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 Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:04 am
~*~*~ Malaika ~*~*~ Name: Malaika
Meaning: Angel, baby, small child, young child
Gender: Female
Species: Lioness
Stage: Adult
Pride: The Pride Landers
Mate: -
Offspring: - ~*~*~ Auri ~*~*~ Name: Auri
Meaning: Gold
Gender: Male
Species: Jackal
Stage: Adult
Pride: The Pride Landers
Mate: Jani'mwiba
Offspring: Eusi'johari, Ausi'taji, Kaede, Yuma and Nyerere
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:12 am
~*~*~ Malaika and Auri RPs ~*~*~~*~ Malaika, Mbali, Mbaya, Mahiri and Bakhti ~*~Remove Something alot of people didn't realise was how harsh Mbali could be, he did it in a way that didn't always seem like he was being harsh as most of the time he would use truth to hurt people, which he was doing now.
He turned and sat in the doorway, the light giving him an intimidating large shadow in the cave. He then laughed, just laughed and laughed. "Your great Mbaya, your own tricks work on you!" He laughed more and stood up tensed, he expected her to attack being that is what she did to mother. Zo-Zo Mbaya let out her own harsh laugh. "Only if you're stupid enough to believe me, which you proved you werent. I'll give you that.." She turned with an expression of pure anger and neared him, her famous malicious look returning to her face. "My dear brother." Her voice retained its silky smooth tone. "I'll kill you." Flicking her tail again she swiveled around and reclined. "Not without a few games, first." ~Masamune~ Malaika could hear raised voices echoing through the cave, so she got up from where she was napping and looked around for Mahiri before tentatively heading towards the mouth of the cave. When she spotted her two rude older siblings, she tilted her head and little and blinked, wondering why they were arguing. "Hey!" She piped up, stepping a little out of the shadows around the corner of the cave, only revealing her small rounded head. "Are you guys OK? I could hear angry voices..." Remove Mbali's ear swerved round as he heard his sister, "Later Mbaya, you will learn." He smirked and then turned with a totally new expression on his face. "Hey sis!" He trotted over to her and nuzzled her before turning back to Mbaya, oh the fun in this.
"How are you Malaika?" He asked with a smile on his face, he wa being totally different but he liked his innocent little sister, who wouldn't she was just so adorable! Zo-Zo Mbayas sly eyes slid to survey her golden sister. "Oh for gods sake, hers little miss innocent..." Rolling her eyes animatedly she licked a slighty dust-covered paw. "Do me a favour and curl up and die please?" She laughed with visions of her sister being ripped apart by a huge lion. She was mad, mad and completely evil. ~Masamune~ Malaika nuzzled her brother back, happily welcoming any affection that was thrown her way. "I'm good thanks!" That didn't last for long though as Mbaya spoke up. Her dark grey eyes shimmered like silver as tears welled up in them, accompanied by a soft whimper that escaped her throat. "Daddy says you shouldn't talk to others like that, it's not nice..." Remove Mbali shot a look at Mbaya and then licked at his sister's head, "Just ignore Mbaya, she isn't worth it. She doesn't have any friends like us adn because of that she is sour and just, jealous." He turned with an evil smirk on his face making sure only Mbaya saw it. He knew she was being truthful earlier however much she tried to hide it. He stayed close to Malaika's side, like a good older brother. Zo-Zo Her smile never faded, her eyes glittering. "You watch, one day I'll rip you apart." Laughing she neared the honey coloured cub, showing her the several sharp claws she possessed. "But until then. I'll have my fun." Mbaya smiled in a sickening way.
A large ivory coloured lion entered the den, each step was a huge thump as his paw fell to the dusty ground. He had been watching for a while, and was disguisted with Mbaya. He roared at her. "Mbaya! You will never DARE to speak to ANYONE like that ever again!" He had never been so angry, his eyes were narrowed and his body tall and towering over the cub. He picked up his daughter and placed her in the corner, where she sneered and gave a dirty look to her father. "Stay there, and do not move a single muscle until i tell you to."
Mbaya snorted, "I don't need you bossing me around!" She rose and padded out of the den. She would find her own way to amuse herself. Maybe she could kill something.
