(You got me caught in all this mess,
I guess we can blame it on the rain)
Ivypaw glanced at Hawkpaw, her heart glowing and warm. He opened his mouth to speak, and she took in every word that he said like sunshine soaking her pelt. "Ivypaw, I need your help." His blue eyes seemed to sparkle, and Ivypaw realized she was staring.
"What with?"
"Well, there's this girl I really like, but I don't know how to tell her... What do I do?"
"I'm going to tell you the same thing I tell Bramblepaw. Follow your heart." She smiled softly, gazing at his beautiful tabby fur.
(My pain is knowing I can't have you,
I can't have you...)
Ivypaw sobbed as she stared at her reflection in the rippling water of the lake. You mousebrain! You should have known that he liked Bramblepaw, not you! Her claws dug into the sand on the shore, as she fought the black tendrils of jealousy that had wrapped themselves around her heart.
(Tell me, does she look at you the way I do?
Try to understand the words you say and the way you move?
Does she get the same big rush,
When you go in for a hug and your cheeks brush?)
The next day she saw Bramblepaw, talking to Hawkpaw. She felt bad for eavesdropping, but she couldn't help it. The grey apprentice strained her ears, trying to hear what the two were saying.
"... I'm sorry, Hawkpaw... I wish I could feel that way about you... But I can't..."
"Please, can we still be friends?"
"Of course we can!"
(Tell me,
Am I crazy, or,
Is this more
Than a crush?)
Hawkpaw padded over to her later, his head hanging. "I did what you said... I guess she just doesn't like me..."
"I'm sorry, Hawkpaw..." Ivypaw whispered, and she meant it. She knew what it felt like to be rejected. Even though Hawkpaw never said so, she knew that he had never loved her.
(I catch my breath,
The one you took
The moment you entered the room,
My heart,
It breaks,
At the thought
Of her holding you...)
Ivypaw shook with tears, her emotions pouring out of her as she cried into Rosewing's shoulder. It turned out that Bramblepaw did have feelings for Hawkpaw- she had told Ivypaw just earlier. But apparently, she wanted to wait until they were warriors to get into a relationship.
(Does she look at you the way I do?
Try to understand the words you say and the way you move,
Does she get the same big rush,
When you go in for a hug and your cheeks brush?)
Ivypaw panted heavily, her paws skidding across the sandy floor of the training hollow. She shook out her sweat-slicked fur, leaping at Hawkthorn with her paws outstretched. She crashed into his side and bowled the newly-made warrior over, planting a paw on his chest.
"Got you that time," She chuckled.
He pushed up, thinking that she'd lost concentration, but her muscles were tensed, and ready. She shoved him back down, giggling.
"Nope."
"Great StarClan, what will it take to catch you off guard?" He laughed.
Ivypaw's chest fluttered, and she had to remind herself that he was already taken. We're just friends.
Song: Blame It On the Rain - He is We