Hey everyone! Sorry it has taken so long to update. My computer has been having problems, and I only have time to update (if even then!) when I'm at my Grandma's.

I wanted to update this story fast since I haven't in forever; sorry for not sending it to you first, Snowy! I wanted to get it out there! Hope ya'll enjoy Willowpaw and Jaypaw's meeting!

Specklesmudge: No problem! I love this story already. :) I'm glad you liked it, and that would have been awesome. Writers block sucks, and I'm glad you like that this winner won!

Sleektail: Yeah, CinderxJay is soooo cute! But...I don't know...WillowxJay is cooler. I wish it would happen! I have an idea for the voting thing, but I'm going to wait to see what happens.

Pinky: Thanks! I'm so happy you liked it! I'll consider it.

Waterfall: Thankies! lol, thats a funny word. JayxCinder is cute but as I said to Sleektail, WillowxJay is way cuter! I'll consider that too!

Anyway, here's the update!

Jaypaw raced along the border line, occasionally crossing it in his anxiety to meet Willowpaw. He had been looking forward to their meeting. The sun was setting, and the slightly salty tang of the lake reached his nose. Two days had passed since Jaypaw and Cinderpaw had collected herbs together and he had decided he needed to make a friend.

His sensitive dark gray ears picked up the soft pacing of pawsteps as he neared the Riverclan border. His cloudy blue gaze sparkled with excitement as he pelted forward, leaning into the wind.

"Jaypaw? Is that you?" a soft voice murmured.

Jaypaw's heart missed a beat as he leaped into the clearing, and tripped, immediately tumbling into the sweet brown she-cat. He got to his paws, and licked his furry gray chest a couple times in embarrassment.

Willowpaw giggled and Jaypaw meowed, "Hey, Willowpaw."

"Hi," she meowed, covering her mouth with her tail to quiet herself.

Jaypaw sat down, his tail flicking up and down casually.

Willowpaw quickly sat down, too. A couple of awkward seconds passed, and then Willowpaw, determined to make this meeting go as she had planned, meowed, "So, what did you do yesterday?"

"I worked on my defensive skills. Leafpool says I have to be able to defend myself and others as well as heal. What'd you do?"

"I collected herbs with Mothwing. We found plenty of horsetail and cobwebs, but we're running low on honey." she replied quietly.

Jaypaw nodded. "I could probably get you some honey, if you need it."

The she-cat smiled, and Jaypaw could feel the warmth of her smile spread over him like wild-fire. "How've you been?" She took a cautious paw-step closer to him.

"Pretty good," he paused before continuing. "What about you?"

She stepped towards him until he could feel her rabbit-soft fur on his side, and breathed in his ear, "I've been thinking about you."

Jaypaw's stunning blue eyes grew wide. "Y-you have?" he stammered.

"Yes," she replied quietly, her bright green eyes searing over his face.

The dark gray apprentice lowered his cloudy eyes to the ground, and kneaded the grass with his paws. He searched his mind for something sarcastic to say, but could find nothing. He didn't even feel disgusted, or angry. Instead he felt...

Happy? Proud? Surprised? All three. "Willowpaw," he started, and lifted his eyes back to hers, and for the first time, he wished he could see her face. "I-I, um, I wi-"

"I get it," she snapped, turning around and padding off a ways. "You don't feel the same way about me, do you?" He could feel the hurt flooding off of her in waves, and he could tell she was trying to cover it up by acting angry.

"No! That's not it at all!"

Willowpaw rolled her eyes, and shook her head. "Then what is it?"

Jaypaw smiled, and covered the space that was separating them in three quick bounds. "Actually," he paused for dramatic effect. "I feel the exact same way." He licked her ear, and then winked at her.

Now it was Willowpaw's turn to not believe him. "Are you serious?" She touched her nose to his slowly.

"Yes," He rubbed his face against hers, relief washing over him.

I'm not acting like myself at all...And I'm not exactly sure I don't like it. he thought happily.

The two medicine cat apprentices laid down beside each other, twined their tails together. A couple comfortable minutes passed without a word being said, and then Jaypaw stood up. "It's getting late. Leafpool will be wondering where I am if I don't get back soon." he said bitterly.

Willowpaw jumped up and meowed, "I'll be right back!" With that, she turned and bounded off, her paws kicking up loose bits of dirt and grass and sprawing them over Jaypaw. The tom cat purred with amusement, and sat down while he waited for her.

After a couple of moments, the sound of pounding paws alerted Jaypaw to Willowpaw's return. The stale smell of horsetail flooded his senses as Willowpaw dropped them at his paws. "Here you go. This way you can tell her you were searching for herbs."

Jaypaw grinned, and he touched her nose to say thanks. He picked the herbs up in his mouth, and stared at the cat. He could almost picture her face over the dark blackness that covered his vision.

Willowpaw shuffled her paws, and mewed, "Will you meet me here again in two days?"

The dark gray apprentice nodded his head and replied, "Okay, sounds good to me." even thought it sounded like "O'ay, sunds gwad to mwe." through the bundle of horsetail in his mouth.

The pretty she-cat giggled, licked his ear once, and turned to leave. Soundlessly, Jaypaw slipped through the ferns that led to the clearing, and made his way back to camp.

Ok! That's the end to this chapter! I hope ya'll all enjoyed it, and I'll try to update tomorrow, too! :P I don't know if I'll update this story or not, but I might! :)

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