thinkin' you could live without me - abandoned child

[darci]

[div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 60%; font-family: georgia; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"]Feet coming towards him made his heart pound, his body drunk off of a mixture of fear and hope. Had his mother finally come back? The kitten peered through the grass, seeing large, dog-like paws walking right towards him. Momma had black and white paws. This was not her. Overcome by instinct, he arched his back, the tiny hairs on his back standing up as he spat out a rather un-intimidating hiss. Somehow, he expected this stranger to turn and flee at his display. When that was not the case, Rodion wanted to run, but he was too tired and weak and hardly even stand. Wide blue eyes watched in horror as the large animal wrapped around him, but as the soft and kind words met his ears, he began to relax ever so slightly. Being as young as he was, his vocabulary was rather limited. In addition, his energy reserved had been so depleted that he could hardly speak.

"S-since high l-l-light," stuttered the smoke tabby, his voice soft and almost nonexistent. His high light could be translated to when the sun was over his head, but now the sun was almost eaten up by the horizon. At the inquiry, he nodded ever so slightly before drawing his head back ever so slightly. "Ma said she get food. S-she must s-still be huntin'." The stutter he possessed was not a permanent, but was a simple side effects of the fear and starvation. Another stranger. Heart still pounding, his eyes snapped to Gabriel. He held his breath. "S-she black 'n' white. Pretty green eyes."