How Dovewing was forced into a relationship! by Moonfeather

Moonfeather shows how Dovewing had less choice in becoming mates with Bumblestripe than we thought.

Dovewing feels really guilty so she decides to join him~ “It was harder to stay focused,
and the image was fainter than before, but when she burst out of the undergrowth onto the lakeshore she was delighted to see Bumblestripe sitting at the water’s edge, his face turned upward to the stars. The stripes on his pale pelt stood out sharply in the silver moonlight. ‘Bumblestripe!’ she called, her voice high-pitched with joy that she hadn’t lost her power for good. Bumblestripe sprang to his paws and whirled around. ‘Dovewing!’ he exclaimed, running to meet her. ‘You came,’ he added, purring so hard he could hardly get the words out. ‘Come and sit beside me. It’s beautiful here.’
Dovewing suddenly felt awkward. ‘Is it okay if we go for a walk instead?’ she asked. ‘Sure.’ Together the two cats turned to pad along the shore, Bumblestripe walking close enough that their pelts brushed. Dovewing fished for something to talk about. ‘Do you remember Sol from when he was here before?’ she asked as the silence began to drag out. ‘Sort of,’ Bumblestripe replied. ‘I recognized him when he turned up today. But I was only a kit then.’” When Dovewing is spying on Tigerheart with a smile on her face everyone thinks she is happy because of Bumblestripe here it even shows how Ivypool joins in~ “Tigerheart was teaching a couple of apprentices how to stalk a squirrel. Dovewing let out a mrrow of laughter as something alerted their prey. The squirrel dashed one way, then doubled back and ran right across Tigerheart’s back before leaping to safety up a tree. ‘You’re in a good mood today,’ Lionblaze commented … ‘That must have been a really good walk last night!’ … ‘What did Cinderheart mean about a walk last night?’ Ivypool whispered. ‘You were really late coming back to the den.’
Dovewing didn’t want to talk about her evening with Bumblestripe, but she knew that her sister would be upset if she refused.
‘Nothing,’ she replied.
‘I went down to the lake with Bumblestripe, that’s all.’ Ivypool’s eyes widened with surprise.
‘Oh, that’s terrific!’ she exclaimed. ‘He’s really nice. Are you two going to be mates?’ ‘That’s the last thing on my mind!’ Dovewing twitched her tail irritably. ‘It was just a walk. It was fun, but no big deal.’ Her sister gave her a poke in the side. ‘The two of you would have the cutest kits together!’ Dovewing rolled her eyes. To distract herself from Ivypool’s teasing, she extended her senses into the forest again.” Once Dovewing is thinking about Tigerheart again, Cinderheart says it is because of Bumblestripe~ “Dovewing bounced on her paws. ‘I feel like I could run right around the lake!’ she purred. Then she spotted Cinderheart blinking with pleasure. Oh, no, she thinks it’s because of Bumblestripe!” My last quote, this shows how Bumblestripe is in reality~ “‘No, not like that!’ Bumblestripe yowled. Dovewing spun around to face him, gripping hard on the branch to stop herself from falling out of the tree. ‘You told me to climb, I’m climbing!’ she snapped. Can’t I do anything right?
‘Not the trunk.’ Bumblestripe padded along the thick oak branch toward her. ‘In a battle, if every cat climbed the trunk, it’d be chaos.’ He tipped his nose up and focused on the branch two tail-lengths above his head. Crouching, he sprang and gripped it with his forepaws, then hauled himself up. ‘Your turn.’ He peered at her through the browning leaves. Dovewing scowled. Hunkering down, she bunched her muscles, then leaped and dug her claws into the branch above. Flicking her tail, she landed nimbly beside Bumblestripe.
‘Is that better?’ she sniffed. Bumblestripe glanced at the leaves she’d sent fluttering to the ground. ‘You really need to aim for a bare bit of branch,’ he suggested. ‘The enemy’s going to know you’re here if you shower him with leaves every time you move.’ Dovewing clamped her jaws together to stop herself from snarling at the arrogant furball. I can’t believe I ever thought we might be more than just friends! Seeing Tigerheart again made her realize what a dumb choice that would have been. I only ever liked you because you’re a ThunderClan cat. Tigerheart wouldn’t bother about whether she climbed the trunk or rustled too many leaves. He was a warrior, not a worrier! They’d been practicing tree-battle all morning and Dovewing was hot and tired. ‘Why are we doing this?’ she grumbled at Brambleclaw. “What cat is going to climb a tree to fight? There is no SquirrelClan!’ Bumblestripe flashed her a warning look. ‘Shut up!’ he hissed. But Brambleclaw was already bounding along the narrow rowan branch. It bounced under his weight, making Toadstep cling on with his fur spiked up. Brambleclaw jumped and cleared the space between the trees easily.” In my opinion Bumblebutt did not deserve Dovewing.
Sorry for using too much quotes!
Signing Off,
Moonfeather