I just stared down at the dark gray cat that had just came out of the bushes out of nowhere. Then a ginger-furred cat followed close behind the younger cat, and the gray one caught sight of Moonpaw and practically scrambled over her own paws in her excitement.

"MOONPAW!" The dark gray cat shrieked in delight as she tackled Moonpaw to the ground. I smiled in amusement as the ginger-furred cat approached Moonpaw at a much slower and calmer pace.

"Cinderpaw? Fireheart? How in the name of StarClan did you get here?" Moonpaw asked, tilting her head to the side in confusion as she stared at the two cats who now had names to match the faces.

"Spottedleaf sent us here, and Cinderpaw has really missed you." Fireheart meowed, his whiskers twitching slightly in amusement as he pointed with his tail at his apprentice.

"Yeah, and Moonpaw, guess what? Fireheart is my mentor." Cinderpaw meowed, her paws needing into the ground as she tried her best to stay still, Moonpaw laughed, and playfully cuffed Cinderpaw over the ears.

"That's awesome, Cinderpaw." Moonpaw meowed, smiling brightly at her friend, then her face became serious and she whispered something into Cinderpaw's ear.

"W-what? Why would you even think that, Moonpaw?" Cinderpaw meowed, I tilted my head in confusion as I stared at both Moonpaw and Cinderpaw. Whatever Moonpaw had whispered to Cinderpaw, it seemed to make the other apprentice nervous and shy, witch was totally different from her excited and hyper-active energy from earlier.

"Oh, come on, Cinderpaw. It's obvious that you like him, why don't you just tell him and get it over with?" Moonpaw mewed, and Cinderpaw stiffened and she shook her head back and forth rapidly and her tail was fluffed up.

"No! I-I can't do that. W-what would I even say to him?" Cinderpaw exclaimed, needing her paws nervously into the ground again as she stared up st Moonpaw with nervous and fearful light blue eyes.

"Break hearts, not promises, Cinderpaw." Moonpaw meowed, smiling cheekily up at the other apprentice, and Cinderpaw just blinked and tilted her head to the sie in confusion. I had no idea what Moonpaw had meant by that. What did that even mean?

"What does that even mean, Moonpaw?" Cinderpaw asked, and Moonpaw just laughed and flicked one of Cinderpaw's ears with her tail.

"Just roll with it, Cinder." Moonpaw said, smiling cheekily at Cinderpaw, who still looked nervous and unsure, I smiled in amusement as I watched Moonpaw and Cinderpaw. Cinderpaw's stange Behavior reminded me a lot of my shy and timid classmate, Marinnette.

CINDERPAW

I stared with disbelief at my best friend, why in the name of StarClan would StarClan give her a destiny relating to Twolegs? I don't get it... And... Oh my StarClan! What is that thing sitting on her head?

"Wait, wait, wait, what's going on? Please, tell me, Moonpaw." I begged as I stared directly into my friend's icy blue eyes. Moonpaw sighed and her tail swished back and forth nervously.

"I received a prophecy from Spottedleaf," Moonpaw told me, and my eyes widened in both shock and surprise.

"What did it say?" I asked, tilting my head to the side curiously like a newborn kit does once they see everything for the first time.

"Cinders from fire will save the clan" She blurted, and I just blinked and stared at her in confusion. I then looked to Fireheart, but he looked just as confused as I felt.

"But what does that mean? I don't understand, Moonpaw. Can you give me a bit more explanation?" I asked, staring up at Moonpaw, who frowned and shook her head.

"You know as well as I do that StarClan is very vague in their messages to us, I'm sorry, Cinderpaw. But even I do not fully understand," Moonpaw meowed quietly, as she stared at me with a gaze that held great wisdom, but also a hint of uncertainty.

"Hey, wait you think the prophecy is about Fireheart and Cinderpaw?" Tikki asked, blinking and staring at me and Moonpaw with wide eyes.

"What could that mean, Moonpaw?" I asked, and Hollypaw frowned, tilting her head and twitching her tail from side to side.

"Cinderpaw's only an apprentice for StarClan's sake! And Fireheart is a fully grown warrior. Are you sure it will work out like you said, Moonpaw?" Spottedleaf meowed, and everyone spun around to see the former ThunderClan medicine cat before Yellowfang. The dark tortoiseshell molly was standing right behind us, her dark brown, stary, dappled pelt glowing in the light of the moon, and her warm amber eyes bright, as she stared straight at both Moonpaw and Tikki.