Half Wolf

Chapter XVIII

Me and fox tail began sniffing around the edges of camp looking for prey.

Me and Allison both scented prey coming from different directions, so we decided to split up.

I went down stream to a lusher part of the forest.

I was following the trail of a rabbit and fox tail was following a moorhen.

I sighted the cotton tail of my prey.

I dropped into a hunting crouch and stalked forward.

I was just about leaping length when suddenly star light burst through the undergrowth and killed the rabbit.

Hey! I was stalking that!

So was I. She replied

That's my rabbit!

No it's not I caught it.

I smelled something very sour and potent, like the marigold leaf fur showed me.

What's that smell?

What sme... Oh you mean the leafs I was collecting! Those are for Fierce claw. He was attacked by a honey badger.

I snorted looking at my own wounds.

You could use the leftovers for those. She said.

Thank you. I don't know much about plants and I don't know any healing leafs.

Well I could teach you. She said.

But not if Fierce claw sees. He will be upset if I was being nice to you.

Ok. I will "go hunting" tommorow at sun high.

I will meet you.

She trotted off with my rabbit in her jaws along with her leafs.

I picked up the scent of deer. I followed it slowly.

I was almost to a clearing where I thought it was when suddenly Fierce-claw jumped out of the bushes looking around.

I crouched in surprise and yipped.

Oh I didn't know you were here.

Neither did I. I said annoyed.

Are you hunting?

Yes.

He dragged the deer into the clearing.

I think what you were stalking is now mine.

I growled. Are all of you just following me so I can't catch anything!

What do you mean?

Starlight stole my rabbit and now you stole my deer!

It belongs to the catcher not the stalker.

I grumbled and ran back to camp.

Fox tail was laying in the clearing head down looking defeated.

What's wrong?

Jagged bones stole my moorhen.

Who would have guessed.

I layed down next to her watching the other pack feast.

My stomach growled.

That's it! I said.

What? Said fox tail.

I'm hungry.

No! Don't even think about it! Fierce-claw will shred you!

Too late I already thought about it.

I stalked over to the deer that they were eatting.

Fierce claw flicked his ears at me as I sat down on the opposite end of the prey.

His ears flattened and his hackles raised along his back.

I lowered my mouth to the meat and took a precarious bite.

He stoped eatting and sat up.

The others knew what was going on.

He growled as I lowered my muzzle again.

I growled back.

I chewed slowly and swallowed looking him dead in the eye.

He stood up teeth baring.

I moved backwards away from the carcass.

He sat down ears flat and continued eatting.

I moved slowly paw step by paw step back twords the deer.

He looked up but did nothing.

I took another precarious bite and he contiued eatting aware of what I was doing.

I took a few more bites and he still did nothing.

I ate my fill and walked back to foxtail.

Well I did it.

Yes you did, and you could have been killed.