Mahiri had also noticed Mbali, and he was a little dissapointing too. He lowered his head slowly to nuzzle Malaika. She was so sweet, and she was definately going to grow up to be like her mother, gentle and loving. His scarlet eyes were comforting, as he spoke softly. "You ok, Sweetheart?" ~Masamune~ Malaika was only a little comforted by her brother before her sister started on her again. After hearing Mbaya's threat the poor cub burst into tears and flopped down on to the ground, cowering and crying all at the same time. "I've never done anything to you!" She wailed. The crying only ceased when Mahiri came along. "Daddyyy!" Malaika jumped up and dived in between his front legs, nuzzling against him and wiping her tears away. "Daddy, you won't let her hurt me, will you?" All the golden cub needed was some reassurance after being so frightened by her sister. Remove Bakhti had been hunting not too far off when she had heard her mate roar and the words Mbaya. She sighed and carried the fat rabbit back towards the den where she saw Mbaya run off and Malaika hidden between her mates feet. The girl needed to be taught a lesson. She trotted up to her mate and nuzzled him putting the rabbit on the floor in front of her daughter, "Eat that Malaika, she wont hurt you!" Bakhti turned to see Mbali sneaking up to the food, "go and find your sister and bring her back now!" She then turned back to her mate and her frightened daughter. Mbali had been trying to get to the food but was happy enough to trot after his sister, after all he could wind her up some more.Zo-Zo Mahiri nuzzled Bakhti, and turned to lick Malaika fondly on the head. "No-one shall ever hurt you. Especially Mbaya..." He sighed, watching Mbali streak out of the den to attempt to find Mbaya. "What did we do to deserve a daughter like her?" He voiced his thoughts. "I hate how nasty she is, she threatened to kill her own lovley sister!" He shook his head. ~Masamune~ Malaika tip-toed out from under Mahiri after he had reassured her and nudged the rabbit with her paw to check that it was dead and wasn't going to spring up and take revenge on her. She really was shaken after what had just happened with Mbaya, but she felt a lot better and safer with both her parents there to reassure and protect her. "Thank you mummy..." The sweet cub jumped over the rabbit to nuzzle Bakhti before turning round and tucking into the rabbit with some difficulty, as she still hadn't quite gotten the hang of chewing meat instead of just feeding on her mother's milk. Remove Bakhti smiled down at her daughter and looked back to her mate and sighed. She sat down by his side and watched her daughter struggling with the rabbit. "How are we going to control that girl? Mbaya will cause the pride chaos if she isn't careful andwe can't afford exile." She was thinking seriously and she was indeed worried that her daughter would get them exiled even though both the king and queen were lovely creatures, she still worried. Zo-Zo Mahiri nodded sadly. "We'll have to talk to her. Hopefully we can turn her around, I mean, she's still a cub, her personality is still devolping... Maybe we can have a postive influence on her..." He looked down to his daughter. "I wish she was more like Malaika..." ~Masamune~ Malaika only ate a small portion of the rabbit before she decided she was full. She then sat down and started licking her paws and then wiping her muzzle, trying to get all the blood off. One thing she didn't like was being dirty. Once she was all clean, she hopped up and trotted over to Mahiri, clearly feeling much better. The conversation that her parents were having confused her a bit though. "Is Mbaya gonna get us all in trouble?" Remove Bakhti nodded at her mate before looking down at her daughter, "Hopefully, no. We will try and talk to her or maybe get Nitesh or Mbali to talk with her, see if they can calm her down at least a little." She smiled and laid down before pulling her daughter towards her to give her a bath. Zo-Zo "Yeah, She really is out of order.." Gazing at the dusty floor, he though back to Kib and how easy it had been in those days. She was just as gentle and as sweet as Malaika. "Let's hope Mbali can straighten things out with her..." ~Masamune~ Malaika nodded and accepted the answer she was given. She was about to say that Mbaya can't be all bad when her mother started bathing her. The golden cub giggled and arched her back up and straightened her tail out as Bakhti's tongue tickled her body. "Stop it mummy I'm clean!" Laughing, she flopped on to her side and pawed at Bakhti's face, trying to dodge her tongue. Remove Bakhti smiled at hr daughter and instead of washing her she played with her daughter, her own paw trying to tickle the golden girls tummy. "Oh you are a lovely little girl Malaika!" She chuckled happily smiling. ~Masamune~ Malaika giggled out loud and couldn't do anything to stop her mother from tickling her tummy. "Save me daddy!" She called out, still giggling whilst stretching her paws out to reach Mahiri. Of course she didn't actually need saving, she was just playing around and wanted her daddy to join in. Remove Bakhti chuckled and carried on tickling her daughter. She licked at Mahiri before paying attention to her youngest once more. ~Masamune~ Whilst Bakhti turned to Mahiri to give him an affectionate lick, Malaika let out a little yawn. "I'm kinda tired now mummy..." The little cub then curled up into a ball and closed her eyes, falling asleep almost instantly. ~*~ Malaika, Auri and Mahiri RP ~*~~Masamune~ Small, almost inaudiable mews came from Malaika as she slept, her paws occasionally batting the air around her as she dreamt. Her breathing pattern exactly matched that of her father's, who's tummy she was currently sleeping on.
