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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:00 pm
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Athena was sleeping peacefully under a little cliff, well more half under the little cliff. The lion was about half or so sticking out of the cover of the cliff, but completely in the shade it provided. He liked the way that he caught the breeze by staying part way out of the cover. It was always best to sleep in such a way that you stayed cool and comfortable, and the fluffy lion had the technique down to a science. He even was good at keeping in the perfect position while sleeping, by moving without waking if the shade or wind direction changed.
And thus the lion slept soundly, enjoying the breeze and shade. He was not aware of the wild dog that was nearby, nor was he aware of much of anything. If something had gotten too close he would have woken, but nothing did. He liked his little naps he took away from the group, usually right before he went hunting. They were peaceful naps, where others were not poking him or tugging on his ears and tail, or any number of other things that his offspring might do to him.
Unfortunately for Athena, his blissful sleep did not remain so. The lion was dreaming wonderful fluffy dreams, and then suddenly he was not anymore. The lion had a wild dog land on his head and it was a very rude awakening. Thankfully the thing had landed with it's paws on either side of his head and only it's belly on top of it. It would have been quite painful if it had literally pounced on him. The lion blinked up at the belly that was resting on his head. "Hard to sleep when being pounced on."
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:58 pm
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Athena chuckled at the wild dog's reaction to having landed on him. He could tell by the way she spoke and moved that she had not intentionally landed on him. All in all, she rather reminded the lion of his own cubs. They were as hyper and playful as this wild dog. How he kept producing such hyperactive offspring, when he did not mate with hyperactive others and was not that way himself, he would never know. But the fact remained that the wild dog in front of him now, was as much the hyper playful creature as some of the lion's own children.
"I sleep now because I am lazy, and having a moment away from my cubs to be lazy." Athena loved his cubs dearly, but they were notorious for purposefully waking him up when he napped. Then again, he swore Zenobia had taught them all that just so they would not do it to her. He was glad to save the lioness from such a fate, but then he just used his time hunting to catch up on naps too. Take a nap, then hunt... might take longer, but it meant a much happier fluffball of a lion in the end. He was darn crafty at getting what he wanted.
"I am glad you are not hurt and that I made your landing soft." The male lion was quite truthful in that. Athena would not have wanted the wild dog to be hurt, especially not from landing on him. "Play hmm? Someone is quite energetic." He chuckled and got up, stretching and fluffing out his mane with a shake. He gave a huge yawn as he sat on his haunches and watched the canine. It could not hurt to humor her, but it would mean less nap time for the fluffy lion.
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:07 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:02 pm
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Athena laughed at the feeling of nips on his tail. IT really was like playing with his cubs! He would never tell the wild dog that, lest he insult her, but he was certainly enjoying this game. He slowed up and let himself be tagged properly, knowing that it would now be his turn to chase. He had a feeling that the chase was going to take much longer for him trying to tag the canine. Oh well, if he did not manage it, it would just mean a very smug wild dog, and what was the harm of that? The fluffy lion took the tag with grace, taking a few moments to catch his breath before he even tried to go after the wild dog. It would not do to keel over before he even started to chase her down.
Athena watched as the wild dog took off and got a nice head start on him. Oh well, he would have to do his best! The big lion tore off after the canine as soon as he could and tried to catch her. This chase was going to prove to be a very long one, and he best get used to the idea that he might lose it. He could not outstride the wild dog like he could his cubs. The fluffy male would just try as hard as he could and when he got too tired, flop over and gasp for breath. It sounded like a wonderful way to play as far as he was concerned.
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