Learn to pay attention

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Kotori had been backing up, showing off his fangs as intimidatingly as possible at the coyote facing him but it didn’t seem to be concerned.  Perhaps it was only having the cat with him that had stopped the coyote from pouncing at Kotori prior.

If the coyotes had wanted their meal they should have been faster.  Even as the one in the left charged in dad was suddenly there and he fixed the brute good. "Dad!"  These coyotes were in for it now! Kotori had expected he was going to hear he had to wait and play it safe but the thrill in his little heart at being told to help was about as excited as it could get.

Kotori turned his attention to the one on the right.  Funny how it seemed less inclined to charge in now that dad was there.  Kotori stalked towards it even as it seemed undecided between the potential meal walking towards it and the deadly threat so close.  However, a hungry belly with winter ahead can make one reckless.  The coyote decided to try and get a fast snack before running and lunged in towards the pup.  

All those fighting lessons suddenly came to fruition as Kotori jumped out of the way of the teeth.  The coyote hadn’t thought that its meal might fight back and lowered his head to snap at Kotori.  There was fear in his heart, there was no way to lie about it but as he saw the teeth coming in he reacted turning away from the teeth but instead of backing off he went in to try and bite at the creature's leg.  

The coyote twisted its head to bite at the pup but suddenly it had a new problem.  It had forgotten the cat which leapt out of the grass to slash at the coyotes rump.  The coyote backed up to keep the two both in front of it, determined not to be tag-teamed again. It was hardly done with its attack, only pausing to verify that Sirius was still busy.