And Meet Me There [Rogue]

[Skiv]

Ivyheart flicked her tail slightly. She hadn't groomed her fur in a few days and it certainly showed. Her short fur was messy, parts sticking out everywhere. She felt like at the moment her fur represented her thoughts and personality. They were a bit messed up. It was because of that tom. For some reason other charming toms seemed to bounce right off of her. but for some reason he liked to stick around in her mind. She didn't like that too much. It was distracting her from naps. And naps were the one thing that Ivyheart seemed to really count on. She just then flicked her tail a bit more harshly this time. She just looked around at her surroundings. She was in the warriors den looking at her new nest. That she did herself. I should have made my apprentice do this. The tabby warrior grumbled in her mind. Thats when she just turned toward the entrance of the den and stepped out. The cave floor cold under her paws. It was always terrible during Leafbare. but it was worse now that green cough is still going around. She had heard that Duskflame was having a hard time keeping up with her duties. but maybe it was more like Duskflame didn't want to do them. Ivyheart never liked the medicine cat. but she felt like no medicine cat would turn away from this. She just flicked her gaze around camp. Ivyheart seemed to be strong, and her two sister Yellowflower and Quailtail seemed to be doing well. Which was nice. She just then took a few more steps into the clearing. Her green gaze flicked around camp. She looked at the fresh kill pile and thought about seeing if there was anything small to eat. but she stopped that piece of prey should go to someone that's sick. Not to her. She just stood there wondering what to do. She really didn't feel like chatting with just anyone today. So she was a bit stuck. 

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[Rogue]

Boulderfall sat in the shade of a large rock, watching the tabby she-cat from afar. It had been a tough time for the Clan lately, with the harsh leafbare and the greencough epidemic. So far the large blue-grey tom had managed to avoid the sickness, but he had a feeling that it was only a matter of time. Watching his Clanmates fall sick one by one had made him very uneasy, and recently he had found himself thinking more and more about Ivyheart. It had been awhile since he had last spoken to her; hunting for prey for the hungry Clan had consumed him lately, as well as worrying about the greencough. The other day, however, he had padded past the medicine cat's den and seen the mates of the sick cats pacing outside, unable to get in and see the ones they loved. And that had gotten him thinking. In these times, every day could be your last, and he didn't want to spend them alone.

Taking a deep, shuddering breath, Boulderfall got to his paws and slowly padded over to where Ivyheart stood outside the warrior's den, looking a little lost. He didn't bother to say anything, instead slipping up to her side, his blue-grey fur brushing against her tabby pelt, and pressing his muzzle against hers while squeezing his yellow eyes shut.

Skiv

[Skiv]

Ivyheart blinked her green eyes as she looked around camp slightly lost. Even though she always held her head up high. She guessed that maybe she should do something to help the clan. but at the same time she didn't want to go back outside in the cold. She hated the snow, more than she hated missing her naps which was something that was hard to hate more. She just then wasn't expecting to have the cat appear beside her. She felt someone's fur brush against her tabby pelt. The she just gasp slightly and started saying, "Hey! Theres something called a bubb-" Thats when she trailed off because she felt his muzzle press against hers. She watched as yellow eyes that she knew quite well closed. She just relaxed and smiled. She couldn't believe that he was there. She couldn't believe that she let him sneak up on her like that. but all those thoughts were pushed away because her stomach twisted with happiness. She just closed her eyes and leaned into him a bit more. Then she pulled away and opened her green eyes.

"Boulderfall know if I didn't like you. You would have any fur left on that handsome face of yours." She just laughed at him lightly. Then she just tilted her head. She was glad that he was there. Because she didn't know what she was going to do with her day. She looked him over, he seemed to be healthy. Thank Starclan he didn't get the green cough yet She couldn't imagine him being sick. That would almost be worse than one of her sisters. She just stopped at that thought. That might be a bit too far. Does he really mean that much to me? I don't know. She just then glanced over at the medicine cat den and then back at him. Yes. He does. Her mind simply said to her. Ivyheart just watched the tom to see his reaction. She wondered what he was thinking.

