[Cosmo]

Originally Posted by Beau

A glossy brown ears perked at the sound of a familiar voice calling out a name. Flashpaw sat halfway up and pricked the other ear, turning his head to follow the sound. His golden eyes landed on Aspenpaw and the bengal gave her a friendly smile. He wasn’t really in the mood for company, but he didn’t want to hurt Aspenpaw’s feelings. Besides, it wasn’t her fault that he was grumpy. Flashpaw was just... going through something. It was hard to explain, even to himself. He just hadn’t felt like himself lately. Pretending to be cheerful and mischievous for the sake of his friends didn’t seem likely to help and was not appealing to the striped tom. “Hey, Aspenpaw. He greeted with as much cheer as he could muster, praying to the Starclan he hardly believed in that she wouldn’t ask him what was the matter. One of the worst things was when cats pestered him to find out what was wrong with him only to get angry when he couldn’t provide them an answer.

Aspenpaw cocked her head at the unusual mood of her friend. He was usually very peppy and mischievous. He was acting that way, but something was different. She couldn't help but notice a rather melancholic air about him. She opened her mouth to comment on it but than closed her mouth again. Over the time that she had known Flashpaw she had learned that he did not particularly like it when cats pestered him about what was wrong. So instead she decided that she could ask him in a way that seemed as if she hadn't noticed. A casual greeting. Aspenpaw had learned how to sneak what she meant into not hurtful words while listening to the conversations of older cats. She didn't call it eavesdropping, but with the mischief that she got up to it very well could have been. "How are you today?" She asked pleasantly, acting as if she hadn't noticed that he didn't seem normal.