A Little Birdy Once Told Me A Tale

I walk through the cold stream, my fur icing over each time I lift my paws out of the little stream. "You know, Henry, I think we should stop walking in the stream." Henry looks over at me and growls, baring his teeth at me.

"Oh, smart one! That wouldn't give away our location at all! They would smell us in an instant!" I narrow my eyes at Henry and he just continues to walk down the stream. I roll my eyes at him and look down at my paws, not liking how the ice on my paws covers the gray streaks that wind up my legs from my paws.

"Henry, can we-"

"No." I growl and run up ahead of him, knowing that he always likes to be the leader. I look back behind me once I have run a few hundred feet, but he is not there. Where did he..? Before I can take one more step, Henry is in front of me, looming over me.

"Henry..?"

"Why do you always have to disobey me and do stuff like that?! You know it gets on my nerves!!" I whimper and my ears fall back against my head. Henry growls at me and bares his teeth as he walks circles around me.

"Henry, I'm sorry." He shakes his head and begins walking forward.

"Well, I'll only accept your apology because I..." His voice trails off and then he mumbles something inaudible to me. I shrug and begin to walk behind him, but as we travel, I notice something different about Henry. He plays with the birds and talks to me like he thinks I am worth something, instead of eating the birds and being mean to me.

He whispers something to one of the birds, all the while looking at me. He smiles as the little bird flies over to me and lands on my neck. "Hello, little birdy. What did he say to you?"

"He told me to tell you that he... He loves you." My eyes widen and when I look down at my reflection, I see that they are glowing an emerald green. The little bird flies off and when I look back up, Henry begins to walk towards me.

"Did the bird tell you?" I nod and Henry smiles, but before I can say anything, Henry jumps to the side of me. A loud bang sounds and Henry falls to the ground, collapsing in a heap of fur.

Wait for the next chapter to find out what happens to Henry...