Ravenpaw flopped down on the grass exhausted.

"I have never partied so hard in my life!" he admitted. "Great StarClan that was awesome!"

"Just what you needed." Fireheart said sleepily. "Don't you feel better?"

"I do actually." Ravenpaw replied.

"You should propose to Barley now!" said Graystripe.

"Are you sure?" Ravenpaw said as his nervousness returned.

"Yes!" both his friends said at once.

"Look, you'll never get it over with by worrying about it, you need to just go for it and be yourself!" Fireheart said shaking Ravenpaw back into reality.

Ravenpaw sighed deeply and stood up.

"You're right!" he said confidently. "I got this!"

"I don't got this." he said again.

They were standing outside the barn, but Ravenpaw didn't want to enter. Not one bit.

"Ugh, were you not listening to the pep talk I gave? How many times do I have to tell you? You got this!" said Fireheart sounding slightly annoyed.  

Just then Barley walked out of the barn.

"Oh hey Ravenpaw!" he said happily. "Where you been all this while?"

"I went back to ThunderClan." Ravenpaw said hesitantly.

"You're not thinking of going back are you?" Said Barley cocking his eyebrows.

"No! I-I mean n-no of course not!" Ravenpaw stuttered.

Did he really think that?

"I was just going back for a visit." Ravenpaw shuffled his paws awkwardly stirring up dust.

Fireheart nudged him and whispered in his ear.

"This is your chance man! Go for it!"

Ravenpaw stepped forward.

"Barley I understand if you don't feel the same way but I love you and I've known you for so long and... I just wanted to ask... will you marry me?"

Barley froze, he stared at Ravenpaw and Ravenpaw stared back.

"Well I... oh who am I kidding of course I will!"

And that was that.