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Post by fyrestar ~ Blacklight on Jul 8, 2007 16:55:00 GMT -5
fyrestar watched and waited, allowing tigerstreak to wake himself up, but also opening her mind to let the sounds and scents of the forest rush in. she noted a couple of fresh prey scents nearby.
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Post by ~*Tigger*~ on Jul 8, 2007 17:04:21 GMT -5
Tigerstreak stayed under for quite a while and then came up soaking wet. He pulled himself onto shore and stretched happily. He shook, showering water all over Fyrestar. He grinned and then tasted the wind.
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Post by fyrestar ~ Blacklight on Jul 8, 2007 17:08:07 GMT -5
fyrestar stood still as water splashed over her from tigerstreaks pelt, opening her mouse to allow the scents back in. she scented a mouse and a vole nearby, and listening she was able to find the direction that each was in. she went into a hunter's crouch headed for the vole, which was in the direction she was facing, and pointed with her tail in the direction that she had heard the mouse.
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Post by ~*Tigger*~ on Jul 8, 2007 17:12:31 GMT -5
Tigerstreak saw her point towards the mouse. He grinned and then went careening towards it. For a moment he didn't see it, and then he did. Sitting with a seed in its mouth. As it looked up and saw Tigerstreak racing towards itself it jumped up and started running. Tigerstreak flew after it.
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Post by fyrestar ~ Blacklight on Jul 8, 2007 17:21:41 GMT -5
the pounding of tigerstreak's paws on the ground had startled the vole that fyrestar crept up on, but too far from its den fyrestar was upon it within moments, she picked it up and slammed it on the ground, killing it instantly. picking up the freshkill she went back to the stream to bury it for retrieval later.
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Post by ~*Tigger*~ on Jul 8, 2007 17:26:23 GMT -5
Tigerstreak streaked after the mouse and soon caught up with it and dispatched it quickly. He picked it up and trotted over to where Fyrestar was standing. He threw it down and buried it carefully. 'That one put up quite a chase!' he exclaimed as he scratched his ear.
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Post by fyrestar ~ Blacklight on Jul 8, 2007 17:30:21 GMT -5
fyrestar purred, "but you caught it, good job." fyrestar again scented the air, and listened for prey. she heard a starling, and scented it nearby. from the way it was moving, she could tell that it was on the ground, and off to her left. signalling that there was prey nearby fyrestar crept off.
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Post by ~*Tigger*~ on Jul 8, 2007 17:36:37 GMT -5
Tigerstreak watched her head off and knew that she was stalking something. He glanced around and, not smelling anything gazed into the stream. He saw something dark move in its depths and he catapulted himself towards it. He sliced through the water like an arrow and bite into the fish. A fish it was, but a larger one than he had expected. He held on as it darted away. He dug his claws into its sides and pulled himself nearer to its neck, hoping that he would be able to hold his breath long enough.
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Post by fyrestar ~ Blacklight on Jul 8, 2007 17:43:16 GMT -5
fyrestar heard tigerstreak take off, but luckily it hadn't startled the bird. creeping forward she drew herself silently towards the scavenging bird. pawstep by pawstep she grew closer until she was close enough that one leap would have her on its back. she lept up and landed right on top of the bird, and with one swift bite to the neck it was dead. coming to her paws she dragged the bird back to the stream. burying the starling, fyrestar looked around. she couldn't see tigerstreak anywhere, but looking towards the stream a movement caught her eye. she realized that it was tigerstreak, trying to catch a fish. rushing towards the water she moved towards the pair.
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Post by ~*Tigger*~ on Jul 8, 2007 17:47:25 GMT -5
As the fish neared the surface of the water, Tigerstreak stetched his head up and gulped some sir before the fish darted deeper into the water. Inch by inch, Tigerstreak finally made it to its neck. He bit down as hard as he could and the fish swerved and wriggled. After a few second, which felt like hours to Tigerstreak, it stopped moving and began floating to the surface of the water.
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Post by fyrestar ~ Blacklight on Jul 8, 2007 17:50:10 GMT -5
fyrestar watched as the fish struggled for a few more moments of life and then stopped moving altogether. she was so relieved to see that tigerstreak had won.
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Post by ~*Tigger*~ on Jul 8, 2007 17:59:24 GMT -5
Tigerstreak dragged himself and the fish onto the land. He looked like a drowned rat as he stood panting. The fish was twice his size! 'I didn't know it was so big!' he shook his head.
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Post by fyrestar ~ Blacklight on Jul 8, 2007 18:02:58 GMT -5
fyrestar sighed, relief flooding through her as the fish was dragged up onto land. "you did it though, you caught the fish! i'm so glad that you are ok!" fyrestar shook the shivers from her spine.
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Post by ~*Tigger*~ on Jul 8, 2007 18:05:37 GMT -5
Tigerstreak plopped on the ground and grinned. 'Bit off more than I could chew.' He buried it carefully.
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Post by fyrestar ~ Blacklight on Jul 8, 2007 18:21:37 GMT -5
fyrestar mrowed in amusement, shaking her head. "there ought to be safer ways to catch prey." she said laughing.
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