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 Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:07 pm
 The pale light filtered across his eye, making him stir as the shadows of night faded away. Beside him he could feel the warm bulk of his mate, Aaliyah, still sleeping soundly. Smiling softly he suddenly yawned, wide but silent, a skill he had learned long ago upon learning of his beloved's rather fierce temper in the early morning. Licking his lips he opened his single eye, gazing blearily out into the slowly brightening sunshine. Today was the day that Aaliyah went on her first hunting expedition. he was nervous for her, not so much that she might get hurt, as he would be there to watch over her, but he hoped it went well. He knew how fragile her confidence was right now, learning new skills in a new pride while trying to fit in and reconcile her rage over what had happened to their original pride. It would be harder for her if the other lionesses took a dislike to her, but it was one of the few things that was out of his paws and so, he worried.
Stifling the urge to yawn again he carefully eased away from his mate and crawled to the mouth of their den before sitting up, letting the slowly heating sunlight bring life to his tired body.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 1:21 pm
 Aalyiah opened one violet eye, groaning as she tried to duck her head under their nest of grasses and fronds. Why in the heavens did the sun have to be so bright in the morning, and worse yet, why had the gods blessed her with a mate who actually had the bad manners to enjoy the morning. It was a conspiracy, she knew it.
Covering her eyes with a paw, she rolled over onto her back in a very unlady like position, groaning again, " Kenan, be a love and turn the sun off please." She said, teasing him, though if he could have done it she would have loved him even more than she did now.
Still, today was the day she was to join the hunting party of lionesses for the first time, so perhaps getting up several hours before they left wasn't a bad idea...but why did it have to be in the morning?!
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 1:50 pm
Grinning as he heard his mate stirring behind him, he chuckled softly, glancing back over his shoulder. One brow crawled up into his mane at her position but he just smiled indulgently. He didn't mind mornings, the air was clear and fresh and the sun had yet to become too hot. There was a crisp, new feeling to each day that he enjoyed, though he knew his mate disagreed rather violently with him in that view.
Chuckling at her request he turned broad-side to the light and used his bulk to fill the mouth of the den, though not perfect, he shut out most of the glare. "Any better love?" He purred warmly, single eye twinkling playfully. But of course, blocking the light also meant he was stuck in the den's mouth, and he wanted to touch her, doing so was simply a habit now.. a brush of tail against her leg, the press of shoulder to shoulder, simply being near her was as necessary as air to him. Shaking his head at his own sappy thoughts he smiled softly.
"You can rest for a little longer, but we need to make an appearance sooner than later.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 1:57 pm
Another groan left her as she flipped back onto her belly and made the colossal effort to actually stand up. " Ugh...remind me again why I even entertained the idea of joining a hunting party?" She asked in a plaintive voice.
Rolling her shoulders, she bowed down into a full stretch, yawning and showing her impressive set of canines. Delicate shaman she may have been, but she was still a predator of the savanna. She blinked violet eyes, suddenly realizing she didn't have the sun fully in her face anymore.
She broke into a beautiful smile, " Kenan! You turned the sun off for me!" Aalyiah grinned and padded up to him, giving him a long,slow lick across his muzzle, " mmm, you do love me."
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:07 pm
Kenan simply smiled indulgently as he watched her struggle to wake up. This had been a pleasant surprise when they had been given to each other, learning the lioness under the shaman she was in public. He adored this part of her, sleepy and mildly grumpy yet so loving it made his heart ache. There were so many tiny moments in their loves when she gave him small but precious gifts like this. He would not give up a single one.
Purring with a deep rumble of happiness as she licked him, he deftly snagged her slender body and pulled her tight against his chest, a lazy and very pleased grin curling his muzzle. "Is that all I had to do to prove I loved you? You should have said so years ago... " Chuckling he licked her muzzle in return before rubbing his cheek against hers, smirking at her half-smothered protests over him mussing her mane.
"Anything for you my love.. Now get your pretty behind in gear, we need to start preparing you for today's hunt."
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:22 pm
She pouted artfully at him, before trying to squirm away from his ruff rubbing at her mane, " But its so early Kenan, couldn't we just steal a few more moments in bed? I don't think the antelope are even UP at this time of the morning." Aalyiah grumbled, settling against him with a contented sigh.
" Besides, what is there to get ready? I have eyes," she blinked them at him, " a nose," which she used to nuzzle him with, " paws..." she held one up, and then unsheathed her claws, " and these...check list complete. See, all there...so...five more minutes?" She wiggled her pretty behind at him, giving him a sweet look from under her lashes.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 2:54 pm
Kenan chuckled warmly, letting her escape his attention and snuggle against him, pulling a contented sigh from the large male as he closed his eye, enjoying the warmth of the sun on one side and Aaliyah's warm weight on his other. It had been a very long time since he ad been this relaxed and carefree.. it felt blissful.
Blinking his eye open he peered down at her, a grin slowly forming on his muzzle at her argument for laziness. Though no doubt she would also say it wasn't laziness but luxury, or some such thing. "What about your muscles?You need to stretch and warn your body what is going to e happening, or you will be feeling the hunt long after its over." Chucking at her wiggle he stood and followed her back into the cooler shadows of their den, vivid amber eye sparkling with amusement. "If I gave you five more minutes.. what would you do with them?" He asked, voice as innocent as a cub with a birds nest.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 3:14 pm
" Why..sleep of course!" Aalyiah said with mock innocence as she pulled him down beside her, curling around him, situating herself to lay with her head across his paws. " Unless you had something else in mind beloved..like stretching perhaps?" She kept her own tone as innocent as his own.
Truth be told, she wasn't going to waste these precious moments with him where there wasn't anything more pressing then if she was going to get a muscle cramp while trying to bring down a prey animal of a size she'd not hunted in years, while not making a fool of herself in front of her new Pride. No pressure at all, and considering what they just came through, it really was a minor worry.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 3:21 pm
Kenan laughed warmly as he allowed himself to be pulled down, solid body landing smoothly beside her and patiently remaining still while she got herself comfortable against him. "Not really.... " He pured, unable to hide the grin that still curled his lips. Two could play at this game...
"Though I am not tired... what will you do to convince me to stay?" His voice was a match for hers but his dark gold gaze told an entirely different story.
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 3:38 pm
Aaliyah smiled, the edges of it inviting, " I think I could come up with a couple of ways to get you to stay for much longer than five minutes...but..." she looked up at him through her thick eyelashes, " You'll have to pull the hide back down over the entrance...don't want the sun peeking."
One paw came up to cup his chin as she gave him a warm lick along his neck ruff, " Care to turn off the sun for me? For a little longer this time?"
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 3:47 pm
The male's dark chuckle was low and silken as he returned her lick, golden eye smoldering. "For you my dear.. I'll do anything..."
The hide was drawn down, shutting out the early morning sun and any early morning eyes.
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