Battle practice (Leopard and Tiny)

It was pitch black outside, the moon dimly shining. She peeked into the aprentices den "Leopardpaw! Tinypaw! Come on!"

Leopardleawesomepaw let out an annoyed sneeze as he arose from his bedding. "Aurastar?" He opened his eyes slowly, nodding off once. "Are we doing training?"

"Yes. Battle training. Wait for your brother and we'll go." she meowed.

Tinypaw came over from the medicine cat's den. He had woken up early to visit his parents, Littlelight and Sarrowsong, and had come outside after hearing his name called. He saw Aurastar and Leopardpaw waiting, looking at him. "Oh, here I come!" he said, bounding forward.

She took them out to the training place in the territory, still pitch black she looked a them "Can you see me?"

"Yes!" Leopardpaw meowed.

"Attack each other" she meowed it so calmy now, she'd done it plenty of times before.

Leopardpaw looked at Aurastar hesitantly. "Attack my... brother?"

"Yes. now. Claws sheathed." she meowed.

Tinypaw looked at Aurastar with wide, icy blue eyes brimming with fear. Even with sheatehd claws, his brother would manage to smash Tinypaw if he got on top of him. He was just so- that's it! Tinypaw was small and swift. Leopardpaw was large and.. He was as fast as any cat, but Tinypaw was faster than any ShadowClan cat. Maybe even a little than WindClan. He was small and speedy. He crouched, letting out a play growl, and lashed his tail, beckoning his brother to attack him.

Leopardpaw got down into a small crouch and let out a slow growl, but one that wasn't too menacing. He ran up and lightly raked Tinypaw's muzzle as his dad had shown him once, but it wouldn't hurt his brother. Since his claws were sheathed.

Tinypaw was stunned slightly by the heavy blow. It stung, but only because Leopardpaw was so much stronger than him. With Tinypaw's great speed, he ducked under Leopardpaw, arching his back abruptly and quickly as he darted under him, hitting him square in the stomach. And inventing a newer version of the Belly Rake.

Leopardpaw let out a small laugh, because this tickled a bit. The apprentice pounced on Tinypaw's back and put his weight on his brother.

"Ow!! Owowowowo!" Tinypaw cried, trying to heave his fat heavy brother off his back. "Leopardpaw! Get off!" he shrieked. He knew he would need to learn to live with it, but.. His brother should've used a different move on him. Leopardpaw knew better.

OOC- /shot

"Er... Sorry!" Leopardpaw apologized, quickly getting off his brother and sitting down next to Aurastar.

Tinypaw twitched and struggled to his paws. He would be sore for a moon or more, he knew that much. "I'm too small to go into battle." he muttered quietly. He did like battling, it was fun, these spars in the forest or in camp. But, a real battle? He would die because a cat tripped and landed on his back. An old apprentice would smash Tinypaw flat.

"Don't say sorry. He needs to learn. Tinypaw, when in battle other clan cats are not going to be near as ice as your brother. and their definitely not going to get off. So you'll have to put up with it. Do it again" she commanded.

"I know, I know. It still hurt...." he muttered. Then he darted at Leopardpaw again, veering right just before slamming into his face, then headbutting his side as he passed his brother.

Leopardpaw staggered a little bit, but stood his ground. "Nice one!" the apprentice complimented.

"Thanks!" Tinypaw said, just before whirling around then slamming hard into Leopardpaw.