First story! Whew, definitely a bit stressful :P I don't really know where I'm going with this (I just, you know, wrote what I was thinking), so bear with me as this story continues :)
Heidi raced through the dark forest, tail streaming behind her. The wind stung her eyes, but she dared not slow down for fear of the animal chasing her. She could feel it's breath hot on her heels as she pulled forwards, urging her screaming muscles to move faster, faster, run harder, stronger.
She could feel her feet burning with the heat of a thousand suns as she scraped them against the hard forest ground. One more, step, just a few more steps, she thought, willing herself to run away from the beast. They will save you, they saved you before...
Heidi let out a strangled yelp as her foot caught on something, sending her falling head over heels onto the pine needles covering the earth. She fought to get to her feet, twisting and turning to get her foot out of the root it had tripped on. Panic caused her movements to seem slow, too slow, and far too clumsy.
She unceremoniously rose, looking frantically around the forest for an easy escape. Seeing no way out, she turned and stood in a battle stance facing the animal that was going to come crashing through the undergrowth in mere heartbeats.
Her breathing slowed, and time did as well. A new calm settled over the forest, an eerie silence that made her neck fur rise in unease. The birds ceased their music as a dark, wide muzzle nosed its way into the clearing in which she stood. Its lips were drawn back in a sharp-toothed snarl.
Saliva glistened on its black lips, and its yellow teeth shone. Short, black and brown fur covered the animal's burly, muscular form. A deep growl rumbled from deep inside the beast.
Heidi arched her back, hissing at the animal. "Go away!" she barked, pulling on the trick she had learned from her friend. The creature momentarily paused its advance, tilting its head and looking curiously at Heidi. "You heard what I said. Leave!" Heidi ordered.
An emotion like confusion crossed the dog's gaze, replaced quickly once again with lust for murder. Heidi felt panic fluttering in her chest as the trick didn't work once more. She advanced one step, improvising as she went along.
"Go on!" she spat, taking one more step towards the beast. She tried to look as sure as possible, taking one sure step after another, pushing down the fright that threatened to break her in two.
The animal hesitated once more. Heidi steeled herself, and took a third step towards the creature. There was only a tail-length between the two now. The two stood like that for what seemed like a lifetime. Finally, the black thing broke the bypass and took a step back.
An ugly cry filled the forest, prompting the animal to turn and flee. Heidi stood for a moment, then collapsed on the ground, passing out from sheer exhaustion.
So, how was this? It's my awkward attempt at a story, what did y'all think? Review, by all means! Criticize me!
Keep your pens at the ready, fellow authors!
~Munchie