Post by The Only Froggems YOU KNOW! on Jan 17, 2006 18:29:26 GMT -5
The One
It was a cool crisp night and the moon shone brightly. All was still in the forest. “Cougar-foot!” a voice suddenly called. ”Where are you?” The voice was that of a young cat, she was a black tabby with jet green eyes that were wide and searching. She stepped out of the thick brush and gasped, in the middle of the clearing lay Cougar-foot. She started to rush over to him but stopped abruptly. Sniffing the air she leapt onto a low branch and surveyed the area. There had been a badger there and recently by the smell of it. She then got a good look at Cougar-foot, and was dismayed at what she saw. There were scratches and bite marks along his throat then she instantly knew that it had been the badger that had done this. She jumped off the branch and raced back toward the hollow where her Clan lived, bursting through the bracken that hung over the entrance she collided with the leader of the Clan, Silverstar. “Silverstar, Silverstar!” she cried.
“What is it Oakpaw?”
“I found him!”
“Where is he?” Silverstar meowed sharply.
“He’s in the spotted oak clearing” she mewed.
“Hurry tell the others” was all she said before she raced off. Oakpaw quickly told all of the other cats what had happened and they took off after Silverstar.
“Get a good-nights sleep little one,” said a soothing voice. Oakpaw looked up to see her mentor Frozenleaf sitting next to her looking up at the twinkling stars. “Tomorrow we need to gather herbs so off to sleep you go.” Oakpaw walked unsteadily to the apprentice’s den, made her nest, and lay down wondering about the day’s events. Eventually she fell asleep thinking about being a Medicine Cat and then a message from MoonClan came. Ice will prevail against The One. What does that have anything to do with us being driven out she wondered.
Waking up in the morning she was deeply saddened at the sight of Cougar-foots body laying there for their day of mourning, which was traditional after a death in the Clan. “Mother,” Oakpaw asked as she made her way into the lichen den where her mother slept.
“Yes Oakpaw?” Silverstar asked wearily.
“I was wondering if you could get a warrior to go with me and Frozenleaf while we collected herbs.”
“Ok, off you go, I’ll send Leaffur with you.”
“See you later.” And before you could say Medicine Cat she was off. “Leaffur, Leaffur, let’s go!” Oakpaw mewed loudly as she approached the warrior’s den.
“Okay, okay, I’m coming,” Leaffur mewed calmly as she got up and stretched. Together the three of them bounded up the hill and rushed off to collect herbs.
“Oakpaw, we should go to the border between IceClan and RainClan to get Rainshadow.” Frozenleaf called as she made her way to the river. When she got to the border Oakpaw breathed in deeply to make sure that there were no RainClan patrols around, even though they were not going to cross the border. She went alongside the river collecting Rainshadow. Rainshadow was an herb particularly useful for rehydrating. Since it had been so hot there was not much but Oakpaw got as much a she could fit into her mouth.
Just then she heard a sharp cry, “Oakpaw!” Leaffur cried, “One of the RainClan cats fell into the river, it’s down by your end, I’ll try to direct you to it!” Not thinking Oakpaw dropped the Rainshadow she had so carefully collected and leaped into the river. It was not yet light so it was hard to see and the water was painfully cold.
“Yech, water!” she sputtered, shaking from the cold, “Now I know why we don’t swim!” Carefully pawing through the weeds she started sniffing, trying to pinpoint the scent, but the water drowned it out. “Leaffur, I can’t see the cat, where is it?”
“It’s over to the right of you… more… forward… more… right-oof! Whoops! Hurriedly Oakpaw clamped down on the skin on the back of the neck and drug the apprentice out of the water. Collapsing she started to breathe regularly again and her heart slowed down to a steady pace. Still unsteady she got up and walked over to see the cat she had just saved.
“Lightningpaw!” she spat menacingly, “What are you doing here?”
“Nothing more than you are, Rainshadow is scarce on our side of the river, so I was going to see if you had any I could…borrow,” he explained carefully, looking at her, eyes shining.
“Well, here at IceClan we don’t allow other Clans on our territory, so get off,” as she said the last words she head butted him in the stomach, and he fell back into the river she had just dragged him out of. Fortunately he did not fall into the fast current, so he was able to drag himself out and sit there, his black fur plastered to his body, staring as Leaffur scolded Oakpaw.
