Prologue
Ivypaw's eyes opened, and the moon's dim glow shone down onto the dusty floor, exposing the scattered dirt and dust. Dewheart was snoring loudly as crickets chirped and plants whistled.
With the snores of Ivypaw's mentor, it would be impossible to get to sleep. So, she stumbled upwards and out of the den as small amounts of dust were sprayed into the air. The brown she cat made her way out of camp as the shrubs and flowers swayed.
Then, a tree was kicked and a flash of fur made Ivypaw curious, yet a bit fearful. A piece of pelt fur flew down onto the forest floor, and that's when excitement welled up inside of her stomach. She stalked towards the animal, and a cat was creeping around BirchClan territory. It was obviously completely unaware of Ivypaw as she weaved through plants and birch trees.
The brown she cat's whiskers twitches as she nudged the cat. It yelped in terror, and leaped into the air, beginning to twist around to see what had poked him.
"Hey! What are you doing here? Aren't you Ivypaw, the BirchClan medicine cat apprentice? You shouldn't be here!" The cat was a tortoiseshell tom with dark yellow eyes. He's quite handsome. Should I take this risk and maybe talk with him? She shook the thought out of her head. Ivypaw was a medicine cat, not a warrior! And he's from JuniperClan!
Ivypaw took a breath, and then looked up at him. The tom was a large cat with broad shoulders and sharp fangs. He towered over Ivypaw, his shadow falling over her brown regular-sized body. "Well why are YOU out here? Just because you're a warrior apprentice doesn't mean you have more rights than I do, you know!" Ivypaw tried to growl, but it came out as a high-pitched squeal.
"The real question is, why are YOU out here? It's moonhigh, and it'll be very long until the sun wants to pop up and say, 'Hey, I'm ready to wake up!', because that won't happen soon!" The tom grunted. Ivypaw looked generally surprised before answering. "Well, I'm here because Dewheart is snoring so loudly that it seems to echo in my head!" Her tail tip twitched.
The tom's whiskers twitched. "Well okay, I'm out here because my mentor said I need to go out and search for any adders, because Kestrelpatch almost got bitten by one when she was play fighting with Dapplefeather, and one popped out from a rock and tried to sink his fangs into her fur! Luckily, our leader, Primrosestar, killed it when it tried to escape, but she stepped onto it and sliced into it's back." The tom paused. "And, oh! I think you might be wanting my name. I'm Thunderpaw. Soon enough I'll be a warrior!" Thunderpaw boasted, grinning.
Ivypaw blushed lightly. "Oh, t-that's really cool!" She gushed on accident. Thunderpaw cocked his head. "Oh, thanks!" He mewed. Ivypaw couldn't stand it anymore. "WANNA MEET ME AT THE FANG BARN?" She blurted out. Thunderpaw gasped a bit before answering. "Oh, uh, sure, I guess." His voice softened before nodding.
"Okay.. I'll meet you at moonhigh tomorrow." Ivypaw squeaked before sprinting back towards her camp, finally reaching the medicine cat den. Dewheart was awake, considering sunhigh was just starting to arrive.
Ivypaw sighed and plopped down into her nest, and she felt something. Something she had never felt before. Maybe it was love? Oh, it didn't matter! Ivypaw was meeting Thunderpaw at moonhigh!
Author's Notes
So, I'm not going to continue Runningfox's Punishment and Doeclaw's Rose. I decided I didn't really like the stories, so I deleted them. Hopefully you like this one.