Waterfalls

A small fox raced through ferns and tall grass. He bumped into a painted dog and shook his head. "S-sorry..." He stammered, taking steps back. The painted dog laughed and blinked, "No, it's alright. I'm-" The fox yawned, causing the painted dog to stop smiling. "O-oh, sorry... I'm tired. Continue?" He quickly said. "I'm Asha." She smiled again. The fox looked at his paws. "My name is very unpleasant... It's Meeka." Asha sat down. "Don't worry. Meeka's a pretty name. It was nice meeting you, Meeka!" Meeka turned away and waved his tail. "Bye, Asha."

Meeka woke up to a very bad day. He was alone, like usual, but the waterfalls from someplace else were loud and annoying. The sounds of rushing water disturbed him because his friend drowned, trying to swim in the waterfalls. She was a lion. Meeka leaped up and the fur on his chest puffed out. Right now, he was going to try and shut the waterfalls up.

Meeka padded through his den and saw a huge, beautiful waterfall with crystal clear waters rushing down. Tiny drops of water splashed at him, but a bird spread her lovely wings out. Her beak was silver and her eyes were round and ice blue. She was an Ardea bird. She stared at him and slowly stepped closer to him. "Hi." She whispered. Meeka could feel that it was hard to breathe around her. "H-h-hi." He stammered. The Ardea folded her wings and smiled. "I'm Muru. My brother, Towa, really likes land animals. You're a fox, right?" She calmly murmured. "Y-yeah. I'm Meeka... It's unpleasant, I know." Muru laughed. "All names are silly, Meeka. That's why I named myself. I came up with Muru." Meeka nodded. "Yeah, I guess so. Do y-you know w-who Mira is?" Muru stopped smiling. Her face had hatred and anger all over it. "Y-yes, I do, actually." Meeka smiled. "She's a really beautiful bird. You look a bit similar to her - not exactly, but just a bit." Muru turned her head. "No, I believe she's ugly and foolish. Perhaps she's just a myth? I think she's a myth. I know you might hate me now, but seriously? Crying tears that created phantoms? I believe we all created phantoms from pollution." Meeka frowned. "Oh."

There was a long, dead silence before Muru broke it. "What? Do you want me dead now? Do you think Mira brought Jamaa together?" Muru challenged. "A-actually... I do believe she brought us together... But-" Muru hissed and stomped. "Of course you do! I cannot find any animal that agrees with me. The alphas brought us together, not Mira! She's a foolish myth, that fools believe!" Meeka sighed. "I'm sorry, Muru, but we can't be friends if you are like that. I respect that you believe in other things, but I don't think you respect that others do. To me, Mira is real. To you, she's a myth. I'm sorry, but, I must be on my way." Muru grabbed Meeka's tail. "No, I'm sorry! I'm lonely, please, don't leave. Perhaps you could tell me more about Mira? I'm sorry..." She begged. Meeka's face lightened up. "Sure!"

Muru and Meeka talked about Mira for the rest of the day. "Meeka, do you know who Asha is?" Muru chirped. "Yes. I met her yesterday." Muru smiled. "Good. Can you put this by her den? When she pads out she should step on it." It was a bear trap. "No! Muru, no. Asha is nice." Muru frowned. "But she wants to be an alpha, since her species has no alpha! And I want Seska to be the alpha. Get rid of her." Meeka growled. "F-fine!"

Asha happily invited Meeka inside. "Hi, Meeka! You wanted to visit, huh? Go to the second room in my den while I get food for you. I hope you like donuts!" Meeka felt incredibly bad. He sat up and placed the trap where she would walk in. He waited for a shriek, but it took a while. 3 minutes. 10 minutes. 30 minutes. 2 hours. Finally, Asha looked at the bear trap. "M-Meeka.. Wh-what's this?" She sat the chocolate covered donuts on the table. "A bear trap." Meeka quickly responded. "I... I think you should go. And never, ever, come back."

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