Flames POV
Flame and Ice had finally left the twoleg place and entered the forest. Flame recognized the sweet scent and the warm breeze that blew through the leaves. The leaves on the ground and in the trees were a beautiful color of Red, orange, and yellow, the leaves were slowly falling from the trees indicating leaf-bare. Birds sang in the distance and sunlight came through the thick canopy of leaves above them. The Sunset was making the moment even more special as the sky turned a beautiful pink color.
"Wow its beautiful here" Ice mewed softly
Both of them went slowly through the trees toward Thunderclan's camp. Ice was a little jumpy while Flame felt right at home.
"Flame" Ice mewed
"Yeah Ice" Flame mewed
"Is this where Sandstorm lives" Ice asked
"Yes it is" Flame answered
"What is she like" Ice asked
"Well she's beautiful, kind, and has great hunting skills" Flame mewed "Also she has a laugh that sounds like bells jingling softly and she has these beautiful eyes that look like deep pools of emeralds"
"Oh" was all Ice said with a bit of sadness
They walked a bit more until they heard a noise. All of a sudden a flash of ginger fur crashed into Flame. He felt claws slice at his sides and was prepared to strike back when he saw that it was Sandstorm.
"Sandstorm" Flame mewed softly
Sandstorm stopped her attack and looked at Flame in confusion.
"Who are you" Sandstorm mewed "and what are you doing here"
"Its me Fireheart" Flame mewed
"Fireheart never had all those scars you impostor" Sandstorm mewed
"Sandstorm, look past the scars" Flame mewed
Suddenly a look of recognition appeared in her eyes.
"Fireheart is that really you" Sandstorm asked
"Yeah its me" Flame mewed
"How are you here I thought you were dead" Sandstorm mewed
"Wait why would you think that" Flame mewed
"Cause you didn't come back and I started to think that you had been killed or something else had finished you off" Sandstorm mewed
"It's okay I'm back know and we can be together, just like we planned to be mates and have kits" Flame mewed hopefully
"I'm so sorry Fireheart, but my mate now is Dustpelt, I'm so sorry" Sandstorm choked out
Flame's face of happiness immediately turned into a depressed one.
"I'm not sure I heard you right can you repeat that" Flame asked even though he knew what he heard he just had to make sure, he just had to hear it one more time.
"My mate is Dustpelt" Sandstorm choked out almost at the verge of tears.
"So you didn't have enough patience to wait for me" Flame mewed in sadness "How could you Sandstorm"
"I'm terribly sorry, but we can still be friends right" Sandstorm asked hopefully
"No everything between us is over" Flame snarled
"Wait why" Sandstorm mewed
"Cause you broke my heart and that's something I'm not ready to forgive" Flame mewed in sadness "Come on Ice we'll continue toward camp"
Flame and Ice walked toward the camp leaving behind a broken and crying Sandstorm. As both of them entered the camp, all the Thunderclan apprentices and warriors quickly jumped up and took defensive positions in front of the kits and queens. Even though all of Thunderclan was getting ready to attack, Flame and Ice sat calmly.
"What do you want here kittypet" Longtail snarled
"I would like to see Bluestar" Flame mewed
"Bluestar is dead and now I am leader here" Whitestar mewed as he came out of his den and onto the highrock
Flame was shocked about Bluestar's death, but recovered quickly.
"Then I would like to talk to you Whitestar" Flame mewed
"And who might you be" Whitestar mewed
"Why don't you remember your old deputy" Flame mewed
"Fireheart is that you" Graystripe mewed
"Yes its me" Flame mewed
"Why are you here" Whitestar mewed
"I came to ask if I could stay for while" Flame mewed
"Why" Whitestar mewed
"I would like to stay in my old home for a while before I leave forever, so if you have a heart I would like it if you let us stay" Flame mewed
"And how long is that" Whitestar asked
"However long you will let us stay," Flame answered
"I'll let you stay for three days but no more" Whitestar mewed "I know that what Bluestar did was wrong but I have to respect her choice so I wont be able to let you stay forever"
"I understand that" Flame mewed
"I'm glad to know you do , oh and who's your friend" Whitestar mewed
"This here is Ice and she's going to be staying here as well, if that's okay with you" Flame asked
"Of course she can stay" Whitestar mewed "As long as she follows our rules"
"I'll follow them sir" Ice mewed
"Good, then I wish you both happy three day visit" Whitestar mewed
Then Whitestar turned around and went into his den. Next Sandstorm walked in with a tear stained face, her eyes were full of sorrow and regret. Dustpelt immediately ran up to her and licked the top of her head. They started whispering for a while. Then Dustpelt started walking toward Flame, anger could be seen in his eyes.
