Melting Ice and Raging Love
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Me: Well shall we get this going
Firepaw: WHOOOOOOOOOOOO I'm the guess cat!!!
Me: Woah you are hyper
Firepaw: Well of course I am, now do the disclaimer
Me: Well I'm feeling good so I'll do it with no fight…. I don't own warriors…sadly
//Last time the newly named apprentices Frostpaw and Firepaw goes get the tour of the territory with their mentors Iceheart and Wolffang and their friend Featherpaw. Featherpaw discovers that she isn't the only one who doesn't hate Iceheart as if seems Frostpaw has a great respect for him.//
Featherpaw's eyes were wide she was surprised that someone approached Iceheart in a positive manor. However she was a little discouraged for some reason. She couldn't believe someone could just walk up to him and he accepts their company but when she tried he brushed her off. She looked away the moment she saw Iceheart look her way.
Wolffang seemed to pick up something was wrong and turned to her. "Are you alright Featherpaw?" he asked her his slightly bushy brown tail brushed across her shoulder.
Featherpaw snapped out of it and shook her head "I'm fine sorry about that" she said and stood up after finishing her mouse. "Thank you for eating with me. I want to go talk with the other apprentices now" she meowed and walked off not realizing the icy pair of eyes that were on her.
Suddenly Foxstar appeared on high ledge "All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather for a clan meeting" he called out. He watched as cats gathered around the high ledge. Featherpaw looked, wondering what was going on.
"Tonight is the night of the gathering I gathered you here to announce who all are going" he said and looked at his clan below him and waited. "The cats that are going me are Blackpelt, Mapleleaf, Rocketfoot, Mouseflight, Iceheart, Featherpaw, Silvercloud, Owlpaw and Flamepelt" Foxstar called.
Featherpaw looked to Owlpaw and smiled, they get to go to another one. She loved being at the gatherings as she looked forward to meeting her friends from the other clans. And they both gathered with the other cats. Featherpaw brushed against her mother Silvercloud who purred and gently licked her daughter.
Foxstar flicked his bushy tail to signal to follow and the cats left camp to go to the gathering. He led them through the territory going all the way through Wind clan territory and went to island in the middle of the lake. Foxstar crossed the log bridge and the clan followed. Iceheart was walking beside Featherpaw who didn't really acknowledge him which made him curious. Though it was his first gathering so he was in awe and the bridge made him nervous and unsheathed his claws to make sure he had a grip on the log.
Featherpaw walked with grace across the log behind Silvercloud who went across with no problem. Soon everyone was on the island and Featherpaw broke off a little bit. "Featherpaw…" came a voice
The silver apprentice jumps and turns to see Iceheart "What do you want?" she asked pausing in her step to turn to the blue-black tom.
Iceheart coolly went up to her, close enough that their pelts were brushing. "What's wrong? You haven't said anything to me all day." he asked almost concerned 'What if she doesn't like me? …Wait a minute why do I care?' he shook his head dismissingly at the thought of the silver apprentice hating him.
"Oh, you actually noticed?" Featherpaw mewed, her fur bristling slightly. "You're just fine without me…now excuse me I want to find my friends" meowed the silver apprentice and walks off. All the while she wondered why she was so mad at him.
Iceheart's icy stare was fixed on the apprentice, the light of the moon casting on her silver fur perfectly and thought it was the most beautiful sight he had ever saw.
"Iceheart you want me to show you around the island?" a voice broke Iceheart's gaze.
He turns to see Silvercloud, one of the cats who brought him back to Thunder clan. He looked at how the light shown on her fur as well. "Do you realize how mystifying you and Featherpaw look when the moonlight shining on your fur?" he blurts out without thinking
Silvercloud purrs taking in the compliment "Thank you Iceheart, and yes, I've been told this but when I see my Featherpaw I realize its how I must look" she answers and wraps her tail over her paws. "So you still want to walk around the island?" she asked.
Icehearts nods his head "Okay, let's go" he meowed and walks off with Silvercloud quietly explaining things about the Gathering.
Featherpaw ran around and found Owlpaw already with a group of apprentices and judging by the smell it was from River clan and Shadow clan.
"Hello, I'm Featherpaw" she meows and sits next to Owlpaw. "Who are you? Are you friends of Owlpaw?" she asks seeing as Owlpaw was older and had been to a few gatherings already.
A black tom with blue eyes from river clan stepped forward "I'm Rainpaw, it's nice to meet you and this is my sister Applepaw" he flicks his tail to the ginger and white she-cat next to him who shuffled her paws shyly.
