Chapter 3

Jaypaw's POV

As I walked carefully around the waters edge of the lake in search of water mint and Aloe Vera, a breeze of air whipped around me ruffling my fur and a familiar scent clung to it. Breezepaw. I wasn't quit sure what I was doing until I stood at the border to WindClans territory. Since I couldn't see anything, due to the fact of being blind, I pricked my ears to listen.

"Heatherpaw, keep up with the patrol." I recognized the sound of Crowfeather's voice. Ugh. I said to myself. He is a retched excuse for a warrior. Then I caught a better scent of Breezepaw, it seemed as if he were right next to me.

"HI!" He exclaimed bowling me over playfully. Had I now known it was him that split second, I would have lashed out in a fury of claws and caterwauling. I sat up and turned toward him. "What are you doing here? This is ThunderClan territory."

He answered as quietly as I did so his clan mates wouldn't find him.

"Don't worry my mentor thinks I ran off to catch a piece of prey. And I just had a feeling you would be here so I had to come. I mean after last night, it killed me to wake up and not be with you."

I nodded in agreement and said. "I know how you feel. I felt the same way." Then I felt a wave of sadness come from him and wash over my pelt.

"But hey, how about I visit you in your dreams again tonight?" suddenly his sadness turned into overwhelming joy.

"Really?" he said enthusiastically but he meant it as a rhetorical question and went on before I was able to manage a word out of my mouth.

"I would love that." I felt a wave of uncertainty flow over me, like he wanted to add that he loved me, but he didn't say anything instead all he did was lick my cheek and say

"Thanks, for being here for me and making me feel something that no one else could do for me, you make me feel wanted and loved." I returned the quick gesture and let him go off back toward his territory.

Breezepaw's POV

I awoke to a prodding in my side and the scent of the tall grass and Jaypaw still lingered around me. "I'm up." I told the cat that woke me up. I looked up and opened my eyes to see Heatherpaw.

"Hey Heatherpaw." I said groggily.

"C'mon you're going on a border patrol with Crowfeather and me then you and Whitetail are going to go and do some hunting."

I jumped up hastily, maybe I can see Jaypaw. Wow, it hit me like I had just been pounced on by a huge RiverClan warrior.

He made me feel important, loved but what I noticed most was he made me feel wanted.

I padded over to the fresh kill pile and chose a small rabbit that the dawn patrol had just caught. And when our patrol gathered together we headed out. I

walked beside Heatherpaw and moments later regretted it because she brushed her pelt close to mine and soon she was close enough that I could feel the heat coming off of my pelt.

As we neared the border between ThunderClan and WindClan across the river, I could smell the fresh scent of squirrel. I padded up to my mentor Whitetail and said.

"I'm going hunting."

"Okay." He replied and as I headed into the trees he said

"Make sure to not cross the ThunderClan border."

I didn't answer him, but then a jolt went through me and I caught a glimpse of the lake and water mint, and then Jaypaw's scent flooded around me. I gasped at the sudden innocent vision and I stepped lightly over the ThunderClan border opening my mouth to taste the air the scent of their dawn patrol was faint. Then I saw him, looking in my direction. I wasn't quit sure if he had noticed me there yet but with out thinking I rushed over to him yelled

"HI!" Like an over excited kit and bowled him over gently. I could tell I had startled him but he didn't attack me. He simply asked.

"What are you doing here? This is ThunderClan territory."

I whispered to him so that I knew if my mentor was close enough he wouldn't hear us.

"Don't worry my mentor thinks I ran off to catch a piece of prey. And I just had a feeling you would be here so I had to come. I mean after last night, it killed me to wake up and not be with you."

He nodded and said. "I know how you feel. I felt the same way."

I got sad at the thought of having to leave him again. What if he didn't visit me again tonight or see me tomorrow? Then the next words that came out of his mouth overjoyed me.

"But hey, how about I visit you in your dreams again tonight?"

"Really?" I replied.

And I could tell eh was about to say something and I cut him off before he could answer my rhetorical question.

"I would love that." I hesitated for a moment wanting to also say. I love you. But instead I licked his cheek and said.

"Thanks, for being here for me and making me feel something that no one else could do for me, you make me feel wanted and loved." Then he licked my cheek and allowed me to go on my way back to my territory. I couldn't wait for night to come and sleep to take me so that I may visit him again.