Ivypool's Heart || Warriors ✔

Chapter 15

"Snowpaw!" Ivypool exclaims. "What are you doing out here?"

The white tom hesitates, before he sighs, clawing at the grass in shame at being caught. "I saw you and Blossomfall walking out of camp together, and I got curious with what you were up to." He says, before hanging his head in shame. "So I followed you both out here."

Ivypool glances over at Blossomfall, to find her watching Snowpaw. But Ivypool can't tell how Blossomfall is feeling towards Snowpaw following the both of them out here and basically spying on them.

And Snowpaw had wandered out of camp by himself! Who knows what might have happened to him. He's lucky that Lionblaze didn't catch him sneaking out of camp.

Though, since Lionblaze didn't catch him, it means that Snowpaw would've gone a different way out of camp. Which also explains why Ivypool and Blossomfall didn't notice him until now.

"I'm sorry, Ivypool." Snowpaw apologizes. "But I'm just curious about what seems to be going on between you both. I didn't mean to make you both mad or anything."

"We're not mad, Snowpaw." Blossomfall says, speaking for the first time since Snowpaw had walked out from the trees. "Not really anyway."

"You just took the both of us by surprise is all." Ivypool says. "You should be back at camp asleep in the apprentices den."

Snowpaw looks between both the she-cats. "Well, shouldn't you both be in camp also?" He asks.

Ivypool and Blossomfall turn to look at one another. They both know that Snowpaw has a point there, but at the same time, Snowpaw should still be back in camp more than they should.

Anyway, plenty of warriors go out for a bit of night hunting, so warriors can be out of camp at night. But apprentices out of camp at night, that's not exactly allowed.

Then again, Ivypool can name plenty of cats who'd sneak out of camp at night while they were still apprentices. In fact, she's one of them that did. Maybe not as many times as some others, but still one of them.

"Snowpaw, Blossomfall and I are out here to do a bit of night hunting." Ivypool says. "We're allowed to be out of camp at night."

Snowpaw doesn't look too convinced at that, as he walks closer to Ivypool and Blossomfall. "What are you two hiding?" He asks. "I promise if you tell me, I won't tell anyone."

"Snowpaw." Ivypool sighs, looking over at Blossomfall. "I'm not so sure if we can trust you to keep quiet."

Can they trust the young tom to not tell the Clan, before they tell them themselves? Ivypool isn't too sure, even if Snowpaw is her apprentice. She's also not too sure if Blossomfall feels as though Snowpaw can keep quiet about it if they tell him.

"Come on, Ivypool!" Snowpaw says. "You can trust me, honest!" He assures her. "I won't tell anyone."

"Maybe we should just tell him." Blossomfall sighs. "It's not long now till we tell the Clan after all." She points out.

Ivypool sighs. Blossomfall is right. There's not long to go now till they tell the Clan about them. Only a few sunrises till then, so maybe they can trust Snowpaw to keep quiet until then.

Hopefully....

Nodding, Ivypool sits down. "Okay." She starts. "But you have to promise us that you won't tell anyone, got it?"

Snowpaw nods. "I promise I won't tell." He says. "You have my word."

Looking over at Blossomfall as she sits down next to her, Ivypool shakes her head a little. "Blossomfall and I are...." She starts. "We're... in love with each other." She says. "And we've decided to become mates."

Snowpaw is quiet at first, which has Ivypool worrying that he doesn't like it, and that he's going to run straight back to camp and tell everyone. But when he does finally speak, both Ivypool and Blossomfall let out a sigh in relief.

"Wow!" Snowpaw jumps. "That's awesome!" He says. "I didn't know that two she-cats or two toms could be mates with each other!" He then stops. "Wait, has that actually ever happened before in the history of the Clans?"

Blossomfall shakes her head. "Not that we're aware of." She says. "That's why we've not told anyone."

Snowpaw nods. "But you're telling the Clan soon though, right?"

"Yes." Ivypool says. "Which is why you must not tell anyone about this. It's better if the Clan hears it from Blossomfall and myself, not anyone else."

"I promise I'll keep quiet." Snowpaw promises.

Ivypool nods, hoping that Snowpaw will keep to his word and not say a word of it to the Clan before she and Blossomfall get the chance to. The Clan should hear it from her and Blossomfall anyway, not any other cat.

"We should do some hunting now." Blossomfall says, glancing around them. "Then head back to camp before anyone notices that Snowpaw isn't in the apprentices den."

With that, Ivypool, Blossomfall, and Snowpaw are off doing a bit of night hunting, before heading back to camp. With Snowpaw sneaking back in the way he had snuck out of camp before anyone notices he was out of camp in the first place.

Thankfully no one had noticed that Snowpaw was out of camp, as the rest of the Clan was all asleep in their dens - aside from Lionblaze that is, who was still out on watch outside the camp entrance.

Setting their prey down on the fresh-kill pile, Ivypool and Blossomfall hang round the clearing for a few heartbeats longer after Snowpaw had retreated into the apprentices den, before the both of them head off into the warriors den to try and get some sleep. The both of them hoping that they can trust Snowpaw to keep quiet until it's time to tell the rest of the Clan.