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Post by Fallentear || on Mar 17, 2008 18:51:09 GMT -5
Chester looked over to see that brown fluffy creature that was digging among some fallen leaves. He crouched low to the ground, his rump raised in the air and tail sliding back and forth through the air behind him. Pressing his belly to the earth, he advanced on the mouse quickly as it's head submerged under a pile of decaying leaves.
The creature obviously had felt his heavy-footed approach, and turned tail. He dove for a hole that was previously unable to be seen, and Chester ended up staring down it with his tail lashing in irritation. Looking back up at Cloud, his eyes were questioning. What had he done wrong? [/color][/center]
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Post by Flamey on Mar 21, 2008 21:30:53 GMT -5
"You were too noisy." Cloud shook his head. "Its ok, there's plenty more prey around." he said, before he found a squirrel at the base of a tree, ready to climb it at any second. Slowly and carefully, Cloud got nearer and nearer to it, until he pounced on it and bit it's neck, until he could taste the bitter taste of blood. He padded back to where Chester was waiting. "Now you try." he said, his mew muffled by the squirrel's fur.
OOC:Sorry I didn't post in a while lol... ^^ [/size]
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Post by Fallentear || on Mar 22, 2008 13:18:25 GMT -5
ooc- it's all good :]
ic- Chester thought about how he'd approached the mouse, as he considered Cloud's advice. Too noisy...he'd been virtually silent except for...he realized he'd been rather heavy on his paws, and they'd made soft pounding noises. Maybe the heavy pounding of his paws had alerted the mouse, as well, through vibrations.
As Cloud expertly caught the squirrel, he watched him with eyes narrowed in careful observation. With squirrels, it appeared, you had to be both quick AND silent. Chester, thinking he now understood, raised his nose to the wind, determined to taste blood in his mouth.
Seconds later, waves of smell hit him. He was surprised, not thinking there would be that much to scent. He drew forward, following the scent of a vole. He knew they were slow and somewhat stupid, so maybe that would be a start. He saw the brown body and docked tail after a few minutes of following the creature's trail. He flattened his body to the ground, tail following suit.
He drew a paw forward slowly, placing it on the ground. His advance was painfully slow for quite a while until he was finally about two tail-lengths away from his prey. Cautiously, he raised himself a bit higher as his muscles tensed. The vole turned his head, but it was too late. Chester had bounded forward, and with one hop he was close enough to swipe out a paw and slam it down on the squirming vole.
At first, he was too stunned to react to the prey struggling under his huge paw. But then he hurriedly lowered his head and bit into the tiny prey's neck, feeling the vole's life flow into his jaws to support his own. He picked up the warm, but now limp, body and carried it back to Cloud. He dropped it, his eyes glowing with pride. [/color][/center]
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Post by Flamey on Mar 24, 2008 23:10:00 GMT -5
"Nice job." Cloud smiled. He looked up to see the sun nearly invisible in the sky. "Its getting late. Lets go to my place, then I'll show you where you can stay. If you want." he quickly added. He had dropped the squirrel while watching Chester hunt his prey. He bent his head down to pick it up gently between his mouth, while waiting for a response. [/color]
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Post by Fallentear || on Mar 26, 2008 17:48:33 GMT -5
Chester's belly growled, impatient to eat it's prize. But as the ginger tom looked up to the sky, he noticed that the sun had fallen below the rooftops of the town, which meant it was close to sunset. He nodded, his mouth watering as he retrieved the vole again and trotted after his new friend and mentor. His heart gave a lurch as he thought about how he was leaving his kittypet home behind. The housefolk there were kind, and had rescued him before when being a loner had proved disastrous, and now he felt bad for leaving without a goodbye. But he knew he'd come back someday, so he focused on memorizing the forested area instead, so that he knew his way around. "So how did you find a nice place to live?" He meowed for conversation's sake, "It must be hard to find a den safe from the weather." [/color][/center]
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Post by Flamey on Mar 27, 2008 5:54:36 GMT -5
"Simple. One day, when I was wondering around the forest, looking for a place to live, I saw a fox and I decided to follow it back to its den." Cloud said, as he stopped for a breath. His tail lay limp behind him from fatigue. "I made a camp somewhere nearby and kept watch of it all day and night, until one day, it just suddenly dissappeared. " he continued. "Anyway, for a few moons, I stayed in my self-made camp, just to be on the safe side. The fox never came back, so I decided to live there. Here we are." he said, stopping in front of a large den that could have supported a whole clan. Somewhere at the far end was a crack in the wall, where water flowed into a pool where he drank. At his left side was a patch of moss, where he slept, and to his right was a wall. The wall was completely covered in moss. Faint traces of prey were noticable near the wall. That was because he put some extra food there, just in case he was hungry, or wanted a snack. "Welcome to my den." he grinned. [/size][/color]
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Post by Fallentear || on Mar 27, 2008 13:40:48 GMT -5
