Crush on you(Fawn)

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On hearing Smokewhisker's command, Amberleaf turned in the opposite direction from where the fox had appeared and bolted, running as fast as she could. She was embarrassed at how quickly she had run, and was scared for the tom's safety. As much as she hated to admit it, even to herself, she really liked Smokewhisker and didn't want him to get hurt, especially because she hadn't been brave enough to fight alongside him.

When she was a safe distance away, she crouched behind a dense thicket and watched. If Smokewhisker was in trouble, she would force herself to fight. but until then, she would sit here and wait as agonizing minutes passed by.

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Smokewhisker felt relief flood him when Amberleaf took his advice and ran off he didn't have much time to feel relief though because he felt pain in his shoulder which brought him back to his senses. Narrowing his eyes he wrenched himself away from the fox and slashed the foxes muzzle managing to cut its nose. Then he darted around the fox the fox hard on his paws seeing a tree near by he leapt managing to dig his claws into one of the lower branches and pulled himself. He watched as the fox went back and forth probably trying to find a way it could get to him.

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Amberleaf could hardly watch as the fight began between Smokewhisker and the fox. Luckily, after the fox struck the tom managed to clamber into a tree. Which meant he was safe, but now the fox had him trapped.

As afraid as Amberleaf was, she knew she had to do something to help. Being from MidnightClan, she had learned how to climb from tree to tree. She had always thought it was a useless skill, but apparently it did have its uses from time to time.

Amberleaf climbed through the thick, tangled branches of the bush until she reached the shaky branches at the top. When she had gone as high as her weight would allow, she bunched her muscles and leaped for the lowest limb of a nearby tree. She barely managed to dig her claws in and climb on top of the branch.

She sat for a moment, taking a second to breathe, before locating the next tree. Luckily, there was a branch on this one that basically crossed over into the other, so she simply crossed over, her pawsteps light and nimble.

She repeated the process, sometimes having to jump a short ways, until she reached the tree next to Smokewhisker's. She had to be especially careful this time, because if she wasn't, she would fall right into the jaws of a hungry fox.

She crossed carefully, her heart pounding the entire time. When she reach the end of the limb, she took calming breaths, braced herself, and leaped, landing neatly on the limb directly above the tom.

"Smokewhisker, it's time for another lesson," she mewed, beckoning for him to follow as she crossed over to the safety of another branch.


OOC: So, I thought maybe when trying to cross Amberleaf could fall and Smokewhisker could save her then.

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ooc: sounds good to me

Smokewhisker was to focused on the fox to notice Amberleaf he was trying to think of a way he could get away from the fox he had trapped himself after all. The sound of Amberleafs voice made him start in surprise and he glanced up to see the she-cat perched on the branch right above him. 'How did she get above me?' he asked himself listening to what she had to say. He nodded swallowing and followed her crossing into the next tree landing a little clumsily but he managed to regain his balance before he could fall.

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"Follow me," Amberleaf mewed. As she crossed each tree, she made sure to choose the easiest paths for Smokewhisker, since he wasn't exactly used to climbing like a squirrel.

The fox continued to follow them, looking up expectantly. Amberleaf had the nagging suspicion that he was waiting for one of them to fall.

Heart pounding, she continued to move from tree to tree. Finally, she stopped and looked back to make sure that Smokewhisker was still okay.

Suddenly, there was a shudder beneath her. Her entire body tensed up, and a large crack appeared in the branch that a moment ago had appeared steady. Amberleaf prepared herself to jump, knowing that she had to get off this branch immediately. As she leaped, however, the branch snapped, and she lost her footing. Time seemed to freeze in that moment, and a grin appeared on the fox's face below.

Then she was falling, crashing through branches and leaves, limbs flailing, trying to get a grip on anything, but it was no use. She hit the ground with a thud, and pain coursed through her body. Her leg was twisted at an odd angle, and she couldn't bring herself to stand. The fox stood over her, its eyes glowing with menace, as she cowered against the ground, begging StarClan to spare her life.

