Firestar started padding toward the gorse tunnel, "Firestar where are you going?" Meowed Oceanheart from the nursery. Firestar turned his head to his mate.

"I need to go talk to her, Oceanheart. I need to help her understand like the rest of the clan." The nursery was surrounded by every cat in the clan, to see the new kits. They all understood that Firestar is their father, though some cats don't approve, Ivypool, Dustpelt, and Sandstorm. Squirrelflight and Leafpool, on the other hand, were excited to meet their new step siblings.

"But, I don't want you to go alone, take someone with you!" Oceanheart demanded. Firestar shook his head.

"No, I want to talk to her alone." Oceanheart was uncertain.

"What if Shadowclan is still in our territory?" She meowed. Firestar smiled and he nuzzled her.

"Don't worry I'll be fine." He reassured her. Oceanheart believed him and nodded. Firestar set out of camp, to find Sandstorm.

*Time skip brought to you by wafflez*

Firestar has returned, and found Sandstorm. Oceanheart was relieved that Firestar was ok. By then, their kits are starting to get a little more active, and wanting Firestar to play with them. Firestar just ignores them and continues with his duties. When they ask why he isn't playing, Oceanheart tells them that Firestar is the leader of Thunderclan, he's very busy. Somehow, the kits understood. Though Oceanheart had to admit, Firestar was being a little distant. One leaf-bare morning, she decided to go talk to him. She finally got a chance go to his den, while the kits were playing. When she reached the entrance, she could hear another meow, Sandstorm. That's a little odd, Sandstorm rarely spoke to Firestar, since they returned. Oceanheart pricked her ears, so she could hear more clearly.

"I don't know Firestar, they're going to find out, and Oceanheart too." She heard Sandstorm's worried mew inside the den. Firestar purred.

"Don't worry Sandstorm, she will never know." Know what? What were they talking about? Oceanheart inched closer.

"She's going to notice, she can't know that we are mates again." Oceanheart froze and she felt as if her heart was being ripped out of her chest. Firestar and Sandstorm are mates again! Oceanheart backed away from the den a few inches. She heard shuffling inside, one of them must have smelled her scent! It was Firestar, who came out first. He turned his head to her and he frowned.

"Oceanheart, what's wrong?" He asked. Oceanheart's shock turned into anger. She bared her teeth at him.

"So, you never loved me? Never! I heard you talking to Sandstorm! How could you abandon me and our kits!" She shrieked. She got the whole clan's attention.

"What is going on?" Demanded Brambleclaw and Firestar, for the first time, looked uncertain. He sighed and turned to his clan.

"Thunderclan, it's time that I tell a secret that I've kept from you all, and Oceanheart." He meowed as he turned his head to her. Oceanheart had tears in her eyes now, she couldn't believe Firestar had kept this from the whole clan! He turned his head to Sandstorm, who was standing behind him.

"Sandstorm and I are mates again." He announced. The clan stared at him in shocked he didn't even show any reaction to it, though. The cats started murmuring angrily among themselves, and looking back at Firestar as they did. Finally, Brightheart spoke up.

"That's mouse-brained, Firestar! You just left Oceanheart to care for your kits by herself! What kind of father are you?" She growled. The rest of the cats murmured in agreement. Oceanheart stared at Firestar, letting the tears flow free, and he held her gaze. She couldn't bear looking at him anymore. She ran away into the snow covered forest. The cats stopped talking and watched her disappear through the gorse tunnel. Her kits also watched and they started running toward the tunnel to find their mother. Dovewing stopped them.

"No, kits. You can't leave the camp, until you are apprentices." She meowed gently. She decided to take care of the kits until Oceanheart returns. Dovewing has recently moved into the nursery, expecting Bumblestripe's kits.

"But, what if she doesn't come back?" Moonkit protested, Dovewing looked down at her.

"She will, I promise." She reassured the 3 moon old kit. She turned her head to Firestar and snarled. She padded toward him.

"Want kind of mate are you, leaving Oceanheart to get back with Sandstorm! Her kits will grow up, learning that their father left their mother, not long after they were born!" She yowled. Firestar turned his head to her, regret in his eyes.

"I know,Dovewing!" He shouted back, "And I regret it deeply." He dipped his head and a single tear escaped his eye. Dovewing knew that he loves Sandstorm, but loves Oceanheart more. She sighed.

"Maybe you should go talk to her, I can keep an eye on your kits." She mewed, Firestar nodded and they padded to the place where Dovewing left Oceanheart's kits, to find that they were gone! They searched the whole camp, nursery first, but no sign of them. They both turned towards the gorse tunnel and prayed to Starclan, hoping that they haven't sneaked out.

*Back to Oceanheart*

Oceanheart laid in the snow, crying herself dry. She couldn't believe that Firestar would ever do such a thing to her. She didn't want to see him again! Then, she heard a faint, tiny mew on the forest. She followed the sound and soon, a tiny silver tabby pelt could be seen. Oceanheart's blood ran ice cold and prayed that it wasn't who she thinks it is. She inched closer and her heart stopped, when the small body in the snow, was Moonkit.

"Moonkit! No!" She shrieked, she curled herself around her freezing kit, hoping to warm her a little. She thanked Starclan, when she felt her stir and pressed against her body. She nuzzled Moonkit, crying with tears of joy. She heard tiny paws heading her way, she looked up and saw her other kits.

"Flowerkit, Nightkit, Flamekit! Thank Starclan, you're ok!" She chirped happily. She picked up each of her kits by the scruff, one by one, and laid them beside her. She started licking each of them, warming them up. She was still afraid for Moonkit, who was staying completely still. She stayed with her kits until she saw a the familiar flame-colored pelt of Firestar, Oceanheart wasn't happy to see him.

"Oceanheart! I'm so sorry, for what I did, I hope you can forgive me!" He meowed as he nuzzled her flank. She did still love him, so she did forgive him. She also saw that Dustpelt and Brambleclaw were with Firestar. Firestar suggested that they would take the kits back to camp. Firestar picked up Nightkit, Dustpelt picked up Flamekit, and Brambleclaw picked up Flowerkit. Oceanheart checked Moonkit for breathing, but found nothing, Oceanheart panicked. She pressed her nose against Moonkit's cold flank, still no breathing. Tears began to form in her eyes.

"No, Moonkit, don't do this please. Starclan save her!" She pleaded, no movement from her kit. Firestar rested his tail on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Oceanheart, she's gone." He mewed, silently. Oceanheart couldn't believe what he was saying, but she allowed him to guide her back to camp. First, her brother, then, her kit! What was Starclan trying to do, by taking away the ones she loved?