"What gives you the right to hurt my Sandstorm, kittypet" Dustpelt snarled
"I think she's the one who hurt me" Flame mewed
"Well you better watch yourself kittypet or you just might get hurt" Dustpelt threatened before walking away toward Sandstorm.
"Well that went well" Flame mewed to Ice
"Better than I thought it would be" Ice mewed
"So your forest name is Fireheart" Ice mewed
"Yes it is, but you better still call me Flame" Flame mewed
"Of course Flame suites you much better than Fireheart" Ice mewed
"Fireheart, its so good to see you" Graystripe mewed
"And you as well" Flame mewed
"And who might this be" Graystripe mewed
"I'm Ice, and you are" Ice mewed
"I'm Graystipe and it's nice to meet you" Graystripe mewed
"Come on Fireheart you and Ice can find a spot to sleep next to me" Graystripe mewed
"Uhhh Graystripe can I speak to you in private" Flame asked
"Sure" Graystripe answered
After they moved away Flame mewed "Ice doesn't feel comfortable around Thunderclan cats so she's going to sleep out of camp"
"So what does this have to do with you" Graystripe asked
"I have to be there with her since she doesn't know this forest as well as I do" Flame answered
"Ah I see" Graystripe mewed
"You see what" Flame asked in confusion
"It's okay Fireheart she's a very pretty she-cat" Graystripe mewed
"Huh?" Flame mewed in confusion
"What I mean is you should take a chance with her" Graystripe mewed
"Uhh I don't think she likes me like that" Flame mewed
"Ah but you don't know until you try" Graystripe mewed
"What should I do" Flame asked
"Just act yourself and warm up to her" Graystripe mewed "trust me, it worked for me pretty good"
"I'll try but I still don't think she likes me" Flame mewed
"Well you never know" Graystripe mewed "Anyway if your sleeping out you better go and find yourself a place to sleep since its going to be dark soon"
"Yeah I will" Flame mewed
"Hey Ice we are going to go sleep out of camp since I know your not comfortable here" Flame mewed "If that's okay with you"
"Yeah I'm okay with that" Ice mewed
Flame and Ice left Thunderclan's camp to go find a place to stay. After a little while Flame found a bush that had enough room under it for both of them. There was a little opening while the rest was closed off by the bush making it a good protection from wind. Flame entered first while Ice lay down in front of the entrance. Both of them went into a deep peaceful sleep quickly.
Flame was woken at moonhigh by Ice shivering beside him. The freezing wind was blowing straight through the opening and onto Ice. Flame on the other hand was warm since Ice's body was blocking the wind. I can't leave her like this; I've got to trade spots with her.
"Hey Ice, wake up" Flame whispered
"Huh what is it Flame" Ice mewed
"Lets trade sleeping spots since your shivering from the freezing wind" Flame mewed
"Thanks Flame" Ice mewed gratefully
"Your welcome" Flame mewed
After both of them had switched and lied down, Flame started to drift off into a dream before being awakened by Ice.
"Flame you awake" Ice mewed
"I am now" Flame mewed
"Are we going to go do something tomorrow, I mean I want to see a bit more of the forest" Ice mewed
"Yeah we'll do maybe a couple of patrols and if we're lucky we'll hear some information for Scourge" Flame mewed
"Ok then" Ice mewed
"Oh and Flame, I also just wanted to say how sorry I am about Sandstorm" she mewed
"No It's okay" Flame mewed
"Well what are you going to do now" Ice asked
"I'll probably just move on, find someone else or just be by myself" Flame answered
"Really" Ice mewed
"Yeah, why do you ask" Flame asked
"No reason" Ice replied
"Well goodnight" Flame mewed
"Goodnight Flame" Ice mewed
Then Flame fell into a peaceful, undisturbed sleep.
Ices POV
I watch him sleep so peacefully next to me, like a little kit. He has such a handsome pelt just like the color of flames. Also he has these beautiful forest green eyes that when I look into them they make me feel like I'm drowning in them. His scent is so sweet to me. If only he knew I love him. I hear him say Sandstorms name in his sleep, he doesn't deserve to be left alone like that. Sandstorm never deserved his love. I see that his sadness is great even if he says he's fine. What he needs is someone to mend his broken heart and I will try to be that someone. He's so close to me, yet so far away. If only he knew that I love him.
Flames POV
Flame woke up right after sunrise and walked outside to see that the clouds were dark gray and a frosty chill was in the air, which probably meant it's going to snow and that leaf-bare has started. Flame went back inside and woke up Ice. Once both of them were awake they went to the Thunderclan camp. On their way there they meet Cloudtail.
