A/N sorry about no author note at the end of the last chappie.i forgot. Also, sorry about not updating, my mom dumped me at my cousin's house for a couple of days. Enjoy! This chapter might be a bit short.
Chapter 2 Talk
(Birchfall's POV)
I haven't seen Whitewing this angry with me since I snuck five poppy seeds in her fresh-kill before her first assessment. And she was a blazing ball of wild fur then. This was even worse. I asked innocently. "How was your dinner with Thornclaw?"
She hissed. "It would've been perfect if we could actually be together." She turned from angry to sullen. "Remember that night when we snuck out to see the Moonpool?" I brightened. "Yeah! And we made that silly promise to Starclan. Can you believe it? That was so mouse-brained! Like we could be together…" I trailed off when I saw Whitewing's seething glare.
I understood why. Poppypaw didn't ask me about a promise, Starclan was reminding us about our promise! "You don't think-" "Yes I do think!" Whitewing hissed cutting me off. "Now Thornclaw and I can't be together! And why would I want to mate with you?"
That one stung a little. "Well I didn't know you were the picky type. What about 'I've never been sure of anything else my entire life Birchpaw,' Does that ring a bell? Honestly, I deserve a little slack! I've kept my promise, what about you?" Whitewing flinched and I immediately regretted my words. No one ever looked at Whitewing, not the way Thornclaw did. And now they couldn't love each other.
But no one ever looked at me either. Not Honeypaw, not Whitewing, no one wanted to be my mate. I looked at Whitewing with a sneer. "I'm so sorry princess that you don't get your happy ending. But hey, look at me. My siblings are dead, my mother keeps mating like there's spring fever, and I get along just fine. I don't need anyone to love me. Not even a selfish mouse-brain like you." And with that note, I sprinted away.
I lied to her. I didn't know how to live with myself everyday. I was truly alone. And I did love her, I realized. She was always there for me when I fell. Or at least used to be. Until Thornclaw came.
(Whitewing's POV)
I wasn't selfish! How dare he call me selfish! All I want is a nice mate and maybe some kits. When was I selfish? I wasn't selfish when I improved his crouch when we were training together. I wasn't selfish when I gave him my thrush when there was scarce prey. And I certainly wasn't selfish when I begged Firestar to let my mother mentor Icepaw, like he promised.
So why would he call me selfish? And why did he bring up his dead siblings and hormonal mother? I was an only child. I did fine. I,I,I, me, me, me. Wow, I do talk about myself a lot. And I think I hurt him when I said those things. He truly was alone. And he needed someone. Or me. No one looks at him the way I look at Thornclaw. How many friends did he have? One; Poppypaw.
I wasn't his friend anymore, and that stung. We were so good together, him and me. I even delayed my warrior ceremony so we could be together! How could that have changed? It hit me. I changed when Thornclaw asked me especially to hunt with him. I changed when I slept next to Thornclaw instead of Birchfall. Did I even love Thornclaw? I don't even know anymore. I have to fix this. Promise or no promise, I will fix our relationship.
(Leafpool's POV)
"Firestar!" I yowled running up to his den. He looked up alarmed. "What?"
"I had a dream where I was in the forest gathering herbs, and a darkness seeped into the forest, devouring everything in its path. Before it consumed me, I heard When thorn slashes birch, darkness will prevail, and the stars will die in the failing light."
"Is this serious?" Firestar asked. I nodded. "This prophecy is the fate of Starclan. If the light fails, Starclan will die and there will be no hope left."
A/N Ooh, the prophecy has awoken! Dum Dum Dahh! If that made any sense don't flame me, it's late. Sorry about it being a little short I promise the next one will be longer. It'll probably be up in a week. I have another fanfic I'm working on so bear with me. Twistey out.