So this chapter is split between Silverpaw and Moonpaw's perspective. Hope you like it!

Moonpaw and her mentor Beechleaf padded down by the Mountainclan border, and Sunningrocks. Beechleaf told her to start with a review of all of the hunting moves they had learned the previous day.

Moonpaw mewed "Look! There's a Mountainclan cat!"

A large black tom padded out of the shadows with a smaller black she cat that had a stunning silver mask covering most of her face, and Moonpaw assumed that she was this tom's apprentice. Beachleaf stiffened and pushed Moonpaw behind her meowing quietly "That cat's Bloodtalon, he is one of the most feared warriors in all of the clans, he killed Rainstar in the last battle, and made her lose a life. Stay away from him, or else the same thing might happen to you."

Turning around swiftly Beechleaf meowed "Greetings Bloodtalon, how are you today? I see that this must be your new apprentice. What is her name?"

Bloodtalon responded with "Careful with your tone Beechleaf, as I am the new Mountainclan deputy. And, yes this is my new apprentice and my daughter. Her name is Silverpaw."

"Congratulations Bloodtalon, who did you kill this time to get that position?"

"As a matter of fact I didn't kill anyone. We must leave now. Come Silverpaw."

"Well that certainly went well" Beechleaf commented dryly "we're sure to have started a war now, because of my last comment to Bloodtalon. I'll have to let Rainstar know."

Moonpaw noticed that the apprentice, Silverpaw was her name? Seemed similar to Bloodtalon, and gave her a similar fearful feeling, even though Silverpaw seemed a little jumpy. Moonpaw recalled the day that she had heard Otterleaf say some sort of phrase or prophecy. About a Sun, Moon, and Mask? Moonpaw saw that Silverpaw had a silver mask. Could Silverpaw be the cat from the prophecy? Moonpaw thought.

Moonpaw walked through the camp entrance carrying a rabbit. She looked back to make sure that Beechleaf was following her, and ran into a medium shape. She looked forward and saw Riverpaw. She looked nervously at him. "Uh… Hi?" She nervously meowed. Riverpaw smiled and looked away nervously. "Hehe, ummm so I should be going on that hunt!"

"Yup!" Moonpaw meowed anxiously.

Ugh she thought Why am I so nervous around him? It's so weird! Do I… No! I don't want a mate! Or do I...

Silverpaw's POV

As Bloodtalon stomped back to camp she recalled last night with Blazingpaw. In the last few days, they had grown very close. He had mewed "I love you more than anything else, and that once we both become warriors, do you want to be mates? I know its sudden, and it's fine if you say no, but I just wanted to ask. I'm not even going to think about what your father is going to say, it probably won't go over well though."

She had purred back "Of course, I would love to be with you." His ears had perked up, and he purred loudly and at the same time she had pressed her back into his side "I love you…"

As soon as the pair reached camp Bloodtalon immediately spat at her to go get some prey and chit-chat with the other apprentices, and that he was not to be disturbed until dawn tomorrow, as he had to talk to Jaggedstar about the Streamclan "issue".

She had gone over to sit next to Blazingpaw and they cautiously sat a tail-length apart until Bloodtalon disappeared into Jaggedstar's den. Once he was gone they scooted closer to each other while Foxpaw sulked as if he was hoping that he and Silverpaw would fall in love. They mewed to Foxpaw that they were tired and wanted to get to bed. They weren't so in love that they wanted to share a nest, but from an outsider's perspective it seemed like they were getting pretty close.

We hope you liked it!

Q: How do you like the new relationships? ;)

Thanks for reading!

~Moonstripe and Silvermask