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DISCLAIMER:

ME: Tell me Tigerstar, do I own Warriors?

TIGERSTAR: No.

ME: Oh well... (Didn't see that coming did you...) *Walks away and comes back with a bucket of Cookies & Cream ice cream, which should be required to be eaten when reading...*

Leafool's POV:

I watched in amusement as the young apprentices bounced around the camp. Despite my sadness for never having my old mentor around to tease me, it gave me great pleasure to just watch Cinderpaw as she frolicked. A tail brushed my side in warning before a mouse thumped down between my paws. I blinked as I turned to observe the giver. It was Ashfur, I can't say I was terribly shocked. He had, after all, been extremely comforting to me immediately after Crowfeather accepted Nightcloud. It was now routine for us to sit and share tongues. At first it had been awkward, and felt like the whole of Thunderclan was waiting for me to screw up and have kits. It was more than a little infuriating. But, thanks to Mousefur, that had been cleared up pretty quick. Now we just talked and ate. Ashfur dipped his head to me, indicating that I could have the first bite. I mewed my silent thanks and took a bite. I watched him take his own bite as I mulled over the musky taste of the rodent. For the first time, Ashfur remained silent as he ate. I wished that I could hear his mind… but, for some reason, I knew that that would only lead to unnecessary complications… of the wrong sort for a medicine cat. I was finished with the rodent and leaned over to lick one of Ashfur's ears, "Thank you, Ashfur," I mewed softly again. He licked one of my ears affectionately.

"See you around, Leafpool." We both rose from our spots and departed. I wished I could stay though, as I said before, Ashfur was very comforting. But Mousefur's pads ached, and that meant it was work time. Not that he wasn't doing battle training in the forest, I thought as I gathered the yarrow from the shelves in the back of the medicine cat den. I thanked Star Clan that the elders were much less grumpy after eating, after all, I was late.

Ashfur's POV:

"Come on!" Brambleclaw taunted, "I was apprenticed after you, yet I am winning." I hissed under my breath and leaped out as Brambleclaw mewed. His shock at being attacked then was all the slack I needed from him to have him pinned down.

"There is something to be said for old-timers." Brambleclaw chuckled from his position underneath me. I stepped off quickly and crouched at the edge of the clearing to watch more warriors fight. But, as my physical body remained crouched at the edge of the Training Hollow, my mental body followed Leafpool, as I imagined what she was doing right now. First, she would take the yarrow to Mousefur, I realized. Leafpoool was smart enough to avoid Mousefur's wrath. From there, I imagined that she would sit outside her den and wait for someone to join her and talk. I wondered if I had hurt her feelings by being so quiet earlier, when I usually joked and teased with her. I had been worrying again, Leafpool may have adjusted to the stares of the clan, but I had already had enough staring to last me a life in Star Clan. From the moment Squirrelflight had chosen Brambleclaw (two-faced bitch) they had been watching me. Of course, when I started sharing tongues with the young, recently rejected female medicine cat, the rumors had gone wild. I suppose Mousefur was good for something after all. She had, admittedly, given the gossiping cats an earful to last beyond Star Clan. Looking back it had actually been pretty amusing. "Look out!" A cat screeched. I didn't have time to move. My head filled with excruciating pain as I was dragged into the black, screeching and howling furiously the whole way.

Crowfeather's POV:

The den was warm. Worse than warm, really. What with Nightcloud's stifling heat pressing up on my right flank, and Owlwhisker's snores… I carefully pulled myself out from between them, and dashed out of the camp before the guards could question me. I ran through the territory at top speed, but skidded to a halt at the ravine. Where I stood in shock. She was there. We just stared at each other, our jaws slack. "Crowfeather?" She mewed. I could only nod my head dumbly. "Why are you here?"

"I couldn't sleep…" I trailed off. My tail twitched nervously under her leaf green gaze.

"So, are you happy with Nightcloud?"

I winced. "She is sweet and kind. She'd be an excellent mother…"

"Sooo… you aren't."

"I wouldn't say that."

" You just did." I stayed silent. We just stared at each other.

"Leafpool?" I was too stunned to hear an unknown tom call to Leafpool to move. Thus, I was still sitting there, staring into her eyes when Brambleclaw joined her. His eyes darted nervously between us as Squirrelflight joined us. His eyes narrowed. "What are you doing here?" He hissed.

"I was collecting herbs, and stopped for a minute. This wasn't arranged." Only now did I notice the heap of plants by her paws. Squirrelflight dipped her head over to scoop up the medicines. She mumbled something from between her teeth… it sounded something like 'wibble she woffnod', or something like that. She nudged Leafpool and slowly guided her away.

"Good bye, Crowfeather," she whispered as she was lead to her camp. I was left staring at Brambleclaw.

"She's had a hard enough time after you left her for Nightcloud. Now is not the time to distract our medicine cat from her life. Leave her be." His tail twitched with the intensity of his words. I don't know why I said what I did next.

"Make me." I turned and stalked off into the taller grasses to hide my face. I watched Brambleclaw depart, and fell asleep in the grass.

Hey anyone who's read this! What's up?

Sorry it's taken me this long to update, but I think it came out pretty well despite.

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