Eventually she woke up, letting out a dainty yawn before blinking her shiny silver eyes. "Morning Daddy!" It didn't take long for her to blink the sleep away and soon enough she was sliding down her father's tummy on to the ground, where she then struggled to fit herself under one of his paws. "Wake up Daddy!" She said with a giggle. Zo-Zo The sleeping male felt something wriggled on his stomach, alarmed slightly before realising it was only the sleeping form of his daughter. Feeling her paws tread on his stomach, and slide onto the floor, one of the adults scarlet eyes opened. His gaze laded on his honey-coloured daughter and he smiled sweetly, pulling himself up into a sitting position. "Morning Sweetheart..." He said, stifling a yawn. ~Masamune~ Giggling, Malaika mimiced her father's yawn, bearing her tiny fangs. "Raaawr!" It always amazed her how big Mahiri was. She couldn't even fathom getting that big herself. Nuzzling him happily as she snuggled tightly into him under his large paw, she suddenly noticed that the cave was empty except for the two of them. "Oooh, Daddy, we slept in! Mummy's not gonna be happy that she had to go hunt all by herself while you were snoring!" Zo-Zo Mahiri smiled happily and gave Malaika a fond nuzzle. He loved spending time with his children, especially Malaika. She was sweet and caring. He thought back to Mbaya and Mbali, those were the troublemakers, and Mbaya was just awful. He shook his head, strands of his chocolate mane falling around his shoulders.
Stepping towards the entrance in a graceful manner for his size, he laughed. "Don't worry, I'm sure you're mother has her lazy days too." His large blood-red eyes peered out of the den, admiring the sun and the sandy colouration of the Pride Lands. ~Masamune~ Malaika followed her father promptly to the den's exit, playfully weaving between his large paws as he walked. She always had bundles of energy in the morning, which meant she was usually tired by the time the afternoon came. "I wonder if we can see Mummy..." Peering out with squinted eyes, she tried to see if Bakhti was in sight. An excited mew sprang forth as she saw someone, although it wasn't her mother. "Look Daddy, it's Auri! Auuuuriiii!" Laughing and jumping, she tried to get the Jackal's attention.Auri peered up over his shoulder from where he was sat, facing away from the Den and looking over the Pride Lands. Having been rescued from the huge thorn patch by Malaika and her family, he felt the need to make himself useful and so was keeping watch. "Good morning little one! Good morning Mahiri!" Zo-Zo Mahiri stayed close to his daughter, scarlet eyes upon her small golden form. Spotting Auri, he was reminded of the time he found the jackal, tangled upon thorns and trapped against a wall.
Smiling to the creature, he returned the greeting with a nod. "Morning, Auri." He was glad that he was grateful enough to stick around. Hopefully he would look out for Malaika, and wouldn't let Mbaya harm her, or threaten her.
"Auri, have you seen Bakhti whilst you have been watching?" Curiousity sparked suddenly within the adult. Bakhti hadn't been around much of late, where was she? ~Masamune~ "Not since this morning." The golden Jackal motioned towards the sun. "She headed East before the sun rose." Grinning at Malaika, he turned and headed up the path that lead to the den. Once he reached there, he nuzzled the cub affectionatly before turning back to Mahiri. "I could go sniff her out if you like?"Malaika purred happily as the Jackal, who was slightly bigger than her, payed her some attention. It was nice having a friend around that was actually bigger than her siblings. Zo-Zo Mahiri grinned happily at the Jackal, he seemed to know a lot about the Pride lands already, where everyone was, and such. He thought he should compliment him on his observational skills. "Wow, you seem pretty good at keeping watch!" He said enthusiatically.
He thought suddenly at the creatures proposal Bakhti needed to have time by herself, she was a busy mother, and he was more than capable of looking after his children!
"Thanks for the offer, but I'm guessing she needs time to herself..." He paused, eyes flickering to their den. "She needs time to relax..." He explained. ~Masamune~ Auri grinned and bowed his head in appreciation. "Thank you, I'm just doing what I can to help." Having had his offer declined, the Jackal nodded lightly and then went back to the path that lead down from the Den. "I guess I'll continue to keep watch then. If I see her in the distance I'll let you know." Saying that, he bounced down the path back to where he was previously sitting."Byyyye Auri!" Malaika hopped for a few seconds on her hind legs and gave a small wave of her paw. "Auri is so great, isn't he Daddy?" The cub was so glad they had found him and the others, but especially him, since he had taking a shine to her. "And look how his fur shines in the sun! Daddy, is my fur all shiny like that?" Wanting to see for herself, Malaika looked over her shoulder towards her backside. Zo-Zo Nodding again to the jackal, the ivory and chocolate male felt grateful for his presence. It was good to have someone watching over the Pride lands, he knew his other, more vicious daughter would probably be fighting or getting into trouble somewhere.
"Thankyou Auri..." He said, before the creature wondered back to his previous position.
