Ivypool's Heart || Warriors ✔

Chapter 18

"Let all those old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting!" Bramblestar yowls.

As Ivypool and Blossomfall watch as the Clan gathers in the clearing, it starts to become more real to the pair of them. This it it. They're about to tell the Clan, and await their fate. This is something that may change their lives forever, and they're afraid of what may become of this.

"Ivypool and Blossomfall would like to make an announcement to the Clan." Bramblestar says, once the Clan is gathered in the clearing. "I suggest you all should listen to what they have to say, and remember. They're our Clanmates. Nothing will change that."

A lot of the Clan seem to become rather confused at the last thing Bramblestar had said. But Ivypool feels as though if this were someone else standing in her position, then she'd be a little confused about what's going on also.

Taking a deep breath, Ivypool and Blossomfall walk up to the front of the Clan. Nervousness fill both of the she-cats with every passing heartbeat. They have no idea how exactly to tell the Clan, but they've already made the decision to tell them now, and there's no backing down now.

"A-as some of you might have noticed." Blossomfall starts, looking round at the Clan nervously. "It may seem that Ivypool and I are hiding something." She says, glancing over at Ivypool who looked just as nervous as her, if not more. "And, you're right. We have been hiding something from you all."

"Blossomfall and I are." Ivypool starts. "We're... we're in love with each other, and have decided to become mates."

As the gathered cats are stuck in a stunned silence, both Ivypool and Blossomfall shrink away, beginning to think the worst, and that the Clan will force them to leave. Instead, that's not what happens at all, and Snowpaw is the first to speak.

"I'm so happy for you both!" He exclaims, running over to the both of them.

Dovewing and Bumblestripe are the next to run over to them with Briarlight dragging herself along behind them. The three of them didn't look mad at all. They looked happy for them. Though Ivypool suspects a bit of disappointment coming from her sister.

"Ivypool, why didn't you tell me?" Dovewing asks. She doesn't sound mad, just disappointed. "I'm your sister, I wouldn't have been mad."

Ivypool sighs. "I didn't know how you'd react."

Dovewing nods, before rubbing her head up against Ivypool. "Don't worry. I'm happy for you." She assures her.

"Thank you." Ivypool sighs in relief. The last thing she wanted to do was make her sister hate her.

Eventually everyone in the Clan had came up to both Ivypool and Blossomfall, telling them how proud they are of them for announcing this, and that they're happy for them. Ivypool and Blossomfall definitely weren't expecting this much support, but they sure are glad about it.

The Clan isn't mad about them being mates with each other. But there's still the chance that the other three Clans will...

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"Ivypool, Blossomfall!" Daisy calls, as she runs over to them, followed closely behind by Dustpelt.

By now the rest of the Clan had gone back to do their own thing, leaving Ivypool and Blossomfall to lay together in the clearing grooming each other. And thankfully now they both no longer have to worry about what the Clan might think.

"Ivypool. Blossomfall." Daisy starts, once she and Dustpelt reach the both of them. "I just want to say how much I admire your courage to announce what you did to the Clan."

"Thank you." Ivypool purrs.

Daisy nods her head at them, before she sighs. "I just wish I had as much courage as the both of you today when Ferncloud was still with us."

Both Ivypool and Blossomfall sit up at that. The both of them interested to hear what exactly Daisy means by that.

"Up until Ferncloud's death during the great battle, the two of us were mates with each other." Daisy explains. "But neither of us had the courage to tell the rest of the Clan."

That admission comes as a shock to both Ivypool and Blossomfall. They're not the only ones like this in the Clan. Daisy is like them, and was mates with Ferncloud before she died in the great battle between the Clans and the Dark Forest.

But if Daisy and Ferncloud had become mates, then what about Dustpelt? The cat who everyone believed was Ferncloud's mate?

Dustpelt seems to sense Ivypool and Blossomfall's confusion, and he walks a little closer to them. "I had the feeling that Ferncloud didn't love me as much as she used to." He starts. "And when she had admitted to me that she'd fallen in love with another cat - that cat being Daisy - I was at first angry. I was going to call them out to the Clan." He explains. "But then I saw how happy the two of them were with each other, and I realized that all I really wanted was for Ferncloud to be happy, and I decided not to tell the Clan anything."

Daisy nods. "And since Ferncloud and I didn't have the courage to tell the Clan, Dustpelt agreed to help us keep this secret, and act like he and Ferncloud are still mates with each other." She says.

"Surprisingly the Clan never suspected a thing." Dustpelt adds. "We managed to keep this secret hidden surprisingly well, and for so long too."

Ivypool and Blossomfall both nod. The both of them surprised that they managed to keep that secret hidden from the rest of the Clan for moons without anyone suspecting a thing.

Both Daisy and Dustpelt leave Ivypool and Blossomfall alone after that, Daisy heading back over to the nursery, and Dustpelt heading out of camp presumably to do a bit of hunting.

Not long after though, Millie makes her way over to them. She tells them both how happy she is for them, and tells Blossomfall how sorry she is for not paying as much attention to her as she should've done, and that she's always been proud of her.

Ivypool can't not notice how happy what Millie had just told Blossomfall made her. All Blossomfall had wanted, was her mother to take notice of her more, as after Briarlight's accident, Millie ended up not taking as much notice in her other two kits - Blossomfall and Bumblestripe - as she should've. That had ultimately been a reason as to why Blossomfall had begun training in the Dark Forest. Ivypool isn't sure if it was the whole reason, or if it was only part of the reason.

But now that Millie has told Blossomfall of how proud she has been of her and how sorry she is for not paying her much attention, Ivypool knows that her mate is a lot happier now, added onto the fact that the Clan didn't have a bad reaction to their announcement at all. Ivypool isn't quite sure if she's ever seen Blossomfall happier than she is now.

And just maybe, if ThunderClan didn't have a bad reaction to their announcement, then it'll be all okay to telling the other three Clans about them at the gathering. Maybe they might even end up encouraging more cats like themselves that there may possibly be in the other three Clans to come out and tell the Clans as well.