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Mitsu was a fair distance away but she could still hear some noise coming from somewhere behind her. She considered lifting her head to peek or even getting up to investigate but instead stayed right where she was. Likely it was just another dust bunny moving around in the shrubbery. If it wasn't...then it was a trap.

And thus Mitsu stayed put waiting for some sign that Shun was getting closer. He was usually pretty quiet but she kept her eyes peeled and her ears perked.

This time the snow hit a little closer to home. The large quantity of snow fell from the trees and flopped down and around Mitsu with a thud leaving her to yelp. She realized quickly this was a mistake but since her cover was already blown she quickly darted from her hiding place and made a run for it. Her next best option was to gain some more distance and hide again before Shun could find her location. Considering he could cheat and shadow step she had to be fast.

Mitsu's idea had been to get a fair distance away. More than a few mere yards. It was just too bad fate didn't have the same idea. This time when she tripped it actually was because there was something in her path and she went tumbling forward and down a small slope out of sight. The slope ended in a creek bed which was fairly wide across though luckily for Mitsu it was frozen over pretty solid. Unluckily it was a skating rink and she as she tried to regain some sort of balance she found herself sliding out in the middle of the creek on her rear. It was there she sat confused and unsure what to do.

Still stuck in the middle of the stream Mitsu was in the battle of trying to find her way back to the bank. Slowly she got to her hands and knees which in and of itself was a task. The icy was so slippy that keeping herself upright was taking all of her concentration.

Her eyes darted around shortly but she still had yet to see Shun. Perhaps she was safe for now. That meant she had a little bit of time. If she hurried she could still get to cover.

But in the spirit of hurrying Mitsu tried to put her feet underneath herself and they just didn't want to cooperate with the idea. They slipped and slid every which way until she finally settled them underneath herself. Rising was the next challenge and it didn't come without its own consequences. As she began to rise her balance began to waver, her legs wouldn't stay in place on the slippery ice and just as she was nearly vertical her arms went flailing in a mad fit to keep her upright. It failed of course as she went crashing back on the ice on her back.

Since she wasn't having much luck with two legs maybe she would have better luck with four. Managing to roll over on her belly Mitsu pushed herself back up on her hands and knees. It was a tricky process but she made it happen. From there she focused until she could feel the shift coming on. Somehow she expected the weight and the paws to give her better control but as soon as all four feet hit the ice she was sliding, though slower, her claws scraping loudly.

Her feet were spread apart on the ice rather awkwardly but at least this time she hadn't taken another fall. Perhaps this would work out. She took a chance and lifted a paw and moved it forward having a hard time gaining traction again as her claws dug into the ice. At least she would be able to get somewhere this way but it was far from fast. All the while she had no idea Shun was on the prowl behind her.

Mitsu's wolfish eyes grew a little wide when she heard a thud behind her. She turned her head just enough to see Shun sliding his way toward her with great speed. With no real traction there wasn't any way for her to move so instead he just rammed right into her sending her falling into the ice and the both of them sliding to the other end of the creek until they finally came to a stop crashing into a deep pile of snow.