Frozenstar hesitated, then nodded, "One. A sister. Her name was Ravenwing," he said quietly, now relaxed, "You?" Though he was well sized and muscular, his relaxed form radiated nothing but kindness, confidence and playfulness. He didn't understand why he was feeling this way. This was another Clan…. he shouldn't be messing around.
"three actually scorchash, dusktail, and nighteye. trouble makers all of them" she smiled at the thought of them and shook her head "can I ask you something? why do you trust me?" she said, for she too felt oddly relaxed and safe in the presence of this tom, of this other clan cat, of this leader.
Frozenstar blinked, surprised by the question. Why did he trust her? The tom cocked his head to the side, "Well," he said, "Because I'm a trusting cat," he said, "It's both a blessing and a curse. It's bitten me in the tail more than once," the tom looked at her, a smile on his muzzle, "Why do you trust me?"
"Who ever said I did?" she said with a vexing smile "I don't know, maybe you haven't taken me to you're clan as a prisoner or because your a leader, and your naturally trusting." She scorched closer towards him so as to not fall in the river. "She nodded in agreement "curse and a blessing, yes." she flicked her ears, trying to catch any sound of any spying cat, but heard nothing.
Frozenstar smiled, shifting so he was laying down, his tail flicking lazily, "What brought you here originally?" he asked, "Hoping to meet a dashing young tom to sweep you off your paws?" he teased with a purr
She rolled her eyes and glared at him "no contrary to your statement, I was on a hunt and decided to come here on my own accord. What'd you come here for, hoping to find a lonely little cat, that'll fall for your charms?" She lied down a few mouse lengths away, wrapping her tail around her nose so only her amber eyes shown.
Frozenstar shrugged, "Wouldn't you like to know," he teased lightly, his tail flicking lazily
She rolled her eyes and grunted, hating herself for being so comfortable around the tom. "what's it like? in Stoneclan? Always stuck between a rock and a hard place?" she smiled at her own joke and genuinely curious about his clan
Frozenstar chuckled, "Funny," he said, "Well, it's cold, which is nice," he said, "But it's kind of cut off from the rest of the clans," he admitted, gesturing to the large rock formations that formed almost a forest in between the StoneClan and MeadowClan borders and the river here, "It's nice in a way," he admitted, "But kind of weird
"weird? like isolated weird?" she looked where he was pointing, crossing the rock towards him to get a better view "That massive rock thing is Stone clan?" she looked in genuine awe "wow"
Frozenstar slowly sat up as not to spook her, turning to look at it as well. Their pelts were brushing but neither one of them made any move to rectify it, "Yeah," he murmured, "That's home," his tail, still flicking, landed on top of hers and settled there unmoving
She inhaled and exhaled slowly, knowing that their pelts and tails were touching. she slowly layed down and spoke "do you ever sleep under the stars of starclan? see your ancestors while you dream? or do the rocks block your view?"
Frozenstar laid down next to her, hyperaware of every spot where their pelts brushed, "My den has a hole in the top so I can see the stars," he murmured, "But the rest of the dens don't." there was silence for a moment, "In a way it makes you feel more connected to StarClan," his tail, as if having a mind of its own, twined with hers, but Frozenstar made no attempt to pull away, "Sleeping together with each others pelts as the only source of warmth, you become more connected as a Clan, and you always know that StarClan is watching over you from the stars, and they'll be there in the morning,"
She nodded in agreement, momentarily glancing at their intertwined tails before looking back at Frozenstar "I can feel that you have a very strong connection to Starclan. That's good in a leader. You're caring and kind but stern when needed. You carry your clan on your back, tending to every need and want. A heart of diamonds, (assuming they know what diamonds are) clear yet hard and durable." She said matter of factley. "They chose correctly" tilting her head towards the night sky, watching the stars of their ancestors glint and shimmer
Frozenstar looked at the stars. He smiled, warmed by her praise. What was he doing? He was with a she-cat from another clan and… flirting. Yeah, that was what it was. Flirting. The tom looked down at his paws, nervous for the first time in a long time. He swallowed, swinging his massive head towards the she-cat and opening his mouth to say something, then closing it again. Then, “Perhaps, but sometimes the decisions I make are good, great even. But not necessarily viewed as right,” he said, his amber eyes soft and kind
She looked at him and smiled "Everyone is going to view your decisions differently. What matters is your best intentions and how you choose to carry them out." She played her head on her paws and stared at his amber eyes, intrigued to find that there was blues and grays mixed in.
Frozenstar took a breath. Oh great StarClan he was crazy, so so crazy. The tabby tom gently began to wash her, moving his tongue gently and kindly over her ears and head, down to her shoulders. It was small, even Clanmates shared tongues, but it was something that not even friends from different Clans did. A gesture. A question within an action.
She bristled slightly but didn't move, for fear she would strike him "what are you doing?" she asked quietly. She restrained a purr that was about to erupt from her throat. She didn't believe he would do to her what the other males did in her clan, so then why was her heart pounding?
Frozenstar stopped. Perhaps he had misread the signals. He cleared his throat, looking at her. His mannerisms had gone from confident and charming to shy yet kind, "Sorry," he said hurriedly, looking down at the rushing water below them, watching as the dark flow swirled and churned against the cold rock
She relaxed, surprisingly wishing he would continue. Shaking her head in confusion "whatever for? you were trying to be kind, it is I who should apologies, I'm just not used to sharing toungs with strangers or with anyone for the matter." She purred in delight, hoping she didn't offend him. "Again I'm sorry," she looked at him, certain that she'd angered him. She looked down at her paws not wanting to face him
Frozenstar looked over at her, a soft smile tugging at his muzzle. He leaned forward and softly nuzzled her cheek, "I understand," he murmured before continuing to share tongues once again, slowly so she could get used to it at her own pace.
She closed her eyes in content "is this normal thing for you? sneaking out in the dead of night and finding a random cat to share tongs with?" She smiled and started to lick his shoulder. "Won't your clan be missing you? they've had to notice you were gone by now." She looked up at him with concern "I wouldn't want you to get in trouble." She nuzzled his chest, not wanting him to leave but knowing that their time together was limited
Frozenstar pressed their foreheads together, a quiet purr rumbling in the back of his throat, "Only the beautiful ones," he joked. The tom shook his head and licked her cheek, "They won't worry," he promised, "I'm their leader," he shrugged, "One of the benefits," Frozenstar continued licking her, "What of your Clan?" he asked.
She smiled shyly "so almost everyone then" she glanced up at him playfully and smiled "My clan thinks I'm out hunting, they'll sen a search patrol soon, but not yet." She licked his shoulder and chest feeling him purr "So your a bit of a rouge then?" she smiled at him. She played down and sighed, "your lucky i haven't torn an ear off your pretty head" she laughed and licked her own paw to clean behind her ears
Frozenstar shook his head, "You're the first," he said truthfully. He chuckled at her comparison, "I don't know, would you consider me a rogue?" he nudged her so she rolled on her side, using a paw to stop her from rolling off and pulling her over to him gently. He leaned down and licked her face gently before nuzzling her, purring nonstop. There was a small part of him that was warning him that this was against the code, but it was soon buried.