Hide & Seek {EclipsexLightning}

<sup>Eclipseclaw found herself sitting next to a stream, it sparkled in the moonlight, not to mention this moonlight came from in fact a Full moon. Unlike many others the pitch black she-cat wasn't invited to the Gathering. Because of this she was bored out of her fur. Twitching her whiskers she decided she should at least hunt.

Padding forward she used her slightly larger ears to pinpoint the exact movement of a squirrel. Although I'm not Thunderclan, Windclan has been teaching their young to hunt in this slab of forest for ages. It was true, ever since Thunderclan has given up this piece of the forest, Windclan had learned how to hunt birds, squirrels, and the occasional mouse. They didn't just depend on the swift rabbits any more.

The squirrel sat nibbling a nut at the base of a tree, it's long bushy tail swishing and swaying as it happily nibbled away. Eclipseclaw dropped into a hunting crouch, slowly she crept forward when she was a fox-length away-CRACK! Lightning flickered across the sky, and everything went black. Rain immediately follow, pummeling the earth with it's powerful blows.

Hissing at the touch of water Eclipseclaw shot underneath a tree, but as soon as she did her fur stood straight up. She had a feeling she wasn't alone.</sup>

<sup>Lightning watch the form of a black WindClan warrior. His eyes were gleaming with enjoyment as he watched her.

Wait, no. He was not enjoying watching her. No not at all. She was annoying and a mouse-brained. But why did he keep running into her? Was it just coincidence or was there something out there bringing them together?

Suddenly, a large lightning bolt shot from the sky. But Lightning did not flinch. He was not scared of lightning. He was of course named after it. There was nothing to fear.

He kept his eyes on Eclipseclaw. Watching her. He could do that all the time. Just watch her. It was strange the way the Clan cats acted and he had never come across one who intrigued him as much as her.

Then she went streaking under a tree. The same tree he was under.

"Afraid of a little water, she-cat?" he meowed.

{{Eck, I'm tired. I can't think.}}</sup>

<sup>"Of course not!" she growled in response, as soon as the words slid from his throat she had known who he was. That stupid rogue by the name of Lightning. Turning to face him she muttered,

"Are you stalking me?" But she didn't wait for an answer before turning away to look out at the lake. The rain's annoying pitter-patter left her--well annoyed, and the fact that she wasn't at the gathering and was trapped talking to this idiot, made her even more annoyed.

Perking her ears she listened, trying to find something else besides the rain, suddenly the screams and screeches of cats could be heard. Eyes wide she turned to Lightning,

"Do you here that?!" Getting up she darted out into the rain, ignoring the uncomfortable wetness that began to soak in, giving Lightning one look she meowed,
"My clan's in danger I have to go." And then she was off, racing towards the island.</sup>

<sup>LIGHTNING
Hater of love.

Lightning was trying to think of something to reply back to her. But then he to heard the yowls of fighting and dieing cats.

"Whoa, wait. Wait!" he screeched as he raced to infront of her. "You can't just go running into a battle. What if the rest of your Clan doesn't know? Don't you think it would be better to get more then two cats to go fight against who knows how many others?"</sup>

<sup>ECLIPSECLAW
I really don't care who you are.
Eclipseclaw swung her head in his direction,
"Knowing the warriors of my clan, their already there." pausing she rolled her eyes, "And do I seriously want to head all the way back to camp to warn them and then find out they're at the battle already? I'm going now." With a leap she cleared a single fox-length, before racing off at the legendary Windclan speed. Her coal black tail streaming behind her.

Unknown to Lightning the battle wasn't the only thing that had made her run, for some unexplained reason she actually liked his company, and that had really scared her the most. He's a rouge and I'm a useless clan cat. Sure Eclipseclaw had been--and still has been known to break the warrior code every now and again. But she was always strict with trespassers, so befriending one was something she had never wanted to do.</sup>

LIGHTNING
Hater of love.
"Okay, whatever you-" Lightning stopped when Eclispeclaw raced off. "Say." he finished before streaking after her. It didn't take long to catch up with her, his legs were long and strong. "What's the rush?" he sneered "It's just a deadly battle waiting for more cats to come and join it." he laughed at his horrible humor. "Ignore that."

Lightning started toward the island, eyeing the log. "That's how you cross over to that thing?" he shrugged then put a paw on, then another. "Slippery, eh?"

ooc: Continued at the gathering xD