He smiled at his daughter, she was so adorable. Just like Kiburi. He felt a pang of sadness, but dismissed it instantly. She had what she wanted now, freedom. Nuzzling Malaika lightly, he chuckled "Why yes it does!" ~Masamune~ Malaika beamed excitedly and trotted around her feather, flicking her head to and frow as she sung. "Shiny like the sun, good for everyone!" She made up the song all by herself, and it rhymed, much to her delight. Giggling, she returned to Mahiri's side and sat herself down next to him. "I love you Daddy..." She purred loudly, leaning against one of her father's broad front paws. ~*~ Auri and Jani'mwiba ~*~Freodwyn Nightfall on the borders of the Pridelands was a time of stars and calm, where the only sounds were usually the sounds of wind blowing through the grass. It was the perfect time for a jackal with a black pelt to wander with little fear of being seen.
Jani'mwiba was wandering again. She was rather amused at how often she had been doing this lately, but taking care of children who weren't hers was taking its toll at times, and nighttime, while it was a good time to teach Tufani to hunt, was also a time when the lioness was normally sleeping. So now Jani was taking advantage of the silence the night afforded her. ~Masamune~ Ever since Malaika and her family had helped him in the thorn patch, Auri had felt indebted to them. He wanted to do anything he could to thank them for what they had done. Tonight, he was keeping watch over the path that lead to their cave on Pride Rock.
Yawning lightly, the Jackal moved down the path until he was right at the bottom of Pride Rock, close to the thorn patch but not too close. His murky yellow eyes narrowed as he peered into the darkness, his golden coat shining a little in the moon's light. Freodwyn Jani wasn't paying particular attention to where she was going. That was probably a bad thing, but she didn't think anything was really going to be awake. When she finally did notice where she was, she saw a strange shape in the darkness. A large, towering rock.
"Pridelands," she mumbled. Though she had no quarrel with any pride, she didn't want to start one by being in unfamiliar lands.
As she glanced around, she thought she caught a glimpse of yellow and shining eyes. Her eyes widened in fear as she assumed it was a lion on the hunt. "Please don't hurt me," she said, tucking her tail between her legs and hoping the stranger would hear her. "I mean you no harm; I simply got lost." ~Masamune~ Auri's ears perked as he heard the voice. He eventually spotted two shining eyes in the distance, but it was too dark to see who they belonged to. "If you truely mean me no harm, then I mean you no harm either." Eyes narrowed, the Jackal edged towards the eyes. Even though the voice, which he had identified as female, said it meant no harm, he had to remain cautious.
Once he had come within about 10 feet of the other, he stopped. "Tell me, do you live here?" The Pride Lands were huge, so he knew it would be quite easy to get lost in them. He still couldn't make out quite what creature she was. Freodwyn Well, the other's voice was reassuring, at least. If the lion was on the hunt, at least he was pausing long enough to give her a chance to explain who she was. The ten feet of distance between them was fine with her; if things got too dangerous, she could always run back to the thorn patch. This seemed to be a young lion who could squeeze through the thorns, but at least she'd have Tufani and Amani to aid her if the worst happened.
"Live here, sir?" she asked, not fully understanding the question. "If you mean live with the pride, then no. Since I am a jackal, I am the wrong species for that. But I do live within the lands." ~Masamune~ Auri's eyes widened momentarily, causing them to flash. "Ah, what a coincedence!" Grinning, he bowed politely, even though he probably couldn't be seen doing it. "My name is Auri, and I too am a jackal." Feeling now that it was safe, he continued forward so that he could see the female better. Once he was close enough, he could make out some oddly-coloured markings on her completely black pelt. "Pleased to meet you." Freodwyn Another jackal, here of all places? Jani blinked in surprise as Auri stepped closer to her, revealing that he was, in fact, a jackal. A healthy jackal who looked strong and...oh, now there was a dangerous thought process waiting to happen. "A pleasure to meet you, Auri. My name is Jani'mwiba, but you may call me Jani." Eyeing his pelt a little more closely, she laughed and said, "For a moment I thought you were a lion coming after me. I am glad to see that is not the case." ~Masamune~ Auri chuckled and glanced over his shoulder for a moment to eye his fur. "Well, it is no insult to be compared to a lion, that's for sure." Turning back to Jani, he tried to get a better look at her. "You really do blend in well with the night, but I've never seen such a shade of green on a living thing before, it's quite remarkable!" He was of course refering to the green that dotted Jani's black pelt. Freodwyn Jani blinked and glanced at her green markings for a moment. "It is rather strange, I must admit. My mother was plain black, so I assume I got these markings from my father, whoever he was. At any rate, those markings are how I got my name," She then shrugged and said, "But no sense dwelling on unimportant little details like that. What brings you out here this evening?" ~Masamune~ Auri smiled and shook his head. "It is not unimportant at all. I actually got my name from my colour too." Deciding it was best not to pry however, he fell silent to allow her to question him. "I am keeping watch." He motioned towards the looming dark figure that was Pride Rock. "I live with a family of lions there. They helped me when I became stuck in the thorn patch whilst hunting, and so I keep watch during the night in an effort to repay them." His smile grew slightly wider. "They have the most adorable cub, whom I'm very close to. She's such an innocent little thing. I never knew that lions could be so caring until I met Malaika and her family. Well, some of them." He ended with a slight scowl as he considered two of Malaika's siblings, who were both nasty little things.
