Summary - "You're jealous." "I am not jealous." Littlecloud glanced at him, and then to his paws. "Blackstar, your claws are out." "It's- I'm protective of her, there's a difference!"

You're Jealous

"You're jealous."

"I am not jealous."

Littlecloud glanced at him, and then to his paws. "Blackstar, your claws are out."

"It's- I'm protective of her, there's a difference!"

Littlecloud's whiskers twitched, amused. "You think Russetfur needs your protection? Blackstar, if you two fought, I think she would win."

"Of course I don't think she needs my protection, that's why I haven't pulled Boulder off of her." Yet. "I'm just going to keep an eye on them. If she starts to look uncomfortable, I'll intervene."

Suddenly Russetfur laughed at something Boulder said, and it took every ounce of Blackstar's self-control to not throw himself between the two cats and flay Boulder right then and there.

Littlecloud stared at him, then shook his head. "Wow."

"What?" Blackstar demanded. "What are you shaking your head about?"

"I'm amazed, that's all. Why don't you quit being so stubborn and tell her how you feel?"

Blackstar's gaze returned to his deputy once again, and he murmured, "She knows how I feel. That isn't a problem."

Littlecloud caged the exasperated sigh he felt coming on. He knew that unrequited feelings weren't the problem; there was a ginger tom in the Apprentice Den that proved that.

It had only been a couple of moons since the battle with BloodClan, and although ShadowClan faced a long road to redemption, Blackstar and Russetfur were capable of seeing it through; even if their own reputations weren't pretty, they wanted the best for ShadowClan. They prioritized ShadowClan above everything else.

Well. Blackstar prioritized ShadowClan above everything else. Littlecloud knew that Russetfur would have been willing to put one, single cat above the Clan.

"You're only torturing yourselves, you know that, don't you?"

"What does a medicine cat know about love, anyway?" Blackstar demanded.

Littlecloud perked his ears. "Love?"

"Littlecloud."

The medicine cat stood to his paws with a huff. "Fine, I can take a hint. I have herbs that need sorting before the Gathering anyway." He turned around and started to his Den, but stopped after taking only a few steps. "Blackstar…"

"What?"

"Boulder has a crush on Oakfur, and everyone knows it."

He didn't wait for his leader's reaction before padding to his den, but he was sure that the entire camp heard the audible sigh that left his mouth.

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