Hollykit laughed as she ran next to her brother.

"Poisonkit! Watch out, the bear's after you!" She laughed, slicing through the wind with her tail to latch onto a branch. EarthquakeClan kits began their Tail Training as kits-- half of their fighting styles were involving the flexible tails. Hollykit grabbed her brother's paws and flung him into the tree next to her, letting their sister chase them as well.

Let's get this straight: there was no bear. The three were playing Hunted! It was a game the kits played to nurture and grow their powers. This time it was Ivykit's turn to play hunter, and Poisonkit and Hollykit's turn to run! Their sister had to climb a tree to reach them, but that wouldn't set Ivykit back at all.

"Run!" Hollykit laughed, racing through the treetops with her tail. This exercise was great for around camp fun as well as for battles-- perfect! But then, Hollykit stumbled. She missed a beat of slinging her tail-- at the last second grabbing onto the branch. This caught her stunned for a moment or two and then...

"Gotcha!" Ivykit exclaimed from the branch, touching Hollykit's tailtip and smiling. "Poisonkit, you've won! I got Hollykit!" She called to their brother. He was up in the higher branches, where he tended to hang out more and more often.

"Okay, okay! I'm coming down!" He cried out. Hollykit saw him let go of his branch and grab ahold of the next one. Easy tactics. Then Mother called them for dinner.

"Coming Mom!" The kits called in unison. They raced each other back to the nursary-- Poisonkit winning by a whisker. Phormiumtail padded toward them. She dropped some mice, and the three kits dug in.

"Now come on you three, it's time for sleeping. The birds are all resting in their nests, and the bears are sleeping in their dens." Their mother began singing the old lullaby all three of them knew so well, sending them peacefully to sleep.

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Ald here! Sorry this is so short and late-- Girl Scout Cookies + Club~