Chuckling lightly to shake off the frown, he tilted his head a little. "You said earlier you were lost. Where is it that you live? If you alow me, perhaps I could escort you home if I know where it is." Freodwyn Listening to Auri's story, Jani couldn't help but notice some similarities, and it made her laugh. "I live with a pair of lionesses. Amusingly enough, young Tufani also rescued me from the thorn patch. I wasn't stuck there, though; I just got lost while exploring it. Cubs are a handful, but they are sweet little things," She said, having never met any lion cubs that would give her a contrary view of them. She assumed that must be what the frown was for, but there was no need to pry into business that wasn't hers.
Grinning at his kind offer to escort her back, and deciding Auri was worth trusting, she said, "I actually live in the thorn patch now. Tufani and I have explored it thoroughly, and we have discovered the pathways through it. It's not the most ideal place, but with two lionesses barely older than a cub, it's one of the safest places." ~Masamune~ A slightly confused look touched Auri's face. "Are these cubs orphans?" He tutted softly. "Well, either way, I'm sure they'll be fine, considering they have a Jackal watching over them."
Taking a few steps forward, he stopped just ahead of Jani. "The thorn patch is this way. I really admire you for living there, I couldn't stand it when I was stuck there." Freodwyn Jani frowned. "Tufani, the cub who rescued me, was driven away from her mother. Young Amani hasn't told me why she is on her own yet, and I'm not going to pry. She can tell me in her own time. The important thing is that they're safe."
She then turned to follow Auri. "Thank you so much for your help. It is a pain when you get stuck in the thorns, but as long as you travel in a group for safety, the thorn patch really isn't as bad as most think it is. But don't tell anyone I said that; I don't need random strangers crowding us out of our home." ~Masamune~ Auri nodded and continued on. After a few moments of walking in silence, he glanced towards Jani. "I don't suppose you get many visitors where you live. Do you not get lonely sometimes, even a little?" Auri often felt lonely, even when spending time with his lion family. He longed for interaction with other Jackals, and seeing how Malaika interacts with her father, made him feel almost broody. Freodwyn Jani sighed. "Sometimes I do wish to speak to others of my age and species. That's when I leave and start wandering about like this. I am glad I found you this evening instead of another foundling to care for," She shook her head and laughed. "It's not that I mind being a mother to them. It's just that...well...I dunno." She added lamely. ~Masamune~ Auri considered her words thoughtfully. "I am glad too. It has been such a long since I last spoke to another jackal. It feels quite refreshing, to meet you." For a moment, he peered up towards the sky, his murky-yellow orbs gleaming in the moon's light. "And I must say, you picked a wonderful night for a walk."
The night sky was dotted with stars, and the moon was full, but occasionally was shadowed by the drifting clouds. When the moon was completely revealed, they could see each other more clearly. When Auri caught a quick glance of Jani whilst the moon's light was unblocked, a small smile graced his face. Freodwyn Jani was considerably happier than she was when she left for the walk. And why shouldn't she be? The night was beautiful, and she was walking with another jackal for the first time since...well, since she was with her mother. This was a considerably different experience, to be sure. She couldn't stop grinning, for one thing.
"It has been a true delight to meet you as well," Jani said. "I haven't seen another jackal in a long time, except a traveler passing through the lands to return to his home. I wonder if we are the only two jackals in the Pridelands." She stared at the stars for a moment, her green eyes shining in the pale light. "It certainly is a beautiful night. I am glad to have someone else to share it with." ~Masamune~ After a while they arrived at the thorn patch. It looked quite ominous and forboding in the night, and Auri didn't care to venture inside. "Are you sure you will be alright?" At the same time, he thought it would be rude of him not to offer to escort her directly to her den within the thorn patch. Freodwyn Jani nodded. "I will be fine. But you are free to come visit at any time. I know that I shall be looking for you whenever I go out on my nightly stroll." She winked at him before walking into the thorn patch, resisting the urge to give a giddy squeal. ~Masamune~ Auri just grinned rather dreamily as Jani disappeared into the thorns having winked at him. "Until we meet again." He managed to whisper after she had left. He lingered there for a few moments after before turning on his heels and heading back towards Pride Rock, a new and bouncy spring in his step. ~*~ Auri and Jani'mwiba ~*~Freodwyn A black jackal emerged from the thorn patch on the border of the Pridelands, briefly eyeing the clouds overhead that were concealing most of the stars. Inwardly she cursed her luck; she could have used the help of the stars in her search.
She was searching for another jackal, and not just any jackal either; his name was Auri. Oh, how silly she felt, as she was making her random night wanderings actually have some purpose. Why exactly she was drawn to the golden jackal, she wasn't sure; she certainly wasn't going to admit it, even if she was sure!
