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Padding softly towards the den Bakhti and her new litter resided within, Danzi couldn't help but smile a bit. He was a brother again... He had more little sibblings! Edging towards the entrance, green eyes peeked in, attempting to spy the honey lioness and any of the cubs. "Mom...?" Still he called her his mother, even if they had no blood relations to each other. After all, she'd taken him in as her own, thus he thought of her as his mother and any cubs she had as his sibblings. To the lion, it was his family.

Bakhti's birthing hadn't gone unnoticed by her first blood-son. Indeed the roars of her pain had drawn him quickly, terrified at their cause and what they could mean. His poor mother suffering! Surely she had not done so when he'd been born? He didn't know too much about cubs obviously. But he didn't come close enough to find out. Instead he kept his distance and remained silent, too frightened and worried to come near. And so he simply spent that miraculous moment out of sight but listening to his parent's words and the strange squeaks of his new siblings.

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They were a little older now, the tiny balls of squeaking fur, but they were still a great mystery to Mchele. The other older brother had watched them a bit, but never spoken to them before now. How was he supposed to? They were his brothers and sisters but they weren't Kib or even like Danzi. They were still alien to the adolescent.

However that couldn't remain so. They were family and he was their brother. He should know them and start helping too, just like he helped with hunting for the pride. Slowly, almost cautiously, he approached the den's entrance too. Danzi was already there and that was a confidence boost.

"Hi Danzi." He spoke to him first, before looking beyond at his parents and their affectionate actions. Not to mention the little ones.

Bakhti smiled at her family, the cubs were adorable, there was no doubt about it but she stood up and left them when Mchele and Danzi appeared. Danzi arrived first so he got nuzzled and licked first and then Mchele arrived. Bahkti sat infront of her son and using her paw started washing him like she had done when he was as small as the four she had just had birth to.

"It lovely to see you both!" She nuzzled Mchele again here she wanted to make sure that he knew he wouldn't be forgotten and then she half pounced Danzi playfully. "How are you Danzi? Any girls on the scene yet?" She chuckled and turned to Mchele, she loved her edest so much.

She turned back to the cubs, "Come here now all four of you!" She then turned back to her older sons and smiled. "Little ones, this is Mchele, he is your older brother and this is Danzi who is even older then Mchele but it still your brother, just not by blood. If you don't understand any of that, ask your father!" She chuckled and picked up one of the cubs, this one being the lightly coloured female who she moved right in front of Danzi and Mchele, "Mbaya say hello, nicely" She then rested, laying down to let the children, for both Danzi and Mchele no matter how old they were would always be her children.

The little white cub had scrambled forward to look at his brothers, he could understand Mchele being his brother he looked like mother but, the big orange thing didn't and what did bllod related mean and why wasn't Danzi his brother from blood? The little confused cub turned to his father and then his brothers, nah fun first, confusing questions later.

He ran up to Mchele and pounced at his leg, his very small claws trying to cling on to his older brothers leg as if he was hoping to climb up him or something. H didn't stay there too long for both the males had very appealing tails to play with.

His greeting returned by his adopted older brother, Mchele noted his smile and turned his own gaze to the new family members within, along with his parents.

Relief washed over him as his mother came up and began to clean off his face and bath him like she used to do. Her love and affection of him hadn't changed, and it wouldn't change, even with the arrival of these new demanding cubs. He didn't know what he would do if he was suddenly left out now because he was 'old enough'.

"Always good to see you Mother." He murmered when she was close to him. Then with a look over to his dad close by he smiled as well. "And Father too of course. But what? There's more girls coming? Haven't you had two already in the litter?"

Speaking of the litter, Bakhti was rounding them up and even depositing one at his feet. Little thing, so small and soft. He'd been like that too, but it was hard to imagine it now. And he didn't remember trying to climb up other lion's legs like the little white-ish one was doing to him. Well, except to get his parent's attention, maybe that's what this one wanted? Seeing as he had turned his attention to their tail now, Mchele gave his a swish along the floor.

The female that mother had picked up in her jaws surprised Mchele with her loud protest and made the adolescent frown slightly with her mean words to her two brothers, both Danzi and Mbari.

"What are all their names?" He asked his parents, hoping to break the uncomfortable feeling toward the masked female. Masked like Kib... but not the same attitude. He didn't think to speak directly to the cubs at first, being unaccustomed to them.

Bakhti smiled and licked at Nitesh and then hit her daughter lightly pushing her back. "Don't be so rude or no supper." She let a small snarl rise in her throat. "That little girl is called Mbaya but I think nuisance is a better name for her. That is Mbali." She nodded her head towards the white cub playing with Mchele's tail, and then she picked up the other female and moved her so she was able to see her brothers, "This is the sweetest one." She was giong to say somewhat like Kib but the youngsters knew nothing of their older sister yet. "Her name is Malaika. A sweetie she is!"

Bakhti moved back, one ear on her daughter who she had threatened. She was getting annoye about that girls behaviour and something would have to be done about it, treating her differently wasn't working at the moment.

Mbali licked the tail moving and attempted to pounce on it till he saw his brother mention stories, "Niiiiiiiiiiitesh!!" He mumbled and started to stalk his brother, he would pounce him and knock him down and claim him as his own prey, then Mbali would be king of all hunting!

Malaika tried to stay hidden behind one of her mother's front legs, but found it hard to do so when she was introduced. Smiling, a little sheepishly, she stepped out from under Bakhti and tentatively walked forward, glancing breifly towards Mahiri, which is who she would run to if she got too shy. "Hi! Mic...Miche...Mikale?" Her small nose wrinkled up a bit as she tried to pronounce her brother's name. It certainly was a funny name. "And...Danzi!" She got that name right on her first time, which caused her to bounce happily on the spot. "Pleased to meet you both!" She totally ignored the behavior of Mbali and Mbaya and instead followed Nitesh's polite example.

"Hello Nitesh." The middle brother said, turning to look down at the little one before him. He continued to flick and wriggle his tail for the other male cub, until he grew bored of that and decided to stalk his smaller brother. "Stories? Well... I've seen a bit about the Pridelands. I suppose I could tell you about that. I don't know many stories."

He continued to watch them as Bakhti introduced the others. "Mbaya, Mbali and Malaika." He smiled a little. Nearly all 'M' names, just like his. "Mmhmm." He nodded to Malaika when she tried to pronounce his name. "I'm Mee-chell" He sounded it out for her. "Please to meet you too."

But he was quickly stunned into silence when the other tiny female actually bit his mother. eek Not to mention what she said! Even as a nearly full-grown lion he still felt a shock of fear at his father loud reprimanding roar. Thank goodness it wasn't aimed at him, but then, he'd never do or say such things as Mbaya had. "Err...yes. Malaika was very close to saying my name, and got Danzi's right." He spoke again after the commotion had calmed down, deliberately ignoring the bad cub.