"Azureflower?!" Scooterstar lunged forwards as fast as a fox, pinning his sister to the ground. Leaf-eye, Burrvine and Streamstrike not far behind. Azureflower flinched in shock.
"Get off me, you huge furrball. I need to breath!" Azureflower shoved Scooterstar off her, and heaved herself up. "How are you, Scooter?"
"What do you mean, how am I? I'm ThistleClan's leader, for StarClan's sake!" Scooterstar purred. Azureflower tilted her head in mock surprise.
"Really? You? Leader?" Azureflower bowed down with her front paws. "All hail Scooterstar!"
Scooterstar cuffed her ear with his front paws. "Hush. We don't bow here."
Azureflower stood and looked around her old Clanmates. "How are all of you?"
All at once, screeches and shocked meows exploded from around the clearing;
"Where have you been? I've been worried sick!"
"I thought you died!"
"What have you been doing?"
"Enough!" Scooterstar bellowed. "Let's all be happy that Azureflower is home safely."
Azureflower pressed against his pelt. Scooterstar sensed fear and turned his head towards hers. "Is something wrong?"
"My mate. Is he here?" Azureflower whispered.
"Who is your mate?" Scooterstar whispered back. Azureflower looked down at her paws.
"His name is Brownrock. But I see he has found a new mate."
