Time to Learn (C)

Flame woke to sunlight streaming through the hole in the barn and he looked down and crystal who was cuddled up next to him. He couldn't get up without waking her but she looked so peacful! He licked her little fur realizing she was getting older by every day that passed. He sighed and once his licking woke her up, he got to his lean legs and stretched. Sleeping inside the barn was definitely better than sleeping outside, maybe they could just stay here and visit Dennis on some days.

As birds chirped outside and little scurries of mice inside the barn could be heard, flame decided today would be a good day for crystal to learn how to hunt. He looked over to the other loner, peacefully sleeping, and decided they would try to be quiet. "Today, I'm going to teach you hunting, crystal." He mewed with a small smile as he licked her little head.

Crystal half-opened her chartreuse eyes, vision hazed from sleep. Was it morning already? The light filtering in through the wooden roof of the rickety barn confirmed that, though she didn't want to believe it. She was so tired, it couldn't be time to wake up yet! She stretched, still laying down, and rolled over. Unfortunately for her, she happened to roll off of the hay bale she'd been laying on.

The bale wasn't very high off the ground, but Crystal still yelped as she hit it. It was more in shock than anything else, as the dull pain went away almost as soon as it came. She got to her feet and shook out her silky, downy fur. "I'm awake, I'm awake. What are we- yawn- hunting?"

Flame jumped down from the hay to be next to his sister with a worried expression but also wearing a smile. "We will be hunting the mice in the barn for practice." he mewed. "First you need to figure out where they are." He mewed urging her to smell the area.

Crystal nodded, lifting her little head and sniffing. She had no idea what she was looking for. Everything smelled different, and no one smell was particularly strong. She stopped after a moment and turned to her brother, a confused look on her face. "...what am I looking for?"