{Hunting Patrol}.:Risingdawn,Jadegaze&Duckpaw:.

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A small she-cat padded over the vast, barren plateau, her paws carring her to the familiar bramble clearing. It was without a doubt one of the best places to hunt. It was easily accesible to the moor for the chasing of the rabbits, but it was also a good place to hunt for other kinds of prey such as mouse. She licked her lips, halting at the starting of the wall of brambles. She sat down to wait for Jadegaze and Duckpaw to meet up with her. Her blue eyes scanned the moor, looking for the ideal place to start.

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A beautiful cream and white she-cat padded gracefully into the clearing. Her jade colored gaze shining as she bounded over to Risingdawn. She looked around, her jade colored gaze dancing with laughter," So... where do you want to hunt first?" She asked. Her voice gentle and like a birds' song. She looked around for her apprentice, Duckpaw.

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A energetic apprentice stumbled out of the wall of brambles. Her soft blue gaze was at something behind her, not paying attention the white paws of the small she-cat led her right into Jadegaze. Catching her balance Duckpaw stepped a few paw steps back "Sorry Jadegaze, I should have been watching where I was going " her voice sounded a little embarrassed and yet excited. From the tip of her nose to her tail shivered down with excitement My first hunting patrol! The creamy ginger furred feline's thought. Opening her mouth, the wind carried scents of prey off in the distance. The navy eyes looked back to the two warriors, waiting for this adventure to begin.

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Jadegaze laughed and muttered," It's alright it was an accident." She gave the apprentie's ear a swift lick and mewed," Okay do you know how to hunt rabbits already?" She asked, she was gonna see what her apprentice already knew how to do before teaching her something she already knew.

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Duckpaw opened her mouth to meow, the memory of when she tried to catch the rabbit with Wingshadow. She obviously didn't really know the right technique for catching a rabbit, a falcon Duckpaw knew, but rabbit no. "I kind of really only know to hunt feathered creatures." the she-cat said flicking long tail towards the sky. Another breeze of wind blew through her cream-ginger fur. The apprentice's pupils turned to slits as a small white figure scurried through the underbrush.

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Jadegaze looked shocked," Who taught you how to catch feathered animals?" Jadegaze muttered, still in slight shock. Her jade colored jaze held admiration though.

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Risingdawn couldn't help but smile as she watched Jadegaze mentor Duckpaw. The two where opposites but somehow the same. Mentoring always amazed Risingdawn and she hoped to one day be one herself. She listened carefully, hoping that she might be able to pick up a few tricks to better her own hunting.

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" Well then Iwill perfect your rabbit hunting skills." She mewed, not letting the young she-cats already learned things get in her way," Let me see you try to catch that rabbit." She mutttered, flicking her tail to a rabbit that was nibbling on some grass. It hadn't scented or heard the cats.. yet.

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Duckpaw looked at Jadegaze "I learned to catch feathered creatures from.. Wingshadow" the young apprentice said under her breath. The deep blue gaze then drifted over to the white furry creature. Her pupils got wide, with a twitch of her tail the cream ginger apprentice darted. Again her paws created to much sound without her noticing. The rabbit's ears perked up at the sound of the thumping paws. It ran at the site of Duckpaw. The she-cat tried to out run the rabbit, extending her claw to try to reach, she was so close. But it then ran into a rabbit hole and disappeared. Duckpaw skidded to a halt and trotted back to Jadegaze and Risingdawn. Disapointment shown on her face.

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Risingdawn gave the apprentice a sympathetic glance. "You did well for your first try" she purred kindly. It was true, very few apprentices managed to come so close on their first trials. She gave the apprentice a reassuring wink. "It took me at least ten trys to master a technic that works for me" she said, her eyes glimmering with slight embaressement. "And I still miss them every now and then" she added with a laugh, remembering the incident from the previous day.

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Jadegaze watched ehr apprentice and smiled as she came back," Nice try! Okay you need to work on your noise. Your to loud when you approach the rabbit. Try to soften you paws by gliding them across the grass or removing the weight from your legs." She mewed, instructing her apprentice. She smiled and gave her a swift reasurring lick," Try again." She orderd as she flicked her tail to a small rabbit that was hopping by.

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Risingdawn smiled as Jadegaze reasured her apprentice, it was such a beautiful bond. She ached inside, wishing she had something like that to share with someone. She smiled, thinking about her bond with Batwing, but an apprentice and a crush where diffrent. She listened in silence, evaluating what she would have said diffrently and what she would have said the same if she where in Jadegaze's position.

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Jadegaze smiled and waited for her apprentice to take off after the rabbit. Her jade colored gaze waiting patiently. Her small frame glowing as the sunlight hit it.

[Luna Chi]

She took in a deep breath, shaking off the disappointment she looked towards the bright side. The she-cats longer-than-normal tail twitched back and fourth. The sun beated down on Duckpaw's fur making waves of warmth come to her. She was very grateful and respectful to the two warriors giving her comfort. Listening to her mentor, the she-cat crouched like a lion watching its prey, the ginger cream fur blending in slightly to the dirt ground. The pupil of the warm blue eyes got wide once more. She stared at the white creature, stepping forward, she made sure the white paws made as less noise as they could. Suddenly cream ginger flashed, the apprentice had darted off. This time her tail was giving her much more balance, the paws of this feline barley hit the ground before come back up. Yet just the apprentice's luck, she was a couple tail lengths away from the rabbit when ..snap.. she had accidentally stepped on a twig. Not wanting for the rabbit to get away this time Duckpaw flicked her tail, her paws went faster. Since she wasn't that far away when the twig was snapped the she-cat sprung forward using her hind legs. Her claws grasped on to the white furry flank. Bringing it to a halt, she swiftly killed it, thanking starclan for its life also. Grasping it she padded over to the two felines before her. If it wasn't for the long tail that was bestowed up on at birth, the rabbit would have gotten away and Duckpaw would have tripped. The apprentice gazed at her mentor then the patrol leader putting the rabbit infront of Duckpaw.

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Jadegaze purred adn licked her apprentice gently. Her jade colored gaze full of pride," You did excellent! Next time you step on a twig, jst sprint. It's easier than trying to leap and catch it." She purred and nuzzled the young she-cat gently.