The vixen

Survive

I  did the only thing I could think of, granted it was stupidly foolish but it would keep me alive longer than just standing there like a bloody idiot. I ran.

I mean this literally when I say I have never ran so fast in my life. I ran and ran until I found my only hope. A strong, sturdy pine tree. I started to climb, my mind drifted back to my fox, was she okay? would we both escape this alive? was she hurt?

I was racked out of my thoughts when the tree started shaking violently. I looked below and was the bear climbing the  pine I was in. I chose a option that was both extremely fooling and smart. I jumped to the tree across from me. I landed in the tree, with the bear still searching the tree I had recently vacated.

Now to find my vixen, I retraced my steps back to where I had thrown the stick at the bear. I saw a puddle and walked over to investigate. Blood.

I looked over my shoulder to see the thing I wanted, in the worst possible form. My fox, my poor innocent friend was laying in a heap by a bush. I jogged over and knelt down next to her. I took off my jacket, wrapped it around her torso and heaved her small frame up into my arms. I took the fastest exit out of the woods, to my cabin. I couldn't help but feel guilty for what happened to her. If I wasn't in the woods, she would not have been almost killed by a bear. When I finally made I to my home, I laid her on a table and washed my hands. With all the blood loss she passed out, that was only another reminder that I had to hurry. I walked back over to her and freed her from the jacket I had wrapped around her.

Once I could see her injury more clearly I realized she had a huge tear in her abdomen. I began the process of suturing her up. Then wrapped gauze around it. Once I finished I made her a bed and laid her down in it. She moved and looked at me with eyes filled with trust.

Over the next few hours I was pacing the house. Worried about my fox. A ringing noise sounded in my ear, and I decided that I would wait no more. I walked into the room where Sly was and saw her attempting to stand. But failing and falling to the ground with a painful THUD. I walked over to her and gently helped her stand.

I walked into the kitchen and got her some food. I walked back and gave it to her. She ate with apparent hunger. I sat down with her and fell asleep.  When I awoke, Sly was growling and staring at the window. I got up and went over to see what it was. The bear was standing outside the window, moseying around. My breath hitched and I shut the curtain with a snap. I grabbed Sly and walked into the kitchen to grab something to eat.

A few weeks later I was in the living room laying next to Sly when I decided to test our little bond. I grabbed her suddenly and she fell flat. She got up and looked at me with eyes filled with mirth. She came over to me and started licking my face, and nipping at my chin. I tried to roll away, when hit a table and it landed on my ankle with a sickening Thud  I yelped and pulled it free at an odd angle SNAP!

I stifled a scream and heard Sly yelp in alarm. I knew it was broken, I reached down and  with one quick jerk, snapped it back into place. I got up and hobbled down the stairs. I lost my balance and tumbled down the remaining stairs. I couldn't move, my hip was on fire, and my ankle felt out of place again. Sly came down the steps and tried in vain to help me up. tugging on my jacket. I my eyes rolled back into my head and I was pulled into darkness. 

I awoke to a nurse shaking me. "where's my fox?" I asked her. She looked at me as if I was crazy, maybe I am. So much for that I thought to myself. The doctor came in and said I had a broken Hip, wrist and ankle. I stared at him dumbly, having already known I had been hurt. He motioned for a nurse, she came in with a bundle of black fur in her arms SLY! She jumped on my bed and nuzzled my chin. "you wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her. Your lucky" the doctor said. I knew that much, we were family. Cut form the same cloth