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[SHADE. :D]

Lemonzest stalked into the CloudClan camp, muscles taut and shoulders bristling. Her yellow eyes were bright with hurt and anger, but it looked like she in no mood to explain herself to any cat. She stormed loudly into the warriors' den and curled up there with her tabby-striped bck facing the entrance, cursing.

[brook]

^{Cormorantstar rushed into camp a few moments later. He saw Lemonzest in the warriors den. He wanted to know why she was so angry with him but he knew that it wouldn't be a good idea to go up to her and ask why. His back stung like heck so he just turned and padded toward the Medicine Cat's den.}

[SHADE. :D]

As the scent of blood reached her nose, the medicine cat stepped from her den, ears twitching worriedly. Dragonflydance's blue eyes looked anxious as she hurriedly approached her leader. She sniffed the length of his back, then disappeared back into her den. She returned moments later with one paw swathed in cobwebs. She began to patch up Cormorantstar's back with the cobweb, soft white paw gentle as she worked. She only breifly stopped to ask in quiet tones: "How did you lose a life?"

[brook]

^{Cormorantstar smiled as Dragonflydance started to work on his back which still stung he looked up at her and meowed,"I left Lonelyheart and she took a life in return I did not fight back. I couldn't fight her back..." His voice drifted off as he remembered her and the first day they had been together. He wanted so much to be with he but now it was over and done.}

[SHADE. :D]

Dragonflydance gave him a sad smile. She did not want to interfere; she knew nothing of the love Cormorantstar had felt for Lonelyheart, as she was a medicine cat. She can't have really loved him if she did that... she thought, but she did not comment.
"OK, all done," the white cat mewed, her thoughts elsewhere. "Just don't jump around too much." The medicine cat hurriedly dipped her head and backed into her den again.

[brook]

^{Cormorantstar nodded his thanks to Dragonflydance as she walked into her den. He turned around and looked around the clearing. His eyes found Lemonzest again in the warrior's den. He sighed and padded over to the den. As he crossed the clearing, he felt his paws get heavier and heavier. When he reached the den he sat down at the entrance and whispered, "Lemonzest?"}

[SHADE. :D]

Lemonzest twitched her ears to show him she had heard, but did nothing more in reaction for a few moments. Then, finally, she slowly uncurled like an elder, rolled into a sitting position and stared at him with frosty yellow eyes. "What?" she hissed. She knew she should not be so disresoectful to her clan leader, but right now she did not care. If Lonelyheart could get away with it, so could she.

[brook]

^{Cormorantstar sighed. He felt very uncomfortable around Lemonzest at that time. "Why are you so angry at me?"he asked in a low voice. He wasn't the happiest cat in the Clan at that time.}

[razor]

_{Butterflypaw walked by, a small band of kittens following her, hopping around her paws. Butterscotch stood beside her, an amused look on his handsome features as he watched them fall into a pay fight. Once Butterflypaws attention fell of Cormorantstar she hushed her kits and gently whispered something to Butterscotch. The tom nodded to her and sat with the kits while she padded over to the two. "Nice day isn't it" she chirped trying to lighten up the mood.}

[brook]

^{"Nice day?"he mummbled. Cormorantstar mumbled something else but it was too hard to hear. The tom looked up. It wasn't ugly outside, actually it was a nice day for Leafbare but in his mind this was the worst day of his life. And another thing that annoyed him was that Lemonzest was mad at him and he didn't know why or what he did to make her this way.}

[razor]

_{"Now don't you twojust make the greatest couple, I hope life treats you good" she mewoed purring one of her ktitens over and giving its head a lick. Smiling warming at them she turned and walked back to Butterscotch. She knew what was going on between then and why Lemonzest was mad, if only Cormoranystar realised too.}

[brook]

^{Cormorantstar was shocked to hear Butterflypaw say something like that. Did Lemonzest like him? Was that why she was ignoring him? Cormorantstar looked back at Butterflypaw with a questionable look but turned back to Lemonzest.}

[SHADE. :D]

Lemonzest drew back her lips in a snarl, her pretty face full of anger as she looked at Butterflypaw. It wasn't an apprentice's job to say things like that; they were upposed to train and feed the elders! Not comment on things that did not concern them. Flicking her tail sharply to her side, the tabby padded from the den, pushing past Butterflypaw and her kits. "I'm going hunting," she hissed. Fierce jealousy surged through her as she watched Butterscotch with the rest of Butterflypaw's litter. Cormorantstar had even punished for mating as an apprentice! What a great leader he was..

[brook]

^{Cormorantstar stood and walked in front of Lemonzest. "What is your problem!?"he growled furiously,"It's over between me and Lonelyheart! She hates me! And you better get your act together and tell me what in the name of StarClan is wrong with you!" He whipped around and stormed to his den but he turned around to hiss,"You were happier when I was with Lonelyheart!" Then he disappeared into the den.}

[razor]

_{As Lemonzest shoved past her, one of her kittens went roling to one side; mewing out in pain. At once Butterflypaw's senses seem to disappear from her, swinging was heavy paw at Lemonzest she snarled. "Don't you dare touch my kittens you stupid old crown, you don't even see that Cormorantstar likes you.. do you? Well your a fool with large capital eff in my views" she pretty much roared before storming off, her kittens scampering behind with large eyes.}

[SHADE. :D]

Lemonzest hissed at her, eyes blazing. She had not pushed past that hard; she had barely touched the stupid little wimp! "Don't you dare call be old, traitor! At least I don't go around mating with enemies while I'm still an apprentice!"
The she-cat stormed out of the camp, frutrated and hurt that no cat seemed to care about her anymore. She knew she was being selg-pitiful, but she hated Butterflypaw to the pit of her heart. She had barely touched that stupid kit! She had tapped it. The she-cat growled in nger, furious that the kit had made such a fuss over nothing.

