The heart of a Thorn Chapter 5
A/N: alright seriously I need ideas! I'm running dry! Please R&R
Crowfeather watched Breezepelt pad after his hunting patrol. "He's beautiful." Nightcloud whispered in his ear. Crowfeather sighed sadly, he was trapped here with her. He often dreamed of padding through Starclan's hunting grounds with leafpool by his side forever….Feathertail had let him move on…He hoped she was happy now. Nightcloud nudged him and they padded out camp. Crowfeather knew what was next before it even happened. Nightcloud was in heat…
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Jaypaw pricked his ears as he sat in the back of the medicine cat den, sorting the herbs and throwing out the old leaves. Leafpool was distracted, as he could tell, because the usual fog that stopped him from seeing her mind was gone. Crowfeather stood in front of her. They were making their way back to the clan territories. "Please stay with me leafpool." Crowfeather pleaded. Leafpool looked ahead of her. Then she finally spoke. "We cannot do this." That's all she said and Crowfeather's hope was destroyed. Now the fog forced him out. "Jaypaw are you sorting those herbs!" Leafpool's sharp mew sounded from the front of the den. "Yes Leafpool!" Jaypaw sounded irritable. Leafpool appeared beside him. "I need you to go and get some catmint so we can add them to our stores before it starts to rain." Jaypaw nodded and padded out of the den. If the catmint had too much water it could die. The air stuck to Jaypaw's fur and Thunder boomed in the distance. (A/N: it's been raining here for a week gave me an idea XD) Jaypaw hurried through the forest and came to a stop when the mouth watering scent of catmint filled his nose. Then the world became light and his black screen was lifted. Crowfeather and Leafpool were rolling around in front of him. Their eyes were gleaming with happiness. Jayfeather frowned and shook his head. Hollyleaf and Lionblaze must never know of this. I can almost imagine how Hollyleaf would take it; "What! That's against the warrior code! A Thunderclan medicine cat and a Windclan warrior!" Jayfeather shook his head again. Lionblaze would just get angry.
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"They're not my kits Ashfur, they're Leafpool's."Squirrelflight's mew was a whisper. The forest burned around the five of them. Hollyleaf gasped in shock. Lionblaze just stood there. Ashfur looked surprised. Jayfeather looked blankly at the ground (he can't see) I must tell. Hollyleaf thought. Jayfeather growled. They would be scorned by everyone if she told. Ashfur looked a little sympathetic. He murmured something Jayfeather couldn't hear.
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Jayfeather kept a close eye on Hollyleaf, meaning she never left his sense of hearing. Jayfeather pricked his ears as he sat next to his mother. Leopardstar made her report followed by Blackstar and then Onestar. Firestar was last to report saying Thunderclan was doing fine and about a recent litter of kits being born. Then Ashfur stepped forward. "I have to tell all of you something!" Firestar narrowed his eyes but nodded for him to continue. "Hollyleaf Jayfeather and Lionblaze aren't the kits of Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw, but the kits of Leafpool and Crowfeather!" Nightcloud bared her teeth in a snarl and Breezepelt flattened his ears in anger. Firestar's eyes clouded and then his eyes turned cold. "Time to leave." And he led his clan home without another word. When they arrived Firestar turned to Leafpool. "You must step-down from being the clan Medicine cat. Jayfeather is a full medicine cat now. I'm sorry." That last part came in a hoarse whisper. Brambleclaw glared at Squirrelflight. He had told her at the gathering that they were not mates anymore. Ashfur came over to Squirrelflight. "I'm sorry." Squirrelflight shook her head. "I couldn't keep the secret anymore." Ashfur licked her ear and padded inside the warriors' den. Jayfeather felt tension in the air and screeches came from Firestar's den. "Leafpool and Squirrelflight are our only daughters!" That sentence hung in the air.
(Thornclaw's POV)
Ashheart flopped back into her nest in pain. She had delivered three kits, just one more to go. The last kit slipped into the nest. Jayfeather nipped its sack and started to lick it. Ashheart sighed happily and started to nuzzle her kits'. "What should we name them?" Thornclaw mewed. "We should name this one Leafkit." She pointed to tabby kit. "And this one Mudkit." She pointed to the brown kit. Thornclaw looked at the kits. "This one Thistlekit. And this one should be Mousekit." He pointed at the last two kits. Ashheart smiled, remembering her mother. Thornclaw purred and laid his head on Ashheart's shoulder.
(Crowfeather's POV)
Crowfeather was now a prisoner inside his own camp. Nightcloud still stuck by him although Breezepelt satyed away from him. Praise Starclan for that! Crowfeather thought. (A/N: I'm all out of ideas when you have an idea R&R because I'm done for now )