Chapter 16
"Somebody To Love."
8/9/16 - 8/10/16
Two days prior to the warrior ceremony, ThunderClan was trying to find prey.
With Leaf Bare just moons away, prey animals were beginning to hide underground to escape from the cold.
Sweetflower's patrol of Fallencloud, Blackcloud and Skystorm couldn't find anything except for a scrawny mouse and a finch.
"Alright, you guys have to get out of the cold." She told the others.
"What about you?" Asked Skystorm.
"I'll be fine. I'll catch up."
The three she cats pad back to camp. Sweetflower made sure she couldn't see them before padding away. She took the route on the edge of ShadowClan's border and came across the Twoleg place that was popular for Twolegs in Green Leaf.
She looks around the bridge and found him. The grey haired tom with a long tail had his back turned to her.
"Ashcloud!"
The RiverClan warrior turned to Sweetflower and pads to her.
"I miss you."
"It's only been two days." Sweetflower replied.
"The longest days of my life. You look thin, is something wrong?"
"Yeah, Leaf Fall." Sweetflower sits next to Ashcloud and leans in on his shoulder.
She could stay like this forever. She once excused her admiration for Ashcloud as a kitten crush, but it was real. She knew it was wrong, but it felt so right.
Sweetflower looks at Ashcloud.
"How is RiverClan doing?"
"We're doing fine."
"Of course," Sweetflower said rolling her eyes. "Typical RiverClan stuffing their face with fish."
Ashcloud snorted and glared at her playfully.
"Don't knock it till you try it."
Ashcloud moves to the stream, and coaxed Sweetflower to follow. He crouched down and whispers, "Stay still and watch the river for movement."
Sweetflower did as instructed. She sees a light, silver flash in the water, and Ashcloud swipes his claws in a flash, and a silver carp flies out and falls on the ground.
Ashcloud gives the carp a vicious bite and it falls limp. The RiverClan cat nudges the carp to Sweetflower.
"Here, my treat."
Sweetflower purred. "Thanks, but how do you explain how I found a carp?"
"Tell them you moved further up the stream when a carp jumped out of the lake." He replied. Ashcloud brushed his muzzle with Sweetflower's.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Sweetflower carries the carp in her jaws and left bridge. She made sure she rolled in bracken before entering her territory, and came face to face with Foxflame.
"Where'd you go? I've been looking for you! Where'd you get that carp?"
Sweetflower places the carp down.
"I moved to the stream and this jumped out."
Foxflame stared at her, but shrugged.
"Alright. I can take that from you."
Foxflame takes her carp and pads into camp. Sweetflower was about to follow when she scented RiverClan. She turns around and sees the RiverClan deputy, Cloudheart, and had two other warriors, Dustclaw and Rosefur.
"Yes, can I help you?"
"We wish to speak to Thornstar." Cloudheart said.
"What's the problem?" Sweetflower asks.
Cloudheart narrowed his blue eyes.
"That's for Thornstar to know."
Sweetflower frowned at his tone, but she escorts the RiverClan cats in the camp.
Mouse lengths away, a pair of amber eyes were watching.
