Chapter 3: Tonight

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It went surprisingly well, as much as I had been worried about the fact that I was going to be rejected, and the fact that I was going to be laughed at, or I was going to be spit on, all at the exact same time too, for some odd reason or another, even though I was fairly certain at the very least, that even if she did not love me, that she would at least like me, and she would not laugh it off. It was clear to me that she at least liked me a lot more than the other apprentice that I knew liked her quite a bit, which was of course, MoosePaw, who was a cat that I was not all too fond of, if I was not going to lie to my self, as he kind of just got on my nerves it felt like, on purpose as well, every time that I was any where near him. I sighed a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that BreezePaw, who was the cat that I was fairly certain I was in love with, and also the cat that I was holding on to right now, was actually in love with me as well.
I had a big smile on my face, as I felt like I should brag to MoosePaw about it, all at the exact same time as well, but at the exact same time too, I also knew that it was childish behavior none the less, and I knew that I was the deputy of the clan, and that would for sure not be a good look for me if I was treating my clan mates like that. I sighed a bit of a soft sigh to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I felt like I should not have my focus on any of that at all right now, as I knew that my focus should be on the cat that I was with right at this very moment in time, which just so happened to be BreezePaw, as we were holding each other quite a bit close, as neither one of us had said a word to each other about any of this just yet, which I felt like I was perfectly fine with, and I was perfectly okay with at the exact same time too.
I stared up at the ceiling of the den that we were in with each other, right at this very moment in time, as I felt like I could only imagine the good and fun life that the both of us were going to have with each other, as I knew that some day, I was going to be the leader of my clan, whether it was that my father was to be killed in battle, or it was the fact that he simply died of old age at the exact same time as well. I could not wait to live a good long life with her, and I could not wait to have kits with her, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that the both of us were going to raise our kits right, and that we were going to raise them together, all at the exact same time as well, as I had a big smile on my face, as I just continued to stare at the ceiling that was above me, almost as if it was the sky, and I was staring up at the stars right at this very moment in time.
I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I felt like I was getting a little bit over my self right now, and I was getting a little bit too high on my paws right now. I knew that I had to calm my self down a bit, and that I needed to take it one step at a time, just as my father always told me to do, as he had said that was how it should go with every thing. He was always right, and I felt like I should take his advice right now, as I began to calm my self down, and I began to relax my self a little bit, all at the exact same time as well. I breathed in quite a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden closed my eyes all at the exact same time as well, as I felt like I should just let my mind roam free from this world.
I could tell that BreezePaw had already fallen asleep at this point, which I felt like I was not all too bothered by right now, as I kind of felt like I wanted to fall asleep, all at the exact same time as well, even though I knew that I simply just could not, just due to the fact that I knew that this was not my den, and I was not allowed to sleep in here. I let out a bit of a soft sigh to my self, as I knew that soon, one day, I would be the leader, and me and her would have a den where it would be just us. I cracked a bit of a smile on my face, all at the exact same time as well, as to the fact that I had those types of thoughts in my head right now. I loved this cat that I felt was up against me right now, and I could not wait for what it was that was up next on my long journey through life, all at the exact same time too.
I smiled for a little bit longer, as I just seemed to stare up at the ceiling for a bit more time, as I knew that if I closed my eyes, I might fall asleep, as I knew that just like BreezePaw, I was tired as it was so far. I did my best to stay awake for just a little bit longer, as I knew that soon from now, I would have to go over to the Warriors den, and I would have to get a little bit of some rest in there, all at the exact same time as well. I felt like I should just hold on to her for a little bit longer how ever, and that I should enjoy this moment. I nodded a bit to my self, as I turned my head over to BreezePaw, all at the exact same time as well, as she was in fact quite a beautiful cat, all at the exact same time as well, if I was going to be completely for real with my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I was sure that any cat, not just a cat who was olin love with her, could say that without a doubt as well.
