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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:56 pm
The big burly lions tared down at the small cub blinking up at him. It was so hard to imagine this cub was his grandson. He was a bit hurt that his daughter fell so hard for this rogue who clearly was only in it for one thing. His brows furrowed as he thought of his younger days before he met Vuxta, the love of his life. And now here, before his very paws, was the result of a one night advantage......and he couldn't be happier. "C'mere son. Let your granddad see you." he said as he scooped the boy up onto his chest, just like he had done to Vaikko many years before, and set the cub into the thickest part of his bushy mane, using his paw to rest him there. "Tell me, whats your name?" he grinned as he ruffled the boys white tuft of hair atop his head. Vashti had yet to announce the boys name before she was snagged away by her mother to be consoled and cheered up over the ordeal.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:03 pm
The young cub stared up at the male who looked like him and like his mother in so many ways. He was still new to this world and still slightly confused. He had a mom, a grandpa and a grandmother he learned quickly.... what ever those were. He didn't have any siblings......and also no father? Why was this? Before his tiny mind had time to ponder the question, he was scooped up into large paws and nestled into a thick bushy mane that seemed to cause him to just blend in to his surroundings. With a small smile he burrowed deeper into the fluff as best he could, so that most of him was hidden....his head and fore paws still revealed as he batted at the lions nose. "Baako." he said as he stared up into big green eyes. "Your my......granmpaw?" he said, mispronouncing the word. "Whats your name?" he tilted his head as he swatted at the big lions drooping bangs.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:12 pm
Vihrea couldn't help but laugh as the cub battered him with his paws. He reminded him so much of little Vaikko. Even his name sounded the same. "Baako. That is a fine name for a handsome young lion." he said as he gave the cub a lick atop his head. "I am Vihrea but you can call me Gramps, and yes... your grampaw." he chuckled again as he set the boy down on the ground, then lowered himself to the boy's level. "What say we go on a little adventure, hmm?" he tilted his head, his big bushy bangs falling over his eyes as he smiled from ear to ear. "Would you like that? I know all sorts of tricks and neat places we could visit while your mother and Grandma are busy talking." he said as he cast a suspicious glance around, just for kicks, and wriggled closer to whisper to the boy. "I know of a super secret spot that no one else has discovered." he grinned. It was half true anyways. It wasn't exactly secret..... but not many visited the place as it was rather hard to get into. He wasn't even sure if he could fit himself... since he put on a few pounds from being spoiled by family life....but now would be the perfect time to work it off! He had a grandson! He could re live his child hood and his cubs childhoods all over again! Oh how the bad things life could easily be turned into the best things that ever happened!
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:36 pm
Baako tilted his head at his grandpaw. "Sure." he said as he wriggled closer to the big male. He wasn't sure if this was normal, but it sounded really fun! And fun sounded a lot better than what they were doing now. Though he wondered why this lion was acting so much like a cub when clearly he wasn't. Maybe he was a few screws loose in the head.....or maybe not, it didn't much matter. All Baako wanted to do now was find this super secret place. "So whats in it?" he asked as he climbed his way up his grandpa's nose and dug around in the top of his mane to find a comfy spot, before plopping down and "surveying" the land before him. "Is there food there too?" he asked as his tummy let out a tiny rumble. He was just beginning to get his cravings for meat and his tummy was declaring that loud for all to hear.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:46 pm
Vi chuckled again, as was per usual with this large lion. Carefully he stood up so as to balance the cub atop his head. "Plenty of food and plenty of fun, I assure you." he smiled as he began to slowly make his way over to that ever so secret spot. "I found it when I was a young cub, and I showed it to my boy when he was a young cub just like you, and now I'm showing you." he said and smiled. He doubted Baako knew what a family tradition was so he didn't bother explaining to the young boy just yet. "Maybe when you have a son of your own some day, you can show him too." he smiled at that thought. He would be a great grand dad then. Oh man he would be old! He would probably be in horrible shape too....no more tree splashing. Now that was a depressing thought. But another thought struck his mind. How would Baako take growing up without a true father? Vi knew how he had handled it, but he wasn't yet sure if Baako could handle it in the same way. He was, after all, the son of his nearly blind daughter who hated getting her paws dirty and wasn't that enthused about going on his 'adventures'......but she still enjoyed tagging along at least. His mind whirred with questions as to how this boy would act......and also how Vi would make sure he knew he was loved more than anything in the world.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:51 pm
Baako listened to his grandpa talk and talk and talk. He quickly gathered this lion liked to talk and liked to take adventures. The only thing he wanted right now was some serious food....but he had to admit, being around this male was fun and he was comfy too. But when Vi mentioned that some day maybe he would take his son there, his head tilted. "Wheres my dad?" he asked, glancing around for another large lion. What did his dad even look like? From the day he was born, he had only ever seen his mom, his grandma and his grandpa. Did he not have a dad? Or did he just leave? Why didn't he know?
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:54 pm
Vi paused mid step, one paw raised into the air. A heavy sigh left his muzzle as he thought of exactly how to say this. "Well....Son. Your dad is out there somewhere....." he began, though his nose wrinkled. This wasn't how he wanted to start explaining it. "Sometimes....a family doesn't always stay together." he admitted with a sigh. It was something he learned as a young cub when his father left and his mother died. His ears flattened against his head as he resumed his slow pace. "My father did not stay with me as a child....and I did not know him very well. But I had my mother and that was enough for me." he said proudly, remembering the face of his dear mother and her sweet gentle voice that flowed like honey. "And you have your mother, your grandma and me." he added, promising to himself right the and there he would take extra special care of this boy.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:57 pm
Baako's ears plastered against the back of his head. His dad had left? But why? "Where did he go? So he's not coming back?" the young cub asked as he sank deeper into the mane as an attempt to hide. "What did you do when your dad didn't come back?" he asked, dangling a few paws into Vi's face to bat at his bangs again. He wasn't sure what to feel. He had never even seen his dad so he wasn't even sure he had feelings for the lion. Was this a normal thing? So many questions and so little answers. It was no doubt he would go and ask his mother later....and then his grandmother as well. Maybe they had other answers too.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:00 pm
"He might come back..... but I wouldn't get your hopes up." he said and paused, dragging the cub down from atop his head. "What's important is that you have a mother who loves you very much, as well as grandparents. And some day, maybe you can meet your uncle and aunt!" he said and once again lowered himself down to the cubs level. "Please remember that for me.... wont you?" he tilted his head with big green pleading eyes. He knew all too well the familiar pangs the cub might be feeling and he wanted to make sure to help him through that every paw step of the way.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:02 pm
Baako watched the male closely as he was taken from his warm comfortable spot atop his head. He gazed deep into his grandpa's big green eyes and nodded. He was still confused and he didn't really understand this entire event, but in the pit of his heart he felt safe and content for now. "I promise I wont forget." he said, mustering a smile as he exploded with cub energy and scurried back to the top of Vi's head. "Now what about this secret spot you promised to show me?! And i'm still hungry!" he grinned and giggled as he batted at the large lion's ears.
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:03 pm
Vi laughed his deep bellowing laugh and arose to his paws. "Alright alright! Lets get a move on then, can't keep the little lad hungry!" he chuckled, pleased to hear the cubs response and sudden burst of energy. Picking up his paws, he began a trot towards the secret place he had promised to show the cub, memories flooding back to him with every breath he took.
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