Ambivalence • Jayfeather X Reader •

~Jayfeather X Reader~|5|

The only time [Y/L/N] could remember being so scared was when she got trapped in a twoleg cage. What if Spottedleaf gets mad at me for going here? But I saved a kit... And it's not my fault! It's not like I planned to barge in here!

Fear washes over [Y/L/N] as she tries to keep her paws steady. The kit looks at [Y/L/N] as if she's completely insane to be so scared of a forest, and she realizes her fur is already at its full expanding rate. R/T/K/N loosens his pace to walk at [Y/L/N]'s side and quietly whispers, "My clan won't hurt you. Try not to be afraid, I can smell your fear-scent from where Squirrelflight is!" before quickening his pace again to catch up to his mother.

[Y/L/N] realizes Squirrelflight is aiming for a large clearing, filled with cats.

Tens and tens of cats.

[Y/L/N] flattens her ears, and her eyes go wide in fear. There are so many...! The cats start noticing [Y/L/N], and she wants to just curl up in a ball and disappear.

"R/T/K/N is back!"

"Whats that loner doing here?"

"Did that loner take R/T/K/N hostage?"

"Whos that?"

"Are we being invaded?"

The questions flood [Y/L/N]'s mind, and soon a flame-colored tom with the same jolting green eyes as Squirrelflight parts away from a sand-colored she-cat and bounds over to [Y/L/N], alarmed. "Squirrelflight. Who is this?" His calm tone didn't trick [Y/L/N]; the anger in his eyes said otherwise. "She saved my kit! I had to take her to meet our clan. R/T/K/N would have frozen to death without her, Firestar!"

Firestar. I think I'll remember that.

Silence happens for a moment, and [Y/L/N] realizes cats are looking at her with suspicion in their alarmed gazes. "Is this true?" [Y/L/N] sees the flame-colored tom staring at her, waiting for an answer. "Y-Yeah... Well, I couldn't just leave him to freeze!" [Y/L/N] says defensively, earning an amused purr coming from Firestar. Not long after, a huge dark brown tabby spots the kit and runs over. Wow, I never thought I would see a cat as fast as lightning itself. The large tom licks the kit violently, almost knocking him over. "R/T/K/N! Where were you?" His gaze slowly shifts towards [Y/L/N], as if he never saw her standing there. He draws his lips back in a snarl. "Did you take him hostage? What did you do to my kit?" How friendly. I feel so welcome. [Y/L/N] rolls her eyes. Squirrelflight tells him how [Y/L/N] let the kit stay in her nest and fed him, except she makes [Y/L/N] sound like a legendary hero that just walked down from silverpelt itself. The tabby stares at [Y/L/N] in shock, and the other cats stare at Firestar questioningly as if they're wondering what he's going to do to [Y/L/N]. "And your name is?" he asks, his clear voice ringing through the clearing. "[Y/L/N]." A cream-colored she-cat darts past all the other cats, looking at [Y/L/N] admiringly. "You saved her kit! You're a hero!" She starts chanting [Y/L/N]'s name, and the other cats join her. Soon, the whole clearing is ringing with [Y/L/N]'s name. The same fear comes back and [Y/L/N]'s eyes become huge, and she slowly flattens her ears back.

Just then, a gray tabby emerges from a den, and [Y/L/N] immediately recognizes him. [Y/L/N] mouths Jayfeather "help me." and he stares at her, A cat drags herself after him, and [Y/L/N] notices her back legs are just dragging across the forest floor uselessly.

"Jayfeather! This cat saved my kit! I took her back for the clan to meet her." [Y/L/N] realizes she wasn't the only one that noticed him as Squirrelflight meows loudly to the other side of the clearing. The dark brown tabby pads towards [Y/L/N] happily. "Do you want to stay here for the night? We can make you a nest, and-" Firestar flicks his tail across the tabbies muzzle, immediately silencing him and he dips his head in apology. This cat must be their leader. Firestar turns to the F/C she-cat. "You did a great favor to our clan. Is there any way we can repay you?" [Y/L/N] slowly shakes her head no, with a pleading look to go home shining in her eyes. Firestar immediately notices the cats' fear and embarrassment. "Don't worry, Thunderclan won't hurt you." he murmurs softly. [Y/L/N] wants to back away from all the cats, but finds herself frozen in fear. "Stay here for a moment," he says quietly. He beckons the thankful huge brown tabby with his tail, along with Squirrelfight, Jayfeather, the pretty sand-colored she-cat he was talking to before and the beautiful brown she-cat [Y/L/N] first saw Jayfeather with. He talks with them quietly, and an orange warrior walks towards [Y/L/N] with a white she-cat following him closely. "My name is Lionblaze! Do you need anything? [Y/L/N] hesitates to respond, before the she-cat speaks up. "I'm Dovewing." "Er... I'm fine." Straight after [Y/L/N]'s response, Firestar comes back and stands in front of [Y/L/N], earning all of his clanmates' eyes on him. "[Y/L/N]." [Y/L/N]'s gaze snaps towards him, her eyes still huge with fear, and realizes Squirrelflight and the dark brown tabby are looking at her with intense, excited glances. Firestar inches his face closer to yours and seems to be studying you. He nods at his 'clanmates' and almost immediately, they know what he's about to ask. Firestar stares at [Y/L/N] intensely.

"Do you wish to join ThunderClan?"