the chirps of finches and kites [P]

[Luna16]

The speckled she-cat concluded putting the finishing the touches on her pelt before rising to her paws and heading over to the fresh-kill pile. A slight hum in her voice. She selected two fish, picking them up by their tails, before returning to the apprentice's den. Kitepaw set them down with a purr, and poked her head into the den. "Finchpaw! Care to share lunch?" She called, stepping aside to allow other apprentices to go about their business as she waited for her friend. She couldn't wait to tell him the news! She had gotten some training in with the Lionhearts! Now she could show him some things. It wouldn't count for anything official, but it was something.

@Fairytale - Finchpaw

[Fairytale]

ʚ Finchpaw ɞ
RiverClan apprentice | 9 moons | he/him

What a lazy day. Actually, what a lazy moon. Finchpaw hadn’t done anything in forever. Train, finish duties, talk to someone—where had he been? He was wasting his apprentice days, and he knew it. Before long, everyone around him would be a warrior and he’d still be stuck here. He sighed, resting his head on his paws right as a familiar void called his name. Ears perking, he looked to Kitepaw and saw the fish. Food, and his favorite cat! Couldn’t get too excited, though. Last time they’d spoken, he dipped like, instantly. If he showed too much now, how uncool would he look? “Of course,” Finchpaw said nonchalantly, suppressing the bounce in his step. Though he kept a cool demeanor, his giddiness fought to reach the surface. He always loved talking with Kitepaw.

@Luna16

[Luna16]

Kitepaw instinctively brightened when she saw Finchpaw, but immediately noticed something felt off. She smiled through the fish in her mouth anyway, happy that he had agreed to share. She walked over to a spot away from the den enough that they wouldn't be anycat's way, setting down the two fish between them. "I-I hope you like fish." She purred. Was that a stupid question? Probably. But just because they were RiverClan didn't mean they were obligated to enjoy fish. Maybe he didn't like the scales? Or texture of the meat? Either way, she wanted to be sure Finchpaw was happy with his meal, since she had essentially picked it for him.

She gave him a smile before taking a small, delicate bite of her own fish, some habits had their place. She knew some of her mother's...teachings were odd. But there was no reason to forego eating politely. Her fur practically buzzed with excitement, she couldn't wait to tell him about her training with the other Lionhearts! But first things first, she wanted to check on him. He seemed a little off, granted the last time he spoke he kinda...well bolted away from her. So maybe...maybe the way he was acting now had something to do with that? She swallowed her mouthful, tilting her head to the side slightly with a concerned and curious gaze. "H-How have you been, Finchpaw?" She asked, a warm smile on her maw. "We haven't...gotten a chance to...share a meal in...quite some time now." Her voice was a little more timid than the last time they spoke, she hoped that didn't bother him! Nothing to do at this point than just wait for his reply...

@Fairytale - Finchpaw

[Fairytale]

ʚ Finchpaw ɞ
RiverClan apprentice | 9 moons | he/him

Finchpaw hated fish, but he would never say that to Kitepaw. She seemed so happy to see him, something that made his chest all warm and fuzzy feeling, and he wasn’t about to ruin that by being all actually fish is awful and I’d rather starve. Especially since he’d bolted on her last time… was she gonna bring that up? He hoped not. Also, it was weird for a RiverClan cat to hate fish, wasn’t it? They practically worshipped the slimy buggers. “I love fish.” He smiled, but not too widely, as he settled down next to her.

She took really small bites. Not that it was weird or anything, it was just a cool little thing he knew about her now. Or maybe she was nervous or something. I am. No I’m not. What am I even thinking? He took a big bite out of his fish, letting the awful texture drown out his thoughts. Kitepaw’s question startled him slightly, like he’d forgotten she was there or something—dung, he looked like a mousebrain now! With a ”Wlaiph!” that was meant to be a wait,, he swallowed the fish as fast as he could to say “Good! Real good.” He met her eyes, and holy stars, she was so pretty that he forgot how to talk. “Yeah—yeah, it’s uh, been a while. Been a while,” he blabbered. Bleh, now he really looked stupid! Finchpaw buried his face in his paws as his pelt heated up.

“Pretend you didn’t hear that.”

@Luna16

[Luna16]

Kitepaw noticed Finchpaw's face shift, but she wasn't sure. And she didn't want to say anything in case she was wrong. She smiled at him again before wrapping her tail around her paws delicately, continuing with her small bites. "I-I'm so glad!" She purred softly. "I picked this fish e-especially for you." Admitting that out loud...it made her feel bashful all of the sudden. She looked down at her paws as she shuffled them timidly, casting a small shy smile up at Finchpaw.

She was startled when Finchpaw was startled, letting out a small eep of surprise. "I-I'm s-so sorry!" She murmured, brushing her tail along his side as he tried to swallow. Oh stars! She didn't mean to make him choke! She breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at her and spoke again. Nodding in agreement with him with a soft mrrow of amusement. "Y-Yes it has." She purred softly. She wrapped her tail around her paws again, finishing of her fish with polished bites before setting to clean her face and whiskers. "Ah! Guess what!" She chirped happily, her voice still soft. "I got to do some t-training with Ms. Heroneye recently. A-And Ms. Caveclaw."

The last time they really sat down to speak, they had discussed having difficulty training. But now, hopefully things were better? "Y-You should ask them. They're really nice, I-I'm sure...if you're still having trouble...that they'll teach you too."

@Fairytale - Finchpaw