Ivypool's Heart || Warriors ✔

Chapter 10

As Ivypool and Blossomfall return to camp, their jaws full of fresh-kill for the rest of the Clan after their early morning hunting, Ivypool can't help but feel a little nervous about what she and Blossomfall had agreed on only just a couple sunrises ago.

Will they really be able to keep it a secret from the rest of the Clan, till the two of them are sure that this is what they want for longer than they already have managed to? Or will the Clan find out before they're sure of this?

Even though they've managed to keep their little secret to themselves for now, Ivypool still finds herself afraid of what her Clans reaction to it will be.

Ivypool is scared that they won't be able to keep it a secret till they're ready, and she's afraid of what the Clan will think. She's scared of the rejection from her Clan. The rejection from her own sister, Dovewing especially. The last thing that she wants is for her sister to hate her for loving another she-cat.

Glancing over at Blossomfall as she sets her catch down onto the fresh-kill pile, Ivypool quickly looks around the clearing. Most of the Clan are just now emerging from their dens, and into the middle of the clearing to prepare for the day.

Ivypool can't risk admitting her worries to Blossomfall right now. Not when someone could easily overhear them.

It's only been a couple of sunrises since both Ivypool and Blossomfall agreed on trying things out till they're both sure of it, but Ivypool is still nervous about it, and she has every right to be. Though, she's not so sure how nervous Blossomfall is about it. If the older she-cat is just as nervous as Ivypool is about all of this, then she sure is good at acting like there's nothing going on.

"Ivypool!" At the sound of her name being called, Ivypool turns around to find her apprentice, Snowpaw, emerging from the apprentices den and making his way over to her.

"Ivypool! Can we go out on the dawn patrol?" Snowpaw asks, jumping up and down on his small white paws.

Ivypool can't help but let out a purr in amusement at the young white tom in front of her. "I don't know, Snowpaw." She says. "Let's go over and see if Squirrelflight hasn't already given out any orders for a dawn patrol."

Snowpaw lets out a squeal of excitement at that, before he's running off to where Squirrelflight is currently seated below Highledge, waiting for the cats to come to her to receive their orders for today.

"Hey, Squirrelflight!" Ivypool hears Snowpaw say, once the young tom has stopped in front of the ThunderClan deputy. "Can Ivypool and I go out on border patrol?" He asks, just as Ivypool herself reaches the two of them.

Squirrelflight lets out a small purr at the young tom. "I was just about to send you both out on border patrol, actually." She says, before looking over at Ivypool. "You'll be going out to check the borders with Cherryfall, and Bumblestripe."

Ivypool nods at that, before looking over towards the thorn tunnel entrance where Bumblestripe is currently seated, waiting for the rest of his border patrol. She also glances over at the warriors den, where Cherryfall was just emerging from and making her way over to Squirrelflight.

"Cherryfall." Squirrelflight says, as the ginger she-cat stops in front of her. "You'll be going out on the border patrol with Bumblestripe, Ivypool, and Snowpaw."

"Alright." Cherryfall nods, before she, Ivypool, and Snowpaw make their way over to where Bumblestripe is currently sitting and waiting for them.

As he notices the three cats approaching him, Bumblestripe stands up, and walks over to them. "We ready to go?" He asks, looking his patrol over, and as Ivypool, Cherryfall, and Snowpaw all nod their heads, Bumblestripe is turning around and leading the patrol out through the thorn tunnel and into the forest.

All the while as Ivypool patrols the borders with her clanmates, she manages to not think about her and Blossomfall for the time being, and just gets on with her duties as a ThunderClan warrior. But even if her thoughts aren't focused on her feelings for Blossomfall currently, she's sure that it will be later on.

For now though, she's just going to get on with her tasks and keep herself busy for the time being as she just gets on with her warrior duties.