Birdclaw's Hunt (Others are welcome. ^^;)

[Zelda]

The gray tabby ran across the bare moorlands, looking for a rabbit. When she spotted it, it was entering it's nest.
"It has young, no doubt..." Birdclaw smiled, and lowered herself to the ground, and slowly inched closer, until she was about a foot from it, then she reached her claw in it, trying to kill all the rabbits without seeing them. When she was sure they were all dead, she dug a larger hole so she could retrieve the fresh meat.
Her eyes widened as she saw how plump all of them were.
"Starclan, thank you for this rabbit and it's kits." Birdclaw mewed, then put them in a pile. "I'll need help carrying all these back."

[Mirepaw]

Arrowtail caught up to her, panting. "You plan to kill a dead cat?" he asked, remarking on her comment right before they had left camp. "That seems to be a difficult feat." His eyes caught sight of the large pile of rabbits and widened slightly. "Well," he said, "this hunt may be shorter than I had thought. At least give me the chance to find something!"

[Zelda]

Birdclaw batted one of his ears playfully.
"Oh, I'll find a way...And sorry, I couldn't help it. It was just so easy..." the she-cat lowered her head in embarrassment. "Sorry. We can still hunt though, let's take these back, then we can keep hunting, okay? It'd be a boring hunt for you if all you got to do was carry back the dead rabbits."
The gray tabby picked up three rabbits in her mouth.
" 'ou ca' 'ake the other uns, okay?" she mewed with a mouthful of bunnies, then started back up to camp.
Birdclaw! I can't believe you're getting along with him so well! You might just have a chance with him! she thought excitedly.
She had a burst of speed, and dashed up to the camp.

[Mirepaw]

Sighing in mock surrender, Arrowtail picked up the remaining rabbits and followed after her. His long legs carried him quickly with little effort, and he was enjoying the morning run. At least they wouldn't have to say their hunt was unsuccessful!

He sped up slightly to catch up with Birdclaw before she vanished completely. "Don' lea' me behind," he half-said, trying to keep the rabbits from falling out of his mouth. "Oor U'll 'ave to send the tail-beas' after you!"

[Zelda]

Birdclaw stopped, and waited for the tom, though her feet itched to run.
"Come on! 'Urry up!" she meowed, "We're a'mos' dere!"
The she-cat looked in the direction of camp. She could almost hear the mewing and chatter of camp. Her eyes looked back at Arrowtail.
You might just have a chance... her mind told her. Take it slow, Birdclaw, slow... The gray and black cat didn't want to take it slow, though. She really, really liked him. Take it EASY! Birdclaw sighed. I guess her inner self was right. He may not feel the same way about her, so she'll have to build up his trust, for now...

The rolling hills and fields carried strong winds, and they ruffled her fur, and brought a cool breeze to her face. It was then, when she realized how lucky she was to be in WindClan. No, to be in any Clan at all.

[Mirepaw]

Arrowtail smiled (with some difficulty as the rabbits almost slipped out of his mouth) and quickened his pace to catch up to her. It was a beautiful day, clear and warm, a nice breeze blowing across him, and he had open space to simply run in.

As he caught up to Birdclaw, he kicked as hard as he could with his long legs to leap and speed ahead. He raced as fast as he could, looking back though making sure not to run into a tree. He'd heard about cats who had been injured in a similar way, and he didn't want to try it.

His tail was straight out behind him, the way it always was when he ran. It was and odd quirk of his that had gained him a second meaning for his name.

[Zelda]

Birdclaw smiled back and started running again, trying to catch up. She noticed how his tail was stock-straight as he ran. The she-cat ran with the wind and had a burst of speed, running next to Arrowtail. Forcing her legs to work extra hard, she passed him by a mouse-length.
Yeah, that's it, go! Beat him! she thought. You'll be able to beat him!

Her gray and black fur was flat against her back to help make her body more aerodynamic. Birdclaw laid her ears back and slowed down a little, to give Arrowtail a chance.
Birdclaw closed her eyes for a moment, and just then, she was running into a sudden dip. The suprised she-cat tripped and rolled down into the ditch. All of the rabbits fell out of her mouth, and she landed on her side in the decline, hardly moving.

[Mirepaw]

Arrowtail raced after the speeding she-cat, but he was beginning to tire. He snapped his tail behind him and slowed a bit, deciding to see if slightly-slower and steady could actually win a race or not.

And as he did, he saw her vanish from sight right in front of him. Startled, he lept up, looking down as he jumped to see the rabbits strewn across the ditch- and Birdclaw lying across the side.

He landed with a skid, almost falling over as he slid down the side of the ditch and ran to her.

"Birdclaw?" he said unsurely, spitting the rabbits out of his mouth.

[Zelda]

Birdclaw managed to open one eye, and tried to get up.
"That was a little suprising." she tried to smile, but everything hurt.
The she-cat managed to stand up, but fell again. She was trembling and shaking. Her gray pelt was matted and she had dirt all over her. She sneezed. Birdclaw managed to get up again, and took a step, managing not to fall.
"Mouse dung. The rabbits are all dirty!....I'll be fine, just a little shaken." she smiled, and walked over to her dropped rabbits and picked them up. The she-cat walked with a slight limp in her front left leg, but tried not to show it. Birdclaw walked up the hill towards camp, a little slower than usual.

[Mirepaw]

Arrowtail ran after Birdclaw and walked beside her, looking anxiously at her as they walked.

"When we get back to camp, perhaps you should have (insert medicine cat here?) look at you." he said as he shifted around the rabbits to make it easier for him to speak.

He pulled slightly ahead of her, his eyes scanning the terrain for any other obstacles.

[Zelda]

She nodded. "I will, but it was a tiny fall, nothing much." Birdclaw mewed, attempting to shake the dust off her pelt to little avail.
That fall was huge. I'm such a horrible liar... she thought, following Arrowtail to camp. I don't think I broke anything, though. If I did, I'll be so angry. I won't just sit in camp not doing anything.

She slowly gained her courage, and started to trot, left front leg screaming and burning. Birdclaw ignored it, though she winced everytime she took a step on that paw.