.:FlameClan:.(Open and Accepting)

[Taelende]

Nightpelt purred in response to his apprentice's answer and nodded, turning to face Scarlettfeather. "Yes, let's go," he replied, flicking his tail and starting out of his den and toward the river.

[Spiritstar3]

Nightpelt purred in response to his apprentice's answer and nodded, turning to face Scarlettfeather. "Yes, let's go," he replied, flicking his tail and starting out of his den and toward the river.

SCarlettfeather smiled and purred a little as she nodded at him and stood up a little bit shakily. She sighed softly as she stumbled a bit, then got her bearings and walked off after the tom cat.

[Taelende]

Night pelt paused, watching the she-cat as she stumbled. When she steadied herself, he smiled and continued. As they arrived at the river, he lowered his head and lapped up a few swallows of the cool water before sitting back up and clearing his throat awkwardly. "Scarlettfeather..." he muttered. "May I ask you something?"

[Spiritstar3]

Night pelt paused, watching the she-cat as she stumbled. When she steadied herself, he smiled and continued. As they arrived at the river, he lowered his head and lapped up a few swallows of the cool water before sitting back up and clearing his throat awkwardly. "Scarlettfeather..." he muttered. "May I ask you something?"

Scarlettfeather made a soft sort of sound as she looked at the tom cat ahead of her and panted a little bit as she coughed a put a paw to her furry forehead for a moment. She sighed as she flicked her tail and smiled a bit. She glanced at the black as night tom cat as he spoke, and tilted her head to the side. "Yes?"

[Taelende]

Nightpelt kneaded the ground nervously before chuckling to hide it and then turning so as to gaze into the sky. "What do you..." Pausing, he sighed before adding, "see in me?"

[Spiritstar3]

Nightpelt kneaded the ground nervously before chuckling to hide it and then turning so as to gaze into the sky. "What do you..." Pausing, he sighed before adding, "see in me?"

The reddish she cat made a soft sound as she looked down at her paws and sighed softly as she shook her head and yawned a little bit. She nodded at the tom and tilted her head to the side. "What do I see in you? I see...a strong, handsome male that would do anything for the ones he loves..."

[Taelende]

Nightpelt winced as if the she-cat's words had hurt him. It was obvious she truly had feelings for him. But, the confused tom wasn't certain of his own feelings. "You know I take my position as Medicine Cat very seriously..." he murmured. "I devote all my time to it. I have little room for much else..." He was trying to turn her away from him. To deny her by making himself seem less desirable. Scarlettfeather deserved better; a cat who could fawn over her every step. He could not be that cat.

[Spiritstar3]

Nightpelt winced as if the she-cat's words had hurt him. It was obvious she truly had feelings for him. But, the confused tom wasn't certain of his own feelings. "You know I take my position as Medicine Cat very seriously..." he murmured. "I devote all my time to it. I had little room for much else..." He was trying to turn her away from him. To deny her by making himself seem less desirable. Scarlettfeather deserved better; a cat who could fawn over her every step. He could not be that cat.

Scarlettfeather made a soft sound somewhere between a huff and a kind of whine, and she shook her head as she watched him a moment then looked at her paws as she asked "Why do you ask?" then shook her head again as she said "I know..." then sighed as she stared at her paws again and lashed her tail a bit and sighed softly as she flicked her ears back and looked at the ground as she dug furrows into it with her claws....

[Taelende]

"I ask because..." Nightpelt began to answer, his voice trailing off. He took a moment before finishing. "I don't know how I feel." She had only said she knew when he told her what he had. But... if she knew then why was she pursuing him so? Where was the sense in that? Then, again... why had he decided to follow her out to that river and ask her those questions? Could it be possible he thought he returned her feelings? He had been thinking her kittish all this time for directing her affections toward him, but perhaps he was equally kittish.

[Spiritstar3]

"I ask because..." Nightpelt began to answer, his voice trailing off. He took a moment before finishing. "I don't know how I feel." She had only said she knew when he told her what he had. But... if she knew then why was she pursuing him so? Where was the sense in that? Then, again... why had he decided to follow her out to that river and ask her those questions? Could it be possible he thought he returned her feelings? He had been thinking her kittish all this time for directing her affections toward him, but perhaps he was equally kittish.

Scarlettfeather nodded her head as she raised it a little and awaited an answer of his to the question she asked of him. She shook her red furred head as she watched him and tilted her head to the side a second. She shook out her paws and flicked her tail as she lowered her head to the river and drank, nodding again as she sighed softly and looked round for a moment, then lifted her head up completely and flicked her tail and her ears a little as she blinked her eyes. She nodded again as she looked at the raven furred tom and said "I see..."