Hello again! Welcome back to Warriors Hi-

I really need a new intro for this, don't I? Hmm...

Greetings, fellow warriors, medicine cats and 'stars and welcome back to the weird and wonderful world of Warriors High!

(KT's English teacher gives her five stars for extreme accidental alliteration)

For now

SunKatt: Thank you! I intend to make this more of an adventure than the more normal ones, so expect a bit more action :)

Ivystormrandomness: I definitely prefer Cinderblaze to Heatherblaze when it comes to canon, but there's a lot of possibility when it comes to fanfiction. I also have friends who take years to reply ; ; *looks pointedly at Different World before realising that she does nothing on the fanfiction and we haven't got around to planning that collab further* Nightcloud is being watched by us all muahahaha

Yep, we are all crazy

Welp

Enjoy!

3rd Person POV

Sage That Falls Like Feather crossed off another day on the calendar and flipped the page from November to December.

"Just twenty more days to go…" she muttered, "..just another twenty…"

Briarlight POV

I dropped my finished homework onto my desk and set about picking up my small satchel and placing my phone, purse and locker keys in. I needed to pick up a reading book from my locker, then I was just going to have a wander around the shops. I'd just finished my last piece of homework, and it was around 2pm on a Sunday, more specifically the first of December, and I needed to start thinking about Christmas presents for everyone.

I said a quick "Bye!" to Ivypool, who was sitting at her desk completing an assignment, and left the room, heading to the stairs and walking down instead of riding the lift. I stopped on the second floor and walked down a corridor of maths rooms (like the school didn't have enough already!) and reached a corner, turned, then found myself at the wall of lockers that mine was in.

I opened mine and quickly pulled out my book, eager to start exploring the village shops for gifts. But just as I was about to leave, I heard a voice around the corner.

A familiar voice

Talking to Jayfeather

"Hiya Jayfeather," she said with a giggle. I peeked around the corner to see Fallingsnow with Jayfeather, her so close to him he was almost pinned to the wall.

"Um, hello? Fallingsnow?" he replied, blind eyes darting nervously about.

She giggled again and I felt my eyes narrow, anger bubbling up inside me.

Why has she come back? Can't she just accept that Jayfeather is my boyfriend?

"So Jayfeather...have you got anyone you are particularly close to right now?" she asked, batting her eyes slightly.

"Well, you are intruding a little bit too much on my personal space right now." he replied tersely.

She laughed. "I mean relationship wise. Because if you don't...I know someone who'd love to spend more time with you…"

I felt something warm trickle down my hands, and looked down to realise that I'd curled my hands into fists with my fingernails digging in, drawing small crescent cuts in my palm.

"Ah, well that's a shame because I've already got someone that I love a lot right now." he responded.

Fallingsnow widened her milky blue eyes a tiny bit more and moved a little closer so that their faces almost touched. "Oh really? And who is that?" she asked sweetly.

I walked around the corner almost silently, prepared to move her away from my Jayfeather. His gaze shifted across to meet mine. "Standing right behind you."

Fallingsnow faltered and spun around, eyes widening in surprise. In her moment's hesitation, Jayfeather slipped away from her and glided over to me, hands interlocking with mine.

"Hey Briarlight," he greeted and leaned down to kiss me on the lips. Soft and gentle.

It didn't last long, but it was long enough to make me forget all my rage as I savoured the moment.

When it was over, he turned back to Fallingsnow, who stood there gaping at us. "I'm sorry, but I've got my girl. Now Briarlight, do you fancy a walk around town?"

"You read my mind," I replied, and we walked off, hand in hand, leaving the River girl behind us.

Mothwing POV

I can usually focus well in Medicinal Studies, it's a fun subject -especially on Thursday with Mudfur, but today I'm trying as hard as I can to keep my focus and not look at the person sitting next to me. Because if I do, I will start blushing furiously. Which is pretty bad, because they've already got someone.

It's Leafpool

I'm usually sat on the complete opposite side of the classrooms to her, and I always feel sad about it, but today she got moved over to sit by me, and I began wishing she wasn't. In both our minds we're extremely close friends, but I keep imagining our relationship as something more. I tried to not look at her, but I loved her soft light brown hair and gorgeous amber eyes, her kind face and cute laugh. She's so lovable, and I can see why Crowfeather likes her.

I first realised that I liked girls after politely rejecting several boys. I never took a love interest in them. Then I supposed that I never really crushed on any girls either. Then I realised about Leafpool.

I knew she loved Crowfeather dearly, but that didn't stop me from wanting to be with her. I was always scared of confessing, because I knew that doing so would tarnish our relationship as friends.