“Oakpaw!” she cried,” Why did you do that?” “We are going now!” Leaffur had set a very fast pace and Oakpaw had to jog to keep up.
“What’s the problem?” Oakpaw asked innocently breathing heavily.
“You know very well what it is, and your mother will be hearing about this.” Leaffur spat.
“Come on Leaffur, I didn’t do any harm,” protested Oakpaw. “Please, please, please don’t tell him.” Oakpaw whined. However Leaffur was not bought, and when they got back to camp she did as she had threatened, and soon Oakpaw was called into her den in the hollow trunk of HighOak. She was sitting there, still as a statue, when she walked in she acknowledged her with flick of her tail. She could tell she was greatly disturbed. Hopefully she’s not mad at me she thought worriedly. Silverstar leaped onto the low branch and addressed the Clan.
“Oakpaw, what you did today will be spoken of at the gathering and RainClan will be very angry with us,” Silverstar said angrily. “They will expect us to give them something, however that is the least of our problems. We need to talk about the border, how can they just think that it’s ok to just swim across?” Angry yowls were met with this obscene comment. “We must keep constant patrols by that area of our territory, they can’t just steal from us, for all we know they might be taking prey!” she hissed.
“Oakpaw, tomorrow I must go to Starstone, I need to share dreams with MoonClan, you will be alone, make me proud of you.” Frozenleaf meowed. Oakpaw did not sleep well that night, worrying about tomorrow. When she finally fell into a slumber MoonClan sent her a message:
Beware of the one,
Spiteful, cunning, and fierce,
For the one roams where there are none,
It will cause many tears,
However, you must remain,
Stable, for it feeds of your pain.
Together you must stay,
Even though your Clan will pay,
They will forgive,
For when you are done, it shall not live.
What could it mean, she pondered. I’ll tell Frozenleaf in the morning.
When she woke the sun was beginning to warm the day and she rushed over to tell Frozenleaf about the message. When she got there she was distraught to see that Frozenleaf had already left.
Now what do I do she wondered. At the same moment she heard Silverstar call over to her, “Oakpaw! We are going into RainClan territory to talk about this boundary issue and we need a medicine cat to show that we are not there for a fight. Frozenleaf is gone so you have to come instead.” Seeing Oakpaw’s questioning glance at the clan who were all laying in the bright sunshine sunning them selves she added, “Don’t worry about the clan, we won’t be gone long and I’m leaving more than enough warriors to protect the Queens and the Elders.”
As they walked to the edge of RainClan territory Oakpaw told Silverstar about the message from MoonClan. “What do you think it means?” Silverstar inquired.
“I don’t know.” Oakpaw replied honestly. “I’ll ask Frozenleaf about it when she gets back.” By that time they had reached the border, Silverstar in the lead, led them toward RainClan’s camp. Halfway there they smelled fresh RainClan scent and saw Twistedoak, the Medicine Cat, and his apprentice Lightningpaw, walking towards them with half a dozen warriors.
“Do not worry Twistedoak! We are not here to fight!” Silverstar called, “I must talk to Shiningstar.
“Not so fast Silverstar, I don’t think you’ll be getting quite that far,” he snarled, “RainClan, ATTACK!” As RainClan sprang Oakpaw rapidly calculated the odds, and they were not in their favor, it was seven to five. Lionpelt’s apprentice, Firepaw, turned to face her and she jumped and bit down on his shoulder. She quickly sent him howling back to camp, he must have just been appointed.
Oakpaw saw Redpaw struggling to hurt the monstrous warrior who had him pinned and ran over to help him, and the two of them sent Rainfoot back to camp limping. Then she noticed a look in Redpaw’s eyes, it was different then any other she had ever seen from him, it was a look of longing, but when she blinked it was gone and he went to aid Cinderstorm. However, RainClan still had more warriors and Mistywater seemed a little slower than usual so Silverstar gave the command and the IceClan fled back to their camp.
The RainClan warriors chased after them to the border to make sure they got out of their territory Silverstar turned and hissed, “We did not mean to fight, and you have not heard the last of this,” with her tail held high she stalked to camp. Once they were back in camp Mistywater turned to Silverstar and mumbled something. The angry expression on Silverstar’s face turned to happiness rapidly and Silverstar leaped onto HighOak for a meeting. “Cats of IceClan, I have received great news, Mistywater is going to have kits! Who is the father?” Silverstar inquired.
