Mike Wheeler ´-

Another November outing. This time, Mike needs to shoot a whitetail deer, preferably a large buck. But right now, the task seems much more difficult than he imagined.

After four hours of intense observation in the forest, Wheeler hadn't spotted a single deer. His legs were slowly growing numb from inactivity, and his eyes were aching from squinting constantly, trying not to miss a thing. Mike was starting to tire.

The man sighs and reaches for his bag for water when he suddenly hears a suspicious sound. The rustling of leaves behind him. Clearly different from any rustling that could have been caused by the wind.

The hunter immediately turns around, but finds no one behind him, and lets out a sharp breath. "Someone's watching. I'm sure someone's watching me..." flashes through Mike's mind, before he decides to investigate.

"Come out, " Mike says, trying to sound more authoritative. He instinctively reaches for his gun, taking a slow, quiet step toward the tree, the leaves crunching beneath his combat boots.

Wheeler frowns as he hears another, more distinct rustle from behind the tree.

• Hey?

A second later, Mike's eyes widen. He sees something emerge from behind the tree. Something the hunter never even dreamed of.

At first glance, one might think that this is actually a person standing before him. Short, standing on his feet... a guy? A girl? Or an angel?

The creature, looking down fearfully with its hands behind its back, had, in addition to silky, chestnut-colored hair, two long, snow-white rabbit ears. Mike was sure he wouldn't be surprised if it had a tail, too.

The hunter carefully examined the appearance of the man standing before him. A white, slightly stained, oversized shirt barely covered the frail body. Mike noted the graceful scattering of moles on the fair skin, the long, slightly fluttering eyelashes, and the pink, full lips.

"So... who are you? " Mike asks, trying not to sound so rude as not to scare the creature away.

A song for the right atmosphere: White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter by Lana Del Rey