I Need To Leave

[Sarah]

Fernpool slowly approached the lake. She needed to cool down from her recent fight with Amberpaw and Skylight. With a sigh, she sat at the water's edge, and wrapped her tail around her paws. She stared at the water, wishing she could just jump in and drown herself. I don't see the point of life without someone to love! she thought. She thought for a moment, then stood. "Goodbye, FrostClan." she yowled very loudly, "Don't expect to see me again. I'm not loved here." She sat for a moment to see if anyone would come to stop her.

[Amber]

It was just so peaceful here, nothing was like staring at the lake, not matter what the weather was outside. The tom was glad his pelt was long, it kept the cold from chilling him too much. This was his favorite spot in the entire territory. Such a nice place to think and daydream.

Briarclaw had been here for only a few moments, thinking about how he could find a cat he never knew, had never actually seen. Was he out of his mind for trying to find her? Maybe he was, but he just had to know, it was eating him up inside.

Hearing the voice of a clanmate his ears pricked and glanced into the direction of the yowl. Fernpool...now what was she doing here? Yes, he had heard her mention something about not being loved, but still. Knowing he might possibly not regret talking to her, Briarclaw padded toward the she-cat.

"Mind if I sit beside you?" he began, almost in a whisper.
"And mind if I ask why you don't want to stay in the clan?"

[Sarah]

Fernpool jumped when she heard Briarclaw's voice. She gave a weak smile, then meowed, "You can sit with me." She smirked. "This clan doesn't love me," she licked at some wounds left from her fight with Amberpaw, "And, what's the point when no one loves you? That's why I don't want to stay here."

[Amber]

Briarclaw smirked a bit then sat down beside the she-cat. It felt a little awkward to him being so close to someone, he was used to keeping his distance, but Fernpool looked like she needed someone to talk to. How he could help, he was unsure, but he was better than nothing, right?

"I'm sorry you feel that way. But I doubt this is the solution to your problems." He began staring at his paws for a moment. "I don't think the clan particularly loves anyone, but they like the members. And I don't want to see you leave." he added.

"If it makes you feel any better I would miss you if you left." Briarclaw said, looking up from his paws.

[Sarah]

Fernpool sighed. "Give me one good reason I should stay!" she snapped. Turning away from Briarclaw, she lashed her tail. "Stupid Amberpaw," she meowed under her breath. "They care about her but not about me." She gave a low growl and stared at the lake before her.

[Amber]

Briarclaw didn't know how he could get through to this cat. He, who had problems of his own, was trying to help. He really must be having an off day or something. He let out a huge sigh, trying to think of a way, any way to get the she-cat to stay.

"Because I want you to stay. You may not think that others care that you are here, but I do. You always bring a smile to my face somehow. I may not know how, I just know that I can't bare to see you leave like this." he said calmly, trying to not let his temper get the better of him.

"They care about you too, you are a big asset to the clan. I don't care what anyone else says, you work hard and do your best. What else can someone ask for? And as for Amberpaw, if you need to rant about her ever just come and talk to me, to get it off your chest. Don't run away..please, I need you."

[Sarah]

Fernpool didn't look at Briarclaw. "You need me? That's hard to believe." Her tone started to soften up. "If you need me, I guess I can stay." She walked over to Briarclaw and pushed her nose onto his pelt. "I guess I need you too. You're the only one who said anything. I mean, anything nice." She shivered as the wind ruffled the fur on her back.

[Amber]

Briarclaw nodded as she spoke. It seems like the words he had just spoken had an effect. It was exactly as he hoped it would be. Thank StarClan for that!
He froze as he felt her nose in his pelt, but relaxed after a moment. He needed her more than she even knew, probably more than he knew.
"Thank you for staying. It really does mean alot to me, you mean alot to me." he said, with a slight smile.

Briarclaw wrapped his tail around her as he felt her shiver. "We need to get you back to camp before you freeze. If you ever need someone to talk to, come find me. I promise I will listen. And before you do anything like this again, I would prefer it if you let me know."

[Sarah]

Fernpool nodded. "Okay. You're welcome. Thanks for coming here and persuading me to stay. You mean a lot to me, too, I guess." she meowed, her voice shaky. She stood and stretched her long limbs. Sighing she wrapped her tail around Briarclaw and stared at him with affectionate. She had found love at last.

[Amber]

Briarclaw was still in shock of how much he actually enjoyed another cat's company. This was rare for him, something he never thought about. It really was nice. He blinked his eyes as he began to purr.
"I'm glad I was able to persuade you to stay. The clan would lose such a beautiful she-cat." his eyes shimmered with what seemed to be happiness. This feeling inside of him was something he had never felt, but he liked the way it felt. It made him feel like he had another purpose in life, other than looking for his sister.

[Sarah]

Fernpool stared into Briarclaw's eyes. What did she see in them? Was it love? Happiness? She grinned. "You don't mean that. I'm not beautiful." she meowed in reply. She wasn't vain so she didn't admit she was beautiful, even though it was true. She sighed and looked at the snow-covered ground.

[Amber]

Briarclaw had never been so distracted in his life. It wasn't a bad distraction, though, it was something that he hoped would be good. Maybe sharing his thoughts with this cat would be alright. The tom was used to just helping solve other cats problems, not his own. But just seeing Fernpool's eyes, it gave the tom hope. He knew that he could do anything he set his mind to.

"Your the most beautiful cat I have ever seen." he said with a purr. It was true, she was the most beautiful cat to him that he had ever seen.

[Sarah]

Fernpool shuffled her paws, embarassed. She looked at Briarclaw's eyes. "Maybe we should get back to camp, you know, before they're too worried." she meowed, looking towards the ground. She rubbed her cold body against Briarclaws and purred.