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"He's not going to be coming."

The young warrior jumped, whipping around to face the voice, boldly flagging her fluffy grey tail, glaring her blue eyes sensibly into the darkness, before spotting her nimble sister jumping out and landing softly next to her. Her silver and white tabby sister gracefully swept her tail across her paws before looking into Dovewing's eyes and smiling softly a bit to herself, "You know, your eyes used to be gold. But now they're blue. Ever since you accessed your powers they've changed."

The keen-sensed warrior blinked slowly at her sister before shaking her head, "Yeah, I suppose.." Then she stared intently at her littermate, a small scowl on her face. "What did you mean that he wouldn't be coming?"

"..I overheard your last conversation. Yelling those things out at each other... I'm surprised nobody else heard it," her sister meowed.

"So you really think he isn't going to be coming, Ivypool?" the grey warrior sighed, distress in her eyes. "Oh, I wish I haven't mentioned those things. I feel quite lonely without him and I.. I just don't know what to do. You understand, right?" She glanced meaningfully at her sister, who stared blankly with her own pair of blue eyes, slowly shaking her tabby head. Dovewing sighed, "I suppose not. You haven't found anyone yet, so you wouldn't understand what it would be like to be in love."

Stretching out her white paw and resting it gently on Dovewing's smoky paw, she smiled grimly. "I know of love, Dovewing. I love you, I love Whitewing, and Birchfall. I love Brightheart and Cloudtail. But no, being in love is not something I understand. I don't think I ever will. I might be forever alone. I might not be. I just don't know if that cat is out there..." She trailed off, her dark blue eyes wandering a bit as she turned her head, the scent of pine trees invading their noses. "But I do know... that what you feel for Tigerheart isn't true love. Maybe that true love is here, waiting for you to get your mind of off Tigerheart and back to your Clan. It wouldn't have worked with Tigerheart anyways... Besides, who knows? Maybe there's someone waiting for you in ThunderClan."

Dovewing stared at her sister, her brilliant blue eyes widening briefly before she smiled softly and turned her head over to the ShadowClan border, before she snuck a glance at her sister. "You make it sound as if someone has a crush on me," she giggled finally, the weight in her chest lessening greatly. "Come on, tell me who."

Ivypool glanced behind her, seemed to spot something interesting and leapt to her paws. "Nuh uh. You have to find out for yourself who it is. But I promised to take Cherrypaw out, because I promised Foxleap so he could go on a patrol." Ivypool shook her head before grinning, glancing back behind her. "But I think that... perhaps you better ask him." She burst into giggles as Dovewing leaned back, her downy long fur moving gently in the crispy air, as she quickly spotted the tom.

"..Bumblestripe?" she meowed, confusion filling her voice before glancing at Ivypool in a are-you-serious way, earning a few giggles and winks from her younger sister before Ivypool brushed past the tom, wagging her tail before disappearing from sight. The bulky pale grey tom smiled a bit at her before sauntering over and sitting beside her, Dovewing's blue eyes clouded. "Why are you here?"

"I followed Ivypool." The single statement sounded as if it explained everything.

"Oh," Dovewing meowed, rolling her brilliant eyes. "You know that's considered very much stalking. Cats might start to think that you have a crush on her."

Bumblestripe winced before glancing at her with a slightly confused gaze, a hidden emotion smoldering beneath the cloud. "Yeah, I suppose.. but I don't have a crush on her. But I knew that where she went... I'd find you." Dovewing glanced back at him, opening her mouth to interupt but quickly he added, "But I should have known you'd be by the ShadowClan border." The way he sneered the Clan's name made her cringe in confusion, his eyes lighting up in anger before briefly flickering towards the pine-covered territory merely a few foxlengths away.

"Have you got something against them?"

"Yeah. Tigerheart." Dovewing blinked slowly at him, trying to figure out what he meant. "He stole you away from me," the thick-furred tabby tom meowed finally, smiling as if it pained him.

