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    "Hah! That totally means everything!" Redpaw snorted, wrapping the webbing around his paw so it'd be easier to lug around. He picked bug corpses out of it with his teeth, spitting them to the side. "I bet you wanna snuggle with him, and touch noses with him and stuff. Gay ass." He mocked, his mind was made up! Now he would forever mock Bambipaw for her feelings about Firepaw. The pale tom crept along slowly, eyes scanning for more cobwebs. "What's got you so hot for him? Is it his long fur?" He asked. He secretly did admire Firepaw's thick and well groomed fur. It was the guy's best feature in his opinion.

    Redpaw's accuracy about her daydreams left Bambipaw flustered. "I'm not hot for him!" She stressed as she considered whether it was better to keep denying or to let the cat (haha) out of the bag, "I just have a little crush! That's all." 'Jeez, at this rate any cat who asks about Firepaw is gonna get it out of me, I really need to get it together,' Bambipaw thought- self scolding but finding some humor in her ineptness. She continued to pull healing roots from the ground after replying to her apprentice friend.

    Redpaw was surprised by her honesty! He hadn't expected to get it out of her so easily. "That means you're hot for him! Was it his rambling? Is that what got ya?" He asked, spitting a bug corpse in her direction. The tom continued exploring alongside Bambipaw, pausing every so often to swipe for webs. He wasn't finding much. "You guys would have some ugly kits.."

    Bambipaw flinched when Redpaw spat a dead bug at her and she shot him a glare. Rolling her eyes at his insult she replied, "Lucky for I don't hold your opinion in high regard," following after him she began sniffing to see what flowers were around, "I just think he's really cool... and smart.. and nice.. and handsome. Haven't you ever had a crush?" 'Perhaps my honesty will push him to also be honest since he seems like the type to lie about soft emotions such as romance,' she wondered to herself as she gently plucked a goldenrod by the stem- her teeth hugging around the plant.

    "Tch, you call that a small crush?" Redpaw mewed, rolling his eyes. "Sure I've had crushes, just nothing like that. You sound like a total stalker." He teased, plucking some of the burdock root in his mouth so they were both carrying things. He motioned for them to head back, abruptly deciding to end the outing. He was bored of finding herbs and wanted to be back in time to join one of the patrols.

    Bambipaw wanted to argue Redpaw's words but her mouth was full, and she didn't want to talk and sound like a mousebrain. So, she followed after him, glad that he wasn't talking and hopeful he wouldn't say anything to Firepaw. Or anyone for that matter! When they arrived in camp she motioned him to follow her into the medicine cat's den so she could put away the supplies.

    Redpaw joined Bambipaw in the medical den, sliding the cobwebs off of his paws to place them where they belong. He started sniffing around the herbs curiously "Can't believe you know what all this stuff is. Is there anything poisonous here?" He asked, giving her a mischievous grin. There actually were a lot of dangerous items in the den, plenty of things that could be used to murder or poison any cat. But most of that extremely dangerous stuff was hidden away. Scorpionmask loved tinkering with the stuff, but he knew it was best kept private. Bambipaw was really the only cat who knew the extent of his collection. He would often quiz her to make sure she was well versed in the area.

    Scorpionmask had told Bambipaw to keep the dangerous stuff secret knowledge but she didn't want to risk Redpaw to eat anything because that seemed like his kind of thing. "Don't put anything in your mouth," She warned, feeling that such a statement was vague but forbidding enough, "If not used properly a lot of things can be dangerous." Gesturing with her head to a pastel petaled plant, she continued, "Take yarrow for example. It's applied to snake bite wounds, very helpful, but if you eat it as food you'll get very ill." Pleased with her wording she turned to look at Redpaw, 'that should keep him from doing anything foolish! And I didn't rat on my mentor.'


    {Watch her turn to see Redpaw chewing something & just go 'huh?'}

    "What? These?" redpaw asked playfully, slowly leaning down to bite the yarrow. He stopped himself of course. The tom glanced around the den for a moment before asking, rather genuinely, "What do you do for a headache?" he said, eyeing the herbs and plants curiously.

    Redpaw grimaced and nodded, licking his paw before dragging it over his pained head. "Hearing your squeaky kit voice gave me one, I need plenty of that stuff." He mewed, waiting to be treated.

