Warriors doesn't belong to me.
R&R please.
"WHAT?!"
Firestar winced at Mistystar's scream, who'd been the first one to find her voice again.
"You heard me", sighed Firestar and stared out of the window. "I found out today when I actually wanted to go groceries-shopping. In front of the market at Grove-Forest, I saw a young girl. Hair in different shades of ginger and…well, cat-ears and tail. I…bought her a coat considering she was freezing in that thin white dress. In the end…it was Spottedkit."
"Your own daughter", gasped Onestar in shock.
Firestar nodded and after a while of silence Leafstar softly asked: "What happened then?"
"I brought her into the forest and well, came to a clearing where the five clans were. I admit, seeing all of them naked freaked me out." At this the table despite the urgency of this situation, burst out in laughter. "I talked to the deputies for a while on a smaller clearing, then had to leave because of the murder-case I got." For a while there was silence and Firestar knew, the information had to sink in first.
After about ten minutes, he had enough of the silence and stood up.
"What are you doing?", asked Blackstar confused.
Firestar sighed and stated: "I haven't eaten since this morning and if I don't get anything into my stomach soon, all of what happened today will make me sick. I'm going to order something."
"How can you think of eating now?", exclaimed Mistystar and slapped her hands onto the table.
"Mistystar…I had the whole day to get myself crazy over this. And I tell you, it helps nothing." With that he walked off and picked up the phone. Searching through his memory, he dialled a number and soon someone picked up.
"Pizza Speeder, what can I do for you?"
"Kasai Stellar here."
"Ah, Mister Stellar. Same as always?"
"Please but…may you add a bit more ham to anything."
"Gladly Sir. It will be with you soon."
"Thank you."
Firestar ended the call and walked farther away form the kitchen and onto the balcony. While staring at the far-away stars, Spottedkit's words from today came back to him.
Flashback
Firestar had to take all he had to not hug the living daylights out of the young girl on his back. His daughter, he was carrying his own daughter and couldn't show it.
"Thank you for helping me", muttered the girl.
At this the leader couldn't help but smile at her warmly and murmured: "You're very welcome young one."
"You know, you remind me of my father."
Firestar froze in mid-step, then asked: "W-what?"
"Yeah. I…I barely know him. He disappeared a while ago, but mother always told us stories about him. You're just as nice and caring as she always told us my father was."
Firestar frowned, then whispered: "And…do you think he'll come back?"
"I know it. Father wouldn't leave us all alone. The only reason that he isn't back yet, it that he is stopped by something. I just know it."
Firestar remained silent after this and just continued his way through the forest.
End of Flashback
"Firestar?"
The ginger-haired man turned around, to see Onestar walking up to him. He smiled sadly at his friend and the other smirked back weakly. "There's more to it, not?", asked the WindClan leader.
"Yes…no…I'm not sure. It's nothing hitting the other clans. Just…my private life. Spottedkit believes strongly that I'll come back some day but…"
"You're afraid of how everyone else will react", concluded the other. Firestar nodded and leaned against the glass-walls that prevented them from falling off. Staring up into the sky again. "It's almost full-moon", muttered Onestar after some silence.
Firestar simply nodded, then whispered: "There is something else that bothers me."
"What is it?"
Locking eyes with his old friend, he explained: "I…don't want to lose your friendship again Onestar. When we come back…we simply can't be friends anymore but…you all mean much to me already."
Onestar smiled at him and placed his hand on Firestar's shoulder.
"You're not the only one who has those fears Firestar. I feel the same. It hurt much when we lost our friendship the first time. Even Blackstar has his worries on what will happen, though he most-likely won't ever admit it."
"How can you tell?" "He never tried to rip us apart the last year when we offered help. He gladly accepted it. Would he ever have done that in the past?"
At this Fireheart smiled and whispered: "I guess you're right…thank you Onestar. I needed to talk to someone badly."
Onestar smiled at him once more, then they heard a bell ringing and together they walked up to the door. He opened it and smiled at the young, black-haired man.
"Jonny", greeted Onestar warmly.
"Sirs", greeted Jonny back, then handed them the Pizzas and the bill. Firestar gave him the money and when he tried to give them the change the ginger-haired man declined and explained: "Your tip."
"Thank you Sir. Good bye and enjoy your meal", answered the young man, then walked off.
The two leaders walked back into the kitchen, where the other three still sat. Though upon seeing their dinner, they seemed to relax a bit and with a chuckle Leafstar stated: "Right now I understand what you meant. I have the feeling eating something will do some good to all of us."
Firestar smiled back at her, then they all started to eat. During dinner they had a nice conversation, yet carefully avoided any topic that could be related to their clans. Afterwards they agreed that Firestar, Leafstar and Blackstar would drive to meet the clans tomorrow morning and then they went to bed. Firestar was about to lie down, when his phone rang. He stepped into the hall and accepted the call, not thinking much of it.
Yet what he heard almost caused him a heart-attack.
"Sir, please hurry. The Serial-Killer escaped into Grove-Forest!"