Old Love Never Dies c:

[CherryWhiskers<3]

In a clearing of apple blossom trees, a dark figure lay stretched out on the ground. Usually with dark figures, you'd think it'd be something intimidating, with malice. However, this was definitely not the case. On the ground, lay a stretched out tom. His pelt, black with gray markings. He was quite large, though you couldn't tell his height with him laying like a lump on a long.

Walldrop twisted onto his back, his legs stretching out skyward. He pinched a cloud between his paws, eyes squinted just slightly from a nap he had awoken from. Sleeping here, in the meadow, made him dream of his love, Appleblossom. It smelled just like her. Pleasant dreams, they were. A smile crossed his sleepy features. His blue eyes squeezed themselves completely shut, and he just lay there. On his back, paws in the air. He honestly looked like he was playing dead. Walldrop drifted off into sleep and fell over onto his side, staying there, lightly sleeping.

It was nice to just relax. He hadn't had such opportunities before this. Walldrop was once Deputy of Moonclan. He had retired from his position, although he's perfectly young enough. His reason? To spend more time with Appleblossom, who had retired from her Medicine Cat position. It was bliss to be able to groom her in public, to not have to sneak around constantly. The thought of her made his grin appear in his slumber.

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Sixty moons of age, the old cat wondered where her prince would be. Though, he always disappear toward somewhere else only StarClan knows where. This fact irriated the former medicine cat a little, not that much.

Though, he may be a pain in the butt and way young for her, the pixie sized, black furred feline still love the midnight creature with handsome blue eyes that no female cats could resist, but only the special one could resist and not resist at the same time.

Once she padded in the clearing of her favorite place, she did not expect to see Walldrop there. He was all alone, rolling around. The purple eyed cat smiled. This was a rare gift from her, just that simple gesture. Walldrop was the only one who could make her smile.

That was the other reason she loved him. With that smile, she caught a smile on Walldrop's lips as he closed his eyes. He was far handsomer when he was sleeping. His character was active when he was awake, yet he looked calm and quiet.

Appleblossom loved everything about him. With a purr to greet him, she came to his side, rubbing. "You should stop acting like a kit," she teased with more purrs. Ink purple orbs shone with happiness.

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[CherryWhiskers<3]

He didn't smell her at all when she came into the clearing. Appleblossom, after all, smelled exactly like the Apple Blossom trees. This was her place after all. Walldrop had taken a liking to it from when she first brought him there. It surrounded him with thoughts of her when he slept.

His love came up to him, and purred ever so sweetly to him. He rolled over and licked her nose, then bumped his to hers, looking her in those captivating purple eyes. "I'm only acting like a kit because.. Well, I can." A grin crossed his features as he stretched his tail over to stroke the spot next to him. "Lay with me, won't you?" a purr rumbled through his chest.

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She nibbled on Walldrop's left ear playfully and adding with a whisper, "You are not a deputy anymore. So, you can't." At his question, she answered by snuggling closer to him, her tail twining his tail with such gentleness she mastered while healing the sick and weak creatures in the past.

After a bit of cuddling, she told him quickly, "I have to confess something. It is about the omen." In fact, Walldrop knew everything about StarClan and signs, vice versea because Appleblossom told him everything. Though, it was forbidden to say such things, but she loved him too much not to tell him and though, she retired from her position so she could share about anything with him as she wished.

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[CherryWhiskers<3]

He breathed her in, nuzzling his face into her neck. A chuckle erupted out of him. "That's exactly why I can these days, love!" She twined their tails, and he greeted it with eagerness, touching his nose to hers. He stayed there beside, purring lightly. Then, her conversation led to something else entirely besides snuggling.

"The omen, dear?" Walldrop in fact, did know about many things from his beloved. She shared everything she dared to with him, which he adored. They had the perfect relationship, sacrificing to be together at whatever cost. She retired, and so did he. For each other and themselves. "Whats there to confess?" Walldrop lifted his head up to look into her purple eyes, like mirrors to her soul.

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"I met with other medicine cats. We talked about the omen we all got from StarClan. The omen is like an image of cats lying in the clearing, their eyes wide and open, their ears deafened by their endless cries and tears." Appleblossom tended to be graphic and speak in gory details, but it was who she was. She said the mousedung as it was. "A plague is coming."

Her eyes were warm, but darkened a little due to the omen she received from StarClan. A sickness was coming and there was no power in her ancient paws to stop it. "We all don't know what it is, but we think it might be rabies." She was not sure if Walldrop knew about rabies. Did he?

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[CherryWhiskers<3]

Walldrop sat up entirely. His back stiffened, along with his tail. A worried appeared on his face. Rabies? Coming to the clans?, he thought. Rabies was incurable. It made cats go completely mad.. "How could Starclan let this happen, Appleblossom?" Walldrop felt a sinking feeling in his gut. Weren't his loving ancestors supposed look out for them? Was this a test, or just something they could not help with?

The medicine cats had received a warning, after all.. So, they were watching out for them, really. Walldrop sighed, and looked at his beloved. "Whens it going to happen.. Do you know?"

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Watching him sitting upright with a clear emotion on his face, fear, Appleblossom could only sigh. "I really don't know."

The truth was, she really did not know. StarClan only sent her the omen, the image of the dying cats. And that was it. Nothing more. Walldrop knew about the rabies. The fear on his face answered her unspoken question.

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[CherryWhiskers<3]

Walldrop twined his tail with Appleblossoms again. Scooting closer to her, he tried to think reassuring things. That Starclan would help. Send more warnings. Something to bring good. They couldn't be all alone in this, could they? Starclan wouldn't abandon them to a disease..

"We'll get through this, you know. We're handled blood shed between clans, we can handle this." He licked her cheek, doing his best to reassure her. Him and her worrying at the same time would do nothing. He'd think about the down side later.. "Maybe Starclan will help further down the road, lets have hope in that."

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Appleblossom loved it when Walldrop twined his tail with hers. It was such a simple gesture, but to her, it was a comfort she cherished. She knew it was his way of showing her that he cared and that he loved her. That made her snuggle closer to him, purring softly. What he said about the omen made her calm. She told him softly, "They can't do anything else, but only to warn us." Then with a deep sigh, she let him know that she was troubled.

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