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.
