The reddish tom stared at the silver she-cat with love in his eyes. Foxleap has loved Ivypool ever since she was an apprentice. He hoped that she felt the same way but he doubted it. He continued to stare at Ivypool when he heard his name. He turned and saw Squirrelflight motioning to him. He bounded over to her to see what she wanted.

"Hey Foxleap. I want you to lead a hunting patrol." Squirrelflight said.

"Okay. Who do you want me to take?" Foxleap asked.

"Bumblestripe,Dovewing,and Ivypool." Squirrelflight said. Foxleap grinned. Ivypool would be on patrol with him. He hoped he could get her alone and tell her his true feelings. He nodded to Squirrelflight and bounded over to the warrior's den and looked inside. Dovewing and Bumblestripe were sharing tongues while Ivypool and Mousewhisker were talking.

"Dovewing,Ivypool,and Bumblestripe. Your on my hunting patrol." Foxleap said. Dovewing and Bumblestripe nodded and bounded over to him. He glanced over at Ivypool who was still talking to Mousewhisker. He walked over to them.

"Ahem. Ivypool. Your needed for my patrol." Foxleap said.

"Okay. I'm coming." Ivypool said. Foxleap turned around and bounded towards the entrance with Ivypool following closely behind him. They both bounded over to the fresh-kill pile where Dovewing and Bumblestripe were waiting. He nodded to them and bounded out of camp. They walked to the stream by Windclan territory.

"Okay. I think we should hunt in pairs. Dovewing and Bumblestripe,go towards Shadowclan territory and hunt around there. Ivypool and I will hunt around here." Foxleap said. Bumblestripe and Dovewing both nodded and walked towards Shadowclan. Ivypool and Foxleap started looking for prey. Ivypool was scenting the air when she paused. He scented the air and smelled squirrel. He looked at Ivypool and saw that she was stalking towards where the scent of squirrel was. He watched her as she stalked towards the squirrel and pounce on it. She came back up with the squirrel in her jaws. Foxleap purred with admiration sparkling in his eyes. He decided now was the time to tell her how he felt.

"Hey Ivypool. Can you come here for a second? I need to talk to you." He said. Ivypool nodded and walked over to him. She sat down and set the squirrel down.

"What did you need to talk to me about?" Ivypool asked. He sighed and looked at her.

"Listen Ivypool. I really like you. I always have since you were an apprentice. I think I love you Ivypool. Will you be my mate?" Foxleap said. Suprise shone in her eyes. She had no idea he felt that way.

"Yes Foxleap. I will be your mate. I've always loved you since I was a kit and I didn't think you liked me back,but now I know that you do and I am happy for that." Ivypool said. Foxleap smiled and leaned in close to her. He nuzzled her and twined his tail with hers.

"I love you Ivypool." Foxleap said.

"I love you too Foxleap." Ivypool said.