HoneyXBerry

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No one ever saw him like she did, they saw him as arrogant and obnoxious. But that was just a view from a passing glance, it was only her that stopped to see him gaze over kits playing and intervene if they got to rough. It was only her that saw how really, he cared for his siblings, watching them go any time they went out of camp. She was always watching him, just longing that he would notice her. But he was a warrior, and he never did.

Even after three moons of pining after Berrynose, Honeypaw could tell you one thing. Love hurt. It hurt every time his eyes looked through you, it hurt every time he smiled at someone else, it hurt when she realised that he barely knew her at all.

She knew that Lionpaw understood her pain, she watched him sneak out of camp, she even saw him meet up with a Windclan cat once. She'd been brought up not to fall in love with cats from other clans, but she saw how he cared for her. It was a reflection of how she cared for Berrynose.

Lionpaw ust have had something go wrong because she came by him looking forlorn, standing on his own. She knew how it felt, but he didn't know that she knew and she wouldn't intrude on what they had. So she brought him a mouse and asked if everything was okay and then went on her way. She was the kind of cat to ask for things, only to keep her family safe as even though she was a newborn kit when it happened, she remembers flashing of black, white and crimson. Which she was told later must have been memories of the badger attack. However, every night, when she was certain every other apprentice was asleep, she'd plead to Starclan, plead for him not to look through, to give her one of his smiles and for him to notice her.

She wasn't good at hiding her feelings, she had to share them with someone, they were so strong and overpowering that she couldn't think. She told a cat she thought was her friend, Hollypaw. But she scoffed at her, asking why she would be interested in a mate as she was just an apprentice. She didn't understand.

The next part of her life came as a shock, her sister re-opened her leg wound, she stayed there, comforting her and he was completely out of her mind. She suddenly saw how alike she and Cinderpaw were, both longing for something, she wanted him like Cinderpaw wanted to become a warrior.

Then the news came that Cinderpaw would have to wait to become a warrior, but she was going to get what she wanted. And it was time for her to do something to get what she wanted too.

When she received her warrior name, all she wanted was for him to call it out, the other mews didn't matter, his was the one she wanted to hear. She looked at him desperately and he suddenly looked over at her, giving her a small smile.

And suddenly, everything changed again, he no longer looked through her, he shared his smiles with her. But everyone still saw him as an arrogant fur ball, and she wished that would change. She wished they would realise his sensitive side, the side he only showed to her.

The side that stayed when she caught greencough and was confined to the nursery looking after Rosekit. And when she witnessed Firestar loose a life.

Still no-one understood when he finally pressed his muzzle to hers and shyly asked if she wanted to hunt with him. Hunting together became a regular thing and they had just come back to camp and were sharing tongues on the rocks when he suddenly brought up having kits.

She followed his gaze to see him gazing at some kits playing, she nodded in agreement, closing her eyes for a moment as his tongue lapped at her ears before opening them again.

Everything slowed, a snake was sneaking up behind Briarkit, the kit was still blissfully unaware. She shot towards her, tailed by Lionblaze who was trying to beat her to it.

"Honeyfern! Let me get it!" Lionblaze yowled.

But she didn't hear him, all that mattered was saving that it.

For once, she was deaf to Berrynose. She didn't hear his alarmed wails, or pleads to Lionblaze to beat her to it.

But when she batted Briarkit out the way, she did hear something. A wail. It took her a moment to realise that it came from her as thin fangs sunk into her shoulder.

A sound filled her head, like the gushing waters by the Riverclan camp, but mixed with yowling.

The snake got her. And it burned.

"My blood is on fire!" she shrieked as cats gathered around her.

Berrynose barged his way to the front, looking down at her in horror before whipping around to face Leafpool, "Do something!" he ordered, his voice shaking.

He saw her now.

"I-it's too late, I-I can't." Leafpool choked out, looking at her sister who was standing there trembling.

She felt him press his nose against her fur, "P-please don't leave me."He begged before looking at her again,"We would have had beautiful kits Honeyfern." he murmured, "I will always love you and never forget you." he took a deep breath and touched his nose to hers, "We will meet again in Starclan."

Everyone saw it, the side of him. Not the arrogance, but the sensitivity, the love.

Everything went black after that.

. . .

She watched down from the stars, Molekit beside her, pressing his tail against her flank in comfort.

She watched as he looked at Poppyfrost, the same way he had looked at her.

She saw the guilt in her sister's eyes but she saw the love too

She wanted for him to be happy.

And, she was content with just being able to watch over him forever.

Even if they couldn't be together anymore.

(A/N)- I'm going to be doing lots of different pairings, so tell me what you thought of this and what pairing you want next! Thank you!