Hi! I'm back with the Valentines chapter.

Riddle:

What has a heart but is not alive,

Cannot speak but has loving words inside?

Credit for da riddle goes to Heart Shaped Leaves, more commonly known as A Leaf in the Wind.

Hint: Meh. Can't think of one. Just think carefully over the words.

Replies:

Heart Shaped Leaves: No, I'm afraid that's not the answer… :( oh well. (::)

Embermist's Tales: Yep, that's the answer. And thanks! (::)(::)

DerpyUnicorns (Guest): Yup, dat's the answer. You really think I'm good at riddles…? I'm not that good, I mean, the first riddle is terrible… but still; thanks! (::)(::)

Those who got the answer right: Embermist's Tales and DerpyUnicorns (Guest)! Congratulations. The answer was time.

Chapter time!


Chapter Nine:

In Love…?


It all started when Bramblestar and Squirrelflight decided to get back together. Everyone was inspired, so they all wanted to fall in love.

Of course, first they had to find the right cat. So, to end all the madness of cats falling in love, which had gotten really annoying because the cats keep yowling, "Come here, my love! Even though I don't know who you are yet!" Bramblestar and Squirrelflight hosted a test that would determine your match. This test was called, 'WYM,' short for 'Who's Your Match?'

They hosted the test the day after Bramblestar and Squirrelflight were married. First came the hauling in of all materials they were using: A stage, a Twilight book, a movie theater, one hundred seats, the fifth book of the Percy Jackson series, the sixth and seventh book of the Harry Potter series, a library full of romance books, and several different chocolates that were filled with different sweet-tasting fillings.

The stage was large enough to fit every one of these things on it. Yes, including the library and the movie theater.

Second came the organizing. That part was boring, though, so I'm not going to say much about it. But I will say something: The she-cats and toms were separated into different groups. Within the groups, they were sorted by age, because no one wanted to marry Purdy.

"Alright, everyone!" Bramblestar yowled into his microphone. "It's time for the competition. We'll start with…" he looked down at his list. "Rat and Mouse! Wait, who are they?"

Two cats pranced onto stage. One was a mousy brown color, and the other was black, and they both had bald tales.

"Who are you?"

"We're Rat and Mouse! We heard about this competition, and came all the way from Japan just to be in it."

Everyone stared. "What's Japan?" Someone finally asked.

"It's a place where Food-Givers live."

"What's a Food-Giver?"

"I think you know them as 'Two legs,' which is weird, 'cause there's more than two of them."

"Really? We thought that there was two of them, and then they duplicated, so we just called them 'Twolegs.'"

"Well, there's more than two of them. So, now you can call them Billionlegs and-"

"Stop!" Bramblestar yowled. "This competition is for Clan cats only. Leave."

"Aw..." the two cats turned and walked away.

"Well, now that that's over, we'll move on. The first part of the test is the Twilight stroll. The two cats who go first will take the Twilight book and read it together while walking. If they don't bump into anything, they are a pair for the time being. They are not allowed to take a break from reading to look up. They must work together to not bump into anything. Everyone got that? Good. Our cats are…" he looked at his list. "Tigerheart and Dovewing!"

The two cats stepped forward, looking startled. Bramblestar handed them the Twilight book.

"Off you go. Into the forest."

They took the book and started reading it, with Squirrelflight keeping an eye on them from behind. They seemed to be doing well, but when they were half way through the forest, Dovewing lost Tigerheart to a tree without noticing.

"Dovewing! Tigerheart! You are not compatible. Please proceed back to the camp."

Tigerheart turned and headed back to the camp. Dovewing, however, was so immersed in the book she walked right into the lake, soaking the book so thoroughly she couldn't read it anymore. Sobbing, she went back to camp.

"Alright! Squirrelflight, dear, could you go get a new Twilight book?"

"Of course, Brambley." Squirrleflight ran off and fetched a new book.

"Okay. Dovewing will now be newly paired to…. Bumblestripe! You two will now proceed to do the test that was previously done."

They did so, and turned out to be compatible.

