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Summary: One tom likes her and he's in her Clan, but Lilypaw hasn't acknowledged him for a moon. She has been secretly seeing another tom, one that isn't from her Clan. But when her littermate decides to intervene, how will Lilypaw handle both toms at the same time?

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Secret Love

"You know Skypaw has been staring at you with a dreamy expression at every chance he's got," my littermate, Ivypaw, whispered in my ear. We had just returned from a hunting patrol and were sharing a rabbit that I caught on the moor. I looked up from the rabbit and searched the clearing for the light gray and white tom. But when I found him, he was ripping into his prey and eating it in a couple of gulps. Clearly, he didn't want me to catch him staring.

"He's a mouse brain," I whispered to Ivypaw and returned to my meal. "He's just jealous that he can't go to the Gathering tonight."

"You don't really think that, Lilypaw," she said to me. "He's been staring at you like that for the past moon whenever he can. Surely, you must have noticed."

"Nope, maybe he was staring at you. We are together all the time," I said, unconvincingly. Ivypaw glared at me. The truth was, I had noticed, but I didn't know what I would say to him. I wasn't even friends with him. Sure, we've trained together before and we've talked a little, but it wasn't enough for me to really understand and know him. And plus, I had a secret, one that I couldn't tell anyone. Maybe I should hang around him, just in case.

"Whatever you say," Ivypaw said and finished the last scraps of the rabbit. We sat together and shared tongues for a while, until a yowl interrupted us.

"Time to go," I told her and got to my paws. Together we trotted across the clearing and towards the camp entrance. Once we were all gathered, Rainstar gave a yowl and pelted out of the entrance. The rest of us thundered after him, racing through the moorland quickly until we approached Fourtrees.

I tasted the air and smelled ShadowClan and ThunderClan already there and mingling with each other. We joined in. Ivypaw padded towards a cluster of ThunderClan apprentices, while I searched for the scent that had become so familiar to me the past couple moons. As I weaved through the cats, I finally found him, the most handsome dark ginger tom with beautiful yellow eyes I have ever seen. He was smart and kind, everything I had dreamt what my mate would be.

We had first met six moons ago at my first Gathering when I had just became an apprentice. I was afraid at first, since there were so many nursery tales about how evil ShadowClan cats were, so I avoided him at that Gathering even though I felt attracted to him. After returning to camp that day, I vowed that the next time I see him at a Gathering, I would make contact and say hello.

Luckily the next Gathering I went to, he was there as well. I said hi to him and he acknowledged my presence very shyly. After that Gathering had been over, he had asked me if I wanted to meet him by the tunnel that connects WindClan and ShadowClan territory. On an impulse, I had agreed and since then, we've been meeting each other under the cover of darkness. No one knew we were seeing each other and no one could know, for our relationship was highly unconventional and totally against the Warrior Code. It was our little secret.

"Hey, Lilypaw," I heard his voice call softly out to me and interrupted my thoughts. "How's the prey running in WindClan?"

"Fine," I replied, purring. "I'm so glad that you're here today, Redpaw!" I quickly gave him a lick on the ear. I was getting ready to twine my tail with his when I remembered there could be other cats watching and that they would notice something was going on between us.

"Likewise," he said, happily. "For once we can meet without keeping watch for intruders, like the day when we met." I nodded and leaned in close to him and he pressed back. At that moment, RiverClan scent wafted over the clearing. RiverClan had arrived and the Gathering began.

There weren't any time for us to talk anymore and we moved apart, but I could still feel his warmth next to me all throughout the meeting. The Gathering seemed to be over in a flash and we were once again getting ready to depart. "Meet me by the tunnel tomorrow night," Redpaw whispered in my ear before going to join the ShadowClan leader.

I padded towards the WindClan patrol. Ivypaw was already there, but when I met her eyes, I could see that there were lots of questions in that gaze. She must have noticed something between me and Redpaw. I tried to keep calm and not worry. Maybe she wanted to tell me something about the ThunderClan apprentices that she talked to.

Once we returned to camp, I dashed into the apprentice's den and settled down in my nest to sleep. I had wanted to avoid Ivypaw, but I hadn't been fast enough. "Did you enjoy talking to Redpaw?" Ivypaw asked me.