But just as I think I've gotten the hang of things, Mudfur turns to us and says "Now I have to see another teacher, please talk to your partner and test each other on the following herbs: chamomile, thyme and goatweed."

"Hey Mothwing!"

I take a quick few deep breaths then turn around to face Leafpool, immediately having to slow my breathing to stop myself from flushing.

Stars damn it why does she have to be so beautiful?

"H-hi Leafpool. So, um, w-what does chamomile do?" I asked, cursing myself for sounding stupidly nervous.

She tilted her head slightly and shot me a questioning glance, but replied, "It strengthens the heart and soothes the mind. Now how about thyme?"

"T-thyme…it -um- helps with...nervousness, anxiety and shock." I answered, smiling at the end when I remembered and kicking myself under the table.

Why are you being so stupid?

"Um...yeah! Hey Mothwing, are you feeling okay? You sound as though you need some thyme." she asked, concern lining her voice.

Well now look what you've gotten yourself into

"O-oh yeah, I'm fine don't worry." I replied quickly. A little too quickly.

"No one's been bullying you or threatening you have they?"

"Not at all!"

"Then why do you sound so nervous, if you don't mind me asking?"

I thought for a moment. What could possibly get me out of this?

An idea came to mind and I was suddenly more confident.

I dropped my voice. "Someone is sitting close by to us and I have a really big crush on them and I'm scared that if I get questions wrong they'll judge." I muttered quickly.

To my elation, she took it and a smile crept back onto her face. "I can relate. Don't worry, Mothwing, I'm sure if it's someone nice they won't judge you at all."

They would never unless it got out

"Good luck with them!"

I laughed and said thanks, but there was a feeling of dismay deep down that I would never be with them.

Poppyfrost POV

I walked into the shop alone, and stopped to take a quick glance around. December fourteenth and I had to do my Christmas shopping! The gift store I was in was simple and cute, with little winter decorations hanging around, and gifts specifically for Christmas lining a couple of the shelves. I took a quick glance down at my list.

I had to shop for:

-Cinderheart

-Honeyfern

-Berrynose

-Hollyleaf

-Hazeltail

-Ashfur

-Briarlight

-Rosepetal

-Blossomfall

-Ivypool

-Dovewing

-Icecloud

-Foxleap

-Lionblaze

-Toadstep

And Jayfeather

Briarlight should be simple. I was at her birthday party back in November and I could tell which gifts she liked the most. She's a doodler, so I picked up a cute little notebook with a couple of blank pages in and a set of pens -light pink with positive messages on them- because she goes through them quickly.

For Jayfeather I picked up one of those pencils that say 'Don't do drugs' (no clue why the store had them) but when you sharpened them down it said 'do drugs' so that everyone could have a laugh when it was his last pencil and then also a box of chocolates as a somewhat apology. He'd be lucky if he actually got any while rooming with Foxleap.

Icecloud loves scarves, so I picked up one for her for the winter months. She's got white hair and pale skin so practically anything matched her but blue was her colour, so I chose a light pastel blue one for her, making sure it wasn't too itchy.

Berrynose loved Honeyfern way more than he loved himself, which was a massive stretch, so I picked up a small, portrait rectangular photo frame coloured a not-too-showy gold and made a mental note to print off a photo later. I pulled off the same with Toadstep but with a calm silver frame instead.

For Honeyfern I picked up a nice-scented candle that smelled slightly like the start of spring, which I knew was her favourite season. I made a mental note to write a nice little poem to slip in with it.
For Cinderheart I remembered that she preferred incense sticks to candles and picked up one that was scented like lily and jasmine.

For Rosepetal I got a cute little light rose-pink winter hat that matched her hair tone and would still make her look adorable.

For Blossomfall I picked up the gloves she'd been fangirling over for a week now.

For Lionblaze I picked up a custom mug and asked the employee standing by if they could add this photo of him and Cinderheart I had onto it. They looked so cute together in it, the were such an amazing couple!

Foxleap...I picked up a small jar of sweets and prayed I wouldn't regret it later.

For Hazeltail I got a sunhat because she loved wearing them in the Winter for reasons I don't know.

Ivypool I wasn't that close to but still friends with so I picked up a skull hair clip for her.

For Dovewing I pulled off the same trick but with a hair bow instead.

For Hollyleaf I picked up the next book in the series she was reading, knowing that she was getting impatient that it kept selling out when she tried to buy it.

And finally for Ashfur -who I was NOT dating!- I got a little Christmas mug and headed to the till, wondering if I should be scared of the cost.

Off school because of a really bad cold ;(

So I wrote this chapter

Then wrote the next chapter

And will probably finish the next two also

Um

See you on the flip side

~KT