Tales of Crazy: RusAme short stories

Predator and Prey

Everyone in this world can turn into an animal. They have an animal feature when in human form. All countries are their national animal (only one animal. Sometimes it's a bird)

America is the only exception.

America is a deer, instead of his national animal, the bison.

*America*

I'm running in my animal form.

A huge bear is chasing me. I jump over fallen trees and roots.

The loud roars echo in my ears.

I managed to get ahead somehow, but it's catching up.

A sudden burst of speed gets me ahead again. I jump over another tree, when my antlers get stuck.

I panic and try to get out. Only my hind legs can touch the ground.

I hear the bear growling. It's close.

I panic and turn human again. I'm still stuck in the branches of a tree.

I reach up and try pulling myself free, when I get grabbed from behind.

I squeak.

The person pulls me out of the tree. I look up at the person. oh...

He growls "What are you doing here?"

"I-I.."

I curl up against him. "H-He..."

I start crying quietly.

He carries me through the woods. He asks "Why did you come now? The bears are getting ready for hibernation, which means they eat a lot more."

"I-I didn't w-want to..."

He raises an eyebrow.

I just cry more.

He walks up to a large house, opening the door.

A few dogs jump up and try biting me, but he makes them sit.

He puts me down on the couch.

I curl up, shivering slightly. He drops a blanket on me.

I wrap the blanket around myself tightly, whimpering and crying.

I wake up in my own bed as a deer.

My blanket is tangled around my antlers.

I turn human and stare in the mirror. I untangle the blanket and put it down.

I get dressed, then slowly walk downstairs. Dad roars in anger at something and I instinctively wince.

I peek into the kitchen to see his tail swishing back and forth angrily.

I silently turn and sneak outside, forgetting my coat.