Maizepaw. Palepaw.

A lonely tom sat on the top of a hill, the moonlight shining down onto his pink fur and causing it to look pinkish silver, like a light shade of blood. Maizepaw. His yellow eyes peered out over the territory, alert and watchful. He hadn't been able to sleep, so he had decided to go "hunting". In the distance, Maizepaw could make out the form of another cat coming toward him. By the scent that filled the air, Maizepaw knew who it was right away. Palepaw.

Palepaw had padded throughout the territory, another sleepless night on his paws. He had noticed his best friend, Maizepaw's, shimmering fur and was surprised to see him out of camp, but remembered he had went for a hunt. Heh.

"Hey," He greeted. The Dark Forest didn't draw him in this night, and he felt much better, but he'd been restless. He sat next to him, staring off into the distance.

"Hi, Palepaw. I was getting scared all on my own. I'm glad you could join me." Maizepaw smiled at his best friend and looked up at the starless sky. After a moment of silence, he spoke. "Sometimes I wonder where Starclan took refuge if they were chased out of the sky." He sighed, not aware of Palepaw's evil heart.

OOC- Naw, he's got a good heart ;p

IC- Palepaw nodded and smiled. As he mentioned Starclan, though, he looked away. I think joining the Dark Forest was a bad idea after all. He sunk his claws into the ground as he turned back to his best friend. "Yeah." He replied blandly.

"Why so emotionless, Palepaw?" Maizepaw asked suspiciously as he looked over at his friend. The cream tom's face was filled with question and his muzzle was turned down in a curious frown. Then, Maizepaw decided to trust Palepaw, so he made his frown into a playful smile. "Did a pretty she-cat turn you down or something?" His voice was filled with humor while he batted his friend's head.

He shrugged at his first question. Hadn't he noticed before? Guess not. The tom shuffled a bit and perked his ears at the next one. He soon remembered Frostfall and how they hadn't seen each other in moons. "Nah, not that. Just a lot of difficult training with Kestrelstorm. It's been wearing me out." He lied.

Maizepaw nodded in agreement. "I know how you feel, Ashwing's a tough mentor, too." He looked away, enjoying the cold night air. "Want to hunt or do something?" He asked, unsure of what to do.

"Sure... How 'bout we just walk and talk or something? I need to do something relaxing." He suggested.

OOC- Apologies for the length, very rushed atm