The Renaissance - Book 2: Eclipse - Chapter 3
D'awwwww romance.
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Chapter Three
After a day of rest, Sunblaze was ready to get back to being a warrior. She pulled herself out of the warriors' den and spied Squirrelflight, Berrynose, Cloudtail and Birchfall sitting at the base of Highledge, going over patrols. Sunblaze bounded over feeling quite refreshed.
When the ginger deputy spotted her, Squirrelflight waved her over with her tail. "Good. Sunblaze, since you're taking the initiative of your littermates, and these senior warriors are too lazy, how would you like to lead the dawn patrol along the WindClan border?"
Sunblaze stared at Squirrelflight with astonishment. "Me? A patrol…? Really?" she asked. She couldn't believe it that just because she woke early, she got to lead a patrol, and on her second day as a warrior!
The deputy's whiskers twitched in amusement. "Well? Why not? Why don't you take Blossomfall, Whitewing and Dewpaw?" she suggested.
The young she-cat's heart leapt at the aspect of getting to see Dewpaw once more. "Okay!" she purred before racing off to the warriors' den to retrieve Whitewing and Blossomfall. She spotted the tortoiseshell she-cat lying in the midst of a large crowd of sleeping cats next to her brother, Bumblestripe. Sunblaze picked her way over carefully, while watching Whitewing snuggle with Birchfall deeper within the throng of sleeping cats.
When she finally got to Blossomfall, she prodded the she-cat in the shoulder with her paw. "Blossomfall," she whispered, bending down close to her ear. "Blossomfall, you're on dawn patrol."
The she-cat blinked open her eyes and looked up at Sunblaze with surprise. "What did you say?" she inquired groggily.
"You and Dewpaw are on my patrol with Whitewing," Sunblaze whispered. The words seemed to leave a strange aftertaste in her mouth like Jayfeather's herbs did. It was an odd sensation to tell another warrior that they were on [I]her[/I] patrol.
Blossomfall yawned, her lips stretching back and exposing her sharp white fangs. "Alright. I'll go get him," she murmured, pulling herself to her paws.
As Blossomfall headed to the apprentices' den, Sunblaze was already picking her way over to Whitewing. The pure white she-cat snuggled close to her light brown mate, her flanks rising and falling slowly with her steady breaths. Sunblaze felt remorseful as she nudged the older she-cat awake. Unlike Blossomfall, Whitewing didn't need and explanation. "Patrol?" she guessed, and Sunblaze only needed to nod for her to be willing to follow.
The two she-cats padded into the camp just in time to see Blossomfall and Dewpaw emerge from the apprentices' den. Dewpaw's fur silver-gray fur shone brightly under the morning sunlight. Sunblaze thought for a moment that her heart had stopped. He looked more like a strong, muscular warrior than an apprentice. He seemed as nearly as large as Lionblaze and Bramblestar were. Sunblaze quickened her pace in urgency to be beside him. "Are you guys ready?" she asked, purring at the close proximity of Dewpaw and the exhausted look on his face.
"As ready as I'll ever be," the apprentice responded.
Sunblaze longed to hang back and talk to the younger cat, but since she was the leader of the patrol, she had to take charge. "Alright, then. Let's move out."
As they neared the WindClan border, Sunblaze could make out the outline of the moors in the distance. She could taste the undesirable scent of WindClan on her tongue. They reached the first scent-marker quickly and she put the two older cats in charge of marking the border while she and Dewpaw stood guard.
While the other two she-cats were busy with laying down the markers, Sunblaze padded over to Dewpaw. "Hey," she mewed softly. She felt suddenly afraid that if she spoke to loud, it would ruin the entire moment.
Dewpaw looked at her with warm blue eyes. "Hey. I've missed you. The apprentices' den isn't the same without you," he murmured.
Sunblaze felt warm all over from his words. "I've missed you too…I miss all of you, but especially you," she added at the end, giggling a little.
He let out a small purr of laughter, and then looked into her eyes. His blue eyes were full of genuine love and care. "Sunblaze… when I become a warrior… I… I was just… I was wondering if I could make my nest next to yours?"
She stared at him for a moment, shocked. Sunblaze searched his face, looking for another incentive, but could see only one. "You mean… you want to be my mate?"
Dewpaw's eyes lit up. "If you want me to," he purred.
Sunblaze's heart fluttered. Her pelt suddenly felt hot, and she looked down with embarrassment. "Yes, Dewpaw," she replied, her voice barely above a whisper. "I would like that… I would like that very much."
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