The Heart of a Lion
Chapter 27: An Ending
Now that Sol and Breezepelt were gone, we would have to think of a new plan. There would be peace for me. I never thought that having Breezepelt dead would feel so good. He could no longer haunt me like an avenging ghost because of his burning jealousy. I still wasn't sure how Lionblaze thought about it.
Sunlight shone through the forest in a tapestry of golden light, making me feel like despite what happened, everything would somehow turn out okay.
"Can we really stop the war between the Clans?" Lionblaze wondered. "It doesn't matter if Breezepelt is dead. In fact, that will only give WindClan another reason to wage war on ThunderClan. I think what Sol said is a lie. I don't know how peace could exist after this. Things will never go back to normal, will they?"
I shook my head in agreement. "No, they won't. My Clan is still trying to take our kits back. What are we going to do?"
"So many plans. We are always thinking of a new plan, aren't we?"
I suddenly had an idea. It seemed crazy, but it was a plan that would get us away from it all and finally have the happiness we desired since we first met. "We can run away," I suggested.
"Run away? Where would we go? How could we leave Clan life behind us after living here our whole lives?"
I almost didn't have the courage to carry on telling him about it since he disagreed, but it was for the sake of us and our kits. "We will leave Clan territory and never look back. If our Clans can't accept us, then we will just have to leave."
Lionblaze looked off into the sky as if the clouds were suddenly worth his attention. "I know. It's just…I know I have a great destiny. I have powers even you don't understand, and I have to stay here to achieve them. It is what I have to do."
"You have mentioned that before. I still don't understand what you mean," I said.
"You don't have to." Lionblaze brushed against me, silencing my aroused curiosity. "We can't leave. I do know one thing. I want you to be a part of my life. I want us to be together, and not in secret. I can't live one more day being apart from you, not after all I have done to protect you and make you happy."
I was about to speak, but he continued.
"Come to ThunderClan and live with me," he said. "They will accept you. I know they will. They have to."
"I can't. I have duties to my Clan."
"They will never accept us. Firestar at least understands. He has seen firsthand what a torn romance between Clans is like. His best friend Graystripe had an affair with a RiverClan she-cat, and it ended tragically. There is no way he would ever let it happen again. Not to us."
What was I supposed to say? It sounded great but also the worst idea ever. Could I really leave my Clan to live in ThunderClan? I was a WindClan cat. I couldn't imagine living under all those trees, living in the shady darkness, and eating squirrels. Yet there was one thing that I loved that lived in these trees. Somehow having Lionblaze with me would make it all worth it. There was one question left though. "What about the kits?"
"They will be raised as ThunderClan warriors. We can raise them right. They will have both of us there to look after them. That is the way it should be," Lionblaze meowed. "Please, you have to say yes. I don't know what I will do if you refuse."
I sighed. I wished I had more time to think about this but there was just this one moment. Why did her thoughts always fail her when she needed them most?