I stared at her for just a bit longer, with quite a bit of a smile on my face, until I then all of the sudden heard paw steps, all at the exact same time as well, signyfing that some one was coming in to the den right now. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I was a little bit lost none the less, as I then all of the sudden turned my head over to just who it was that was coming in to the den right now, as I was a little bit worried that it might be MoosePaw, and he might get a bit jealous as to just what it was that was even going on, right at this very moment in time, in the very first place any ways. I began to move a little bit, as I was a bit afraid for some odd reason or another, as to the fact that he might catch us, as I moved a bit, even though I knew that MoosePaw would get as to just what it was that was going on in the very first place any ways, if he was to see me in the den with her.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I breathed in quite a bit to my self all at the exact same time as well, as the face of the cat that I saw in front of me right at this very moment in time, was thankfully not the face of MoosePaw at all, as it was a cat that was much different than that, as this cat was a good friend of mine, all at the exact same time too. This cat just so happened to be BreezePaw's brother, which was QuialPaw. I saw that he had a bit of a look of surprise, all at the exact same time as well, as soon as he walked in to the den, and he realized as to just what it was that was going on in the very first place any ways, and just who it was that he saw was snuggled up to his sister right now, as she was sleeping at this very moment in time, all at once.
I felt like QuailPaw was more or less just shocked to see that there was a cat that snuggled up to his sister right now, rather than it be me that was the cat, as I was fairly certain that he had known for a while that I had a crush on his sister. It turned out, that the assumption that I had come to, all at the exact same time as well, just so happened to be correct, as I then all of the sudden saw a smile crack up on the face of QuailPaw, all at the exact same time too, as it was clear that he was happy for the both of us as well, as it was clear that he was glad that his sister was in love with his best friend, all at the exact same time as well. I cracked a bit of a smile my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I was simply glad that it was just him that had been the cat that had walked in on us, as there could have been a lot worse than just that.
I breathed in just a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden saw QuailPaw nod to me, all at the exact same time too, as I was a little bit lost by it, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I should do, for some odd reason or another, even though it was fairly clear as to just what it was that I should do right now. I stayed there stuck for just a little bit more time, until I then in fact did nod right back over to him, to let him know that I was paying attention as to just what it was that he even had to say to me in the very first place any ways. It was clear that it had made QuailPaw feel a lot better about it, all at the exact same time too, as I then heard him all of the sudden, all at the exact same time too, begin to speak to me, as I blinked my eyes just a few times, but I did in fact begin to start to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to me in the very first place any ways, none the less.
"Finally... Feels like you've been pushing it off for far too long you know? She was starting to get a little bit worried I bet... Don't you think?" He said to me, as I was a little bit surprised as to the fact that he had said just what it was that he had even said to me in the very first place any ways, as I blinked my eyes a few times, and I kept quite a bit of a blank look through and through, as to just what it was that he had even just said to me in the very first place any ways, never the less, as I began to breath in quite a bit to my self. I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I should do, nor was I too sure as to just how it was that I should react to what it was that he had just said to me in the very first place any ways. It really did not come as to much of a surprise as to the fact that he had known that I was in love with her, but it did in fact come as a bit of a surprise to me, as to the fact that he had known that she was in love with me back, all at the exact same time as well, as if I was going to be for real with my self, all at the exact same time as well, I just was not all too sure at all, as to the fact that she might in fact love me back at all. I blinked my eyes a few times, as I then all of the sudden felt like a little bit of an idiot for just what it was that I was even thinking on in the very first place any ways. I was fairly certain at the exact same time too, as to the fact that QuailPaw would have known all about it, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that he was her brother after all, and I also knew that the both of them were quite a bit close with one another, all at the exact same time as well. I rolled my eyes a bit to my self, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I was thinking right now at all, if I was going to be for real with my self. I breathed in just a bit either way, as I then got my focus off of all of that, and I got my focus instead on the fact that I knew that he was starting to speak to me once again, and that I should be paying attention as to just what it was that my good friend was even saying to me in the very first place any ways, as I once again nodded back to him, to let him know that I was listening to him, as I kept a blank look on my face, as I then did in fact begin to listen as to just what it was that he even had to say to me, all at the exact same time as well. "Well... I think you should head back to your den... It is getting dark out, and I don't want you to get in trouble..."
I blinked my eyes just a few times, as at first, I was a little bit annoyed with it, as it kind of felt like he was pushing me off of his sister, and he was trying to give MoosePaw another chance, even though I knew that QuailPaw was not a fan of that cat at all how ever. I sighed just a little bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I blinked my eyes a few times. I began to think on just what it was that he had said in the very first place any ways, for a little while longer, as I then looked past him, all at the exact same time as well, only to see that it was in fact starting to get quite a bit dark out side, right at this very moment in time any ways, as I began to realize just how long it was that the both of us had been in here, in the very first place any ways.
