I know this is really short, but the next chapter will be longer.
Stripe-Outside of ShadowClan Territory
I held my breath as I saw him come through the grass. I bounded over to Lionblaze, feeling like a kit. I drank in his warm scent. "Hey," I breathed. "I've missed you."
He murmured something inaudible. I licked his ear. "Come on. My den's warm."
He nodded and followed me. I scraped my paw on an icy rock and hissed. I licked up the blood, glancing back before continuing onto the path. He sat down between me and the entrance of the cave.
"Listen, Stripe, I have to tell you something."
"What?" I asked quietly.
"I can't see you anymore," he blurted. "I'm loyal to ThunderClan." I blinked at him, upset, as he went on. "It's not that I don't love you, I do. But my Clan needs me, and I can't be there for them when I'm here every night. WindClan attacked yesterday. One of their warriors attacked me, and I kicked her through the ice on the frozen stream. She-She died, because of me, Stripe. I'm tired in the day, and I can't hunt. I didn't mean to kill Heathertail," he added. "But she slipped through the ice, and drowned. She was pregnant, Stripe." He blinked at me, looking anguished. "I'm sorry. I love you, and I'll be proud of the kits, but I can't do this anymore."
Pain filled my chest. "You don't have to come everyday," I protested. "Once a moon or something like that. Or come back in new-leaf."
"I'll see you in new-leaf," he growled. "But my loyalties are to ThunderClan, not you. I won't see you every night. Just once, when the kits are born." I nodded, feeling lost. He turned around; his fur bristled up against the cold.
"I love you, Lionblaze," I called. He gave no sign of having heard me.
"I love you, Lionblaze," I whispered. Even here, he can't hear me.