Dawnpaw peered out from behind the tree. Her amber eyes flashed in the moonlight. Brokenshadow and Frozenleaf were sitting next to each other with their tails intertwined. Frozenleaf was leaning in to hear what Brokenshadow was telling her. Dawnpaw was trying so hard to stay quiet that she took a breath only every few seconds.
She had seen Brokenshadow and Frozenleaf sneaking out of camp just before moonrise. She silently followed them, always staying a few fox-lengths back, and they had ended up in a clearing. She had darted behind a tree, and then she sat like a stone in her hiding spot, her ears pricked forward.
"I think that you crushed her soul, Brokenshadow," Dawnpaw heard the older she-cat say.
"Oh, no, I went easy on her. Besides, she's only an apprentice; she doesn't have any idea what love is."
Neither do you, Dawnpaw had thought bitterly.
"But I thought we wouldn't have to worry about Dawnpaw anymore, dear. You said you would tell her about us without hurting her, but it didn't work out that way, did it?"
Dawnpaw could practically hear the honey in Brokenshadow's voice. "I didn't hurt her, don't worry. Physically and mentally, she's fine, I'm sure."
Lying to your mate already! Dawnpaw was taken aback. It wasn't enough for him to leave her, but now he was already hiding things from his new mate.
"Oh, she was so sweet...I hope she doesn't, you know...hurt herself."
Brokenshadow pulled his tail away from Frozenleaf's. "She won't. She wouldn't do that."
"I hope you're right..."
"I am. Don't worry. She'll have her eyes on another warrior by sunrise, I bet." Brokenshadow chuckled.
The pitiful calico apprentice couldn't take that, so she had leaped out from her hiding spot. Brokenshadow's eyes widened when he saw her, and Frozenleaf's mouth hung open. "Is that all I am to you?!" Dawnpaw caterwauled. "I'm just a little she-cat that doesn't know what love is? That doesn't have feelings? It's almost funny, because I truly thought you loved me!" She stomped over to the pair of warriors.
Brokenshadow sat there with a pained expression on his face, while Frozenleaf glanced at her new mate, confused. Neither of them said anything, so Dawnpaw continued. "Just because I'm an apprentice doesn't mean I never truly loved you!"
Brokenshadow leaped to his paws. "Be quiet, Dawnpaw! Someone will hear you."
"No! I don't have to listen to you anymore, Brokenshadow. After all, we're not mates anymore."
That apparently made Brokenshadow mad. He jumped up, his green eyes ravenous. "You're barely more than an insane, obsessive little kit, Dawnpaw. No one in ShadowClan wants you here."
"Brokenshadow!" Frozenleaf had been surprised to hear her mate say that. But Dawnpaw wasn't. She knew him better.
"I'm not insane. If anyone is insane, it's you! You only had illicit intentions from the start, and I would be shocked if you weren't going to do the same thing to Frozenleaf. What, aren't you going to let your new mate have your kits?"
Brokenshadow leaped forward, stretching out his claws so that he could harm her again, or possibly worse. Dawnpaw turned around and stumbled as she hurried to get away from the two lovers.
Her body ran away, but her heart was still with Brokenshadow.
A/N: I hope nobody minds that this chapter is only a flashback! This is going to be the only chapter like that. It is important to remember that I wrote most of this story a long time ago (I touched up on it, of course) and every word in the story is laced with meaning. Everything I put in these older chapters has a purpose (the new ones will too, of course!).
Starting with chapter 9, the chapters are going to get immensely longer and more detailed. I will try to flesh out the chapters before that as best as I can.
Also, I put a poll on my profile so you can vote for who you think killed Brokenshadow! I also deeply appreciate all the reviews so far! - vulpixzii325