Love Me Back

Brambleclaw X Squirrelflight is one of my most favorite Warrior couple of all time. This is my first fanfiction. But I hope that you will enjoy it and please review! XD

Disclaimer: bramblestar96 does not own the Warriors series. All characters in this fanfiction strictly belong to Erin Hunter.

Chapter 1

Brambleclaw sat and watched Squirrelflight slowly stalk a busy mouse, as it nimbly munched away at the nut. Then, with a swing of her bushy tail, Squirrelflight pounced, missing the mouse by just the length of the claw. The mouse escaped into the hole of a nearby tree as Squirrelpaw hissed frustratedly.

Her ears twitched as they detected a slight chuckle from the dark brown tabby tom. She whirled around, her fur beginning to bristle and snapped at him, "What's so funny? Is being unable to catch an extra piece of fresh-kill for the Clan funny?" Brambleclaw burst out laughing, "What? If you hadn't given that mouse the extra second to escape by swinging your bush of a tail, you could have given the Clan an extra piece of fresh-kill."

He ended with an affectionate whisper in her ear, " It's either the mouse, or your tail, get that, mousebrain?" He padded past her, waving his tail.

Squirrelflight sighed as she gazed longingly at where the mouse had escaped. Her bushy tail dulled as her fur laid back. Giving a last look at the mouse's hideout, she padded after Brambleclaw. Though he was already out of sight, his scent was carried by the leaves until a stronger scent hit her - the scent of fresh-kill. Then she remembered.

"There's some prey around here. Can you smell it, Squirrelflight? What do you smell?" Brambleclaw asked, with the tone of an excited apprentice. "What do you think I am? A noseless Warrior?" Brambleclaw whipped around with surprise, "Squirrelflight? Why are you being such a grumpy furball today? Is everything alright?" Concern filled his amber eyes, as he sat down quietly with his tail wrapped around his paws neatly, as though they were chatting instead of hunting.

"I-I..." Squirrelflight stammered before scolding herself for being such a stupid mousebrain. "Hey, aren't we supposed to be hunting? What are we sitting and waiting here for?" she snapped suddenly. He shook his head slightly as he got up and sighed, "Oh well, I guess we should go and hunt some more, huh?" Without another word, he turned his back on her and padded into richer hunting grounds, Squirrelflight following just right behind.

A squirrel scooted by, attracted towards a fallen acorn on the other side of the path. Instinctively, Brambleclaw reached out his paw and dispatched it with a single blow. He set his hind legs to work as he kicked out a dent in the sandy ground to bury the piece of fresh-kill. "We'll take it back to the Clan later," he reminded her as he quickly padded away to avoid any aggravation of her temper.

She soon found the bump in the ground and dug up the squirrel. It still looked fresh, as its warmth encircled her tongue as she picked it up. Suddenly, the ferns behind her rustled. It sent shivers down her spine to stare at the trembling ferns as she dropped the squirrel. "Who's there? Show yourself! If you don't, I'll shred you!" She flexed her claws anxiously. Its powerful but familiar scent hit her a tad too late.

"Gotcha!" Brambleclaw erupted from the ferns as he pounced on Squirrelflight, his eyes glittering as he gazed down on his Clanmate. "I'll shred you!" he mimicked her as he got off her. She shook her ruffled pelt as she glared at him. However, his amber eyes softened her heart as she butted him in the chest, "Geez, and I thought that it was an intruder, or a rogue! You gave me a heck of a scare, you furball!" She returned his gaze with her friendly emerald green eyes.

"Come on, Squirrelflight! We've got a Clan to feed!" As he nudged the squirrel towards her. She looked at him uncertainly. "It's okay; I'll say that you caught it. You don't need to feel so guilty." He reassured her as he flicked her ear playfully with his tail. She swatted him back, picked up the fresh-kill and chased him all the way to the Thunderclan camp. But there was one thing that hit her like reality - his body was always a few steps out of reach. She suddenly missed his warmth when they curled up next to each other when it was moonhigh. Why? Why was she feeling this way? What was it called? Love? Why could it feel like bliss at times and then it hurt suddenly? It made her miss him more and more. She was left to struggle with her love for him. It was difficult not to blush each time she made eye contact with him.

A burning question filled with doubt - Did he love her back?

Well, Chapter 1 is finished. I hope I'm able come up with Chapter 2 soon! Once again, I hope you enjoyed it and please click the large button below to review. Thanks! :)