Chapter 1

The golden tabby tom had been sent on a hunting patrol with Dovewing, Whitewing, and Bumblestripe and the pale tom's apprentice Seedpaw. Lionblae looked over at the gray she-cat, he knew that she had at one time been seeing Tigerheart a ShadowClan tom. He could not help but remember when he was an apprentice and meeting Heathertail, then Heatherpaw, would meet in the underground tunnels. They would be part of DarkClan, Heathertail was Heatherstar and Lionblaze was Lionclaw her deputy. Also Lionblaze felt himself get closer to her, cause unlike the other she-cats Dovewing was not acting like she had her head in the clouds.

The patrol came to a stop when Seedpaw scented a vole. The pale ginger she-cat stalked over to where some brambles where then she pounce and a few heart-beats latter came back with a pump vole her jaws.

"excellent catch!" Bumblestripe nodded to his apprentice.

Seedpaw give the pale gray tom a nod then buried her catch so she could come to get it latter. The patrol started moving out and once again came to a stop and split up to start hunting. Whitewing went off following the scent of a robin, Bumblestripe and Seedpaw after a few shrews, and Lionblaze and Dovewing where left alone as they both picked up the scent of squirrel. Without a word the two got ready to stalk there pray, Lionblaze was well hidden in a bramble bush well Dovewing stalked the squirrel. The gray she-cat pounced, but the squirrel ran right into Lionblaze's paws. The golden tabby tom pinned the creature and bit down into its throat killing it. Not long after the rest of the patrol came back. They all had something in their jaws and Whitewing, the patrol leader thought it would be a good time to head back to camp. When they entered camp they placed the fresh-kill they had caught on the pile and Seedpaw toke some pray to the elders. Bumblestirpe went to talk to Ivypool and Whitewing had started talking to her mate Birchfall. With his gaze moved back to Bumblestripe, the golden tabby remembered when the pale gray tom had been mates with Dovewing. They had gotten into a fight on day and broke up, now it seemed that Bumblestripe had gotten over the gray she-cat and was padding after Ivypool. Then when the golden tabby looked over to Dovewing, he saw sorrow in her golden eyes. He knew the she-cat still felt something for her former mate and Lionblaze knew just how she felt.

"You alright?" Lionblaze asked as he padded over to his former apprentice.

"Yeah, just fine..." Dovewing lied, avoiding Lionblaze's eyes.

Worry clouded the tom's mind, he knew Dovewing well enough to know that she was lying. He also knew that he could not make her tell him the truth, he would have to wait.

"Ok, if you say so." Lionblaze sighed the noticed that she was looking at Ivypool.

"Do you miss Bumblestripe?" Lionblaze asked before he could stop himself.

Dovewing looked at him with wide eyes, shock making her gray pelt stand on end. Then she give Lionblaze a nod as she said "Yes, but I also want him to be happy. Same with Ivypool."

Hehehehe, LionxDove. A fun crack paring ^^ also this may be one of the few stories where I'm nice to Dovewing, she is not a fav character of mine XD