A/N: I'm glad people are reading this! :) To be honest, I was worried that I was the last Redwall fan left on Earth... ;( But onto happier things, I hope you like this chapter and please let me know what you think!

Hi. I'm Matthias. It's my turn to add to Cornflower's (sigh) story. I am Matthias (no middle name, no last name). Abbot Mortimer and all of the other elders here in the abbey said that I "met" Cornflower the exact first day that I was found and born (And she was born) on the Abbey steps. That was because it was the first day of Spring. Since that's when they found me, they said that that was to be my birthday, May 20th. I saw Cornflower as we grew up every once in a while, and I'm not going to lie, I noticed how each year she got smarter and kinder year after year. Maybe it was because of her heart that I saw in her that she seemed… beautiful to me. No, not beautiful, more than that, she was something different... It was something that could not even be put into words… Of course, I was too shy to ever say anything but the quick "Hi" and "Bye", but it was a better effort than most of the other cold-hearted mice our age who never seemed to see in her what I saw. Kind of reminded me of myself. Clumsy me.

To continue, Matthias rushed off to his room in a scurry to obey Cornflower's orders. He wanted to respect her, better than what those other mice would've done in this case. Finally, Matthias reached his room opposite Cornflower's. (Since it was kind of just across the hall, you can probably guess what tripped him and took him so long… his sandals.) So Matthias quickly got into bed and pulled the cover over his legs. The small mouse sat up, lit a candle, and looked at the envelope. On it read "Happy Birthday" in classic script. He tore open the envelope carefully, as if a snake would bite him if he made any sudden moves. After a tediously long time (For impatient little me) he pulled out a sheet of paper. On it was this:

Love, it will never fail you.

It'll never hide from you.

It's always there.

Love, a mother's look when she first sees her child.

It's realizing that someone or something is more important to you than yourself.

It may not be soon

It may not be now

But sometime in life

You're going to know how

Because everything's clear and I'm not going back

There's something I found here that I always lacked.

I never thought that life could be like this.

I've come see of all the beauty in life.

I've come to realize what life is about.

I never thought I'd see the beauty.

May the love of God and those around you

Surround you

From this day on until the rest

Of your life.

Matthias found her words very poetic and hung the poem on his wall.

The next morning he awoke to a tickling near his ear. He opened his eyes a bit and saw that the sun was just barely up. Matthias immediately closed his eyes again. The tickling sensation continued until it was too much, Matthias shut his eyes as tight as he could. Then it stopped.

"WAKE UP!"

Matthias fell off of the bed, out of the covers. He looked around, but didn't see a thing. "Cornflower," he mumbled.

Just then, Cornflower walked in, all civilized. "Good morning Matthias," she greeted.

"Very funny," Matthias replied.

"What?" Cornflower replied, giggling.

Matthias liked the sound. It was the fake sound of little chirpy birds and bells that other girls had. It sounded more like, like singing. It was sincere.

"Thank you so much."

"Whatever for Matthias?"

"The poem."

"Hm? Oh, you mean the song? I… meant to sing that for you."

"By all means then, sing," Matthias prompted.

"No, I changed my mind about that last night. I don't want to make a spectacle of myself… again."

"Please? It's only me, I promise," Matthias pleaded, still in his night clothes, as was Cornflower.

"Okay," Cornflower accepted reluctantly, shutting the door tight. She began to sing her song.

"That was… wonderful," Matthias said at the end.

"I know it's not Sister Grendine's singing, but, oh…"

"No, I liked it," Matthias insisted.

"Thanks."

"Cornflower? Cornflower? Where are you honey?" Cornflower's father called out from the hall.

"I'd better go," Cornflower said after a bit.

"Cornflower," Matthias called as she started to leave.

"Hm?"

"I love… Friar Hugo's cookies," Matthias said.

"So do I," Cornflower admitted with a smile as she left to dress to go home.

(Mwahaha! Bet that's not what you thought he'd say! And he fully meant it too!)

As Matthias got into a clean novice's habit he thought of Friar Hugo's wonderful cookies from the feast last night… And how he saw Cornflower eating almost as many as he did. Well, actually, he didn't just see, he was kind of spying on her during the feast… Boy, were those cookies good. He saw Friar Hugo taking a plate back into the kitchen. He licked his lips at the thought of another cookie.

When Matthias got down to the kitchen, he saw he wasn't the only one with the idea to sneak a cookie. He heard happy munching sounds coming from the kitchen.

"Friar Hugo?" Matthias greeted when he walked in.

"Matthias, my son, come sit with me. We can munch on these cookies. Ah, young Cornflower has decided to join us, eh? Just don't tell anyone about me spoiling your breakfast appetite, aye?" Friar Hugo invited.

As the two younger ones sat down, Friar Hugo got up to pour them some milk.

"Let me do that Friar," Cornflower offered.

"No darling. You and Matthias eat. Don't tell anyone, but you two are my favorites. I wouldn't have shared these treats otherwise," Friar Hugo admitted.

"Thank you," Matthias said.

"Aye, you two are the ones who like my cookies and food the best, that's why!" Friar Hugo exclaimed as the three of them laughed. And the Abbot heard their laughter.

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