Lionleap of RockClan has always loved his Clanmate, Fallenpetal. However, he never knew how to express it. One day though, Fallenpetal goes missing. Lionleap sets out to look for her, but when he finds her, he finds things are different.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Warriors. However, I do own most of the characters used in this story.

One more thing, this story was written for a challenge on Pebblewish's form, Clans of the Woods, (which you should really check out) and not planned.

"Hello, wake up." Someone prodded Lionleap in the side. Lionleap yawned and looked up. It was Fallenpetal!

He sat up immediately, "Hey."

"Come on, hurry up. Remember, we're on dawn patrol." Fallenpetal said, padding out of the den.

Lionleap sighed as she left. He loved her. How should he tell her though? Smoothing out his fur, Lionleap padded outside. Fallenpetal was waiting by the camp entrance with Reedpaw. Lionleap trotted over, "Ready?"

"About time." Fallenpetal sighed. She immediately went out the camp entrance.

"What's her problem?" Reedpaw said aloud.

"Be nice." Lionleap told the apprentice. He slipped through the camp entrance, hearing Reedpaw followed.

Soon they reached the outside rock landscape. Fallenpetal had jumped up on a rock and was now staring toward the Twolegplace. That's off, why would she be looking toward ther? Lionleap thought to himself. He shook the thought away, maybe she just heard something.

The three cats continued to the border. Fallenpetal took off, chasing a rabbit. Lionleap smiled and rubbed against some rocks to get his scent on them. Reedpaw did the same. The two toms were half-way through when they noticed Fallenpetal hadn't returned.

"Fallenpetal!" Lionleap yowled. He jumped on a rock and scanned the territory, there was no sight of her.

"Fallenpetal!" Reedpaw yowled as well.

Oh no, Lionleap began jumping from rock to rock, heading to where they had last seen Fallenpetal. He stopped when he reached the place she ran run off after the rabbit. There was her scent, it smelt almost like flowers to him. No time for that.

Lionleap began following the scent, Reedpaw joining him. Soon they came across the dead rabbit, but Fallenpetal was still missing...

Despite searching and searching, Fallenpetal wasn't found inside RockClan borders. Their had been signs that a rogue had come across Fallenpetal, but they hadn't fought apparently. In fact, both scents led to rogue territory.

Berrystar decided to send a search patrol tomorrow to search, but Lionleap was impatient. They had to go today! The scents would be gone by tomorrow. He had a plan though... That night he would leave camp to search for her.

Everyone was heading to bed now, but Lionleap hid in the shadows. Once the last cat, another warrior, went to their nest, Lionleap padded out and through the camp entrance.

The golden tom slipped through the rocks, going to where her scent had last been found, right on the border. He could tell the other rogue was a tom by the scent. Lionleap followed the scents into rogue territory.

The scents became more recent and he sped up. Suddenly someone yowled in surprise, "Lionleap!"

He looked up and saw Fallenpetal. "Fallenpetal! You're safe!" Lionleap purred. He stepped forward, but Fallenpetal backed away from him.

"You need to leave." Fallenpetal hissed.

"Why?" Lionleap asked.

"Ahem." A new voice said. Lionleap turned and came face-to-face with a huge gray tom. The tom growled, "You better leave."

"Stone, give me a moment with him. He won't hurt me." Fallenpetal spoke up.

Lionleap watched as the tom left. He turned to Fallenpetal, "Who's that?"

"He's my mate." Fallenpetal answered. At that moment two kits stumbled out of the undergrowth. "I'm sorry Lionleap." Fallenpetal said.

Lionleap was shocked and saddened. He turned and ran off, not sure where he was going. Fallenpetal has a mate..., Tears welled in his eyes. He eventually stopped and found himself at the RockClan camp.

He reluctantly went inside the camp and to his nest. Lionleap noticed Waterreed, a she-cat about his age, sleeping next to his nest. If Fallenpetal can have another mate, so can I. He laid down next to Waterreed and slowly began to forget Fallenpetal...