Chapter 9

I should have mapped out the cave while returning with the make-shift bedding now I had to find the female all over again wasting time I should of just dragged her to the ship but my curiosity got the better of me like a dam unblooded. I ran out the cave and headed towards where the small hole was located it took too long to find it was carefully hidden amongst the foliage I had missed it. This must be how she got behind me. The temperature was dropping as rain poured down. She would be most vulnerable in the cold she didn't have the clothing to maintain heat what she wore was just strips of thin material that barely covered her private areas. I followed her trail she wasn't hiding it she seemed to be just running in a random direction. What had the humans done to act this way? I was catching up quick I could hear her ahead running she was heading for a canyon she wasn't changing direction. She wouldn't jump it was too far a distance.

"You won't make it." I shouted but she only sped up if that was possible. She jumped up onto a tree then ran along the branch then jumped. I tried to grab her but I missed her she spread her arms out high she was light and her claws just caught the dug into an overhanging branch on the other side of the canyon. I wouldn't be able to make the jump my weight was too great she I just stood there watching her hang there by her claws she begun to swing her body until she let go landing on the ground safely. She didn't look back just kept on running out of sight I was losing her so I headed along the canyon looking for a way across.

I stopped running finely breathing heavily I had escaped just I was so close to being caught I had no choice but to jump. Now where do I go now I carry on the rain pouring down hard now it was cold and I began to shiver violently for a few minutes gaining heat from the rapid movement. I took a walking pace. The forest began darken as another day ended I didn't want to stop but I knew he would find me again he didn't seem too bad he gave me a large blanket, made my food taste better and didn't talk to me like I was an animal the only problem was that he wanted to take me away. Where did he want to take me and why what was I to him?

I continued to question myself as I headed blindly through the forest how big was this place it just went on forever I ran on and off for another hour until I came across a dirt trail which clearly had seen a lot of used as it dipped from the rest of the ground level it carried on into the forest I stayed off the track but followed it curious.

The trail led to a human area and it took two days getting here. The area had buildings made of mud and wood. These humans were different to the doctors for one they were different colour they were dark skinned and totally different to the doctors they all were doing different tasks. I turned to leave the group when laughs erupted it was high so I turned back and I saw small young humans running out of the largest of the buildings chasing each other, I nearly fell out of the tree I was perched in. I watched the humans talk in another language different to the doctors another difference. I knew these humans had nothing in common to the humans that made my life miserable. I knew I needed to carry on but I was fascinated watching the families show strong feeling between each other giving me a sense of longing for, what those human young had and I wanted. The humans returned to their houses slowly as night fell my stomach was aching in hunger so I left to find food and shelter to catch up on sleep I had neglected but I needed to find a place the male couldn't find. I thought hard I was about to ovulate so I would be found again I just need to stay ahead of

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Days of searching since she made that crazy jump, had led me all over the jungle when her trail past a human village I wondered why she hadn't taken them out in anger for what the humans did to her. I carried on following the scent when the scent began to turn sweet and stronger than when I had been with her which only said one thing and I got hard at the scent and pushed myself harder following my instincts to seek out the female.