Mistywater seemed hesitant at first, but with a small nod from Iceheart she mewed, “Iceheart is the father.” After a nod of approval and a “MoonClan be with you,”
Silverstar meowed, “ Mistywater your apprentice Redpaw is still in need of a mentor, you may train him as long as you feel able, then Lightningheart will be his mentor. Mistywater gave her leader a lick on her shoulder then went to sit by Iceheart.
“Now,” Silverstar began, “We need to talk about this issue we have with RainClan, when we went over to talk to them about the border issue they attacked. It was Twistedoak who ordered the attack.” The clan rose up on their paws and hissed into the air. “We need to organize patrols, Light-,” was all Silverstar got out before Frozenleaf came bursting through the bracken,
“RainClan… they’re… they’re attacking!” At that moment RainClan came stampeding through the same hole that Frozenleaf had entered through, just moments before.
Shiningstar was in the lead, “So, Silverstar, I hear you tried to drive us out, with what, five warriors? Did you think that RainClan was that weak? We’ll show you!” she cried, “ATTACK!”
A large tom, whom she knew as Skyheart, turned and faced her. He leaped at her, but she was to quick for him, and she dodged him nimbly he kept going and as he went crashing into the underbrush she scrambled onto his back and gave him a sharp bite to the shoulder until her teeth scraped against bone. Skyheart turned his head, and was about to deliver a ruthless bite until another cat jumped to her rescue and batted his head; claws unsheathed. Skyheart gave an impossibly loud screech and fled through the bracken.
Sides heaving Oakpaw looked up and saw Redpaw nod and run to aid Ivypaw, who was fighting Mosstears, a fierce warrior and skilled fighter. Only when Iceheart gave a vicious bite to Shiningstar did she call off her warriors. “Do not worry, Silverstar, you haven’t heard the last of this!” she shrieked as she ran limping back to camp.
Silverstar leaped onto HighOak, “Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join me under HighOak for a clan meeting. I’m so proud of you all,” she purred, “We fought like the four great clans before us.” Loud caterwauls indicated the cat’s approval. Frozenleaf was already bustling about, tending to the wounds, with the flick of her tail Oakpaw was also instantly helping.
“Meanwhile, we have some apprentices who need to become warriors, Redpaw, you were lucky enough to have had Mistywater and Lightningheart, for a little while, as your mentors. I had thought you needed a little more experience, but have proven me wrong. Redpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even in the face of danger, for as long as you live until MoonClan is privileged enough to have you in their ranks?” Silverstar asked.
“I do,” he meowed solemnly.
“Then, I Silverstar, leader of IceClan call up to the whole of MoonClan, do you think this apprentice is ready to become a full-fledged IceClan warrior? Then by the power invested in me Redpaw, you will be known as Redfoot from this moment on. Darkpaw, you had a good mentor in Ferneyes, and she taught you well. Darkpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even in the face of danger, for as long as you live until MoonClan is privileged enough to have you in their ranks?”
“I do,” she meowed evenly.
“Then, I Silverstar, leader of IceClan call up to the whole of MoonClan, do you think this apprentice is ready to become a full-fledged IceClan warrior? Then by the power invested in me Darkpaw, you will be know as Darkpelt from this moment on. Lastly, Oakpaw, I have spoken to Frozenleaf, and she says you are ready to become a full-fledged Medicine Cat. Tomorrow, at half-moon, when you come back you will be known as Oakleaf.
“Redfoot, Darkpelt, Oakleaf!” the clan chanted as one. Oakpaw slept like a kit that night and when she woke up she felt fresh and rejuvenated.
“Oakpaw!” Frozenleaf called, “We need to get going! Say goodbye to your friends.”
Oakpaw went to sit next to Redfoot and meowed, “You know, this doesn’t change…anything between us.”
“Oakpaw, how can you say that? Tomorrow you will be a Medicine Cat and we won’t be able to have a relationship.”
“Just because we can’t say it in the open does not mean I won’t love you.” She purred as she rubbed her muzzle against his flank.
“And that won’t mean I don’t love you,” he murmured. “You better get going, Frozenleaf is waiting.”
“Goodbye Redfoot I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Bye Oakpaw, I’ll be the second cat to call you by your new name,” he mewed.
“I’ll hold you to it!” she said hissing playfully. The journey to Moonstone was long and laborious. By the time they got there the moon was almost up.
