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With all the chaos of the wars, Frogleap was chosen for the dusk patrol. Usually he volenteered, so they asked him to assist either way. A ways away from the rest of his FogClan clanmates, the brown tabby caught a glimpse of a dappled pelt and he quickly gave chase. Thanks to the fireflies within the fog giving a little more light, Frogleap stopped dead in his tracks before he could pounce, recognizing the tortoiseshell right away. The small she-cat jumped and bristled in alarm due to his sudden appearance, so shook up that she couldn't even hiss. "N- no, no, it's me! Frogleap. Remember? We spoke at the last Gathering?"

The dappled she-cat finally relaxed and gave a little tilt of her head. "Frogleap..? Why were you chasing me?"

Frogleap felt a flutter in his chest when the pretty GladeClanner tilted her head. She's as cute as ever. Frogleap looked a bit guilty over her question. "I'm sorry, Monarchpaw. I didn't realize it was you. I'm on a dusk patrol and I thought you were an intruder and..." Frogleap then looked confused. "Speaking of intruders.. Why are you so close to the border?"

The tortioseshell looked away, avoiding eye contact. She was clearly hiding something but Frogleap waited patiently instead of pressuring her. Eventually she looked back up to the lanky tom. "My name is Monarchsong now."

Frogleap couldn't help but crack a small grin in amusement, finding it humorous how poor her distractions are. "Monarchsong.. That's a beautiful name. But that doesn't answer my question." The brown tabby's ears perked when he saw a light blush coat Monarchsong's cheeks over his compliment. She's so cute.

Monarchsong hesitates for a second before speaking. "I was picking herbs.." She shows him a couple of white petal flowers. "There's Feverfew patches here. I didn't mean to go so near the border.. forgive me."

Herbs? That must mean.. She's GladeClan's medicine cat apprentice now... Frogleap hung his head subconsciously, confusing the pretty female. He couldn't lie to himself about being attracted to her. Being in a different Clan would be one rule in the Warrior Code broken, now that she's a medicine cat in the making, that makes two rules. Ugh.. What would Venomfang think of me?? I should just go back to the others on the patrol. Thinking about his mentor seemed to screw his head on straight until he raised his head and looked into Monarchsong's big, greenish blue eyes again, once again his breath stolen. He had first seen her at the latest Gathering and she was undoubtedly the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. He couldn't resist saying hi and they had a pleasant conversation at the Gathering. It was just one meeting, one conversation, one goodbye. And yet she was all he thought about for the following days. And when Frogleap was starting to come to his senses, he began to dream about her. Almost in every dream, she would appear in them. At first peeking from behind trees and bushes until eventually approaching and making it her turn to say hi. Frogleap told himself they're just dreams but yet they felt so real. As real as the Monarchsong standing in front of him. But this time the medicine cat apprentice mostly avoided his gaze suspiciously.

Frogleap snapped himself out of his thoughts with a shake of his head and then looked at the herbs between her paws. "Feverfew, huh?" He says then looks around, finding a patch of the flowers just like she had said and he picked a few. "It's a good thing you found these." He says before returning to her with the flowers in his jaws. "Because I caught a fever from you."

Monarchsong stared up at him wide eyed and he bristled awkwardly. "Ah- I'm sorry! Sorry! That was really inappropriate of me. I meant.. Here's your fe-" His speech was cut short when Monarchsong giggled at his cheesy pickup line. She's. So. CUTE! Frogleap's jaw clutched accidentally and snapped the herbs in half, making him drop them clumsily. "Sorry!"

Monarchsong smiled up at him. "Thank you. I could use the help."
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Another peek into the future in my Story of the Fire Warrior comic. Small spoilers. Couldn’t resist drawing them.
Link to the Warriors comic: Story of the Fire Warrior

Description
With all the chaos of the wars, Frogleap was chosen for the dusk patrol. Usually he volenteered, so they asked him to assist either way. A ways away from the rest of his FogClan clanmates, the brown tabby caught a glimpse of a dappled pelt and he quickly gave chase. Thanks to the fireflies within the fog giving a little more light, Frogleap stopped dead in his tracks before he could pounce, recognizing the tortoiseshell right away. The small she-cat jumped and bristled in alarm due to his sudden appearance, so shook up that she couldn't even hiss. "N- no, no, it's me! Frogleap. Remember? We spoke at the last Gathering?"

The dappled she-cat finally relaxed and gave a little tilt of her head. "Frogleap..? Why were you chasing me?"

Frogleap felt a flutter in his chest when the pretty GladeClanner tilted her head. She's as cute as ever. Frogleap looked a bit guilty over her question. "I'm sorry, Monarchpaw. I didn't realize it was you. I'm on a dusk patrol and I thought you were an intruder and..." Frogleap then looked confused. "Speaking of intruders.. Why are you so close to the border?"

The tortioseshell looked away, avoiding eye contact. She was clearly hiding something but Frogleap waited patiently instead of pressuring her. Eventually she looked back up to the lanky tom. "My name is Monarchsong now."

Frogleap couldn't help but crack a small grin in amusement, finding it humorous how poor her distractions are. "Monarchsong.. That's a beautiful name. But that doesn't answer my question." The brown tabby's ears perked when he saw a light blush coat Monarchsong's cheeks over his compliment. She's so cute.

Monarchsong hesitates for a second before speaking. "I was picking herbs.." She shows him a couple of white petal flowers. "There's Feverfew patches here. I didn't mean to go so near the border.. forgive me."

Herbs? That must mean.. She's GladeClan's medicine cat apprentice now... Frogleap hung his head subconsciously, confusing the pretty female. He couldn't lie to himself about being attracted to her. Being in a different Clan would be one rule in the Warrior Code broken, now that she's a medicine cat in the making, that makes two rules. Ugh.. What would Venomfang think of me?? I should just go back to the others on the patrol. Thinking about his mentor seemed to screw his head on straight until he raised his head and looked into Monarchsong's big, greenish blue eyes again, once again his breath stolen. He had first seen her at the latest Gathering and she was undoubtedly the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. He couldn't resist saying hi and they had a pleasant conversation at the Gathering. It was just one meeting, one conversation, one goodbye. And yet she was all he thought about for the following days. And when Frogleap was starting to come to his senses, he began to dream about her. Almost in every dream, she would appear in them. At first peeking from behind trees and bushes until eventually approaching and making it her turn to say hi. Frogleap told himself they're just dreams but yet they felt so real. As real as the Monarchsong standing in front of him. But this time the medicine cat apprentice mostly avoided his gaze suspiciously.

Frogleap snapped himself out of his thoughts with a shake of his head and then looked at the herbs between her paws. "Feverfew, huh?" He says then looks around, finding a patch of the flowers just like she had said and he picked a few. "It's a good thing you found these." He says before returning to her with the flowers in his jaws. "Because I caught a fever from you."

Monarchsong stared up at him wide eyed and he bristled awkwardly. "Ah- I'm sorry! Sorry! That was really inappropriate of me. I meant.. Here's your fe-" His speech was cut short when Monarchsong giggled at his cheesy pickup line. She's. So. CUTE! Frogleap's jaw clutched accidentally and snapped the herbs in half, making him drop them clumsily. "Sorry!"

Monarchsong smiled up at him. "Thank you. I could use the help."
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Another peek into the future in my Story of the Fire Warrior comic. Small spoilers. Couldn’t resist drawing them.
Link to the Warriors comic: Story of the Fire Warrior