Meetings
The First Meeting
Twigpaw, a small brown she-cat with a white muzzle, chest, belly, and paws from WindClan, was running from a stray dog on WindClan territory. She had gone out all alone at night to prove to her brother that she was a better hunter. Trouble arose when she had heard barking.
Please StarClan! I only became an apprentice a moon ago! Please don't let this dog kill me!
Twigpaw was so busy running from the dog that she hadn't realized that she had crossed WindClan and RiverClan's border. She only did when her paws began to slip out from under her, but she kept on running. Running like a WindClan warrior.
Twigpaw cried out for help but none came. She thought that the end was near. Then, in ShadowClan territory, the dog caught her. It tore at her skin with sharp teeth. Twigpaw was too tired to fight back.
A yowl made the dog run off. Twigpaw watched as a ShadowClan patrol came running up to her.
"A WindClan cat?!" said a shocked ShadowClan she-cat.
"She must have run through RiverClan territory trying to escape from the dog. Come on, let's bring her back to camp. She won't be able to return to her own camp when she's hurt." said a ShadowClan tom.
So the ShadowClan cats helped Twigpaw to her their camp and set her down in their medicine cat den.
Twigpaw's vision was blurry, but she could still make out a young white tom with a dark gray tail. Twigpaw soon drifted off to sleep.
When she awoke the young tom was replacing the cobwebs on her wounds. A large black tom with white ears was looking through the herb stores.
"Blackfur, she's awake." said the young tom.
The black tom, Blackfur, turned around and looked at Twigpaw. "Well she is. What's your name then little she-cat?" asked Blackfur.
"T-twigpaw." said Twigpaw.
"Well nice to meet you Twigpaw! I'm Blackfur the medicine cat of ShadowClan and this is my apprentice Stonepaw!" said Blackfur.
During Twigpaw's time in the ShadowClan medicine cat den she annoyed Stonepaw most of the time. She thought it was funny to see him get frustrated. However it was soon time to travel back to WindClan, and Twigpaw didn't exactly leave with a happy heart. She would miss Stonepaw.
The Second Meeting
Twigpaw was out of the camp at night again. She had just had a nightmare and wanted to clear her mind. It was the night of the half-moon so Twigpaw met Blackfur and Stonepaw traveling to the moonpool.
"Greeting Twigpaw. Glad to see you got better!" said Blackfur.
Twigpaw nodded. "I thank you for helping me." said Twigpaw.
"You've already thanked us seven times already!" complained Stonepaw. Blackfur gave a mrrow of laughter.
"Well you both saved my life! How can I not thank you?" said Twigpaw.
"You've already thanked us. SEVEN TIMES." said Stonepaw.
"Heh. If you two were in the same clan and Stonepaw wasn't a medicine cat I bet you two would be mates as warriors!" said Blackfur.
"NO!" Twigpaw and Stonepaw said at the same time.
Blackfur laughed. "Well alright, come on Stonepaw. The others will be wondering where we are." said Blackfur.
So Blackfur and Stonepaw left Twigpaw. Twigpaw was secretly sad that Stonepaw was going away again.
The Third Meeting
Twigpaw was no longer Twigpaw. She was Twigfrost. Stonepaw was no longer Stonepaw. He was Stonetail. They where both at the gathering, Twigfrost's first gathering as a warrior.
Stonetail couldn't help but feel joy that Twigfrost had finally become a warrior. He hated the days he didn't see her, which was almost all of them. He knew it was wrong but he just couldn't help it!
Stonetail pulled Twigfrost to the side at the end of the gathering and they talked for a little while, both giving small hints on their crushes on each other. They talked until Stonetail was called by away by Blackfur. Twigfrost left the gathering hoping she would see him again.
The Fourth Meeting
Twigfrost now had an apprentice, Swiftpaw. A long legged cream tom. She was showing him some fighting moves when Stonetail called out to them. Swiftpaw nearly attacked Stonetail, but Twigfrost put her tail on his chest and ordered him not to.
"What brings you here Stonetail?" asked Twigfrost.