“We wait here for a while,” Frozenleaf meowed calmly.
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It was a cool crisp night and the moon shone brightly. All was still in the forest. “Cougar-foot!” a voice suddenly called. ”Where are you?” The voice was that of a young cat, she was a black tabby with jet green eyes that were wide and searching. She stepped out of the thick brush and gasped, in the middle of the clearing lay Cougar-foot. She started to rush over to him but stopped abruptly. Sniffing the air she leapt onto a low branch and surveyed the area. There had been a badger there and recently by the smell of it. She then got a good look at Cougar-foot, and was dismayed at what she saw. There were scratches and bite marks along his throat then she instantly knew that it had been the badger that had done this. She jumped off the branch and raced back toward the hollow where her Clan lived, bursting through the bracken that hung over the entrance she collided with the leader of the Clan, Silverstar. “Silverstar, Silverstar!” she cried.
“What is it Oakpaw?”
“I found him!”
“Where is he?” Silverstar meowed sharply.
“He’s in the spotted oak clearing” she mewed.
“Hurry tell the others” was all she said before she raced off. Oakpaw quickly told all of the other cats what had happened and they took off after Silverstar.
“Get a good-nights sleep little one,” said a soothing voice. Oakpaw looked up to see her mentor Frozenleaf sitting next to her looking up at the twinkling stars. “Tomorrow we need to gather herbs so off to sleep you go.” Oakpaw walked unsteadily to the apprentice’s den, made her nest, and lay down wondering about the day’s events. Eventually she fell asleep thinking about being a Medicine Cat and then a message from MoonClan came. Ice will prevail against The One. What does that have anything to do with us being driven out she wondered.
Waking up in the morning she was deeply saddened at the sight of Cougar-foots body laying there for their day of mourning, which was traditional after a death in the Clan. “Mother,” Oakpaw asked as she made her way into the lichen den where her mother slept.
“Yes Oakpaw?” Silverstar asked wearily.
“I was wondering if you could get a warrior to go with me and Frozenleaf while we collected herbs.”
“Ok, off you go, I’ll send Leaffur with you.”
“See you later.” And before you could say Medicine Cat she was off. “Leaffur, Leaffur, let’s go!” Oakpaw mewed loudly as she approached the warrior’s den.
“Okay, okay, I’m coming,” Leaffur mewed calmly as she got up and stretched. Together the three of them bounded up the hill and rushed off to collect herbs.
“Oakpaw, we should go to the border between IceClan and RainClan to get Rainshadow.” Frozenleaf called as she made her way to the river. When she got to the border Oakpaw breathed in deeply to make sure that there were no RainClan patrols around, even though they were not going to cross the border. She went alongside the river collecting Rainshadow. Rainshadow was an herb particularly useful for rehydrating. Since it had been so hot there was not much but Oakpaw got as much a she could fit into her mouth.
Just then she heard a sharp cry, “Oakpaw!” Leaffur cried, “One of the RainClan cats fell into the river, it’s down by your end, I’ll try to direct you to it!” Not thinking Oakpaw dropped the Rainshadow she had so carefully collected and leaped into the river. It was not yet light so it was hard to see and the water was painfully cold.
“Yech, water!” she sputtered, shaking from the cold, “Now I know why we don’t swim!” Carefully pawing through the weeds she started sniffing, trying to pinpoint the scent, but the water drowned it out. “Leaffur, I can’t see the cat, where is it?”
“It’s over to the right of you… more… forward… more… right-oof! Whoops! Hurriedly Oakpaw clamped down on the skin on the back of the neck and drug the apprentice out of the water. Collapsing she started to breathe regularly again and her heart slowed down to a steady pace. Still unsteady she got up and walked over to see the cat she had just saved.
“Lightningpaw!” she spat menacingly, “What are you doing here?”
“Nothing more than you are, Rainshadow is scarce on our side of the river, so I was going to see if you had any I could…borrow,” he explained carefully, looking at her, eyes shining.
“Well, here at IceClan we don’t allow other Clans on our territory, so get off,” as she said the last words she head butted him in the stomach, and he fell back into the river she had just dragged him out of. Fortunately he did not fall into the fast current, so he was able to drag himself out and sit there, his black fur plastered to his body, staring as Leaffur scolded Oakpaw.
“Oakpaw!” she cried,” Why did you do that?” “We are going now!” Leaffur had set a very fast pace and Oakpaw had to jog to keep up.
