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Epilogue

Leafpool looked around surreptitiously as she crept towards the Moonpool stream. It was leaf-bare, and prey was low. She had seen a strangely fat pheasant lingering around the banks and was checking it out.

The flash of brightly coloured feathers caught her eye. She pounced without thinking, springing out of the bushes concealing her, and came face-to-face with...

Crowfeather.

His eyes widened and he released the pheasant, now limp, from his jaws. She looked down and realised she had almost crossed the border. Taking a step back, she turned away from the stream, and started to walk back to the camp, empty-pawed as usual. She was not a good hunter, having been raised without any need for the ability.

"Wait!" Leafpool spun around, surprised. It was Crowfeather who had called out. He nudged the pheasant towards her timidly, then muttered,"You saw it first..."

She glanced around suspiciously. Ascertaining that no one was present other than the two of them, her eyes softened a fraction and she murmured,"It's good to see you again..."

He scuffed his paws against the ground and said uncertainly,"How are things?"

She sighed, remembering the subtle insults directed at her. Berrynose and a few of the other younger warriors shunned her completely, and she only had sympathy from Squirrelflight and Sorreltail."It's fine. How about you?" She stiffened slightly as Crowfeather winced."...Better, I guess,"he replied cautiously.

Abandoning all pretence to the surge of nostalgia brewing up inside her, Leafpool sprang across the border and buried herself in Crowfeather's soft fur. Surprisingly, he relaxed and started licking her.

"Oh, how I've missed you... I love you,"she moaned. He muttered something and licked her nose."What?"

"I said, I missed you as well,"he said.

They caressed each other for a while. Amazingly, no one came to apprehend them.

After a long, long moment of love, Crowfeather looked up reluctantly at the sky and prised himself from Leafpool's embrace."I've got to go... Everyone's bound to notice I was missing."

There was an unspoken understanding that it would be the last time they could express their deep love to each other.

Leafpool dipped her head and turned to leave. As she stepped across the Moonpool stream, Crowfeather called out, a fire burning in his eyes-

"I love you too, Leafpool. Forever and ever."

Sorry it's so short. I had no inspiration.

AT LAST! It's complete. I spent a TON of time typing the two chapters. I'll try to update my other stories too, but I'll be busy.

Review please!