Despite what Riku believed, Sena was perfectly capable of climbing trees. How many times had he climbed them to fetch a frightened Pitt(who had been chased up there by the neighbourhood dogs and Sena was just too shy/meek to ask the neighbours to keep a closer eye on their pets)? Too many to count.
He was tempted to tell Riku that his pointers were rather distracting and not very good for his concentration, but he managed to bare it and continue to climb up, to the branch were Kobacha had managed to get herself stuck in.
Upon hearing her owner climb up the tree, the kitten mewled once before trotted along the branches and jumping straight into Sena's outstretched arms, much to his relief. At least she didn't try to jump up higher- the whole vertigo was bad enough already.
And slowly, he made his descent carefully down the tree, in a more cautious manner than he had when he went up. Should a bird decide at this very moment to swoop down....well...
Experience wasn't always the best teacher. There was always the chance that Sena could accidentally slip or miscalculated a step or held the wrong branch. He was trying to tell him that but Sena was too absorbed in getting his cat, which he finally caught.
That went rather well. "Sena, be careful." He said once more. Going down was as dangerous as climbing up, and now that he had extra baggage, the probability of falling just increased.
Maybe it would be better if Sena gave him the cat before going down."Sena, how about giving Kobacha to me, I'll catch him." He said almost unwillingly, he didn't really want to touch (and save) the cat, but for Sena's safety, well... "I promise I won't drop her." he said in his most sincere tone.
...Hopefully, the cat wouldn't try and scratch him this time.
Sena was nearly there. Of course, a fall from there would still be bad- but it was much closer to the ground from where he was previously at. Sena blinked. Riku was willingly going to touch Kobacha? Well, he wouldn't look a gifted horse in the mouth.
"Okay then," he replied and dropped the kitten straight into Riku's arms. Kobacha, happy to finally be off the tree, merely purred loudly, nuzzled Riku's arms and leapt out of them and trotted back to the house.
Good. Now it was just him to get down. He could do this easily. Unless of course, something came along to throw him off balance.
And with Sena's luck, that something did. A something called a giant black bird. It squawked loudly as it swooped down at the boy, causing him to yelp and back away(bad thing considering that he was on a branch) before coming back up to do another dive.
'Don't throw the cat. Don't throw the cat.' Riku repeated like a mantra as he readied himself for the catch. Think of the cat as a football, instead! It's not a furry animal that likes to bite, scratch, hiss at him, it's a football that Kid-san passed and Riku has to catch it. It's not the furry animal that likes to steal away Sena's attention from everything else, it's a football that needs to be brought to the goal line (the house). It's not a furball, it's a football. Great, he can do this.
...And he did! And Kobacha didn't bite! It didn't stay too long in his arms, too. That made things even better. It felt just like winning a match, and everyone knew how important and wonderful that feeling is.
He could swear he was grinning as the cat toddled over to the goal- house. But enough of the cat. He needs to supervise Sena during his descent from the tree
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"I'm trying to!" He nearly wailed as he ducked both attempted beak drills and misfired stones. He jerked back from another nose dive, wincing when the bird's beak hit the branch with a rather loud and sickening crack. But when the bird came back up to try and attack him again, he figured it was the branch that was cracking.
Wait. Branch cracking? Another pebble came flying up from below and hit the bird squarely in the forehead, causing it to squawk angrily and fly off. Sena breathed a sigh of relief. Then he heard another loud crack. Oh no. The branch. He stared at the branch that was slowly breaking underneath his weight with horror, too frozen to do anything but say:
Aiming at a flying object was hard. It took Riku more than a couple of attempts before he hit the bird right on the head. "All right!" He pumped his fist at the successful throw.
But something didn't sound right. Not only did he hear a squawk, he also heard a crack-- The branch was going to break! That couldn't be good news.
"Sena, try to hold on to something!" He called out, but it looked like Sena was too shocked to move.
There was no other option than to catch the boy, or at least break his fall. Riku braced himself and gulped, this is going to feel a lot like going through a series of tackles and blocks. He wondered if using the football visualization is going to work this time round, too...
Hooboy.
...This is going to be one big and heavy football.
"Hiiiiieeee," he cried as he squeezed his eyes shut and instinctively put his arms over his head, waiting for the harsh impact that he knew would happen.