“What’s the problem?” Oakpaw asked innocently breathing heavily.
“You know very well what it is, and your mother will be hearing about this.” Leaffur spat.
“Come on Leaffur, I didn’t do any harm,” protested Oakpaw. “Please, please, please don’t tell him.” Oakpaw whined. However Leaffur was not bought, and when they got back to camp she did as she had threatened, and soon Oakpaw was called into her den in the hollow trunk of HighOak. She was sitting there, still as a statue, when she walked in she acknowledged her with flick of her tail. She could tell she was greatly disturbed. Hopefully she’s not mad at me she thought worriedly. Silverstar leaped onto the low branch and addressed the Clan.
“Oakpaw, what you did today will be spoken of at the gathering and RainClan will be very angry with us,” Silverstar said angrily. “They will expect us to give them something, however that is the least of our problems. We need to talk about the border, how can they just think that it’s ok to just swim across?” Angry yowls were met with this obscene comment. “We must keep constant patrols by that area of our territory, they can’t just steal from us, for all we know they might be taking prey!” she hissed.
“Oakpaw, tomorrow I must go to Starstone, I need to share dreams with MoonClan, you will be alone, make me proud of you.” Frozenleaf meowed. Oakpaw did not sleep well that night, worrying about tomorrow. When she finally fell into a slumber MoonClan sent her a message:
Beware of the one,
Spiteful, cunning, and fierce,
For the one roams where there are none,
It will cause many tears,
However, you must remain,
Stable, for it feeds of your pain.
Together you must stay,
Even though your Clan will pay,
They will forgive,
For when you are done, it shall not live.
What could it mean, she pondered. I’ll tell Frozenleaf in the morning.
When she woke the sun was beginning to warm the day and she rushed over to tell Frozenleaf about the message. When she got there she was distraught to see that Frozenleaf had already left.
Now what do I do she wondered. At the same moment she heard Silverstar call over to her, “Oakpaw! We are going into RainClan territory to talk about this boundary issue and we need a medicine cat to show that we are not there for a fight. Frozenleaf is gone so you have to come instead.” Seeing Oakpaw’s questioning glance at the clan who were all laying in the bright sunshine sunning them selves she added, “Don’t worry about the clan, we won’t be gone long and I’m leaving more than enough warriors to protect the Queens and the Elders.”
As they walked to the edge of RainClan territory Oakpaw told Silverstar about the message from MoonClan. “What do you think it means?” Silverstar inquired.
“I don’t know.” Oakpaw replied honestly. “I’ll ask Frozenleaf about it when she gets back.” By that time they had reached the border, Silverstar in the lead, led them toward RainClan’s camp. Halfway there they smelled fresh RainClan scent and saw Twistedoak, the Medicine Cat, and his apprentice Lightningpaw, walking towards them with half a dozen warriors.
“Do not worry Twistedoak! We are not here to fight!” Silverstar called, “I must talk to Shiningstar.
“Not so fast Silverstar, I don’t think you’ll be getting quite that far,” he snarled, “RainClan, ATTACK!” As RainClan sprang Oakpaw rapidly calculated the odds, and they were not in their favor, it was seven to five. Lionpelt’s apprentice, Firepaw, turned to face her and she jumped and bit down on his shoulder. She quickly sent him howling back to camp, he must have just been appointed.
Oakpaw saw Redpaw struggling to hurt the monstrous warrior who had him pinned and ran over to help him, and the two of them sent Rainfoot back to camp limping. Then she noticed a look in Redpaw’s eyes, it was different then any other she had ever seen from him, it was a look of longing, but when she blinked it was gone and he went to aid Cinderstorm. However, RainClan still had more warriors and Mistywater seemed a little slower than usual so Silverstar gave the command and the IceClan fled back to their camp.
The RainClan warriors chased after them to the border to make sure they got out of their territory Silverstar turned and hissed, “We did not mean to fight, and you have not heard the last of this,” with her tail held high she stalked to camp. Once they were back in camp Mistywater turned to Silverstar and mumbled something. The angry expression on Silverstar’s face turned to happiness rapidly and Silverstar leaped onto HighOak for a meeting. “Cats of IceClan, I have received great news, Mistywater is going to have kits! Who is the father?” Silverstar inquired.
