Cinders to Flames

Chapter 26

Cinderfrost was picking at a small mouse in the camp clearing when she saw Aspenpaw— Aspenheart, leap onto the high rock.

"All cats gather around the high rock!" She called, her voice carrying confidently around the camp. Her tail lashed back and forth with agitation, and Cinderfrost wondered what had made the medicine cat so furious.

The clan began gathering beneath the high rock, cats shooting each other confused and curious glances.

"You're not the leader!" Berryfang called, his eyes narrowing. "What makes you think you can call a clan meeting?!"

"I have something important to say," she hissed back, straightening herself. "Heronsky is breaking the warrior code as we speak- Seeing multiple cats from other clans while he has a mate in FrostClan!"

Shocked gasps followed Aspenheart's accusation, and Cinderfrost turned to look at Featherpool. Her belly was slightly swollen with her expecting kits.

"That-this can't be true!" She exclaimed, her mew wavering. Cinderfrost felt a rush of sympathy for her. "Heronsky has been nothing but kind to me."

"I saw him with a she-cat near the HeatherClan border multiple times, and I thought it was time to speak up." Aspenheart replied boldly.

Featherpool got to her paws, swaying slightly. "You can't... You're making this up! I love Heronsky, and he loves me. He would never betray me."

That's what I thought, Cinderfrost thought to herself. She would think that Featherpool was being naive and delusional if she hadn't made the same mistake herself, many moons ago.

"Why would I lie about this?" Aspenheart hissed, her expression a mix of hurt and resentment.

"Because- Because you're jealous that I became mates with him instead of you." She spat, baring her teeth.

Cinderfrost's jaw slackened with utter shock, glancing from her sister to Aspenheart, who stood in complete silence on the top of the high rock.

"I was just trying to help you," the medicine cat meowed, her voice breaking. "I knew he was bad news as soon as you fell in love with that vile foxheart. He never loved you one bit, but you cared about him... More than anything in the world." She bounded down from the high rock, sending rocks clattering down.

"I was just trying to make you realize how disloyal he was before he betrayed you." Cinderfrost watched as she stalked out of the camp exit, leaving the clan in shocked silence. Featherpool stood up without saying a word and vanished into the nursery.

"What in the name of StarClan just happened?" Blackwhisker whispered, turning to her with wide eyes.

"Did you know that Aspenheart was in love with Featherpool?" Cinderfrost asked. "Because I sure didn't."

"I had no idea," he replied, staring at the nursery. "What I did know is that Heronsky is a giant traitor," he added with a snarl.

"Yeah, yeah, no need to rub that in." She huffed, turning back to her half eaten prey. "Do you think... Maybe I should have warned her about Heronsky?"
"I doubt she would have listened to you. She didn't listen to Aspenheart, and they were really close."

"I still feel bad, though. Maybe two cats saying he was nasty would have pulled her out of her little delusions."

"Where is Heronsky anyway?" Blackwhisker wondered out loud.
"Off with some pretty HeatherClan cat I suspect, oblivious to what's happening over here," she grumbled.

"You're one to talk." Blackwhisker teased. "There's this one pretty HeatherClan she-cat I remember being Cinderfrost's number one favourite a few moons ago..."

"Shut it," she snapped.

"Or what?"

"Or I'll shred your ears." She leapt on him, playfully batting his ears.
"Noo, I promise not to joke about your past love life!" He cried, flopping over dramatically on the ground.
"Get up, you look like a dying fish, flopping around like that," she mocked.

Idk what this is... Filler chapter with lesbians breaking up and just... Chaos...