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Sorrelpaw tried to drag out her hunting time with Birchfall for as long as possible. But unfortunately, they had more than they could carry, so they had to leave and go back to camp, where Bounce was.

When they came back, of course, Bounce was looking at her with his sparkling leaf-green eyes. He wasn't even hiding himself. Birchfall gently nudged her.

"Looks like you have an admirer," he purred. Sorrelpaw blushed, her fur turning hot.

"I know," she whispered back, "but I'm not a warrior yet. He's not even an apprentice yet."

"But that's okay. Berrynose and Honeyfern were in love when they were apprentices."

"But this is different. He's six moons older than me. And he's a loner."

"He'll be an apprentice just like you as soon as Dewpaw, Snowpaw, and Amberpaw become apprentices, though."

Sorrelpaw made a small snarl. She knew, and she wish she didn't.

Dawn had come on the next day, and Sorrelpaw realized that she was the second one up. Bounce was already awake. She got up, stretched, and quietly tipped out of the den.

Bumblestripe was sitting with his tail curled around his paws in attempt to warm up. The daytime was okay, but greenleaf was quickly transitioning into leaf-fall, and the dawns were quite chilly. Sorrelpaw went to the dirtplace and came back to await the deputy's instructions.

"Bounce, will you wake the apprentices?" Bumblestripe asked. The ginger tom nodded his head and dashed off, while of course, sneaking a glance at Sorrelpaw. A moment later, he returned with her siblings, and Dewpaw, Amberpaw, and Snowpaw.

"Thank you. The warriors should wake at any moment now."

Bounce seemed to completely ignore the deputy and shuffled in beside Sorrelpaw, and he smiled at her. "You looked cold," he whispered. She was a bit chilly, and his thick pelt was a lot warmer, but she just twitched her tail in reply and didn't say anything.

The patrol began, and Bounce actually began to stay at least a few tail-lengths away from her. This surprised Sorrelpaw quite a bit.

In fact, almost the rest of the day he didn't just stay away from her, he avoided her. This confused Sorrelpaw, but she didn't complain. He avoided her until evening, when the weather was beginning to cool off, and he walked right up to her.

"Bumblestripe said we could train together. Do you want to?"

Sorrelpaw shuffled her paws uncomfortably. She didn't know what to do. She had no more duties, and was bored, but Bounce was asking her. This must be why he avoided me all day, she thought. Before she could answer, he ducked his head. "Oh, it's okay. You don't have to go." He began to pad away, but she trotted up to him. He glanced at her without turning his head, and he could see his eyes sparkle again.

All Sorrelpaw did was follow Bounce. He took her to the Abandoned Twoleg Nest, where he looked dead into her eyes.

"Listen, I do want to train, but I want to tell you this more." He shifted his paws and glanced around. "M-meet me at the dirtplace at moonhigh. I need to show you something."

She cocked her head, but put it straight again quickly. She decided not to ask. He smiled and cuffed her around her ear with sheathed claws. She smiled back and charged.