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 Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:22 pm
 Gin had followed after Nyack. Now that she was in the pride.. and the days rolled on by and it was now a week in. The longest she every vowed to staying with a large group like this one. Not AS big as the K'N and not as big as the amazon pride but it WAS a group non the less. She stayed. Which was also something to be marveled at. With her training came out pieces of the Gin she thought she had lost. The purpose-filled one. The one that wanted to make a difference.. and training was the only time she could feel that. After her training with the other members.. she went off in to the more foresty area of the outer circle.. She often had done this while in her training to become a solider of the amazons.. Stepping back and with her full force- bounding forward and striking the tree several times and examining and learning techniques in which she could develop more strength and speed.. Her training went on for hours.. and finally it seemed she had taken a rest by the near by stream. Taking laps before she stepped in.. Even with not liking water- she wasn't all that bad about it neither. She remembered getting thrown in as a cub. By a rather unexpected visitor. She also did this for training when she was younger. Jumping the rocks on streams.. Concentrating.. she could see an image of herself jumping on the rocks now before her.. as if the memories were trying to reach back to her.. Blankly starring off..
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:50 pm
Nyack often watched her from a distance up top a hill or down the river. Anywhere he could. He'd become more and more fascinated by her as time wore on. Always afraid he would awaken and she would be like a ghost, gone from his life. But everyday he woke up with elation and relief. She had stayed. And she seemed to be enjoying herself.
The male approached her this time after her training. He looked to the tree and then to the lioness in front of him. So strong and proud. He was glad to see fire in her eyes instead of nothingness. "Gin?" He asked carefully keeping his distance. He had something but he dropped it and covered it with a paw before she could see. "... Are you busy?"
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:18 pm
Her blank stare out in to the memories.. had sudden disappeared as she turned her head up to the sound of a voice. Calling her name. Her purple eyes shown when she looked to him with a softness yet still roughed around the edges but she only seemed like she worked a few hours and not a whole day. She was growing her 'muscles' out again too. That cheetah that Nyack told her about- after meeting him. Like Nyack said- she was instantly marveled. The leadership skills..
"Nyack?" She questioned. Obviously it was him. She leaped out of the stream and slowly shook herself off not to spray everywhere. "No.. I just was on my break.. in personal training.. why?" Trotting to him and closing the gap but not exactly. She still retained that few or more steps to get to close. Padding her hair down just in case it was everywhere. "I didn't see you out hunting-?" Tilting her head- her tail padding back and forth.. Seemingly calmed for the most part. A tad tired.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:53 pm
She seemed in a good mood at least. That was good for him. He shifted in an almost uncomfortable fashion. With a clearing of his throat he stood himself a bit taller. "I wanted to ask you something. You said you'd give the.... pride, a try before you made your decision. You've been here for a while so..." His confidence seemed to falter. "Well I was wondering if you liked it. Do... you like it?"
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:06 pm
She jerked her head back and then took a step closer. Lowering her head up to til to him. "Are.. you ok?" Her voice was like she was baffled at him. "You. Hunting- and absent all because you wanted to -" Well that stopped her right in her tracks! Her head went up and she looked up to his eyes. The only male she knew to tower over her as a full grown adult.
"The pride." She nodded. "I feel its...well." A soft smile came out but that was short lived since her face wasn't suited THAT well for smiles. "Its like.. I am in a pride.. but not.. I can still go about. It.. may be what I was looking for all along... maybe." She put her paw to the side as if to shrug. "Its ok though.. I like it for what it is. So. Yea?" Then she sat on her rump and her tail came over lazily.. "Why?" Tilting her head.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 9:10 pm
The male lowered his head and pawed at something under his claws. "I thought you... might decide to leave." He responded solemly. There was a longer hesitation as he looked up at her his ears swiveling up. There was something imploring about his look. As if he was hoping to answer a question by just looking at her.
"That is... I don't want you to leave. I mean... you can choose to stay or go... but I want you here."
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:26 pm
She shook her head when he said that she might leave. That wasn't something she was even thinking of. Bettering herself, learning and with the help of the rank the leader had seen for her.. and let her put as a goal. Well.. goals were meant to be accomplished and with determination on her side it was well that she might have been comfortable with just that.. Staying.
