"I'll be with you always." a soft,low voice mumbled.
A pair of green eyes glowed softly at Mousetail.
Toby, Mousetail's mate, was staring at her, his grey tabby pelt glowing in the moonlight.
"Why don't you join Wolfclan?" Mousetail asked, feeling stupid. That's against the medicine cat code! Toby purred, pressing his muzzle to her's.
"I'd love to, but I can't." Toby sighed.
Mousetail was a little disapointed, but medicine cats with mates wasn't allowed.
"I understand your friends need you." Mousetail murmured.
Toby lived with a herd of half-starving rogues that where abandoned by their kittypet owners. Toby wrapped his tail around Mousetail's body.
"I know you do," He mewed, "I miss your visits." He purred.
Mousetail fought back a wail of loneliness.
"You should see your kits." She purred, "Hawkpaw looks like you, and Dapplepaw his strong like you."
Toby smiled and rubbed his cheek across her's, "I bet they are." he meowed.
"Hey Toby, is this cat bothering you?" A harsh rasping voice came from a matted and skinny brown tom.
"Her name is Mousetail, and no, now go back inside the barn!" Toby hissed.
Mousetail purred at how protective Toby was of her.
Why would the spirits tell me to leave him?
The matted tom snarled and jumped back over the fence.
Toby smiled and placed a paw on Mousetail's.
The sun began to climb into the sky, the clan would notice her absence.
"Toby, I got to go." Mousetail sighed.
"Why, did Mac scare you?" Toby asked, his amber eyes burning with sadness.
"No, i've been gone for a while and Bugeye isn't feeling well, I should get home." Mousetail answered. Toby nodded and nuzzled Mousetail's cheek.
"When will I see you again?" Toby whispered.
Mousetail licked his ears and purred, "Soon."
She bounded away from the twoleg barn and headed into the dense, night woods.
The trees above russled with night wind.
Fear, stay away
. the wind whispered.
Mousetail waited, she felt a strong sensethat she wasn't alone.
"Hello?" She mewed.
"Don't you ever listen!" Smoke's voice hissed in her ear, and soon, his misty figure stood before her.
"Smoke!" Mousetail wailed, running to her brother.
Smoke curled his lip and hissed, "Mousetail, stay away from him!" he snarled.
Mousetail grunted and turned her back to her tabby brother, "Why, what's so bad about him?" Mousetail demanded.
Smoke walked in front of her and snarled, "He holds more danger than a thunderpath Mousetail," he hissed, "can't you see?"
"No Smoke, I don't!" Mouse growled, "He's nice and careing, can't you see that!"
Smoke bared his teeth, "Mousetail, you're breaking the medicine cat code, Starclan is unhappy!"
Mousetail moaned and trotted away, but Smoke blocked her path.
"He's dangerous, would I have told you if he wasn't?"
Smoke had a point, but Mousetail still couldn't see it.
Toby was sweet and he cared about her, how could he be evil?
"Think about it." Smoke mewed, his grey tabby pelt dissapearing into the night fog.
Mouse sighed and walked t'words the camp, "I will." She murmured to the fog.
The thought of leaving Toby crushed Mousetail,but at least she had her kits.
Once home, Dapplepaw was plucking out dirty moss in the nursery.
"Hi Mousetail!," He purred, running up to Mousetail and nuzzling her cheek. "Did you hear Cougarfoot's latest drama?"
Mousetail purred at her kit and licked his head, "No darling, what is it?"
The tortoise shell tom sat up strait and fluffed his chest fur, "Cougarfoot said that all madicine cats go to a Moonpool," He mewed, "Have you been?"
Mousetail ahd forgotten about a Moonpool.
"No my sweet, but I will." She simply answered.
What if I didn't find one?