A small dust cloud formed as he landed on his behind. He was right. The wind got knocked out of him after the catch and his whole body hurt like he was tackled to the ground, which in a way, he was. He coughed a bit as he settled both of them in a sitting position, with Sena on his lap.
"Are you okay?" He asked, though he wasn't really waiting for an answer. He dusted the dirt from his hair and shirt, and helped Sena get rid of those on his.
Luckily though, upon closer inspection it looked like none of them were seriously hurt. There were some small scratches and bruises, but nothing that they couldn't handle and tolerate- they've had worse experiences when playing football after all.
"We should wash up," He said as Sena helped him stand up. He dusted himself a bit more. Then silence came as he made his way back towards the house, Sena following behind him. Both of them learned a lesson: Never save a cat from a tree without using a ladder... And Sena really does attract a lot of animals (and Riku believes that that is never good
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He was tempted to tell Riku that his pointers were rather distracting and not very good for his concentration, but he managed to bare it and continue to climb up, to the branch were Kobacha had managed to get herself stuck in.
Upon hearing her owner climb up the tree, the kitten mewled once before trotted along the branches and jumping straight into Sena's outstretched arms, much to his relief. At least she didn't try to jump up higher- the whole vertigo was bad enough already.
And slowly, he made his descent carefully down the tree, in a more cautious manner than he had when he went up. Should a bird decide at this very moment to swoop down....well...
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That went rather well. "Sena, be careful." He said once more. Going down was as dangerous as climbing up, and now that he had extra baggage, the probability of falling just increased.
Maybe it would be better if Sena gave him the cat before going down."Sena, how about giving Kobacha to me, I'll catch him." He said almost unwillingly, he didn't really want to touch (and save) the cat, but for Sena's safety, well... "I promise I won't drop her." he said in his most sincere tone.
...Hopefully, the cat wouldn't try and scratch him this time.
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"Okay then," he replied and dropped the kitten straight into Riku's arms. Kobacha, happy to finally be off the tree, merely purred loudly, nuzzled Riku's arms and leapt out of them and trotted back to the house.
Good. Now it was just him to get down. He could do this easily. Unless of course, something came along to throw him off balance.
And with Sena's luck, that something did. A something called a giant black bird. It squawked loudly as it swooped down at the boy, causing him to yelp and back away(bad thing considering that he was on a branch) before coming back up to do another dive.
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...And he did! And Kobacha didn't bite! It didn't stay too long in his arms, too. That made things even better. It felt just like winning a match, and everyone knew how important and wonderful that feeling is.
He could swear he was grinning as the cat toddled over to the goal- house. But enough of the cat. He needs to supervise Sena during his descent from the tree ( ... )
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Wait. Branch cracking? Another pebble came flying up from below and hit the bird squarely in the forehead, causing it to squawk angrily and fly off. Sena breathed a sigh of relief. Then he heard another loud crack. Oh no. The branch. He stared at the branch that was slowly breaking underneath his weight with horror, too frozen to do anything but say:
"Uh oh."
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But something didn't sound right. Not only did he hear a squawk, he also heard a crack-- The branch was going to break! That couldn't be good news.
"Sena, try to hold on to something!" He called out, but it looked like Sena was too shocked to move.
There was no other option than to catch the boy, or at least break his fall. Riku braced himself and gulped, this is going to feel a lot like going through a series of tackles and blocks. He wondered if using the football visualization is going to work this time round, too...
Hooboy.
...This is going to be one big and heavy football.
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And Sena was falling.
"Hiiiiieeee," he cried as he squeezed his eyes shut and instinctively put his arms over his head, waiting for the harsh impact that he knew would happen.
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"Are you okay?" He asked, though he wasn't really waiting for an answer. He dusted the dirt from his hair and shirt, and helped Sena get rid of those on his.
Luckily though, upon closer inspection it looked like none of them were seriously hurt. There were some small scratches and bruises, but nothing that they couldn't handle and tolerate- they've had worse experiences when playing football after all.
"We should wash up," He said as Sena helped him stand up. He dusted himself a bit more. Then silence came as he made his way back towards the house, Sena following behind him. Both of them learned a lesson: Never save a cat from a tree without using a ladder... And Sena really does attract a lot of animals (and Riku believes that that is never good
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