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Smokewhisker continued to follow her through the trees trying to keep up with her but he could only go so fast he crossed into a tree seeing that Amberleaf has stopped to wait for him in the next tree. She prepared to jump to the tree she was in when he heard a loud crack. He tensed up looking around in surprise wondering what was going on. He turned his attention back to Amberleaf just as the branch she was on snapped plummeting her to the ground. He watched as the fox hovered over Amberleaf and he crouched down ignoring the pain in his shoulder and leapt not so that he would land on the ground but so he would land on the foxes back. He landed on the foxes back and had to dig his claws into the foxes back so that he wouldn't lose his balance. Snarling he started to repeatly lash the foxes ears into it rolled over on top of him trying to dislodge him but he clung on like a burr instead slashing the foxes back with his hind claws. Finally the fox had, had enough and wrenched itself free before dashing off probably to go find some easier prey. His shoulder which the fox had injured at the beginning was bleeding again but it still wasn't as bad as Amberleafs leg even if it was starting to swell. He limped over to Amberleaf his heart pounding in his chest. "Are you okay?" he asked her sniffing at her leg coming to the decision that it was probably broken. "I think it's broken, but I would probably get it checked by a medicine cat in case I'm wrong," he told her.

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Amberleaf watched as Smokewhisker leapt from the tree, landing on the fox's back. The fox fought back, but Smokewhisker had a death grip on its back as he raked his claws along the creature's back. The fox finally had had enough and darted away into the trees.

She felt awful about Smokewhisker's shoulder, but then realized how bad her leg actually was.

"Yeah, I think you're right," she mewed, a gasp escaping when she tried to move it.

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"I'll help you back to your territory, you really need to get that fixed up by a medicine cat and I know nothing about herbs," Smokewhisker told her sitting down beside her. "I don't like seeing you hurt," he admitting not realizing he had voiced his thoughts out loud and let out a sigh his eyes filled with worry for her.

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"I'll be fine, don't worry. Spottedsky is a great medicine cat. but what about your shoulder?" she mewed, concern for the tom filling her voice. He didn't have a medicine cat to go to when he was injured. What would the tom do?

Amberleaf slowly stood up, keeping any and all pressure off of her injured leg, leaning heavily on Smokewhisker.

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"I've had worse since I've become a rogue, I'll be fine," Smokewhisker told her as she leaned heavily on Smokewhisker he felt a thrill as he felt her fur touch his but he told himself that she was only doing it because she was hurt and not because she loved him. "Your were really brave Amberleaf, I was stuck until you showed me how to jump from tree to tree," he told her. "Your really amazing Amberleaf, and any tom would be lucky to have you as a mate," he meowed his voice gruff again. 'Geez...what is wrong with my voice today?' he asked himself.

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Amberleaf felt her affection for Smokewhisker stronger than ever.

"Thanks, Smokewhisker. You're wonderful, and I'm really glad I met you," she mewed, embarrassed.

"And, thanks for saving me. That was really risky, you could have died," she mewed thankfully. A broken leg would have been nothing compared to the heartbreak of losing him.

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"No problem," Smokewhisker meowed his heart racing as he tried to think of something to say to her that wouldn't sound mousebrained. "Yeah, I'm glad I've met you but I can't stop thinking about you even when I go home I won't be able to stop thinking about you. From the first time we met I haven't been able to stop thinking about you," he told her.

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Amberleaf simply stared at him for a moment, taking in what he said. He really did like her? Suddenly, she couldn't keep the words from tumbling out of her mouth.

"Smokewhisker, I couldn't keep you out of my head either. That's why I came here in the first place. I couldn't sleep because I couldn't stop thinking about you," she explained, her heart warming.

"And I was afraid you didn't like me that way." 

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"Of course I like you that way, though I more than like you I love you," Smokewhisker purred his heart speeding up when he realized that she felt the same way that he did about her. 'I can't believe this is actually happening to me,' he told her. "I would love for you to be my mate, of course I'm not asking you to leave your clan I would never do that to you, besides the life of a loner isn't really that fun trust me there are times I regret leaving Sunsetclan I didn't realize how hard it was to not have a clan backing you up," he meowed with a purr.

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Amberleaf's heart nearly stopped. He loved her?

"Smokewhisker, I love you too, I was just too afraid to admit it until now, and I'd be happy to be your mate," she mewed happily.

"If you want, you could join MidnightClan, but if not I can just keep meeting you at the Pond of Truce, I don't mind as long as I get to see you," she purred.