Yawning as he woke up the next morning, Tiberius blinked his eyes open to find a pair of big green eyes staring right back at him. The next thing Ozone knew, he was straining to breathe.
"Dude, I just want to talk!" Ozone mewed, trying to free himself. Tiberius merely huffed and tightened his grip on the cat's throat. The feline could actually feel the hawk's talons digging slightly into his skin. It was only a matter of time before blood was drawn. Thinking fast, he bit down on the red tailed hawk's foot. That did the trick as Tiberius yelped in pain and released his hold. Collapsing on the bones littering the floor of the shed, Ozone gasped for air. Seeing that the hawk was about to make another attempt to choke him, he quickly yowled, "Please! I come in peace! I just wanna talk!"
"When you say talk, do you mean disgrace me with your insults or apologize for what happened yesterday?" Tiberius questioned, a slight snarl in his voice. Turning his back to Ozone as he was about to head up to one of the highest branches in the shed, he muttered, "If it's the disgracing me part, then get out of my home." Just as the hawk was about to fly up, Ozone meowed, "That's the thing. I actually came here to apologize for my actions yesterday. It was incredibly stupid of me to get you and the fur ball messed up in my mess."
"How long did you practice saying that to your reflection in the mirror? Or do you use a muddy rain puddle?"
"Okay, I practiced it for an hour and a half! In a decently clean rain puddle. Now come on! I'm borrowing you for a few moments. Or more."