Jani'mwiba the jackal climbed to the grasslands, and scanned the area. He had told her that he lived with the lions of the Pridelands; if she wanted to find him, she had no choice but to go there, especially now that she and Tufani had been invited to join the pride. She probably shouldn't have wandered off again, since she and Tufani were going to be on the move in the morning toward Pride Rock, but she really did want to find Auri.
As she started the walk toward Pride Rock, she prayed nothing would stop her from getting back to the thorn patch and the responsibilities she had there. ~Masamune~ Auri stood at the foot of a path that led to one of the many caves that housed the various families of Pride Landers. Mahiri had told him many times now that he didn't have to stand watch all night, and that his "debt" was more than paid off. But the golden jackal was completely loyal to Mahiri and his brood, so he would continue to keep watch regardless.
As he gazed over the land, he let out a tired yawn, allowing his tongue to smack his teeth. It wasn't the most exciting of jobs, but it had to be done. Sighing lightly, he continued to look out over the land. It was cloudy tonight, so he couldn't see much at all. Freodwyn Using the tall grass for protection, Jani slowly approached Pride Rock, wondering where exactly she was supposed to go now. It was so much simpler in the thorn patch, where places she could and couldn't go were clearly marked by the locations of large, sharp objects in her path. She felt rather out of place here, where everything was more open. She knew Tufani would be happier here, though, and that was what was important.
She glanced toward a path nearby and thought she noticed something small...and gold...and...could it truly be? "Auri?" she asked hesitantly, not moving from her spot in case it wasn't the jackal she had been searching for. She rather hoped it truly was Auri this time; she was getting tired of her eyes playing tricks on her in the night. ~Masamune~ Auri's ears perked as the faint but familiar voice reached his ears. "Jani?" He replied, his eyes narrpwing completely has he glanced towards the thorn patch. He chuckled as he remembered her unsual pelt. "You should join Malaika and I for a game of hide and seek sometime. I'm sure you would win." As he spoke, he got up from where he was sat and made his way down the path.
He wasn't afraid to speak out loud in the Pride Lands. Almost everyone that lived there was very well-tempered, and he didn't feel a threat from any of them. Freodwyn Jani emerged from her hiding spot. "Auri! I'm quite glad to see you!" she said as she ran up the path to meet him. "So much has been happening of late," she said, wondering if she should tell him that she had been searching for him since they last met. She grinned. "You may get a chance for that game of hide and seek sooner than you think. Tufani and I are moving; tomorrow we plan on asking for the king's permission to join the pride." ~Masamune~ Auri yipped happily. "That's wonderful! Mufasa is very kind indeed, I've heard much about him." He smiled warmly. "You'll be much safer here in the Pride Lands." Stretching his legs out a little, he sat himself down, allowing his wagging tail to sweep across the ground. "Do you have a cave picked out already or...?" He trailed off for a moment, as he thought about a couple f things in regards to Jani. There was no way he could invite her to Mahiri's cave with Mbaya living there. But it would be nice if she lived very close by. "Hmm..." Freodwyn "I'm afraid I don't know much about the caves here," Jani said as she in turn sat down. "Perhaps..." No, that was a silly thing to ask. She couldn't really expect Auri and his family to make room for two more mouths to feed. Still, maybe he knew of a location that was free. "Perhaps you know of a place we could stay?" ~Masamune~ Auri continued to think for a moment, before he finally thought of the perfect place. "There is a cave just above the one I share with Malaika and her family. It remains vacant because it can be difficult to find your way up there. I know the route pff by heart though, as I sometimes go up there to get a better view of the Pride Lands." He smiled. "Would you like me to show you?" Freodwyn Jani grinned at the idea. A cave, right above Auri's cave? And he could visit any time he wanted...oh, there she went with those silly thoughts again. After cursing her mind, she said, "That sounds like a lovely place for Tufani and I. It would be a better view than our previous one, and we'd be by neighbors we can trust," she said, her grin getting slightly bigger at this last reasoning. "I'm sure I can memorize the way after you show it to me." ~Masamune~ With another breif smile, the golden jackal got to his feet and turned. "Follow me then." With that, he started to make his way up the path that lead to his own cave. About half way up, a small almost hidden dirt path branched off and rose steeply up the cliff. "Watch your step, some of the rocks are loose. The trick is to differenciate between the loose rocks and the ones that are stuck solid into the ground.
Auri paused before going on, to check that Jani was following at that she was taking the right steps. "Please be careful." He said, a hint of concern in his voice. He had tread this path many times, but this was Jani's first, and he was worried that she may slip. Freodwyn The black jackal followed closely behind Auri, until she got to the dirt path. "It shouldn't be so bad," she said, trying to reassure her friend. "It's just like watching my way in the thorn patch, only with tumbling to my potential death instead of getting pricked by thorns," she said, her voice only slightly wavering as she looked at the path ahead of her.
