Oh! Did I get 22 reviews for just chapter 10 only? I LOVE YOU GUYS! THANK YOU!
I'm sorry for not having any sign of updating for like, a week or more. I went on vacation...
So, from now on, every chapter I will have a vote for ?x? or ?x?.
I just have to list the results of the Jayfeather problem!
Half Moon: 9 votes!
Briarlight: 10 votes!
Willowshine: 3 votes!
So it seems that Jayfeather's gonna have a bigger problem with Half Moon and Briarlight. Don't worry if Jayfeather gets close to Half Moon, I'll make sure he's with Briarlight at the end :).
So let's continue with Hollyleaf!
Hollyleaf tied her ankle to Cinderheart's. Her friend suddenly seemed awfully distracted.
"Okay, ready?" Hollyleaf asked.
Cinderheart snapped her gaze away from further off the track and blinked. "Uh, yeah."
Hollyleaf looked in the direction where Cinderheart was looking just a moment ago. She was staring at Lionblaze and Heathertail.
A jet black haired boy who was wearing black all over except for the blood red words that read "SURVIVOR" strode over to Hollyleaf.
"Hey girl, ya seen Heathertail 'round?" He nodded in a quick greeting.
Hollyleaf hesitated. "Yeah. She's over there." She pointed her finger in the direction of Heather tail mooning over Lionblaze.
The boy snickered pleasantly. "She's the one I'm asking out to the dance. I know she loves me."
"Okay." Hollyleaf muttered.
Hollyleaf and Cinderheart wobbled to the starting line. Heathertail and Lionblaze were already there.
"Come on, just do it!" Heathertail was smiling, "Just ask me..."
Lionblaze's face twisted in disgust. "Ask you what?"
Heathertail's eyes fluffed into puppy dog eyes. "You know what I'm talking about. Just ask me, or I won't go with you..."
"Really? I just met you and you're begging me to go to the dance with you?"
Heathertail looked hurt for a moment, before she blinked and giggled. "You're so cute." Then, to Hollyleaf's horror, Heathertail leaned right into Lionblaze and gave him a peck on the cheek.
Hollyleaf felt Cinderheart stiffen beside her.
Lionblaze immediately pulled away and wiped his cheek with his sleeve, his eyes glittering with annoyance. "Stop!" He hissed, "The only reason I'm partnered up with you is because no one else is going to pair up with me, and you're too stupid to have anyone pair with you, either."
Then, he happened to look up, and saw Cinderheart and Hollyleaf. His face flushed with embarrassment.
She felt Cinderheart shake a bit, then she looked down. Lionblaze looked slightly sad, then looked away, too.
The boy went up to them. "Hey there Heathertail! Whatcha do'in' with that dude there, eh? Thought you'd wanna be with me."
Heathertail rolled her eyes. "Come on, Breezepelt. Lionblaze is going out with me. Right, Lionblaze?"
At that moment, Lionblaze suddenly clenched his fists, and, hissing, he ripped apart the ribbon tying them together and stormed back towards the gym.
Cinderheart grimaced, and she murmured, "Can you untie our string, too? I- I want to go see how Lionblaze is."
Hollyleaf felt a bit of surprised spark inside of her, but then again: Cinderheart always wanted to help.
"Yea, sure."
She bent down and carefully pulled the knot out. "Good luck."
Cinderheart nodded a thanks, and she followed the path Lionblaze took to the back of the gymnasium.
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Okay, so I just had to give Cinderheart a point of view :)
Cinderheart jogged past the gymnasium, following the large foot prints Lionblaze left. She swerved past the school garden, and down the dirt trail.
Finally, she emerged into a very small yet beautiful bare spot. A smooth rock jutted out from the ground a bit to the side, and sitting on it, was Lionblaze.
His golden hair danced softly in the warm summer breeze, and his position was as hansome as ever.
Yes, she could admit- she really liked Lionblaze.
"Um, Lionblaze?" She whispered softly.
Lionblaze seemed to jump, and he looked up at him. One look in those brilliant, beautiful amber eyes and Cinderheart could barely breathe.
"What- oh, uh, hi Cinderheart." He muttered, obviously surprised to see her around.
Cinderheart took a deep breath. "How come you're escaping your favorite subject?"
Lionblaze blinked. "I couldn't bear Heathertail, I guess. She's so... Annoying. The first time you see her, she's kinda pretty, but the second look-" he paused, gazing into Cinderheart's eyes. And Conderheart knew that she had shown her hurt and jealousy in her eyes.
"-And the second time you see her, she's trying to flirt with you. Really!" He spat, then blinked in embarrassment at his sudden outburst.
Cinderheart nodded, still standing in the middle of the clearning.
"You want to sit right here?" he hesitated, "There's still room for you."
Cinderheart, suddenly feeling a bit self-conscious, felt a bit of excitement flutter inside of her. With Lionblaze!
She slowly tiptoed to him, and hastily sat down beside him. To her surprise, Lionblaze wrapped his arms around her.
She flinched a bit, then relaxed. Lionblaze. It was just Lionblaze.
"Do you like this place?" Lionblaze murmured.
Cinderheart smiled to herself. "It's beautiful."
"I chose this place as my quiet spot. When I need to be alone... Here. It's close to the Middle School area, too."
"Yeah." She whispered.
Lionblaze gazed into his eyes. "I- I had a question that I wanted to ask you," he began, a bit embarrassed.
"Go on." Cinderheart cautiously leaned on Lionblaze's shoulder.
Lionblaze smoothed her hair. "I want to ask you... To the Welcome Dance Social."
Cinderheart blinked, and she felt Lionblaze's tension wrapping around her.
"I'll think about it." She murmured, the gave the delighted boy a dab on his nose.
"Bye, I'm leaving," she smiled. "I'll tell you if I'll go with you tomorrow."
She got up, warmth filling her heart.
Yes, of course she would say yes. Just not yet.
Not yet.
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Yay! She's been asked!
Okay, so the question is...
Dovewing with Bumblestripe or Tigerheart? Vote, vote, vote!
Please review!
