In this chapter Flarestrike begins the first part of their kinda ridicolous plan. :) Enjoy!
Flarestrike trotted beside Ashfall as they descended down into the full moon celebratory place. Lightpaw and Northpaw let out amazed gasps and looked around, their tails fluffed up with excitement. Of course, it was pretty cool looking. It sloped down towards a creek, and the dip was wide enough to fit the whole of Amberclan and two more clans if they wanted to.
The stars glittered off the water and a branch jutted out from the small drop-off on the other side. Super-sized leaves blocked off all view of the Moon Palace and Flarestrike pushed through with Ashfall at his side, and then Cinderstar and the rest of the clan.
"How cool!" Northpaw shrieked and her thrush plopped into the water.
"Anybody up for soggy bird?"
He meowed loudly and the brown tabby gave him a mischievous look. Her sister Lightpaw leaped forwards and tackled her and two fell down into the pebbles, showering them all over Lostfur. She gave a growl and they sped away, yowling. Cinderstar climbed up onto her stick and looked around. She looked maginifigant with her blue fur swaying in the wind and the moonlight making her fur gleam.
Like a Starclan warrior, only less transparent. Cloverspirit looked up at her expectantly, her tail twitching. Then she turned her head ever so slightly, catching his eyes with the corner of hers. They flicked between him and Ashfall and then her tail raised in greeting. Ashfall purred and blinked her eyes very slowly back.
"So here we are again, bringing two new apprentices to the Moon Palace. Tonight we celebrate another moon of life for Amberclan! We feast, then we romp, free of all troubles!"
Cinderstar leaped down and everybody grabbed a piece of prey and tore into it. Flarestrike shared a rabbit with Ashfall and she looked pretty dang happy eating fresh-kill with him. But, Cloverspirit still looked troubled, and that dampened his mood. She hung awkwardly around Brightdream, looking up into the sky a lot. Her muzzle was turned down into a frown he wished will all his heart he could wipe away with a flick of his tail.
By the time everybody had finished eating Lightpaw and Northpaw were still wrestling and now sopping wet from shoving one another into the creek. Cinderstar lay on the stick, her legs dangling down. Her head rested on it as she looked down upon her clan, happiness shining in her lovely blue eyes. Sharpclaw joined in with Northpaw and Lightpaw, pummeling the two she-cats with his experienced paws and they shrieked with femalish-joy.
Flarestrike was about to go and pounce on Embersky as she and Dawnblaze chattered endlessly when Ashfall's tail flicked his ear. She looked at him, her orange eyes intense. His heart did a flip and he breathed in her scent again, his mouth parted. Purring, she rubbed her chin against his and then she leaped away and up the drop-off. Flarestrike stood to follow her, his tail raised with happiness.
He couldn't resist a glance at Rayshine who had his muzzle wrinkled, disgust plain in his eyes. Brightdream had a slightly surprised expression and Flarestrike was about to give a smug grin when green eyes flashed brilliantly in a spot in his vision. Cloverspirit was watching him, a look he had never seen in a she-cat's eyes before.
Ashfall gave an anxious mew and he turned his gaze away, feeling guilty about both Ashfall and Cloverspirit. I am doing this for Cloverspirit, but I'm also betraying Ashfall. I feel like such a terrible tom. But he sneaked away with her anyway, deep into the bushes. Licking the top of her head, he only hoped she would understand when he told her he needed her to take Cloverspirit's kits.
His kits.
However, hope was all he could do as they purred in the bushes while a white she-cat lay burning in jealousy at the Moon Palace.
Woo... this plan makes for a lot of trouble l8er. If only they hadn't had been so mousebrained and Cloverspirit... eh nevermind. R&R, I know it's short! Don't kill me :P Femalish-Joy- Flirtacious squeaks and giggles.