rustles in the grass

[icefeather]

A feild mouse sat quietly in the golden field, munching innocently on his seed. He sat up, ears pricked, as he felt the chilly wind whip against his soft fur and then he heard something crack. Quickly, he turned and was staring right into the face of an enormous cat. The mouse was able to let out one last short squeak as he felt the cat's teeth clamp down on his neck.

Runningstripe, lifted his head up proudly, his blind, cloudy blue eyes, gleaming as he burried his prey. His dark tabby pelt even gleamed against the harsh leaf-fall sun. It was shining directly on him, though he still felt cold as the leaf-bare wind ruffled his fur the wrong way. "It's your turn," he laughed to Spiritheart, who was joining him on the hunt. The younger cat was quite obnoxious at some times, but Runningstripe didn't care. Otherwise, he would consider himself as a hippocrate, because others think of him as annoying, with his boyish charm and his apprentice attitude.

[icefeather]

poor Sunwhisker she's all lonely

[dawnfeather]

Snowshadow paced through the grass. What was wrong with her? Was she sick? She usually caught tons of prey, but today...today it seemed she couldn't catch a mouse if it laid down in her paws. Her ears perked and she sniffed the air, Runningstripe and by the smell, he had caught a mouse. She couldn't even out hunt a blind cat. She sighed and decided that she would keep looking. After all, she couldn't go back to camp empty pawed.

[icefeather]

Runningstripe lifted his head and sniffed. Snowshadow! he thought excitedly. At least he wouldn't be alone. Spiritheart had already left, taking the news back to camp that she smelled badger, but it was stale. "Hi Snowshadow!" he called to her. She looked down. "Are you hunting?"

[dawnfeather]

Snowshadow winced. Now someone would get to wittness her failure. It seemed as if she couldn't catch anything even if it lept ito her paws. And now Runningstripe was here. What would happen now? Would he spread the news about how terrible she was today? "Hey Runningstripe. Yeah, I am trying to hunt..."