"Yeah, he seems very nice," I responded. Nothing to worry about yet. She was just asking for my short conversation with him.

"I noticed that you two seem very close," Ivypaw told me. I froze. "Have you met him before today?"

"At our first Gathering, remember? You were there too," I said and relaxed. She nodded, remembering the incident.

"He is very handsome, isn't he?" Ivypaw asked me. "I wish I could talk to him too, but those ThunderClan apprentices wouldn't stop talking about how the Twolegs kept yowling so loud during the day that they scare off all the prey near that area."

"Indeed," I replied. Ivypaw settled down and closed her eyes. Relief washed through me, since she hadn't noticed anything else that would indicate that we were more than friends. That was too close. Maybe I should stop seeing him for a while, until this blows over.

I was woken up by a small prodding in my side and I opened my eyes to see Skypaw's bright blue eyes staring at me. "Come on, Lilypaw, Swiftclaw is going to be annoyed when he sees that you aren't ready for training!" Skypaw said and ran off to join his mentor, Breezefur. I shook my head clear and stretched. Ivypaw was already up and giving herself a quick groom before heading out.

The three of us and our mentors all padded out of camp and towards the training area. "You should go talk to him before we start training," Ivypaw suggested. "He's doing it again." I looked at Skypaw, who had fallen behind the two of us, but he was surveying the flat land around us. I slowed my pace and waited for Skypaw to catch up. Ivypaw gave me a nod and continued padding forward to let us have some privacy.

"Why do you always do that?" I demanded with a soft purr in my voice. "I know you've been watching me."

"It's not nice to stare, at least, when someone notices that you are staring," Skypaw answered in a voice that was shaking with embarrassment. I ran my tail down his back to calm him down.

"You could have just come and talk to me, you know. I won't bite," I told him, amusement glittering in my green eyes.

"I could, but you were always with your sister. You two are inseparable, you know that, yes?" Skypaw shot back.

"She's my best friend. Of course, I want to be around her as much as possible," I informed him. "But we can work something out, can't we?"

"Yeah, I guess, if you want to," Skypaw stated, tentatively.

"I wouldn't be opposed to try," I said. In my heart, though, I knew it would never work out. I loved Redpaw too much, but that relationship was forbidden and must remain a secret. My relationship with Skypaw, however, was not and we could see each other as much as we want as long as it doesn't interfere with apprentice duties. It would be my best chances for a cover up story if anything should happen.

"Awesome," Skypaw shouted with enthusiasm. And so, for the rest of the day, Skypaw and me got to know each other much better and did all my activities with him. Ivypaw kept her distance to let us bond, but I could see that she was happy that I finally talked to Skypaw and tried to work something out with him.

But as night time approached, anticipation was filling inside me. It was almost time for me to meet with Redpaw. I waited until Skypaw and Ivypaw were asleep, slinked out of camp, and ran towards the tunnel, where I knew Redpaw was waiting.

"Redpaw!" I shouted as I spotted him, sitting by the tunnel.

"You want to wake all the Clans up, do you?" Redpaw teased me. "We need to keep quiet now, don't you remember? No one can know that we are together."

"I know, Redpaw, but I wish we could tell everyone and meet any time we want," I whispered to him when I got closer. "I think someone in my Clan suspects that we are together."

"Who?" he asked while he twined his tail with mine and started licking my ear.

"I think we might need to be more inconspicuous during Gatherings, but I think our nightly visits once in a while is okay and will go unnoticed," I told him, ignoring his previous question. He didn't need to know who it was. "But it will probably be better if we space out the meetings more so that it'll be less noticeable."

"Lilypaw, you worry too much," Redpaw murmured to me. "We are good at covering our trails. We've gotten away with it for six moons now."

"Yes, but if we're found out, then what are we going to do then? It's against the Warrior Code. It's forbidden," I reminded him, not like he needed to be reminded.

"Lilypaw, I love you too much to let go of you. We'll work something out," Redpaw said, confidently.

I sure hope so.

A/N: Thanks for reading. ^^ Hope you liked it! =)