Bittersweet Love

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The full moon shined brightly in the night sky, silhouetting the two cat forms. Honeyfern sadly fixed her gaze upon the pair of cats. They sat next to each other with their pelts touching, gazing at the night sky. The cream pelted tom gently licked between the ears of the tortoiseshell and white she-cat, her sister. Poppyfrost purred. Honeyfern's gazed flicked towards Berrynose. That tom, the same tom who had once been her mate is now with her sister. Berrynose looked lovingly at Poppyfrost.

"I love you, Poppyfrost." Berrynose meowed softly. Berrynose and Poppyfrost intertwined their tails. Honeyfern flattened her ears, not wanting to hear anymore.

"I love you too, Berrynose." Poppyfrost whispered, licking the tom's cheek. Honeyfern's heart shattered into a billion pieces. She had asked Jayfeather, Thunderclan's medicine cat, to tell Poppyfrost that Berrynose truly loves her and was scared that he will lose Poppyfrost like Honeyfern. Honeyfern however had kept inside her inner feelings. Her heart had never left Berrynose, even though she is now a Starclan cat. She had watched Berrynose's every step in Thunderclan, even through battle. She had also thanked Jayfeather for taking care of Poppyfrost with Berrynose's kits, only to make Berrynose happy. Am I being too foolish? It is reasonable that Berrynose moved on with life…

Honeyfern sighed unhappily. Ever since Berrynose had taken her sister as his new mate, she had shown slight signs of envy whenever she caught them showing affection to each other. Today is the night she will walk Berrynose's dreams, for the first time since she had died. She waited until the two cats had broken away from each other for the night and enter the warriors den to sleep. She padded towards Starclan's warrior den and curled onto the soft moss. Sitting up next to her is a beautiful silver cat, Silverstream. She looked at Honeyfern with comfort and sympathy.

"Are you going to walk into Berrynose's dreams tonight?" Silverstream meowed softly. Honeyfern nodded. Silverstream is her best friend in Starclan now; she had thanked Silverstream for being so kind to her when she had first came to Starclan. They both had a same connection; their formal mates now have another mate in their life. Honeyfern sighed.

"You're lucky enough to know that you will never be forgotten by Graystripe." Honeyfern meowed sadly, gazing down at her paws. Silverstream shook her head.

"Don't you see that you have given up your life to protect a Thunderclan kit?" Silverstream meowed firmly. "Berrynose and the rest of Thunderclan are grateful for your bravery." Honeyfern flicked her tail.

"Do you think…it's time that I…?" Honeyfern meowed quietly. Silverstream laid her tail onto Honeyfern's shoulder.

"It's your decision. Don't rush," Silverstream meowed with comfort. "You will know when it is the right time." Honeyfern purred with gratefulness.

"Thank you for helping me." Honeyfern meowed respectfully. "So how's Graystripe doing?" Silverstream's eyes shifted into another emotion, one that Honeyfern can easily describe.

"He's doing fine. He says he misses me," Silverstream meowed. "At least I get to see him in his dreams." Honeyfern nodded and padded towards the den's entrance.

"Well, I'm going to walk into Berrynose's dreams now. I'm going off to the Dreampool!" Honeyfern meowed over her shoulder. "I hope you will have a good sleep, Silverstream." Silverstream gazed at Honeyfern with cheerfulness.

"Good luck Honeyfern, and you too!" Silverstream meowed out. Honeyfern padded across Starclan's camp. Some cats were going out to patrol, some were heading off to their dens, and some are just about finishing up their meal. She meowed a greeting to Spottedleaf and Bluestar. She padded towards the stony entrance to the Dreampool, where any Starclan cat can walk into any clan cat's dreams. The splashing of the small waterfall soothed Honeyfern as she gazed upon the beautiful pool. Honeyfern carefully, but swiftly crossed the stepping stones as she padded onto the small island, covering around with the Dreampool's mystical waters. She crouched and lapped a few drops by the edge of the pool. The water shined brightly against her pelt, looking as if it was made out of moonstones. The soothing rush of the small waterfall faded and the Dreampool's crystal clear water was disappearing as she began to sink into the blackness.

The beautiful songs the birds sang had slowly woken her up. As she opened her eyes, she saw flowers everywhere. Song birds were singing from the trees, and the gentle breeze flowed around in serenity. The meadows… Berrynose must be having a good dream so far then. She gazed around the beautiful scenery, landing on a cream pelt tom sitting peacefully, looking towards the blue sky. Honeyfern shifted uneasily and padded slowly towards Berrynose. Waves of pure happiness flowed from Berrynose, so strong; that the breeze could have took her away. Distant images of cats flowed into Honeyfern's head.

