Arriving At The River

Chapter One

Seven moons later
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Honeypaw was sleeping on a rock, but was awoken to the sound of a meeting being called. She stretched and left the warm sunlight and sat under the wetrock.

"It's about time you got here." Murmered Dawnpaw.

"Shush." Replied Honeypaw

Honeypaw wasn't paying attention to the meeting and was looking around for Ripplepaw. The silver tom greatly interested her.

Honeypaw spotted him and slowly inched over "What should I talk to him about? Maybe about prey or the other clans maybe about-"

Her thoughts were interuppted as she accidently rammed into Quietpaw. She quickly turned around, seeing the meeting was over. She turned back around facing Quietpaw.

"I-I'm so sorry I didn't mean too, really, I was just-"

"It's alright, it happens to everyone." He smiled.

"Oh alright.. well I'll be going." Honeypaw murmered.

Honeypaw padded away and looked for Ripplepaw. While looking, she spotted Cinderfrost cuddling with Oakleaf, with their newborn son huddling close to them.

"I wish Ripplepaw and I can be like that someday." She thought. She guessed Ripplepaw was in the Apprentice den, so she went back to the rock she was previously sleeping on and romanticized about her and Ripplepaw.

Her thoughts were mostly, "What will our kits look like?" and "What if we really do become mates?"

Ripplepaw noticed Honeypaw and sat next to her. Honeypaw's fur became hot, and she shifted uneasily.

"Hi Ripplepaw." She greeted.

"Greetings Honeypaw" He replied.

Ripplepaw and Honeypaw were talking for a while, Honeypaw enjoying every second. Ripplepaw's mentor said that they were going to go training. Before Ripplepaw left, he said,

"One day I'll become leader of this clan."

Honeypaw thought he was a good enough cat to do that, he was trained very well and he was the nicest cat that she had ever met.

Honeypaw replied, "Am I going to be your deputy?"

"No."

Honeypaw was shocked, they were very close friends and she thought she could be the future Deputy of this clan. Then Ripplepaw said one more sentence before he left.

"You'll be my mate."

Honeypaw's heart fluttered. Ripplepaw bounded off to train. Honeypaw spent the rest of the day thinking about him.

Honeypaw was in love.