Chapter 16

Well...if you're wondering why this chapter is so short...I wanted it to be short, okay? I just didn't feel like writing any more for it. =v= Haha...sorry. XD Well anyways...here's chapter 16! ^.^

Bubblewing's head was spinning. Would he think she was snobby now that she hadn't even tried to contact him for the past few moons? He had grown so much since she last saw him, she thought again. When her gaze flicked to his eyes, she noticed he was looking at her.

"Uh…hi," she choked out.

"Long time no see," he meowed quietly. Bubblewing reddened more and nodded. Vixenfur and Dragonheart were suppressing giggles, letting out a small outburst now and again.

"Sh-shut UP!" Bubblewing told them. She was sure that Coyotefur could see her red skin from underneath her fur.

They giggled again and walked away slowly, staring over their shoulders and bumping into quite a few other cats. A ShadowClan warrior hissed at Dragonheart, and she started fighting with him.

Coyotefur sighed. "Dragonheart is…eccentric…"

"I, uh, see that," Bubblewing coughed.

They stared at each other again.

"How's Runningsky doing?" he asked, though it was clear he didn't care.

"Oh, he's fine…"

"I won't forgive him for hurting you," Coyotefur meowed bluntly.

Bubblewing blinked, embarrassed. "He didn't really hurt me…it was just a scratch…"

"He bit you," the WindClan warrior reminded her. "And he pinned you-"

"Stop!" Bubblewing meowed suddenly. Coyotefur's eyes widened. She met his gaze evenly. "I don't love him. There's…someone else."

Coyotefur opened his mouth slowly, but before anything came out, Dragonheart and the ShadowClan warrior came barreling over and knocked Coyotefur to the side. A whole bunch of cats were laughing as the two stubborn cats chased each other.

"Isn't that against the truce?" one cat meowed.

"Aww, they're just playing," another laughed.

Bubblewing giggled too. Then she realized Coyotefur's face was right in front of her own. She gasped and tried to step back, but her foot met a wall of dirt.

"Guhh…"

Coyotefur rubbed his head against her chest fur. Her heart started beating really fast.

"I'm the only one allowed to do this," he murmured. "Not Runningsky or anyone else."

"…Right," she whispered. She felt really peaceful and happy at that moment. He licked her neck fur and got even closer to her. She was now completely back against the wall.

"Ah-hem."

They both gasped and Bubblewing jumped. She hit her head hard on a rock and moaned. Coyotefur flew away from her, coughing and licking his chest fur in embarrassment.

"You two are so lucky it was just me," Inkpaw meowed with narrowed eyes, though she looked amused.

"Uhahaha…" Bubblewing laughed nervously her mind swirling. What if any other cats had seen? They would have been finished.

"Are you guys stupid or something?" Inkpaw continued harshly.

"Yes," Bubblewing replied. "Umm, no. Yes. No. What was the question?"

Coyotefur snorted. Inkpaw rolled her eyes and looked closer at Bubblewing. She raised her paw and pressed it to Bubblewing's forehead.

"Hm…you might be coming down with a fever. Have your medicine cat check it out later."

Bubblewing smiled. I guess, under her tough exterior, she's kind and caring. She kinda has to be to be a medicine cat, though, I guess.

"Thank you," Bubblewing meowed.

"Whatever," Inkpaw responded. "Just…no more lovey-dovey mouse-dung in plain sight of everyone, 'kay?"

"Uh, right," Bubblewing meowed, blushing.

Inkpaw smirked and walked away. Coyotefur sighed in relief. Together, they rejoined the crowd as the leaders faced them and started speaking once again.

"We believe we now know what is the cause of these strange animals," Cranestar announced.

The Clans held their breath.

"Twolegs."

Everyone's eyes widened.

"Yes," Darkstar added. "We have noted that many-if not all-of these creatures have a fresh scent of twolegs."

"What will we do? Do they plan on attacking us?" A distressed howl came from the crowd.

"First, we will wait," Sapphirestar explained. "We'll see if they keep coming, or if they stop, until the next Gathering."

"And then what happens?"

"We will decide then," Eaglestar meowed.

"A prophecy will be involved," Sapphirestar added.

Bubblewing's eyes widened. My prophecy…?

Coyotefur sensed what she was feeling. He stepped closer to her. "Don't worry. I'll be there for you," he whispered into her ear. He added in a mumble, "Master."

The RiverClan warrior's eyes widened even more, but she didn't say anything about it.

"This concludes this moon's Gathering!" Eaglestar announced.

The big group of cats started filing into four smaller groups. Bubblewing looked back at Coyotefur as she padded away, and he meowed, "I'll come for you."

Bubblewing snorted. "I'll come for you? That's kind of strange. How about, you'll visit me."

Coyotefur smiled and nodded. Bubblewing smiled back and padded over to RiverClan.

Well. Isn't that nice. :3 I know, right! XD Heheh. Anyway, I hope you review! And thanks to Tanuokami for beta-ing this story! ^.^ Bye bye!