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It had been a long day and Isuke'Boon was parched. First she'd had to chase some stupid flea-bitten hyenas away from her meal. She really couldn't stand hyenas, or any other scavengers really. Any animal that fed off of others kills at all times had no honor. After dealing with the hyenas there had been some bird thing that wanted to talk her ear off about the state of the rhinos. So annoying.

Luckily she'd finally found a good watering hole. All she really wanted now was to enjoy a good long drink in peace. She bent her head down and began lapping up water gratefully.

Kouki was not sulking. Really, he wasn't. That's what he'd say if you asked him anyway. He really did look like he was from the way he was laying there batting at a pebble with his paw. Phrixus had wanted to go off on his own for a little bit and really Kouki was fine with that. Which is again what he would have said if asked.

In reality though Kouki didn't really want to be left alone. His muse was being fickle and he couldn't think of anything interesting or beautiful to make so he was just bored and worried about what kind of trouble Phrixus would be getting into. After all Phrixus had a way of finding fights and other things that Kouki thought were a bad idea when he wasn't around to stop it. With a big sigh Kouki laid his head on his paws and stared at the pebble. "Guess it's just you and me right now pebble. You me and a whole lot of nothing to do. If you were a pretty lady lion, maybe I'd make a picture of you in the dirt. But you're just a pebble."

Suddenly Isuke'Boon's peace and quiet was interrupted by another lapping up water too. Luckily he wasn't too much in her space since it was a large enough watering hole, though the sound of someone else in her space was not entirely pleasant either.

Isuke'Boon made a non committal noise of acknowledgement and then flopped down under the shade of a small group of trees. The only shade that was to be had at the watering hole at that. Hopefully the male didn't want her to share her shade too. Even worse, maybe he'd want to talk her ear off like the bird earlier about the rhinos. He was in for a good swat if so. She bent her head down and began to wet her paw with her tongue, intending to give herself a bit of a bath.

Talking to the pebble wasn't seeming to do Kouki any good. In fact Kouki kind of felt like it was just kind of pathetic really. He certainly felt pathetic doing it. Maybe instead he should get up and find someone to talk to instead. The only problem was that Phrixus had headed to the watering hole. All the good meet and greets happened at watering holes where others were likely to gather and Phrixus wanted them to have time apart. That meant Kouki wasn't invited and thus finding other people to talk to was going to be difficult.

Heaving another sigh Kouki stood to his feet again batting at the pebble grumpily. Though he felt bad after since the pebble hadn't done anything to deserve being swatted at grumpily. Then he felt ridiculous again for being worried about the pebbles feelings. He shook his mane at himself and resolved to look up at the cloud for a bit for shapes, maybe that would entertain him for a little while Phrixus was gone.

Isuke'Boon had been enjoying the beginnings of her bath when suddenly the stupid male had the audacity to come over and demand she move. No please, no request, just demand. Just who did he think he was? There was no call for the way he had spoke to her, she'd done nothing to deserve his attitude. She paused mid lick and looked up at him slowly. A glare was clear on her face. She was not a lioness to take crap from some lone rogue male.

"Excuse me. Who exactly do you think you are?" Her voice came out strong echoing the warrior will that lay inside her. There was a lot she would like to say to him, he obviously needed someone to level him down from being so high and mighty. However she was thinking it would be better to do it by force then by words. That was how she preferred to do it anyway.

The clouds had managed to hold Kouki's interest a little bit. So far he'd seen several shapes up there. Shapes like the moon, and trees, and other animals, shapes he didn't even know existed. He made up names for some, little imaginary animals in the sky. His mind drifted off dreamily thinking of stories for his little animals.

Before long Kouki even had himself a little song. "Oh weaglepuss oh wealgepuss high up in the sky. You fly and soar oh so very hiiiigh. With your mighty wings...you'll fly over the moon and sing...." Kouki paused mid song. "No.... no... that doesn't sound right. Maybe.... with the moon on your wings, you'll howl and you'll sing. Yes, that's much better." He muttered to himself, eyes still fixed above him.

It was totally unbelievable how this male was acting. No one had any honor anymore or any manners for that matter. On top of it he was getting her wet. She thought this was completely ridiculous. With an enraged noise she swatted at him. She kept it as a warning swat, claws in, but heavy. It was often that she got underestimated for being a female but she was much stronger then what what average, bigger too.

