Chapter three
first meeting
Brambleclaw lay in the warriors den waiting for everyone to fall asleep, finally everyone was asleep and he slipped out the warriors den and out through the dirt place tunnel, so Stormfur who was standing guard wouldn't spot him, and start asking him questions. He glanced over his shoulder before heading deeper into the forest and towards the lake. Once he had reached the lake he tasted the air wondering if Iris had arrived yet, he was still trying to figure out if she was already here when something heavy landed on top of him and he fell to the ground and picked up Iris's scent.
"Ha, you didn't even know I was here," Iris crowed her eyes shining as she leapt off of him letting him up. "So, what did you want to tell me?" Iris asked him her eyes still shining.
"Iris I love you," Brambleclaw blurted out meeting her gaze
"Oh, Brambleclaw I love you too," Iris purred holding his gaze and brushing her muzzle against his purring happily.
"I thought you wouldn't think of me that way, but I'm glad you do," Brambleclaw purred twining his tail with hers.
"Oh. Brambleclaw you silly furball you can be so dense, not to have noticed how I really felt about you," Iris purred leaning into him.
"Maybe we should sleep here to night and wake up at dawn, so I return to camp before the clan stirs," Brambleclaw whispered in her ear laying down when her saw her nod and purred when she lay down beside him her fur brushing against his. He felt a purr rise in his throat and licked her ear his ears shining with love and warmth as he watched her fall asleep still purring. "I'll never leave your side, I won't be like Squirrelflight," Brambleclaw promised softly knowing that she couldn't hear him, but he didn't care. He glanced at her one more time before resting his head on her flank and falling asleep.