Chapter 1

XXXX Cinderheart's POV XXXX

The gray tabby she-cat walked a head of her apprentice, Ivypaw. The tabby and white she-cat had been in a bad mood since her sister Dovepaw and her mentor Lionblaze went to find what was blocking the stream to the lake. Cinderheart had told her apprentice that it did not matter who went on the mission, but that it only mattered that they found the water and could bring it back. That did not do a hole lot and the gray tabby she-cat would take her apprentice out for battle and hunting training whenever she could. When she was doing this Thornclaw wound join her with his apprentice Briarpaw. Thornclaw already having other apprentices before the dark brown she-cat help Cinderheart with Ivypaw's training. The two warriors were showing the two apprentices some battle moves, Briarpaw the older apprentice did not seem to be getting along with Ivypaw.

"That's all the training for today." Thornclaw said to the apprentices then added "You can go back to camp."

Briarpaw give the tom a nod before running the way back to ThunderClan camp. Ivypaw stayed behind and glared at Thornclaw she was about to say something before Cinderheart give the tabby and white she-cat a nod. Ivypaw closed her mouth then follow that path her den-mate had taken.

"Your doing a great job with Ivypaw." The golden brown tom meowed, amber eyes locked with blue.

"Thank you." Cinderheart smiled, she felt her ear tips grow hot from what the older warrior had said.

"So how are things with Lionblaze?" Thornclaw asked, breaking his gaze from Cinderheart.

"Lionblaze and I are just friends, but we're doing well." Cinderheart answered her ear twitched calmly.

Thornclaw looked back to Cinderheart's blue eyes. The two didn't say anything, they keep silent. After all there wasn't anything left to say the two then walked back to camp.

Latter that day Cinderheart toke Ivypaw out hunting and then after she shared a robin with the golden brown warrior. The gray tabby she-cat noticed Brightheart and Sorreltail looking at them and talking to each other, but Cinderheart was to far away to hear what the two where saying.

XXXX Ivypaw's POV XXXX

Ivypaw had just taken pray to the elders, the other apprentices had said that they had better things to do and said that since she was not as good a warrior as Dovepaw she should take care of the elders. On the way there she saw Sorreltail talking with Brightheart and she noticed every now and then that they would look over to Cinderheart and Thornclaw.

"Do you think they'll become mates?" Sorreltail asked the white and ginger she-cat.

"Maybe, but she might be mates with Lionblaze to." Brightheart said, her eye narrowed in thought.

"True." Sorreltail answered then added "Only StarClan knows."

Ivypaw narrowed her eyes as she thought of what the older warriors where talking about. Lionblaze was her sister's mentor and she thought it was werid for then to become mates. Thornclaw had mentored Sootfur, Sorreltail's brother, Shrewpaw, Spiderleg's litter-mate, Poppyfrost, Cinderheart sister, and now Birarpaw the kit of Graystripe and Millie. Ivypaw guessed that he would mentor many other paws before he joined the elder's den.

Then looking arounf camp Ivypaw saw that her Mother, Whitewing was sharing a shrew with her mate and Ivypaw's father Birchfall. They where talking as they ate. The tabby and white she-cat guessed they where talking about Dovepaw. Her sister had gone to find whatever was blocking the water. Ivypaw could not hold a snort of anger, Dovepaw was nothing more then an apprentice so she should not of gone. But they scent her and Ivypaw could help but fill bitter toword her the gray she-cat. The tabby and white she-cat sighed then padded over to the fresh-kill pile and picked out a mouse for herself. Ivypaw slowly made her way over to the apprentice's den where Blossompaw and Birarpaw. Bumblepaw had just gotten back from his hunt with Mousewhisker and when Ivypaw got closer the pale gray tom padded over to her.

"Would you like to eat with me?" Bumblepaw asked as he nodded to a shrew with only a bit taken out of it.

Ivypaw narrowed her eyes, unsure what to say then she give her den-mate a nod. The two apprentices ate their pray and then started to sharing tongues and talking about some new moves they had learned. Ivypaw learned that the pale gray tom was close to getting is warrior name and how much he could not wait to find out what his warriors name. Ivypaw was happy for him, but she also wished she could be made a warrior soon to, but she knew better. She had been an apprentice for only two moons.

XXXX Thornclaw's POV XXXX

Day by day Thornclaw and Cinderheart had gotten closer and closer. Then one day they saw that the stream was starting to flow once again, the two ran back to camp to tell Firestar that the water was back. Lionblaze and Dovepaw would soon be back with there clan-mates. Thornclaw started to wonder if Cinderheart might become closer to Lionblaze once again, but when he did and the clan was told what happened on their mission. One of the warriors Rippletail that had gone on behalf of RiverClan died in the battle, they also got some help from a small group of kitty-pets.

Then when Cinderheart and Lionblaze where together they talk as any other two warriors would talk. The golden tabby tom had since been getting closer to Icecloud. It did not take long for Thornclaw's clan-mates to start talking about the golden tabby tom and the white she-cat. If was not a lie that they could become mates sooner or later, then one day it happened. Some of the other warriors thought that Cinderheart might of been upset that she had lost the golden tabby tom, but she was. not Then within a few days Cinderheart and Thornclaw had gone for a late night walk.

"Thornclaw?" The gray tabby she-cat asked, as the two came to a stop.

"Yeah?" The golden brown tabby tom looked over to the she-cat.

"Have you ever thought of taking a mate like your sister Brightheart? Or your brother Brackenfur?" Cindeheart asked.

Thornclaw's amber eyes widen a little then he narrowed them in thought. It toke some time for the golden brown tom to answered "Not for a long time, no."

"So you haven't thought of it till now?" Cinderheart wondered.

Thornclaw give the gray tabby she-cat a nod then the two where silent. They looked to the sky, there eyes on the stars and then after a few heart beats the two slowly made their way back to camp. They did not talk to each other, but they walked close. Their pelts touching as they walked inside the clan camp. They saw Toadstep, who was taking guard. The black and white give the two a nod as they went to the warrior's den and curled up in their nests.


I'm tying to make chapters longer :3

Anyway where close to Cinderheart and Thornclaw becoming mates o3o