Frostystar laid in her old nest. The moss was crunchy and brown. She sighed. Branchtooth stretched as he woke up. He turned to Frostystar. His pale green eyes blinked at her. Frostystar saw age in his face. His paws were withered and misshapen. Frostystar gazed back at him. "We're getting old together." She rasped.

"It's like we always talked about when we were young." Branchtooth replied.

"I didn't want it to be like this." Frostystar huffed. "I wanted to grow old with you, but not here in this empty camp. I wanted to sleep by your side in the elders' den, purring, surrounded by our Clanmates. I wanted to die pressed against your side. Not here, alone without my friends."

"But I'm here." Branchtooth said.

Frostystar sighed again, pushing herself to her paws. Branchtooth stood up beside her. "No more kits." Frostystar said, "Once these three are gone, we're going to live here alone."

Almost as if it were cued, Ravenpaw, Dogpaw, and Tabbykit walked in. The biggest kit, Tabbykit, said "Buzzstripe came to pick us up."

Frostystar purred and staggered over to them. She thrust her nose into his shoulder fur. "I love you." She felt the other two huddle around her and say their goodbyes. "Behave yourselves."

They nodded in unison. "I love you mom." Ravenpaw mewed before following his siblings out of the den.

Branchtooth smiled at Frostystar. "C'mon."

The two took the back exit out into the forest. The crunchy leaf-fall leaves crackled under their paws as they walked to the waterfall together.

They heard the faint roar of the falls in the distance. Branchtooth flicked his tail on Frostystar's shoulder before running off playfully. Frostystar jogged after her mate. Soon she caught him and leapt onto his back, knocking him over. He purred feebly and licked her chest. They were next to the river leading to the falls. Branchtooth rolled out from underneath her and sprang over to the water. He waded in belly-deep and waited for her to follow.

Frostystar went into the river beside him. They leaned against each other as they walked down the river. They soon saw the place where water tumbled over the cliff. The Moonfalls. The couple looked at it for a long time.

Frostystar heard barking behind her suddenly. Whipping her head back to look, she spotted a huge dog sprinting towards them. "RUN!" She screeched. Branchtooth scrambled towards the opposite side of the river. Frostystar saw his body dip as he reached the drop-off. He was now struggling against the current. Terrified, Frostystar followed. She ran across until she reached the drop-off too. Her paws no longer had something to grab onto for support, so she was forced to swim.

She saw Branchtooth slowly drifting towards the waterfall. The dog was coming!

Frostystar saw it splashing through the water towards them. Frostystar forced herself to swim harder, desperate to reach the other side of the river so she could run. Frostystar hit a rapid and was washed towards the falls. She looked around for Branchtooth and saw his brown head bobbing a few foxlengths away. Frostystar totally lost control as the strong water washed her paws out. Her swimming pattern became messed up, and she was washed away further. Frostystar struggled to swim again, but she couldn't feel her paws in the cold water. The dog was now only a few foxlengths away. She only had one choice.

Frostystar took a deep breath and became limp. She went under the water and was immediately swept away. She felt a rush as she began to fall. Frostystar opened her eyes and saw herself falling. She spotted the dog at the top of the falls. Frostystar whipped her paws around and positioned herself for the impact of the water below.

The wind was knocked out of her and she was slammed against a rock as she hit the water below. The impact shocked her and she drifted away for a while before gaining control of her legs again. The river was less violent here, and she swam to the shore. As she pulled herself out of the water, she looked around for Branchtooth. He was on the opposite side of the river, panting. They had just been swept over a waterfall! They both ran up a tree and waited until the dog was gone.

Frostystar coughed up water and blood. She felt as if her paw were on fire. She looked at it. It was definitely broken. Her old brittle bones had been broken when she hit the rocks. Frostystar cried a little before falling asleep in the tree.