Life In The Nursery {Open}

"You will soon!" He teased. "I haven't caused Fishstar any trouble before!" He mocked, in a high pitched, annoying tone.

" You're mean, Heronkit! I'm trying not to get in trouble! I wanna be the best apprentice I can! You know it's my dream to be deputy!" She pouted, why did he make all conversations so gloomy?

"Oh, I'm mean now?" He turned, a mischievious grin on his face. "I'm not the only one!" He snickered, pointing at his friend with his tail. " You're just as mean as me!" He snorted.

"How!" She protested. "What did I do?"

" Remember when you stole my fresh kill before? That was mean. " He began to ramble on and on in his scratchy voice about different times she did 'mean' things to him.

She wasn't listening, but was, instead watching her father padding in with two fish in his mouth from the hunting patrol.

He coughed, trying to get her attention. " Ahem. " He swayed his tail.

"H-Huh?" She snapped her attention back to HeronKit. "What is it?"

"Were you even listening?" He pouted. "I answered your question."

"Oh yeah! I was hungry, and I already claimed that fresh-kill! You took it anyways." Her tail lashed from side to side, desperately wanting to pounce on something.

"I had it claimed first!" He objected. "You snatched it right out of my paws!"

" I told you that I was--" She stopped, and looked around. "Weren't we supposed to go back into the nursery now?" She glanced up, looking at the sun which was just over halfway through the sky.

"No. Who cares if we stay out longer." He declared. "I'm a big kit so I obviously can stay up longer. Unlike you~"

" Hey! I'm only two sunrises younger than you!" She protested, glancing back at the nursery every now and again for her mother.

"So what?" He grinned. "I'm still older!"