he comes

*Anais* · 12-01-2014, 02:15 AM

Walk | Talk | Think

Her breath coming in shaken and unsteady, Anais held perfectly still. Her eyes remained clenched shut, her body crouched and hopefully well hidden within the shrubs that she had taken shelter behind during her initial investigation. Drat it all! She should have stopped herself from making any noises, especially one of surprise. She had envisioned so many different versions of the wolf that she had sought out, most of which did not quite match the normal if not oversized quality of who she found, but still finding him had managed to catch her off guard. Please don't find me, please don't find me, she pleaded to whoever could hear her, listening closely over the sound of her own breath and frantic heart in anticipation of hearing the wolf's large paws crunch through the snow in her direction.

No such sound came. Enough time passed that she began to think she might have made her noise quietly enough not to have been heard, and very tentatively she opened her eyes. He was not here, had not sneaked over on large, silent paws to await the moment she finally took notice of her surroundings again, but before she could feel any sense of relief she caught the sound of his deep, vaguely accented voice. Her ears perked while the rest of her remained perfectly still, her eyes widening as she waited. Little Mouse? Was that her that he was speaking to? Had he spotted her? Or did he merely think that was what had caused the noise?

Fearful, Anais gave no response and made no move to step into the open, sticking to the known safety of her chosen hiding spot rather than risk getting caught or finding herself suddenly face to face with the monstrous wolf she had spotted. No new sounds came, nothing to give away where he was now or what he was doing, and it made her more anxious than did watching him. How was she supposed to stay away from him if she could not see him and monitor his movements? She waited longer, just long enough as she thought was necessary given her need to know and fear of not knowing, before she finally moved, slowly beginning to right herself out of the deep crouch she had settled into. Slowly, still afraid that she might see the creature standing right on the opposite side of the leaves that separated them, Anais leaned forward a little to peer more directly through the leaves, hoping that her own cautious movements would not be seen in return.

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