In Justice, There's Love/Chapter Five

 Cradling

Love can hold you

It can break you

But love can be for everyone

Is it for you too?

POV: Moonflight

I stretched, feeling excitement bubbling from the tom next to me, "Thornstrike, surely you aren't excited just because you're coming with Tigerpaw to the training camp." I snorted.

My brother was fidgeting, and he turned in confusion, "Oh no, I'm just... I was... she... Snowstar said when Fawnsky retires, I'll be the next deputy!"

"Really?" my eyes widened, "Congratulations!"

He smiled, and I felt some of our old bond regenerate. I stood up abruptly, "I'm going to go hunting for a bit, got to prepare myself for the next moon." I let my tail tip brush against Thornstrike's pelt before trotting outside.

It was nice and cold, even though it was leaf-fall. Leafbare was coming soon, so it was no big deal. I shivered from the cold and scurried through the forest, breaking out into a run, not sure where I was going. I had no important meetings tonight.

"Moonflight!"

I turned, and saw Frostclaw waiting for me at the border, "You look happy," he noted carefully, his green eyes sharp.

"Frostclaw!" I exclaimed, "What are you doing out here?"

"Waiting for you."

I felt my paws tingle, "Is there really something special going on between us?" I breathed out, my eyes glowing.

Frostclaw nodded and touched my nose with his, "Of course, Moonflight, I love you, don't you ever forget that."

I won't.

He was obviously waiting for a reply, and I felt awkward. Taking a step back, I stuttered out, "In one moon, I'll be going with my apprentice to a training camp for six moons."

"Oh really? What kind of training camp is this?" He didn't even look interested in the fact that I was leaving for six moons, with only tiny visits avaliable.

"Somewhere apprentices go to train for six moons before they are deemed warriors." I explained uneasily. Frostclaw looked too eager to know.

"That sounds interesting," Frostclaw purred, though his eyes did not match his light-hearted tone, "How does it work?"

"Nevermind how it works," I mewed quickly, trying to avoid the topic, "How do you do it in RushClan?" I tried to pry him open a bit.

The white tom immediately closer up, "It works just like your Clan." And that was all he would say. I tried to steer the conversation to a more light-hearted topic, but Frostclaw just stood up, touched noses with me, and made an excuse to go.

I stared after him, realizing that he didn't seem to care that I wouldn't be able to see him for a long time.

What's going on?

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