She wondered if her joking was out of place; she certainly didn't want to upset Auri. "I'll be fine," she said. "I'll watch where you step, and follow you like a shadow." ~Masamune~ Auri chuckled and nodded, moving ahead a little quicker. Jani was very confident and sure of herself, so who was he to doubt her? The path bent suddenly, so again the jackal stopped, to make sure Jani was OK. He just couldn't help it. "Almost there, there's just a small opening up ahead that we can squeeze through, making the journey quicker. Don't worry though, just past that, the path continues. Tufani will have no problem making her way up here either I'm sure."
After he had climbed the path up to the small gap, he took one last look at Jani before clambering through it. There was a small drop on the other side, but since he had done all this before, he was aware of it and landed safely on all fours. "There's a small drop when you come through, so watch your step." He called back. Freodwyn Jani nodded at his advice about the small opening. "I'm positive Tufani will do fine. She's a smart girl," she said, before she concentrated on actually getting the rest of the way up the path and through the opening. Luckily, she had decent night vision, so she saw the drop before Auri could tell her about it and safely landed nearby the golden jackal. "Where to now, oh helpful guide?" she asked. There was warmth in her voice as well as her eyes as she watched him to learn of the next move. ~Masamune~ Auri's eyes flickered for a moment, with what seemed like anticipation. He knew that what he was about to show the dark female was something unlike anything she had ever seen before. He didn't play it up too much on the way up, as he wanted it to be a suprise. "Just this way." The small narrow path they were on soon opened out into a reletively large cave. The path which would lead Tufani there could be seen across from them, and to their left was the cave's mouth.
He moved forward, out of the cave and towards the edge of the cliff. He smiled fondly, as he always did everytime he came up here. He never got tired of the breath-taking view. "You have to see it to believe it." He uttered over his shoulder, motioning for Jani to come forward. "I hope you find all this acceptable." Freodwyn Jani cautiously stepped forward, wondering what she would see in the nightfall. After she tore her eyes from Auri, she gasped at the incredible view before her. Even in the dark, she could see more of the Pridelands than she thought possible. More of what would hopefully become her home. "It's wonderful, Auri," she said at a near whisper. "And we will be near someone we can trust; I dare say this is as close to perfect as any home can be." ~Masamune~ Auri sighed contently, happy that Jani's reaction had been a positive one. Now that she had a home, a new bunch of thoughts came to mind. Should he tell her how he truely felt about her? How he thought about her almost every day, and how he wondered how she was doing? He bit the bottom of his mouth as he thought, taking his attention away from Jani for a moment. Freodwyn Despite the beauty of the view, Jani could not help but turn to Auri. And she noticed there was something strange. He seemed almost as nervous as she was. She didn't want to get her hopes up, but was it possible that her thoughts of him were returned...? "Is there something wrong, Auri?" she asked, noting how he was biting his mouth so. In any other circumstance, it would be almost comical. But now, she was simply hoping... ~Masamune~ Auri shifted so that he was facing Jani, a very serious look on his usually warm and inviting face. "Please, forgive me if what I am about to say is not what you want to hear."
His mouth suddenly felt dry, as if his body was fighting against the words that wanted to be said. "Every night I've looked for you, just incase you ever got lost again." He smiled as he thought back to how they first met, and the words seemed to come more fluidly. "Not a day has gone by since we first met that I haven't thought fondly of you." Freodwyn At first, Jani was confused, and held a neutral expression, trying to help her friend...well, more than friend...speak what he obviously wanted to say. And as the truth came out, there was a moment of shock before she smiled more widely than she could ever remember smiling. Her heart was fluttering; he liked her. Auri thought fondly of her!
When she could form words, she said, "Auri, I am surprised we did not find each other again sooner. Every night since we first met, I have been looking for you, hoping that one day we might meet again. This is...this is like a dream suddenly made real." ~Masamune~ The smile on Auri's face soon matched Jani's in that it was probably the widest he had ever smiled. "I had no idea you felt the same!" He gushed loudly, forgetting that it was nightime and that there was dozens of sleeping lions below them in various caves. "This truely is a dream come true."
As he calmed down, he moved closer to Jani and nuzzled against her, his bright goldren fur contrasting greatly against her dark black coat. After all that, there was suddenly nothing left to say. He was just blissfully happy. Freodwyn Jani closed her eyes and nuzzled Auri back, content just to be with him. She had no cares in the world now; she had a future she could be truly happy about, a happy life with Auri; all there was left to do was gain permission from the king to have Tufani become part of the pride. Everything was just...perfect.
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 3:14 am
~*~*~ More Malaika and Auri RPs ~*~*~~*~ Auri, Yakuti'kweu and Induna ~*~Syrius Lionwing Induna the little white and black female was enjoying the breeze. Her ears waved about in a crazy manner as she stood on her hind legs admireing the world as she knew it. As with all those of the lapine countenance she could not see directly ahead of her so she turned ehr head to examine what was technically infront.
