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 Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:22 pm
Elam was wondering the rouge lands, the lands of the unknown, the lands beyond his pride. It was exciting for the young white, red and pink lion. He was on his own and he was out to prove that he was a male a true male, a male that was worth beinf a pad and having banu of his very own. But first he had to find a female to bring back to the pride, to prove it all.
Walking he had no sense of direction, he didn't know where to look for the female that would prove his maleness. Stopping for a moment the male spotted some water and he moved rapidly towards it, out in the open of the desert the heat got to him a lot faster and the trickling stream infront of him taking in the slow long drinks.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:34 pm
Moema was alone as ever, she had left her son to be on his own and begin his own life as someone new, but this had left her at a dead end. She wasn't mopey persay, but desired attention she figured no one would be looking to give her. She was getting older, had a litter and was close to assuming her life was at it's peak and slowly expiring. "What is a battered leopardess to do." She pondered out loud. Her mind was warped with dreadful ideas, turning from one tattered leaf to the next. No, she had skipped the mopey stage and hit depressed directly on the head! With her heart sunk and body wilting she moved with little speed, half hoping for a young spry lion to become cannibalistic and munch her body to nothing. Perhaps a watrhog woudl find her?
Yes, she was a peach who needed a little tender love and care to bring her out of her wilting phase.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 6:42 pm
Elam lifted his head from the cool water and sat right near the edge of the water wondering what it was he should do now. Where should he head? It was a little confusing to be out in the desert on his own. His father had come from these lands and joined the pride later in life, his mother had been born their and because she was a female she never left. Elam had no inclinations as to what direction might lead him to a worthy female to bring back, or where he might find other prides, what territories he shouldn't set foot. It was somewhat overwhelming for a young lion. As he sat the black and green leopard walked into his view, immediatly Elam percked up, could this be what he was looking for a female to brigten his day.
"Hello" Elam chirpped. Elam had been raised to treat women well if they derved it and so far this woman had not givven him any reason to think she would deserve poor treatment.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:06 pm
Moema was startled and thus shurnk backa bit, ears flipped back and tail tucked sharply. She almost hissed and showed aggression til she saw the young male. He wasn't small, but still an adolescent for sure. She smiled warmly, thinking of her litter thatw as previously born to her and a strange male leopard she never truly met or wished to meet. "Hello.." She purred softly, fond of the attention, no matter how much of a sliver it was. "What's a young lion like you doing prowling this territory by your lonesome?" She asked, pure curiosity settled in her tone, eye's focused. She was joyous, as if the Gods had been watching her and caring for her.
"Not that your being here isn't a terat for sore eye's!" She smiled just as sweet as her words were.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:08 pm
Elam smiled the female seemed to be friendly, perhaps the whole finding a banu would not be as complicated has he had once thought. Elam thought it over, she wasn't a lion, but leopards were okay as well. His mother's father had a banu who was a leopard, it was acceptable. Of course the children they produced might be worth less not being able to breed, but the females would be worthy still as they would be able to work, even if no cubs wouldbe born from them, they would still be able to work even when the others would get pregnant.
"I am glad that you are happy to see me, I have been lonely for awhile. Its been hard for me being out here on my own." Elam told her honestly. He looked around the vast desert it really was strange being out here. He was missing his mother already.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:21 pm
She watched him closely, saw the contemplation in his eyes and noted that carefully. He was thinking hard about something, something that seemed like a life decision. She giggled softly, in her midn thankfully, she didn'tw ant him raising any questions. She'd have no answers, how embaressing would that be! "My sons have left me. I know the sense loneliness you speak of, though i have been on my own sicne birth, so these lands are like second nature to me." She purred again, then she saw a longing. He probably missed his hoem, so she asked again, curiosity peaking a bit.
"Why are you so far from home? You have a sadness around you.. and you are definitely unsure of yourself." She pulled her body into a seated position and wrapped her tail lightly around her paws and let it lay relaxed.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:27 pm
Elam smiled softly, he had not realized he was as transparent in his thoughts as he clearly was. This leopard was able to tell what he was thinking it seemed. "It must be hard that you are not able to see your sons anymore."" Elam looked down he knew that all his mothers would be sad if her weren't able to return to their home.
"I have been sent out prove myself." Elam told her, he didn't want to tell her everything about the pride all in one go, it might scare her away and so far she seemed like she could be a very good banu, with the possiblity of being a beybanu. Instead he tried to find out mroe about her.
