Cracker sat on the fence that surrounded her yard.

It was one of those rare days that her two-legs let her outside.

The sun was barely up, the sky a swirl of pink and orange. It was breathtaking.

Last night Cracker had created a mental list of pros and cons for leaving her kitty-pet life.

She went over it now, waiting for Heather.

"Lets see," she murmured to herself.

"I won't see Heather or my two-legs ever again, I could die out there, the clan could not like me and want to cast me out. But." She added.

"If I leave, i'll be outside all the time, I'll get to try wild food, and my two-legs can't trap me whenever they want ever again."

She sighed.

"The negatives sound a lot more dangerous, but If I leave, my life will be so exciting!"

"What's exciting?"

Cracker jumped. Heather was sitting on the fence next to her.

"Oh. Umm."

She had no idea how to tell her friend what she was about to do.

"Speaking of exciting, I saw Mud again today!" Heather said, eyes sparkling.

"Oh?" Cracker asked, letting out a silent sigh of relief.

She was saved. For the moment anyway.

"Yeah, he's meeting me again at sun-high! Isn't that exciting?"

Cracker turned to her friend.

"It is. But Heather, I have something I need to tell you."