Under The Stars (Frost/Tackle) [DONE]

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"Grayflame! Save me!" Acorntail cried out, trying to fight off a ShadowClan warrior to protect the kits inside of the Nursery. Grayflame looked at his mate, panic rising in him. "I'm coming!" He bounded toward his mate, clawing at the intruder's back with his razor-sharp claws. The cat yowled and pushed Grayflame away and quickly killed Acorntail then went after their daughter, Dappledpaw. "Say goodbye to your father!" The intruder killed the young apprentice with a quick killing bite to the throat. "NO!" Grayflame cried out, leaping at the ShadowClan warrior, and killed him for revenge, when he stood, the tom saw a white she-cat staring at him. It was Frostclaw.

Geayflame shot straight up, immediately waking from his nightmare. He had had that same exact nightmare for moons, ever since ShadowClan invaded ThunderClan that night. He was panting heavily, he decided that he needed to get away from camp, right now. Before the deputy stepped out of the warriors' den, he saw a white cat and the ending of his dream came to him. Why would this she-cat in front of him be in his dream? He had never spoken to the she-cat. Grayflame shrugged and walked quietly out of camp, without letting the guard know first where he was going. Sky Oak was hi destination, it was far enough from the living nightmare he goes through every night and even sometimes during waking hours.

The ThunderClan deputy picked up his pace and soon found himself at the giant oak tree, where many of ThunderClan cat train their apprentices to hunt squirrels and birds. He sat beneath the tree and let out a quiet pain-filled yowl, he was in so much pain from losing Acorntail and Dappledpaw. He wished some other she-cat would take away his pain. Grayflame looked up at the sound of footsteps and it was her.

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Grayflame sadly sighed as his thoughts were in another place at the moment. But a voice pulled him out of the awful memories, a voice like silk. He saw that it was Frostclaw, and that was the cat at the end of his nightmare. Grayflame politely and respectfully dipped his head to Frostclaw, her white pelt gleaming in the moonlight. She said that she wanted to see if he was alright, the deputy looked away then back at Frostclaw. "Im fine, just had a nightmare." Again. He thought to himself, not wanting her to know that every night he ha had one nightmare of the horrible incedent.

Grayflame flicked his tail to beckon the she-cat to sit beside him. "I've been having the same nightmare ever since...Acorntail and Dappledpaw died from that ShadowClan tom. I feel so much pain from it and I can't run away from it, I need someone to take away my suffering." The light gray tom looked sadly at Frostflame and shuffled his paws slightly. "Would you like to take a walk with me, Frostclaw?" He stood up, shaking out his fur. Grayflame looked up at the moon, hoping his daughter was watching him from StarClan.

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Grayflame half smiled when Frostclaw said that she would be there for him. "Thank you, Frostclaw. That means a lot to me." Many times, he had been told that he needed to move on by his siblings and clanmates but he could never find the right she-cat that could replace Acorntail. Could Frostclaw be the one to take away his pain and suffering? Is that what his nightmare has been trying to tell him a along? Maybe he would try it out. When Frostclaw started to walk away from him and then glanced back at him and asked if he was coming. He smiled and bounded over to her. "You know, I've been thinking about who should replace Acorntail but I'm not quite sure who it is yet." He glanced at her and started to walk into the forest, for once he was feeling as if that day had never happened when he was with Frostclaw. 'Should I tell her she might be the one?" Grayflame secretly thought but then decided against it until she brought it up again, he strongly hoped she wouldn't refuse him. Even though, they don't really know not another right now, Grayflmae feels as if, he's known Frostclaw his entire life and he could trust her with anything.

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Grayflame had so many choices and decisions in his lifetime to come but this one that he was final on made happy feel happy again. Frostclaw had asked if he was ready to move on. He took a breath in letting it slowly out. "I believe it's the right thing to do, Acorntail would be nagging at me to find another mate by now but when I do, I'll always keep her in my heart no matter what." Then she asked about his nightmares. "Im sure when I ask that certain she-cat to be my mate, they'll go away with time. At the end of my nightmare, I always see this one cat, I think it might be a sign from StarClan that the cat into dream may be the one to take my heart again." Grayflame smiled at Frostclaw, hoping she would realize it was her that he was talking about.

At Frostclaw's comment, Grayflame chuckled. "Well, I think I know who it should be." His blue eyes peered into hers. "Yes, but none of them would really replace her. Not anyone but you..." The deputy gently licked the she-cat's ears, telling her that he loved her.

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Grayflame stopped walking at her words, was Frostclaw serious? She couldn't have kits? Well, it wouldn't change anything for him, he would love her no matter what. "That doesn't matter to me, Frostclaw. I want to spend the rest of my days with you. Please?" He didn't like to beg cats for things but this was completely important to him. "You would never be compared to her, you are a one-of-a-kind she-cat, no one else could compete for your beauty and great knowledge. I've had a crush on you ever since Acorntail died, I knew that you would be the one to steal all of my pain away. He sat down in front of her. "Frostclaw, will you do the honors of becoming my mate?" The deputy had love in his eyes, for once Acorntail seemed to fade away from his mind. His heartbeat started to quicken because of the silence, Grayflame just wanted to show how much he cared for Frostclaw truly. He silently prayed to StarClan that Acorntail would approve of Frostclaw becoming his new mate.

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Grayflame purred loudly when Frostclaw agreed to become his mate. "Thank you, Frostclaw. I hope one day we will have kits.He licked her cheek and twined his tail with hers. He listened as Frostclaw told him that she hopes Acortail approves of her. "I'm sure she does, she was never a picky cat." He stood up and looked at his new mate, admiring her beauty. Grayflame smiled at her and rubbed his head on shoulder and under her chin. He was happy that everything was going to turn out better. 'Thank you for your life, Acorntail but I've moved on now. I'll never forget you.' The deputy silently thought to himself and quickly pushed away the thought, now replaced with images of his and Frostclaw's future. Now, he only wished he could have kits with Frostclaw that would make his life meaningful. Grayflame walked next to Frostclaw, headed back to ThunderClan camp to tell everyone when they woke up, the good news that everyone had been waiting for. Acorntail had been replaced once and for all.

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