It's Been Long

[~*Snowstep]

A slim cream-and-grey she-cat sat silently on the fence. Her sweet-smelling fur announced that she didn't belong to a clan, not ate crowfood for a living. The scent of milk drifted from her long whiskers as she swiped her small pink tongue across her jaws. Other than that, and the various twitches from her tail, she was motionless.

Prettie was waiting for something. She she-kit has now grown into a beautiful young she-cat, but her pretty blue, almost violet, eyes shone with a longing. A longing for company. It just wasn't enough to be around her twoleg owners all the time. She longed for a friend... She hadn't seen Spottednose, or Snowstep, or even Lionpaw for quite a while. Many moons to be exact. All this time she has been alone, constantly sitting patiently on this fence at where she first met those cats. But by now, all their scents have faded and gone....

It's been so long...

[kura]

Dia pelted as fast as he could from the danger that sought him, rushing threw the brush, he could hear it's heavy breathing, and the thump of it's paws as it prosued him. It was gaining. He let a smirk grace his maw, maybe this would be the oppent that killed him, put him out of his misery. But first the fox had to defeat him in battle! Sunshine nearly blinded him as he burst out from the brush and into a small clearing, blocking his way was a tall wooden wall. He hissed in annoyance, oh well I'll fight it now!
Spining around to face the fox he slashed at it's face, dodging a blow to his head he slid under the red beast slashing at it's underbelly. The fox yelped jumping away and aiming a bit at Dia's throat. But Dia with all his speed rolled away befroe launching himself again at the fox, his fangs aiming toward it's throat. His aim was true, the fox struggled but for not. Dia stayed latched onto the fox untill it went lip with death. Letting it go he let out a cruel laugh into the air. It seemed he was not to die yet....
So over come with his battle he had not noticed the she-cat on the fence.

[~*Snowstep]

A crash through the trees and dense bushes surprised Prettie, almost making her jump. At first, she thought her friends came to find her again, as her eyes shone with hope, and saught the clan cats, her bright violet eyes darting back and forth around the trees. But then she realized, with the sounds of heavy breathing and loud pawsteps, she knew that what came wouldn't be who she expected. However, she realized too late, and before she had a chance to jump back into her own garden, a pitch black tomcat burst out of the forest, followed by a massively huge red-ish coloured animal. This must be a fox! she thought to herself; although she's never seen one before, she heard it from her clan friends many moons ago.

The cream coloured she-cat didn't know what to do; to help or to run? She wouldn't have been able to help anyways, since she didn't know how to fight in the first place. It seemed like she couldn't do anything her mind was telling her to do. She stood frozen, eyes wide, and a small shiver ran down her back.

But it seemed like in a heartbeat, the fight was over. All she saw was the fast, smooth movements of the black tom, and without seeing exactly how, the fox was on the ground, dead.

Death. That was something she's never seen before. That just made everything worse.

Her breath was shallow as she took in all that she'd seen. She still couldn't believe something so big could be defeated and killed by a cat, though this cat looked even stronger than any cat she'd seen from the clan so far. She didn't know what she should do. She didn't know if this cat was a danger to her or not. It was obvious that he was a fighter, and there was no doubt that if he meant her harm, she'd be dead in less than a heartbeat. The fear was still in her large, shining eyes, and she made no attempt to remove her frightened gaze from the black cat's face.

[kura]

Dia stared at the ground beneath his paws, he was not dead, he was still living...breathing. He had been to caught up in his anger earlier to notice the she-cat's scent, but know with his head slightly cleared her scent filled his sense's. Spinning around he stared at her with his cold gaze, he seemed frozen by her fear stricken eyes. Had she seen the fight? Had he inspired her fear? Was he so much of a monster? Was he like his father?
No!
He was nothing like him, and never would be.
Forcing the thoughts from his mind he smiled at the she-cat, bowing his head slightly in greeting. "I did not mean to frighten you...I..I had to kill it, or I would have been killed" he explained. Hoping to soothe away the she-cats fear he brought his charm into play. "Anyways what's a beautiful she-cat like you doing here?" he asked with a grin.

