Yo there, creatures of Earth! Invader Key here, with a nice little Warrior Cats oneshot. Gah, I love those books. Every time I read Long Shadows, I wonder why Ashfur got such a bad rap. I mean, think about this: His mother was murdered when he was an apprentice, he found love with Squirrelflight, and then Squirrelflight broke up him for the son of the cat that killed his father. Heartbreaking, I know.

Anyway, I've decided to give him some lovin'. Read on, stranger!

A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect

Every action in this world will bear a consequence

If you wait around forever you will surely drown

I see what's going down

~Face Down by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

I gave you everything I had, Squirrelflight. Why was it never enough for you? Why was it "wrong" for me to hate Brambleclaw? If his father had killed Sandstorm, you would've probably viewed the situation differently.

Life was hard without Brindleface. She had always put Ferncloud and I first. She even took Cloudtail under her wing, too. And then, she's gone.

Murdered.

Dog bait.

You expect me to forgive Tigerstar and his sons?

Never.

Never in a billion years.

You think you're entitled to everything in the world, just because your father's the "great and mighty" Firestar. I won't argue. You ARE amazing. You ARE entitled to everything in the world. I can be your everything if you just give me a chance.

Why won't you give me a chance? I really am sorry I helped in Hawkfrost's plan to kill your father. But, I won't go so far as to say I regret it.

I DON'T regret it.

You were my entire life, Squirrelflight. Why don't you know love when it's staring you in the face? I just can't see how everything could be hunky dory with you and Brambleclaw, and you couldn't even see me. And then, I get assigned Lionblaze as my apprentice.

Its as if that's the consolation prize.

I'll ALWAYS be second best. It was as if Firestar had said, "Hey, pal, sorry you couldn't be with my daughter, but here's her son so you can be with the constant reminder that you've been tossed aside like trash, ALL THE TIME!" Lionblaze, Hollyleaf and Jayfeather should've been my children. Lionblaze is strong, Hollyleaf is smart, and Jayfeather is psychic.

They're perfect.

Why couldn't they be mine?

That's all I had in mind as I blocked the path to safety during the fire. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but I needed to see you suffer.

What better way to inflict pain to make one watch as their children are roasted alive?

But then you went and said they weren't your kits. Then, what the hell were you doing, in the nursery for those few moons?

Then again, maybe I should've seen it coming. Your milk never came. I suppose that's the evidence.

So that's everything you've put me through.

I just hope now that you can see the proverbial blood, because it's no longer proverbial.

It's everywhere.

It's real.

And it's mine.

Hollyleaf was "Brambleclaw's Little Thinker." I'll be willing to bet she's "Brambleclaw's Little Murderer" now.

I'm somewhat happy as I lay dying, my crimson life pouring into the stream.

It's all over now. Everything.

One day, we'll meet again, Squirrelflight, in StarClan.

I'll be waiting, still ready to be your hero.

Love,
Ashfur

Aww...poor little Ashy...*hugs Ashfur doll*. Reviews, please?