AN: Yes, I know this starts off with my preview, but that's what the preview was. It was meant as the opening. I'm using it as is to save time since I've been focused on Pure Blood. I really want to start this story too. Bear with me, because the rest of this chapter shouldn't disappoint. Also it just means that next Chapter will be more awesome :D

Jake took a deep breath of the evening air. Everything seemed right in the world. Though there was still the threat of the Pure Ones. He could feel it. But it seemed like they were still too crippled to enact any sort of revenge.

He was suddenly awoken from his thoughts as Otulissa spoke to him. "Lost in the stars Jake?" He looked at her and smirked. "Not yet, love. I have Navigation Class tonight though, so it's still a possibility."

Otulissa giggled at his poorly attempted joke. Otulissa sighed and bid Jake farewell as she had to go to Blacksmithing Class. Jake couldn't believe that, just mere days ago, they had confessed their love for each other.

Jake took off to his class with Strix Struma. He struggled as he tried to memorize the different constellations. The ceiling was painted with them, but he could only remember the Eye of Glaux and the Whales Fin. Other than that it he couldn't remember.

He really couldn't see how the Navigation Chaw was so appealing to Otulissa. He sighed and felt relief as the class ended. He flew off to dinner and joined his usual friends, but was confused by Otulissa's absence.

Jake looked at Soren who stated, "Bubo also had Ezylryb in there tonight teaching Colliering. So I think her class is gonna be a lot later than it was supposed to.

So Jake and his friends started dinner without her, which felt strange for everyone. Otulissa was never late to dinner. But soon enough Otulissa joined the table, sitting right next to Jake.

"Ugh, Ezylryb is such a gross old owl. He doesn't care how much soot he gets on his feathers. I don't see how anyone would want to do that for a living." Otulissa said.

Jake looked over at her, "Well, the embers that the Colliering Chaw collect keep the fires of the forge alight, and helps us light all of our candles and torches." Otulissa then said, "Ugh, you sound just like him."

He sighed. Tomorrow night the Chaws had the Tapping Ceremony; so many classes had been doubled together. And this had Otulissa wound up, while she hopped to be Tapped for the Navigation Chaw.

Jake on the other hand had no problem with being in the Colliering Chaw, who were double tapped with the Weather Interpreting chaw, because of he dangerous wind conditions that owls faced while flying into fire to collect hot coals.

Thought no one but Otulissa had actually let their hopes be known to the others. They seemed to not want to jinx what they hoped to be in.

Jake thought back on the stories Soren had told and knew that the Echidna couldn't have been too far off with what he had said about the band members.

He felt that Gylfie would be placed in Navigation, while Digger would be placed in Tracking. There was not an actual battle chaw so Jake had no clue where Twilight would end up.

And in his gizzard, he felt Soren would be placed in one of Ezylryb's Chaws. But his predictions would not be proven until tomorrow night.

Jake couldn't sleep that night. He was very excited for tomorrow. There were no more classes, so it was free time. He would be spending time with Otulissa. But soon he fell asleep, planning tomorrow night.

As he woke he noticed that the sun was barely setting. He started off towards Otulissa's hollow and noticed that she was awake; he grinned and talked her into coming outside to watch the sun set.

Both owls sat together, watching as the sun bid its farewell to the creatures that dwelled in its glow. Otulissa was cuddled up with Jake, both content with the way they were. Soon the sun disappeared over the horizon and Otulissa turned to Jake and started to preen his feathers.

Jake couldn't help but squirm. It tickled to have another owl preen your feathers. Jake finally squirmed enough to get away and playfully flew away. Otulissa gave chase calling out, "You need to preen yourself more often, love."

He chuckled and called back, "I don't want to. It's a waste of time. And I like making it difficult for you to do it anyway." Otulissa rolled her eyes and caught up to Jake at a surprising speed.

Jake gave himself up and landed so that Otulissa could finish preening his feathers, much against his will. Both of them then took to the sky again and they found a branch to perch on.

Otulissa looked at Jake who still felt himself blush as their eyes met. They stayed that way for what seemed like an eternity before Otulissa broke the peaceful silence.

"You know I love you, right Jake." Jake couldn't help but chuckle and responded, "Yeah, I know. I love you too, Otulissa." This was their usual game back and forth but suddenly Otulissa's face grew worried and she asked.

"You would never leave me… would you?" Jake didn't quite understand what she meant, and Otulissa, now with a more worried look, rephrased the question after she looked at his face

"Would you ever leave me for another owl?" Jake then scolded himself on the inside for not catching that. "Otulissa, I would never even dare to think of ever hurting you like that."

Otulissa then breathed a sigh of relief and both owls nuzzled their faces. Jake looked Otulissa in the eye and apologized for not comprehending what she was asking.

Both owls then flew off to the table to join their friends for dinner. Everyone seemed carefree until they all realized that today was when they would be tapped. When they went to bed that night they were going to find one of many of the signs of being tapped for a chaw.

A dried caterpillar was Weather Chaw. A feather was tracking chaw. And so on and so forth. But the most unique was that the Colliering Chaw was double tapped. Those tapped would find a Coal along with a dried caterpillar.

Everyone chattered about what they wanted to find in their nests. And soon it was time to go to bed. Everyone raced off to their hollows and Jake turned to Otulissa and offered to escort her back to her hollow.

But she winked at him and said she was ok, she wanted to find out what he got the same time she was going to let him know what she was tapped for. Then she added, "Though I think we both know what I was tapped for."

Jake flew off to his hollow and looked into his nest and saw a dried caterpillar and a coal. He smiled and thanked Glaux that he got what he had hoped for. Then he had to wonder if Otulissa was going to get what she wanted.

He prayed that she did. Otherwise everyone would suffer with her drudging on about it. He hated to admit that even he would kinda hate hearing her complain.

Jake then hastily went to bed for tomorrow, they were going to be introduced into their chaws and its work.