Firestar and Spottedleaf - How Things Should Have Been

Author's Note
Okay, what if Clawface had never killed Spottedleaf? Okay, I know what you guys are thinking. This will be some romantic story about how they suddenly become mates and have kits. Well, it's not. I doubt to the ends of the earth that Firestar would have every really become mates with Spottedleaf. He was never in love with her, just...obsessed. So, here's a little something to shake things up :) Oh, and please forgive me if there are time sequences that aren't right, or if I get some facts wrong. I haven't read the first series in a while, so you'll have to bear with me :)

Prologue

 * Firepaw purred. He was sitting with Graypaw, watching Frostfur's kits tumbling all over her. They had just rescued the four kits from ShadowClan. He scowled thinking about their previous leader, Brokenstar, whom they had managed to chase off during battle.

Firepaw decided that he would go check on Spottedleaf one last time.


 * "Uh, Graypaw?" Firepaw meowed.

The gray tom looked up from where he was stuffing his face with mouse. "Yeah?" he meowed with his mouth full.


 * "I'm going to go check on Spottedleaf."

"Again?" Graypaw sounded exasperated. "You've been to see her at least a thousand times since we got back."

Firepaw shuffled his paws on the dusty ground. "Well, Clawface's injuries were pretty bad..." ThunderClan had gotton back early from the gathering, and had come to the camp to catch a glimpse of Clawface disappearing through the hidden exit behind the nursery, and Spottedleaf swaying on her paws, badly hurt. She had been trying to defend Frostfur's kits, but Clawface attacked her. The early appearence of the ThunderClan cats was the only thing that had stood between Spottedleaf, and death. Firepaw shuddered to think about finding Spottedleaf dead.


 * Graypaw narrowed his eyes, but said nothing as Firepaw got hastily to his paws and hurried towards Spottedleaf's den. "Spottedleaf?" he called softly. He saw her soft tortoiseshell fur curled up in her nest. He thought she was asleep at first, but she lifted her head at the sound of his voice, and blinked her amber eyes. "Firepaw," her voice was slightly teasing. Spottedleaf seemed to be getting tired of his visits too. Graypaw was clearly getting tired of them, as were a few more warriors. Even Sandpaw seemed to be getting slightly annoyed, but Firepaw had no idea why. He ducked his head in embarassment. "Hi," he meowed. "I just wanted to-"

"-to check on me," Spottedleaf interrupted, her eyes narrowed, but her voice full of gentle teasing. "I'm fine, Firepaw. I'am a medicine cat aren't I?"

"Well yeah," Firepaw's ears were growing hot. "But I'm just worried about you, that's all." He had expected Spottedleaf to be touched by this. However, it looked as if something were troubling her.

To Be Continued