"Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible, it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could."
-Barbara de Angelis

Flyfur's POV

"I love you."

"Wha...? What did you just say?" The beautiful she-cat before me gasped.

I just now realized that I blurted out what I was thinking in front of the cat I love, in front of the whole Clan, and...who's that weird gray tom giving me looks?

"I never had a tom blurt out that to me before. Flyfur is it?" She remembers me!

"YES! Do you remember anything else?" I squealed, walking closer to her.

"I...I don't think so." She sighed. "I'm Blaze, I heard this RiverClan will help me discover who I am. My name's Blaze."

"What do think you're doing telling my mate that-"

"We're not mates Flint!" Blaze hissed at the gray tom that spoke up. If I were her I would've done much more than hiss at him.

"Where's Giselle?" A dark tabby tom demanded.

"Oakpaw, why did you bring these extra toms?" Stonestar asked.

"Flint is Blaze's...friend." Blossompaw glared at Flint. "And Ajax here is Giselle's mate and the father of her kits."

"Ajax?!" Giselle gasped as she looked at the tom and starting tearing up. "They've kept me here for so long without you!"

Giselle ran to Ajax and knocked him over and licked his fur affectionately, Petalstep ran to his side while Birddapple just looked at her reunited family from the warrior's den.

"Blaze." Stonestar meowed, looking at her probably remembering his daughter that I love so much. "Do you and Flint wish to be mentored and train to become RiverClan warriors?"

"We do." Blaze replied.

"Very well, Flint is now Flintpaw and he will be mentored by Brambleblaze. May you teach him how to contain his aggressive attitude." Stonestar announced.

Flintpaw growled when Brambleblaze stepped towards him, and I knew he was definitely trouble. Why was he even here? To be Blaze's personal stalker?

"Blaze, you will now be Blazepaw. Spidermoon, I hope you show her how wonderful life in RiverClan can be." Stonestar purred. "Ajax, you will move right into warrior status, and while we're doing warrior ceremonies, come forward Spottedpaw."

Voletooth and Songpool looked on with pride and love in their eyes as their daughter stepped forward.

"Spottedpaw, do you promise to protect your Clan even at the cost of your life?"

"I do."

"Then you are now known as Spottedpelt. May you serve this Clan for many seasons." Stonestar purred.

"Flintpaw! Blazepaw! Spottedpelt! Flintpaw! Blazepaw! Spottedpelt!"

When Stonestar disappeared into his den I followed wanting some answers.

"What the heck Stonestar, I thought you were going to let me mentor her." I confronted him.

"I was till you blurted out 'I love you' to her. Then I realized doing that would be a mistake, I don't want her being constantly creeped out." Stonestar explained. "It's better that her mentor is more of a close friend to Redblossom. Not her mate."

"Ok." I sighed, knowing that Stonestar was a very reasonable leader and that it should still work out even if she had a different mentor. But then again...

"Keep her away from Flintpaw." I told my leader. "He's very aggressive and even though I can't prevent him from being a warrior, I don't want him hurting her."

"He seems to be her friend, I doubt he'd hurt her." Stonestar reassured me.

Now that I don't believe for a second, that new tom probably wouldn't hesitate to claw anyone. Especially Redblossom...I mean Blaze. I hesitantly left the leader's den, Blaze's tour is probably going to need some warriors to protect them.

Oakpaw's POV

"Kits!" I heard Mom squeal as she ran from her new apprentice's side and nuzzled her nose against me and Blossompaw and looked at my sister suspiciously.

"Blossompaw, I know that you two journeyed with cats from all Clans. But you smell just like a WindClan cat." Mom narrowed her eyes at Blossompaw who was very tense.

"Yeah, her and Sagepaw were very-mmph!"

Blossompaw slapped her paw over my mouth and I glared at her. What was wrong with telling Mom how well Blossompaw and Sagepaw got along on the journey?

"Dear, what aren't you telling me?" Mom persisted.

"Um...Sagepaw's just a really smelly cat. And Oakpaw wasn't near anyone besides Hogpaw so that explains why he doesn't smell of WindClan." Blossompaw lied. Wait, what?

"So Oakpaw, you were getting along with Hailflower's daughter?"

I saw the voice come from none other than my Dad, who had just joined in the conversation.

"Of course! We're best friends!" I purred, why'd Blossompaw look so surprised that I said that? We are!

"So do you wanna be her mate?" Dad added.

"Nope, I...like a different cat." I admitted, like I'll tell anyone who I was talking about. Even if they are in this Clan...I said too much.

"You do? Who?" Mom asked curiously.

"Doesn't matter." I lied. "Um...can I go on Blaze's tour patrol?"

"Only if you tell us who you like-"

"Sure you can Oakpaw." Dad interrupted my sister. Blossompaw rolled her eyes and followed her to the patrol that'll be showing Flintpaw and Blazepaw around the territory: their mentors, me and Blossompaw, Flyfur and Spottedpelt.

"Do we seriously need this many cats just to show two apprentices outside of camp?" Brambleblaze growled.

"We should have only the best patrol for such a lovely she-cat as Blazepaw." Flyfur purred. Blazepaw looked away and blushed which infuriated Flintpaw.

"Shall we go?" Mom asked breaking the awkward tension. The six of us left camp to give Blazepaw and Flintpaw a tour of our hunting grounds, the island, and a glimpse at the other Clans.

I was quite tired when I got back and felt elated to see Owlkit at the fresh-kill pile. It has been a whole moon since I've seen her after all.

"Hey Owlkit!" I purred. "Wanna share a fish with me?"

"Sure! Tell me how your journey was, exploring outside the Clan territories must've been unbelievable!" Owlkit gasped.

I smiled genuinely and pulled a fish from the pile and split it in half. As the two of us ate I told Owlkit everything that happened. I couldn't wait for her to be an apprentice.