Hi airleap I
"Hi Airleap," Gorsepaw meowed cheerily as he bounded up to the brown and white tom. "I-"
Airleap startled, fur fluffing as he whipped around, stopping the apprentice in his tracks at his startled expression.
"Uh," Gorsepaw squeaked, crouching down. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you-"
Airleap blinked slowly, wondering why his heart was pounding so hard in his chest. Gorsepaw had only spoken to him. But those words... He swallowed, glancing away, the grief that stuck to his bones like sludge weighing him down, making him so, so tired...
"No, I'm sorry, Gorsepaw," Airleap responded quietly, staring at his paws and wondering if he could still see the dark stains turning his white paw as brown as his other ones. "You caught me off guard is all. Uhm... what were you saying?"
"Oh." Gorsepaw blinked, then smiled hesitantly. He flicked his tail behind him. "Storkpaw and Quailpaw and I are sharing a rabbit with Morningflower. Do you wanna join?"
The dark ginger tom smiled brightly up at him, eyes twinkling. He looked like...
Airleap smiled. Strangely, his chest felt tight, like it was squeezing his heart and never letting go.
"Sure."










