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Post by flameh on Oct 26, 2012 15:33:01 GMT -5
A slim ginger she-cat sat beside the water, Her gaze fixed on the reflection of stars glittering in the calm water. Flameheart had her other senses focused on the forest around her. She could hear the chirping of crickets in the grass. She was awaiting the arrival of a certain tom named Ottertail.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 26, 2012 16:56:12 GMT -5
Crickets chirped happily in the bushes, the wind rustled in the trees. These were the sounds of the night, loud yet soft, and quiet in their abruptness. A tortoiseshell tom, lean, with sleek fur and bright, round blue eyes, made his way through the brush, his fur standing on end with excitement and his throat a little dry with nervousness. He knew that Flameheart loved him, but somehow the thought still felt too beautiful to believe. Meeting her in the middle of the night, with the eyes of his ancestors shining overhead, made him feel enough emotions to resemble a small explosion. But this was nothing to the moment when he spotted her, sitting in the starlight with her eyes turned upwards, her beautiful fur looking as if it were tinged with liquid silver. He gazed at her, filled with longing and love and heartache. What they were doing... wasn't it wrong? But love couldn't be... wrong, could it? These feelings that he had, the love in his heart that poured out like the river, these things could never be wrong. Or at least that's what he kept telling himself.
"Flameheart..." Ottertail murmured, the name slipping through his lips like the sweetest sound he could possibly imagine. He moved towards her slowly, his tail lifted and a gentle smile on his kind face. For that moment, he forgot all of his concerns and worries. All he could see was the beautiful cat that he loved more than anything.
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Post by flameh on Oct 26, 2012 18:05:29 GMT -5
Flameheart turned her head at the sound of her name. A bright smile appeared on her face as she saw Ottertail walk into the clearing. Her heart swelled with love for the tom, she knew she shoudn't feel this way but she couldn't help it. She hadn't felt as much love for anyone since her mother, and she couldn't ignore the way she felt about the tom.
"Evening Ottertail" she mewed, watching him approach.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 26, 2012 18:28:45 GMT -5
Ottertail couldn't help but smile when she said his name. No other cat could make him feel so wonderful simply by addressing him. His feelings for the she-cat had changed him, it was true. He would never have imagined being able to sneak out of camp for anything, let alone for something as great and secret as this. But Ottertail knew that he would do anything for Flameheart. He would give anything to be with her. It was, perhaps, a selfish desire. But Ottertail could never be happy unless he knew that his love was near him. It had been enough before, he had once thought, to simply see her and talk to her. Now, standing next to her with her scent enveloping him and her keen eyes staring into his, he knew that he could never be truly happy without her again.
"I am sorry to have kept you waiting," Ottertail said in a soft voice, touching his nose to Flameheart's ear tenderly.
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Post by flameh on Oct 26, 2012 18:43:00 GMT -5
"It's alright, I wasn't waiting long" she mewed. "I'm just happy you're here now" she added, licking Ottertail on the maw. "I've missed you."
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 26, 2012 19:11:01 GMT -5
Ottertail's tail curled with pleasure as warmth spread through him, starting from the place where Flameheart kissed his cheek. His eyes narrowed slightly in something of a pained smile.
"It feels like it's been seasons since we last had a moment alone together," he said, staring into her lovely eyes and feeling as though he wished to do nothing else for the rest of his life. "I have missed spending time with you as well."
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Post by flameh on Oct 26, 2012 19:16:13 GMT -5
"I know what you mean" she mewed. "It's been too busy to spend a lot of time together lately" she added. "Its nice to finally have time togethe again" she said with a smile. She wished she could spend every day with him. Maybe one day she thought to herself.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 26, 2012 19:20:47 GMT -5
Ottertail nodded slightly, touching his nose to hers.
"For now," he said, "This must be enough. But my sincerest wish is that we could always be together. Every moment of every day," he murmured. Ottertail smiled at Flameheart, wishing with all of his heart that this love would survive. Never mind all the things standing in their way. The only thing that mattered to him anymore was being with her.
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Post by flameh on Oct 26, 2012 19:25:10 GMT -5
Flameheart smiled back, her heart swelling. "I would love nothing more" she mewed. "Maybe one day we'll be able to have that" she said. She loved being a medicine cat but she would give it up if it meant being able to have a life and a family with Ottertail.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 26, 2012 19:28:33 GMT -5
Ottertail flushed, feeling a deep warmth at the words Flameheart spoke. It made him happy to think that she would be willing to do as much for him as he would for her. And, he knew, she had even more to lose than he did. What had he ever done to deserve the love of such a cat?
"Shall we take a walk together? It's quite a fine night out," Ottertail asked, gently curling his tail around Flameheart's.
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Post by flameh on Oct 26, 2012 19:34:00 GMT -5
Flameheart felt warmth fill her when Ottertail twined his tail with hers. "Its a beautfiul night" she mewed "perfect for a walk."
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 26, 2012 19:39:18 GMT -5
"Then let's go, shall we?" Ottertail smiled and began moving into the open part of the small wooded area where the two cats often met. It was at the edge of RiverClan territory, and the tom made a point of walking away from the camp and the rest of his Clan's space. It was a fine woods, with barely any undergrowth and a fine view through tree canopy gaps of the night sky. Being with Flameheart made him feel so happy and content. He would give up all the days he had left just to spend nothing but nights with her, all the time. Being with her was his home. He felt out of place everywhere else. But then, he had never fit in well with the Clan. They had all thought him a little odd, ever since he was a kit. But Flameheart had never judged him. Perhaps her caring was what had endeared her to him. He wouldn't have been surprised if it was. Flameheart was too caring for one who loved her not to love that part of her. And he certainly did love her for her tender heart. And everything else about her. Ottertail could think of nothing bad about her--and he didn't try to. He preferred to think how beautiful she was, how kind, how her eyes sparkled, how soft her fur was as it brushed against his flank. They walked together side by side, and Ottertail felt comfortable for the first time since their last meeting.
