Eyes full of stars (A Warrior Cats fanfic)

Chapter 13

KittyClan

The BlazeClan cats fanned out and sat with the KittyClan cats.

That's when I noticed that she was coming towards me. Were my eyes deceiving me? No, when I saw her beautiful fur catch fire in the moonlight, I told myself, no, I can not imagine her this beautiful.

Was it true? Was the reason for her coming to me only in my hopes? It felt like nine lifetimes before she sat by my side. Nine, very beautiful lifetimes. I shook with joy, but hoped she didn't notice.

"I saw you-" I began as she meowed, "I couldn't-"

"Ah, you go first." I tell her.

"I just, since I saw you..." she meowed in the most beautiful voice I had ever heard.

"I couldn't stop thinking about you." I whispered for her.

"I didn't know if you felt the same way, and..." she sighed.

I was about to ask her name when a yowl rang across the clearing. The moon was directly above the clearing, and the Gathering had just started.

The BlazeClan deputy, Streakpelt, who was also a copy of my love, stood not far behind his leader, Featherstar. Darkclaw stood behind Ashstar.

"We have heard signs from two different cats involving trouble to come and a cat from each clan." Featherstar told the cats in the clearing. There were several startled meows from both Clans. The hairs on the back of my neck prickled, and my love glanced at me anxiously. Could it be?

Our leader stared at the gathered cats coldly, as if expecting someone to step forward and tell him who it is. It can't be me, it can't!

"We have made a warrior, Stormheart." our leader told the cats. Several cats stared and murmured my name, and I flattened my ears in embarrassment.

"Stormheart." my love whispered beside me, gazing at me with sparkling eyes. I nudged her happily.

"We too have made a warrior, the young Hollyflower." Featherstar meowed. Hollyflower? Could it be? I gazed at my love, and she ducked her head.

"Hollyflower." I murmured. It's so beautiful.

I don't hear the rest, but I don't think there was much. I pondered her name and kept it close to my heart. I breathed in her beautiful mint and flower scent and brushed her tail with mine.

Thank you, StarClan. I prayed countless times that night. The Gathering was over, but I desperately wanted to stay with Hollyflower.

"We must meet again." I whispered, walking with her towards the entrance to the clearing.

"But we can't!" She meowed back, a wail in her voice.

"I cannot wait a moon to feel your beautiful scent." I told her desperately. She gazed at me helplessly.

"We can meet tomorrow night at the border by the river." She tells me uneasily.

"Okay, I'll see you then." I whisper.

"Hollyflower!" The warrior Peppertail calls. The cats were at the entrance.

Hollyflower brushed her tail against my shoulder as she bounds out of the clearing. Dazed by her scent lingering near my face, I pad home in silence.

"Jeez, Stormheart. What did you do, roll in mint and flowers with a BlazeClan warrior?" Darkclaw meows.

"Ah, no. We just sat together at the Gathering." I answer. I feel a bit of a headache coming on, but I don't regret being with her.

In fact, I would die to see her again.