Chapter 13: Jealousy

THUNDERPAW~

Thunderpaw stretched, yawning sleepily as if she had just woken up from a dream. Feline, that Guardian King was weird! Yet he had this aura which radiated with power; almost too much. Thunderpaw sighed and stood, bunching her hind legs as she prepared to jump down the altar.

"Thunderpaw?!"

A shocked cry from below surprised her, causing her to shriek as she tumbled down the rock. She managed to land on her paws, but her mind was still blank from the shock. "Eaglewing? What-how-what-? How? What are you doing here? How?" Thunderpaw's words were a jumbled mess, her eyes not comprehending the sight in front of her.

Eaglewing, the ideal mother figure whom she had always dreamed of, was standing in front of her, face cocked to one side in confusion. "Thunderpaw! What happened to you?" Thunderpaw was just about to ask the same thing. Eaglewing's fur was sticking up all over the place, pieces of fur lost in some places. Thunderpaw's jaw was hanging open, wanting to say something but not knowing what.

"Eaglewing…Hi," Thunderpaw mewed quietly.

"Hi? That's all you're going to say?" Eaglewing's eyes were wide with shock, which was slowing morphing into anger. "After all I've been through to find you? I fought dogs, a whole pack of it, almost drowned in a river, got stuck in the mud and couldn't get out, then-" Thunderpaw cut her off mid rant, blurting out the word that was at the tip of her tongue.

"M-Mom!"

SPOTTEDLEAF~

Lionstar groaned as he entered Starclan territory again. Spottedleaf was already waiting for him at the usual spot. "How's your search?" She asked, even though she already knew the answer. Collapsing at her feet, Lionstar whimpered sorrowfully. "I don't have a clue as to where she could have gone! Her scent doesn't stand out anywhere! I don't know what to do, Spots. I want to find her, I do, but this is becoming unacceptable.

"My clan looks at me with this weird look now, because I'm pushing all my duties to Cloudstorm. I've heard whispers too, and I- I feel like I've failed them. I don't know what do."

Spottedleaf stared at the clan leader, her heart aching for him. The pain he must be feeling right now… Spottedleaf sighed, turning away from the male cat. If he kept coming to her, not pushing the limits, he would never be able to find Eaglewing. He had to decide between him and Eaglewing, and Spottedleaf didn't want to influence his decision. "I told you to follow your heart. Stop coming back to me," She ordered coldly, turning away before she blurted out an apology. "Spots? What-" Spottedleaf ran into the forest, leaving him behind.

He must learn.

YAKON~

Yakon snarled furiously at the air. His plans were ruined. Ruined! "Tigerstar! I order you here, now!" Within seconds, the dark warrior appeared in front of him. "What's the problem with you? It's not even sun-up yet! I was sleeping!" Tigerstar's dark side growled, his ears flicking in irritation. Yakon hissed, enraged.

"You failed me, warrior!"

"How so?" The comment held an undertone of amusement. Fury sparked beneath Yakon's pelt.

"You let the female go."

"So?" Tigerstar admitted it openly, not bothering to defend himself.

"Why? I told you she was important!"

"Relax, stupid. All she served as was a distraction here. If we give her back, Tigerstar would pamper her, and ignore us. Wasn't that what you wanted?"

Yakon's growl died in his throat. He was right, he realized.

"Right. I'm sorry," He apologized gruffly. Tigerstar snickered at him mockingly, and then padded away, tail held high. Yakon glared at his retreating back and hissed. What was wrong with him? Tigerstar managed to let the female escape, and he couldn't do a thing. So what if he was right? He wanted Kougar to be on his side, not Tigerstar's!

The realization slammed into him like a ten-ton brick wall.

Yakon's jaw dropped, his face scrunching in confusion. He liked that she-cat?

TIGERSTAR~

Tigerstar scowled, unhappy that it was the other male that had noticed the beam of light first. Kougar was praising him, going on and on about how smart he was, how observant, blah blah blah. "Can you shut up?" He snapped finally, anger boiling in his veins. He didn't really care that he was being really rude right now.

