Chilling in camp

[willowtwister]

Dusk looked up as Jaguar padded into camp. He took off toward him "Jaguar will you teach me a battle move? I'm gonna be the best warrior ever and I need a head start."

[Mr. Madness]

Jaguar looked up at the young apprentice, startled. He remembered him as Dusk, the young hurier-in-training without an assigned teacher. He decided he'd help this young cat to get him started, to give him a taste of what being trained as a hurier was all about.

"I can take you out on for a a little while, Dusk," he meowed, "but your mother decides who will train you. I can't be your true Teacher. Yet, at least. But I might as well show you the basics. Come on, let's go."

He dropped his prey in the fresh-kill pile and started towards the camp entrance.

[willowtwister]

" Actually, I'm gonna be a warrior. I won't hunt, I'll fight." Dusk said proudly. Then he started to think: Who did he want as a mentor? Jaguar was nice and stong and skillful. Kio was skilled but mysterious. Axl was strong but very busy. Hmm.

[Mr. Madness]

Jaguar nodded. "Alright. I'd still be able to teach you, though, because I also fight. But warrior's don't always get a lot of action. Only when cats attack or f we plan an attack, which doesn't happen as often as you hope. There'll be many days without anything to do, Dusk, so I am a Hurier, so I can feed and fight for my Clan."

[willowtwister]

"I know that. But warriors border patrol AND fight AND... do other important things!" He thought to himself: "I'll teach those Mizaburo cats to keep out of Icarba territory. I'm gonna be the BEST warrior in Icarba clan, I'll be legendary. Yeah, then seniors will tell future kits about me, he thought proudly.

[Mr. Madness]

Jaguar saw little Dusk's confidence. "Whatever you say, Dusk," he meowed, "But remember, if you're going to be a Warrior, you must learn fighting isn't always the answer to all of life's problems."

[Mr. Madness]

Jaguar led Dusk out of the camp entrance. He went to the clearing on the shoreline, then told
Dusk, "Here, let's do a little practice fight."

dusk launched at Jaguar and threw out a paw. Jaguar dodge it easily. when dusk was about to launch himself at Jaguar's left side, Jaguar easily sidestepped it. "Dusk, you have to be quicker. I could dodge your paw because you were slow and i saw it coming. And you must look at your opponent. You eyed my left side and that's how I knew you were going to attack there. There a a lot of things you need to learn before you'll be able to take on big Warriors like me."

Dusk nodded, and Jaguar could see the gleam of determination in his eye.

[willowtwister]

Dusk nodded, determind. He was determind to be the best and was taking any pointers he could get. He thought, all right I need to be faster and look only at where you weren't attacking. He remembered a move his father, Bramble, had taught him. He remembered something his father had told him too, use your small size to your advantage. He darted forward staring at Jaguar's face. He darted to the side and under Jaguar pummeling his soft belly. He landed a few solid blows before Jaguar lept away.
"Good move."
"Thanks, Bramble taught it to me.", Dusk replied.

[Mr. Madness]

"Ah," Jaguar nodded, "Bramble is an excelant warrior. I can see he's even found a good side of his line of small size. Well done!"

They practiced fought and Dusk grew much better, eventually slashing a gash in Jaguar's face. "Wonderful!" Jaguar marveled. "You learn very fast."

[willowtwister]

Many weeks later dusk was fighing with Jaguar in this same clearing again. "Make your move Jaguar." Dusk hissed in mock anger.

[Mr. Madness]

Jaguar lurched forward and curved in midair, tackling Dusk from above.

"Watch you blind spots, Dusk," he hissed, "They're you Achilles heel."

[willowtwister]

Dusk lept forward landing squarely on Jaguar's back when he in the middle of lecturing Dusk on blind spots.

"Watch your tounge Jaguar. This is fight not a gathering." Dusk hissed in his ear. Dusk hopped off him. "You don't lecture during a fight! Unless your plan is to bore your enemy to death!" Dusk scoffed, while maintaining his battle stance, ready to dodge Jaguar's next attack or launch one of his own.

[Mr. Madness]

Jaguar's eyebrow was lifted, but other than that, he had not moved a muscle.

"Good threat, Dusk," he muttered, "But no need for threats when you barely touch your opponent."

Dusk growled. "Want some real threats?"

Jaguar smiled. "Do your best, young one!"

[willowtwister]

Dusk raced forward remembering the new move Kio taught him. He ran straight at Jaguar then swerved, biting down hard on his back leg. Jaguar yowled then bit Dusk's tail. Dusk yowled in pain and released Jaguar's leg. Dusk felt Jaguar's grip loosen and he pulled away. He turned, and was now looking into Jaguar's face.
Jaguar snarled and hissed "You fight like kit." In response Dusk lunged forward slashed Jaguar's side. He liked that Jaguar didn't make him fight without claws. Then he felt Jaguar's swift claws rip through the white patch on his chest. The fur around was turning red, but Dusk was to focusd on dodging Jaguar's next move to worry about pain. Jaguar slashed again but this time Dusk lept back then tried to slash Jaguar's face but he was too fast and Dusk only got his nose. Jaguar faked going one way then bolted in the other direction before Dusk could react, his slowness was punished when he felt Jaguar shred his right ear before he could turn. Dusk jumped onto Jaguar's back and raked his claws down his spine.

"Dusk, Jaguar! Shadow wants you for patrol!" Dusk heard his sister yell from nearby. "Okay, we'll be back head back to camp in a second!" Jaguar yelled back. Dusk jumped off him and they headed back to camp together, side by side. They were scratched, they were bloody, but they were laughing together on their way back to camp. And despite their age differences Dusk considered Jaguar one of his best friends.

Then Jaguar lifted his paw and in one smooth swipe shredded Dusk's left ear. "That was for not letting me get the last move!" he purred. "I'll get you for that!" Dusk yowled and chased Jaguar all the way back to camp.