**scratching smell like tiny feet pattering in nose** Slinking cleverly towards the kitchen, he is determined that Mouse will be his. Terrifying entry spooks the prey, but girl's leg helps block escape. **mine!** He pounces, but girl-shrieking flattens his ears against his skull. Mouse-hunter no more, only wishing for cessation of noise, he crouches in the corner while Love silences her too-loud kitten.