Dreams and Nightmares [p]

[Galelight]

Thistlefang

Sunny was dreaming.

In the dream... It was almost like a nightmare. He was speaking to Moon. In the waking world, he was stiff and whimpering. His claws had slid out and were scratching up his nest. He was curled up tight. It was not a peaceful night of rest. Moon made sure of that.

[Thistlefang]

Thistlefang groaned. Who on earth was whimpering? It was ridiculous. People were trying to sleep!

Deciding to take one for the team, he staggered up and squinted, trying to find the source. His eyes landed on a light-colored tom, one that was moving around a lot. 'Isn't that Sunheart?' He sighed. He wasn't in the mood to deal with a crazy, but Fadingnight would want him to make sure he was okay. He picked his way over, trying to prod Sunheart in the side when he reached him. "Dude. Stop."

[Galelight]

Sunny was shocked back into the waking world by a prodding.

He was thankful for it, however. His eyes flew open as he frantically looked up to see who woke him. Wasn't that.... He was pretty sure this was Thistlefang. He scrambled to his paws. His fur was messed up, but he didn't think fixing his fur right now was a great idea.

"O-Oh... U-Uh... Thanks..."

[Thistlefang]

Thistlefang was too tired to roll his eyes. "Don't mention it." He muttered, beginning to head back to his nest. He stepped into it and settled down, waiting for Sunheart to sleep before he tried to sleep himself. He didn't want to be woken up by another round of whimpering.

[Galelight]

Sunny folded his ears back.

"I'm sorry... Did I wake you up...?" He asked quietly, seeming quite submissive. He wished he could just keep Moon away from everyone else. It was then he realized the only way to do that was to leave Treeclan and well.... Every clan forever. But no. He couldn't do that. E-Even if... No one would miss him. Treeclan was his home... But was that selfish? He decided that maybe now wasn't the best time to thing such depressing thoughts. Sunny's tail twitched as he tried to settle back into his nest. 

Maybe he just wouldn't sleep tonight. He didn't feel like listening to Moon scream so vividly with his face, either.

[Thistlefang]

"Just now figuring that out?" He grumbled, curling up and pushing his face into his fur. 'He did look kind of startled when I woke him up. Maybe I should see what's the matter.' He lifted his head and looked over at him. He really didn't want to, but knew that Fadingnight might be asking about him whenever he'd see her next. Sighing, Thistlefang waited until he had his attention and signaled the way outside with his tail.

He got up and left, turning and sitting once they were out. "Alright. What's going on?"

[Galelight]

Sunny blinked as he saw Thistlefang trying to get his attention.

Then the darker furred tom was signaling him to go outside. He got back onto his paws and slowly made his way outside, his ears folded back shyly. Then Thistlefang stated what he wanted. Answers. Answers he couldn't give he could hear Moon hissing. 

"U-Um..." Could he trust Thistlefang? "E-Er... How much has um.... Fadingnight told you about me?" He asked, holding his head lower, having to look up slightly to meet Thistlefang's eyes.

[Thistlefang]

Thistlefang watched him curiously. Even though they hadn't spoken, he'd always thought of Sunheart as more of a confident cat. Apparently he was vastly different. He shrugged. "I know you're kind of insane like her." He said bluntly. "Have you two talked to each other at the border?"

[Galelight]

Okay. That made things a bit easier.

Sunny shook his head sadly. "A-A little bit... Well, sort of. It wasn't me. I er...." He looked away. "I actually don't know what happened." He confessed. It was... A little scary now that he really thought about it. He didn't know what had happened for at least a moon. He had a huge gap in his memory.

[Thistlefang]

"What do you mean you don't know what happened?" He started to grow impatient. He couldn't stand cats who stuttered. It was devastating that his kit and grandkit did it, too. It made him mad. Thistlefang stared at Sunheart as he waited, paw tapping the ground in irritation.

[Galelight]

Sunny took a step back, mildly scared of Thistlefang's irritation.

"Er.... W-Well... I j-just... I didn't and still don't know why Starry left. I-I think I kinda shut down... I just thought..." Then his soft voice became even quieter. "I thought she left because I did something wrong. I didn't want to face the world after that."

[Thistlefang]

Thistlefang flicked an ear. Sunheart didn't know? "She didn't leave because of you. She left because her family's there, genius." He yawned, still very tired. "I know she wouldn't want you to be moping around camp, so keep your head up. You'll be fine." Thistlefang had been devastated at first when she left, though now he hardly thought about it. He knew it'd be harder for Sunheart, though, considering they were mates.

[Galelight]

Sunny hung his head.

"I-I.... I didn't know she had family in Fireclan...." He admitted. He blinked, and he tried to raise his head to a more proper position, but everything else about his body language still screamed submissive. Would... Would that really be what Starry wanted? He wasn't sure...

[Thistlefang]

"But now you do. Her father and sister are there." He watched as Sunheart moved his head. It was...better, but not good enough. He padded closer and tried to trace a paw along the tom's spine. "You need good posture, too."

[Galelight]

Sunny's ears managed to reach an even more downward position, as his posture corrected itself to Thistlefang's standards.

"A-Ah.... I see...." He supposed he still had.... Sunsetshadow. Their daughter. So he wasn't completely alone.