The Only Exception

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When I was younger I saw my daddy cry And curse at the wind He broke his own heart And I watched As he tried to reassemble it And my momma swore that She would never let herself forget And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love If it does not exist


 * Durin leaped on her, and I backed away, cowering next to Raven.


 * "I hate you!" Durin screeched at Jazz. "You don't care!"


 * Jazz's eyes were wide. Her voice was hoarse. "I never did, Durin."


 * Durin unsheathed his claws. I could see him trying so hard not to claw her.


 * "I hate everything about having kits, Durin," Jazz meowed calmly. "Let me up."


 * Durin didn't. "You don't love them?"


 * "I do!" Jazz snapped. "Let me up, Durin, or I'll have to fight you."


 * Durin shakily obeyed.


 * I watched as Jazz stalked away, her final words echoing back to me. "I'll never forget."


 * Durin clawed the ground and screeched in pain.


 * And I swore to never fall in love.

But darling, You, are, the only exception


 * I love him, and I know it.


 * I just have to tell him somehow.


 * I've broken my promise. And I like it.

Maybe I know, somewhere Deep in my soul That love never lasts And we've got to find other ways To make it alone Keep a straight face


 * I am standing.


 * I know that, as soon as I leave, I break the connection. Have other cats had this ability?


 * I'm helping him, I know. I'm helping him love his Clan.


 * He has to. And I have to find Berry and love him, somehow.


 * Will our love last, mine and Berry's?


 * I'm not so sure.

And I've always lived like this<BR> Keeping a comfortable, distance<BR> And up until now<BR> I had sworn to myself that I'm<BR> Content with loneliness


 * I stand up.


 * It's normal for me to leave.


 * But why is this different? Is it because I'm going to be lonelier?

Because none of it was ever worth the risk


 * I walk towards him in a daze. What am I doing? I think. I'm supposed to walk away!

You, are, the only exception<BR>


 * I walk faster. Then run.


 * Run towards him.

And I'm on my way to believing