you don't belong here

Kotori roamed the bay, musing over the shoreline and the waves s they slid up the beach and then once more retreated.  Numerous birds were shrilly calling out and stretched out over a large piece of beach.  Kotori jogged over, curious about what caused the activity.  The birds he passed took flight and soon a good number glided overhead chiding him but Kotori chose to ignore them.  What he found were piles of sand that had tiny tracks leading away.  Small miniature turtles were running along as fast as their flippers would let them.  Ahhh.

Kotori hadn’t been the only one planning to visit the beach this day.  A tiger was coming in his direction.  What in the world was a tiger doing here?  It had come from the direction of the mangroves so that Kotori wondered if it had gotten lost or was fleeing someone else.  It didn’t really matter.

The cat pulled back its lips, exposing its fangs before making its most intimidating roar at the horned wolf.   Kotori returned the challenge with his own snarl, prancing arrogantly toward the cat.  He didn’t go many steps before the tiger ran at him.  The two predators circled each other in a dance of quick steps as both looked for an opening.

"Kotori Fatalis"