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As soon as Berrynose's paws touched land, he never wanted to take them off it. He had been swimming for nearly half the day, and his body yowled in protest as he stepped forward. He wasn't done yet, though.

Carefully and quickly, Berrynose placed the limp form of Icepool down on the ground. She was cold from the lake water, and her chest moved slowly up and down, as if each breath hurt her. Fear enveloping him, Berrynose began to lick her fur backwards, like he had seen the medicine cat's do when kits were born. He had to warm her up.

The forest was silent around him. The rain had stopped, along with the rumbling thunder. No more flashes of lightning lit up the sky. Instead, the sky was a light gray. Berrynose could see that the sun was trying to break through the thick clouds, so that the sunset could be seen.

A cough echoed through the trees, and Berrynose stopped his licking to glance down at Icepool. Her eyes were blinking open, and her chest rose up and down faster now.

"Berrynose?"

At the sound of her voice, the cream tom couldn't help but press his head into her fur. She smelt like bark and lake water. Berrynose loved the smell and he tried to seal it in the back of his head. He would remember that smell always.

"Berrynose, I am dead?"

The cream cat felt a purr rise in his throat at her words and picked up his head to look into her eyes.

"Of coarse not, Icepool. You're perfectly fine. Perfect."

The white she-cat managed to stand up, though her paws gave out underneath her quickly. She winced as she sat herself down again, but her eyes shone with happiness.

"That means, you saved me," she whispered. "That means I'm really here, with you."

Berrynose nodded, purring deep in his throat. Then he brushed his muzzle against hers. He knew he should have waited until he knew she felt the same, but the warrior couldn't help himself. She's alive!

Berrynose's heart sank, though, when the white she-cat pulled away. Her eyes twinkled in the cloudy light and her fur, though wet, still shone.

"I was thinking while I was fighting for my life," she began, glancing down at her paws. "And I was thinking about all the things that I wanted. I wanted to hunt, chase butterflies, share tongues with the Clan, sleep, brave leaf-bare."

Icepool looked up at Berrynose and the cream tom couldn't help but feel love towards this cat. Her words, her fur, her eyes.

"I wanted to have kits in the nursery and sit with mate at sunset," she continued, purring at the thought. "But most of all, I realized that I wanted you."

Berrynose's heart leaped up in his chest, and he nuzzled her again. This time she didn't pull away. Above him, Berrynose could just see the sun peeking out from behind a cloud, shining down on them.

"Guess you really are an ice pool," Berrynose whispered teasingly, pulling away from her. The white cat tensed, as if offended by the remark, but her eyes glimmered with amusement.

"You're going to have to catch a squirrel for me now," Icepool meowed, trying to stand up once again. When she faltered, Berrynose gave her his shoulder to lean on. Both warriors purred.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Both cats turned to see Dovekit scampering along, fur puffed out. Icepool sighed in relief at the sight of the kit. Berrynose knew how much she had risked for the little bundle of fur.

"I wasn't going to leave without you," Berrynose yowled as Dovekit made her way in front of the pair. Her eyes shone with adventure and she jumped up and down, trying to get both cats attention.

"That was so much," she squealed. "Can we do it again?"

"No," Icepool and Berrynose said immediately, meowing in laughter as they spoke together. Dovekit tilted her head to the side, as if pondering something. The she began to purr and skip ahead as if she knew something secret.

"What are you so happy about?" Icepool called as the two cats slowly made their way into the forest. Dovekit turned around and darted back.

"I know a secret," she whispered, looking to the sides to see if any other cats were listening. "Actually, two secrets!"

Berrynose leaned closer to the kit, staring into her eyes.

"Can you tell us your secrets?" Berrynose asked, playing along with the little cat's game. Dovekit seemed to think over the question before nodding vigorously. Icepool inclined inward too, to hear the kit's little voice.

"StarClan told me that I had special powers," Dovekit meowed quietly. "That's why I left the nursery. 'Cause StarClan said so."

Berrynose repressed a purr and he saw Icepool stifle one too. Clearly, Dovekit had a crazy dream before she snuck out. Kits will believe anything…

"What's the other secret?" Icepool questioned, acting extremely serious for the sake of Dovekit. The tiny scrap of fur looked between the two cats.

"You two are in loovvveee!"

Then the kit turned tail and walked briskly ahead. Berrynose and Icepool looked after her, shocked, before clumsily plodding after her.

As the pair burst through a wall of ferns, trying to follow the kit, they nearly bumped into two cats. Surprised, Berrynose's fur bristled, but when he realized who the cats were, he meowed a greeting.

"Brambleclaw, Squirrelflight! You're back!"

The tabby and ginger, whose fur was also puffed out, retracted their claws and let their fur lie flat. Relaxed, they intertwined their tails, and also purred a greeting. Berrynose also noted that they stood closer together, fur brushing. It was obvious the two cats had sorted out their problems.

"Did we miss anything?" Squirrelflight meowed, eyeing the couple with amusement in her eyes. Berrynose opened his mouth to explain, but before he could, Dovekit brushed came into view.

"You coming, slow pokes?"

Berrynose and Icepool looked at each other and nodded to the kit before looked towards the other couple.

"Nope. You didn't miss a thing."

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Berrynose emerged from the medicine cat's den later that day, the tangy taste of herbs still on his tongue. He had been too tired to refuse Jayfeather's herbs, not to mention he couldn't let Icepool think he couldn't eat a few plants.

Following Jayfeather's orders, Berrynose decided to go for a walk to dry out his fur. It was still damp but the now setting sun shone brightly and hotly now. It was ahrd to imagine such a terrible storm had occurred not too long ago.

Berrynose padded through the forest, welcoming the feel of leaves under his paws and not water. The smell of oak and pine was friendly after being soaked in the lake for half a day. As the cream tom walked, he passed the clearing him and Honeyfern had used only once just a few days ago. He didn't stop to see if she was there.

Berrynose knew that he loved Icepool, he had never been so sure of something. But he also knew that Honeyfern would hold a special place in his heart. He would see her when he joined the ranks of StarClan, not sooner.

"Berrynose…"

The tom turned around. He had heard someone call his name, he was sure. For a moment, Berrynose thought that some lake water had gotten into his head. But then, he faintly saw the starry outline of Honeyfern. She waved her tail slowly and her eyes shone with sadness.

"Goodbye, Berrynose," she whispered, her voice carrying on a passing breeze. And then she burst into a million stars.