her, the tabby and white she-cat made a jaunty step to the center of StoneClan's camp, finding Ospreywing as he returned with a border patrol. Saying nothing of Ravenpaw's initial plan to sneak out, she asked the black and white tom if it would be acceptable for them to go hunting by themselves.

After a moment of hesitation, Ospreywing agreed.

Smiling with relief, Honeypaw dashed back to her friends, swiping at their ears with her tail playfully. "Ready slow-slugs? Let's go."

It's so easy to make believe,
it seems you're livin' in a dream

Word Count: 258 Words
Tags: @marshymutt @savagewolf
Notes:

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Ravenpaw looked to Ashpaw and gave a soft nod. Then he looked over to Honeypaw and once again nodded. It seemed she was going to ask, he didn't mind that too much, as long as he could go out, that would be fine. If not, he would sneak out anyway, he preferred being out of the camp when he could. When Honeypaw returned, it became obvious they got permission. He looked to Ashpaw and gave him a soft nod, before walking up to Honeypaw with a small smile. He spoke to her, but in his usual quiet voice.

"I suppose it's good you asked. I don't really tend to ask, after all I hunt by myself mostly and...........I am mostly independent."

He walked out of the camp and stopped to wait for Ashpaw. As he did, he looked back inside the camp and sat himself down. 

"Every time I leave camp, I look back, as if it is going to be the last time I see this place. I don't know what I would do without Stoneclan. Stoneclan is my family, every cat in Stoneclan, and I would protect it and them with my life."

He turned to Honeypaw for a moment with a serious look, before closing his eyes and looking away. Ravenpaw looked back into the camp as he waited for Ashpaw.

Fawn
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