Ivypool's Heart || Warriors ✔

Chapter 16

There's only one sunrise to go until Ivypool and Blossomfall tell the Clan about them being mates with each other, and so far Snowpaw has kept to his promise of not telling anyone. Both Ivypool and Blossomfall are glad about that, and they both feel as though they can trust Snowpaw enough to not tell anyone for another sunrise.

Currently Ivypool and Snowpaw are out on a hunting patrol along with Brackenfur and Thornclaw, and Ivypool can't help but find herself becoming a little distracted. Her mind just doesn't seem to want to stay focused on hunting right now. Instead it seems to want to drift off towards whatever could possibly go wrong after she and Blossomfall tell the Clan about them being mates.

Ivypool hisses in frustration as she misses another mouse, clawing at the grass where the mouse was only moments ago before it dashed away from her before she got the chance to catch it.

"Come on, Ivypool." Thornclaw says, walking over to her, looking concerned with regards to Ivypool's lack of concentration. "You could've easily caught that. Is everything okay?"

Ivypool sighs, flicking her tail slightly. "I'm okay." She sighs. "Just a little tired is all." She lies.

It wasn't completely lie, as she is a little tired right now. But more than that, she just can't stop her mind from wandering off onto something else other than hunting.

Thornclaw nods. "Alright then." He starts. "Just, at least try and catch something." He says. At that, he's retreating off through the undergrowth, leaving Ivypool along to carry on hunting.

Not long after, Ivypool catches the scent of squirrel, and forcing herself to keep her mind on hunting, she's off. Making sure that she doesn't returned to camp with nothing.

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Thankfully Ivypool has returned to camp with something. Though it's definitely less than what she was hoping to bring back to camp. But the main thing is that she did end up catching something.

Dropping her catch down onto the fresh-kill pile, Ivypool quickly scans round the clearing. Her gaze stopping on Blossomfall, who was dozing out near the warrior's den. Grabbing a squirrel off the pile, Ivypool makes her way over to Blossomfall, and drops the squirrel near her, before she sits down herself.

Blossomfall looks up as she notices Ivypool sitting next to her with a squirrel, and she sits up herself, smoothing down the fur on her chest.

"Hey." Ivypool says. "Want to share this squirrel?"

Blossomfall nods. "I haven't eaten anything all day." She says, before the two of them begin eating.

Once they're finished their squirrel, they just relax in the clearing near the warrior's den together. Ivypool can't help but notice some of the Clan casting curious glances over at her and Blossomfall. She's not sure what they're thinking, but tomorrow, then the Clan will finally find out what it is that her and Blossomfall are hiding.

Ivypool just hopes that they don't get too much of a bad reaction from the Clan. That's the last thing that they want and need.

But before they tell the Clan, they're first going to have to confront Bramblestar about it, and request to tell the rest of the Clan about it. Then maybe depending on the reaction of the Clan, they tell the other three Clans about them at the gathering.

After all, there might be others in ShadowClan, WindClan, and RiverClan just like them.