They had finally arrived back at the real world, and that flame-pelted male was looking so smug; Tigerstar wanted to claw that smile off his face. Kougar's back was to him, and she was chatting away with the other tom. "Don't be like that, Tigerstar," She chuckled, and turned back to Flamepaw, or whatever his name was.

Tigerstar's eyes went so wide he was surprised that his eyeballs didn't fall out. Did she really just say that to him? Did she even know what he was feeling right now? Furious now, his eyes sparking red with anger, Tigerstar pounced onto the male, aiming for his throat. The younger cat never knew what was coming.

He was about to sink his teeth in to deliver the killing bite when someone pushed him off. "Tigerstar!" Kougar's voice was shrill with horror. "Why did you do that?" Tigerstar blinked, some of the rage wearing off. His eyes went back to the original brown colour. He sheathed his claws, eyes wide.

What did he just do?

WOLFPAW~

The moon was unusually bright that night. Its reflection rippled on the surface of the water. The swaying trees cast eerie shadows along the forest ground. Wolfpaw stared wistfully at the moon, wondering if Thunderpaw was looking at it too. Was she thinking about him? Was she happy where she was?

Was she with another cat?

Rage filled him, so potent that he almost roared, yowling his fury to the moon. When he finally calmed down, guilt and confusion speared him. Guilty that he was losing sleep over a she-cat, not helping out with clan duties back at the camp. Confused that he was feeling this way over a female he hated, and the female who hated him back.

His feelings for her were pointless, he realized. She was probably starving somewhere, angry and cursing his name, for 'selling her out' for something she didn't do. And he never had the chance to correct her.

Never had a chance to confess his feelings for her.

Wolfpaw mewled in sorrow. If only his dad were here, he'd give him advice. Wolfpaw sighed. He had never truly hated Thunderpaw. He had actually liked her from the start. He knew better than to get close to her, like her father did chasing his mom. His mother, Starlight, was a gorgeous she-cat from the Outside, and they were secretly seeing each other.

Starlight gave him a kit- which was Wolfpaw. Unfortunately, she had refused to see a medicine cat and gave birth to the baby herself, causing her own death. His father was torn. He kept to himself, and he only ever talked to Wolfpaw. He was all he had left of his mate. No one in the clan knew about his birth mother, except for him and his dad, who had died due to a fox invasion.

Wolfpaw was only trying to protect his heart, and his constant teasing was the only thing that kept Thunderpaw a distance away. He led her to believe that he despised her, but what he truly felt was a strong feeling that he had never felt for any other she-cat. He was attracted to her, pulled into her beauty and fun-loving personality.

She was an ideal mate.

Now, Wolfpaw wasn't sure if he was ever going to see her again. Chances were slim, close to zero, even, and his will to survive was dropping every passing hour, every minute gone by. He has been infected by love, and there was only one cure to his disease.

Thunderpaw, he thought adoringly, curling his tail around his front paws as he drifted off into sleep. Thunderpaw is my cure.

LIONSTAR~

Lionstar winked in and out of sleep. His dreams were becoming memories of his time together with Eaglewing, and damn if those memories didn't make him cranky when he woke up in the morning just to discover that she hasn't returned. But that wasn't what made him annoyed.

He was pissed at himself, because he was the reason that Eaglewing had left his side.

His side was where she belonged, damn it.

She couldn't just leave like that. It wasn't fair for the other party.

Lionstar growled at his moss bed. He didn't like sleeping alone every night. Eaglewing should be here, sleeping next to him, whispering her secrets to him. Him, and only him. Lionstar's anger cranked up another level. He clawed at the den, leaving huge claw marks at the side. Eaglewing. That name made him feel too many things that he shouldn't feel.

He was clan leader. Clan leaders shouldn't be distracted by love.

He froze. Love? Did he really love Eaglewing? His anger subsided. Warmth filled him from head to paw. Yes. He did.

He slumped onto the moss bed again, tail thumping unhappily on the ground. He missed her. So, so much. It was eating him up inside with every day that passed without him seeing her lovely face.

I love you, Eaglewing. So please… just come back.

ME :LOL

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