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It was silent in the cellar of the mansion. It was also pitch black. Then, a sound, like imploding air, was heard and two yellow orbs popped into existence. The yellow lights blinked, apparently trying to adjust to the darkness. A tiny flashlight was turned on and a book was
opened.
Kurt Wagner was hanging from a ceiling beam by his tail. In his hands he held his Health textbook. Attached to the cover was a tiny book lamp.
Reading upside-down with only a book lamp to read by would be an impossible way to study for most people. Not so for Kurt. He was just as comfortable upside-down as rightside-up and he could see in the dark. He only needed a tiny bit of light, hence the minuscule book lamp, to study for his upcoming Health exam. The only reason he didn't flip the light switch, which would promptly flood the room with light, was because he was in hiding. That was also why he was not in his room studying. The Hunter had already found him there.
There is no way she can find me here. Kurt reassured himself. The light would not attract attention even if the Hunter thought to look in the area. And if she did come into the room the noise of the door opening would give him warning to turn off the book lamp and then all he had to do was be perfectly still. His dark blue fur would blend him with the darkness. Once she saw a completely dark room she would not bother turning on the light. Would she?
Nah, now stop worrying and study! Kurt mentally told himself and flipped to the right chapter and after adjusting the light, started to read.
The Hunter was so silent the prey didn't notice her entrance. Ever so softly she tiptoed until she was directly under the source of light. The prey was so absorbed in his book that he did not notice the danger until-
"Hi Kurt! I have one more question for you."
Kurt's heart was pounding so hard it was a wonder it did not jump out of his chest. Somehow he had managed to keep his tail wrapped around the beam. But he had dropped his textbook in his fright. He should have known. The Hunter seemed to have an uncanny way of finding him, wherever he went.
"Kitty how, may I ask, did you find me this time?" Kurt asked in the calmest voice he could manage under the circumstances. Kitty looked straight up into Kurt's eyes (which was all she could see of him at the moment) and said,
"Well you were not in your room, or in the kitchen, or with Evan, or anyone else I asked, so I thought if I was Kurt where would I go?"
Kurt interrupted, "And you thought of the basement?"
"Well I knew you could see in the dark pretty much so I began checking all the rooms that had the lights off until I worked my way down here and found you."
"How did you get in here so silently?"
"I realized you were hiding from me (which, by the way, is very childish of you Kurt, I only want to ask you a few questions) so I phased though all the walls of the rooms I was investigating."
"Oh"
"Now can I ask you a question?"
With a heavy sigh, Kurt swung a little to the right and flipped down to the ground.
"Only one question?" Kurt asked as he looked around for his missing textbook.
"Kurt."
"Vhat?"
"Here, I caught it when you dropped it on me."
Kitty handed the book in the general direction of where Kurt's hands should be. Even with her eyes slightly adjusted to the dark, Kurt was still only a vague outline.
"Oh, sorry. Vait, vhy should I be sorry? You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
Kitty giggled. "Yeah, that was fun."
Kurt sighed again. "Vhat vas your question? And you can only ask me one!" he added when he saw Kitty's mouth open.
"How do you say porcupine in German?"
"That's vhy you tracked me down? To ask me how you say porcupone?!"
"Well, that and I have other questions..."
"Nein! I mean no, no more questions, just one!" Kurt was backing away from Kitty.
"But Kurt... fine we'll talk about that later. First how do you say porcupine?"
"Schtickenschwein." Then there was a *BAMF* as Kurt teleported and Kitty knew she was alone in the cellar.
"Like, how do you spell that?" she asked the empty room.
It was silent in the cellar of the mansion. It was also pitch black. Then, a sound, like imploding air, was heard and two yellow orbs popped into existence. The yellow lights blinked, apparently trying to adjust to the darkness. A tiny flashlight was turned on and a book was
opened.
Kurt Wagner was hanging from a ceiling beam by his tail. In his hands he held his Health textbook. Attached to the cover was a tiny book lamp.
Reading upside-down with only a book lamp to read by would be an impossible way to study for most people. Not so for Kurt. He was just as comfortable upside-down as rightside-up and he could see in the dark. He only needed a tiny bit of light, hence the minuscule book lamp, to study for his upcoming Health exam. The only reason he didn't flip the light switch, which would promptly flood the room with light, was because he was in hiding. That was also why he was not in his room studying. The Hunter had already found him there.
There is no way she can find me here. Kurt reassured himself. The light would not attract attention even if the Hunter thought to look in the area. And if she did come into the room the noise of the door opening would give him warning to turn off the book lamp and then all he had to do was be perfectly still. His dark blue fur would blend him with the darkness. Once she saw a completely dark room she would not bother turning on the light. Would she?
Nah, now stop worrying and study! Kurt mentally told himself and flipped to the right chapter and after adjusting the light, started to read.
The Hunter was so silent the prey didn't notice her entrance. Ever so softly she tiptoed until she was directly under the source of light. The prey was so absorbed in his book that he did not notice the danger until-
"Hi Kurt! I have one more question for you."
Kurt's heart was pounding so hard it was a wonder it did not jump out of his chest. Somehow he had managed to keep his tail wrapped around the beam. But he had dropped his textbook in his fright. He should have known. The Hunter seemed to have an uncanny way of finding him, wherever he went.
"Kitty how, may I ask, did you find me this time?" Kurt asked in the calmest voice he could manage under the circumstances. Kitty looked straight up into Kurt's eyes (which was all she could see of him at the moment) and said,
"Well you were not in your room, or in the kitchen, or with Evan, or anyone else I asked, so I thought if I was Kurt where would I go?"
Kurt interrupted, "And you thought of the basement?"
"Well I knew you could see in the dark pretty much so I began checking all the rooms that had the lights off until I worked my way down here and found you."
"How did you get in here so silently?"
"I realized you were hiding from me (which, by the way, is very childish of you Kurt, I only want to ask you a few questions) so I phased though all the walls of the rooms I was investigating."
"Oh"
"Now can I ask you a question?"
With a heavy sigh, Kurt swung a little to the right and flipped down to the ground.
"Only one question?" Kurt asked as he looked around for his missing textbook.
"Kurt."
"Vhat?"
"Here, I caught it when you dropped it on me."
Kitty handed the book in the general direction of where Kurt's hands should be. Even with her eyes slightly adjusted to the dark, Kurt was still only a vague outline.
"Oh, sorry. Vait, vhy should I be sorry? You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
Kitty giggled. "Yeah, that was fun."
Kurt sighed again. "Vhat vas your question? And you can only ask me one!" he added when he saw Kitty's mouth open.
"How do you say porcupine in German?"
"That's vhy you tracked me down? To ask me how you say porcupone?!"
"Well, that and I have other questions..."
"Nein! I mean no, no more questions, just one!" Kurt was backing away from Kitty.
"But Kurt... fine we'll talk about that later. First how do you say porcupine?"
"Schtickenschwein." Then there was a *BAMF* as Kurt teleported and Kitty knew she was alone in the cellar.
"Like, how do you spell that?" she asked the empty room.