[~*Snowstep]

Prettie blinked, her fur lying flat again. Now that he heard the rogue talk, he didn't seem to be horrible at all. Just for self protection she agreed that that was a good reason to kill such a dangerous creature like that. she relaxed her tense body a bit more, and the fear in her bright violet eyes cooled down.
"Um, I was just waiting around for some friends... it's kind of boring in my home..." she replied uncertainly, her face feeling a little hot from the blush that was rising when the black cat called her 'beautiful'. no cat said that before, except her owners, because she didn't know any cats around, and haven't been around other cats for moons, since she was still the age of an apprentice.

[kura]

Dia glanced around the she-cat with a grin, "waiting for some friends huh?" more of a statement then a question as he hopped up on the fence next to her. He turned to her grin still in place but as he sniffed the air, his grin faded. "Y..your a kittypet?" his voice was strained, like if he were choking on a fur ball. He shock his head, flicking his ears uncomfortably, "sorry didn't mean to sound....umm...anyways...I never got your name."

[~*Snowstep]

Prettie's heart fluttered when the mysterious tomcat jumped onto the fence right beside her. So much that she absently took a step backwards when he sniffed the air. Too much actually.
Then, though she didn't know why, she heard the sudden change in the cat's tone. Very... very much like a distaste. Like choking on bad tasting water straight from the tap instead of having clean water in the bowl. He seemed to look uncomfortable even... so totally different from before he came close to scent the air. She noticed that, but she didn't know that both clan cats and rogues didn't like kittypets; none of her clan friends showed any sign of dislike for her.

"I'm... Prettie..." she meowed uncertainly, her large bright eyes now warily on this newcomer. "And yes, I'm a... kittypet. Is there a problem?" she asked lightly. She was never the kind of cat who'd hold a grudge on others, or get easily offended. But somehow, this time it felt like the tom had something against where she came from.

[kura]

Dia grinned letting his charm come back into play, "no nothings wrong...anyways so what your a kittypet. Were you come from matters not" he meowed sincerely. He stepped closer to the she-cat, a playful grin growing on his maw. "I love your name, so very like you," he paused to sit back before he continued, "my name is Dia, it is nice to meet your acquaintance mi'lady."
Inwardly he laughed, a long sadistic laugh that echoed threw his mind. A kittypet how useless is that, and here I thought I'd found a new oppent....
Shut up! Why does every thing have to be about fighting? killing?
Ha! it's always been about that! and you know it!
Dia shook his head wanting to shake the voices from his mind, but the hollow laughter continued to ring threw his head. He turned his gaze away from the she-cat hoping to hide the hollow look that had passed threw them.

[~*Snowstep]

Prettie's eyes were wide when the tom stepped closer to her. She felt heat under her soft fur and she blushed. "Um, nice to meet you too..." she almost whispered, because such a close distance between herself and the rogue. Then she noticed something else flash in his eyes, right before he quickly turned away. She frowned, wondering if something happened, totally forgetting about being so close to him. "Are you ok, Dia?" she asked, standing up closer to see if something was up.

[kura]

Dia swung his gaze to hers, holding it there for such a long time that he thought hours must have went by. But finally he jerked his gaze away and gave her a toothy grin, "nothings wrong, just thinking" he meowed, not even bothered that he had lied out of his teeth. He glanced down at the forest, then at her, "hey you want to go for a walk?"

[~*Snowstep]

Prettie got a little nervous when Dia held his gaze with hers for so long, even though in reality it might've only been a few heartbeats. He seemed to be ok, giving her a grin that seemed to make her heart leap. "Um, sure." The cream and white she-cat took a quick glance back at her home, which was quiet. then she turned her bluish-violet eyes to the forest, remembering her first adventures there to Earthclan, and how she ended up in Skyclan by accident after getting lost in the huge place. She blinked, turning back to Dia. "Let's go." she looked kind of excited, even, to be visiting the forest again, and her eyes seemed to be shining as she got up, ready to go.