The white she-cat from shadow clan steps up "Welcome, I'm Whiteflower, I've been named a warrior before I got here" meowed the white she-cat
"We haven't seen you before…so it means it's your first gathering" Applepaw meowed shyly
Feahterpaw saw how shy the ginger she-cat was and purrs, trying to be friendly enough. "Yes, it is, it's quite a lot to take in, with all the clan scents mixing" she answered
The cats talked more until Foxstar calls out "The gathering will start"
The cats split apart, going into their clans to wait for what each leader has to report. Featherpaw saw Iceheart flick his tail, beckoning her over. With her was her mother Silvercloud. She pads over and sits in-between them.
Mudstar, a brown tom from River clan stepped up. "The fish has been swimming well for River clan. However the two-legs have returned but they are no problem to us. That is all, Ivystar?" he comments looking at the slim light brown tabby from Wind clan asking if she would like to go next.
"Thank you Mudstar" meowed the she-cat. "Wind clan is well, we are happy that new leaf is here, enriching our lands with prey. We are sad to say that Longear, our oldest elder, has joined the ranks of Star clan. That is all, Frenzystar?" she meows giving permission for the Shadow clan leader to step forward.
Fenzystar's golden eyes blazed over in the darkness. Featherpaw could see why he was called Frenzystar, his spelt was wild and it was full of different pelts, brown, black, ginger and even some tabby markings. She thought it was very unique.
"Shadow clan welcomes our newest warrior, Whiteflower" Meowed Frenzystar and the clans chanted "Whiteflower, Whiteflower!" the white warrior's fur fluffed out and held her head up high.
Featherpaw heard Iceheart hiss softly and turned to look at him. The black tom had this cold stare in his eyes that was directed at the Shadow clan cats. Guess she couldn't blame him after they tried taking territory not so long ago. She wondered if Foxstar would bring it up.
"I would also like to report that Shadepelt has retired, so Greyclaw is our new deputy of Shadow clan" added the Shadow clan leader.
Blackpelt's fur ruffled and looked at the tabby warrior, his eyes gleaming
"That is all from Shadow clan." meowed Frenzystar
"First off Thunder clan would like to report that Shadow clan patrol was caught taking over territory again" he meowed emphasizing 'again' in a bored tone. Shadow clan broke out in hisses and Thunder clan yowled protest.
"Yes! It was lead by Greyclaw!!" yowled out Mouseflight
Featherpaw leaned against Iceheart without thinking, glancing at the moon hoping Star clan won't get angry. She felt warm when Iceheart wrapped his tail around her in what felt like a protective manor.
Foxstar flicks his tail, his green eyes blazing "Silence" he hissed and adds when the clans settled down. "All I have to say is keep your warriors in check, we will defend our borders with our lives"
"So will River clan" meowed Mudstar, sending off an early warning to Shadow clan seeing as they also border Shadow clan.
Frenzystar's eyes narrowed but didn't say anything else.
"We also report a fox attack, we lost Brownstripe in the battle…"he paused for a moment "We managed to chase the fox away so I suggest you look out for a fox. And on a positive note Thunder clan welcomes Mouseflight and Rocketfoot and our newest member, Iceheart"
"Mouseflight Rocketfoot!!" chanted the clans. Featherpaw could see the two warriors sitting side by side, their eyes gleaming with pride. She felt Iceheart stiffen beside her when his name was mentioned.
"New member?? Has Thunder clan taken on another rouge?" called out a cat from Shadow clan
All the clams murmur in agreement, even some of Thunder clan mewed amongst themselves as not all of them even wanted Iceheart around.
"If I sever correctly Shadow clan has taken some rouges in the past, as a matter of fact your elders are nothing but rouges, so Shadow clan has no place to talk" Foxstar meowed coolly. "That is all, Thunder clan move out, Gathering is over" he said and starts gathering his clan together.
"I shouldn't be here" hissed Iceheart, his icy eyes showed anger and he stormed away before Featherpaw or Silvercloud could talk to him.
"Don't worry; I'll talk to him, go say good bye to your friends" Silvercloud meows and walks away
Featherpaw rushes up to Rainpaw and Applepaw "Bye you two, I'll see you next Gathering?" she mewed unsure if they wanted to be friends or not
Applepaw's face brightened "Of course, we'll be here" she mewed and touched noses with the Silver apprentice.
"Yes, we will try to be here, if Mudstar picks us" Rainpaw meowed and touch noses with Silverpaw as well signaling their friendship. The black apprentice walks off, taking Applepaw with him.
Featherpaw, happy to make some friend skipped along till she fell into step with Mouseflight.
"Hi" Mouseflight meowed to her
"Hey, you haven't spoken to me since you became a warrior…don't you like me anymore?' Silverpaw meowed
"I thought you didn't want to be with me since you have Frostpaw and Firepaw to keep your company now…" Mouseflight admitted
"You're my best friend, no one will change that." Featherpaw declared and together the two friends arrived back at camp.
Sorry for the short chapter. I had to get this gathering night over with. Well Read and review