The Bird's Last Call

This is written by Mistysun and is a short story about love. Enjoy!

Chapter One: The Meeting
The silvery moon streamed down on me. I jumped up, only one thought on my mind. Today I would see him... I ran down the dirt path towards the sandy hollow where we first met, and had been meeting every half-moon.

He was already there, standing on the tree stump, his soft, golden pelt blowing in the breeze. I looked up into his eyes, expecting to see the pleasure and joy that sparkeled within whenever he saw me, but today, it wasn't there. Only a stony depth that was so deep that I couldn't make sense of it.

"What's wrong?" I asked, worried for him.

He looked up, and the moon's glare caught in his fur, entangled. "Nothing, Star. Why would there be anything wrong today?" He sounded so sincere, I almost believed him for a moment. But only a moment.

That night didn't see like it usually was. Laughter didn't sparkle in the air, and the bettles didn't chirp. One or twice I leaned towards him, resting my head on his silken fur, like I always did, but he recoiled, and I stood there, confused, wondering what to do next. When it was time to leave, our tails never intwined together