Sunsets (Hawkfrost X Reader)

Unsure

Hawkpaw was trying to pretend whatever had happened hadn't happened.

You respected him a bit more now, since it was obvious that he considered RiverClan his home.
And any cat that would die for RiverClan was not exactly a threat anymore.

Still... it was awkward. You weren't sure what to think of the darkbrown tabby anymore.
You weren't... scared of him, per say. He was still the same cat that was scared of water, and he had told you a ton about how he felt and his past.
There really wasn't much to be afraid of, you thought.
If he trusted you with this much info, he surely wouldn't harm you, right?

Mothpaw apparently had noticed nothing of it.
She seemed oblivious to your discomfort around Hawkpaw, and maybe that was for the better.

"(Y/N), stop day-dreaming!" Shadepelt hissed under her breath.

You blinked a bit, and your eyes went into focus again.

Blackclaw and Leopardstar were demonstrating how to pin down an enemy.
It was happening so quick though, and they explained nothing, so you'd be better off watching a butterfly and trying to learn how to fly.

Leopardstar had the black warrior pinned in mere seconds, and her spotted paws rested on his neck.

"You two better have paid attention!"
She snapped her head to you and Hawkpaw.

Mothpaw wasn't with you- she had gotten caught "bothering" Mudfur.
The tom hadn't even been doing anything, and he sure wasn't too annoyed teaching a cat how to use herbs.
You really didn't understand Leopardstar. It was so obvious both Mothpaw and Mudfur wanted the golden tabby to be his apprentice, so why deny them that?
Either way, Mothpaw was stuck in camp now, cleaning the dens.

Hawkpaw suddenly stood up next to you, and got into a wide stance.
He looked at his paws for a few moments, adjusting his position, then raised his head to look at you.
"You start?"

You blinked.
"Huh?" You muttered.

"You attack first, try to pin me down." Hawkpaw summed up briefly.

"Oh, yeah." You meowed, noticing the weird gaze Shadepelt gave you. "I've got a lot on my mind."

Hawkpaw flicked his torn ear, and raised his chin slightly, apparently that had striked his interest.
"Why?"

You waggled around on your hind paws, figuring out how much strength you'd need to throw the bigger apprentice off-balance.
"Dunno. Can tell you later." You muttered.

Hawkpaw didn't seem entirely satisfied with your answer, but you weren't going to let him dwell on it as you jumped at him and hit him on the shoulders.

The two of you didn't fall over, but you did manage to make Hawkpaw jump up on his hind legs, and you started to fight against his weight to knock him down.

The darkbrown tom wasn't exactly small anymore, and he had gotten much more bulky than you had expected from a former stray- especially one with a mother as fat as Sasha.

Hawkpaw quickly overpowered you, and pressed you down on your front paws, resulting in you falling over and being pinned down.

You let out a yelp as you hit the ground, and widened your eyes.

"Crap." You hissed under your breath.
Your paws immediately started growing numb, Hawkpaw was quite heavy.
As you looked down to try and see your hind legs, Hawkpaw stomped on those too so you couldn't kick them.

"Ow!" You squeaked, and flinched a bit.
You thrashed around a little, but it didn't help anything.
Hawkpaw's blue eyes were still focused on you in an extremely concentrated manner as you glanced up at him again.