Can't tame me (Stargaze)

(Hey rainy.... come on girl post!)

Ashpaw
I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce
Why was he being held back? There was no point in him languising about the camp. The tom sat down, torturing a mouse he had found, letting it run away then grabbing it again. His mentor was weak, and he couldn't be a strong warrior. He let out a snarling hiss at his situation.

Ashpaw paced back and forth. He felt like he wasn't learning enough from his mentor. She was holding him back, she was keeping him down. He would have to stop it, somehow... he just didn't know how. He would become the greatest warrior ever, and nothing was going to stop that. He knew he would be leader one day, even if had to step on everyone to get there.

He kept a paw on the struggling mouse's tail, grinning as it squeaked in terror. Carefully he slide a claw into it's ear, watching it writhe in pain. Why wasn't his stupid, useless, mousebrained mentor doing her job? He let out another low snarl and killed the mouse.

<sup>Stargaze
I'm not shy, I'm just quiet

Stargaze yawned as she exited the den. Another day alone. Who knows where Riverspirit and Eclipseclaw were. They were probably hunting or patrolling without her like usual. Then her mind flashed to the warm-hearted warrior she met a few days ago. She had no idea where he went. But she sure wished she could spend time with him again.

Scanning the clearing, she decided to search for the familiar white pelt. She spotted a familiar figure in the distance, a limp mouse beneath his paws. Ashpaw. Then she snapped out of her search for her new friend. Ashpaw! She totally forgot about her apprentice! How horrible of her!

Racing up to the tom she meowed, "We can find more mice like that outside of camp. I can teach you a few new hunting techniques," Stargaze meowed, flicking her tail for him to follow her out of camp.</sup>

Ashpaw
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"It was about time mousebrain." he snapped, his yellow eyes narrowing. "I was going to die of boredom in this stupid camp." He snarled, ears flattened against his head. He looked at the dead mouse between his paws and gave it a mighty swat, sending it flying and hitting some poor kit in the rump and making the tiny creature squeal loudly.

The mean tom chuckled, seeing his projectile hit the kit him the butt.

"Well, let's go already. I want to learn to hunt things. Or should the leader give me a better mentor?" His voice was cruel and scathing. "One who knows how to do their job and just isn't an empty headed, mousebrained she-cat." Each word was likely like a jab of cold iron into the she-cat. Ashpaw hoped for this, if he was going to be miserable then he might as well make others feel like him. In fact making others feel like fox dung made him feel better. He gave his mentor a leering glance, then padded out of camp rudely shoving into her.

<sup>Stargaze
I'm not shy, I'm just quiet

Stargaze winced at how cruel the apprentice sounded. She was totally useless in these kinds of situations. She always wanted to run away, or hide behind Riverspirit until she took care of the problem. But now she was alone. No one could help her, nor could she run away. She had to face her fears.

It was going to be a challenge, though, changing what she dealt with throughout her life. It's equivalent to changing her personality. It was especially hard because this tom seemed very stubborn. But, she had confidence. All she had to do was gain Riverspirit's sharp tongue...

That was near impossible! How can she just change right here, right now? I got an idea, Stargaze thought, trying to boost her confidence. I can pretend I'm Riverspirit! Just this once! Maybe...no...I can do it...I hope... Straightening her posture she made herself look more tall and superior, she grabbed his tail and pulled him back toward her before he could exit. She did this extremely lightly, careful not to hurt him. She couldn't bare to hurt another Clan-mate. Even this put her in a pool of guilt.

"I-I..." Stargaze took a deep breath to calm her nerves. He's just an apprentice. No need to freeze up. But it still was very, very hard for the shy and delicate she-cat. "I'm not taking this attitude from you anymore. Either treat me with more respect, or you'll end up being more than just bored around this camp."

That was the most hardest thing she had ever done in her life.

Her voice was quiet, but it was spoken strongly. Stargaze was proud, but not enough to get the feeling of running away from this situation to go away. If only my friends were here...</sup>

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Ashpaw
^{I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce}
The tom let out a angry hiss. He wanted to lash out, however he knew that this stupid cat had power over him. He turned around and gave her a very dirty look. "Fine." he spat. "But I'm not going to pretend to like you. And you don't have to pretend to like me. I just want to become a warrior and have this behind me. However I will treat you with as much respect you deserve." Of course in his mind he was thinking none. However he had to play nice, as much as it made him sick, with this cat.

"So can we go now?" He asked, sounding bored already. "The grumpy elders need food, and their complaining is starting to annoy me." He drawled, looking at his claws as he spoke. There were things he would rather be doing than following this silly she-cat around. However the leader had put them together as mentor and apprentice, and he had to obey. Sometimes he wondered if the leader has been mousebrained to put them together. Stargaze was such a pushover. He laughed softly to himself, thinking about just how silly his mentor was.

<sup>Stargaze
I'm not shy, I'm just quiet

Stargaze was stunned. It actually worked. She didn't know if he actually would give her mer respect, but he didn't argue at all. But, as Riverspirit taught her, there's no end to revenge unless you taste the bitter-sweet sensation of it. This tom was going to learn his listen. At least I hope so without screwing it up...

Trying extremely hard to keep her strong posture, she meowed a little bit more loudly than before but less confident, "Why don't you help the elders if they are annoying you so bad? That way you don't have to listen to them anymore. After that we can train." Stargaze was starting to get used to this, though she would never do this to anyone else again unless it was totally in top priority. If it was hard to do this to her own apprentice, what would it be like with a warrior?

Oh...StarClan please...give me strength...</sup>

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The tom gave her a look. One that said, you... are so stupid. I really can't believe how dumb that was. He sighed, rolling his eyes a little and locked his bright yellow eyes with her's.

"That is why." He said, speaking slowly, as one would to someone who's a few mice short of a fresh kill pile. "We should go hunting so we can get some fresh kill for them and they will stop complaining." He looked at her, it was obvious that he didn't respect her. However it was hard to punish him when he didn't really say anything wrong. Even his tone was hard to pin. Standing, once again he padded out of the camp. His yellow eyes glinted brightly. Other cats scrambled out of the way as he stalked out of the camp.

"Are you coming?" He mewed over his shoulder, his eyes sharp. "I don't have all day, and I'm rather bored in camp.