[Casual Scribbles]

Cannoli follwed Darkleaf into the territory nervously. She'd never been outside twolegplace before. White noise buzzed in her ears and she missed the constant noise of the human hustle and bustle. She licked the bandana around her neck.

Glancing up the tree, she saw the squirrel that the loner had pointed out. She listened carefully to her instructions.

"Ch-chase it up the tree?" she stammered, not quite willing to let the other molly know she's never climbed a tree before. She paced cautiously to the tree as silently as possible, glancing up to be sure the fluffy creature hadn't run away.

It can't be much harder than climbing my cat condo, right? she thought, but still wasn't convinced. The fluffy siamese cat stretched up and sank her claws into the tree bark. She hauled herself slowly up to the first branch, pupils dialated with fear. She willed herself to keep her breath quiet and even so as not to scare her prey. The she-cat was painfully aware of Darkleaf watching her. She crept forward along the branch, trembling with every step as it swayed under her weight.

The squirrel was half of a tail-length away and Cannoli bunched her haunches and crouched, trembling, trying to work up the courage to leap. Just do it, Cannoli! Just go for it! She closed her eyes and leapt forward, claws outsretched to catch the squirrel. Her claws caught in it's tail and she bit it quickly out of instict, but one of her hind paws missed the branch and she slipped. Shrieking with fear, Cannoli dug her claws into the branch and hung by her forepaws, squirrel held firmly in her jaws.

"Darkleaf! Help!" she cried desperately, voice muffled by fur.