The Morning Report [Tikker/Open]

A sharpened jab cut through the fog of his dreams, and the tabby brown tomcat startled awake. For a moment his vision was hazy, trembling like a disturbed puddle of water, muddy shapes swimming and shimmering before his very eyes. Chipmunktooth stifled a yawn and blinked, long and hard. When he next opened his wide amber eyes he saw the much clearer, distinct shape of Wolfheart, prodding at a few other warriors to nosy them awake. She was obviously readying herself for the coming dawn patrol.

"Hmm..." Now here was a tough question. Did he shake himself awake, forcing his lovely dream about a juicy chaffinch feast to the very back of his mind? Or did he curl back up into a warm, snug ball once again, and sleep well until sun-high, perhaps even after? The latter was honestly more appealing to the tomcat, whom was known as one of many of ThunderClan's beloved resident slackers. Not to mention it was so achingly early...

...But of course...something more prominent was at hand. His stomach was rumbling - quite loudly in fact. The fresh-kill pile was usually devoid of fat, juicy tidbits at this time of day! Oh, whatever would he do? All he wished for was a delicious mouthful of raven!

Maybe it was a sign from StarClan. With a resigned sigh he pulled himself to his paws, gave one big rippling stretch, and padded after his den-mate. "Why, if it isn't the earlyrisers!" he mewled upon seeing Wolfheart with Yewpaw; his voice still heavy from unshed sleep. "Say, after the borders are checked, you think we could maybe hunt a little? I'm so hungry I could eat an entire twoleg - whole!"

Yewpaw stirred and meowed at Wolfheart, who dipped her head in acknowledgement and began withdrawing out of the den, her apprentice close beside her. She liked to think her and Yewpaw got along pretty well, even if sometimes she wasn't the most patient cat around. 

"You're fine, Yewpaw," Wolfheart assured him, dipping her head to give her chest fur a lick as the apprentice sat down besdie her, "I'm just used to waking up early." She favored dawn patrols and didn't require her apprentice to join her on all of them. She'd rather the young tom get plenty of rest and be ready for a hunting patrol or training. She blinked up at the sky for a moment as she realized that the dark blue was slowly seeping into a deep purple, the stars still twinkling brightly above them. 

A meow from behind them alerted the she-cat to the emergence of more warriors from the den. Chipmunktooth was the first to emerge and comented on the small freshkill pile. Wolfheart looked in its direction but knew, like eery morning, it would be low until a hunting patrol made its way out into the forest. "Uh, yeah, we need our strength," she agreed. They weren't going on a hunting patrol so it wasn't like they'd have to wait and feed the clan first. "But only after the borders are checked," she reiterated, knowing the other warrior sometimes let his stomach do his thinking for him.

Blizzardclw emerged from the den quickly after them, joking and Wolfheart rolled her eyes but purred slightly at the antics. "Nope, sorry Blizzardclaw, can't forgive you." She said, in a half serious tone, her grin and purr giving her away. 

tagged: tikker ♪ ♫ , alee & Shiny
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CODED BY ELECTRIC OF GANGNAM STYLE

"Oh StarClan, I woke up after Chipmunktooth?" the firm voice of blizzardclaw joined the gathering patrol; with a loud purr chipmunktooth turned to the warrior and struck an almost gallant pose. "apologies, blizzardclaw, pal, but my stomach was calling! and you have no idea what i'll do for a bite to eat."

"I'm so sorry Wolfheart. I will never forgive myself for this
incursion. I shall have to exile myself from the Clan until such a time a
sin of that magnitude can be stained from history." when he bowed his head chipmunktooth stole the chance to swat him playfully on the ear. "then out you go, bud! we've no place for slackers in this clan!" he added with a lofty purr. 

yewpaw meowed, "chipmunktooth, since when are you ever not hungry?" Chipmunktooth poked his tongue out at yewpaw in return.

nah, i'm playin'! You know I love you, Chipmunktooth!"  chipmunktooth winked at blizzardclaw,  before glancing at wolfheart. yewpaw had joined in the begging for a hunt. "oh yes please!" chipmunktooth pleaded, almost as if he was a kitten asking his mother for a treat; "a bird sounds good right about now!" and maybe yewpaw could catch him one! it was an apprentices' duty to care for the elders after all!

"you bet, blizzardclaw! the question is, you think you can take me on in a spar?" startling out of his tantalizing daydream of a great robin lunch, the burly tomcat noticed yewpaw playfully challenging blizzardclaw to a mock battle. "quite the little warrior indeed!" chipmunktooth meowed, amused.

Wolfheart watched the tom's exchange their words and purred softly, still slightly tired. She liked having enjoyable cats on patrol with her in the morning, but you didn't always get to pick and choose who went with you. Usually the deputy assigned the patrols. 

She ignored Blizzardclaw's dramatics and shook her head as she stood up and gave one last stretch. "We're going along Shadowclan's, starting past Snakerocks and working our way to Fourtrees," She batted the white tom with her tail. "So we better get a move on or all the monsters will be up on the Thunderpath and we won't be able to hear a thing over them." 

She gestured with her tail again and began padding out of camp, only looking back once to make sure Yewpaw was behind her. It was a clear day and she hoped that it would be a nice simple patrol

tagged: tikker ♪ ♫, alee, Shiny
ooc: SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY! My computer hasn't been working properly! How should we shake up their patrol? I have a rogue I could throw in if you guys want. (it's actually Wolfheart's father but neither would now that)

CODED BY ELECTRIC OF GANGNAM STYLE