{"sf1_id":143946,"sf2_id":"naO4Nloe","title":"Rising Anew-Chapter 7, part 1-","author":"VioletTiger","words":1104,"posted_at":"2010-05-05T19:13:00.000Z","tags":["Anthro","Night","Rising Anew","Snake","Squirrel","Tiger","Violet Tiger","attack","danger","furry","hills","scare","sneaky","wind"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/143946-rising-anew-chapter-7-part-1","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/naO4Nloe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/97/f8/97f8ddb1-6640-4309-bb00-ef412cc258bd","description":"#23 of Rising Anew","content":"Rising Anew chapter 7  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;The sun was shining bright the next morning as the three woke.\u0026nbsp; Narcenac was the last one to rise as the sun broke over the top of the hill that hid them.\u0026nbsp; The light slid across his face and teased his eyes slowly open.\u0026nbsp; He sat up and looked across the hallow at the dumbfounded look on Tarsus's face as she sat unable to tear her eyes off of the oblivious Narina as she ate a bloody slab of meat.\u0026nbsp; With a chuckle he picked up the bag with his own food in it and found a peice of meat that suited him.\u0026nbsp; He barely noticed the shiver that ran down the young girls tail.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"I didnt think you ate meat.\u0026nbsp; So what are you going to eat?\"\u0026nbsp; he asked her.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"I...\u0026nbsp; i eats fuit and nuts...\u0026nbsp; that....\u0026nbsp; is scary...\" she stuttered as she pointed at Narina as she ripped a peice off.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Tarsus dug into the little bag at her side and pulled out a handfull of nuts and a dried apple.\u0026nbsp; Quietly, she nibbled at the fruit and stared as the two tigers ate there meat.  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Narina smiled as she walked along holding Narcenac's paw.\u0026nbsp; Tarsus bounded along, sometimes on all four paws and at others walking along on her hindpaws. \u0026nbsp;  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"This isnt too bad.\" thought Narcenac. \"Narina is happy, the girl is not too bad, and it was kinda funny to watch her see us eat.\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Squeezing Narina's paw, he winked and started jogging.\u0026nbsp; She knew what he was thinking and tightened the strap on her bag.\u0026nbsp; Together they jogged up to Tarsus and both grinned.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Say, Tarsus, how fast do you think you are?\" he said with a chuckle.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Tarsus gave him a short stare and raised an eyebrow.\u0026nbsp; \"Fast enough i think, i was fastest sibby in home.\u0026nbsp; Why you ask that?\"  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Really? the fastest?\u0026nbsp; Well we want to race you.\" he replied, still smiling.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Tarsus's eyes lit up and a smile snuck its way across her face.\u0026nbsp; With a skipping start, she shot off between the hills.\u0026nbsp; Narina gave a happy shout and bolted after her.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Better hurry Narcenac!!!\" She yelled back over her shoulder.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Narcenac smiled and took off after the girls.\u0026nbsp; His paws pounded the path hard as he sped along.\u0026nbsp; He spread out his strides to make up lost ground and was soon not far behind.\u0026nbsp; He watched as Tarsus and Narina ran side by side.\u0026nbsp; Their tails bobbed from side to side as he caught them.\u0026nbsp; Narcenac knew that Narina was holding back.\u0026nbsp; There was no way he would have been able to catch up to her otherwise. \u0026nbsp;  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Ok!!!\u0026nbsp; Let's GO!!!\" he shouted.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Narina roared with excitement and blazed away.\u0026nbsp; He laughed as he jetted past and saw the look on Tarsus's face.\u0026nbsp; She had a pure look of awe on her features.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"I notta LOSE!!!\" she yelled as she strived to go faster.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;She matched his pace with a bit of a struggle.\u0026nbsp; He looked over at her and the triumphant smile on her face.\u0026nbsp; He looked quickly from the path to the hills.\u0026nbsp; The hills were growing ever closer together.\u0026nbsp; Jumping onto the side of a small hill, he bounded to the next hill.\u0026nbsp; Now they were fairly close, knots of ground about eight feet high and only ten feet apart, perfect for Narcenac.\u0026nbsp; He bounced from one to the next and soon built distance.\u0026nbsp; Tarsus's desperate cries told him she was falling behind.  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;The miles had faded quickly that day.\u0026nbsp; Narina had stopped at a large hill on the edge of the grasslands to wait on the other two.\u0026nbsp; Narcenac strolled into the camp she had set up for them.\u0026nbsp; They waited for nearly an hour for Tarsus.\u0026nbsp; She walked into camp sweaty and breathing very hard.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Yousa mazing speeders.\u0026nbsp; Tarsus soo tiredsome.\" she said as she laid down on a large rock to rest.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Both of the tigers laughed and sat in the shade while they waited for her to catch her breath.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Well, where is this water under the hill?\u0026nbsp; We need to fill up the water bottles, and pee ewww, you smell little stinky squirrel.\"\u0026nbsp; Narina said through her chuckling.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"We closen now, along edge of grassenlands.\u0026nbsp; I needs baff.\u0026nbsp; I IS smelly squirrel!\" she replied with a giggle.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Narcenac laid back in Narina's arms as she started brushing his fur.\u0026nbsp; He had grown very fond of these little time spent with her.\u0026nbsp; He closed his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of her paws running through his fur and dozed quietly.  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Wake up love.\" Narina whispered in Narcenac's ear as she kissed his cheek.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;With a happy yawn, Narcenac sat up and looked up at the crescent moon.\u0026nbsp; He looked over and saw Tarsus nibbling on a acorn and twiddling her foot paws. \u0026nbsp;  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Ready to go Tarsus?\" He asked.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;With a nod she hopped off of the rock.\u0026nbsp; Narcenac got off of the ground and helped Narina to her feet.\u0026nbsp; Following Tarsus, they made there way out of the grasslands and followed the edge.\u0026nbsp; Tarsus led them along slowly.\u0026nbsp; Narina noticed that the young girl had grown very quiet.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"Something is bothering her.\u0026nbsp; She looks worried and is very quiet.\" she whispered to Narcenac.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;He nodded and looked at Tarsus, trying to understand if she was tired or scared.\u0026nbsp; He noticed her look around often and perk her ears up to listen now and then.\u0026nbsp; Soon he was looking around as well.\u0026nbsp; He perked his own ears up and listened.\u0026nbsp; There was a quiet grating around them.\u0026nbsp; He knew why she was worried.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"What is that Tarsus?\" he asked quietly.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\"They the scaly ones, they nots biggers, but they mean and bity hard.\u0026nbsp; They killa quick.\" she replied with a grimace as she pulled out her dagger.  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Narcenac flexed his paws, his claws at the ready.\u0026nbsp; He kept a a watchful eye on the grass and the bushes around as they drew near to a very large hill. \u0026nbsp;  \n  \n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Suddenly, the grass near Narina exploded as a very large snake flew at her.\u0026nbsp; With a shout, Narcenac pushed her out of the way.\u0026nbsp; He saw as the snake's mouth sprang open.\u0026nbsp; Everything seemed to go into slow motion as the fangs spread open flying straight for his chest.  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Rising Anew","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/143945-rising-anew-chapter-6-part-2.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/143947-rising-anew-chapter7-part-2.json"}}