"Cloudpaw how's it going" Flame asked
"Its not Cloudpaw anymore its Cloudtail" Cloudtail mewed "And its going pretty good"
"That's good to hear" Flame mewed
"Hey Fireheart, where were you this whole time" Cloudtail asked
"You'll find out soon" Flame mewed
"How soon" Cloudtail asked
"Pretty soon" Flame answered
"Ok then Fireheart" Cloudtail mewed
When Flame and Ice walked into camp no one jumped this time but everyone did stare at them as they walked to Whitestar's den. They stood by the entrance to the den until they heard Whitestar's voice "Come in"
"Fireheart what can I do for you" Whitestar mewed
"Well I was wondering if you had anything that we could do to pass the time" Flame asked
"Why yes, you and Ice can go patrol the Riverclan border" Whitestar answered
"Ok than we'll get to it" Flame mewed
Then Flame and Ice exited the camp and went straight to the border. As they walked it started snowing, covering the ground with cold, soft snow. Once they got there they started walking from one end of the border to the other. At one point they stopped to examine a fresh fox scent. After they did their patrol they had the rest of the day off.
"Ice you see that big tree over there" Flame mewed
"Yeah what about it" Ice asked
"Well I'll race you to it, though I think I'll win" Flame answered
"Oh I doubt you'll win" Ice mewed and then she took off
Flame was impressed by her speed and she actually beat him to it. She jumped on top of him and they play wrestled in the snow. At the end Flame's size and weight beat her again.
"Pinned yah" Flame mewed
"Get off me you mouse-brain" Ice purred
"Hey you asked for it" Flame purred
As they walked toward the river Ice was admiring the beauty of the forest.
"Its so pretty here in the forest" Ice mewed
"Not as pretty as you" the words escaped Flames mouth before he could grab them back "Um..what i meant to say was...Uhhh"
"Do you really think so" Ice mewed hopefully
"Uhhh yes" Flame mewed waiting for her to start yelling at him but all he felt was her tail twine with his own. Flame looked at her in surprise and saw her love filled eyes that he could just drown in. Then he rested his head on top of hers while she pushed her head under his chin. They were sitting like that until Flame interrupted the silence "Ice I don't know how to really say this but I love you"
"I love you too" Ice mewed
They sat like that for a while until they were interrupted, when they saw six Riverclan cats come out of the River and onto Thunderclan territory.
"Ice go back to camp and get reinforcements" Flame ordered
"Okay but be careful" Ice mewed and licked his cheek before running off toward Thunderclan camp. Flame slowly walked toward Riverclan making sure they saw him. He saw that Leopardstar was there as well as five others.
"What do you want here kittypet" Leopardstar mewed
"Leopardstar, ambitious as always I see" Flame mewed
"How do you know my name" Leopardstar mewed
"Why I'm Fireheart of course" Flame mewed
"No, Bluestar exiled you" Leopardstar mewed
"Yes she did and everyone will pay for that, but first I need you to leave since Sunningrocks belongs to Thunderclan" Flame mewed
"Yeah and how you going to stop me" Leopardstar sneered
"Like this" and before Leopardstar knew what happened Flame had slashed her cheek and crashed into her. She fell and he jumped onto her and put his claws on her throat. Her warriors were getting ready to pounce.
"If anyone moves Leopardstar here will be one life short" Flame mewed
"No you wouldn't dare" Leopardstar mewed
"Oh yes I would" Flame mewed, the look in his eyes told her that he wasn't lying
"Your not like the old Fireheart, the old Fireheart would have never threatened to take away a leader's life" Leopardstar mewed
"No I am not like the old Fireheart, the old Fireheart was weak, but the new Flame is powerful" Flame replied
Just then Ice, Whitestar, Dustpelt, Brackenfur, and Fernpaw burst through the forest, to only find Flame had stopped the whole attack by himself.
"Uh Flame you can let her go now" Whitestar mewed
Flame let her go but not before biting down hard on her shoulder. As soon as he released her she ran into the river and swam across followed by her warriors.
"Well I guess there was no need for us here" Whitestar mewed
"Guess so" Flame mewed
By the time Flame entered the camp the news had spread that he had stopped a six Riverclan cat invasion. He was met with cheers for his victory. Then Flame decided to go visit Cinderpelt. He entered the medicine den and found her in the corner mixing herbs.
"Hey Cinderpelt" Flame mewed
"Fireheart I was wondering when you would have time to visit me" Cinderpelt mewed
"Well I always will have time to visit you" Flame mewed
"So how's it going between you and the silver she-cat" Cinderpelt
"Nothings going on between us" Flame lied
"A shame really, she is pretty" Cinderpelt mewed
Then Graystripe entered and told him that he wanted to go hunting with Flame.
