MapleBirch au! (REWRITING)

Chapter 2

Weeks passed as the newly named warriors grew into their roles. Mapleshade was a natural leader amongst her peers. Others often thought she would be come the next leader.

Birchface became the top hunter, his skills surpassed others, and he often brought back the most pray.
Frecklewish was a great fighter, and often tending to get into a fight with Riverclan, much to the dismay of her father.

The three young warriors became very close to one another. They shared pray, often went on patrol together if they could. But one day Birchface come to the realization that he liked Mapleshade more than a friend.

The group was sitting around the warriors stump and where chatting. Frecklewish was taking the lead in the discussion. She was talking about a she had over a story from an elder of windclan.

Mapleshade seemed to be listening, her beautiful amber eyes shining with amusement, as Frecklewish talked. Birchface watched the beautiful calico she-cat, he had been padding after the molly for a while now.

Mapleshade flicked her ear and turned to her male companion. She has felt someone's gaze burn into her pelt and she turned to him. The dark brown tabby had this moony look to him.

Mapleshade giggled. She flicked frecklewish's flank and nodded towards the mollies brother. She spoke in a soft giggle, "So Birchface, who has stolen your affections?"

Birchface was completely caught off guard by the question from the beautiful calico molly. He stumbled on his words. "I..oh..uhm.." He looked around hoping to find someone in his age group to say he had a crush on.

Mapleshade giggled at the tom as she waited for his answer. Her big amber eyes shining with anticipation, Birchface was her friend and she had to know who had his affections.

Birchface looked at the dark gray tom, ravenwing, as he padded out of the medicine den and blurted out the Tom's name. Mapleshade smirked and leaned forward, "Oh? How interesting" she giggled.

Birchface turned away his face burning with embarrassment. He scolded himself in his thoughts. 'Really the medicine cat?' He sighed, he did like Ravenwing, but it wasnt a romantic like, at least not the way it was for mapleshade.

Before Birchface could say anything, Beetail came over and spoke, "Are you three busy?" He asked nervously. The tom had been deputy for only a few moons and was will getting used to it.

Mapleshade spoke first, "Oh no we aren't busy Beetail. We actually just finished our meal" she said sitting up. Beetail seemed to relax slightly at the mollies kind smile.

The dark orange and brown tabby nodded. "Okay can you, and Frecklewish and Bloomheart go on a border patrol?" He said to mapleshade. The tabby turned to birch face, "Can you help Ravenwing gather some herbs?"

His words were met with a giggled and a wink from Mapleshade, birchface felt his face heat up again. "Of..Of corse I can," He said stumbling just a but on his words.

He turned and padded over to the dark gray Tom. "Hey.. Ravenwing, Beetail said you need help with herb gathering?" He asked.

The dark gray tom nodded. "Yes, I would have had an apprentice help me, but there doesn't seem to be one." He chuckled and turned to the camp entrance.

Birchface laughed. He followed the dark gray tom out of camp and into the forest. The dark brown tabby tom turned to Ravenwing, "What are we looking for?" He asked looking around at the forest.

Ravenwing smiled. "I need some more poppy seeds and some Juniper berries." He said softly. "Do you know what they look like?"

Birchface nodded. "Yeah I know what they look like." He said with a kind smile. Ravenwing nodded and turned his head away from the handsome tom.

"Alright, let go looking for them." Ravenwing said padding deeper into the forest. He would often give Birchface quick glances.

The dark gray tom had a crush on the handsome dark tabby tom, since they were young. He had to push those feelings down as he became a medicine cat.

He sighed inwardly. Not only did he have a crush on Birchface, but one on Mapleshade as well. She have beautiful calico fur, with bright Amber eyes.

Ravenwing shook his head and growled quietly to himself. He was a medicine cat, he had no time for silly crushes!

The dark gray tom ran head first into a bush of Juniper berries. Behind him birchface laughed. "I tried to warn you, but you seemed to be lost in your head!"

The gray tom felt his face heat up. He had made a fool of himself in front his crush. He pulled himself out and shook out his fur.

He chucked nervously. "I.. uh.. I found the Juniper berry bush." He turned to his companion. "Uhm can you help me gather some for me while I go get the poppies?"

Birchface laughed. "Are you sure you can handle being by yourself? I don't want you to run into something else." He teased.

Ravens frowned slightly. "Of course I can!" He said with a huff. "Now collect those berries!" He said turning away from his crush and went to find poppies.

On the way to find the poppies, he ran into his mentor, Oatspeck. The cream and brown speckled molly greeted him.

"How's gathering going?" She asked with a sparkle in her eye. "I saw that handsome Birchface with you." She said mocking his words.

Ravenwing flushed at his mentors words. She knew of his crush on the dark tabby tom but she didn't know about the crush on the beautiful calico molly.

"I...I.." He stumbled out. "It's going fine Oatspeck.." He grumbled. The cream and brown speckled molly laughed. "Okay I'll see you back at the den." She giggled walking away.

Ravenwing shook out his pelt and went to gather his poppies. Once he had a few he returned to his companion.

The two tom made their way back to camp talking about their future. Ravenwing found himself falling deeper for the dark tabby tom.

He hated that because he could never enter a relationship with the handsome tom.

They made their way into the medicine den and Birchface dropped his finding and left Ravenwing with his mentor.

Ravenwing watched as Birchface walked away and sighed. He loved being a medicine cat but at the same time he longed for a mate.

The dark gray tom watched as Birchface met up with his sister and his friend, Mapleshade.

He saw as his face lit up with joy and love for the calico molly and frowned slightly. If only Birchface has looked at him the way he looked at both Mapleshade and Him.

The dark tom spent the rest of his day cleaning and putting away his herb storage.

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HOLY SHIT! I AM SO SO SORRY!! I've recently started college and I have been working! It's been a hell of a ride the past...uhm year? Haha.. anyways here is an update! I promise to update on a semi regular schedule! I hope you enjoy this and if you have ideas for this story and other stories I have please don't be scared to send them my way! I'm always open to suggestions!!

With lots of love,

-Hawk