He was acting different and now that she really took in his facial features.. and his well. Movements. She grunted and huffed. "No. Not for now I won't be leaving .. but I sure want to know what your pawing at. How your.. nervous about something.. You know I'm your-..." She stopped and almost couldn't continue the sentence. "..Partner? You can tell me anything. If Its a mission or something. You know I'm more than capable." Eyeing him.. and then slightly looked below to that paw.. and what was under it.
Since her time here. She won the armband. For friendship or unity in her case.. but she eyed him more and took a heaving step almost breath close to him. "What are you hiding, Nyack." Putting it rather blunt now because he wasn't giving her the answers to her curious mind.
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:57 pm
"It not a mission..." Nyack responded though he sounded unsure on the matter. Her taking notice of him being nervous only seemed to make him more so. He fiddled and fidgeted, blushing when she used the word 'partner'. Something was certainly amiss.
He drew his paw closer to his body. "Well... I um..." He was flustered now as he lowered his head. "Ah, that is... I... I got you a present." He bent down to pick up the necklace and held it up to her. "I ... I thought you might like it. Its... its pretty... like you are." He was a deep red now along his cheeks as he gazed up at her. "... I ... I want you to stay in the pride. That is.... with me. I want you to stay in the pride with me."
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Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:48 pm
When he shuffled.. and did that thing. That he did when it had to do with stuff with her. It didn't make him any less funny to watch but she wasn't laughing. More, she was concerned and when he said it wasn't a mission she laid back to her hunches and looked at him blankly. Warped in giving him her full attention. "Then what is it." Almost bluntly saying. Her ears one flopped and the other stayed straight up. It was scarred up so it wasn't like it was going anywhere else.
Then he was blushing and that made her tilt her head to the other side. Then again. Then straightened. She remembered this same emotions coming for Nyota. Even before her- Haba. She starred at what he was trying to say. Only to look down at what he shuffled and followed the necklace all the way up.. to stare at it almost wide eyed. She hadn't received anything remotely like it except for the band she was given when she became 'family' to this pride.
Taking back at how it sparkled for a glimmer of a moment. Then she looked up at him confusingly. Letting him topple over his words for a few.. then the compliment. Like she had done so long ago. Her hind legs were rising without her even knowing it.. He was asking her to stay! She wasn't really asked to stay any one place. It was more they understood WHY she had to go.. but this time. Nothing bad happened.. and on top of that.. she was happy..
Her ears went to the sides and she gave a soft smile.. but it probably didn't last that long as her face was used to be 'straight faced'. When he gazed as her, she took a heaving step forward.. dipping her head under around the necklace as if she didn't know it went around the neck. Planting her nose right on to his fat nose. Eyeing him. "If you promise I can go and come as I please... then yes.." Then she rubbed her face against his soft nose. "But I'll always come back. That you will know." Then she moved back to look at the necklace and sniff at it. Poking it and letting it swing.. she slightly took a step back when it did though.
She marveled at it. "Ah..now.. what do I do with this?" Poking it with her nose again as it swung from his maw..
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:28 am
His face reddened deeper at the sudden touch. He wondered if she could feel his heart pounding in his chest. She had never touched him WILLINGLY and he was at a loss for words. As she rubbed against him he took in her scent like a fine wine.
When she moved away he nodded fiercely. "Yes, please! I will never hold you to a place. I'm glad to know that..." He gave a smile of his own and slipped it around her muzzle so that it would lay against her neck. "... Gin, I... I'm glad I met you. I really... care for you."
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:39 am
That was the essence of ...ever being officially mated. Like. As partners.. her eyes slitted.. the memories of what she tried to grasp in her paws and letting it slip away. Something always had to go wrong, but.. maybe it was to LEAD to this? The hard believer in karma was now at a loss.. from all the bad she did and was trying to now do good for others, now to be given this. Something that made their partnership official.. to think she never even LIKED males. Now to be mated with one how odd was that. If her mother could see her now.
"Somehow- .... I believe that." You care..
