Mate on Soft Paws

4. A Little Miss Step

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(Kitten's POV)

Two little eyes blinked sleepily at the morning sun. 

~*Too too bright*~ he mewed in annoyance and tried covering his eyes with little paws.

It works but only long enough for him to realize he is awake! His head perks up and he takes a look around... lots of stuff and places to hide and things that are just begging to be found and played with! He jumps up excitement drumming through his body. But before he starts exploring this new place and going on a little adventure, he arches his back and spreads his claws stretching all the sleepies away.

A flash of light catches his eyes and he makes a dash for it. Eyes widened in panic because there is no more floor where it was and he is falling!! The ball of fur quickly hits the floor leaving it in a daze. He gets up and shakes the ouchies away and looks up to where he was. 

The face of His Giant is still sleeping peaceful as if he didn't almost DIE!! How dare His giant close his eyes and ignore him! Well, he could ignore him too. Turning his tail to His Giant he went to explore the other side of the room.

Excited; he chases a few dust bunnies around the floor and under the bed. Where did it think it was going? He was definitely going to catch it, so why try to run?

Around one moves into his line of sight and he takes off after it. It flashes out of his reach paws before he can capture it. It pauses not far away from him and he pounces. Yay! He got it!!! Carefully lifting one paw to see his prize. Nothing. He twirls in a circle looking for his prey that got away AGAIN...

He huffs in annoyance and gets it in his sight once again. A few things happen; he crouches down, eyes locking onto the target and a small rumble starts in his chest. It won't get away this time.

.1...

Tail flicks impatiently

..2...

He growls quietly

...3...

Eyes narrow

....4...

Ready and steady

...and...

POUNCE!!!!

With one single purpose on his mind he charges that little bug. Inexperienced paws fumble not at all working the way he wants them to. But his legs work good enough to catch this thingy. Just when he has it with his reach he trips causing him to tumble face first into a bottle tipping it over causing the contents to spill everywhere.

The smell tickles his nose; little sneezes escape causing him to jump backwards and shake his head. The room is quickly filling with a purple mist that is swirling and sparking in every direction. The kitten watches in fear as it closes in on him. Whirling around; he runs for it. Every fibre of his body is telling him to escape to get away. He yowls in distress when he runs face first into a wall. He is trapped!!

~*No hurt me... I scared*~ He cries. Someone has to help him.

*Cough* *Cough*

"What the-*Cough*?"

"George?"

"Yeah *Cough* Fred?"

His Giants! Maybe they could save him. He meows as loud as he could but every breath becomes harder as more mist filled the room and his lungs. Small mews turn into wheezes and go unheard by the coughing duo. Unsteady feet take him a few more steps. His eyes start to blur as a streak of light. The closer to the light he gets the clearer the air gets.