[PRP] Butterflies and Rainstorms (Mpeko x Jengo)

[CaliWolfe]

Well, you know, it could have been worse. He could have been starving.

*grumble*

Wait, no scratch that. He was starving now, it had just gotten worse.

Jengo was sitting in a nice heap of rocks and his butt was just starting to get sore as he eyed the river in front of him. It wasn't a big river, in fact if it wasn't for the fact that he swore he saw a fish swimming in it earlier, it'd be a stream.

The cheetah wasn't exactly in a good mood. His day had started with him getting awoken by a bee sting and then there was the whole mud puddle situation and now this. The fact that he was starving and didn't even see one fish in the river to catch.

Great, just... Great. No food, his butt hurt and he stunk like a warthog. As far as Jengo was concerned, his day couldn't have gotten any worse then it was right now.

NovaCracker

I almost wrote (Mpeko x Mister Grumpy) as the title. xD

 

[CaliWolfe]

I guess his day could get worse after all! Jengo wasn't exactly the most... "Social" cheetah to ever exist. He preferred to keep his space from others and in return nobody bothered him. It was a good system, a system that worked for the anti-social grump.

Only now it seemed that system was failing.

"Er. Well, it's morning alright. Wouldn't say it's all that good though." He muttered to himself, unaware that he had actually said all that out loud.

Goodness but that lioness was big. Jengo was unfamiliar with the term "firekin" and had never seen the fiery giants before so to him, Mpeko was just a big girl.

"What do you want?" He asked in a gruff voice. The only reason he could think for someone to approach him was if they wanted something. He had nothing to give to anyone, unless complaints counted, but still. She must have wanted something.

NovaCracker

 

[CaliWolfe]

Good company? Jengo blinked and stared at the cheeky lioness for a moment in a small state of shock. Maybe if she decided that his obvious scowl was actually a smile then Jengo could see how she would mistake him for being good company. Otherwise wasn't it obvious that he was in no mood to play nice? He had been sitting hunched over, his day was horrible and he had told her so and now she was just... Not leaving.

The cheetah sighed, and sighed loudly. "No, if anything your making it worse." Ugh, he was going to get a headache from all the happy energy she was outputting. And did she think if she sat close enough she could infect him with her happiness? Like a disease or something?

"If you want good company, try someone else." He waved his paw in the air. "I'm busy fishing."

NovaCracker

 

[CaliWolfe]

"Humph." was his response to her 'apology' for interrupting his day.

Jengo raised an eyebrow. Good at hunting? The fact she had said so very proudly made Jengo wonder... As irritating as this new pest was maybe she'd actually be worth having around, if only for this moment.

He stretched a paw out, pointing to the entire river. "If you think your so good then fine! Go ahead, catch a fish!" His voice had only a mild hint of sarcasm, Jengo didn't know whether to actually believe or not that she'd be able to catch any.

NovaCracker

 

[CaliWolfe]

A curve of a grin worked it's way onto Jengo's face as he watched Mpeko- rather ungracefully might he add, surge into the water. Yet he had to stop himself from allowing his jaw to drop at the sight of her pulling a fish out not five seconds later.

"Fishies!"

"B-buh.." He watched for a moment completely flabbergasted. He had spent near two hours, not minutes, HOURS waiting for a single fish to come by and here with girl came along and- and

"How?!" He demanded. He needed to know. Was this some sort of trick? Was she magic?!

NovaCracker

 

[CaliWolfe]

Jengo resisted, very, very deeply the desire to snarl. Instead he made due with simply muttering to himself with a scowl riddling his features. "Stupid girl and her stupid fish..." His voice trailed off to a series of mumbles and mutters, none of which were quite audible.

He turned to go retrieve the fish she had knocked to shore, greedily digging into his new meal without so much as a 'thank you' to the lioness who had gotten it. He couldn't help it, it was just so delicious... Food, actual food! Not berries, not week old carcasses...

His ears perked up when he noticed she had asked him another question. Great...

"I can swim, doesn't mean I want to."

NovaCracker

 

[CaliWolfe]

Ugh... "Then I can just go fishing somewhere else." Jengo replied best he could, his mouth full of food. He didn't like water very much, no, not really. It wasn't like he was scared of it, but Jengo wasn't a fish himself, he felt unnatural being in the water.

The cheetah swallowed a particularly large piece before adding, "Or I could just go hunting for land-prey. At least then I don't have to get wet."

NovaCracker

 

[CaliWolfe]

"Everything." Jengo hissed. "It's wet, it's cold and it sticks to your fur for way too long! It's horrible!" It was almost as bad as snow, but then, thinking back on his journey to the mountains Jengo began to think he hated snow more.

No, he definitely hated snow more. It was freezing and it stuck around even longer then water did!

NovaCracker