I'd like to thank Jeffery Dahmer, BrizaMarii, and Sky of Stars for reviewing. In the last chapter, Sky of Stars pointed out something I forgot to mention. I forgot the exact scene of SkyClan's exile and I don't have Firestar's Quest, so it's not accurate.
A/N: I do not own Warriors the Erins do though.
The yellow eyed to awoke with a start. He was rapidly breathing and his heart pounded in his cheat. The ginger tom shook himself and staggered to his paws, his head was filled with the fresh memory of his dreams, his nightmare. The muscular tom yawned and licked his fur clean before padding out of the leader's den. Outside his deputy, Seedpelt, was calling out patrols and Bluesong waved her tail towards him. Redstar padded towards his best friend with a slight grinn.
"Good morning Redstar," the she-cat purred.
"Morning Bluesong. Why aren't you out with Spottedpaw," the tom asked.
"I'm giving her part of the morning off today. That means I'm free 'till Sunhigh," the ThunderClan warrior stated. Redstar nodded his head and smiled at the she-cat. A cool Greenleaf breeze lightly fluttered into the ThunderClan camp, making the ginger leader smile.
"So how are you feeling," he asked his friend, trying to forget the terrible nightmare he had.
"Good and you," she asked back.
"Same," he lied. Clearly the blue-grey she-cat saw it.
"No you aren't. What's wrong," Bluesong asked. The yellow eyed leader sighed, knowing he couldn't doge the question.
"Well last night I dreamt of something. Something that felt so real. I was by a river and from afar I saw cats coming. A huge group in fact. In the front was a grey and white tom; Cloudstar and Skyclan. As he approached, I saw his warriors hurt, starved, and with little hope left. As they came closer, I-I saw an elder lagging behind slowly and a kit being swept downriver. It was terrible Bluesong," the Thunderclan leader finished.
"It's okay it was just a dream. Besides you're safe here," the she-cat soothed. Redstar smiled weakly, but he felt like he knew otherwise. The pair spoke until Sunhigh when Bluesong had to wake Spottedpaw. Redstar smiled at his friend as she she-cat left the camp. The tom stretched and decided to go hunting. After all it was the best opportunity at the moment. The tom entered the forest and smells instantly filled his nose. The tom began to pad around, letting his paws take him wherever. It wasn't until he reached an oddly familiar place when he wanted to turn tail and run home. The tom took in a shaky breath and stopped at the old border markers. From as far as he could see, Redstar saw yellow monsters, Twoleg nests, and trees that were knocked to the ground. The sight sent a chill of uncertainty up his spin.
"SkyClan," the ThunderClan tom breathed. Redstar stood in place, motionless with fear and a twinge of guilt. As he gazed in the old SkyClan territory, Redstar's dream came back to him once more. The starving cats who had little hope left, the elder lagging behind as his Clan went on, and finally the kit being swept downriver. Another chill crawled up his spin, slowly. Redstar was mesmerized by the old territory, and all he could do is stare in horror.
"Redstar are you alright," a tom asked. The ThunderClan leader whipped around to see the face of his brother, Amberclaw.
"Y-Yes, yes I am," Redstar lied. Amberclaw sighed, then padded closer to his littermate.
"Why don't you come back with me and Gorsepaw? I'm sure someone is waiting for you," the tom teased.
"Who," Redstar asked his brother.
"Oh I don't know. Maybe someone like Bluesong," Amberclaw replied with a grin.
"Wh-What? W-Why would s-she," the ginger tom stammered.
"Oh come on don't play dumb with me. You and I both know how she and you feel about each other. It's obvious," Amberclaw purred with a laugh. Redstar could feel his pelt grow warm with embarrassment.
"Uh so how was patrol with Gorsepaw," Redstar asked, eager to change the subject.
"He did great," Amberclaw replied. For the rest of the time the brothers chatted to each other until they reached camp. Sure enough there waiting for him was Bluesong.
"See told you," Amberclaw teased again. Redstar wacked his brother with his tail before padding towards Bluesong.
"Hey Redstar," Bluesong purred.
"Bluesong. How are you," the tom asked.
"Great. And you," the ThunderClan warrior asked.
"Same," Redstar replied. His friend nodded, but said nothing more. They sat side by side, enjoying one another's company. Redstar breathed in Bluesong's scent and he smiled. For a few more moments they sat in silence, enjoying the late Greenleaf evening.
"Want to go for a walk," Bluesong asked out of the blue. Redstar had a suspicion, but he simply nodded his head. The ThunderClan warrior got up and padded towards the entrance. She stopped and waited for her leader. Redstar followed her and they exited the camp together. The land was bathed in a fire of orange light while the stars began to shine brightly. Everything felt perfect to Redstar. He glanced at his friend and smiled to himself once more. The pair of warriors finally reached the Sunning Rocks, which was theirs at the moment, and sat to gaze at the stars. For a couple of moments, the ThunderClan cats sat in silence, much like they did back at the camp.
"The stars are beautiful," Bluesong commented. Redstar nodded, but he wasn't staring at the stars. The muscular tom found himself staring at the she-cat longer than he intended to.
"What," Bluesong asked.
"Uh…nothing," Redstar replied quickly. The tom shook his head and sighed. Redstar leaned closer towards Bluesong's ear and whispered something to her. The green eyed she-cat smiled and placed her head on Redstar's chest.
"Yes," she whispered simply. Redstar smiled and the two sat together for a little longer. Finally, they got up and padded back to ThunderClan camp. Bluesong yawned and glanced at Redstar.
"Ready for some sleep," she asked. Redstar nodded his head, still smiling. As the pair padded to the leader's den, Redstar noticed two, glowing amber eyes staring at him. He realized who they belonged to. Birdflight. The tom sighed and padded over to the light brown she-cat.
"I'll be right back," he purred to Bluesong. The yellow eyed tom bounded up to the former Skyclan queen.
"What's wrong," he asked the she-cat.
"Look at you with a mate. You have a mate who loves and cares for you. How would you like it if she was torn away from you forever," Birdflight growled with tears forming in her eyes. Redstar didn't know what to say. He stood thinking of a life without Bluesong. Without another word, Birdflight padded back into the warrior's den.
Okay I know cats can't cry, so please don't give me tons of comments saying they don't cry.
QOTD: What do you think of Birdflight's and Redstar's interaction?