//The Shadow and The Saint in [Dark] Territory

[Spice..xx]

<sub>The cold frost nipped at her paws as the black and white she-cat padded on in front of the toms. The white tip of her tail swished back and forth as she crept through the tall frionds of grass, the cold blades feeling as though they could cut through her body. The snow was beggining to fall more heavily now, and she kept having to pause to shake it off as she walked with Shadowprowler and Saintcalling.

Darkmagic turned her head, her black ears now tipped with white from the snow. "C'mon guys, get a move on!" she called with a smile, the pink pads of her paws starting to go numb with cold. She opened her mouth to draw in the scents and caught one. Mouse. She dropped into the hunters crouch, the long grass almost hiding her completely form view and the cold snow that was starting to lie on the ground brushing her soft stomach hair. With a leap and a sharp bite to the neck the mouse was dead and Darkmagic scraped away the snow to bury it. She raised her head so as to see Shadowprowler and Saintcalling. "Right then, show me what you can do" she said, a sly grin crossing her features.</sub>[/color]

[(aurora) of the problematique]

<sup>"Already done."

Cold. Calculating. Aristocratic. Pensive. Then again, that was Saintcalling, the twin that seemed to branch off from Darkmagic's own pelt. The white teardrop on the tom's face was crinkled up from the skinny rabbit in the mostly-black, white-blotched male's mouth. He spat it out, its fading body heat slightly sinking into the faint snow as Saintcalling brushed the white grains over his kill. He ran his tongue over his fangs, his hungry grin nearly splitting his face before returning back to ease as the cat sat down.</sup>

[fernie. (:]

A grey figure, smoky and muscular slipped through the dead undergrowth of leafbare, snow settling on his broad shoulders and making them look huge. Shadowprowler padded on about a tail length behind the two other cats, then he stopped completely as he focused on a strong scent of sparrow. He could hear the bird rustling its feathers in the fog, and if he padded slightly further into the dead bracken he could see it pecking at the frozen ground. He crept closer, then leapt nimble and silent, killing the bird with a swift bite. He then loped after the others, the still-warm corpse in his mouth dangling helplessly.

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[Spice..xx]

_{"Oh well then, arent you a clever boy?" she laughed, touching Saintcallings shoulder with her tail to show she was joking and not being nasty. She looked around and saw Shadowprowler stalking a sparrow. She felt a ripple run through her as the muscular smoky grey tom stalked up to the bird, his pelt covered in perfectly white snow. She looked up at the sky and frowned. "I hope this doesnt last too long, we dont want anyone getting ill" she said, her hazle eyes half closed to protect them from snowflakes falling inside. She looked up and smiled as Shadowprowler came back with his kill. "Right then, onwards and upwards" she siad, before beggining to snake through the long grass again.}[/color]

[(aurora) of the problematique]

<sup>Saintcalling blushed heatedly, though it couldn't be seen past his sable-furred cheeks. The tom came to his paws and padded after Darkmagic, his tail low and his shoulders rippling with the muscles hidden underneath. "Leaf-bare is such a difficult season," he murmured quietly, hopping onto a cold rock to groom a bit and survey the area.

((v.v Blarghenkof. Sucky post))</sup>

[fernie. (:]

Shadowprowler shivered as he padded onwards through the crunchy grass. He lengthened his stride slightly so he could walk beside Darkmagic, his pelt pressing against hers slightly. 'Yes, we don't want anyone suffering. I'm sure it'll blow over soon.' he said, looking up into the vortex of snowflakes that was swirling around them. A lone flake, cold and wet, landed straight in Shadowprowler's slit of an eye. He blinked quickly to try to melt it as fast as possible, and his eye started watering. 'Lethal, these snowflakes.' he said, with a serious expression on his face. He then smiled at the pretty she-cat walking beside him and looked back to see where Saintcalling had gotten to.

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[Spice..xx]

_{Darkmagic smiled and wiped the water from under Shadowprowlers eye away with her long black tail. She shivered as more snow landed on here and leapt up to run. "C'mon guys we need to warm up!" she said and hurtled away through the long fronds of grass. The snow blurred as she ran rings around the grass, her heart beating fast and the blood pumping through her veins. She skidded to a stop as she suddenly smelt a mouse again. She crept forwards silently, her hazel eyes glued on her prey. She leapt at the last second and killed it with one swift bite. After burying in under the layer of snow now settling on the ground Darkmagic turned her head to see where Saintcalling and Shadowprowler were.}[/color]

[(aurora) of the problematique]

<sub>"I am quite warm," Saintcalling said, twitching his tail before leaping down to Shadowprowler's side. The tuxedo tom fluffed out his fur and brushed himself down, turning to Darkmagic. The tips of his mouth tilted faintly when he saw her, but they vanished when she pressed against Shadowprowler for warmth. White smoke emerged from Saintcalling's nose from his warm breath and he turned away, curling through the long fronds of grass. Faint evil laughter slipped from his maw as he stalked a mouse, revelling in the blood sliding down his throat at the catch. He came back in silence, composed once again as he returned with the mouse. The male turned to Darkmagic and Shadowprowler. "I'm going to go check out the area for where the good hunting is. I'll be back later." The white vanished after the black, his tail swaying like a snake.

((Is it just me or does it seem like Saintcalling is evil without actually being that?))</sub>

[fernie. (:]

[[Hahahaha, you know who he reminds me of? Oh wait, you won't know what I'm talking about if you don't watch British X-Factor... but if you do, he reminds me of Rhydian who came as runner up, kinda spooky. Lol!]]

Shadowprowler shovered again, this time at Darknagic's touch. He smiled at her retreating back as she ran off through the snow. He bounded after her, legs stretching easily and eating up the earth, when the she-cat in front of him went into her hunting crouch. The grey tom stopped and froze as she made her kill, not wanting to scare it away. He turned back to Saintcalling as he spoke, and nodded. Shadowprowler padded further towards Darkmagic, shaking snow from the tips of his whiskers.

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[Spice..xx]

_{Darkmagic looked up as Shadowprowler came bounding through the long grass. She looked behind his for the tuxedo form of Saintcalling but couldnt see him. "Where did Saintcalling go?" she asked, shaking some more snow from her pelt. She suddenly felt a rush of colour to her cheeks and looked down. She had just realised. She was alone with Shadowprowler. The tom that she had feelings for. She stood up andf flicked her tail for him to follow her. "So..." she said quielty, words failing her as they slipped through the long fronds of grass.}[/color]

[fernie. (:]

Shadowprowler padded along beside Darkmagic, his stormy grey pelt brushing her black one. When he heard her question he looked back too, and could still see the retreating tip of Saintcalling's tail. 'He went to look for better hunting. He'll be back soon, I expect.' he said, smiling at the pretty she-cat. 'Don't worry, if a big old nasty badger finds us, I'll protect you!' he said, chuckling.

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