I Must Be Sick (Heatherpaw)

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She wants to say "I love you" but she keeps it to "goodnight"

((@heatherpaw I hope you don't mind this, but I need someone to break the bad good news to Foxbriar.))

Foxbriar felt as though she was not going to be able to keep that stupid mouse down. She sat right outside of camp, her fur fluffing up with comfort as she stared at the ground. This was the third time in a moon, and she knew that it was about time to see Cedarpaw. In all honesty, she didn't trust that tom. He was so young, was he really fit for being a medicine cat? She sighed, took a deep breath, and waddled into the camp in an attempt to keep from spilling her lunch all over the camp floor. Her strange walk also had to do with the extra layer of fat that had settled itself on her underbelly. She couldn't help but to be confused by it. Sure, she had been more hungry lately, but it was not like she was eating that much. She hoped that no other cat became angry with her for packing on some extra pounds, as she really had no clue why it was happening. She entered the medicine cat den, searching for the young tom who lived there. "Cedarpaw?" She called out. "I, um, I am not well."

because love will mean falling and she's afraid of heights

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(It's fine. )

Cedarpaw had just woken up and he was not exactly in a good mood when he heard someone say his name. He blinked his eyes a few times and sighed. 

"What's wrong?" he asked in a tired voice. Being a medicine cat had taken a lot of energy out of him. His den always seemed to be messy and he always had more things he had to do. It would help him a lot to have an apprentice, even though he didn't particularly want one.

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She wants to say "I love you" but she keeps it to "goodnight"

((If you cannot tell, she is pregnant))

Foxbriar noticed Cedarpaw and took a few more cautious steps into the den. She noticed how messy the den was. It reminded her of her nest when she had been an apprentice. With age came organization, and Cedarpaw must have just been too young. She chose not to mention it.

The she-cat sat down in front of the tom. "Well, lately I have been getting very nauseous after I eat. Oh, and I also have been noticing that I look...fatter. I swear that I am eating no more than my fair share, even though I have been hungrier, so I don't know why I am getting plump. Cedarpaw, I think I must be sick." She admitted.

because love will mean falling and she's afraid of heights

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"Huh?" Cedarpaw mewed thoughtfully. "Well, it doesn't really sound like you're sick..." He could tell that she was more plump than clan cats usually were. "Have you considered moving to the nursery?" he said with a hint of amusement in his voice. He paused.

"Foxbriar, you're definitely not sick. You're pregnant," he mewed gently. 

(Sorry this took me such a long time to reply to! Lightningtrail)

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She wants to say "I love you" but she keeps it to "goodnight"

Foxbriar's eyes, which only moments ago had displayed nothing but concern, widened with shock. "I-I'm what?" She questioned, her ears pinning to her head in utter panic. Her tail fur became even bushier than normal in suprise. "but I cannot be...that it just does not happen to cats like me," She mewed, mainly to herself. She took a few steps away from Cedarpaw and began to pace. Back and forth, back and forth, she was nearly lost for words, but at the same time she wanted to scream at every single tom she had flirted with for being so idiotic. No, she wanted to scream at herself. How could she?!

She stopped pacing and turned to Cedarpaw. There was only one explanation. "Haha, very funny, Cedarpaw." She chuckled nervously. "Come on, what is really wrong?" She couldn't be...that dreaded word. No, it was impossible. Cedarpaw must have been joking with her. The amusement in his voice mere seconds ago had been blatantly obvious. Surely he was messing with her head. Not funny, Cedarpaw, she thought grumpily, though her face was still showing her hopeful happiness. She didn't even know who the father could be, how could she be...pregnant?

because love will mean falling and she's afraid of heights

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Cedarpaw watched as the she-cat paced back and forth, over and over. Aren't cats usually happy when they find out they're pregnant? he thought, surprised by Foxbriar's actions. It was strange to him. Shouldn't she be excited for her future kits? Or happy to know that she would raise them up to be fine warriors that would risk everything to help Whisperclan? He tried to find some words of comfort, but his mind went blank. 

"I'm not lying," he mewed. "Medicine cats most likely will not joke about something like this. Pregnant cats will become hungrier and gain weight. Just like you. They also might feel nauseous," he explained. "I'm telling the truth."