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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 28, 2012 22:52:07 GMT -5
Ottertail looked into her eyes and smiled slightly.
"I never thought you'd ever return my love," he meowed. And it was true. When he had first fallen in love with Flameheart, he had thought there was something wrong with him. But to be here now, with her, feeling nothing but love and comfort, was so wonderful and amazing it took her breath away.
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Post by flameh on Oct 28, 2012 23:06:23 GMT -5
"How could I not?" Flameheart asked. "You're kind, sweet, handsome and amazing" she mewed, smiling at him. "I think I was doomed to fall for you since the first time we really talked" she said. And it was true, she had felt something different for the tom those few moons ago by the river. She didn't know it was the beginning of her falling and by the time she realized, she didn't care. She loved Ottertail more than anything.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 28, 2012 23:13:58 GMT -5
Ottertail flushed happily.
"I have always admired you," he meowed. "But you became so much more to me. You're so kind and beautiful and sweet. I love everything about you." The tom gave a soft purr as he nuzzled his mate.
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Post by flameh on Oct 28, 2012 23:28:53 GMT -5
Flameheart felt her cheeks heat at the compliment. She was completely head over paws in love with Ottertail. She nuzzled back happily, her own purr rumbling through her chest.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 29, 2012 13:10:21 GMT -5
Ottertail looked into Flameheart's eyes and couldn't help but smile widely, seeing his own emotions reflected in her face. Her whole body felt warm to him--as warm as his own, perhaps--and he took a small step away, trying to master his feelings and get his mind back on their surroundings. They loved each other, yes, but he did not want to complicate things if he could help it. Ottertail swallowed and took a few seconds to compose himself. Then he turned to Flameheart and smiled.
"It sure is quiet out tonight," he meowed, enjoying the stillness and the cool night air for a moment.
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Post by flameh on Oct 29, 2012 13:15:46 GMT -5
Flameheart felt a little colder when Ottertail stepped away. "It is" she mewed "its nice for a change." She had had a few hectic days in camp, with cats and kits visiting her for a variety of reasons. It was a nice change to be out in the quiet woods with Ottertail for a change.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 29, 2012 13:19:51 GMT -5
"I often think this sort of place is rather lonely," Ottertail meowed, staring off into the trees. It was actually in these very woods that he had first met his "imaginary friends." As an apprentice he had tried to run away from the Clan. He had felt so ostracized, and had given up on trying to fit in and find friends. He met Bluebell and Tangledpath in the woods, and had relied on their friendship ever since. They had encouraged him to return to his camp, where he saw them but no one else did. Over time, Ottertail had thought he might be crazy. But he preferred thinking of his friends as his "ghosts." They were there to encourage him, and perhaps they didn't really exist. But stranger things had happened. And besides, he had not seen them much lately since he had been walking with Flameheart. Her love had changed him, he supposed. He no longer felt the loneliness that had come to characterize these woods for him. He was with the cat he loved, and nothing else mattered.
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Post by flameh on Oct 29, 2012 13:35:32 GMT -5
"This forest reminds me of my parents" she mewed. She had never met her father outside of her dreams and she barely remembers her mother, but the forest always reminded her of them. "They used to meet on the border around here" she mewed "its also where they joined StarClan." Her eyes got misty as she thought of how her father was murdered and her mom had killed herself because she couldn't live without him. She wanted a love like her parents, one that knew no bounds and was stronger than anything. She had a strong feeling she could have that with Ottertail.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 29, 2012 13:42:30 GMT -5
Ottertail glanced at Flameheart curiously. He hadn't heard her speak much about her parents before, and he couldn't recollect hearing much about them, expect that her mother had died rather young. His own parents had been kind and gentle. He had loved them very much.
"I don't know much about your parents," Ottertail meowed quietly. "Did you know them very well?"
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Post by flameh on Oct 29, 2012 13:50:19 GMT -5
Flameheart shook her head, taking a deep breath. She didn't really talk about her parents much, but Ottertail deserved to know. "I never met my father, he was a loner that my mom fell in love with" she mewed. "A warrior killed him when I was young, before i was old enough for my mom to take me to meet him" she explained. "My mother was the one who found him, she was supposed to meet up with him. The day she left to see him was the last time I saw her. She..." she trailed off, tears rolling down her cheeks, She knew her parents were happy together, but it still hurt thinking of how tragically it ended for them.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 29, 2012 13:58:45 GMT -5
Ottertail looked at Flameheart's face and could tell that some tragedy had befallen her mother. That much was plain. The tom's heart ached for her. He had never had to suffer so much pain. True, he had been alone most of the time as a kit. But loneliness of his kind was nothing compared to the loneliness Flameheart must have suffered. Ottertail took a step closer and gave his mate a gentle lick on her cheek. He could taste the saltiness of her tears, and the pang in his chest worsened.
"It's all right, my love," he murmured. "They are at peace now, whatever happened to them in the end."
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Post by flameh on Oct 29, 2012 14:04:20 GMT -5
Flameheart nodded. "They're in StarClan now, they're happy" she mewed, her voice tight from the tears. "I became a medicine cat to stay close to them" she added. She nuzzled closer to Ottertail, taking comfort from his closeness.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 29, 2012 22:49:26 GMT -5
Ottertail pricked his ears a little, surprised at Flameheart's words.