    Bambipaw gave him a deadpan look, "Just eat it then." After this though she couldn't help but smile as his mean yet ridiculous claim. "My voice isn't that high or squeaky by the way." After pulling some feverfew out for him she suddenly remembered about Toothtrap, and more importantly how she needed to make sure he had talked to Scorpionmask. "Grab some and let's leave, Toothtrap needed my help with something," She explained, all at once feeling the anxiety she had the night before. 'Scorpionmask is probably going to yell at me for secret keeping especially considering the awful mood he's been in not to mention that Toothtrap could be seriously sick!'

    The truth was, being out in the sun usually gave Redpaw a headache, he was sensitive to the sunlight. He didn't wanna complain too often though, didn't wanna sound like a pussy. "Alright alright." He mewed, grabbing some in his mouth and leaving the den. Herbs usually tasted pretty nasty so he struggled to consume the feverfew, but he was gonna be fine.


    Scorpionmask actually approached, having been nearby. He noticed Redpaw eating the herb and gave Bambipaw a confused look. "I thought you two were gathering things? Why did you give him that?" He asked, already angry.

    "We did! But we got back and he had a headache is all," Bambipaw answered in a nervous vomit of words. 'Jeez, he's already angry and I haven't even done anything wrong yet,' the apprentice muttered to herself. Avoiding Scoprionmask's glare, she decided on her paws, unsure if he was still unhappy with her. "Hey, I had heard last night that Toothrap and Freakshow needed to talk to you about something, have they?" She asked, trying to sound innocently curious rather than like a burning questioning.

    Redpaw eavesdropped..


    Scorpionmask's glare deepened as Bambipaw spoke, his pupils darting back and forth between her, and Redpaw. "That.. CRETIN, you.. you shouldn't waste supplies on a fool like that!" He spat out simply, quickly moving on to speak more to cover up that statement. "I - I haven't heard from either of them! What's so important? Can't you handle it on your own for once?" He said, tail lashing behind him. He didn't want to deal with anyone at the moment, so his temper was easily fueled by .. well, everything really. He was gonna snap no matter what he was confronted with.


    Redpaw's fur bristled, "HEY WHO YOU CALLIN A FOOL??" He hissed, it took a lot of restraint on his part not to lash out at the medicine cat. He winced at the pain in his head, it seemed to explode when he yelled.


    Dovepetal padded over to the mess, ready to jump in if needed.. for now she just watched.

    Bambipaw hunkered down, looking upset and frightened. "I was just asking," She defended, intending to say more, before Redpaw entered the scene. She watched with wide eyes as he yelled at her mentor. She had never spoken that way to him and she had no idea how he'd take it. Noticing Repaw's wince, the way his eyes screwed tightly shut for a moment, she gave him a concerned look. "Are you alright?" The question came a bit panicked, with her turning towards him while still low to the ground and with her tail puffed out.

    Scorpionmask glared at the two apprentices, shifting his weight side to side. "Oh calm down." He muttered, irritated at Redpaw's outburst.


    Dovepetal sighed "Scorpiomask, control yourself." She mewed, gently brushing his shoulder with the tip of her tail. The reddish tom blinked away some of his anger, now focusing on being calm. He started padding away "I'll go get Toothtrap and Freakshow.. I'll see what they need. I'll be back.." He said, his tone still had a bite to it but he was definitely less aggressive. He went off to the warriors den.


    Redpaw was surprised by the concern, but tried not to show much of a reaction. "Yeah.." He replied to Bambipaw quietly, turning to head back into his den. "Get me when I've got duties." He droned out to the deputy before slinking into the sweet shade of the apprentices den.


    Dovepetal dipped her head in acknowledgment to Redpaw before he vanished into his den. Her eyes rested on Bambipaw, who looked rather frazzled. "Are you going to be okay?" She asked, her voice monotone but comforting.

    Bambipaw felt a little embarrassed at Dovepetal's concern, though mostly she was grateful for it. "Yeah, I will be. I just don't know what's up with Scorpionmask lately, he's been so mean," As she answered she licked down some of her frazzled fur.

    "He was given difficult orders recently. Just try and stay patient with him." Dovepetal cooed, knowing well that Bambipaw would understand. She actually knew why the medicine cat was so upset. Hopefully he would be able to move on with time and behave more appropriately.