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My Valentine's present to you is… A new chapter! Enjoy!
Whiskermask couldn't believe it. Now what was he going to do? Should he tell Heathertail that he couldn't go? No, she wouldn't accept that.
Then he got an idea. He would ask Ivypool to join him! Whiskermask knew for a fact that Ivypool wouldn't betray him or his friends. Also, her sister was running away so why shouldn't she?
No, it would be more complicated than that. She had other family members in ThunderClan. She wouldn't be able to just leave them.
Without thinking, Whiskermask let out a rather loud growl of frustration. Oops!
He saw the two she-cats stiffen.
"Who's there?" called out Dovesong.
It was now or never. Quickly making up his mind, Whiskermask pushed himself out of the bush, over the border, and into ThunderClan territory.
"Whiskermask!" gasped Ivypool, staring with shock at her mate.
Dovesong continued to glare at Whiskermask with her claws unsheathed.
"You know this WindClan tom?" she hissed.
Whiskermask looked at Ivypool. He knew this wasn't his time to answer.
Ivypool nodded. "Yes. Dovesong, meet Whiskermask. My mate."
Dovesong stared at Whiskermask in shock. She quickly sheathed her claws.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" she mewed to Whiskermask.
"It's okay. I know I would have attacked another cat on my territory," purred Whiskermask.
Ivypool growled and Whiskermask smiled. "Other than you of course, Ivypool."
She kept her angry face. Whiskermask grew nervous. "Sorry Ivypool. I didn't-." He broke off as both she-cats started laughing.
Now feeling humiliated, Whiskermask glared at the sisters. "What? What's so funny?" he demanded.
"You're so gullible," purred Ivypool, entwining her tail with his.
Whiskermask lifted his chin. "I am not!" he retorted.
"You're such a kit. Now tell me, why are you here anyway?" asked Ivypool gently.
"Well… I was thinking of you while I was hunting by the border and then I remembered that I had to run away with DarkClan and then I saw you and Dovesong so I hid in the bush and I realized that Dovesong was your sister and then I was thinking of what to do when I accidentally growled and then you found me," meowed Whiskermask in one breath.
He collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air. Dovesong laughed but Ivypool didn't.
Whiskermask scrambled to his paws and looked at his mate. Her face was full of grief.
"Ivypool? What's wrong?" he asked with concern.
"You said you had to run away. Why? Where?" meowed Ivypool quietly. "And without me?"
All humor rushed out of Whiskermask. It was serious business now.
"I was going to ask you if you wanted to come with me," he meowed.
Ivypool's eyes widened. "With you?" she echoed.
"You don't have to," mewed Whiskermask sadly. He was worried that she didn't want to come.
Ivypool quickly shook her head. "No! It's not that it's just… Dovesong told me about DarkClan- Whiskermask glared at Dovesong- but she never said that you were all going to run away and now you're asking me and…" She trailed off.
Whiskermask put his tail on her shoulder. "Take your time to think about it, okay? I'll come back… tomorrow," he mewed softly. This wasn't something to decide so quickly.
He turned towards the border. "Wait! Don't go! I still have some questions!" cried Ivypool.
Whiskermask smiled. Sometimes his mate just couldn't think. "Ask Dovesong! She knows everything!"
Ivypool nodded and gave a weak smile. "I love you Whiskermask!" she called out.
Whiskermask felt all warm and tingly inside. And he was pretty sure that it wasn't because of the sun. "I love you too!" he replied.
And with that, he turned away from his mate and into WindClan territory.
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The sharp smell of herbs made Heathertail open her eyes.
"Heathertail you're alive!" shrieked a gray she-cat. Windpaw.
Her high pitched voice made Heathertail's head hurt. "Ow," she mewed.
"Windpaw! What did I say about our voices? Now out!" scolded Leafpool. Windpaw reluctantly went out of the den while muttering.
"I will not here that kind of language Windpaw!" called Leafpool.
Heathertail couldn't help but smile. Leafpool was such a strict yet loving mother. She wondered if she could be the same with her coming kits.
"Are you okay Heathertail?" asked Leafpool, turning towards her.
"Yes, Leafpool. I guess I was really tired or something," mewed Heathertail, grinning.
Leafpool wasn't amused. "You have to rest for the health of your kits. You should have gone to the nursery a long time ago."
Heathertail sighed. Well, she didn't know then did she?
"So… I don't think you got a chance to fully tell us who the father of your kits was," started Leafpool carefully.
Ugh. Here we go again. Heathertail tried to make up something in her head.
When Heathertail didn't reply, Leafpool started guessing.
"Is it… Whiskermask?" she asked. "I know you two are good friends." Heathertail shook her head. "Emberfoot? No no no. I've seen how you act around him," Leafpool mewed before Heathertail could answer.
"And I haven't seen you with another tom…" Leafpool meowed. "In WindClan," she added.
Heathertail's heart started beating quickly. How could Leafpool know?
"Wh-what are you talking about?" she stammered.
Leafpool sighed. "Heathertail, you know about me. Me and Crowfeather and our story. It's really hard for two cats from different Clans to be together. Crowfeather and I were just really lucky to be able to be together."
Heathertail hung her head. "How did you know?" she whispered, no longer hiding the fact.
Leafpool gave a half-smile. "It wasn't clear at first. But I sort of suspected it when you came to me with that giant scratch on your back," she mewed.
Heathertail quickly looked up. "What? How?" she asked with disbelief. "Anyone could get a scratch!"
Leafpool nodded. "Yes, but this scratch couldn't have been made by anything else but brambles. And there aren't many bramble bushes in WindClan but there are a lot in ThunderClan," explained Leafpool.
Heathertail looked at the medicine cat with amazement. "That's amazing," she breathed.
Leafpool laughed. "It's nothing," she purred but Heathertail could tell that she was proud.
"Is it okay if you tell me who exactly your mate is?" asked Leafpool softly.
Heathertail stiffened. She wasn't expecting this. She wondered if she could trust the medicine cat.
"You can trust me. I promise you, I know how it feels," assured Leafpool.
Heathertail hesitated a few more seconds. "Well… it's actually a cat you know really well," she mewed.
"Oh?" Leafpool purred. Heathertail nodded.
"It's your son, Lionblaze," mewed Heathertail quietly. She wasn't ashamed of him but she didn't like telling their secret relationship to another cat, even if that cat was Lionblaze's own mother.
Leafpool's jaws were open. She quickly closed them. "Lionblaze?" she chuckled.
Heathertail didn't see what was so funny. "Yes."
"Well, he always did have a lot of she-cats following him around. When he was young it was Honeyfern, and I think Icecloud used to fancy him. Now Cinderheart seems to be following him around," meowed Leafpool.
Anger rose up in Heathertail at the mention of Cinderheart. "So what about Cinderheart?" she snapped.
Leafpool smiled at her apologetically. "So you don't like her huh?"
"Of course I don't!" hissed Heathertail angrily.
"I'm sorry Heathertail," mewed Leafpool, but there was still some amusement in her amber eyes. "You can go now," she added.
"Thank you," replied Heathertail and exited the den. She took in the fresh air with only one thought in her mind.
I can't wait until I tell Lionblaze.
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