Disclaimer: I do not own Warriors (Erin Hunter does) or the song "Behind these Hazel Eyes" (Kelly Clarkson does)

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Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me
I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right
Unbreakable, like nothin' could go wrong
Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

Goldenflower purred as her mate nuzzled her, just after she told him about her kits. His kits. Their kits. She stared lovingly into his dark amber eyes, admired his dark brown tabby pelt, the scar across his nose. It all reminded her of her love. His love. Their love.

I told you everything
Opened up and let you in
You made me feel alright
For once in my life
Now all that's left of me
Is what I pretend to be
So together, but so broken up inside
'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hangin' on

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

Goldenflower purred, the soft sound rumbling her belly as her new kit suckled. Shrewkit. She felt Tigerclaw's tail on her shoulder, his warm fur against hers, his soft eyes focused on their little kit. Her love. His love. Their love.

Swallow me then spit me out
For hating you, I blame myself
Seeing you it kills me now
No, I don't cry on the outside
Anymore...

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

The long yellow plume curled around the little kits tightly. No, Tigerclaw. That couldn't be the same Tigerclaw. A small clear tear ran across her cheek as Fireheart revealed her mate's treachery. Goldenflower's light eyes were soft but sharp, sharp with betrayal. Her trust. His betrayal. Her love. His hate.

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

She watched from the crowd, wide-jawed, as scarlet blood ran from her mate's neck. She should be thinking good riddance. Instead, pain overcame her. She collapsed against Willowpelt's shoulder, her soft velvet nose buried in her friend's feathery fur. She felt Willowpelt's tail softly touch her shoulder with tense comfort. Goldenflower sensed nothing, though. Only mixed emotion. She remembered her love for him. His love for her. Her heart. His heart. Their love.

Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me
I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right
Unbreakable, like nothin' could go wrong
Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on

Goldenflower looked around to make sure that no cat was watching as she slipped out of the bramble entrance. No one was. Her paws guided her towards the clearing where Tigerstar's blood still soaked, his body still lay. Her long blonde fur brushed the ground, brushing the scarlet with loving touches. She touched her muzzle to his cold, stiff, scarred nose, sorrow stirring through her. He betrayed her. She hated him. Inside, though, love will never die. A small tear ran down her nose, landing on the fur matted with dried blood. It landed precariously on the tip of a hair, bursting and splattering across her dead mate's pelt. Now, it was forever good riddance.

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

I told you everything
Opened up and let you in
You made me feel alright
For once in my life
Now all that's left of me
Is what I pretend to be
So together, but so broken up inside
'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hangin' on

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

On the night that they left, Goldenflower remained on the final ridge of ThunderClan's land, staring over the clearing below. The clearing where Tigerstar stood so proudly as he spoke down to the other cats, the clearing where he died. She could still feel his sticky blood on her yellow paws. She blinked back tears, remembering how much they loved each other. His betrayal, her hate. Her love, his love. Forever it will live on.

Swallow me then spit me out
For hating you, I blame myself
Seeing you it kills me now
No, I don't cry on the outside
Anymore...

Goldenflower stared at the dark brown RiverClan warrior. How much he reminded her. Hate bubbled inside the elder. Tigerstar loved another. He never loved her. He went and had kits with a rogue. Was that love? No, she was never there for love. How dare he. Their kits. Their love. Her hate. His choice.

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

The golden queen lay rasping from where she lay. She could already feel life slipping away from her. Her soul rising into StarClan's waiting arms. She remembered his loving amber eyes. His soft tabby fur. His scarred but soft, worn nose. His alert, pricked ears. His large kind heart. How he betrayed her and her love. But how she still loved him. Her body flinched once more, her hazel eyes growing bright, but then dimming. She could already feel his loving smile, his kind words as he mewed oh so softly "Welcome, Goldenflower. Welcome, my love." Her soft yellow tail twitched once more, a clear tear ran from her eye. She was dead by the time it hit the dark floor, its droplets scattering like little starlit diamonds… Diamonds for their love. His love. Her love. Their love.

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes