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Sam and Freddie padded into camp, greeted by a worried Leafpool. Freddie was going to explain, but Leafpool cut him off.
"Yes, yes, I know what happened. Sam, come this way."
She lead Sam and Freddie to the medicine den. Sam gingerly laid down, the side she landed on hurt. Freddie padded out and Carly rushed in. Her light brown fur on end. She stared wildly at her golden-pelted friend.
"Sam, what happened to you?!"
Sam sighed.
"Relax, Carly. See, I-"
"Relax? Relax?! Sam, you can barely walk! How am I-"
"It doesn't matter now how she was injured.", Leafpool cut in. "All that matters is that she gets better."
Carly sighed.
"I guess so."
She turned to Sam.
"Just….get some rest, okay?"
Sam nodded and drifted into sleep.
Carly touched her nose to Sam's shoulder.
"Please let her be okay…." Carly was obviously remembering Cinderpelt's fall. It left her crippled, and it could easily happen to Sam. /But it can't! It just can't!/
Leafpool rested her tail on Carly's back.
"She'll be fine, she just needs to rest.", she assured. She looked at the frazzled Carly. "And you should let her. Do something to take your mind off of her." Carly hesitantly nodded and padded out. She ran into Freddie.
"Carly, are you okay?", he asked thoughtfully. Carly sighed.
"No, I….I'm worried about Sam."
He gave her a comforting lick on the ear. Strangely, Carly's tension eased. /Well, that was…..weird./
"Carly, she'll be fine, you know she will.", Freddie mewed.
Carly shook her head.
"No, Freddie. She could barely walk when I saw her, and-"
Freddie sighed and touched his nose to Carly's shoulder.
"Carly, listen to me. Sam's tough, she can take it."
Carly opened her mouth to object, but Freddie beat her to it. He lifted his head.
"So you're saying Sam's not tough?", he challenged.
Carly gave up and agreed. Sam was tough. /She'll be fine.…she'll be fine…./
"Thanks, Freddie.", Carly mewed.
Freddie smiled.
"Anything for the cutest cat in Thunderclan."
Carly purred. He still had a crush on her, even though they were cats. /Poor Freddie./
Hollyleaf padded up to them.
"Hi, Carly."
She gave Carly a nod, but she shot Freddie a grin.
"H-Hi, Freddie.", she mewed with a hint of nervousness. Carly twitched her whiskers and smiled. /Aw, that's so cute! Holly has a crush on Freddie!/
"Freddie, are you still coming?", Hollyleaf mewed.
Freddie gave her a nod and turned to Carly.
"We're going hunting, wanna join us?"
Carly shifted on her paws.
"I wouldn't want to impose….."
"Nonsense! We'd love to have you, right Hollyleaf?"
Hollyleaf opened her mouth to object, but before she could say anything, Freddie cut her off.
"Good! Now, come on.", he mewed. Carly nodded uncertainly.
"Sure, Freddie. Let's go."
The three cats padded out into the forest. Hollyleaf went right and Freddie and Carly went left.
"So, I guess you're good friends with Hollyleaf too, huh?", Carly asked. The two she-cats had become fast friends and they talked to each other about everything, including toms. Freddie and Carly had barely seen each other the last few days. It left Carly with a weird feeling, being away from him so long.....
Freddie nodded.
"Yep, sure am. Holly's really nice."
"Holly....?" /Aw, cute ltttle nicknames!/
"Oh, that's my nickname for her. She giggles everytime I call her that."
Carly grinned.
"Do you know why?"
Freddie shook his head. Carly sighed.
/Poor, blind Freddie..../
"I think I know why she giggles, Freddie."
"What? Why?"
"She's crushing on you!"
"What?! Ha, yeah right!"
"I'm serious, Freddie."
"No, Carly, she can't, I mean...."
His tail tip twitched nervously.
"Hey Carly?", Freddie said.
"Hmm? What is it Freddie?"
"Well, I've been thinking, an-"
"Ow!"
Carly held up her paw. There was a thorn wedged deep in her pad.
"Ah!! Its bleeding!", Carly yolwed. She tried to pull it out, but it hurt too much and she stopped.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!"
"I can get it out.", Freddie said. He sat beside her and got a firm grip on the thorn. Carly turned away.
"No, no, Freddie don't. It hurts."
"But Carly-"
"No, Freddie."
"Carly-"
"No!"
"But Carly-"
"What?!"
"Um, it's out."
Carly looked back at her paw. It was out. Carly gave her chest fur a few embarrassed licks. Freddie chuckled.
"Thanks Freddie."
He touched his nose to her cheek.
"Anything for you, Carly.", he said sweetly. There was something in his voice, something different, that made Carly feel….weird. It was the kind of weird that she felt from being away from him too long.
