In all of these, I might have changed some of the words. Anyway, this is a songfic about Graystripe/paw and Fireheart/paw/star.

At the Beginning

We were strangers

Starting out on a journey

Graypaw leaps out from behind a bush and tackles Rusty, who was wandering around aimlessly.

Never dreaming what we'd have to go through

Now here we are

And I'm suddenly standing

At the beginning with you

"Hi, I'm Graypaw," he said, letting go of the startled kittipet. "Who're you?"

"Rusty."

No one told me I was going to find you

Unexpected, what you did to my heart

Graystripe and Fireheart sit vigil in the ThunderClan camp, looking up at the stars, side by side.

When I lost hope

You were there to remind me

This is the start

Graystripe and Fireheart help WindClan across the thunderpath and back to their territory. Fireheart turned to run back for a kit, and a monster was approaching.

"Fireheart, look out!" Graystripe yowled, but he managed to get back safely.

"I'm fine, it's okay."

Life is a road, and I want to keep going

Love is a river I want to keep flowing

Graystripe looks sadly up at Fireheart next to the river by Silverstream, the she-cat dying.

Life is a road, now and forever

Wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning

Graystripe runs after Fireheart playfully through the forest.

I'll be there when the storm is through

The toms stand together on the slope going down to Fourtrees.

At the end I want to be standing at the beginning

With you

We were strangers

On a crazy adventure

Fireheart, newly Firestar, comes over to Graystripe, sadly collapsing beside him.

"Bluestar is dead."

Never dreaming how our dreams could come true

"The new deputy," Firestar yowled, "is Graystripe."

Now here we stand

Unafraid of the future

"I have to go to RiverClan, where my kits are," Graystripe mewed.

Fireheart watched sadly as his best friend disappeared into the reeds on the other side of the river with Mistyfoot, thinking he would never see him again.

At the beginning with you

And life is a road, and I want to keep going

Love is a river I want to keep flowing

Life is a road, now and forever

Wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning

Graypaw grabs Firepaw away from the thunderpath he had been inspecting, just as a monster charged past. They stood panting together, shaking slightly.

I'll be there when the storm is through

At the end I want to be standing at the beginning

With you

I knew there was somebody somewhere

Like me alone in the dark

Firestar and Graystripe stand vigil for Bluestar, their noses pressed into her fur.

Now I know my dream will live on

I've been waiting so long

Nothing's going to tear us apart

Firestar and Graystripe charged into the twoleg area, where they were keeping Clan cats hostage. They jumped up at one of the twolegs, battling side by side.

And life is a road and I want to going

Love is a river I want to keep flowing

Life is a road, now and forever

Wonderful journey

I'll be there when the world stops turning

I'll be there when the storm is through

In the end I want to be standing at the beginning

With you

A twoleg snatched Graystripe by the scruff, tossing him into the belly of the monster.

And life is a road, and I want to keep going

Love is a river I want to keep going on

Starting out on a journey

Life is a road and I want to keep going

Love is a river I want to keep flowing

In the end I want to be standing at the beginning

Firestar tried to run after him, tried to attack the twoleg and save him.

"Graystripe, no!"

But he was blocked by another twoleg and was forced to flee.

With you

The last thing he saw before turning tail was his best friend's terrified face in the belly of the monster, being taken away forever.

Just to let you know, I am not a believer that Graystripe will not come back. I will never give up hope.