Lionblaze X ?

As I walked through the sunwarmed forest, I couldn't help but think of the she-cat back home. The she-cat I struggled to talk to every day, the she-cat I showed off infront of whenever I could. The she-cat that I always wanted to comfort. The she-cat I always longed to love.

But she was out of my reach. She loved another tom, and I couldn't mess that up. I cared about her too much to do that. I couldn't break her heart just to get it. No, I would never.

I hadn't realized I had come close to the WindClan border until I heard a voice. "What do you want?"

I looked up at the hiss, and my eyes narrowed.

Heathertail.

"I'm allowed on my own territory, aren't I?" I retorted, shoting a glare at her.

"Just go away, Lionblaze." Heathertail meowed, continuing on her buisness, which seemed to be hunting.

"Look, Heathertail, just because we didn't work out," We both flinched at those words. "Doesn't mean we need to hate each other." I meowed, watching her. I wanted to be her friend, straighten this all out.

She looked at me, searching my eyes for a long moment. "I will never love you again."

That took me by surprise, but I stayed calm. "I never said that." I meowed, my voice not changing or showing the shock.

"Good. Because I've moved on." Heathertail meowed, watching me, as if waiting for me to get jealous. But I had moved on too, so I didn't know what she was waiting for.

"So have I. Does this mean we can be friends?" I asked her.

"I don't want to be buddy buddy with an enemy Clan cat." She shot back. Still hostile I see.

"I didn't say buddy buddy." Quit putting words in my mouth! "Can we just, call this hostility and fight done? Cause I'm tired of it." I meowed, giving the straight honest truth.

Heathertail didn't speak for a long moment, and I knew she was going to reject. But then she meowed, "Sure, Lionblaze. See you at the Gathering." She turned and continued hunting, and I watched her go. It felt better now, knowing I wouldn't want to kill her at any second.Gruesome, much? I thought to myself, turning and trotting back further into the territory.

"What was that?" Hissed a sightless tabby. I stared at my brother, saying nothing.

"Nothing, really." I answered finally.

"Oh please. You glumed all over her." Jayfeather meowed.

"I don't like her!" I snarled, a bit loud.

"Oh, oh! Who?" Came a voice as a gray tabby she-cat bounded over to meet them.

"Let's just announce it at the Gathering, shall we?" I meowed sarcastically, pushing past both.

"Who does he like?" I heard Cinderheart murmur to Jayfeather.

"A Win-" Jayfeather cut off as Lionblaze spun around. "I do not like Heathertail." He growled.

"Fine, fine. No one, Cinderheart." Jayfeather meowed.

"I wouldn't be talking, Jayfeather." I meowed. "What about you and Mistyfoot."

Cinderheart gasped, surprised, and Jayfeathers eyes flew wide in shock. "I do not!" He growled and stalked away. I followed him, with Cinderheart as my side. Jayfeather burst into the camp entrance, and I followed him, only to stop in my tracks. I watched as Brackenfur nuzzled Sorreltail, then trotted away. My Sorreltail.

I will always love you silently, Sorreltail.