Mistywater seemed hesitant at first, but with a small nod from Iceheart she mewed, “Iceheart is the father.” After a nod of approval and a “MoonClan be with you,”
Silverstar meowed, “ Mistywater your apprentice Redpaw is still in need of a mentor, you may train him as long as you feel able, then Lightningheart will be his mentor. Mistywater gave her leader a lick on her shoulder then went to sit by Iceheart.
“Now,” Silverstar began, “We need to talk about this issue we have with RainClan, when we went over to talk to them about the border issue they attacked. It was Twistedoak who ordered the attack.” The clan rose up on their paws and hissed into the air. “We need to organize patrols, Light-,” was all Silverstar got out before Frozenleaf came bursting through the bracken,
“RainClan… they’re… they’re attacking!” At that moment RainClan came stampeding through the same hole that Frozenleaf had entered through, just moments before.
Shiningstar was in the lead, “So, Silverstar, I hear you tried to drive us out, with what, five warriors? Did you think that RainClan was that weak? We’ll show you!” she cried, “ATTACK!”
A large tom, whom she knew as Skyheart, turned and faced her. He leaped at her, but she was to quick for him, and she dodged him nimbly he kept going and as he went crashing into the underbrush she scrambled onto his back and gave him a sharp bite to the shoulder until her teeth scraped against bone. Skyheart turned his head, and was about to deliver a ruthless bite until another cat jumped to her rescue and batted his head; claws unsheathed. Skyheart gave an impossibly loud screech and fled through the bracken.
Sides heaving Oakpaw looked up and saw Redpaw nod and run to aid Ivypaw, who was fighting Mosstears, a fierce warrior and skilled fighter. Only when Iceheart gave a vicious bite to Shiningstar did she call off her warriors. “Do not worry, Silverstar, you haven’t heard the last of this!” she shrieked as she ran limping back to camp.
Silverstar leaped onto HighOak, “Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join me under HighOak for a clan meeting. I’m so proud of you all,” she purred, “We fought like the four great clans before us.” Loud caterwauls indicated the cat’s approval. Frozenleaf was already bustling about, tending to the wounds, with the flick of her tail Oakpaw was also instantly helping.
“Meanwhile, we have some apprentices who need to become warriors, Redpaw, you were lucky enough to have had Mistywater and Lightningheart, for a little while, as your mentors. I had thought you needed a little more experience, but have proven me wrong. Redpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even in the face of danger, for as long as you live until MoonClan is privileged enough to have you in their ranks?” Silverstar asked.
“I do,” he meowed solemnly.
“Then, I Silverstar, leader of IceClan call up to the whole of MoonClan, do you think this apprentice is ready to become a full-fledged IceClan warrior? Then by the power invested in me Redpaw, you will be known as Redfoot from this moment on. Darkpaw, you had a good mentor in Ferneyes, and she taught you well. Darkpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even in the face of danger, for as long as you live until MoonClan is privileged enough to have you in their ranks?”
“I do,” she meowed evenly.
“Then, I Silverstar, leader of IceClan call up to the whole of MoonClan, do you think this apprentice is ready to become a full-fledged IceClan warrior? Then by the power invested in me Darkpaw, you will be know as Darkpelt from this moment on. Lastly, Oakpaw, I have spoken to Frozenleaf, and she says you are ready to become a full-fledged Medicine Cat. Tomorrow, at half-moon, when you come back you will be known as Oakleaf.
“Redfoot, Darkpelt, Oakleaf!” the clan chanted as one. Oakpaw slept like a kit that night and when she woke up she felt fresh and rejuvenated.
“Oakpaw!” Frozenleaf called, “We need to get going! Say goodbye to your friends.”
Oakpaw went to sit next to Redfoot and meowed, “You know, this doesn’t change…anything between us.”
“Oakpaw, how can you say that? Tomorrow you will be a Medicine Cat and we won’t be able to have a relationship.”
“Just because we can’t say it in the open does not mean I won’t love you.” She purred as she rubbed her muzzle against his flank.
“And that won’t mean I don’t love you,” he murmured. “You better get going, Frozenleaf is waiting.”
“Goodbye Redfoot I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Bye Oakpaw, I’ll be the second cat to call you by your new name,” he mewed.
“I’ll hold you to it!” she said hissing playfully. The journey to Moonstone was long and laborious. By the time they got there the moon was almost up.
“We wait here for a while,” Frozenleaf meowed calmly.
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