This chap is for the Petal x Bee ship. We all are hoping it happens in real life.

Chapter 10

Lizardtuft was still unconscious by the time the twoleg left like it did every day. She laid in the middle of the floor, and Brambleblaze was actually scared she would fall into the floor and suffocate, but her power seemed to be only on cats.

Hollowlight put her paw inside the light brown warrior again. "It's so cool!"

"Stop." Brambleblaze showed his teeth, but only slightly.

"You stop being a bodyguard." Hollowlight hissed, walking away.

Why is this happening? The curly warrior flung his head back, staring at the ceiling. Oh StarClan, what did you do to her?

"Brambleblaze…"

"You're awake!" He sprang up, reaching to lick her. He was surprised when his tongue didn't pass through her.

Soon, Lizardtuft was licking him back. They sat in the empty, silent twoleg den, sharing tongues like nothing else in the world mattered. It was the best feeling Brambleblaze ever had.

"Come on." Lizardtuft suddenly pulled away, turning towards the door. "Let's go home."

In a heartbeat, the real world came crashing down on his head. "I c-can't."

Lizardtuft put a paw through the side of the den. White light radiated from the spot. "Why not?"

"I belong here." He looked down at his paws, unable to look at the face he let down so many times. "I'm sorry."

"I told you." Her voice was sympathetic. "If you're staying, so am I."

"No, you should leave." He choked out. "Your life is in the Clans. The path laid out for you doesn't lead to me."

"I'll make it." Lizardtuft's pelt was against his. "I talked to someone - in StarClan - when I was asleep. I know what causes my ghostness." She paused. "It's Hollyflame. She is the power source."

"I don't understand. Brambleblaze confessed. "She… activates your thing?"

"Yeah, you could say that. She also activates yours."

"What?!"

Lizardtuft shrugged. "That's all they told me."

Brambleblaze forced his head upwards. His paws started tracing circles. "We have to find out more!"

"We have to go home." She protested. "There, we can figure this all out."

"But Gorse and Echo…"

"Did someone say my name?" Gorse's head poked out of another room. He approached the two warriors. "What are you talking about?"

"You should come back to ScarClan with us!" Lizardtuft smiled. "You could be a warrior! I'll train you!"

Gorse let out a huge gasp, lasting for several heartbeats. "I was wanting you to ask me, so… yeah I'll come."

"Me too!" Echo leaped from the object Brambleblaze had described as a couch. "I'll be the best warrior in ScarClan!"

"It's a dangerous life." Lizardtuft warned. "Full of many ups and downs. You have to fight for everything, even prey. Oh, yeah. There's no pellets."

"Great!" Echo exclaimed. "When do we leave?"

# # #

Brambleblaze's tail was curled with Lizardtuft's as they led Gorse and Echo out into the yard. The two kittypets were jumping like excited kits at the thought of going to the Clans. The warrior remembered how he joined the Clan because he couldn't live knowing that it was his fault that the dogs took Petal. He wanted to distract himself. That led to a false sense of security, which led to Lizardtuft. He wondered what he would be doing right now if he'd learned to move on.

"You will be known as Gorsepaw and Echopaw. We will find you proper mentors when we reach the Clans." Buckoflight finished after Lizardtuft had said they would come to the Clans with them.

The patrol started to move. They walked down the side of the Thunderpath for what seemed like seasons. Then, they reached the edge of twolegplace.

"Are you ready?" Lizardtuft asked.

"I was born ready." Brambleblaze replied.

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