Aaaargh

I know everything is taking forever, and I apologize! I just have a lot to do and I'm super forgetful and sljglfjgldfgds

Plus I forgot to update the blog last time, so I'll try to do both at once hererrrr

Also I'm on vacation and I dunno if our next hotel (which we'll be staying at most of the week) will have wifi. The one we're in now does, but we're leaving in less than an hour, sooooo I have a lot of work to do!

CHAPTER 38 (39 IN THE REVIEWS)

@Sara Darkotter: That's one way to look at it, I suppose. I do like me tangles. :D

@Pot of Gold: Sorrrrrrry, I fixed it I think. Most people end up liking Forest, to my knowledge, but not all, so it's okay if you hate him. |D

@Dapplefawn: Thank you! Plot twists and connections are some of my most favorite things, so I try to include them whenever I can. ^^

@i.like.pie: Pffft, Spiderpaw just had a battle-thing the chapter before, don't you remember? Anyway, I guess you got your wish, since he had another in the next Spidey chapter, eheh. Also, it'll be some time before either of them get warrior names, since they've only been training for two moons. :p

@The Last Clan: I'm not planning to, don't worry! Things just keep getting in the way, I guess. The past couple days have been nice, though, I've been plugging away like there's no tomorrow, so perhaps there's still hope!

@Lynxeye: I think you're one of my oldest reviewers, so of course I missed you! And thanks. c: Don't worry about your Sage shipping, I know what you mean. Shipping's one of my great joys in any Warriors-type-thing (or just about any story, for that matter) so I understand your frustration while trying to figure out the angles. We'll have to see! :D

@Anon: I've actually played KH, but only the second one, so I'm afraid I'm not all that knowledgeable about Marluxia. All the Nobodies were pretty cool, though. c:

@ElfCat: Thanks!

@Nightkill: I know, Fireblaze protecting Spiderpaw is like the most shocking twist of all o:

@Sunleaf: That would be pretty convenient for the Chill/Soot shippers, fo' sho. I don't think Shimmer had a crush on him, though, since they're siblings. :p

@CrystalSakura: Love you too. Thanks; I used to be really loose about Warriors names, but I read a couple guides and decided that I liked having a system for it much better than just doing whatever. -feather's perfect for Blackfeather, but not so much for Frostfeather at first glace; I also use -feather for either feathery tabby markings (especially if their prefix was named for their markings) or very thick, feathery fur. It's also a very feminine suffix, and Frostfeather is a very feminine cat, mmhm. Chillpaw's name would have been Chillwind, for his speed.

Right now, it doesn't look like we'll make it to Soot and Spider having warrior names, but it just depends. If we don't, I'll tell you guys what they woulda been called, no worries. As for Blackfeather, I think she was five moons or so when Spiderpaw was born, so that's right (I'd have to check my timeline again, but it's kind of confusing to count days on?). Silverstar and Eaglestrike sort of conferenced on the warrior names, since Silverstar tries keeping up to date with everything. It was more Silverstar's choice than Eaglestrike's.

@Stormy: Good theory, but not quite. Moonpaw is mostly from Sootpaw's imagination. ^^

Running out of time now, so I'll have to end it here. Next chapter's reviews will come later, hoepfully when I get to the new hotel (10 hours from now ;^;). See ya!

Blah blah balance blah blah

Chilly, stop being so weird with your hints. I know you're resisting the urge to monologue about your values and all - I can feel you fighting it, buddy - and I'm very proud, but you really need to stop bringing it up at all. It's hard, reining you back.

Anywho, as I said in my AN my schedule has been kinda whack. I dunno why, I just haven't been all that into writing recently. I actually wrote 3/4 of this chapter yesterday, in about two hours, then finished it up today. My muse is weird, I guess. Shrug!

@The Last Clan: I know, I'm sorry everything has taken so long. Just been kinda weird lately. Ha, Black does seem to be crushing just a leeeetle bit (Spiderit'ssoobviouswhatiswrongwithyou). We've seen Leopard hit rock bottom with her outburst and isolation, so hopefully she'll start moving back upwards, with Spider's help. We'll see!

@Oscuro Dream: Thanks! I can be really finicky with my names sometimes. Every prefix and suffix means something. ^^

@TheCatOwl: Yup, they sure did! Leopard has all of Spider's friendless arrogance, and now he's the one who is attracting attention. That's interesting; I used to have one of the songs in my iPod a looong time ago, but I dunno what happened to it...I really need to watch The Phantom of the Opera, since i've always heard it's amazing but never actually watched it myself. Hmm.

@Sara Darkotter: Best of both worlds, amirite? Can't go wrong there. :D

@Lynxeye: I missed you! I'm glad you're still reading, ha. And yup, I think so too. That's part of why I wanted two POVs, to balance out the mayhem and the development and everything. Soot kind of embodies the newer series, all journey-ish and mystical and junk (admittedly not my favorite, but still fun to write?) whereas Spider has the more typical first-series feel. Fun stuff. And I will continue to torture you with Leopard's mysteriousness, just because you mentioned it! *cackles* More seriously, that is kind of all she has going for her right now, isn't it? Poor thing smashed into rock bottom and doesn't know how to get back up. She's not used to losing, not at all.

@Nightkill: Isn't he? Thanks. :D