"Freddie?"
"Hmm?"
She took a step back.
"Look, you're a good guy and all, but-"
"I'm not good enough?", he replied coldly. His blue eyes pierced through her hazel eyes.
"What? No! Freddie, I didn't say that." /Whoa! Where'd that come from?/
"You didn't have to."
"Freddie-"
"Save it."
He turned around and began to pad away, but bumped into Hollyleaf instead. She had a squirrel in her jaws.
"Hi, Carly, hi Freddie."
"Hi, Hollyleaf.", Carly said.
"Hey....", Freddie murmured.
"Freddie, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, Holly."
She dropped the squirrel at her paws and sat beside him. She ran her tail down his back and spoke gently to him.
"Freddie, something's wrong. Tell me......please?"
"It's just.....", he began, breifly looking back at Carly.
"I don't really feel like hunting today, I think I'll go back to camp, Holly." Hollyleaf nodded.
"Okay, Freddie, I'll come with you."
Freddie purred at her offer and they padded away, side by side, pelts occasionally touching. Carly sat there watching them until they disappeared. Her tail tip twitched with anger, but was it because Freddie didn't believe her? /Ugh, he's so stubborn!/ Or was it because for some reason......she was jealous of Hollyleaf?
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He couldn't let her die, he wouldn't! Jayfeather raced through the forest as fast as his paws would take him. No matter what, his mind kept repeating the moment Sam hit the ground. /She was only trying to help me…..I should have never brought it up!/ He scolded himself. He soon reached the Thunderclan camp and padded into the medicine den. Sam lay there, deep in sleep. Leafpool turned around.
"Jayfeather, where have you been?"
"Getting herbs."
Leafpool sighed.
"You forgot one."
Jayfeather's ear twitched. /Mousedung! I must have been rushing and-/
"J-Jayfeather?", Sam coughed.
Jayfeather looked at Sam. Leafpool's eyes sparkled.
"Good, you're awake. Now, I'm going to get the herb Jayfeather forgot. I'll be back soon."
Jayfeather put the herbs he gathered in the store and Leafpool padded out. Jayfeather stood beside Sam.
"Do you feel any pain?"
Sam tried to sit up too, but her side hurt too much. As she slid back down, she let out a yelp. Jayfeather nodded.
"I thought so." He pushed three black seeds towards her. Sam sniffed them.
"What's this?"
"They're poppy seeds. They'll help ease any pain you have."
Sam hesitated, but ate them anyway. She soon felt sleepy, and in a moment, she was out. Jayfeather whispered to her.
"I'm sorry, Sam."
That Night
Jayfeather watched Sam mutter inaudibly in her sleep. Leafpool was in Windclan discussing something with Barkface and everyone was sleeping in Thunderclan.
"Spencer…grrr….Gibby….", Sam muttered. /What's a….Gibby?/ Jayfeather laid beside Sam and matched his breathing with hers. He soon entered her dreams. He was in some strange twoleg den. (Carly's apartment) /Where in the name of Starclan am I?/ He saw two twoleg girls, one a brunette, sitting at the counter in the kitchen, and the other a dirty blonde, sitting on the couch. (for peeps who don't know, it's not an insult, it's the name of the hair color) The brunette addressed the other girl as Sam. /Sam? No…that can't be-/ He listened to their conversation, which amazingly he could understand. They spoke of warriors, and then a twoleg tom came in. (Freddie) Apparently, the one called 'Sam' dislikes him, because they started bickering. (Okay, long story short, it's a flashback on how they turned into cats) Jayfeather saw it all, from the couch to the voodoo shop, to the moment they were brought to Thunderclan. Then he was blind again. He woke up beside Sam to find that she was waking up, too. She looked at him once and went back to sleep. Wanting to learn more, Jayfeather entered her dreams again, but he ended up in a totally different place. It was nighttime and the stars in Silverpelt shone brightly. Jayfeather heard purring and looked around. He caught Sam's scent and followed it to a pond. There, Sam sat beside a tom, but Jayfeather couldn't make out the figure. He hid in the bushes and watched them. The tom touched his nose to Sam's ear and she purred as he whispered something to her. /Who is that?/ He padded a little closer, trying to get a glimpse of the mystery cat.
"Sam?", he asked.
The wind blew, and most his voice was hidden to Jayfeather. He padded closer to them.
"What is it?", Sam asked.
"Do you love me?", the mystery tom asked.
Jayfeather padded closer, almost right beside Sam.
Sam smiled and looked away.
"Of course I do, J-Jayfeather?!"
Jayfeather had been caught. He woke up in the medicine den next to Sam and quickly moved away from her. /I have to find out who that tom is….wait./ He flicked his tail. /Why do I care so much?/
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