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Mziwaziwa lay on the sands with her eyes closed, the hot sun flushed her peachy cheeks and filled her with a warmth that caressed her young adult body. Her khaki markings quickly got warm not he desert, but first thing int he morning she could enjoy the suns rays and channel that perfect heat to the rest of her days activities. She had not been in the desert pride for long, long enough to learn their ways, welt he basics of them, long enough to make some friends.

It was a perfect day, certainly nothing could go wrong for the young lioness, nothing at all.

Tibu was excited to settle into her new home. Everything was different and they were part of the joining process, her and her siblings that is. She was excited, she didn't think she was ever this excited in her life.

She was wandering around today, trying to find something to do, there had to be something around that would interest her. She flicked her tail around a few times as she wandered trying to figure out what to do with herself for now.

The khaki lioness raised a brow whens he saw a cub not he sands but she was far from put off, she loved cubs, if anything a cub was far more fun than your average adult. With a giggle and a smile she made a beeline for the cub, laying down not he sand with her belly tight to the ground when she got close enough.

"Hello little one." She purrs, a smile radiating from her soft pink eyes. "What are you doing out and about on your own? You'll get lost." She smiles, not that worried, just slightly concerned that a cub should be out wandering.

Tibu was pretty into her thoughts when she noticed some one coming her way. Were they really ocming her way? Oh yes they were! She was hoping she didn't do anything wrong or broke some kind of rule. She put on a smile before nodding toward the lioness. "Hello!" She giggled softly, flicking her tail around a bit as she did. She had spent so much time with her mother and siblings it was nice to hear some one else's voice other than her own.

"My mommy isn't that far off." She nodded before looking up at the lioness and grinning, she was more than sure that the older lioness was part of the pride. "Me my mama and my siblings are joining." She nodded proudly

Mziwaziwa chuckled lightly, her pal pink eyes grinned, she had always been the youngest in her family so hadn't really experienced looking after cubs, but she was more cub like than your average adult and no one seemed to mind that.

"Really? You're very lucky, I joined this pride not so long ago, it's a very interesting place to live." She lets a little rumbly purr roll over her lips. "You should be careful wandering though little one, the desert can get very hot. Now, tell me what's your name? I'm Mziwaziwa."

Tibu was glad to see that she wasn't in trouble and to top that off the lioness that she was talking to seemed very interested into being nice to her. She felt happyness overwhelm her. This was a pretty good start to the pride that she was going to be joining soon. She couldn't help but to smile herself.

"Yes!" she giggled excitedly before nodding toward the lioness. "It seems interesting." She looked out at the lands and wiggled her toes a bit, she had never felt sand before coming here. "It can? Oh I didn't know that." She looked up at the lioness before her eyes widened. "I won't burn will I?" She shrugged the idea off for a moment to tell the lioness her name. "My name is Tibu."

The khaki lioness smiled gently "well it can get very hot out here,especially for one so young, you should stick to the shade, especially when the sun is higher." She giggles softly and ruffles the little cubs head fur gently "Thats a very pretty name, does it mean anything?" She tilts her head gently, a curious look in those soft pink eyes.

"How about I walk you back to the temples hmm? We can play a game on the way, if you like."

Tibu nodded toward the lioness and then smiled she felt a little better that she couldn't burn. "Oh! Well If I can't get burned then thats not bad but I'll becareful." She nodded proudly before looking up at the older lioness once again "I don't think it means anything." She looked down at her paws before looking up. "When mama is done talking to the important man I'll ask her later!" She giggled the pawed at her. "And since I'll be in the pride too I'll find you and tell you." She wiggled around excitedly.

"That sounds fun." she nodded before her eyes lit up. "Can we play I spy?"

Mziwaziwa grins broadly "Oh thats one of my favourite games, come on then." She gets to her paws and stretches out her sleek body before taking a step towards the temples, waiting for the little cub to follow her.

"I'm sure you'll see a lot of me, I'm to be a nanny of the pride so you'll probably get a lot of play time with me." She smiles softly her long tail flickering happily.

"You go first, I'm sure you can spot some awesome things from where you are"

Tibu was excited to hear that it was the other lioness's favorite game. "Really?" She squeaked before quickly standing up herself and running between the older lioness's paws.

She was the nanny? That sounded like a lot of fun to the lioness. "I want to be a Nanny when I grow up!" Being able to act like a little cub for all of her life and even playing with them sounded exciting.

"Well... I spy with my little eye... Something... blue!" She giggled as she glanced up at the sky for a moment. It was a good choice.

The older lioness chuckles lightly "Oh yes, it's a lot of fun, I get to spend all my day with cute little critters like yourself." She chuckles and continues to walk being careful not to stand on the excited cub.

She didn't fail to notice the cub looking up at the sky but she looked deeply thoughtful. "Lets see, something blue, hmm, what ever could it be." Pursing her lips she looks around mock curiously "Could it beee, the watering hole?"

Tibu always walked inbetween her mother's legs, she was pretty talented at it, she had never gotten hurt before. She did pretty good walking in the same step as the lioness making sure to advoid large paws.

She giggled as the lioness started to think She would never guess it! She wiggled around a bit before giggling again at the lioness's guess. "Nope!" She looked up at the lioness's chin for a moment. "Guess again.

The lioness smiles gently, a little laugh escaping her maw. "Oh you're much too clever for me Tibu, you had better tell me what it is." She looks down at the little cub for a moment with a wide smile on her maw, she loved playing with the children of the lands, they were so relaxed and full of the dreams of children. They didn't worry and in return she didn't worry either.

Tibu looked up at the lioness before letting out a laugh and as a large smile grew on her face. "It's the sky silly!" she nipped at the lioness's leg very gently before looking up. "Aww. We were closer than I though." she noticed that they were already there.

"Well I think I should go. Mama is probably looking for me. she nuzzled the larger lioness's leg before looking up. "Thank you for playing with me Mziwa." And with that the lioness was bounding into the temples, excited as ever. She was glad to have a new home

The khaki lioness smiled brightly as she watched the little cub run up the steps. "be good." She calls after the little cub, a gentle sigh rolls over her lips and she turns for the watering hole, she would return to the cubs soon enough. It had been a perfectly wonderful morning with the happy little cub and now she was ready for the rest of the day ahead.