Having the necklace now around her neck.. she felt the difference in weight and it would definitely take to getting used to. Not that it was heavy- just.. different. "I don't believe I ever told you... how much I do care. I wasn't ever given the chance to SHOW to anyone how I cared.." Then she looked directly in his eyes. Serious. "I'm happy that I have met you too." Being mushy just.. wasn't her thing. She never really had a lot of it.. so. She settled with rubbing her scent under his chin with the top of her head all the way down her neck before leaping away.
"Now.. if this is all you had to tell me. Lets get you something to eat big guy." Side stepping so she could see him over her shoulder and smiled- genuinely.. and on the inside.. it made her warm.. and something had changed. Her tail wagging..
"Hey and.. this is the first time I.. yea know. Real partner to a male.. and...well.." She looked down shuffling her paws. She didn't know how to ACT like a mate to a male.. what they do.. could they just go on being liked they were? "I dunno how?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 2:42 pm
Nyack found himself once again deeply surprised at the non violent contact. It was something he'd craved for a long time. Not just from her, but someone to complete himself. He never imagined those words would come from her.
It made a deep pride well up in his chest. She had accepted him. Wanted him to be near her. It made him happy. He glanced up and smiled back at her affectionately. His leg was still not in the best condition but he worked with it easily enough, trailing after her. "Of course. I won't let my lioness starve."
At this he hesitated before smiling again. "... just do what you have been doing. Being your wonderful self." He told her truly meaning it.
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Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 2:57 pm
As per when he and herself hunted and did their usual stuff. Together- it was partnership. Thats what this was and when he smiled. She had to smile back.. but when he came close and started to say the mushy things she tried to say to her loved one before him. A growl almost surfaced..
But the plainly seen smile crept on her maw and just as easily jumped at him and bit at his neck. Playfully- and roughly as she was a tomboy to some effect. Shaking as her maw was gripped on to his neck. Then she tried to push him down- but it was really not enough and it was on the side where he had been hurt so tipping would land him on his better leg. She made sure she was careful with it. Placing her paws down on him. "When have I ever been ok with mushy." She gruffed then landed back down to the ground. Looking at him and shaking herself off.
"Your lioness- PFFT~" She replied and tossed her head. As they went on their way to where they knew the path of the wildebeasts were.. she calmed and waved her hip like a huntress that she was. "Is it ok.. if WE can.. stay like this. You know. Without the complicated stuff.. just. Live." Her voice was calm and controlled.. and really. She was tired- and already coming of the ages. Finding a mate had been a long process and with someone unexpectedly. True fate couldn't be wrapped up and with a bow. It was something.. that she felt would never have happened.. if she hadn't done the things she had done.
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Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:03 pm
He wondered what he said wrong until he was smiling up at her with his head laying on the ground. He wasn't hurt. He gave a deep chuckle and shook his head slightly. "Never. I'll make sure to keep it to a minimum." He answered through her necklace dangled in his vision.
She'd accepted that at least. Once he was let up he rolled over and gave her a show of his teeth in a charming grin. He picked himself up and moved beside her taking on the same stance. "... Life is meant to be lived. Over complicating things... that's when you run into trouble." The gray on his muzzle was a reminder that he wasn't young either and the process had been just as hard for him as it had been for her.
"Gin... I do want to talk about things. But it can wait until after the hunt."
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Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:15 pm
Padding in sync with his. The rough pads on her paws. Just another 'step to step' way of knowing one wasn't young. She wasn't past her prime- now she was in her prime. Maybe even mid way through it. Looking up at him occassionally and just on to the line of going back to her hunting mind set, though.. her thoughts were else where somewhat. Well more excited but wary. Even scared of what was to come now.
"You better." She replied. Shrugging off the complicating things comment and nodded in accepting that, her thoughts exactly. How they were now- they were fine. Everything seemed to be in place.
She side stepped to look at him- hoping from what it looked like.. Giving that her eyes looked determined to make this work. She gave him that accepting nod. "Yea...?" Then looked back on to the path and started it again. "It can wait. The fat one here has to eat his filling." She joked and finally had let loose most of her agreesion from the past. Only to bump him with her shoulder. "Then we'll talk." Showing him her eyes again. Serious and went back to scouting out for prey..
Not even a few moments passed before dodging forward to seek prey out. Now she hunted with meaning.
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