The Last Night

His mind raced, heart pounding. Everything else was drowned out. He needed to get to her. He needed to distract the feline. He doubted he'd be able to take it on, but it was all he could think to do. Lunging forward, he closed the distance between him and the cougar. Its back was too him, so the large male lunged for the beasts tail, jaws clamping down on it as hard as he possibly could. With a shriek of pain, the cougar turned around, one large paw swiping towards him and catching him square in the face. He felt the sting of claws across his muzzle, forcing him to let go of his grip. Kakashi backed away, shaking his head to try and clear away the daze that threatened to set in. At least he had the cougars attention, that was good. Sort of.

Growling and snarling, the pair squared off. They circled each other, tails lashing as both tried to find an opening. Gods be damned if he let it get near Quake again! As the cougar lashed out, Kakashi charged forward to slam into its chest, knocking it backwards. But mere seconds after he bowled it over, it got right back up angrier then ever. Kakashi stood his ground, teeth bared as he faced off with it.

Again, the cougar leaped at him. And again, Kakashi sought to slam into it, except this time he landed a bite on the cougar's left foreleg. The cougar meanwhile, gripped him on both sides, claws digging deep into his own body. The pair thrashed around, rolling on the ground and on their feet they fought. It was determined, but so was the old man. They went at it for several minutes, biting and clawing and bashing.

Eventually, Kakashi managed to push the beast outside, getting a good bite in on the side of its neck. He tasted blood, but he wasn't quite in the position to bite into its windpipe. The cougar slashed his shoulders open, slicing everywhere it could until finally, Kakashi managed to land a bite on its face. A pained screech left the cat as Kakashi's fangs pierced its eye, and at last the cat broke away. Breathing hard, Kakashi watched as it ran off into the darkness.

He turned around, feeling the adrenaline rapidly wearing off. He quickly started to feel the pain of all the open wounds. The blood flowing freely and warm over his skin. As much as he wanted to just collapse, he forced himself to the cave until Quake was beside him. He barely heard her voice as she rushed to him, the larger males body collapsing against hers before slowly finding the cold ground. "Q-quake...are...are you...alright?"