"Sure Graystripe, is it just me and you" Flame asked
"No we'll get some of your other friends together and go hunting" Graystripe replied
"Ok who shall we take" Flame asked
"Its a hunt just for you so you can pick anyone that you want" Graystripe answered
"Then I'll pick Ice, Brackenfur, Cloudtail, and of course you" Flame mewed
"Ok lets go get all of them together so that we can get this started" Graystripe mewed
After finding everyone Graystripe, Brackenfur, Ice, Cloudtail and Flame all went on a hunting patrol. During their hunt Flame showed Ice all his favorite places, and a couple of hunting moves. They talked about the times when Graystripe and Flame broke the rules and other things. They even played a game of who would catch the most, and Brackenfur won. They told jokes and enjoyed each others company. After hunting and talking for like 4 hours they came back to camp with six mice, one water vole, two squirrels, and one robin. They all picked out something and put the rest in the fresh-kill pile. Flame and Ice took a squirrel each while Brackenfur took a mouse and Graystripe the water vole. Then they went to a corner of the camp to eat.
"I've never had a squirrel before" Ice mewed
"Well taste it and tell us how it is" Brackenfur mewed
After she took a good bite and chewed on it for a bit she mewed "It's great"
"I'd thought you'd say that" Brackenfur mewed
"Anyway Fireheart why do you have a collar, have you really become a kittypet" Graystripe asked
"Nope its just that all cats have to wear these in the twoleg place" Flame lied
"And why doesn't she have one" Brackenfur asked
"Cause I don't live in the twoleg place" Ice lied
"Fireheart you should have seen the last Gathering it was like the best one ever" Cloudtail mewed
"Really what happened" Flame asked
"Well the whole Gathering was going by smoothly until Tigerstar declared war on Windclan and Thunderclan" Cloudtail mewed
"And he combined Shadowclan and Riverclan to make Tigerclan" Brackenfur mewed
"Yeah and Thunderclan and Windclan are coming together to form Lionclan to fight off and win Tigerclan" Graystripe mewed
"Really, and is Tigerstar in charge of Shadowclan or is he in charge of Shadowclan and even Riverclan too" Flame asked
"He's in charge of both" Brackenfur answered
"Leopardstar is now sort of like his deputy" Cloudtail mewed
"I guess Leopardstar is to scared of him and let him take over her clan" Flame mewed
"Probably" Graystripe mewed
Later on after all of them were done Flame and Ice left the camp to their sleeping place. Flame lied down in front of the entrance shielding Ice from the cold.
"Ice I know we can still be here one more day, but we're leaving tomorrow morning" Flame mewed
"Why" Ice asked "Don't we still have a whole day"
"Yes, but there's going to be a war between all the clans so after the war is the perfect time for Bloodclan to strike since everyone will be weakened, and this is the kind of information that Bloodclan needs" Flame answered
"Then I guess we'll go back to Bloodclan" Ice mewed
"Also I'll wake you up at moonhigh, we are going to go and look around the other territories" Flame mewed
"Ok" Ice mewed
Ice snuggled up to Flame to keep warm. Flame started to groom her fur with soothing licks until she fell asleep, then he too lied down to go to sleep.
Flame woke up to a howling wind outside. He could see that it was moonhigh so he ducked back inside to wake up Ice.
"Ice wake up its time to go" Flame mewed
"Ok I'm coming" she mewed
"So where are we going first" Ice asked
"Well we'll skip Windclan, but we will go look at Riverclan and Shadowclan just so that Tigerstar knows that Scourge has sent some cats to check out the territories" Flame mewed
Flame and Ice walked to the Shadowclan border and quickly crossed the Thunderpath. Then they entered the wet and dark territory of Shadowclan that Flame had only been in once. Ice was looking at the area disapprovingly.
"This territory isn't a bit as good as Thunderclan's and it smells here too" Ice mewed
"Well thats Shadowclan to you" Flame mewed
After walking through the territory without any trouble they went on to Riverclans. They both crossed the river by using stones and made their way into Riverclan's territory.
"Now this place is better, with the willows and the sound of running water, its just so peaceful here" Ice mewed
"Come on Ice, lets go finish looking around, we have to go to Bloodclan soon" Flame mewed
"Fine, but when we do take over the forest I want you to get us a spot somewhere here on this island" Ice mewed
''Ok I'll get us a spot here" Flame mewed
Then they finished walking through Riverclan and started on their way to Bloodclan. By the time they got back to Thunderclan the sun was already rising. Both of them started running back to the twoleg place before anyone spotted them. About 21 fox-lengths away from the Twoleg place, they heard a shrill scream that made the hairs on their backs stand up.
YaY for FlamexIce