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[Rogue]

Boulderfall let out a rumbling purr as Ivyheart began to snap at him before realizing who he was. He lived for her reactions to things, they never failed to amuse him. His purr got louder as Ivyheart leaned into him, and he drew his tongue quickly over her ear. She spoke again, and he felt his pelt warm with happiness. "Just how much do you like me?" he asked, only partly teasing. Deep down he was curious to know how she really felt about him, and if he meant as much to her as she had grown to mean to him.

While he waited for her reply, he padded to the entrance to the camp and gazed out at the snowy mountainside, a strong gust of wind ruffling his blue-grey fur. He glanced back at Ivyheart, his yellow eyes gleaming hopefully in the darkness. "Take a walk with me?" he asked, flicking his tail toward the view. "Don't worry, I'll keep you warm." He gave her a roguish grin, turning his charm up to the max.

Skiv

[Skiv]

Ivyheart just heard the purr escape the tom and she just smiled slightly. She could feel her pelt heat up slightly. She usually didn't know how to react when the harsh words that came out of her mouth seemed to bounce right of of him. She just the heard the purr get louder and she purred lightly. Thats when she felt the rasp of his tongue over her ear. Ivyheart just looked at him and shook her head. She the shrugged and said, "Oh you know. Enough to not want to tear your fur out.[/I] She just purred slightly and gave him a smirk on her face. More like lot. Gosh I have a huge crush on him I feel like one of those naive apprentices She thought to herself. She just remembered her conversation with Honeyrain and felt her pelt heat up even more. One of the only friends she told about Boulderfall. Honeyrain seemed more excited that Ivyheart had found someone than ever. The brown tabby was glad she made up with her old friend but she couldn't get over the fact that Honeyrain could pull in any tom she wanted. Ivyheart noticed that Boulderfall had moved leaving her stand in the same place she just shook her head and padded after him.

She noticed that he was standing at the camp entrance. She just flattened her ears instantly he wanted her to go outside. She watched as the wind ruffled his clean blueish gray pelt. She just then stopped in front on the entrance she really didn't want to go out. She hated snow. When he asked the question she just narrowed her green eyes and then she heard his next comment. Snapping her head towards him she just glared slightly. Then she said simply, "I'm not worried about being cold. I just hate snow." She just sighed, she really didn't want to go out. but she wanted to spend time with him. She just shrugged and said, "Well what are we waiting for." Then she padded out into the frozen world.

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[Rogue]

Boulderfall watched as Ivyheart stalked past him out into the snow-blanketed world, her tabby pelt standing out in stark contrast to the endless white that surrounded her. He grinned to himself, shaking his head a little. She was so hot and cold, one minute affectionate and the next ready to claw his ears off. As odd as it sounded, however, it was one of the things that he loved about her.

Noticing that Ivyheart had gone out quite a ways, the blue-grey warrior shook out his fur and sprang lightly out into the snow, mischeviously placing his paws in the paw prints that Ivyheart had already made. The frigid wind yanked at his fur like razor sharp claws, even stronger up in the mountains than it was down where all the other Clans lived. A few large snowflakes drifted down from the pale grey sky, settling on his pelt.

An idea striking him suddenly, Boulderfall slipped behind a rock and crept along the other side of it, hidden from view. He waited until Ivyheart padded past before springing out, playfully bowling her over and tumbling with her through the thick snow.

[Skiv]

Stepping out into the territory her green eyes were watching the snow. She just padded along flattening her ears at the sound of the snow crunching under her paws. She hated snow, it was more because it wasn't only cold but quite wet as well. She didn't like to be wet. She just flicked her ears up and glanced behind her. Boulderfall seemed to be behind her stepping in her paw prints. She just laughed slightly because it reminded her of a kit or a young apprentice using their older cats paws to help them travel in the deep snow. but with Boulderfall that was the totally opposite, he was larger than her so his paw prints were probably replacing hers. She just then felt the wind tug harshly at her fur. She wasn't expecting the sudden change in the wind and she dug her claws into the ground. She looked back at her paws making sure she kept her balance. Once it was over she shook out her messy pelt. Snow fell off of it and she just sighed with relief. Thats when she stopped and looked around Boulderfall was no where in sight.

