Foxspeckle's POV
Foxspeckle panted heavily as he and Goldenspider reached the stumps parting their territories. They had outrun the psychopath… What was with Goldenheart anyway? Why was he acting so weird?
"So I'll see you tonight I suppose," Foxspeckle said to Goldenspider.
Goldenspider looked doubtful. "At the warrior challenge? I probably won't get in, but you will for sure," she said.
Foxspeckle grinned. Of course she would get picked! "Don't be like that; of course you'll get in."
Goldenspider was looking at the ground. "You think so?" she asked, not looking up. Was she… Blushing?
Foxspeckle tried not to blush at the thought. He had to be cool. "Yeah," he replied. Goldenspider looked up at him and smiled. Foxspeckle loved her eyes. They were big, almost looking too large for her face, and the unusual colour of sea green. Thick, dark lashes lined them, giving her a dramatic look, especially when she blinked.
Ah, great, he was dreaming again. He could never be with Goldenspider, she was from CloudClan. It was lucky that they never got caught meeting with Tigerlily all the time…
Foxspeckle cleared his throat. "I'll, uh, see you around anyway," he said, bending over to lick her ear in farewell. Before Goldenspider could say any more, he turned and bounded away towards his camp.
Goldenspider's POV
Goldenspider flopped onto one of the beanbags in the warriors' den and grabbed her silver laptop and her phone with a yellow case.
(Yes, the cats in this fiction have phones and laptops and stuff. They're special cats)
She decided to text Tigerlily since she was probably mad at her for running away.
Goldenspider: Hey. Sorry I ran away from you.
Tigerlily: :T You left me with a jealous boyfriend!
Goldenspider: I know and I'm so sorry, but he was going crazy or something! Forgives?
Tigerlily: …Fine.
Goldenspider was relieved that Tigerlily wouldn't stay mad at her.
Goldenspider: Yay! C U at the WC!
Tigerlily: Yeah, cause you will totally be there!
Suddenly, Goldenspider heard her laptop make a beeping sound. She opened the lid excitedly. Maybe it was Foxspeckle! …Nope… It was Flatface… Come to bother her again.
Flatface: Will you marry me? If you don't reply it will mean yes ~Flatface
Goldenspider glared at the words on the screen. Why couldn't he just leave her alone? As she typed, she slammed her paws down angrily.
Goldenspider: Flatface! Srsly! Leave me alone! How did you even get my email address?
Flatface: I got it from Stoneshade. He knew it because it was your mother's. Also, Dirtbelly and Glownose had it.
Goldenspider slammed down the laptop lid. How dare Stoneshade give out her email address?! She had tried so hard to keep it from Flatface.
"STONESHADE!" she screamed at an innocent-looking Stoneshade in the corner.
"Ya?" he answered casually, looking up from his laptop like it was normal to be screamed at just to get someone's attention.
"HOW DARE YOU GIVE FLATFACE MY EMAIL?!" Goldenspider demanded.
Stoneshade shrugged. "Sorry," he said, sounding not very sincere. He went back to whatever he was doing.
"You better be…" Goldenspider growled. She didn't really believe him.
Tigerlily's POV
Tigerlily was at StormClan camp, in her father, Orangestar's den.
"Orangestar, do you know who is in the warrior challenge?" she asked, wanting to know who she would have to suffer with. Tigerlily already knew that she and Goldenheart were entering and Foxspeckle and Goldenspider would probably be there, but she had to be sure.
"I only know that from GrassClan its Tumbleweed and Flatface," her father answered.
Tigerlily opened her mouth in shock. Flatface! Oh no… She quickly pulled out her phone and texted to Goldenspider:
RUN!
Goldenspider's POV
"All cats gather beneath HighStump for a Clan meeting!" Cloudstar yowled from the top of her den. Everyone quickly gathered underneath her.
"I am about to announce who will be entering the warrior challenge tonight, as most of you know about," Cloudstar continued.
The cats cheered. Goldenspider was excited to know if she was chosen.
"For this special occasion I have chosen…" a drum roll sounded out of nowhere. "Redfeather and Goldenspider!"
Through the cheering, Goldenspider managed to shout a surprised, "Thank you!"
Cloudstar nodded and waited for the cheering to die down.
