Jayfeather opened his eyes to the familiarity of blindness. He felt Lionblaze groan and shift beside him as he woke up too.

"That was weird," Dovewing said as she got to her paws.

"I never thought Rock would be so gross!" Crane's Wing exclaimed. "Just wait until I tell Claystone and Chalk about this."

"Rock said to follow our hearts. To find where our hearts lie and go there," Jayfeather murmured. His blind eyes fell upon his companions. "Where do your hearts lie?"

"My heart lies in ThunderClan," Lionblaze declared. "With Cinderheart."

Dovewing was silent.

"I know that I'm not doing any spirit freeing but my heart lies really far away," Crane's Wing said. He looked to Jayfeather and Dovewing. "If that's any encouragement for you two."

Jayfeather and Dovewing looked at each other.

"Your heart lies in ThunderClan," Dovewing assumed.

"Wrong." The word left his mouth before Jayfeather knew what he was saying. The others looked at him with surprise.

"Wha.. where?" Lionblaze flabbergasted.

"My heart lies in the mountains," Jayfeather said before adding, "with Half Moon."

"Who's Half Moon?" Dovewing asked.

Jayfeather hesitated. I'm a medicine cat. I can't tell them. But I really need to sort out everything with Jay's Wing. My memory flashes and personality changes are getting worse. I can't live like this forever. Jayfeather's mind raced for words to explain who Half Moon was.

"She was the cat I fell in love with," Jayfeather said finally. Dead silence followed. Jayfeather could feel the shock in the air. "I know, know. I'm a medicine cat. I'm not supposed to love or take a mate but believe me, I never intended this. As an apprentice, I walked with the Ancients in the tunnels for the first time. I replaced Jay's Wing and I fell in love with a she-cat. And she loved me back. She still loves me even though she died seasons and seasons ago. We never became mates, I never broke the medicine cat code but I still loved her. Love her."

"And she's apart of the Tribe of Endless Hunting?" Lionblaze choked out after a moment. "In the mountains?"

Jayfeather nodded. "When I returned to my tribemates, I appointed her the first Teller of Pointed Stones. She came to aid the clans in the Great Battle and I dreamed of her a few moons ago. She travels between different groups of our ancestors but she died in the mountains so she stays with the Tribe of Endless Hunting."

"She was a great cat," Crane's Wing said. "A line of her distant kin lives in my tribe even though she choose not to join the sacred cats."

Now it was Jayfeather's turn to be surprised. He didn't know that. It didn't make sense. Half Moon was far more worthy than Jay's Wing to go to the Astral Plane but he somehow made it. She should have gone too.

Jayfeather looked to Dovewing. She hadn't spoken. "I told you my greatest secret. Your turn."

Dovewing took a deep breath. "My heart lies in ShadowClan. With Tigerheart."

"You love Tigerheart?" Lionblaze said with as much bewilderment as he had when he learned of Half Moon.

"He's an amazing cat!"

"I'm not saying he's not. He's another from clan though."

"Who's Tigerheart and why does Lionblaze so surprised?" Crane's Wing whispered in Jayfeather's ear.

"Tigerheart was a cat we once believed was our kin," Jayfeather told him. Has he never heard this story? "I failed to save his brother from drowning. But that's not why Lionblaze is suprised. It's against the warrior code to take a mate in another clan."

"Oh. So how are you supposed to 'find where your hearts lie' and go there?" Crane's Wing asked, no longer whispering. "Like I can understand Jayfeather's situation, he just has to go to the Cave of Pointed Stones, but Cinderheart and Tigerheart live beside the lake. There's not anywhere for you to go."

Lionblaze and Dovewing went quiet.

"Cinderheart was once Cinderpelt," Jayfeather said. "She, like all of the older cats, still longs for her old home. Her heart lay in the old forest. We could try going there."

Lionblaze nodded slowly. "I don't really want to leave the clan but that makes sense. But then what about Dovewing?"

"I'll figure it out," Dovewing said.

"We'll have to leave, if we're far away when you do you'll have to wait until we get back to do whatever it is you need to do," Lionblaze told her.

"Then I'll try to figure it out before we leave," Dovewing said.

"Hey, I just realized that it's probably morning, your clanmates are probably worried," Crane's Wing interrupted. "This is the second time this has happened. And you remember what happened last time."

Jayfeather flinched at the memory of nearly drowning. He had to take herbs for days to get his breathing to go back to normal. He still wasn't completely fine.

"He's right," Lionblaze said. "Let's go."

The four cats moved towards one of the exits. Jayfeather was following Lionblaze who suddenly stopped before him before they left the cave. Jayfeather ran into him.

"Why'd you stop?" Jayfeather snapped.

"Water."

"What?"

"There's water," Lionblaze said. "Right outside the cave. The tunnels are flooded but the water's not coming in here for some reason."

"Move," Jayfeather instructed. The other cats were too mesmerized to move so he shoved them out of the way. He reached out with his paw and felt the cave wall, trying to find the opening that lead into the tunnel. His paw was suddenly wet and passed through something. It was like the opening of the tunnel was a wall of water. "I guess we're going to be stuck here for while."

Author's Note: Jayfeather and Dovewing finally came out about the cats they love!

Reviews-

WyldClaw- Thanks.

Darth Jay- I like pointing out that Jayfeather knows a lot and I find it amusing how chill he is. I'm glad you like that too. Thanks for pointing out the 50,000 words, I didn't even notice. 4,000 words is still pretty good. Hope that whatever is preventing you from working on your story clears up.

Feathershade- I love that line. If cats could clap, Lionblaze would be clapping.

Wolfjem- Thanks for pointing that out. I haven't read The Last Hope in awhile, I really should read it again. I recently noticed another inconstancy and left a note on chapter 24. I thought they met Rock before but I couldn't really remember so I just decided it would be more interesting if this was the first time. This story isn't totally cannon purely because I'm not perfect and stories don't always work out totally cannon but I appreciate it when people point out something's wrong. Thanks again. It really helps.