"He.. wait. You're the one who has a crush on me?!" Dovewing meowed in exsparation, batting her brilliant blue eyes in confusion before they flooded with understanding. "Oooh," she moaned, "If only I had known that... why... why didn't you tell me?"

"..Because you were too much in love with Tigerheart to see my affections for you," Bumblestripe sighed softly, looking downhearted as he glanced down. "Ivypool knew and agreed to talk to you about it... so when she left, I knew that now was my chance. Besides, the whole Clan knows about your two's falling out." Dovewing blinked at him, opening her mouth but all that came out was a groan. "You know, I think I always fancied you.."

She blinked at him, before dragging her tail across her paws and staring intently down at her front paws. "I-... you don't know what this means to me. Why... why didn't you...?" As Bumblestripe leaned closer to her, as if about to whisper something in her ear she shoved him away, a sudden screech filling in the air. "We can't! I'm.. I'm in love with Tigerheart!"

She could tell that the words tore at Bumblestripe's heartstrings and he fell back onto his haunches, staring at her coldly, his expression hurt and confused. "But I thought that we could..." he trailed off, struggling with his words as he looked intently at the younger she-cat before sighing softly.

"That we could - what? Be mates? Not with the likes of you!" She sniffed before sniffing loudly, biting back her pain as best as she could. During her small rant she didn't dare look at Bumblestripe. "Tigerheart... he.."

"Dovewing, look at me." She glanced fearfully up at him, suddenly fearing as if she had said too much. "Know that no matter what, I'm not him. I won't ever hurt you, yell at you, or anything. Dovewing.. I love you."

Fearing for her safety, as it felt like her heart would pound out of her chest, she sprang at him with a cry and buried her head in his chest, sobbing about how sorry she was. Ever so gently and with great care and love, he rained licks down on her head, to which she tilted her head up into. Then she knew that Bumblestripe forgave her. Not even glancing back at the ShadowClan territory they began to make their way back to camp, their tails entwined.

And she knew that she made the right choice.

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"He's not going to be coming."

The young warrior jumped, whipping around to face the voice, boldly flagging her fluffy grey tail, glaring her blue eyes sensibly into the darkness, before spotting her nimble sister jumping out and landing softly next to her. Her silver and white tabby sister gracefully swept her tail across her paws before looking into Dovewing's eyes and smiling softly a bit to herself, "You know, your eyes used to be gold. But now they're blue. Ever since you accessed your powers they've changed."

The keen-sensed warrior blinked slowly at her sister before shaking her head, "Yeah, I suppose.." Then she stared intently at her littermate, a small scowl on her face. "What did you mean that he wouldn't be coming?"

"..I overheard your last conversation. Yelling those things out at each other... I'm surprised nobody else heard it," her sister meowed.

"So you really think he isn't going to be coming, Ivypool?" the grey warrior sighed, distress in her eyes. "Oh, I wish I haven't mentioned those things. I feel quite lonely without him and I.. I just don't know what to do. You understand, right?" She glanced meaningfully at her sister, who stared blankly with her own pair of blue eyes, slowly shaking her tabby head. Dovewing sighed, "I suppose not. You haven't found anyone yet, so you wouldn't understand what it would be like to be in love."

Stretching out her white paw and resting it gently on Dovewing's smoky paw, she smiled grimly. "I know of love, Dovewing. I love you, I love Whitewing, and Birchfall. I love Brightheart and Cloudtail. But no, being in love is not something I understand. I don't think I ever will. I might be forever alone. I might not be. I just don't know if that cat is out there..." She trailed off, her dark blue eyes wandering a bit as she turned her head, the scent of pine trees invading their noses. "But I do know... that what you feel for Tigerheart isn't true love. Maybe that true love is here, waiting for you to get your mind of off Tigerheart and back to your Clan. It wouldn't have worked with Tigerheart anyways... Besides, who knows? Maybe there's someone waiting for you in ThunderClan."

