Another Side of Ashfur

Prologue
"It's...It's not simple, but it's true." Squirrelflight hid her shame sadly staring at the puddle she swirled her claw in embarassed.

"W-what?"

Squirrelflight looked up into those big eyes. "We can't be together," she twisted her paw. "I love Ashfur, and I know that now." She smiled thinking about the grey, flecked tom with those wonderful blue, misty eyes.

Brambleclaw's devasted face looked tearful. "But Squirrelflight-"

"Let's just...Go our seperate ways, I know this is right, even if you don't." She gave a swift nod. "I thought I loved you but Ashfur..."

"Is just better than me?" Brambleclaw snapped, anger flaring in his eyes.

Squirrelflight then slowly nodded again. "But to me...It's true." She got to her paws and big her goodbyes.

In awe she left Brambleclaw standing there, tears draining for his eyes.

Chapter One
"Leafpool's pregnant?" Ashfur asked his eyes horrified.

Squirrelflight let out a long sigh. "Yes, and along with me close to birthing our own litter...She wanted me to have them."

Ashfur glanced to his paws. "But...You'll have too many kits on your paws," He looked up. "I mean...You were told to be having three kits."

"Leafpool's also having three." Squirrelflight added, cringing a bit at the grinded of Ashfur's teeth.

"What will she do with them?"

"I guess...Crowfeather could take them..."

"The father?"

"Yes."

Squirrelflight let out a single breath of relief, she could've never told all this to Brambleclaw. After all...Being son of a traitor, it was a wonder that he hadn't dared to kill anyone yet.