Time for chapter...6? Yes, I believe it's chapter 6!

Chapter 6

That afternoon, Kite returned to the garden after spending the day sitting in her housefolk's nest eating and sleeping. Of course, the moment she padded into the garden, Glacier was there, sitting on his side of the fence, looking down at her intently.

"Glacier!" Kite cried. "I told you to stop! I don't need protection!"

"Your father says you do," Glacier replied.

"Forget about Firestar!" Kite growled. "Look, I'm going for a walk, and I don't want you hanging over my shoulder like a vulture. So, if you love me, will you please just stay put?"

Glacier sighed. "But there was somewhere I wanted to take you!"

"Well," Kite meowed. "Since I'm going on a walk, you might as well take me there."

"Great!" Glacier mewed, his eyes lighting up. "Come with me!"

Together, the two of them padded through the forest, and the whole time Glacier did hang over Kite's shoulder like a vulture. Kite tried to keep ahead of him, but, as it turned out, Glacier was a lot faster than Kite had suspected. After a while, Glacier stopped.

"This is the place," he meowed.

"But it's just a clump of heather," Kite meowed.

Glacier brushed the heather aside to reveal a meadow full of flowers of every color dotting the bright green grass. The sky was dotted with tiny, fluffy cloud. To the left, a waterfall spilled over into a pond. The eastern side of the pond opened up into a stream that ran off in the direction of RiverClan's territory. To the right, there was a large boulder with vines growing off of them. Large purple flowers bloomed from the vines.

"It's beautiful!" Kite cried. "How did you find out about it?"

"I was bored," Glacier replied. "So I decided to look around, and I found this place. Come over here," Glacier led Kite over to the boulder with the vines. He parted two of the largest tendrils and led Kite into the bubble-shaped den within. The ground was covered in thick, soft moss, and a small opening in the curtain of vines at the top of the boulder let in a warm beam of light.

"This place is great!" Kite cried. She lingered in the large den for a moment longer before padding out toward the pond. In the pond, several silver and orange fish darted around, their scales glimmering in the newleaf sun.

Glacier padded out to join Kite once more. "I really do love you," he meowed, twining his tail with hers. "Thats why I brought you here. I've never shown anyone else this place."

"That was sweet of you," Kite mewed.

"Would you like to share a fish?" Glacier asked. He shot his paw into the water and brought out a bright orange fish. He killed it quickly and nudged it toward Kite. She leaned down and took and uneasy bite. The rubbery, scaly meat tasted cold, but it was delicious. She and Glacier shared two more fish, each of them eating until they were full.

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The rest of the day flew by rather quickly, and before Kite knew it, the moon had risen and StarClan had spread its blanket of stars across the sky. Kite and Glacier padded into the den, making themselves comfortable on the mossy ground. As Kite curled up to go to sleep, she felt Glacier press himself against her. The contact was akward, and she squirmed away uneasily.

The next day, Kite didn't awaken until sunhigh. Glacier sat above her, looking down at the ginger she-cat with loving eyes.

"What?" Kite meowed, rising to her paws. Glacier didn't take his eyes off of her.

"You're so beautiful when you sleep," Glacier replied.

"We have to get home, now!" Kite cried. "Tabitha will be worried!" Kite dashed for the entrance, but Glacier stopped her.

"You don't have to go," he meowed desperately. "We could stay here and be happy. There's enough food to feed the both of us, and we're far away from Clan territory. We don't need the soft like of a housecat."

"I like my life back there," Kite meowed.

"You're not going to leave me, are you?" Glacier mewed. "Please, don't! I love you, and I want you to stay!"

"Well, I don't know how I feel," Kite replied. "And I just can't stay here. I'm sorry, Glacier, but I'm going home." She turned and marched out of the swath of heather, heading straight for her home.