Dovewing stared at her sister, her brilliant blue eyes widening briefly before she smiled softly and turned her head over to the ShadowClan border, before she snuck a glance at her sister. "You make it sound as if someone has a crush on me," she giggled finally, the weight in her chest lessening greatly. "Come on, tell me who."

Ivypool glanced behind her, seemed to spot something interesting and leapt to her paws. "Nuh uh. You have to find out for yourself who it is. But I promised to take Cherrypaw out, because I promised Foxleap so he could go on a patrol." Ivypool shook her head before grinning, glancing back behind her. "But I think that... perhaps you better ask him." She burst into giggles as Dovewing leaned back, her downy long fur moving gently in the crispy air, as she quickly spotted the tom.

"..Bumblestripe?" she meowed, confusion filling her voice before glancing at Ivypool in a are-you-serious way, earning a few giggles and winks from her younger sister before Ivypool brushed past the tom, wagging her tail before disappearing from sight. The bulky pale grey tom smiled a bit at her before sauntering over and sitting beside her, Dovewing's blue eyes clouded. "Why are you here?"

"I followed Ivypool." The single statement sounded as if it explained everything.

"Oh," Dovewing meowed, rolling her brilliant eyes. "You know that's considered very much stalking. Cats might start to think that you have a crush on her."

Bumblestripe winced before glancing at her with a slightly confused gaze, a hidden emotion smoldering beneath the cloud. "Yeah, I suppose.. but I don't have a crush on her. But I knew that where she went... I'd find you." Dovewing glanced back at him, opening her mouth to interupt but quickly he added, "But I should have known you'd be by the ShadowClan border." The way he sneered the Clan's name made her cringe in confusion, his eyes lighting up in anger before briefly flickering towards the pine-covered territory merely a few foxlengths away.

"Have you got something against them?"

"Yeah. Tigerheart." Dovewing blinked slowly at him, trying to figure out what he meant. "He stole you away from me," the thick-furred tabby tom meowed finally, smiling as if it pained him.

"He.. wait. You're the one who has a crush on me?!" Dovewing meowed in exsparation, batting her brilliant blue eyes in confusion before they flooded with understanding. "Oooh," she moaned, "If only I had known that... why... why didn't you tell me?"

"..Because you were too much in love with Tigerheart to see my affections for you," Bumblestripe sighed softly, looking downhearted as he glanced down. "Ivypool knew and agreed to talk to you about it... so when she left, I knew that now was my chance. Besides, the whole Clan knows about your two's falling out." Dovewing blinked at him, opening her mouth but all that came out was a groan. "You know, I think I always fancied you.."

She blinked at him, before dragging her tail across her paws and staring intently down at her front paws. "I-... you don't know what this means to me. Why... why didn't you...?" As Bumblestripe leaned closer to her, as if about to whisper something in her ear she shoved him away, a sudden screech filling in the air. "We can't! I'm.. I'm in love with Tigerheart!"

She could tell that the words tore at Bumblestripe's heartstrings and he fell back onto his haunches, staring at her coldly, his expression hurt and confused. "But I thought that we could..." he trailed off, struggling with his words as he looked intently at the younger she-cat before sighing softly.

"That we could - what? Be mates? Not with the likes of you!" She sniffed before sniffing loudly, biting back her pain as best as she could. During her small rant she didn't dare look at Bumblestripe. "Tigerheart... he.."

"Dovewing, look at me." She glanced fearfully up at him, suddenly fearing as if she had said too much. "Know that no matter what, I'm not him. I won't ever hurt you, yell at you, or anything. Dovewing.. I love you."

Fearing for her safety, as it felt like her heart would pound out of her chest, she sprang at him with a cry and buried her head in his chest, sobbing about how sorry she was. Ever so gently and with great care and love, he rained licks down on her head, to which she tilted her head up into. Then she knew that Bumblestripe forgave her. Not even glancing back at the ShadowClan territory they began to make their way back to camp, their tails entwined.

And she knew that she made the right choice.