Goldenflower's Love

Part of The Twilight Series by Ottersplash.

Chapter 1
Goldenflower ran through the thicket of brush, scenting the air for prey every now and then. The tortoiseshell stopped, pelt bristling, as she caught a scent in the air. That's not the hunting patrol, thought Goldenflower. The young warrior lifted her slender muzzle to drink in the scent in the brisk air. The winds of leaf-bare made her shiver.

Out of nowhere, a black body appeared from the ferns and knocked Goldenflower to the ground. The strange cat stood over her body and yowled in triumph.

"And Raven knocks her down!"

Goldenflower scratched the cat's flank. The stranger moved a mouse-length away, licking the bloody wound. "What was that for?" he asked, licking impatiently.

"Who are you and what do you want?" hissed Goldenflower, unsheathing her claws.

The tom stared at her. "I knew you would ask sooner or later. My name is Raven. I live on that abandoned Twoleg nest near the moorland."

Goldenflower growled. "Why did you attack me?"

Raven looked at her with amusement flashing in his eyes.

"Why can't a cat have a little fun with the essence of starlight?"

Goldenflower's pelt stopped bristling; this cat was flirting with her! How dare he! Yet she said nothing. She felt her fur flush under his steady gaze. The ThunderClan cat felt a tickle in her stomach. Was she falling in love with the black loner? Raven watched her with love and passion in his eyes.

"Ah, yes, I almost forgot, what is your name?" Goldenflower didn't say a word for a few heartbeats, wondering if she should tell Raven her name. "My name is Goldenflower, from ThunderClan." "Ah yes, I have heard about the four Clans that hunt around here. WindClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, and the home of the beautiful she-cat before me, ThunderClan." Goldenflower knew too well that she couldn't fall in love with a loner, but the tortoiseshell warrior was in love with the cat, Raven. Goldenflower was about to speak, to tell him that she felt love for him too but suddenly, she scented ThunderClan warriors. It must be the hunting patrol, thought Goldenflower.

"Raven, you must run and hide, the hunting patrol can't find you!"

Raven turned and ran, but stopped, "Meet me at Fourtrees tomorrow, at midnight."

When the cat finished his sentence, he fled to the trees, disappearing out of sight.

"There you are, Goldenflower! We were looking for you everywhere; you were supposed to watch me stalk and kill a mouse!" meowed Mistpaw, Goldenflower's apprentice.

"Where were you Goldenflower? You weren't at Sunningrocks, Fourtrees, or camp!" hissed Stormfall.

"Sorry Stormfall, I was just stalking a thrush that I had scented." Stormfall looked at her as if he didn't believe her. His amber eyes lurked with suspicion.

"Let's go back to camp." suggested Lionleaf. She sent a silent message of gratitude to her father. The patrol of four entered the camp, Goldenflower deep in thought, thinking of Raven and their meeting. She still couldn't believe that she was falling for a loner.