"He is just like a kit." She just laughed at herself. And took a couple steps forward. She knew that he was probably nearby. He wouldn't just leave for good without telling her would he. Or did he actually disappear on her. She just narrowed her eyes. She just kept moving forward. Not expecting him to pop out when he did. She just felt his paws hit her shoulder and she just gasped and tumbled to the ground. She landed in a large patch of snow picking her head off the ground she just shook off the snow from her muzzle. She just snapped, "Boulderfall! You are worse than my sisters kits!" Then she just growled and crouched in the snow. She just wiggled her rump playfully before pouncing in to where he landed.

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[Rogue]

Boulderfall purred as Ivyheart landed on top of him, her soft fur brushing his own. He swiftly rolled the moment that she landed on him, ensuring that he was now on top of her. He looked down at her triumphantly, his purring getting louder. "I've got you right where I want you now," the grey-blue warrior teased, his yellow eyes gleaming with mischief. He bent his head and pressed his muzzle against hers lightly, pausing to breathe in her lovely scent.

If Boulderfall was honest with himself, he knew that Ivyheart held a special place in his heart. She could be grumpy and prickly, but he had also seen her tender side, and had seen the warm gaze that she had gifted him with a few times before. He wouldn't trade her for any other she-cat in the entire world. He licked her cheek, wanting to express some of how he felt.

[Skiv]

Ivyheart landed on the large tom and that when he twisted. She just growled slightly and was pinned on the ground. She knew if she really wanted out should could probably wiggle her way out but she just laughed slightly because when she looked at Boulderfall's face he was just was so proud. She didn't want to ruin his moment so she just smiled at him. Her green eyes were not as cold as the were before. The had soften, they always did slightly when she looked at him. but she just smiled and shook her head with his comment. She was about to say something back but thats when he pressed his muzzle against hers. She just leaned into him instantly. Closing her eyes, the tabby warrior let a purr come rumbling out from her chest.

She just then just pulled away and opened her eyes and looked up at Boulderfall. She knew that he would always be there for her. She didn't mind that she was slightly worried about him more than her sisters. Because she had a huge crush on him. It was terrible, she didn't know a tom would ever affect her this much and well he did. She couldn't imagine a day with out him. She just then watched as he gave her a lick on her cheek. Her pelt instantly felt warmer than usual. She just purred a bit louder. She just picked her head off the ground and gave him lick on his cheek. Then she just laid her head back on the ground. She just then just said lightly, "Let me up please." She just watched him with her green eyes.

[Rogue]

A rumbling purr ripped its way from Boulderfall's throat, and he felt his fur get hot when Ivyheart licked his cheek. Feeling as if his paws weren't even touching the ground, Boulderfall sprang off of Ivyheart and helped the tabby warrior to her paws. He playfully nudged her shoulder with his muzzle, looking up at her with glittering yellow eyes. "You could have easily wiggled your way out, you just chose not to," he pointed out, teasing her gently. "You like being around me that much, huh?" He touched his nose to hers lightly, his whiskers twitching with amusement. He loved to tease Ivyheart, perhaps even more than he loved to tease other cats, including his own brother. Perhaps it was because he knew that, in spite of her grumpy exterior, she would never be able to get angry at him. Sure, she occasionally had little fits of anger directed toward him, but she was never able to stay angry at him for an extended period of time.

Pulling away from her suddenly, Boulderfall sprang up onto a nearby rock and looked out over the territory of the other Clans, WhisperClan being the nearest. Their wide open fields and meadows were covered in a blanket of snow, just like the mountains. Glancing over his shoulder at Ivyheart, the blue-grey tom grinned. "Speaking for myself, I like being around you that much."

[Skiv]

Ivyheart just let Boulderfall help her up to her paws. She was glad because the snow was getting cold on her back. She just shook the snow off of her fur. Some of it had melted from where it touched her warm body. She just grumbled because now she would have to clean her messy fur. She just chuckled slightly at Boulderfall. She watched his gleaming yellow eye. Hers were soft with admiration. She just shrugged and was going to say something back but thats when she watched as he leaned forward. She just let his nose touch hers lightly. She was surprised that he legs were strong enough to hold her standing there because she felt like they wouldn't have. She just then felt him pull away. She just leaned back and watched the tom as he used his grace and leaped up onto a near by rock. She just then smiled and shook her head slight. Before padding up to the rock. She looked up at him as he looked down at her.

