[ takes place after second shinebell meeting. bluebell discovers he's a major hopeless romantic ] Ever since he became a medic, star had always tried to find out different kinds of sicknesses. This would need yarrow, this would need all sorts of things, and that would be a wound and not a sickness. But he had been feeling the most unusual sickness of petal's life as of late; he had been unable to rest one bit, somehow it got worse after seeing that FlurryClan apprentice for the second time. Petal knew it was risky, but he wanted to keep talking to Shinepaw; over, and over, and over again. It was something that was on loop in star's mind. He couldn't think of many cats who would stick with him through time, in all honesty; he had lots of friends, and three best friends! But.. Did he really think they would prioritize him over their warrior duties and over the code? Probably not. Something as small as a cat willing to sneak out, to meet him, just for them to talk.. Oh goodness, he was catching a fever; his face feeling ablaze, his cognitive ideas decaying; he must be truly sick if star couldn't form any words! It was beyond unsafe; Shinepaw was the son of a leader! Who knows how vey may react upon discovering this.. Petal really hoped that vey would never know; he was scared of that; Pigeonstar seemed terrifying! Star paced around in his den, feeling like if hope sat still, he would simply.. Explode, or something! He couldn't just talk to someone else about this, what if they told Delphine- what would Delphine think? He was scared of that especially! What if Delphine found out, and she got so mad that star could lose his position as a medic apprentice! He didn't want that! So he was stuck being sick; and no herbs could cure his fever, the fast heart rate, the inability to think. Maybe Shinepaw was the cure. How did he feel these things so quickly? He.. Had no clue. But as long as he stayed in star's life, petal could think that star is invincible against everything bad in the world. NEW TRAIT : hopeless romantic
