Firestar decided to come back after I killed him in that other one... sigh. Stupid boomerang of a cat! :D

Year's End

"Sandstorm, come on," Firestar purred, guiding his mate along with his flaming ginger tail. "I promise you, this will be one of the greatest things you've seen in a long time."

A chuckle came from the pale ginger cat behind him. "If I could actually see where I was going, it might help," she mewed. Her mate had insisted that a leaf be wrapped around her head so she couldn't see. Jayfeather had willingly tied it on to her for him.

Firestar just purred and continued walking. He padded through the moonlit trail, sniffing so he could find his destination. They soon entered a path that was sparkling with dew and the moonlight. The ThunderClan leader deftly bit the leaf off Sandstorm's head.

She gasped as she looked around her. "It's beautiful, Firestar," she mewed. "But is this why you dragged these old bones out here?"

"No, Sandstorm," Firestar meowed. "I'm taking you somewhere. This trail is beautiful though, is it not?"

"It's glorious."

He purred. "Now, follow me." The leader flicked his tail and began padding at a steady pace through the forest. His orange paws scattered leaves behind him, adding to the mysteriousness of the path.

They reached a cliff, and Sandstorm looked at it with doubt in her green eyes. Firestar purred again and nudged her toward it. "Watch me," he meowed. The tom crouched to the ground, bunched up his muscles, and leaped. He moved his paws quickly so he wouldn't slip as he found pawholds. In a mere heartbeat, he was at the top of the cliff.

Sandstorm narrowed her eyes and lunged toward the cliff. Her paws slid, but she scrabbled to find a pawhold. Soon she was standing next to Firestar, panting. "Don't... make an old cat... climb cliffs...," she hissed, glaring at her mate. He just smiled and drew his tail along her back.

"Follow," he instructed. Firestar trotted to the edge of the cliff and sat down. Sandstorm promptly sat beside him.

"Now, watch the sky," the leader mewed. Sandstorm looked at him, puzzled, and then followed his orders.

They waited.

Sandstorm was about to ask him why they were there when a bang went off. Her eyes widened and she shrank back in fear as the sky lit up in a variety of colors. She looked at Firestar to see if he was going to run, but he was staring at the sky in wonder.

"What is it?" she hissed.

"Relax. The Twolegs did this when I lived with them," he explained. Sandstorm was surprised to hear him bring up his Twoleg times. "They called them fireworks. Aren't they beautiful?"

The she-cat looked up at the sky again. Every color was dancing across the sky like stars. She studied them for a moment, and then nodded.

"Beautiful."

Firestar purred and nodded. "This is what I brought you here for. This is the Year's End."

Innnnteresting... hmmm...