She just felt her pelt heat up some more. She was afraid if she looked down at her paws there would be a spot in the snow that it was melted. She just than bunched up her muscles and sprang up onto the rock next to Boulderfall. She then stood next to him her pelt brushing against his. She just looked out on the territory. She just simply said, "You know, maybe I didn't escape because it was exactly where I wanted to be." Thats when she turned her head and looked at him. Green eyes were gleaming she smiled shyly at him. Then she just then pressed her muzzle against his cheek. Closing her eyes she just whispered, "This is exactly where I want to be. Because I do like being around you." That's when she opened her eyes and then leaned back searching his face. She wanted to know what his reaction would be.

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[Rogue]

Boulderfall lightly touched his nose to Ivyheart's, his yellow eyes soft and full of affection. The fact that she liked being around him just as much as he liked being around her made him feel as if he were walking on clouds. The blue-grey tom pressed himself up against the tabby she-cat, twining his tail with hers as he purred loudly again. "Well, isn't that convenient?" he teased her lightly. "Though of course I'm happy that you feel the same way about me."

"So where do we go from here?" Boulderfall asked after a moment of comfortable silence. He licked Ivyheart's muzzle to get her attention, his whiskers twitching with amusement. "Hey, love, I'm talking to you." The cold wind tugged at his short fur, and he fought the urge to shiver. Living up in the mountains didn't mean he was used to the frozen temperatures in leafbare.

[Skiv]

Ivyheart just felt his nose touch her. She just took a deep breath breathing in his scent. She just watched him and his eyes soften at her. She just then knew that he felt the same way as she did. She was more than over joyed. She wondered what her sisters would think, or her friends. She just then felt him press up against her and she just purred instantly. Her tail curled easily around his. She just heard him purr loudly. Ivyheart just was off in la la land. She wasn't really registering what was going on. She just nodded with agreement. Sitting there in silence, she just let the moment happen.

Closing her eyes and she heard the voice of Boulderfall again. She just didn't say anything with his question. She wasn't sure what to do now. Are you my mate now? Or are we just testing this. No. I don't think so. Oh I really don't know. Her thoughts were running wilded. She just then felt the lap of a tongue on her muzzle and she felt her fur rise up on her back. She just then was more focused on Boudlerfall. She just then laughed, and said, "So your calling me love now? I like that." She just twitched her whiskers at him. Cold all of sudden pushed against her fur. She shivered instantly and stood up. She shook out her pelt. "I think now we should go back to camp because I'm not going to freeze my ears off any longer." She just touched her nose to his muzzle, "As for everything else. Lets just see where Starclan leads us. I don't care what path they choose for me as long as I'm with you the whole way." Then the tabby warrior hopped down and smiled up at the handsome tom that she hoped was hers.

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[Rogue]

(Skiv Sorry for the wait on this, been catching up with threads)

Boulderfall could almost see all of the thoughts that were spinning through Ivyheart's head. He could definitely relate; he didn't know what exactly she considered them to be, and although he hoped that she thought of them as more, he didn't want to rush her. He pricked his ears at her words, at the same time shivering as the cold wind ripped through his short blue-grey pelt. "You're right, we should get back to camp before we both become chunks of ice."

He got to his paws as she hopped down off of the rock, and as he stood there and looked down at the pretty tabby she-cat, he had a sudden revelation. There was no other cat he could imagine himself with other than Ivyheart. Despite the grumpy front that she liked to present, she was warm-hearted and made a perfect match for him. She kept him grounded, and he softened her. Certainty settled in his heart. He had found the one for him, he was sure of it.

Realizing that he had been standing there staring at her, he sprang lightly down from the rock, spraying some snow. He touched his nose lightly to Ivyheart's, his yellow eyes gleaming. "Just so we're clear, I'm so happy you're mine," he purred, raw emotion in his voice.