I dipped my head a bit low to the ground all of the sudden, for some stupid reason or another, as I just was not all too sure as to just what it was that I was even thinking about in the very first place any ways, as I knew that me and QuailPaw were in fact quite good friends, all at the exact same time too, and he would not just stab me in the back for no reason what so ever. I let out a bit of a soft sigh to my self all at the exact same time as well, as I did my best to regain a little bit of some control over my thoughts, all at the exact same time as well, as I then looked over to BreezePaw, all at the exact same time as well, as I kind of wished that I could just hold on to her forever, if I was going to be completely honest with my self. I really did mean what it was that I had said to her, when I had told her that I was in love with her.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I cracked a bit of a sad smile on my face, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that I could not hold on to her forever how ever, as I knew that this was not my den, and I did not sleep in here any more, as I had been sleeping in the warrior den for a bit over a moon at this point in time. I sighed a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden got my focus back on to just what it was that was even going on in the very first place any ways. I knew that even if we did in fact sleep in the same den together, than it did not mean that we would get to lay together forever, as at some point I would have to get my self up, and I would have to do my job as a deputy, and help my father lead Windclan.
I sighed a bit to my self, as I then all of the sudden turned my head over to my good friend, QuailPaw, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that he was not being rude, nor was he being an ass hole at all, with what it was that he was saying to me, when he said that I should get out of the den, and the fact that I needed to head over to my own den, as I knew that I was not allowed to sleep in this den any more. He just did not want me to get in to any sort of trouble at all, which I could under stand at the exact same time as well, as I knew that he was just having my back, and he did not mean any sort of harm, or any sort of ill intent on the fact that he was trying to get me out of this den in the very first place any ways. I knew that if I stayed in here any longer, than I might in fact fall to sleep, and I knew for a fact of MoosePaw saw that, than he would snitch on me.
I breathed in just a bit to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I then all of the sudden lifted my head up once again, and I then nodded to my friend, QuailPaw, to let him know that I had in fact listened as to just what it was that he had even said in the very first place any ways, never the less. I gulped a bit to my self, all at the exact same time too as well, as I then all of the sudden lifted my self up from off of BreezePaw, a little bit sad to be leaving her behind so soon. Though I suppose it was not so soon, as I was not all too sure just how much time I had been laying beside her in her nest any ways, as it was for certain quite a bit of some time, just due to the fact that I knew that it had been around half way through the day, when I had first come in to the den in the very first place any ways.
I sighed just a bit to my self, as I shook off all of those thoughts how ever, as I then all of the sudden began to start to head over to QuailPaw, who was still at the front of the den right now, as I saw him nod over to me, as soon as he then did in fact realize that I had in fact listened as to just what it was that he had even said to me at the exact same time too, as he realized that I was going to head out of their den, and that I was going to head over to my own. I sighed a bit to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that there was really nothing for me to be all too worried about any ways. Besides, I knew that the both of them had a little bit over a moon at the exact same time as well, until the became warriors themselves, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that there was no need for me to be worried at all.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as it felt a little bit cold tonight, which felt quite a bit strange to me, though I did not try to get all too worried about that at all, all at the exact same time as well, as I then began to walk out of the den that I had been stuck in for quite a bit of some time as well. I had a bit of a blank look on my face, at the exact same time too, as I looked out side, up at the stars, as it seemed like the stars were a little bit happy tonight. I shook my head, as I felt like a little bit of an idiot for even thinking that, as I knew that stars were not living creatures, and they did not have any sort of emotion at all. I rolled my eyes a bit, as I then all of the sudden shook off all of those thoughts as well, as I began to start to head out of the den fully, until I heard the voice of a cat, as they began to speak to me, saying my name, all at the exact same time as well, none the less.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I then all of the sudden turned my head around, and I looked in side of the den, all at the exact same time too, not all too sure as to just what it was that was even going on, right at this very moment in time any ways. I sighed a bit to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then began to look over at the cat, which to my surprise, just so happened to be BreezePaw. I could tell that she was a little bit worn out, as well as the fact that she was a little bit woozy, all at the exact same time too, due to the fact that it was clear that she had just woken up from her sleep, as soon as she realized that I was no longer with her, if I had to guess. I felt a bit bad for it, but at the exact same time too, I knew that I did not have much of any other choice.
I sighed quite a bit to my self, either way, as I still felt like I could not help but to feel a little bad for it. I got my focus off of those thoughts, either way, as I knew that it was besides the point, as soon as I then all of the sudden began to notice, all at the exact same time too, that she had nodded to me, as it was clear that she was about to speak up to me. I felt a bit bad for the fact that I had really not seemed to be paying all that much attention to any of that at all either. I sighed a bit to my self, as I did not get all too worried about it either way how ever, as I knew that I was paying attention now how ever, as I then in fact did nod right back over to her, to let her know that I was paying full attention to her right now. I could tell that it had made her feel quite a bit better, at the exact same time too, as she then began to start to speak to me all of the sudden, as I too began to start to listen as to just what it was that she had to say to me in the very first place any ways, never the less.
