"C'mon slow slugs!" Softpaw races through the bracken as the other apprentices chased after her.

"Who do you think you're calling slow??" Berrypaw growled pushing his paws to move quicker as Mousepaw ran at his side easily keeping up. Spiderleg and Brambleclaw has decided to let the two brothers race each other and seeing as Firestar had been too busy today to train with Softpaw, they let her join in. Of course this wasn't just any ordinary race. Brambleclaw and Spiderleg made it a point to hide along their assigned path and were determined to stop any apprentice that they could, the last one to make it would win. Softpaw's eyes farted along the trail ahead making sure the mentors weren't waiting to spring upon her as she sped along. Knowing Spiderleg's pelt she watched the shadows warily for his black pelt when the trees cast shadows that seemed dark enough to hide the tom's fur while scanning the dying bramble bushes for movement. Amber eyes suddenly flashed from the shadows ahead as Berrypaw's breath could be felt on the top of Softpaw's tail and she rain towards the warrior as he darted out right into her path and feigned a dash under him causing Spiderleg to drop his body to the ground as Softpaw jumped over landing clear on the other side as Berrypaw ran straight into his mentor who let out a his and batted at his apprentice with his paws. Softpaw felt a small twinge of guilt knowing Spiderleg wouldn't go easy on his son for making such a mistake, but continued going nonetheless as Mousepaw swerved just in time to dodge his two family members.

"Softpaw you won't be able to run for much longer!" The she-cat snorted in response and forced her body into a smoother running pattern that she had seen the WindClan cats doing when she watched over the moor and oh StarClan did it work! Her muscles didn't feel as tight and she could get more breath in between strides. She could see Brambleclaw ahead, but he didn't seem to be moving just yet and as she passed she found out why. He wasn't planning to sit still, he was planning to chase. Fear almost took over her and his paws thundered closer, but excitement soon replaced it as she signaled Mousepaw towards a tree surrounded by brambles. His eyes sparkled with mischief as he turned with her sharply almost throwing the ThunderClan deputy off their trail before he scrambled to his paws and gained ground. Mousepaw hit the tree first and clawed his way up into its branches and Softpaw soon followed after, but instead of climbing all the way up she got halfway and took a leap of faith, soaring to another tree where the branches were low enough to get to and just strong enough to support her weight. She didn't turn around to see if her planned had worked, but the sudden yowl of pain certainly confirmed it. Peering over carefully Softpaw watched as Brambleclaw carefully yet painfully made his way out of the brambles, thorns sticking out everywhere through his fur. Hopping down from her branch she met the brown tabby outside of the brambles and soothed him down with her tail making him sit as she began to gently pluck the thorns from his fur.

"Sorry Brambleclaw." Her meow was soft as he winced when she pulled out on that had embedded itself into his shoulder and the tom let out a forced purr.

"At least we know you'll be able to outsmart your enemy." Softpaw let herself relax under his praise for a moment before getting back to work. Suddenly she couldn't imagine a better life than one with her clan.