[FIN] Togetherness (Wazitandama & Kizev)

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Today was a day for exploration, or so Kizev and his sister had decided. Daddy had told them not to stray too far, but "too far" was, in the cub's opinion too long a walk to bother with. Sometimes he had dreams of walking. A lot. But they faded away when he woke up and that was that.

The most important part of the day was, of course, spending it with 'Dama. It wasn't that he and his sister couldn't leave each other, it was simply that they both felt more comfortable when they were together. As long as they had each other, nothing could go wrong.

That was why today's exploration was going to be a success. Kizev looked over at his sister and grinned at the identical face looking back at him.

"Ready?" he asked.  

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Well. That brought him up short. Kizev hadn't even considered where they would be exploring today. He stopped and looked around. In one direction...grass. In another direction...rocky grass. In a third direction...a rock.

"Past the rock!" he told 'Dama excitedly. It wasn't a particularly large rock even, but it probably weighed as much as either cub. It was also large enough to block said cub's line of sight, which meant he couldn't see much beyond it.

That made it the most unknown of the directions and therefore the most interesting. With a look back at his sister, Kizev started heading for the rock and beyond.  

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Half of what 'Dama said, with that tone of voice and those kinds of words, went completely over his head. It made no sense, whatsoever, but Kizev liked it anyway. His sister was a great storyteller, even if the stories were sillier than anything else in the world. She had fun doing it and he had fun listening.

The cub studied the rock while 'Dama serenaded it and decided that yes, he could fit up there with her. So he did. He looked around, being able to see a lot more of the pride from here including-

"Water!" Kizev exclaimed, spotting the telltale reflection. "We should go to the water hole!" He bounded off the rock and looked back at 'Dama to make sure she wasn't going to spend all day talking about the rock.  

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"Sure he will!" Kizev answered as he slid down an incline in the land. It wasn't steep enough, and the boy's speed wasn't so great, that he lost his balance, but Kizev did stumble for a moment or two before regaining his paws.

"Come, on, I'll race you!" he called back to 'Dama. There was no real reason that they needed to run or race, but it was fun and he liked to do things like that, on the spur of the moment.  

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"Hey, no fair!" Kizev laughed as he chased after his sister. Whoever said "go" always had the advantage anyway, but she'd started before she even said it! Not that he was going to complain, he was still pretty sure he could beat her!

The cubs ran, paws pounding over the ground until the water hole loomed close. The boy put on a final burst of speed and touched a paw to the refreshing liquid.

"Hah!" he declared, turning to see 'Dama. Right next to him.

"Wait...who won?"  

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The boy considered the words and the girl who had spoken them. He had wanted to win, of course, but it seemed like they were just as fast. Or...maybe he was faster. She'd had a head start after all. But it seemed better not to mention it. Besides, they were twins. A tie was a good thing.

"Yeah!" Kizev agreed. "It was a good race." Best of all, it was with 'Dama. That made everything awesome.