"Thank you for that, Youngtail..." She said to me, as I saw that though she did in fact look to be a bit worn out still, it was clear that she was happy, and that she truly was in love with me, just as she had told me that she was, as I really felt like there was nothing for me to be worried about, nor was there any thing to be concerned about right at this very moment in time any ways, as I then just nodded to her as a little bit of a response, all at the exact same time too, as I felt like there was nothing that I really needed to say back to her either. I also felt like I did not want to get my self in to any sort of conversation right at this very moment in time either, as I was in fact quite a bit worn out my self, if I was not going to lie to my self, and I felt like I just wanted to head over to the Warriors den, and get a little bit of some sleep my self.
The nod to her seemed to be enough for her, thankfully enough as well, as I then all of the sudden saw her dip her head a bit low to the ground, all at the exact same time as well, as it was clear that she was about to be heading right back in to a little bit if some sleep, all at the exact same time too. I sighed just a little bit to my self, as I then all of the sudden shook my head, all at the exact same time too, now that I saw that both her, and also QuailPaw, no longer had their eyes on me any more, as it was clear that the both of them were in their nests, and they were fast asleep already. I sighed just a little bit of a soft sigh to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then began to start to head out of the den, all at the exact same time too, as I then looked over to the Warriors den, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that was where I needed to be headed off to right now, as I knew that was where it was that I needed to sleep at.
I stared at it for just a few moments, as I then nodded to my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I just looked at it with quite a bit of a blank look on my face, all at the exact same time too, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I was doing right at this very moment in time, in the very first place any ways. I shook off all of those thoughts either way, how ever, as I then began to start to walk over to the den, all at the exact same time too, as I knew that was just where it was that my focus should be on right now, as there was nothing else that I should be worried about right at this very moment in time any ways, besides the fact that I needed to be headed over to my den right now, and that I needed to get my self a good bit of sleep, all at the exact same time as well, as I then all of the sudden nodded to my self, thinking of nothing else other than that.
As I began to walk over to the den that I saw was not all too far away from me, right at this very moment in time, I then all of the sudden saw from the corner of my eyes, that there was a cat that was looking at me right now, which did in fact have me quite a bit confused as to just what it was, as well as why it was that a cat might be looking at me right now. At first, I thought that it might be my father, as he some times was up this late, making sure that the clan was safe, and that every one had got to sleep already. That just what not the case at all how ever, as I was looking near the tall rock right now, and I saw that he was not at that place, such as he normally would be, as it was clear to me, that my father, and also the leader of the clan, had already gone to his den, to get some rest for him self for the night, all at the exact same time as well.
The cat that was looking at me right now, was a completely different cat than my father, and I kind of gave up on guessing on who it was that it could be in the very first place any ways, at this point, all at the exact same time as well, none the less, as I then all of the sudden, all at the exact same time too, then got my eyes on just who it was that was looking at me right now. It was too dark to see from the corner of my eyes right now, so I kind of gave up on that, as I looked at the cat right in to it's eyes, to see that it had a little bit of anger, as well as a little bit of jealousy for some odd reason or another, which did in fact confuse me quite a bit, all at the exact same time as well, as to just what it was that the cat might be jealous about in the very first place as well, as I was simply heading over to the Warriors den, so that I could get a bit of some sleep for the night.
That was when it then all of the sudden began to hit me all at the exact same time too, as to just what it was that was even going on right now, in the very first place any ways, as I saw that the cat that was staring at me right now, was in fact MoosePaw, and it hit me as to the fact as to just why it was that he would be jealous in the very first place any ways, which just so happened to be the fact that he knew that BreezePaw was in love with me at this point, which I was sure hurt him quite a bit. I felt like I should brag about it, all at the exact same time as well, as I was tempted to grin at him, which I knew for a fact would bother the cat quite a bit, all at the exact same time as well. I did not do as such a thing how ever, as a bit of some thought all of the sudden began to come in to my head, all at the exact same time as well.