Upon entering the den and seeing Cloud's face, Chester grinned back. "Impressive." Looking around, he noticed how clean and well kept it was. There was a nest of moss, a pool of water, and a pile of prey even. He sat down, licking a six-toed paw and drawing it over his ear. This ear had a v-shaped nick in it, from a fight with another loner when he was very young. Then he looked up at Cloud again, placing his paw back on the ground after a little shake. "So I guess tomorrow I could go out and look for a place of my own..." He meowed, "but I'll just crash here for tonight, if that's okay with you?" [/color][/center]
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Post by Flamey on Mar 28, 2008 0:06:01 GMT -5
Cloud nodded. "Yeah sure, its fine with me. Stay as long as you want. Make yourself at home." he said. He walked over to the patch of moss nearby, lay down, and started eating the prey he caught. He could feel the animal's energy being passed on to him. He finished it and buried its bones nearby in the ground. "That was delicious." he said, licking his maw. [/color][/center]
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Post by Fallentear || on Apr 1, 2008 21:41:21 GMT -5
Chester pawed some moss into a rough bed, flopping down to sink his fangs into the vole. He chewed slowly at first, but ended up gulping the creature down in the end. His kittypet life had gotten him used to specific feeding times, and he hadn't realized how much he truly ate in the twoleg house. Swiping his tongue over his muzzle, just as Cloud did, he stood up and buried his bones a few taillengths away from the den entrance. Returning, he laid down again. "Thanks for teaching me everything. I still can't believe I actually was able to catch two peices of prey in one day! And besides, the fighting training is really amazing on it's own." The ginger tabby rested his head on his paws, keeping his vibrant green eyes on Cloud though. [/color][/center]
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Post by Flamey on Apr 2, 2008 0:58:19 GMT -5
Cloud silently watched Chester as he devoured his prey. "Yeah, I know." he smiled. "Why don't we get some sleep so we could get up early tomorrow and find you a place to live?" he suggested. "Maybe I could even show you something nice. Maybe." he grinned. He made himself comfortable in his bedding, while waiting for Chester's answer.
ooc: wanna continue it in this thread or make another one?
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Post by Fallentear || on Apr 4, 2008 21:41:14 GMT -5
ooc- continueth!
bic- Chester nodded, laying his head down as he realized how tired he was. Moments later, he was sleeping soundly.
~ time lapse =] ~
Chester twitched in his sleep, his tail lashing and throwing chunks of moss around the den. He was dreaming of chasing a very fast rabbit, it's long hindlegs kicking dust up into his face as he gave chase. His nose twitched as he chased the imaginary prey, and then he leaped through the air, paws outstretched...
"GAAH!" He howled, scrambling to his paws. He'd wrapped his paws around a young bramble bush growing near the entrance. Ducking his head sheepishly, he tenderly removed his prickled paws from the shrub. He sat back in his scattered remains of a nest, licking his stinging paws. It was barely past dawn, and a yawn escaped from his jaws as he realized that he wasn't used to getting up so early. Setting a throughly-washed forepaw back on the ground, he looked out the entrance, wondering what this day would bring. [/color][/center]
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Post by Flamey on Apr 5, 2008 21:44:54 GMT -5
Cloud fell into a deep, undisturbed sleep. He was dreaming about the time he met Chester at his twoleg's house. A dim light shone from a crack on the wall above him. He awoke to the sound Chester's howl. He stood up, fully alert. His tail lashed dangerously from left to right, and his fur bristled. He then remembered what happened the other day and relaxed. He shook of a few clumps of moss that clung to his fur, and joined Chester at the entrance, silently watching the sun rise. [/center]
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Post by Fallentear || on Apr 10, 2008 18:07:41 GMT -5
Chester noticed that his cry had woke Cloud, but luckily his friend hadn't figured that out. how embarassing Chester thought, when he remembered his dream. He licked a paw and drew it over his ears and muzzle calmly, before meowing, "Good morning." without turning his head. He gave his paw a soft flick before putting it back on the ground. [/color][/center]
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Post by Flamey on Apr 11, 2008 1:45:13 GMT -5
Cloud shook his head. He tried to blink the sleep from his eyes. "Good morning." he said in a cheerful tone of voice. "So how did you sleep last night?" he asked. He went over to the pile where a mouse and a thrush lay, cold from staying there all night. He picked up the mouse and took a quick, ravenous bite. "Want the other one? We can't have you starve to death." he smiled, taking another bite from the mouse. [/center][/size]
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Post by Fallentear || on Apr 13, 2008 0:00:55 GMT -5
Chester decided not to mention his dream and he meowed back, "Yes, I slept quite well." At Cloud's remark, he smirked and added with a good-natured snort, "Starve to death? I'd sooner lose a leg while running! Look at me, I'm as big as a badger!" While this had been jest, it was true that he still was quite...fat. Purring, he picked up the cold bird and plucked some of the feathers off of it, bending to take a bite. "So today you're showing me the best places to find a den, right?" He said while chewing a small mouthful. [/color][/center]
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