"Do you know what other warriors are entering?" Goldenspider asked. She hoped that she was with her friends.
Cloudstar paused, remembering. "From StoneClan, Copperheart and Foxspeckle. From StormClan, Tigerlily and Goldenheart and from GrassClan it's Tumbleweed and Flatface."
Goldenspider gasped. "Flatface? NOOOO!" she shrieked. She was doomed.
Goldenspider's phone beeped.
Flatface: Did u hear? We'll b 2gether 4ever!
Goldenspider threw her phone at the wall in shock, and then picked it back up again with more care, making sure the screen wasn't broken.
She typed:
Go to the Dark Forest.
Flatface quickly answered with:
Um… No. Okay, bye. I love u a lot. Kisses, Flatface.
Goldenspider, frustrated, hurled her phone to nowhere in particular and smacked Stormheart in the face.
"Hey!" he yelled, rubbing his head where the phone hit him.
"Sorry!" Goldenspider exclaimed, running over to retrieve the device. Thankfully, it still wasn't broken.
"We shall leave for Fourtrees soon," Cloudstar continued. "And Goldenspider, no phone-throwing or I shall exclude you from the warrior challenge."
Goldenspider nodded rapidly. She couldn't be excluded! "Yes Cloudstar, sorry," she apologised.
At Fourtrees…
"Let the games begin!" bellowed Orangestar of StormClan from a tall rock. "From StormClan, I have chosen Tigerlily and Goldenheart!"
In turn the leaders spoke, Jadestar of GrassClan following Orangestar. "From GrassClan its Tumbleweed and Flatface."
Goldenspider rolled her eyes at Flaface's name being mentioned. Lucky her.
"From CloudClan its Goldenspider and Redfeather!" Cloudstar announced.
And lastly, Stonestar spoke. "And from StoneClan is Foxspeckle and Copperheart," he concluded.
"Let the warriors speak before we begin," Orangestar said, leaping off the rock, the other leaders trailing after him.
The warriors stood in a circle, looking at each other, the younger ones laughing nervously. What exactly were they meant to do?
Tigerlily spoke up first, bursting out an abrupt "Hi!" making some jump. She cleared her throat. "I'm Tigerlily. I like potato salad, yummy mice and non-jel boyfriends." With the last words, she looked pointedly at Goldenheart. The tom responded with an eye roll.
Goldenspider smiled at the couple. She decided that since Tigerlily spoke first, she was brave enough to introduce herself too. "I'm Goldenspider…" She blushed as all the cats stared at her. "I'm from CloudClan and I like…" She trailed off, for some reason glancing at Foxspeckle. "Fo- F – Frogs…. Yeah, frogs and newleaf." How stupid! She had almost said Foxspeckle's name and now he was giving her a strange look.
Mouse-brain! Goldenspider scolded herself.
Foxspeckle raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "Well… I'm Foxspeckle and I like spiders and the colour gold. Oh, and pretty CloudClan she-cats." He winked in Goldenspider's direction.
She felt her skin burn. Was he flirting? What he just described sounded a lot like her.
Flatface stood up abruptly. "Well I'm Flatface and I hate cats who flirt with other's girlfriends!" He glared at Foxspeckle.
Foxspeckle leaned in toward Goldenspider. "Do you know him?" he asked.
"I wish I didn't," Goldenspider sighed. "Just ignore him."
Flatface had approached Foxspeckle and was staring right at his face, their noses almost touching. Foxspeckle looked uncomfortable and Goldenspider didn't blame him. "You wanna fight me?" Flatface said threateningly. Foxspeckle shuffled away from him.
"The prize is lady Goldenspider's paw!" Flatface roared, charging at Foxspeckle. Instead of ramming into him like he intended, Flatface tripped on a stick and face planted into a muddy puddle.
Goldenspider rolled her eyes, and then gritted her teeth. "Flatface! I am not a prize! Let alone, your girlfriend!" She exclaimed, exasperated. She looked around, seeing that all the other cats were staring at her, both in confusion and amusement.
Flatface looked up at Goldenspider from his place on the ground, watery mud dripping from his face. He looked thoughtful for a moment. "Yes, I must agree that from this unflattering angle that you are no prize or worthy to be my girlfriend." He stood up and strutted off.
