At Long Last

[Cloverleaf]

Heatherpelt padded through the bare forest. Although it was lacking in color, there was plenty of peace. She was finally able to spend time with her mate, without the distraction of her sons. She parted her jaws checking for danger before finding a suitable spot to rest.

[Saberclaw]

Sixstar padded beside his made, excitement thumping in his ears. He was happy, they were alone, alone at long last (XD). He had already made the kits apprentices and gave them their mentors and now it was time to focus on Heatherpelt.

[Cloverleaf]

Heatherpelt sat down curling her tail around her paws. She was near a bracken clump, sheltered from the wind. She licked her chest fur flat a couple times before looking back up at Sixstar. Love and warmth reflected in her eyes. "It seems safe here." She purred scanning around.

[Saberclaw]

Sixstar padded over to her. "That's good to know," he purred. He licked her head affectionately glad to know that nothing would disturb them. Thank you Starclan, he thought gleefully.

[Cloverleaf]

"Well, I wouldn't want to sit here with a badger less than a few tail-lengths away." She mewed picking up the old scent of one. She looked into Sixstar's eyes happy to be with him again. She purred contentedly, padding towards him. She pressed her muzzle to his neck, his scent and warmth flowing over her.

[Saberclaw]

Sixstar rubbed his head against hers, all fears, all anger, conflicts, gone. He wanted this moment to last as long as possible. The only thing that did not escape him was the hole in his heart, two losses that he could not get over.

[Cloverleaf]

Heatherpelt rest her head against his shoulder for a moment, able to hear his heartbeat. She pulled away after a silence and looked at him. "Two of them are now safe with their mentors. What of the others?" She asked worriedly, unable to keep the sorrow from her voice. She had tried not to think of the two sisters, but it happened anyways.

[Saberclaw]

Sixstar looked at Heatherpelt, a sorrow in his eyes that he could not escape. "Saberclaw had kept Cloverleaf safe, I am sure he would not let anything happen two Falconkit and Talonkit," he said although his eyes betrayed that mere hope.

[Cloverleaf]

"But he will be leaving soon. What if Cloverleaf does not feel the same?" Heathepelt mewed. She touched her nose to his shoulder, not wanting the tears in her eyes to be seen. Her tail was laid over his paw as she found comfort in his presence.

[Saberclaw]

"Cloverleaf had left earlier when Falconkit was wounded, surely there is something in her heart for kits," Sixstar said, lickking her ear reassuringly.

[Cloverleaf]

Heatherpelt nodded slowly, not wanting to accept it. She loved her kits dearly, despite what they may have done. She could not think of them as evil murderers. She didn't want to think about this now, though. She wanted to be with Sixstar, comfortable and peaceful, in his company.

[Saberclaw]

Sixstar watched Heatherpelt carefully. After a moment he regained his softness and warmth towards her. "My life, before you had came into it, was a bundle of things, all very confusing. When you came though, it seemed as though everything was straightened out, I could think more easily when you came, you are my soul and you have always kept me wondering what I would've done without you," Sixstar purred.

[Cloverleaf]

"Or I you, my love. I was miserable in WindClan. You were my only relief. But now that I'm with you all the time, I don't think misery is in my future." Heatherpelt purred, licking his shoulder affectionatley. She missed these peaceful moments she got to spend with her mate.

[Saberclaw]

"To lose you, would be to lose my soul," he purred, his head resting atop hers. He could not imagine what he would do without his mate, to spend moments like these with her was what he always loved, to be alone with his mate, to forget every trouble at these times.

[Cloverleaf]

"Really? I think I'd live." Heatherpelt purred playfully. She drew away from him, her eyes sparkling as she bound into the brush. She sprinted forward, her tail streaming behind her.