I'm very sorry that my chapter was so delayed (hehe, MLaF chapter title...) but I hope you like the short chapter!
Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Searching

The sun had already begun to sink into the depths of night when I realized I had fast choices to make.

My mind bounced from one conclusion to the other. I halfhearted decided to go.

I spread my wings and soared across the forest and waited on a nearby tree close to her house.

"Katt?" I called out to the forest. No response.

"Katt? It's me, Falco."

Where could she have gone? I even called myself by her pet name. She had never done this before.

I dived onto the wooden fencing around her house.

It was pretty roomy, compared to the other houses I've seen. It was dark, with no lights on.

Had she gone on vacation?

She had gone once, and I hadn't really cared at the time, but she had told me before she went.

She can't just disappear, could she?

I closed my eyes to tune in my senses. So far, no sign of Katt. Just small rustles of mice disturbed the silent night.

I just realized that I was so concerned about Katt. Before, I wouldn't even care if she was here or not. But now...it was different.

A sound broke my thoughts.

It was crying.