Kipekee was traveling alone like usual, she just finish having a discussion with a rather nice male which she never really met. All of the males that she ever met as far as she could remember abused her, her father was worst of all and thats why her mother left her.
She always felt it was her fault like she was doing something wrong to make her father and the other males she met so mad but she never knew what. The males she met always were so big and mean... she didnt want to get killed or hurt by them like her father so she always did what they said till they let her leave or she felt safe enought to go. Recently though she was a bit pleased that she hadnt run into many males, and it was a relief.
With her head low and her adolescent sized body she walked sluggishly through the roguelands. She always wonderend if she would ever meet her mother, her memories are very faint, but she still had hope...
Hariti lay resting in the shade of a tree near her and looking around her. Seeing the other female ing the distance she stood noticing the slugish movement's of the lioness. Getting slightly worried she looked at the female rather small for her age.
Speaking out as she got closer making sure to make her voice soft as she spoke. "Dear is everything okay? I noticed how slugish your walk was? I hope everything is okay as you seem to be traveling alone." Looking at thesmall Lioness she realised exactly how small she was though clearly and adult. This girl was alone in these harsh lands or so it seemed it was rather sad as she though about it.
Speaking once more she was careful to seem friendly, not wanting to scare off the Lioness. "You can come rest with me if you wish you seem a little tired and I wouldn't want you to end up hurt."
Kipekee looked up too see a bight green leopard in front of her. Was she talking to me? Kipekee looked around but she saw no one, but then again she didnt she the leopard.
"I was just walking, Im fine...... i nomrally walk alone." Her tone was a bit more meloncholy then normal. She was a bit please to see a famle infront of her instead of a male.
She paused at the leopard invitation to join her, it wouldnt hurt but she didnt want to be a bother. "I dont want to trouble you..." She said with a gloomy expression and she look back at the ground.
Hariti paused where she was near the Lioness. There was obviously something wrong the girl sounded so sad. She seemed so small to be out here all alone it would really be no problem for Hariti to spend a little time with the girl. Something about the Lioness made her want to protect the other female and keep her safe.
She looked at the other and shook her head. "It would be no problem I could use some company anyway's. It can be lonely out here all by myself." Hariti watched her hoping the other would follow. She seemed so sad and left alone. Surely there has to be some way to get the Girl to stay.
Watching her she smiled slightly. "My name is Hariti, you are welcome to stay you really are, It's no inconvienience and I would enjoy you staying her with me for a bit." She was nice enough, hopefully she wasn't being to forward. The Lioness seemed a bit skitish.
Kipekee smiled she hadnt meet a kind being in so long it was good to know that someone like her was still out there. "I'd...i'd be quite happy too." she gave a shy smile making her way towards the leopard.
"My name is Kipekee, and i do agree it does it get lonely." She took refuge where the leopard was stationed at. "Why are you out here alone arent you scared?" Kipekee was always on high alert, she knew the dangers that lie in the roguelands, but this leopard seemed so happy and peaceful.
Kipekee couldnt remember a time she was truly happy or at peace with herself.
Hariti smiled at the Lioness. "I'm glad you decided to stay and rest with me." She was much calmer now laying down in the shade where she was and letting her tail sway happily next to her. She smiled slightly letting her ears stay atuned to thier surrounding's.
"It's nice to meet you Kipekee, hopefully we will be able to stave off some of that lonelyness together." Looking at the other a bit suprised at the question she was asked. "I have been alone for so long that staying safe has become second nature. I'm alway's alert without seeming so. I know the three birds in the tree above us, the wandering antelope just outside of the area of tree's. I trust my senses to keep me safe. So I can allow myself to be at peace."
The leopardess looked at the young lioness waiting for a reaction to her explanation. The girl had a reason to be curious but she wanted to make sure she understood what she had been saying as an answer.
The dark lioness was please to be able to have some company, at least for some time. It wasnt to often she met someone. She too had trained her senses, perhaps everyone who traveled alone trained there senses to help protect them.
But then the blood drained from Kipekees face and she was shocked, but if the leopard knew of all the danger then why was she so happy. "Arent you scared of the bigger things~~" She said in a wispered tone.
Hariti smiled looking over at her and nodded. "When there is reason to be yes. But at a time like this when everything is quiet and still I see no reason to be frightened of them. They have more reason to be afraid of us anyway's. Do we not eat them after we hunt?" Hariti looked at the girl.
"I have more reason to be afraid of bugs than of them at the moment." She let hertail flick. "After all bugs like to fly around us while we just sit here the prey animals will leave us alone if we leave them alone."
"But im talking about the really scary things like big lions or cheetahs." She did hav a point about the bugs and prey like the hares, but shes met some really big lions. But then again she is pretty small so everything is big.
She couldnt understand how someone who knew there was danger was so happy. Sh was lost in her thought, all she ever did when she was alone was worry something would come by and attack her.
"Why are you so happy..." Kipekee want to be happy like the leopard... it would be nice but she doubt she could. She doesnt remember anything good happening to her in her life....
Hariti looked at the other a fircly protective feelign starting to spread through her. "I have no reason to fear them. Why should I? I am fast enough to run away if I get into trouble. I stay in the area's I know. This area is so well known to me that I can loose anything in these tree's." There was no reason for hariti to be afraid of them she may not look it but he had a mean streak in her whn she was attacked and will make sure the one who attacked her walks away more hurt than she does.
"I know that worrying and fearign things only makes it worse. Why would I not try to be happy when I can? It's a nice diferance compared to being frightened all the time." She knew frightened well afterall she had gotten seperated form her mother as a ver small cub and had raised her self since then.
"I realised that being frightened was'nt helping me and being happy sounded much more fun. You just have to find something to be happy about and keep that in your mind. After all even if you are alone you get the chance to see the sunrise, that's something to be happy about. Each sunrise is new and different. There will never be another like it."
"But... i dont ever remember being...happy" As far as she could think back she was always alone or being hit... she never did anything right. She was a pathetic lion, small, weak, unable to fend for herself.
"I suppose" She smiled, even if the leopard spoke strange things. Kipekee never rally noticed weather the sun was different or not.... it was just bright to her.
"I never looked at life that way. Perhaps i shall try it one day, or night. " She smiled at the leopard. Kipekee wondered what else the leopard did to say so happy.
She felt the cool breeze flow through her hair tuff while the sun beat upon her dark pelt. "Maybe i just need to let go...and stop being...scared...." Just thinking about it made her nervous but she ket telling herself to ignore it. This stange leopard taught her something new... maybe something eve useful.
