"Flint, don't leave! I'm bearing your kits! How could you leave me for that gang that doesn't even treat you right?" Bright blue eyes filled with tears, the tuxedo she-cat stared at her kits' father.

"I must leave, Heron. My cats need me to lead them, I have been gone long enough." The tom touched his white tipped tail on the she-cat's shoulder. "I-" He stopped abruptly, looking down toward her paws, her claws sheathing and unsheathing.

"You what? Huh?" She sniffled and sat up with her tear-filled eyes staring back at the gray and white cat. "You're going to come back? Help take care of them? Get to know their names?" She snickered, hatred glowing brightly in her tear filled blue eyes. The tom lowered his head and fixed his eyes on his white paws. "I've known about the rumors of you going around, meeting cats and leaving them soon after. I thought those were fake. I guess I was wrong." The she-cat spit out. She blinked spitefully, waiting for a response. She chuckled sadly when he stayed silent. "You don't even want to defend yourself, you sniveling excuse for a--"

"Stop. Please, just stop." Pleading, dark amber eyes looked up at the she-cat. She opened her jaws to retort, but he cut her off. "They-" He sighed before he continued. "Those rumors are true." He shuffled his paws. "I can't be a father!" He yowled and shook his head back and forth. "Diablo would kill the kits, you, and me or he'd find some way to make us suffer and I don't know how to take care of kits but I want them and-" The tom was cut off as he heard an angry, yet inquisitive, voice.

"Flint, who is Diablo?" The she-cat stared into the dark amber orbs of the taller tom, not backing down. If he was going to leave her kits, his kits as well, she wanted an explanation.

The tom's eyes teared up, the stream of a single tear wetting his white muzzle. "He-Heron...." He shook and sniffled, bowing his head in shame. "He's my le-leader. He's the one that tells me what to do. If I-" He composed himself before continuing, taking a deep breath. "If I do not obey him... he'll kill me, and everyone that I am connected to, including my mates and kits." He looked up, eyes blazing with an angry love, to meet blue eyes that were filled with sympathy. "He is the reason why I have to leave, Heron."

"Flint... you're leaving to save us?" She blinked her eyes slowly, looking at his situation much differently now.

The tom nodded, not saying a word. Not trusting himself to say a word, for he may break out sobbing.

"Oh, Flint... " The she-cat pushed against his side, laying her muzzle onto his shoulder. The tom put his muzzle on the she-cat's head, closing his eyes. They stayed like this until the sunset rose, edging the large trees ahead of them in gold. The she-cat pulled away, putting her forehead on his shoulder. After a couple heartbeats, she picked up her head and stared at the tom's grief-filled amber eyes. "Go. Don't try to come back." She smiled and he looked away. "I'll tell the kits all about you. Your bravery, your kindness... They'll know all about you, your story embedded in their hearts, souls even. I won't let them forget you." The tom looked at her with a growing smile, his eyes now glowing with happiness and determination. "At some point, you will have to break away from Diablo. Don't let him control you too much." She lifted her forepaw, unsheathing a tiny poke of her claw and pointing where his heart would be. "Hold your head high, and don't worry about me or the kits." The tom frowned, now looking sad. "What? You didn't like my inspiring speech?" She mewed, blinking jokingly at him. When he remained silent, she nudges him a bit. "What?" She spoke in a softer tone.

"What if Diablo makes me attack you?" The tom asked with worry edging his meow.

"I will deal with that." She looked at him, her gaze full of pride. "Now go make your kits proud, my dear Flint."

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Written my Spirit! This is a new book that DawnClanWarriors1 will be working on! I am very into this, which is a good thing. XD Sorry that I couldn't get too much of the scene around Heron and Flint described... anyway, hope you liked it! 'Till next time! ~Spirit

Edited by Breeze.