Firestar and Cinderpelt
Firestar paced anxiously in front of the Moon Pool. Where is Jayfeather? He thought impatiently. He sends a message to me telling me that StarClan needed to speak with me urgently and that he would be there shortly and yet it seems as if I've been waiting here forever.
The sound of another cat approaching interrupted Firestar's thoughts. He turned to see Jayfeather padded next to him to greet him. "Hello, Firestar." He mewed politely.
Firestar's fur bristled and he had to restrain himself from snapping back at his medicine cat. "What took you so long to get here? I thought StarClan had an urgent message for me."
Jayfeather shrugged sheepishly. "I'm here now, right?"
"I suppose so." Firestar grumbled.
Jayfeather cleared his throat. "Anyway, you may as well get started. I'll be back in a little while to check up on you."
"You aren't going to share dreams with StarClan as well?" Firestar asked suspiciously.
Jayfeather shook his head. "No, this message is for you alone. It's more of a…." He grasped for the proper words. "It's more of a personal message."
Firestar felt anger starting to buildup in his chest. "I thought you said it was an important message from StarClan."
Jayfeather just smiled. "I think you will find this message most important."
…
Firestar blinked open his eyes and took in his surroundings. He was standing in the middle of Fourtrees. On the other side of the clearing another cat sat. Firestar squinted and tried to make out its features. It was a small dark grey she-cat. The she-cat's enormous blue eyes were gazing into his own. The feature that amazed him the most was the lack of an awkwardly twisted leg. "Cinderpelt." He breathed.
Cinderpelt's eyes were warm and friendly and she beckoned for Firestar to come over to her. When he sat down next to her she greeted him. "Hello Firestar. It's been a long time."
Firestar purred, "It's so good to see you again Cinderpelt. Jayfeather tells me that you have a message for me."
Cinderpelt nodded. "I would have given it to you a long time ago but I'm not always available in StarClan."
Firestar gave her a puzzled look.
"I still exist in a way." Cinderpelt explained. "Right after I died StarClan honored me with the chance to live the life of a warrior that I never could because of my injury."
"What? You're telling me that you are a warrior in ThunderClan right now? I'm sorry to break it to you Cinderpelt but you're kind of…dead."
"I was going to explain before you interrupted me, you impatient furball." She teased lightly. "I don't live on myself; rather I live on as another cat."
Firestar stared at her blankly.
Cinderpelt sighed. "I was reincarnated."
Firestar blinked in surprise. "You're one of my warriors? Which one?"
"I'll let you figure that out for yourself." Cinderpelt mewed. "But if you can't you must have mousedung for brains."
Firestar thought he knew who she was talking about but instead he changed the subject. "That aside, you said you have a message for me. What was it?"
Cinderpelt nodded. "I needed to tell something about me. A side of me that you never knew."
Firestar's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean by that?" He asked cautiously.
Cinderpelt rolled her eyes. "It's not anything bad." She snapped.
"Okay." Firestar mewed. "Tell me about this 'other side of you'."
"I will, but promise not to interrupt me until I'm finished." Cinderpelt mewed.
"I promise."
…
"When it was announced that you were going to be my mentor, my heart was racing faster than it ever has before. That was because I had a secret that only my brother knew. I had a crush on you. Throughout my whole time being your apprentice, I always worked as hard as I possibly could. After the accident, I changed a lot. My feelings for you evolved until they were more than a simple crush. I was in love with you. My only problem was I was now training to be a medicine cat, and medicine cats cannot have kits so I knew that I couldn't declare my feelings for you. At the same time though, I wanted you to know so I tried dropping hints, but you never got them. Typical toms I suppose." Cinderpelt rolled her eyes. "After I died, I realized that one of my greatest regrets was not telling you how I felt. I finally have the chance to tell you now."
Firestar stared down at his paws. "Cinderpelt, I don't know what to say."
Cinderpelt nodded but her eyes were clouded with sadness. "I understand. If only I had told you sooner, maybe things would have been different…" Her voice trailed off.
Thousands of thoughts running around in Firestar's head made him feel nauseated. "My StarClan." He muttered.
Cinderpelt gave him a sympathetic glance. "I know it wasn't fair to do this to you, but I just had to let you know. Until we next meet, Firestar, goodbye."
…
Firestar picked uninterestedly at the squirrel lying before him. Ever since his meeting with Cinderpelt, Firestar hadn't had much of an appetite. Why? He thought. Is it because you have the same feelings for her, or because you don't?
"Are you alright, Firestar?" Sandstorm mewed next to him.
Firestar nodded to her but said nothing. He didn't like lying to his mate but he couldn't tell her about Cinderpelt had said to him. It would only fill her with envy. "I do need to speak with Cinderheart in my den though, could you fetch her for me?"
Sandstorm dipped her head. "Of course, I'll send her to see you immediately."
…
"Um, Firestar? You wanted to see me?" Cinderheart's nervous mew reached Firestar's ears and he looked up at her. If you can't figure it out you must have mousedung for brains. Cinderpelt's words repeated themselves in Firestar's head. Surely this was who Cinderpelt was talking about.
Firestar didn't respond immediately. He took in every aspect of Cinderheart, and he had to admit that she strikingly resembled Cinderheart.
"Firestar?" Cinderheart repeated.
Firestar had a faraway look in his eyes. "Tell her I'm sorry. Sorry for everything." He murmured aloud to no cat in particular.
Cinderheart looked at him, bewildered. "Tell who you're sorry?"
Firestar shook his head to clear it. "Never mind… Just make sure that you are very careful. Try to stay out of harm's way."
Cinderheart nodded but she was only more confused. "Alright then… is that all you had to tell me?"
Firestar nodded absently. "Uh, yes."
Cinderheart dipped her head. "I'll be going then, and don't worry about me; I can take care of myself." She turned and padded out of his den.
There was a brief moment of silence and then Firestar whispered after her, "I love you too, Cinderpelt."
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