"You have been with the open lands since you were a cub? Why did you never join a pride? I belong to a pride." Elam asked, he added the last bit in perhaps he could find away to gentelly talk her into coming back with him.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:52 pm
A coy boy he was, sweet as can be and was quickly and easily winning over dear Moema's heart. She felt her mind leak a bit, trickling tid bits of herself into the conversation seemingly without her will. She was more than eager to share her life story and found it nice to finally have someone to greive with her. Admirning the fact that he was still around she began as he asked his questions. She nodded slowly to his statements prioor then spoke quietly. " I was abandoned in a sense. Left to be dried out by the song, or drowned by the sea, whichever got to my young body first. My parents, I'm sure, haven't thought of me one day in their life. Besides they have others." She paused to think.
Why had she never joined a pride? Was it the mistrust of others, the feeling that she coudl perhaps be abandoned a third teim now? She sighed softly, truely she was a depressing character and found herself back in her hole. "I don't have a reason, my mind is distressed perhaps? i have never been one to accept company so quickly! You have been an exception due to my lack of company and having been used to cubs being around. it's a different story when those cubs have grown up and left their Mother." She nods slowly.
"You will be returning home after you've proven yourself?"
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 7:59 pm
Elam swallowed hard. He wasn't sure how the female would take his offer but it seemed that the time had come. "Yes I will be returning, it is the whole purpose of my outing," He shuffled his paws in the dirt at the side of the stream. "You see in my pride, well uh, well I am a pad there. In the home lands the men are ..." he wasn't sure how to put it superior seemed to strong of a word, "well you see they are the heads of the families. And each male has several females under him... his banu." he looked at the leopard wondering what she was thinking.
"The purpose of my outing is to find a female of my very own to bring back to the pride, to call my own... we have to bring a female from outside of the pride to prove that we are good strong males, males worth being called a Pad." he swalled again, breathing heavily trying to catch his breath... he was worried about what she would think..... he hadn't outright asked her to come back with him... but had tried to implied it... perhaps he hadn't done a well enough job.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:10 pm
Moema stared, did not gawk, did not seem striked she just became silent. Her eye's wandered a moment, the ground seemingly became very interesting to her. She thought long and hard about the young males offer. He hadn't even out right asked her! She coudl just feel teh implication dripping from his words. The words seemed desperate, as if she woudl be prized for 'allowing' him to return home early with her in tow as his own. She thought about that for a moment.
"So I woudl have a permanent family, you as my 'head' and others as members of this family?" She asks softly. Her tail flicked in thought. ears twirled slightly, not searching for anything, they seemed lost. "Can you guarantee i will never be alone again?" She asks quietly, it was her most personal fear, her deepest fear and she chose to share it with him because at first she had thought this companionship woudl not be forever, now he offered something she had thrived for, something she needed.
A family she coudl count on. But it almost seemed to true to eb true!
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:10 pm
Elam felt a smile grow on his face, she had picked up the invitation. "Yes" he said simply. "I would be the head of the family... and you would be one of my females... there would be others as well, your sister." he thought of his mothers back home, they had all taken care of himself, his litter mates, as well as his other siblings.
"At this moment my only other banu is too young to join us, she will come when she is a little older, and who knows we may find another, but even if it is just the three of us, that is enough, it will be a good home." he smiled and looked up at him trying to make sure he hadn't scared her away with any of his talk.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:16 pm
Scared? Moema was far from it, in fact she felt young again! Not that she was all that old to be honest. Her pelt quivered a small bit and she bore a giant smile. She had been graced with luck! "Oh dear.." She muttered quietly, tail moving free again as she stands to move closer to him, purring that hadn't stopped seemed to egt louder, she was standing so she codul make sure she wouldn't fall over from shock. "I haven't even learned your name yet!"
"Mine is Moema, not much of a name, I did choose it myself when I was young.. something I thought I heard an animal say, a noise I guess you codul say?" She laughed softly, if she had had a white as pelt as he had he may have seen her blush, but she thanked herpelts color.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:29 pm
Elam chuckled he couldn't belive that he had forgotten to tell her his name "I am called Elam" he told her, "and for the record I think Moema is a brilliant name, particularly becuase you came up with it yourself."
Elam looked up at the sky the night was coming. "Listen it is too late to travel back home now... we can head back tomorrow... would you be alright with finding a den and staying with me tongiht?" he knew they had just met but they would be safer if they stayed together.
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:36 pm
Moema was more than amused by his request, he seemed a little unsure of himself, she purely assumed it was because he had asked her to den with him. Such a request, but nothing out of her reach and so she smirked. " Why thank you Elam, your Mother chose your name well, its' very strong and bold. So where shall we seek shelter? And will you tell me more when we return home..?"
Home, she tasted the word a moemnt, let it sit on her tongue then swallowed it whole with a happy sigh. She had a home. It was somewhere safe, it woudl be warm and she'd have a constant family aroudn her. It was a dream come true! But for now it was night and night meant sleep, sleep and nightmares coming to haunt. "If you haven't an idea, I just might." And thsu she began leading him to a safe haven til morn.
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