Thanks for reading, guys (and girls xD) and reviewing! I'm going to try to write more and get this story going. I know that the excuse for the berries in the vole was incredibly, enormously, colossally lame and unbelievable, but I literally had no idea what to do there. Also, I just realized that I didn't write the part about Darkbreeze forgiving Icystrike, so just assume that he forgives her (even though that scene I wrote was the first time he'd seen her since he 'fell asleep'. And yeah, he's 100% clueless about her evil schemes. If you think that this is too early in the story for them to be 'happily ever after' then read on… by the end of this page you might think differently… *evil thunder claps* *evil grin* MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! xP Enjoy the chapter! And also, review! Or favorite! Or both! :D Thanks!
Simply Peachy— Thanks! And yeah, I'm a bit of a grammar nazi, so I always read over my stories for errors. After I spell check, of course. And was I posting in bold? If I was, I wasn't aware. Thanks for telling me, I'll make sure to only bold the notes at the beginning and end (if there is one at the end) in the future. Thanks for the review!
Icystrike padded into the cave, sat in a small crevice in the wall, and cast her eye over the peaceful place. In one corner, Icestar slept in a small ball, her breath forming little puffs of white in the still air. Oh, how she longed to slice her claws along the neck of the arrogant cat's neck, to see the crimson gush from the wound and stain Icestar's white fur, mingling with the orange spots, drowning them out with their intensity in color and consistency. Icystrike had to dig her claws into the layer of ice on the floor to keep herself from doing just this to the leader, because she wasn't the deputy yet. Spiritflame was. And one thing was for sure. The moment he became leader, Icystrike would find herself facing some evil, slow, painful death because Spiritflame was not one to let go the deaths of his loved ones. At least, not until he had made sure that they were avenged completely and wholly. So she would wait. Bide her time. And eventually, she would be in his spot. Maybe he would be in the Clan, still. Maybe he would be in BlazeClan, who lived at the bottom of the mountain, in a sunny valley. Maybe he would live in StarClan, for all she cared. But the one place he wouldn't be was in her way.
"Hello? Icystrike? Is anyone there?" a voice burst through her icy shell. She laughed internally at her joke.
"Well, yes, I'm pretty sure I'm there. What do you think?" she snapped in the general direction of the voice.
Darkbreeze came into view. "Hey, sorry, you were just muttering to yourself about people being in your way. Didn't catch the name, though. Who's in your way?"
Uh oh. "Oh, nobody really. I don't remember thinking anything at all. I must have been dreaming. I guess I dozed off after I came back in." she cringed undetectably at her lie. Normally, she didn't mind lying, even relished in her abilities to lie smoothly. Well, not always. That excuse for the berries was so, incredibly embarrassing. But she had panicked, knowing that her life was on the line. But that wasn't the point, it was behind her. The point was that she never felt bad for lying. But Darkbreeze was the only person who she really had issues lying to. Well… there was another person… but she owed him a debt, that was the one reason why. No other.
"Oh… okay then! So, do you wanna go hunting?" he mewed cheerily.
She stared at her paws. "Sorry, I just came back from hunting." His face fell. "Well, you should still go. I'll be here in the cave, catching up on rest."
"All right… I'll catch something for you." He sighed, waving his tail at her as he left the cave.
Finally, some rest. She was settling down for a nice long nap when a light brown tom padded up to her.
"Hi, Icystrike." He mewed uncertainly.
"Oh, hi, Eaglepelt." She mewed casually. StarClan, why? Why does he have to come talk to me? Him of all people? Right in the middle of my plotting and my nap time!
"So… I was wondering if you wanted to hang out some time. Maybe go play with the kits or something." He said awkwardly, not meeting her eyes. He's afraid I'll reject him. The realization dawned on her.
"Of course! Let me just take my nap and I'll come find you afterwards." She said, then continued, "I barely slept last night." Don't want to sound like an elder.
He nodded sympathetically. "Oh, that's terrible. You must have been cold. My nest is pretty warm, near the center. Do you want to sleep, er, near me? I can move my nest over a bit. I'm sure Icestar won't mind." He offered, sounding awkward when he got to the part about sleeping near him. She was about to turn down the offer when he mentioned that Icestar would be fine with it. Sure she would. But irritating her would be amazing. After all, she had no control over what her son did with his privileged spot near the center.
Ooh, surprise! And yep, are you so sure that this romance is too early? xD I think we can all expect some drama very soon… :D Please review, follow, favorite, or all three! Thanks! Also, I try to read the stories of my reviewers/favoriters/followers. Hehe, not bribing or anything. But really, I do love reading your stories! And people, if you like my story, you should definitely read all of the stories of Simply peaches, she has amazing stories!
I'll be adding one of these to each chapter, featuring a different author each time. Well, that is, if I get a review for the previous chapter. :D Again, not bribing. I want my followers/favoriters/reviewers to actually like my story. I just want to thank the people who do. :D
~ Icey
