The Story of Legend

Catherine skipped over the flying water droplets and splattered puddles. "C'mon, you guys!"

Branch quickened his pace, and smiled.

Cathierine stood on a rock, white fur glittering in the sunlight. She sat paitiently for the others to catch up.

Stream lunged past the rock and grabbed the evil mountain lion's neck. It thrashed and clawed at Stream, but she wouldn't let go.

"Evil everything, eh?" Branch said to himself, and pounced hard at the lion as well.

Stream laughed as she clawed at the lion as it roared in pain.

Branch grinned, and raked his claws against the lion with all his might. The lion roared, and a paw came flying right at Branch. Not having enough time to react, Branch flew backwards, and he was starting to bleed. Red was starting to splatter upon his fur, he panted, and growled, his eyes deep and furious. He snarled, and leaped at the lion.

Catherine looked at the furious battle happening in front of her very eyes. She simply thought nothing of her own peril-just Brakch's. She didn't notcie Stream, for some reason. She just saw Branch, bravely attacking the lion-but bleeding. Catherine launched herself in, and clawed the lion's ear, then battered the belly, nipped the mountain lion's legs. She snarled at it's shadowy eyes. She snapped at it's muscualar back. Catherine was soon covered in blood and dust, not sure if the blood was her's or the lion's, but she didn't care. She clenched her teeth into it's nose, and settled down, waiting for pain to visit the mountain lion.

The lion roared in fury, and pain. The lion nipped with sharp teeth at Catherine, and got very close. Branch growled, and only saw Catherine for a moment. He snarled, and bit the lion on the neck, and scraped every scrap of skin, fur anything of the lion he could reach,

Catherine locked eyes with Branch. Then she growled. She leaped onto the lion's head, and dug her claws onto it's ear. The lion roared with pain. She leaped over Branch and landed on the other side of the lion. Quickly, she darted underneath, and clawed it's chest and belly. Then she knocked the lion's leg, unbalancing it, and whizzed out from underneath.

The lion howled in pain and roared, he was bleeding badly. He was too hurt, and he limped away in defeat. Branch was stunned, too stunned to speak. His eyes had locked with Cathrine's, and it felt.. Somehow.. Right.

Catherine then became aware of Branch. What was that strange feeling she felt?

"Uh. So." Branch said lamely, he was so confused right now..

Catherine didn't have anything to say, but she wanted to say something. So she did. "Hi." she whispered, feeling lame.

"Hi.." Branch trailed off, he wanted to break the awkward silence that followed, but couldn't. "Lets go." He said, and started walking,

Catherine smiled weakly, then followed him.

Branch's tail drooped, and the feeling he had sparked inside. What was it? He knew what it was, but didn't want to admit it. Love.

Catherine knew what was happening. NO, no, not now! I can't fall head-over-heels now! Inside, she was desperatly trying to cage up the feeng inside, but it was about to burst through.

Branch knew it, as soon as he saw her. No. No, this couldn't be happening. He had been in love once, but he had been hurt badly, and didn't want it to happen again.

Catherine looked at Branch. She didn't want this, Branch didn't. Why couldn't they stop it? They knew the pain it could cause, both of them. catherine didn't want it to happen to Branch. Please not him. Spare him! Catherine looked at Branch. He couldn't go through this because of her!

Branch, when he had been hurt, had felt like a gaping hole had been punched through him, for all to see. Scarred for life, but maybe he wasn't. Maybe he did want this.. Maybe Cathrine did too. He looked at her, his eyes a little wide, and smiling strangely. He shouldnt' WANT this, but he did, and there really was no stopping it.

Catherine panicked. Then a strange feeling sank into her. She calmed. She smiled at Branch.

"So, should we get going?" Branch said, his voice was strangely calm. He always was calm, when he was in the wonderful little thing called.. Love.

"Ok." she said, in a strange state of mind. what was happening to her? But she wasn't panicked. She couldn't panick. Catherine's fears ran away.

(( Whitetail?))

Branch hadn't felt like this in a long time, and when he had, it all had blown up in his face. He smiled. "Alright, lets go.." He said, and started walking slowly.