Heather's Lion

by The Moonstar9

Lionblaze has started meeting Heathertail again. He realizes that he is in love with her more than he ever was and plans to spend the rest of his life with her. The two meet secretly every few days in the abandoned Twoleg nest and they both believe they won't get caught this time. Are they sure no cat will discovery their secret meetings? "Spoilers for Sign of the Moon".

1. Chapter 1

Heather's Lion

Created By: The Moonstar9

Characters Owned By: Erin Hunter

Last Update: 10/6/2012

Edited: 10/14/2012

Chapter 1

"Why can't we just be together, Cinderheart?" Lionblaze asked, feeling as if his heart was shattering into a thousand pieces.

Cinderheart was padding around camp, trying to get away from Lionblaze. He had been following her all day pleading her to stop avoiding him. He knew that Cinderheart wanted to be with him but for some reason she was avoiding him.

"I told you already!" she hissed quietly, turning to face him. "You have a destiny and I don't want to get in the way of that."

"You won't get in the way of that, Cinderheart," Lionblaze meowed. "I'm a cat just like any other and every cat has a destiny."

Cinderheart shook her head. "No. Your destiny is too important. You have no room for a mate. I'll just get in the way!"

"But I love you," Lionblaze insisted. "Why can't you see that? I have enough room for a mate!"

"I'm sorry, Lionblaze..." She whipped around without another word and bounded over to Brambleclaw who was giving orders for patrols.

Lionblaze let out an angry sigh. Cinderheart was being so difficult right now. Why couldn't she just by pass the prophecy to be with him? Lionblaze angrily charged out of camp, not caring where he was going. He could feel his heart shattering in his chest. Cinderheart had rejected him! How could she do this to him?

He continued running for a while longer and then finally stopped. He was breathing heavily, his head bowed. Looking around, something seemed and smelled different. Lionblaze sniffed the air. There was a familiar stench in the air. It was WindClan. He had crossed the WindClan border by mistake. Before he could turn and run back to ThunderClan territory someone yowled out, "You!"

Lionblaze spun around his pelt bristling. He came face to face with Heathertail.

She was baring her teeth at him. "What are you doing on WindClan territory?" she hissed.

Lionblaze unsheathed his claws. He may have crossed the border but he was going to defend himself if necessary. "I crossed the border by mistake." He told her.

"Yeah, right," she meowed, her tail lashing.

Lionblaze had a feeling she wasn't going to let him go without a fight. "Look-"

"I'll let you off with a warning this time," she growled. "Don't let me catch you on my territory again."

Lionblaze was a bit surprised that she let him off that easy. Perhaps she still cared for him? It didn't matter either way; he was getting out of WindClan territory before a patrol came. He turns to leave but Heathertail spoke again.

"Wait Lionblaze." The anger had faded from her tone. She sounded sad and longingly all of a sudden.

Lionblaze turned to face her. "What?"

Heathertail stared at him with sad eyes. "What happened to us? How come you stopped seeing me?"

That question caught Lionblaze off guard. He wasn't expected her to ask that. "Well..." He hesitated. "We're from different Clans." he said finally.

"But that didn't stop you before."

"Yeah but I wasn't thinking clearly before. We have to remain loyal to our Clans," Lionblaze told her, feeling uncomfortable.

Heathertail narrowed her eyes. "So you didn't love me before?"

"I did!" he said quickly. How dare she ask that?

She blinked at him slowly. "Do you still love me?"

Lionblaze froze. That was another question he wasn't expecting. He couldn't still love Heathertail, could he? Yet there still were some feelings he got whenever he was around or thought about Heathertail, but he always tried to ignore it. He was trying to make Heathertail his enemy for a long time now. He had shattered her heart and his own when he told her that they couldn't see each other anymore. They could not continue doing that because he wanted to become the best warrior in his Clan. When Lionblaze began developing feelings for Cinderheart he thought that she had put his heart back together. But his heart was shattered once again when she rejected him because he was too important.

Lionblaze always knew deep inside that he still had feelings for Heathertail but he always tried to ignore it.

Lionblaze shifted his paws uncomfortably. "I don't...know…what to say…." He admitted.

Heathertail opened her mouth to say something and then she froze. "A patrol!" she hissed. "Quick, leave! Meet me here tonight!"

Without a word, Lionblaze turned and ran towards his own territory. He looked over his shoulder and saw that Heathertail was pretending to mark the border when her fellow Clanmates came up.

Should I meet her tonight? Lionblaze thought once he was safely in his own territory. No! I cannot meet her. But I can't just leave her waiting...