Swirlstar watched as the warriors and apprentice fought. She rushed down her heart beating quickly in her chest. We must win! She thought to her self, we must. As she drew nearer to a fox she saw flame paw struggling underneath a fox, it's teeth bared ready to finish her off.
Swirlstar jumped and bit it's hind leg, the fox fell letting flame paw scramble from underneath. "Check on Shadowheart" she yowled before jumping back into battle.
Swirlstar looked around and spotted a rather small fox she ran over and slammed into it. The fox turned and growled at her raking its claws down her side, she was bleeding heavily with blood. She jumped with much effort onto it's back and ran her claws down it making the fox flee with horror, she quickly jumped off as the fox went back to the forest.
Another fox followed it and Brambletail stood there yowling at the fox "Never come back fox dung!" Swirlstar looked around for Stonepool finding him raking his claws down the side of a fox barely two badger lengths away from her.
The fox quickly ran away and the fourth one following it as it looked around wondering where it's kin had gone. The warriors chased after them, the foxes spitting in anger. "Never! I mean never come back!" Brambletail yowled.
"Is everyone alright?" Swirlstar meowed checking at everyone's wounds, a few scratched sides but nothing major. "Where is Shadowheart?" Brambletail asked with pure worry in his eyes.
"Unconscious beside a rock, flame paw is looking after her right now" she replied. Brambletail rushed into the clearing and went over to Shadowheart.
Swirlstar looked at Stonepool confusion in her eyes "why is her so worried about her?" she asked. "You don't know" Stonepool meowed humour filling his eyes "they are mates silly!" he flicked his tail against her ear while laughing.
"Mates!" Swirlstar meowed. "I didn't see that happening, well they have been spending quiet a bit of time together" Stonepool nodded catching Swirlstar's gaze. She blushed then meowed "W..w..well at least they are happy"
Stonepool nodded "Shall we go and hunt some fish" he meowed. Swirlstar nodded and they padded over to the lake there pelts a inch away from brushing.
When they got to the lake they sat side by side looking down at the clear water watching the fish swim by, a small fresh kill pile of about four fish lay behind them. Swirlstar looked over at Stonepool and put her paw in the water splashing water over him.
Stonepool stood up his fur dripping with water before he lashed out a paw and water went flying over Swirlstar. They both laughed as Stonepool turned to Swirlstar he caught her eye and quickly looked away curling his tail tightly around him.
Swirlstar smiled and stared down at the pool, a soft tail touched hers. Swirlstar stared around at Stonepool with a confusion on her face. Stonepool looked her in the eyes trying to keep a firm gaze and quietly meowed "I..I…I. love you"