Heather's Lion

Last Update: 10/8/2012

Chapter 2

Night had come quickly. ThunderClan was sleeping peacefully. Though Lionblaze was wide awake in the warriors' den. He kept thinking about his talk with Heathertail earlier. She had asked him if he still loved her. Why did she have to ask him that? It made him feel like he needed her by his side again. But he knew he couldn't meet her. Their time together was over. What was she thinking when she told him to meet her tonight?

She was probably waiting by the WindClan border, right now, waiting for him to come.

Well she shouldn't have assumed I was going to actually meet her. Lionblaze thought in frustration. He closed his eyes and forced sleep to come. It didn't come though. Lionblaze growled quietly. Go to sleep already!

He stayed there with his eyes closed for a long while. Sleep still refused to take over. Lionblaze then decided to just think about Cinderheart. Her beautiful voice…her sleek dark-gray fur…her wonderful yet beautiful eyes…her angry voice shouting at him…rejecting him because of his destiny…

Then Lionblaze's thoughts traveled to Heathertail. With her beautiful heather eyes…her flawless brown fur…and her touch. Lionblaze thought about the times when he and Heathertail use to meet in the tunnels.

"I am Heatherstar, leader of DarkClan!" a younger Heathertail announced. "And you are my loyal deputy, Lionclaw."

A younger version of himself stared up at Heathertail in awe.

Lionblaze sighs. Those were the best times he had with Heathertail. The best times he ever had actually… Then Lionblaze remembered that Heathertail was on the WindClan border waiting for him right now.

Fine, I'll just go and tell her we cannot like that anymore. Lionblaze thought, getting up slowly. He steps over the sleeping warriors until he reached the exit to the den. He glanced around to see if the coast was clear. Cloudtail was guarding the camp, looking alert. Wait. I don't have to sneak out. I'll just be out for a bit. Lionblaze padded over to Cloudtail who looked his way when he approached.

"Where you off to?" He questioned Lionblaze.

"Out. I can't sleep." Lionblaze replied. At least that wasn't a total lie.

Cloudtail nodded. "Alright."

Lionblaze padded past him and went through the thorn tunnel. The forest was very quiet and peaceful tonight. The moon wasn't bright tonight but it gave Lionblaze enough light to make his way around. He padded on, landing his paws lightly on the forest floor. The dirt was soft as if it had just rained. Lionblaze didn't complain though. He liked the soft soil under his pads.

A few moments later and he finally reached the WindClan border. Heathertail was there of course. She was sitting on her side of the border with her back turned to Lionblaze. She was looking up at the moon. Lionblaze stopped and stared at her for a heartbeat. She actually looked beautiful, sitting there, staring up at the moon with those heather eyes. At that moment Lionblaze felt like rubbing his pelt against hers.

Lionblaze shook his head. I came here to reject her. Nothing more. He reminded himself.

He cleared his throat.

Heathertail whipped her head around to look at Lionblaze. "You came!" She gasped in relief.

Lionblaze narrowed his eyes at her. He was ready to reject her before his emotions took over. "Heathertail, we can't-"

"I know but I really miss you. I can't stand being away from you and I can't stand how we are enemies!" she burst out.

Lionblaze blinked. "I did miss you, Heathertail. But I'm in love with someone else now..."

Heathertail stared at him, her eyes were sad. Her voice cracked when she spoke. "Who?"

"Cinderheart." The name came out wrong. He made it sound like Cinderheart was nothing to him. He didn't mean to say it like that. But she did reject him after all.

And what do you think you're doing now? Lionblaze asked himself.

"Does she love you? Are you two mates?" Heathertail asks, as her eyes widened in curiosity.

Lionblaze thought about it. Did he really have to tell Heathertail the answer to that question was yes and no? He decided to just answer the second question. "No, we are not mates."

"Why?"

"Well it's because..." Lionblaze knew he couldn't tell her about the prophecy but he could tell her he had a destiny. "I have a destiny and she thinks I am so important!" He blurted out.

Heathertail's eyes turned to surprise at his sudden out burst.

"Yeah. She thinks that I'm not normal and I'm too special to have a mate," Lionblaze growled, scraping the earth with his claws. Then he stopped, realizing how upset he was getting. "Sorry. Maybe I shouldn't be telling you this."

Heathertail shook her head. "No way. It's always good to talk to someone once in a while about your problems."

Yeah, it's completely fine to express all your problems to a WindClan cat. Lionblaze thought. Then the feeling in his body reminded him that Heathertail wasn't just a WindClan cat. She's the cat who he use to play with in the tunnels all those moons ago. She was Heatherstar of DarkClan, his leader. And he was her deputy, Lionclaw. But I guess that's just all in the past now.

Lionblaze froze when Heathertail leaned forward and licked his lips.

Lionblaze stood blinking in surprise. Did she really just do that?

Not realizing what he was doing, Lionblaze licked her lips in return. Did I really just do that?

Heathertail licks his lips again. He licked hers again. Then they both ended up licking each other's tongues as if desperately lapping up water from the lake. Lionblaze felt excitement rising up inside of him, thinking how good this felt. They stopped what they were doing. Lionblaze pushed his body up against hers, wanting her body on his. He remembered her scent and touch all too well. Memories of the time they spent in the tunnels filled his mind. But this time was much more different from the last time they rubbed pelts.

This time was different from the times Lionblaze spent with Cinderheart before she rejected him. Whenever they rubbed pelts, he sometimes imagined Cinderheart being Heathertail. And he used to tell himself that he was being ridiculous and he had to forget about Heathertail. Eventually he stopped imagining Heathertail and accepted that Cinderheart will always be there.

Those times with Cinderheart were over. Now it was all Heathertail for Lionblaze.

Heathertail was purring so loud, it was a beautiful sound to Lionblaze's ears.

Wow. He thought, his excitement bowling over. What kept me away from her for so long? I love her!

Heathertail suddenly stops rubbing her body against his and stares at her paws.

"What's wrong? Why'd you stop?" He asked in disappointment. He was just getting real excited.

"I...I want...to have your kits, Lionblaze..." She whispered, sounding ashamed for even saying.

Lionblaze stared at her in surprise. "What? Surely not now? We're from different Clans!"

"So? You're half WindClan anyway," Heathertail pointed out, looking at him now. She realized what she's said and apologized, "Sorry!"

"No it's fine. Maybe I should go." Lionblaze suggested. He realized that he was away too long and his Clanmates would wonder where he was. He didn't want to leave Heathertail but he knew he had to.

Before he could move away, Heathertail pushed her body up against his again. "No, don't leave. I want to have your kits, Liomblaze." Her voice was quivering with excitement.

Lionblaze stared into her hopeful eyes. He couldn't say no to those eyes. He always thought about having kits. Fathering them and watching them turn into fine warriors. But that's when he thought he'd have kits with Cinderheart. If he had kits with Heathertail, he would probably never see them!

"I-I don't know..." He stammered.

"Please?" she pleaded.

Lionblaze was thinking hard about it. He wanted to…then he didn't…then he wanted to...then he didn't. He was still so unsure. He couldn't make up his mind!

He stared into Heathertail's eyes. Her eyes were so full of love and pleadingly. Then Lionblaze's mind was made up.

End of chapter 2

Authors Note: So there's going to be five kits and I'm naming one. Leave a review suggesting what the names of the other four kits' should be. Make sure to include gender and appearance. Thanks for reading!