"Alrighty! You will proceed to the next part of the test: The romantic movie date. In this, you will go to the movie theater, buy popcorn, and watch a movie of your choice. Afterwards, you will discuss your favorite parts of it. If you have similar liking's, you will have another Compatibility Point."

So, they went and watched a movie, soon finding their liking's were very similar, because they didn't like the movie.

"HOW DARE YOU MAKE US WATCH THAT!" They screamed in identical high-pitched voices.

Bramblestar rolled his eyes. "Well, next part: I would walk fifty seats for you. You will each get fifty of the chairs over there." He flicked his tail to the hundred chairs. "The chairs will be split equally between you, and set into straight lines. You will each run across the chairs and toward each other, and if you are not tired by the time you reached the other cat, it will mean that your determination to get to that cat was strong enough to keep you energized, and you will get a Compatibility Point. Me and Squirrely will now arrange the chairs." He and Squirrelflight did so, and Dovewing and Bumblestripe positioned themselves.

"Ready?" Dovewing and Bumblestripe flicked their tails. "Okay, then. GO!"

They started running across the chairs, which turned out to be so flimsy they broke as soon as you stepped on them. Bumblestripe kept tripping and falling with the chairs, but both Dovewing and him made it in the end.

"Alright, then. You have received one Compatibility point. Onto the next part of the competition: Reading through a library. You will read all the books in the Romance Library. You will have another Compatibility Point if you are drawn to the same characters. Now, enter the library!"

And they did. Here's the details of the building: It was full of hearts. They covered every inch of the inside, and the door and windows were heart-shaped. The books were, too. All the armchairs were heart-shaped.

Now, Dovewing and Bumblestripe read, and read, and read. They read until they got through the library, and discussed which characters they liked best. As it turned out, they were drawn to all the same ones.

"Congratulations! That's another Compatibility Point to you. Next test: Harry Potter, or Percy Jackson? In this, you read the sixth and seventh Harry Potter books and the fifth Percy Jackson book. Afterwards, discuss which was best. If you agree, another mark of Compatibility."

Dovewing and Bumblestripe started speed reading. I would include the details of their discussion, but there would be spoilers. I'll put in one detail, though: Bumblestripe agreed with everything Dovewing said.

"Wonderful! You will now proceed to the next round: The chocolate fate. Each of these chocolates," he gestured to the table that held the chocolates, "is filled with a kind of filling, and there are two of each filling scattered around. If you both pick the same kind, you are officially compatible." Bramblestar looked back at the chocolates. There seemed to be fewer than there were before. He ignored this. "Begin."

Dovewing and Bumblestripe circled the chocolates. After a moment, Dovewing chose one. Bumblestripe chose one that looked the same, clearly hoping for the same chocolate.

"Alright," said Bramblestar. "Now, open the chocolates!"

Dovewing opened her chocolate. Inside, caramel.

Bumblestripe opened his. Inside, something pink.

"Congratulations!" Bramblestar yowled, bouncing from foot to foot of his four feet

"What?" They stared at him.

"You have your last Compatibility Point. You see, couples have many arguments. So, since you got different ones, it simply shows that you will have arguments. That is also to say, you get a Compatibility Point no matter what in this part."

"Oh."

Then, they all heard yowls of outrage coming from some bushes. Squirrelflight padded out of them, dragging out Rat and Mouse by their bald tails. They were both covered in chocolate.

"I knew there were less chocolates than before!" Bramblestar said, bristling. "Take them to RiverClan, where they can be dunked in the water by experts. Just make sure to get all the chocolate off first."

"What? No! Don't dunk us in the water! No! No! NOOOOOOoooooo!" Their yells faded away as the RiverClan cats in the clearing carried them off.

"Well then," said Bramblestar, "now that Dove of Ash Tree and Bumble of Flying Bee are together, we'll move on to the kits."


Sorry it was short! Hope you liked it, even though it wasn't funny as the other chapters… or, I don't think it was. Whatever.

Well, please review! And give an answer to the riddle, if you want. Cookie. (::)

~leefpool