"I'd always thought you were just cut out for it," he murmured. "I wouldn't have thought that's why you became a medicine cat." He pondered this for a few moments and then turned to look into her eyes.
"Didn't you want a family, though? Didn't you want to be a mother?" He hoped she didn't think him insensitive. He just wanted to take the opportunity to get to know her better.
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Post by flameh on Oct 29, 2012 22:56:51 GMT -5
"I chose the path so that I could be that much closer to my parents" she mewed. "And I never really thought about the whole family thing when I chose the path, I was focused on my parents" she explained. "But over the moons I realized that I wanted to be a mother if I found the right tom. I wasn't sure that would happen. I wanted someone who I could have a relationship with like my parents had. Just be so totally in love and not care about the boundaries and be willing to do anything to be with them." "My mother gave up everything to stay with my father, his death hurt her so much that she chose to join him in StarClan" she said, fresh tears falling down her cheeks.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 29, 2012 23:11:28 GMT -5
Ottertail watched Flameheart's face while she spoke, his own expression solemn.
"And is that how you feel about me?" he asked quietly. His question could have been considered a selfish one. But Ottertail wanted her to be honest, because in his heart he knew that if she did not love him that deeply they would never be able to survive the hardships that plagued their relationship. She had to love him as ardently as he loved her if they had any hope of being together someday. And that was Ottertail's deepest wish.
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Post by flameh on Oct 29, 2012 23:15:48 GMT -5
Flameheart nodded, she loved Ottertail so deeply, she knew they could survive anything. "Yeah, it is" she mewed, her voice rough from tears "I know we can make it." She knew that a hard road lay ahead of her and Ottertail, but she knew that together they could weather any storm, and in the end they'd have their happily ever after.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 29, 2012 23:48:41 GMT -5
Ottertail touched his nose to Flameheart's ear gently. He was so happy to have given her the love he knew she wanted and deserved. Part of him imagined he did not deserve her so entirely, but if she loved him, and he her, then there was no shame for either of them. Their feelings were strong, and they would continue on together because they were willing to fight for the life that they wanted--a life together, as lovers, as mates, as parents. Ottertail was so happy to be beside her he felt like a silly kitten again, unconcerned with the ways of the world. The tom licked his mate's ear gently.
"We will be together," he meowed. "And nothing will ever separate us."
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Post by flameh on Oct 30, 2012 0:33:43 GMT -5
"I know" Flameheart mewed. She leaned into Ottertail, needing the comfort he brought. She had so many emotions swirling inside of her, and she didn't like it, it was one reason she didn't talk about her parents. The other is that everyone else already knows and they've passed their judgement on her parents, and she doesn't see the point in bringing it up.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 30, 2012 16:37:42 GMT -5
Ottertail drew his tongue across Flameheart's fur, feeling her uneasiness and wishing to dispel it. He let out a soothing purr, trying to reassure his companion without words. He knew that the presence of another was oftentimes enough to encourage, and he had no words for what Flameheart was going through anyways. He did not understand the pain she felt, and he couldn't understand it, no matter how much he wished he did. So he resolved to be there for her and encourage her. It wasn't hard, giving up your life, he knew. If she was truly willing to give up her role as a medicine cat for him, he knew he had to be there every step of the way. They would get through these hardships, but only together. Because together they were strong. Together they could face anything.
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Post by flameh on Oct 31, 2012 11:07:24 GMT -5
Flameheart calmed as Ottertail comforted her. She was happy that he was just being there and not trying to reassure her with words. She had heard it all at some point about how everything will get better and that it will get easier. Things had gotten better but it hadn't gotten any easier remembering what happened to her parents.
She pulled her face away from his fur and looked into his eyes. "Thank you" she mewed.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 31, 2012 18:25:09 GMT -5
Ottertail wasn't sure what exactly Flameheart was thanking him for. But he was glad enough to have been of some help in some way.
"I'll always be there for you," he meowed. "Whenever you need me, wherever." The tom hoped that this would always be true. Hearing the tale of Flameheart's parents, how her father died, made him worry about the future. What if something happened to separate them that they couldn't control? But I'd be there for her even after death, if something like that were to happen to me. He thought. She'd still be a medicine cat. If I could, I would walk in her dreams every night. At least... if she wanted me to. He looked into her eyes and smiled a little sadly.
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Post by flameh on Oct 31, 2012 18:34:17 GMT -5
Flameheart smiled at Ottertail's words. "You've already been here for me" she mewed. And helped more than you know she added silently. "I love you" she said, nuzzling her mate.
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Post by .:Lion:. on Oct 31, 2012 18:46:32 GMT -5
Ottertail, broken out of his morbid thoughts, flushed with happiness at his mate's words. He let out a soft purr and nuzzled Flameheart affectionately, forgetting the sadness he had felt for those long moments. Now, all he could think about was the cat at his side and how much he felt for her.
"I love you, too," he meowed warmly.
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