Prompt: "Well, I couldn't let you die without knowing I love you."

This prompt drove me insane not because I didn't know what I wanted to write but because I wanted to get it perfect! Here is my favorite pairing Splashfire X Briarleaf. Let's see what you think!

Splashfire couldn't remember what had happened he blinked open his eyes. The area around him a blur. He could comprehend what had happened. Then as if an explosion went off in his head he remembered. There had been an attack on camp. Briarleaf had been pinned by Ebonystripe the deputy of the Burning Empire. Splashfire remembered the horror he had felt. Since his daughter had just been chased away from him by Hawkflight. He made the decision to help his mate in a second. He had knocked the warrior off his mate before Ebonystripe buried his claws into the back of his neck.

Splashfire's breath was harsh the pain in the back of his neck was blinded "Br-B-Briairleaf?" he croacked.

"Stay still Splashfire," he could hear Thornpaw order.

Splashfire blinked and his vision cleared. He was in the middle of the clearing.

"W-w-what hap-p-pened?" he stuttered.

"Keep quiet Splashfire," Thornpaw said.

Splashfire against what the medicine cat apprentice had ordered slowly sat up causing the world to spin and his strength to keep breathing vanish. He coughed which flooded his mouth with blood.

"Thornpaw where is Briarleaf?" Splashfire rasped.

"She's in the apprentice den with Mousepaw," Thornpaw meowed "she's okay."

Splashfire collapsed back down his breathing shallow.

Briarleaf slipped out of the apprentice den and padded over to her mate "is he okay Thornpaw?"

"I don't know. He's not listening so I don't think so," Thornpaw meowed.

Briarleaf pressed her nose to her mates cheek "do as Thornpaw says love."

Splashfire ran his tail weakly down her side "are you alright? How about Mousepaw?"

"I'm fine thanks to you. Mousepaw she has a scratch on her leg that's pretty deep but it'll heal," Briarleaf meowed.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't let you die and I was hoping Hawkflight wouldn't want to kill an apprentice," Splashfire meowed.

"It's okay Splashfire, nothing happened except you almost being killed," Briarleaf meowed.

Splashfire looked at her "I love you Briarleaf."

Briarleaf pressed her nose gently to his cheek "I know you do. I know how much you love me. It's as much as I love you."

Splashfire smiled softly "I don't think you know how much."

"I think you don't know how much I love you," Briarleaf meowed.

Splashfire looked at her the world beginning to get blurry again "I love you more than life Briarleaf."

Splashfire saw tears well in his mates eyes "don't leave me Splashfire." she meowed.

"For now we will be apart by sight, my love," Splashfire rasped weakly "but not by love. I will be waiting for you."

Briarleaf buried her face in his pelt. Splashfire closed his eyes shivering.

"I love you Briarleaf," Splashfire's voice cracked.

Briarleaf nodded "I love you too."

Splashfire closed his eyes and allowed himself to be swallowed by darkness.