"I've run out of a herb, and RiverClan doesn't have any they can spare. Does WindClan?" asked Stonetail.
"Come on. We'll take you to our camp to see if Cloudstep has any of this herb you're missing." said Twigfrost.
Stonetail followed Twigfrost and Swiftpaw to WindClan camp and spoke to Cloudstep, a white tom with a few gray patches of fur. Stonetail left the camp with the herbs he needed, but before he went he pulled Twigfrost aside.
"Can you meet me at the island tonight?" asked Stonetail.
"The gathering island? Why?" asked Twigfrost.
"I'll tell you later. Just meet me there at moonhigh." said Stonetail.
"Okay." said Twigfrost, who was slightly confused.
The Fifth Meeting
Twigfrost crossed the tree bridge. As soon as her paws hit the ground Stonetail called to her.
"Twigfrost! Over here!" said Stonetail.
Twigfrost came over to him. "What's up with all the secrets?" asked Twigfrost.
"Twigfrost, I simply cannot keep this to myself any more. Blackfur died not too long ago and I can't trust anyone in ShadowClan not to tell. I love you." said Stonetail.
Twigfrost gasped. Her secret... His secret... they both loved each other.
"It's okay if you never want to see me again." said Stonetail.
Twigfrost licked his ear. "Now why would I want to never see the tom I love ever again?" asked Twigfrost.
Stonetail gasped. "Y-you love me back!"
Twigfrost and Stonetail both knew it was wrong. Stonetail was the medicine cat of ShadowClan while Twigfrost was a warrior of WindClan. It could never work.
The Sixth Meeting
Twigfrost's apprentice was now a warrior. Swiftleg. The deputy had just died and Twigfrost was made the new deputy. Pride swelled her heart. Only she knew that her relationship with Stonetail was now wronger then ever. She wasn't simply a warrior, but the deputy! Rabbitstar had only two lives left, so Twigfrost would be leader soon, and that would only make things worse.
The night after that was the gathering. Rabbitstar would announce her as new deputy, and Stonetail would be there. She was sad. She didn't want to stop meeting Stonetail!
Twigfrost took a place next to the other deputies on the tree roots.
"Hey, get lost. This place is for deputies only." said the RiverClan deputy, Wetpelt.
"Well then I'm in the right place." said Twigfrost. Twigfrost puffed up her chest. "Meet the new deputy of WindClan."
"You're deputy?"
Twigfrost turned to see Stonefrost.
"Yeah. The old deputy, Runningflame, got killed by dogs..." said Twigfrost.
"I'm sorry to hear that he died." said Stonetail. Twigfrost looked into Stonetail's eyes. She could see that there was love in them, also sadness. He, too, understood that they had to stop meeting.
The Seventh Meeting
Rabbitstar had just lost his last life, and on the night of the half-moon. Twigfrost would have to travel with Cloudstep and Heatherpaw to the moonpool. The other medicine cats were confused, why was the WindClan deputy with Cloudstep and Heatherpaw?
Cloudstep explained it to them. So they allowed it.
Twigfrost went ahead with Cloudstep and Heatherpaw. At the moonpool she got her nine lives from StarClan.
Her mother, Wingfur, told her to follow her heart. At first Twigfrost couldn't understand but when she woke up as Twigstar and saw Stonetail, awake while the others were asleep.
"One last meeting. Before we stop. At the island, tomorrow." said Stonetail.
Nothing really exciting happened on their last meeting. They met, talked, and agreed that they would forget about each other.
WindClan
"Twigstar... may I enter?" asked Cloudstep. The medicine cat was getting old. His apprentice, Heatherpaw, had become Heatherwing.
"Come in Cloudstep." said Twigstar, who was eating a small rabbit. Oddly, her belly was bigger then it should be.
Cloudstep entered. "Twigstar... have you noticed that your belly is becoming big when you're not overeating?" asked Cloudstep.
"Yes, I have noticed." said Twigstar.
"Well... Twigstar... I believe that you're expecting kits." said Cloudstep.
Twigstar stopping eating as one name crossed her mind. Stonetail.