I knew that one day I would be a leader, and I knew that I could not use any sort of toxic behavior such as that, to my clan mates, all at the exact same time as well, as I felt quite a bit bad for just what it was that I had even done, in the very first place any ways, as I kind of dipped my head a little bit low to the ground all of the sudden, for the fact that I had even thought of bragging and gloating in to that cat in the very first place any ways, as I knew that MoosePaw, whilst a lot of it might be his own fault, did not have any sort of friends at all, as it was clear that he was in quite a bit of some pain him self. I began to feel quite a bit bad for the cat, all at the exact same time as well, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that I should do to help the poor cat in the very first place any ways, never the less.
I sighed a bit to my self, as I then all of the sudden did my best to get my focus off of all of those thoughts all of the sudden, all at the exact same time as well, as I got my focus on some thing different, as I saw that MoosePaw no longer had his eyes on me any more, such as he had not all too long ago, as I saw that he was licking his fur over and over again, to clean him self up just a little bit. I dipped my head a little bit low to the ground, all at the exact same time too, as I felt like I should do my best to ignore him my self, all at the exact same time as well, as I then began to start to do, just what it was that I was going to go and do in the very first place any ways, which was the fact that I knew that I was going to go over to the Warriors den, and that I was going to get a little bit of some sleep for the night, all at the exact same time as well, none the less.
I nodded a bit to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I began to start to walk over to the den that was not all too far away from me right now, as I stared in to it with a bit of a blank look on my face, all at the exact same time too, as I was not all too sure as to just what it was that was going on in the very first place with me right now any ways. I gulped a bit to my self, as I stared in to the den for just a little while longer, and I then all of the sudden got my eyes on just what it was that felt like it was a lot more important to me right now, which was the fact that I was looking at my nest that I always slept in, as I just wanted to get a bit of some sleep right at this very moment in time. I sighed a bit to my self, all at the exact same time too, as I then started to head over to it, once I got in to the den, all at the exact same time as well.
Once I was on it, I then laid upon it, and I stared at the dark, and quite a bit of an empty den that was around me right at this very moment in time, as it kind of felt like there was a lot less cats than there used to be here. Of course, that was due to the fact that there was less cats than there used to be, as a lot of the cats had either died, or mainly, had just left the clans to go live out their life some where else. It felt like, nearly every single day at this point, there was a cat that left the clan. It kind of scared me, as well as the fact that it made me feel quite a bit sick, at the exact same time as well, as I felt like now might not be the time to be thinking on all of that right now. I breathed in quite a bit to my self, as I looked around the den one last time, until I then all of the sudden noticed that some one was staring at me right now.
I blinked my eyes a few times, as I was a little bit lost by it at first, as to just what it was that was even going on right now, in the very first place any ways, until all of the sudden, it hit me all at the exact same time as well, as to just what it was that was going on in the very first place any ways, as I saw that the cat that was looking at me, just so happened to be the father of MoosePaw, and also the mentor to BreezePaw, which was of course, JaggedBriar... I looked away from the tom cat, as I did my best to try to ignore him, all at the exact same time as well, as I knew that I should not let the Tom cat bother me at all. I knew that the tom cat was jealous of me him self, as for several reasons. BreezePaw was just another thing to add on the that list of stuff, as to the reason as to just why it was that the cat did not like me at all, as it was clear that he was well aware that his son, MoosePaw, was in love with that cat, such as I was.
I shook off all of those thoughts how ever, as I did my best to try not to get all too worried about them right now, as I knew that I simply just needed to get some sleep for the night right now, as I then all of the sudden, began to get my focus on the fact that I knew that I was worn out, and I knew that I needed to get some sleep for the night, at the exact same time too. I sighed just a little bit to my self, as I began to roll around a little bit, all at the exact same time too, as I tried to get my self a bit comfortable, all at the exact same time too. I kind of wished that BreezePaw was with me right now, as I knew that she had done a good job of warming me up, and making me feel a bit comfortable her self, all at the exact same time too, when we had been laying with each other, not all too long before now.
I sighed just a bit to my self how ever, all at the exact same time as well, as I got my focus off of all of those thoughts, all at the exact same time too, and I then began to start to realize, all at once as well, as to just how worn out I was in the very first place any ways. I tilted my head a bit, as I kind of felt like I did not want to fall asleep right now, as it still felt like I had a fair bit to think on right now. Sadly how ever, my body did not seem to want to agree with my mind this time how ever, as when I blinked a few times, to let my eyes not get all too dry, I did not open them back up, as after I did in fact do such a thing, it did not take me all too long after all of that, all at the exact same time as well, to fall in to quite a bit of some deep sleep, all at the exact same time too, as I breathed in just a little bit to my self, before I then began to pass out.

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