AN: I love to play with my extra sparkly ball of yarn!
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My heart was pumping fast. I lept over a fallen log. The bushes seemed to claw at me. The dog howled behind me. I flicked my ears back, he was gaining on me. I stepped on a sharp stone. I let out a hiss of pain but I had to heep running. A treehare chirped in alarm and scurried up a tree; I didn't care, I was full (I stole the dogs food, actually).
The river was coming up fast. The ground was getting damper under my paws. I was in the right place. If I could make it to the river I might escape. I ran through a narrow gap between two bushes. I could see the river now... the water was higher now. I flicked my ears back again as the dog crashed through the bushes.
My path was now more perilous. My intention was to jump rocks from one side to the other. My pursuer would need to swim. Now with the change in water levels some of the small boulders were submerged and others looked slippery. I needed to be even more careful.
The first step was easy, high and dry. The next rock was lower and slippery but it was wide so I didn't slide off. When I got my footing back I lept to the next rock. Tall and narrow, but easy to grip. I made my jump too low and had to scramble up the side. The dog was in the water. I made a long jump to the "safest" rock. I made the last jump to the shore. Farther than then the one before. Too far. My back paws landed in the water. The dog was being pulled down stream. He was one fourth across.
My plan was working. I dashed away to my hiding place. I lept up onto a ledge on a cliff. There was a small cave there. The dog couldn't reach me here. I wouldn't have had to run if the trees were easier to climb. I just couldn't get a propper grip on the trunks.
Time to wait it out. The dog came, sniffed, barked. Twigs and leaves crunched as he walked around. The sound quieted. I waited for his scent to fade to be sure he had felt, then I stepped out onto the ledge.
SUDDEN BRIGHT LIGHT! BLUE! SWIRLING! DIZZY! BLAck...
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I know, It's kind of short. It's only the prologue. the first chapter should be longer. Please review, I'd like to know what you think!