Phrixos thought he was the more determined, but Isuke'Boon would give him a run for his money. She had determination and stubbornness in spades and if this male was determined to further ruin her day, she was determined to ruin his.

Kouki snapped out of his pleasant little song about the weaglepusses and looked up over in the direction where Phrixos had gone. There had been an enraged noise coming from over there, female from the sound of it. Kouki felt his blood run cold and then hot, one sensation right after the other. What was Phrixos doing bothering a female. Had they not already caused enough females grief? Males too, but the females always seemed to take losing cubs the hardest.

Starting off in a dash, Kouki ran towards where the sound had been. He hoped he would get there in time to stop anything bad from happening. If Phrixos was bothering some female and her cubs then boy was Kouki going to let him have it.

Isuke'Boon gave Phrixus her best indignant glare. "You're not even worth me bringing out my claws. You don't deserve to fight me." If he was so obviously seeking a fight, well then she just had to deny him the pleasure. Of course if he pushed her she'd have to teach him a lesson, but for now she continued to steadfastedly lay in her shade spot and endure the stinking we beast that was touching her.

Of course sometimes Isuke'Boon's determination came out as stubbornness and spite. This was one of those moments, and now that she knew he wanted to fight she was going to do everything she could to be a stick int he mud about it. As much as she loved fighting, her will to disappoint this male was greater. She lay there in what was rightfully her sunspot, glaring at him like she'd like to see the vultures picking at his bones. Her tail flicked back in forth in rage like a thing with a mind of its own. Her tail seemed to match her desire to annoy the male as it kept thumping him soundly on the back.

Kouki arrived on the scene, paws skidding in the dirt, all intent on being a hero. The scene before him showed a very angry, but determinedly stubborn looking female being half laid on be a very wet brother of his. Half laid on was of course and exaggeration, but that's how Kouki saw it, and he was sure the lioness did too.

"Phrixus...what are you doing to her?" He scolded him before turning with a softer look to the lioness. "I'm so sorry, is he bothering you?" This earned him a somewhat amused look at the lioness which he caught before giving Phrixus another look of disapproval. So it seemed they weren't fighting, but Phrixus was obviously being some kind of nuisance.

First Isuke'Boon was amused. It seemed that the annoyance's brother had come to save the day. As if she needed saving, but that amusement soon turned into another enraged noise as she was shoved. Her large size and determination to not be moved helped, and the shove was mostly ineffective except for maybe an inch or three. "I would have been more then willing to share if you weren't such a rude honorless worm. Also you smell of a warthog's dung."

She gave him a good shove back for good measure. This time she wasn't as careful with those oh so sharp claws of hers.

Kouki heaved a weary sigh. Obviously Phrixus was just being his typical boorish self. How was it that Kouki had managed to pick up some manners even in horror that their childhood was and all Phrixus had seemed to do was pick up how to be an utter a**. Kouki often found himself wondering this, and this situation was no exception.

"I've told him he needs more baths. He doesn't seem to want to listen to me usually though. I am sorry he's being rude and honorless though. Phrixus you should say sorry and ask her nicely to share her shade." He totally sympathized with the lioness. Though as she shoved Phrixus back it gave Kouki a little pause. She obviously wasn't a wilting flower, but still, Phrixus was probably the one making her act so unladylike.

Oh this male was so unbelievable, he knew absolutely nothing about her. Just because she had pride of course meant she thought she was better then him to him. She gave a small yowl of pain as the blow was returned. "Oh naturally, just because a female has a little pride and isn't weak, bending the the males every whim she must think she's the gift from the gods. All I desire is to be treated with respect. If you give it to me, I give it in return. You act like a boar, I will be a b***h back to you."

Normally she was one for trading blows rather then words, but this male got under her skin, and she'd already resolved not to fight with him. He really wasn't worth her time, all he'd done was prove he was rude, ignorant, and a chauvinist pig. She turned her head to lick the spot where he had swiped and glared at him further. Still though she would not be moved.

Kouki watched Phrixus take a swipe at the female, letting the claws fly. He winced a bit in sympathy. The wound didn't look deep but it was large. This female was obviously as proud as she was beautiful, and Phrixus had stomped on her pride.

Of course she'd done the same back to Phrixus which meant they could be here for days if they both kept this stubbornness up. "Can't we all just... not fight? Agree to disagree, apologize, something? If you two keep this up you'll be fighting over the bit of shade once its long moved." He tried hopefully. He didn't think it would work though, he was likely to be ignored.