[razor]

_{"You are old though, a stupid old Warrior that jealous of a She-cat because she managed to get to Cormorantstar. If you had any brains you'd go after him but no, your to self-absorbed to care" Butterflypaw screeched. Raising one paw she moved to scratch the she-cat though ended up with her claws in Butterscotch's side. "Leave it Butterflypaw" he murmured, wincing as he detached herself from her. Flashing her a small glare he moved and whipped after Lemonzest, stopping when he came in pace with her. "I'm sorry Lemonzest, she didn't mean it and I know you didn't hurt the kitten, you tapped it, though she's a mother and just.. well over-reacts" he meowed, smiling a little at her.}

[SHADE. :D]

Lemonzest heard the stinging words that Butterflupaw threw after her and tears slid down her cheeks. She was right: she was old. Jut stupid, stupid, stupid and old. She sobbed, then heard a voice behind her. She recognized the scent and mewed in a thick voice that showed her distress: "Go away Butterscotch," The she-cat sped up her pace, dreaming of ripping that stupid apprentice;s throat out.

[razor]

_{Tears, oh how he hated tears. The sight of them spilling down her beautiful silky cheeks made him want to crack up himself, he pushed himself forward and wrapped himself around her. Giving her shoulder a light nudge with his head he frowned a little. "Please don't cry, ignore her Lemonzest" he meowed softly, not letting go. "Cormorantstar.. he, he likes you Lemonzest and I know you like him, you both need to talk, he's just a little shaken because that stupid Lonelyheart played all pathetic with him then did what she did" he meowed, forcing a comforting smile.}

[SHADE. :D]

Lemonzest frowned, but did not try to pull away from Butterscotch. She could not tell whether he was mocking her or was really concerned. The tabby sighed. "I'm scared to love," she murmured, her words barely audible.

[razor]

Butterscotch sighed gently and laid his head on her shoulder, he had felt the same once though he had got over it. Though he didn’t have a mate he was fine really just how he was. He knew though, it was quite different in she-cats and how hurt they could get if the right answers weren’t spoken. ”but why Lemonzest, you are a beautiful she-cat, you shouldn’t have anything to fear” he meowed gently his honey-brown eyes fogged with concern.

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[SHADE. :D]

"I'm just an old crow," she spat, suddenly bitter. She pulled away from Butterscotch, dashing away again. She hated Butterflypaw so much; why did she deserve kits over her? She was just an apprentice, a stupid, stupid apprentice! And she must have mated with another clan apprentice, as none of the other apprentices in CloudClan were old enough to father kits. And it couldn't have been a warrior... Butterscotch was nice, but he wouldn't do that.. Skytomb had Icelily... Midnightsky was too loyal...

[razor]

"Lemonzest wait!" he yowled and dashed after her, skidding in front of the she-cat he stretched out his paws. "Stop this, please go talk to Cormorantstar.. Being moody about it all isn't going to solve anything" he continued, his voice soft. Nudging his shoulder he let his paws drop back down uselessly, he never cheered anyone up, he just seemed to make things worse. Sighing quietly he looked at his paws.
"Please.. Lemonzest"

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[SHADE. :D]

Lemonzest wheeled around to glare at him. She unsheathed her claws as if to scratch him, but only sank them into the leaf litter. Her yellow eyes were filled with indecision, then she lashed her tail. "I don't want to talk to him," she mumbled.

[razor]

His eyes hardened a little and he took a step forward, his soft beautiful eyes fogged with emotion. "You have to do something Lemonzest, I hate to see you like this, forget about Lonelyheart, the stupid dung-brain didn't know what she was doing... neither did Cormorantstar, forgive him!" he meowed at her, sounding half exasperated. After a short pause he stepped closer and locked his eyes with hers. "Go on, scratch me Lemonzest, I'm not about to give up on you yet" he mewed, his whiskers twitching.

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[SHADE. :D]

"He won't want me to talk to him either!" the tabby snapped, lashing her tail. Why should Butterscotch care? He was so busy pandering after stupid little Butterflypaw's precious litter to notice what else was happening in the clan. She angrily lashed out at a fern and snapped it clean in two. The end of it still firmly planted in the earth oozed a clear liquid from the wound. The same liquid shrouded Lemonzest's claws and the scrap of fern lying on the earth.

[razor]

"Claw me, take out all your anger on me Lemonzest, I don't want you feeling bad.. Fine, don't talk to Cormorantstar but believe me he'll come back to you, I know he will and you'll have a beautiful litter of kittens!" he meowed knowing for a second that she was thinking of Butterflypaws litter. "I only stay with Butterflypaw because she's got no one else, okay, no one!" he almost hissed, eyes eyes clouding with sorrow.

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[SHADE. :D]

"Stop trying to run my life for me!" the tabby yowled, overwhelmed. She lashed out, then darted away. She pelted at breakneck speed, not wanting any cat to tail. What was it with everyone? You'll mke a couple, you'll have kits... What about her? What about him? It wasn't everyone else's choice to run their lives. I don't even know if I like him anymore... she realised.

[razor]

_{Butterscotch reached out a paw, yowling in protest before silencing. There was nothing he could do anymore, her words had stung him like a black thorn and where sinking in slowly. Sighing he nodded his head; he couldn’t run her life for her. Who was he to tell her what she should and shouldn’t do? “I’m sorry” he breathed under his breath before turning round and walking back to camp. His long white tipped tail dragged down in the mud, a stain of brown flecking it.}