Chapter 4
A while later, Espio and Salley were outside meditating in the forest. It was hard for
Salley to concentrate because she was having a bad headache. She groaned in pain and held her head with
her hand.
Espio opened his eyes and noticed this. "Are you alright, dear?"
Salley opened her eyes too. "I have a headache, Espio."
Espio put his hand on Salley's forehead and then her cheek. "You're a little warm.
Maybe it's the sunlight." Espio carried Salley to a tall tree and then set her down to the ground. "Why don't
you rest here. Its shade should make you feel better."
"Thanks." Suddenly, Salley began to cough and covered her hand with her mouth.
"You okay?" asked Espio.
Salley cleared her throat. "Yeah, I'm fine. I just had a tickle in my throat."
"Do you want some water?"
"Sure." Salley coughed again. "That sounds nice."
"Okay." Espio stood up. "I'll be right back." Espio ran inside to get some water for Salley.
The cat-girl was starting to feel strange again and her stomach growled. "Strange. Why do
I feel hungry?" She then heard some chirping noises coming from the tree. It was a small canary whistling
a happy tune.
Salley licked her lips in hunger. She then grabbed the bird and popped it into her mouth.
Just then, Espio came back with a bottle of water. "I've got it." He then saw Salley's
cheeks were puffed up. The cat-girl giggled nervously.
"What do you have in your mouth?" asked Espio.
"Nothing," Salley said with her mouth closed.
Espio held out his hand. "Spit it out."
Salley shook her head. Then, Espio put his fingers on her cheeks and squeezed them.
She spat out the canary, which fell in Espio's other hand.
The chameleon was confused, surprised, and disgusted at the same time. "What the…?"
Salley giggled nervously again and spat out some of the feathers that were in her mouth.
The bird flew up and pecked Salley on the head. The cat-girl held her head in pain as it flew away.
She then turned back to Espio, who was still disgusted. "Sorry about that, Esp," she said.
"I couldn't control myself." She laughed and suddenly began to howl, but covered her mouth.
Espio was stunned. "Did you just howl…like a wolf?"
"What? No, that's crazy talk. Cats don't howl they meow." Salley tried to make a cat
noise, but it turned out to be another howl. "Okay, what's going on?"
Espio put his fingers on Salley's lips. "Maybe the heat's getting you a little delirious.
Let's go back inside." Salley and Espio walked back to the agency together.
The cat-girl was still confused. "What's going on with me today? Is Espio right? Is it really the
heat that's making me feel overwhelmed? But what about that howl? This just keeps getting more confusing by the
minute."
Wasn't that funny? Huh? Huh? I don't care if my sister didn't want to see a canary almost get eaten,
but boo-hoo.
Also, does the howling give you any ideas? R&R soon.