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Post by flameh on Oct 26, 2012 19:53:45 GMT -5
Flameheart followed Ottertail's lead, She was content walking side by side with the tom in slience. She felt so much love for Ottertail. She loved how adorable and sweet he was. She had never met a tom quite like him, he was special. She also loved how he made her feel, like she was the most important thing it the world. She hoped she made him feel the same way.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 27, 2012 22:12:50 GMT -5
"How was your day?" Ottertail asked, turning to Flameheart with a gentle smile. He wanted to know all of her concerns, all of her worries. He hoped that she would let him be her confidant. He wanted her to trust him, to show him every part of her heart. Perhaps it was a selfish desire of his. But Ottertail wanted Flameheart to be his and no one else's. And love could be selfish, couldn't it? He was so jealous of his Clanmates sometimes, getting all of her attention. The tom moved closer to Flameheart, trying to feel closer to her in his insecurity. All he wanted was to be sure that she would remain with him, at his side. If she left him, he had no one else in the world.
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Post by flameh on Oct 27, 2012 22:19:59 GMT -5
Flameheart pressed closer to Ottertail, wanting to be as close to the tom as possible. "It was very busy" she mewed "I had to take care of a apprentice who thought it would be wise to compete in a who can climb higher competition and they fell. I'll never understand some of the things apprentices do" "And yours?" she asked.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 27, 2012 22:27:09 GMT -5
Ottertail smiled, thinking of all the schemes he had come up with to get attention as an apprentice. He certainly had been as rambunctious as a young cat could be.
"My day was too boring, since I didn't even have one chance to see you," Ottertail meowed in something of an exasperated voice. He turned to her with soft, honest eyes. "My nights with you are all I look forward to," he murmured.
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Post by flameh on Oct 27, 2012 22:35:30 GMT -5
"Well I need to go collect herbs tomorrow and I would love if my favourite warrior escorted me" she mewed, smiling at Ottertail. She loved when the tom joined her and helped out with collecting herbs.
"I look forward to our nights too" she mewed, her eyes sparkling with love.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 27, 2012 22:51:13 GMT -5
Her words sent shivers of delight through the tom's frame. He stared into her beautiful eyes, feeling nothing but love and excitement--and a little desire, too. It rose up inside of him like a fire, and caused everything around him--the woods, the night, the stars--to fade away like dust throw to a breeze.
"I would love nothing better than to spend time with you tomorrow," he whispered. "And every day, and every night. I never want to leave your side, Flameheart. A moment away from you is a moment wasted for me," he murmured honestly, tucking his nose into the sensuous curve of her neck, his throat expanding and contracting with a deep-chested purr that shook his whole frame.
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Post by flameh on Oct 27, 2012 22:56:52 GMT -5
Flameheart smiled blindingly at his words. "One day we can be together every day" she mewed, it was a promise. She wanted the same things as Ottertail did, she jsut wasn't quite ready to give up being a medicine cat. And she couldn't leave the clan without out, she would have to wait until Emeraldkit was old enough to take over.
She purred deeply in response to Ottertail. "I love you" she mewed softly.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 27, 2012 23:01:21 GMT -5
Ottertail smiled widely and rubbed his muzzle into Flameheart's muzzle affectionately.
"And I love you, as well," he meowed. "With everyone fiber of my being." Ottertail wrapped his tail more snugly around hers, enjoying the closeness they shared. Standing beside her there, feeling as though they actually were mates, with the right to be with her, to belong to her, and to have her belong to him... it was enough to make his heart feel close to bursting.
"I do so love you," he said earnestly.
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Post by flameh on Oct 27, 2012 23:08:45 GMT -5
Flameheart loved when Ottertail smiled. She couldn't help but respond with one of her own. She returned the action, rubbing her muzzle against his.
"I know you do" she mewed. She stepped even closer to Ottertail, pressing futher against him.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 27, 2012 23:19:18 GMT -5
Flameheart's scent washed over Ottertail, warm and sweet, perfectly fitting for her. He touched her ear with his nose, enjoying her closeness and her voice in his ear. Warmth spread through him, and he felt more contented than he would have thought possible before falling in love with Flameheart.
"How long will it be?" he murmured deeply, "Until we can be together as much as we want, without feeling as though we have to hide. I can't bear the thought that... that you'll grow tired of being with me like this," the tom choked out, feeling his heart constrict at the thought. He wanted nothing more than to assure himself of Flameheart's love for her. He wanted equally as much to assure her of his love.
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Post by flameh on Oct 27, 2012 23:25:29 GMT -5
"I'm not going anywhere Ottertail" Flameheart mewed. She couldn't stand the thought that he would think she would leave him like that. "I love you and I'm yours already, even if this is all we can have for now" she said. "We can be together like proper mates as soon as Emeraldpaw is old enough to take over as medicine cat" she mewed "I can't leave the clan without a medicine cat." "Can you wait that long?" she asked, praying the answer was yes.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 27, 2012 23:35:23 GMT -5
Ottertail was surprised that Flameheart was so sure that she could leave her passion, her place in the Clan, for his sake. That assurance was enough for him to be glad, even in his present circumstances.
"I will wait however long I must. Until my heart stops beating," he meowed. Gently licking her face, he let a soft purr rise up from deep inside his chest. "And even then, until the very stars fall from the sky, and my soul ceases to be," he said.
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Post by flameh on Oct 28, 2012 12:34:53 GMT -5
Flameheart's face lit up with happiness. She placed a lick on Ottertail's face, and began to purr. "I love you so much" she mewed "I never thought I would meet anyone and fall in love."
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