Post by Takhi on Jan 29, 2008 8:54:18 GMT -5
The First Kill
Takhi remained only a fox length behind it. There were no burrows to hide the poor panicked rabbit. It ran on, sprinting at top speed, trying not to become a meal. Takhi never kept her eyes off of her prey, watching its moves and predicting when it was going to turn and swerve. Takhi reached out her paw to try to swat it down, but the rabbit leaped out of the way of the protruding claws.
Takhi slipped, losing her balance, but she clawed the ground and pulled herself back up to continue the chase. Now she was even more determined as the pain of hunger tugged at her stomach. She gritted her teeth and pushed herself, her paws slamming hard on the ground, her limbs moving vigorously. She was gaining up on the rabbit again, but this time there would be no mistakes. The tired rabbit had slowed and just when it was going to give itself one final push, it was met with Takhi's claws raking over its flank. The rabbit squealed as it fell, Takhi pinning it to the ground.
With no hesitation, Takhi bit into the rodent's throat. With one bite it was over. She had killed for the first time. She grabbed the rabbit by the neck and prance, proudly, back to the den site. Before she reached the clearing she stopped to lay down to eat her kill. She placed the rabbit between her paws and began to chew on the carcass. She picked out the fur to get to the tasty meat below it. After she tore a patch of fur off she bit down into the flesh. She pulled it off the bones, a little stringy, but still delicious.
After a few mouthfuls she had finished and smiled that she, for once, felt the feeling of being full. She decided to bury the bones so her family would not find them. She dug through the earth and made a little hole perfect for the corpse. She slid it into the hole and covered it up with dirt before dashing into the clearing, where her mother and father stood, waiting for her return. She stopped dead in her tracks and looked up at them.
"And where have you been, young lady?" Madge asked.
"I uh was just out playing a little," Takhi replied, trying to look as innocent as possible. Wayk didn't fall for it.
"That is no excuse," he snarled. "You could have been-" His eyes shifted. "Nevertheless, no more playing for you today. You are to go to the den and stay there." Takhi lumbered off and slid into the den. There she found Jolahn and Baeleh. She ignored their presence and rested on the other side.
They barely acknowledged her anyway. She was able to get sleep tonight, which is what she needed.
Takhi remained only a fox length behind it. There were no burrows to hide the poor panicked rabbit. It ran on, sprinting at top speed, trying not to become a meal. Takhi never kept her eyes off of her prey, watching its moves and predicting when it was going to turn and swerve. Takhi reached out her paw to try to swat it down, but the rabbit leaped out of the way of the protruding claws.
Takhi slipped, losing her balance, but she clawed the ground and pulled herself back up to continue the chase. Now she was even more determined as the pain of hunger tugged at her stomach. She gritted her teeth and pushed herself, her paws slamming hard on the ground, her limbs moving vigorously. She was gaining up on the rabbit again, but this time there would be no mistakes. The tired rabbit had slowed and just when it was going to give itself one final push, it was met with Takhi's claws raking over its flank. The rabbit squealed as it fell, Takhi pinning it to the ground.
With no hesitation, Takhi bit into the rodent's throat. With one bite it was over. She had killed for the first time. She grabbed the rabbit by the neck and prance, proudly, back to the den site. Before she reached the clearing she stopped to lay down to eat her kill. She placed the rabbit between her paws and began to chew on the carcass. She picked out the fur to get to the tasty meat below it. After she tore a patch of fur off she bit down into the flesh. She pulled it off the bones, a little stringy, but still delicious.
After a few mouthfuls she had finished and smiled that she, for once, felt the feeling of being full. She decided to bury the bones so her family would not find them. She dug through the earth and made a little hole perfect for the corpse. She slid it into the hole and covered it up with dirt before dashing into the clearing, where her mother and father stood, waiting for her return. She stopped dead in her tracks and looked up at them.
"And where have you been, young lady?" Madge asked.
"I uh was just out playing a little," Takhi replied, trying to look as innocent as possible. Wayk didn't fall for it.
"That is no excuse," he snarled. "You could have been-" His eyes shifted. "Nevertheless, no more playing for you today. You are to go to the den and stay there." Takhi lumbered off and slid into the den. There she found Jolahn and Baeleh. She ignored their presence and rested on the other side.
They barely acknowledged her anyway. She was able to get sleep tonight, which is what she needed.
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