by Iri » May 11th, 2014, 12:47 am
Samaki grinned mischievously and lashed her tail playfully. Adena smiled and laughed, only to be faced with another throb in her head. She laid her head down on her paws and watched her siblings eagerly suggest games to play.
"How about Hide-and-Seek?" Gati suggested.
"Nah," Adofo Jr said. "How about tag?"
"What about a competition? Whoever catches the most prey wins?" Samaki offered.
As the cubs played, Adena drifted off into sleep...
She was in a dark jungle. All she could hear were spiders skittering around and shrill squeals of rodents. It was musky and foggy. She could hardly see her own nose. She jumped when she heard a vulture shriek.
"H-hello?" she asked, flattening her ears. Adena gingerly poked at a bush, then leaped as a huge spider as big as a zebra's hoof jumped out. She fled to another part of the dark, foggy jungle. Grey clouds were looming overhead, and thunder was roaring in the distance.
Adena tried to climb up a tree to get a better view, but she was startled when another vulture screeched. She fell out, but didn't feel anything. Adena got up again and started walking around. "Hello?" she called.
No one answered except for another screech. She crouched down to try to take a nap, but jumped when she felt ants crawling in her fur. Adena got up again and ran to another part of the jungle. She tried to lay down once more, but jumped when a shadow moved toward her. The figure was nothing but a shadow, slowly walking towards her. The dark figure suddenly lunged, and-
Adena woke up with a loud shriek of fear. She leaped to her paws, panting, and looked around frantically.