by Hopeflower » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:31 pm
A sudden low, rumbling growl caused Lusa to pause in her game. She froze, turning slowly in the direction of the trees. A pair of eyes, one pale watery gray and sightless, the other a burning, fiery amber, gazed into her own. Slowly, the owner of the eyes prowled out of the shadows. Two massive black paws came first; then the feline head, which was as big as she was. And the teeth...they made her knees feel weak with fright. They were huge! She let out a quiet whimper, backing away, tail between her legs. "Night...?" she whispered in a broken, terrified voice. The black leopard stalked forward, a rasping snarl coming from it. It waited a few more seconds; then it pounced, letting out a yowl. Lusa let out a loud yelp and scrambled away from the predator with a scream of her protector's name, seeing Night leap to her paws, muzzle wrinkled in a snarl the pup couldn't hear over the pounding of her heart. Night started bounding over the rocks, trying to get to Lusa before the leopard did, but those teeth were so close and there was hot breath on her hind paws and the adult was too far, too far away to help...
Uzuri swung around to face Nguvu. "What was that?" she growled, scared herself and worried for the pup...it sounded like little Lusa was in trouble.
"Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come."
"Talent is a pursued interest. In other words, anything that you're willing to practice, you can do." ~ Bob Ross
"The future is always uncertain and painful but it must be lived." ~ Unknown