A/N: Written for Shimmertail. Oh, speaking of, I wasn't really sure what genre you wanted me to write them in, (romantic, angst, friendship…etc.) so here's a rather generic drabble for you (: Ivypaw/Hawkfrost.
Was it so bad to fall in love with your mentor?
Even if he wasn't her real mentor.
She just couldn't stop thinking about him. His eyes, his voice, his scent...
Was it so bad that he was supposed to be evil?
Because she knew that he wasn't; would somebody evil help her become a better warrior as he had?
Maybe it wasn't just that he'd trained her until she was just as good- if not better- than Dovepaw. Maybe it was just… him...
Hawkfrost...
How could she have been so blind before? she wondered as she curled up to sleep, waiting until the darkness engulfed her. How could she ever have not loved him? Handsome, strong, brave, a true warrior. Kind to her, sometimes even when she messed up badly, and with an intense gaze that took her breath away….
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Stop that! Hawkfrost scolded himself. She's just another tool in Tigerstar's plan to destroy Firestar!
Caught in a tangled web of thoughts consisting mostly of Ivypaw, he shook out his pelt and waited for her to come, trying to suppress the rush of anticipation that shot through his veins.
Stop that!
Why couldn't he? Since when had the apprentice meant more to him than a piece of fresh- kill?
When had he, Hawkfrost, started falling in love with Ivypaw? He'd always considered himself to be cold and cruel, almost incapable of any godly emotion… and he knew many others thought the same. But lately he would have proven any of them wrong, including himself.
One day he found himself daydreaming about her, the delicate slenderness of her paws, her dark, dark blue eyes, the softness of her cloudy gray-and-white fur…
"Mouse dung!" he spat as he whisked his tail around in agitation.
Oh, StarClan, he loved her, not that he deserved her. He couldn't deny it to himself any longer.
Sensing her delicate pawsteps right behind him, he turned around and prepared himself for the hardest thing he had ever had to say...
A/N again: Hawkfrost and Ivypaw will never be an 'instant lovey- dovey' couple; both of them are too stubborn and have too much pride to do that. It's possible they will be affectionate, but that stage is still a long way off.