[kura]

Dia nodded leaping down onto the ground, his tail curling over his back as he padded into the forest. He breathed the scents of the forest, catching the fresh scents of the tree's and prey that hide in the underbrush. He smiled at her from over his shoulder, "would you like to hunt with me?"

[~*Snowstep]

Prettie jumped down from the fence, leaving her home behind her for now. She couldn't help but feel a slight nervousness in her paws as she padded into the forest, with denser trees and softer grass. It was just like when she was smaller, and also like the forest in her dreams after her adventures. She missed it. The creamy she-cat glanced up and gave Dia a shy smile, a little distracted by the beautiful forest and the sounds of scuffling mice. "I would love to, but..." she was a little embarrassed at this. "I never leared how to hunt..." she hoped he wouldn't make fun of her for that or think she was stupid, but as a kittypet, that wasn't a skill she aquired.

[kura]

Dia blinked in surprise, then shook it off, she was a Kittypet, what did he expect. He shrugged, what did it matter, more fun in teaching anyways. He smirked, "no problem, I'll teach you every thing I know" he meowed turning and bounding of into the forest not looking back to see if she had followed or not.
He grinned, the she-cat may be a kittypet but she sure was pretty. He chuckled, Pretty Prettie, who cute. I'll call her....Tie.

[~*Snowstep]

OOC: aw that is so cute! <3 ^^

IC: A sudden excitement filled Prettie when Dia told her that he was going to teach her. But she didn't have time to say anything before the tom bounded into the forest. She instantly followed, trying to keep up with the strong rogue's pace. And, she loved the feel of the wind in her fur as she raced through the trees, the scent of fresh plants surrounding her. Good thing she was never like all the other house cats who lazed around all day and waited to be fed; she always hoped to visit the forest again when her clan friends came to find her, so she was always ready.
but they never came.
It seemed like a miracle then, that in the midst of her loneliness and almost dying hope, that Dia came.
As the cream-coloured she-cat raced after the tom, she noticed how natural this all was. How her paws seemed to fly across the soft grass, which is softer than the carpet in her home. How her body flexed smoothly in the running motion. How she didn't have a fence to keep her inside.
And being taught... that must be like what the clan cats said about "training"... and, that would mean that Dia would be her... "mentor".

[kura]

Dia felling that this was far enough, skid to a halt, glancing back to see if Tie had kept up. He had never taught any one before, but it couldn't be all that hard, and what better way to get his mind off his past.
"Okay Tie are you ready to learn?"

[~*Snowstep]

Prettie came to a stop just a few rabbithops behind Dia, her breath shorter because of the long run through the beautiful forest. she didn't recognize the scent around her, and wondered if she was on a clan territory, or somewhere totally unfamiliar.

"Tie?" she asked, blinking in confusion. she didn't know that Dia had given her a special name; one that meant something more.

[kura]

Dia swished his tail slowly smirking at her before he continued, "lets see if you know the basics first, can you smell anything?" he asked turning to survey the surrounding woods. The smell of clan cats filling his nose, he sneered. Clan cats, he had never encountered them before, but he knew he wouldn't like them.
His gaze flickered back to Tie, waiting for her response.

[~*Snowstep]

Prettie forgot about her own question about her new name, in the excitment that she was being taught. She sniffed the air with her small pink nose, concentrating for a second. strong, unfamiliar scents filled her scent glands. she didn't recognize it, except that it was cat. but in the back of her mind, these scents reminded her of her past somehow... An image of huge trees, large bushes, scary sounds, and darkness entered her mind. That was when she was running blindly through the forest, lost, when she was merely 4 moons old...

She blinked back into reality. "There's the smell of many cats," she started. "And..." her ears perked up and a glow entered her almost-violet eyes. "something that smells like food!" she purred. she didn't know that it was mouse; all she knew was that she ate this thing before when she was brought back to a camp after being found, and it was much more tastier than cat food.

[kura]

Dia nodded, she was good, "good, now do you know were it is?" he asked softly as if not to startle the prey.