A few moments of silence passed. Goldenspider didn't quite believe that Flatface had finally gone off her. "Thank StarClan for that," she said, wiping a drop of sweat from her forehead. Tigerlily and Foxspeckle laughed.
Goldenspider looked ahead and spotted a handsome, dark golden brown tom with striking emerald green eyes push past a few cats and make his way toward her and Tigerlily. Who was that? Goldenspider thought. She hated to admit it, but she actually thought he was handsomer than Foxspeckle…
"Hi," the tom said. "I'm Tumbleweed." Then he looked at Goldenspider and Tigerlily in turn. "You two are pretty." He grinned flirtatiously, and then as the two she-cats blushed, he blushed too as if just realising what he said.
Goldenspider stared at Tumbleweed in awe. He was so cute… And he had a nice name too. Did he really think Tigerlily and her were pretty? She was oblivious to Foxspeckle glaring at Tumbleweed.
"T-t-t-t thanks Tumbleweed," Tigerlily stuttered.
"Yeah, well, it's the truth," he answered. Tumbleweed and Tigerlily stared at each other for a few moments.
"Goldenspider, let's go," Foxspeckle said, breaking all the she-cat's thoughts about Tumbleweed.
"Hm? Oh sure," Goldenspider replied. She couldn't help but study Foxspeckle's facial expression because one of his eyes was twitching. Was he angry? Nah, it's probably just a nervous twitch, Goldenspider thought to herself.
"Wait!" Goldenheart meowed loudly. Everyone turned to him. "Who's the angry red girl and Copperwhat?" he asked.
Goldenspider smirked at his silly descriptions, but she still knew who he was talking about. "Redfeather and Copperheart, you mean? Why?" She didn't receive an answer, Goldenheart just walked over to Redfeather. What was he doing?
"Hey there!" he said happily.
"Hello…" Redfeather replied, as if she wasn't sure why a younger warrior would ever want to speak to her.
"Are you older than Flatface?" he asked. Goldenspider wondered what they were trying to prove.
"No, I don't believe so…" Redfeather answered.
"So you're cool then!" Tigerlily told her.
"What do you mean?"
"Flatface is older than the average elder, but refuses to retire," Tigerlily explained. "If you are his age or older, then your lame."
Redfeather turned away with a creased brow.
Tumbleweed smiled at Tigerlily and Tigerlily blushed. Goldenheart glared at him.
"How about we warm up in groups?" Goldenheart suggested.
Tumbleweed shrugged. "All right. How about me, Tigerlily and Goldenspider?" He stood up and stretched. "Coming? I thought we could take a run or catch some fresh-kill. Two fit, pretty she-cats should be able to handle it." He winked, causing more blushing from the she-cats and more glaring from the toms.
"Sure, let's go," Goldenspider replied, afterwards looking at Foxspeckle and regretting her choice. He looked pretty bothered by it.
"You, Foxspectacle, can go with Goldenhear-"Tumbleweed started.
"It's Foxspeckle," he muttered sharply.
Tumbleweed smirked as if he'd meant to do it. "Sorry, Foxspeckle and Goldenheart can go with Flatface. Redfeather, Copperheart and…" he looked around, seeing no one else. "Well, you two are a group. Let's go Goldenspider, Tigerlily." He licked them both on their ears.
Foxspeckle flattened his ears back. "Who put him in charge?" he hissed to himself. Nobody heard him, which was probably a good thing.
"Coming?" Tumbleweed urged.
"YES!" Tigerlily exclaimed with a bit too much enthusiasm. "I mean…" she coughed.
"Goldenspider?" Tumbleweed asked, looking at the she-cat hopefully.
"Ummm…." Goldenspider glanced at Foxspeckle. He looked angry, but he might get over it. Who said she couldn't make friends with toms? "Yeah, I'm coming."
Foxspeckle's POV
Foxspeckle sniffed as he watched Goldenspider walk away with the other tom. Yes, it was true that Tumbleweed was probably more good-looking than him, but that didn't make it alright for Goldenspider to just leave him. Couldn't she see his feelings for her? Maybe Goldenspider just didn't feel the same way. Or maybe Foxspeckle was overreacting.
Goldenheart approached Foxspeckle and sat down in front of him. "We should kill Tumbleweed," he proposed, a glare in his pale green eyes.