Poppyfrost confessing her love to Berrynose and Berrynose loved Poppyfrost back…Berrynose and Poppyfrost together…Poppyfrost having their kits… Berrynose scolding Poppyfrost to not leave the nursery…Molekit and Cherrykit suckling from Poppyfrost…Berrynose meowing how wonderful and beautiful their new kits are…Poppyfrost purring…Molekit and Cherrykit opening their eyes and exploring Thunderclan camp… Molekit and Cherrykit meowing their first words with affection: 'Mother…Father…" Honeyfern shook her head and fell to her paws, panting hard. I was wrong to have come here… I'm going back to Starclan. Honeyfern recovered a second later and padded away from the cream pelted warrior, until her paw snapped a twig. Honeyfern froze and slowly turned her head back towards Berrynose. Berrynose's ears twitched and turned his head to Honeyfern. Honeyfern watched as his eyes widened and got up, slowly padding towards her. Oh Starclan, what now?

"H-Honeyfern…is that you?" Berrynose meowed with disbelief. Honeyfern glanced towards the way to Starclan and back to Berrynose. She sat down.

"Yes…I made a mistake and I'm going back to Starclan." Honeyfern quickly meowed. Berrynose's eyes turned into slits.

"Starclan cats go into real life cats' dreams for a reason, so how is it a mistake if you choose to walk into my dreams?" Berrynose meowed calmly. Honeyfern swept her tail over her paws. And I thought he was mouse-brained…

"I thought you were still a stupid-fur ball!" Honeyfern meowed amusingly. Berrynose blinked and purred. Berrynose padded over to Honeyfern's side and flicked his tail to Honeyfern's shoulder.

"Long time no see!" Berrynose meowed friendly. "Thunderclan could have used extra paws with the fight between Shadowclan." Honeyfern looked at her paws. She knew whose fault it was that had started the battle, but she couldn't really help her former clan about it.

"Well, some cats were badly injured. But, Jayfeather couldn't tell which cats will survive. At least Thunderclan has a great medicine cat." Honeyfern widen her eyes. She had hardly heard Berrynose meowing anything nice about Jayfeather. Berrynose saw her widened eyes.

"Hey, I got to admit that he's a great medicine cat!" Berrynose meowed defensively. "Not to mention, he helped Poppyfrost give birth to my kits." Berrynose's eyes softened. Honeyfern shifted uneasily.

"They're wonderful kits…I'm glad to be an aunt…" Honeyfern meowed calmly as she could, while her head was screaming with frustration. She couldn't believe Berrynose was talking about his kits, her nephew and niece, to her! I always thought he still loved me…I'm such a fool… Honeyfern sighed. Berrynose glanced worryingly at Honeyfern.

"Are you okay…?" Berrynose meowed with concern. Honeyfern nodded her head slightly.

"I'm…I'm glad you moved on with your life. I understand that you love your family more than me. Poppyfrost must be so happy; she finally got her own family," Honeyfern blurted out. Each word made a small crack into her heart. By the end of the sentence her heart broke into two pieces. Berrynose stared disbelieving at Honeyfern to what she had just meowed. While, Honeyfern shifted her head away, not bearing to look at the one cat she had used to love. Her eyes filled with tears. Don't be such a cry kit, Honeyfern! Berrynose looked at Honeyfern with sadness.

"Of course I care about you! I didn't know you feel this way...after you went to Starclan," Berrynose meowed softly. Honeyfern clenched her teeth.

"I always loved you and I always will love you!" Honeyfern whimpered. "I can't believe you've suddenly forgotten all about me, as if our love was just…a dream." Her icy blue tears dropped onto the pretty, fragrant flowers in front of her paws; making them turn into wilted, dry flowers. The breeze made the remaining pieces drift away. Berrynose stiffened; he had never seen Honeyfern so upset before. Love is nothing but pain…

Then suddenly, Berrynose shifted closer to Honeyfern and licked the trail of tears from Honeyfern's face. Honeyfern widened with shock while Berrynose clean her face.

"Have I ever told you not to be upset all the time?" Berrynose meowed between licks. "You look more beautiful without your tears." His cream colored tail intertwined with Honeyfern's motionless tail. The place where the wilted flowers were once there grew new flowers, their petals glowing magically blue in the dark. Honeyfern's heart beat twice as hard. Berrynose finished cleaning her face and gazed at her clear blue eyes.

"I'm sorry…That I had given you so much pain." Berrynose meowed softly. His tail tightened with Honeyfern's and Berrynose affectionately licked Honeyfern's cheek. Honeyfern still stood in shock. This is too much…Berrynose is with Poppyfrost now. He mustn't give any affection to me! Honeyfern shifted away from Berrynose and shook her head.

"You're with Poppyfrost now, just…think about the present," Honeyfern meowed. "We'll discuss this in the future…" Berrynose blinked.

"Alright then…" Berrynose meowed. "But then, why are you h-"

"You want to know why I'm here." Honeyfern meowed quietly. "Come with me to the Starclan camp, I need to show you something important…" Honeyfern's eyes gazed sadly at Berrynose. "Something I should I have told you a long time ago…"

Moonwish1: Cliffhanger~

Edit: I made a few changes in terms of grammer but the story is still the same! This will probably still turn out into a two chapter. Sorry for the long wait everyone! Thanks all for the reviews and favorites :) 1/16/16