Chapter 6

-Keep up-

The she-cat made her way through the twoleg yards. She noticed that each one had a reoccurring theme, which seemed to say, "My backyard can be better than your backyard, and I'm proud of it."

Each one had perfectly trimmed lawns, each one a vibrant green. Clay pots containing colorful flowers were meticulously placed side by side. Hanging baskets holding dark purple and tangerine colored flora were swarming with lively bees and the odd humming bird. Lawn ornaments of every kind were strewn across their gardens. Such as, stone rabbits, bird feeders, bird baths, plastic pink birds, lighthouses, fountains, and little men with hats.

The she-cat shook her head. Humans, she thought to herself. Always fretting about how gorgeous the space around their den is.

She sprang on her hind legs up onto another wooden fence which divided each house. She tilted her head. Each fence was exactly six-feet high and had the same light honey brown color. Humans sure do love their privacy… She thought.

"Dread!" a voice yowled, breaking into her thoughts. "Dread you know I'm not as fast as you!" A small tom with a dusty grey pelt and a white underbelly leapt over the fence and bounded across the twoleg lawn to sit down underneath his sister.

"Well then maybe you should learn to keep up, Bane." Dread mocked coolly, stretching out on the fence and laying down. The rays of sun making her elegant light fawn colored pelt with black busy markings shine like gold.

Bane scowled up at Dread, narrowing his pulsating, icy blue eyes. "I'm trying, but I tire easily!"

"I'm trying but I tire easily!" Dread said, mimicking her brother's whining tone.

"I'm telling mom!" Bane yowled grumpily.

Dread rolled her eyes. "Here, what if I give you a five second head start, would that make you feel better?" She mewed, looking down at her brother with forgiving, emerald eyes. She cracked her small, classic smile that always seemed to soothe her little brother.

A small smile spread across Bane's face. "Okay!" He exclaimed his mood suddenly changed.

"One…" Dread began, swishing her long, black tail with a white tip.

Bane's eyes brightened as he sprang up at his sister, waving his paws in the air rapidly, trying to grab his sister's tail.

"Two…" Dread giggled, moving her tail out of his reach.

Bane leapt again, gripping the side of the wood fence, he began crawling up the side.

"Three, four, five," Dread yowled hurriedly, pouncing over her brother's head and racing across the perfectly trimmed twoleg lawn, laughing.

"Hey!" Bane called, retracting his claws as he leapt down onto the cool, green grass.

"Try to keep up!" Dread shouted over her shoulder, leaping up over the wooden fence with ease.