With a grin though this moment of contemplation was short lived as she bounded as high as the tall grey brown grasses and dove off in a mad pelmel fashion her small fluffy tail lifting as if she were in flight instead of having her usual, what most folks called, mad half hour.
Huge breown eyes gazed around once again as suddenly, she was gone, still and scentless she lay in her form in the grass the twitch of her nose the only movement about her. She was still, silent but watchful at least for the moment the wind would take her on a mad dash again soon enough. ~Masamune~ Somewhere nearby, a pair of narrowed, golden eyes watched the hare's every move. Usually he wouldn't hunt so close to home, but today he was feeling a tad lazy and just wanted to grab whatever was available. Licking his gums, the jackal moved forward. Slowly at first, with his head lowered. He didn't want to scare the hare away before he even got a chance to give chase.
His golden coat blended in well among the long, dried out grass, so he tried to stay hidden there rather than venture into the fresher green grass. Just a few more steps, and he could break into a run. "You're mine." He whispered.Just then, a loud thumping could be heard. A pair of blue-tipped ears poked up out of a patch of green grass, followed by a tiny black nose, fiercely sniffing the air. He had seen both the black and white hare and the jackal, and this was his way of warning the other hare.The jackal cocked his head in confusion as he caught a glimpse of the long ears peeking up out of the grass. "I wonder what that could be?" He murmered, shrugging off the fact that the hare he had been stalking had run away because of the thumping. Syrius Lionwing The brown eyed femme's ears flickered upright as she heard the loud thump of another hare. She dove to her foot paws and dashed a few feet away turning to face her advisary. She had out run and out boxed a lion before but who was here?
Turning around she too noticed the blue tipped ears, with a raised brow she bounded as high as she could through the grass to try and get a pre glimpse of the other hare. Of coruse she was upon the green and blue hare before she fully realised who was there "hey there!" she grins "Thank's for the warnin'" she clicked her teeth turning once again and glancing about assuming the predator wa following her furry butt through the grass. She was in the mood for shocking a predator.
With a grin and a wink to the dark eyed male she clicks her tongue and speaks again "Names Induna but as ya can see I'm a lady!" She grins standing on her hid legs she raises her front paws in front of herself, when she did this she was akin to a small long eared boxer. "Prolly heard of me greatest ear boxer on the savannah!" she gloated, she liked to make others think she was the greatest but as she had never met another boxing hare, the debate raged on if this was really the truth. ~Masamune~ The green hare was nearly bowled off his feet by the white hare's sudden appearence. He had lost sight of her for a split second and then she was right there! The seemingly timid hare nodded, acknowledging her greeting and commiting her name to memory, although it wouldn't be much use in his case.
The male remained silent as the female went on. He hadn't actually heard of her before, but he didn't want to seem rude, so he smiled and nodded politely.All this time, the jackal was drawing ever close. His ears perked as he heard a voice, causing him to mutter a little angrily. He couldn't kill something that could carry a conversation. Well, not one that he heard anyway. Sighing heavily, he wandered over to the pair. "You should try not to make so much noise. You never know who could be listening." He said in a light tone of voice. Syrius Lionwing Induna grinned broadly to the green hair her deep brown eyes dancing. The fact that he knew her pleased the white and black femme and she beam,ed almost bowled over by his nod. Loweing her body for a moment she almost puurred, well she would have if she could but she wasn't a cat! "Really?" she raisded a brow feeling even more confident by his mere nod. "who're you then.." Of course this little start of a confersation was interrupted by the Jackals apperance and the femme hare once again stood to her full hight with her paws rased as dukes.
"Well listen buddy, I knew ya was a commin' i was just waitin' for ya!" She beams hopping from one foot to the other "don't you know you can't killa boxin' hare theys jus' bout invincable so you best be turnin' round and not tryin' to eat my buddy an me, cause we'll kick ya furry tailed butt!" She nodded solemnly bluffing, she was a great bluffer and kne wit it occasionally baffled ehr opponant enough for her to make a run for it before they came out of their thougth pattern. ~Masamune~ The green hare nodded again to confirm that he had indeed heard of her. He had a very sweet and genuine expression on his face, although he was telling a small white lie. When she asked who he was, his expression became more solemn. With a shrug of his shoulders, he shook his head, motioning towards his mouth. It was so hard to tell people that he was unable to talk.As the jackal reached them, he chuckled as he watched the black and white hare, who looked almost like she was dancing. In an attempt to show that he wasn't a threat, he sat hiself down. "My name is Auri. Once you two have introduced yourselves, I'll not be allowed to eat you because we'll be aquaintences." He grinned, looking at the small pair. Malaika would love to meet such strange and fuzzy creatures at some point, if she hadn't already met one through eating it of course. Syrius Lionwing The black and white femmes head tilted he rneck almost looked broken her ears flopped so strangely to the side, of course a grin soon came about her black tipped face "Oh I see, you're one of them mutes well, uhm how bouts I call ya greeny blue tip for now and we'll go from there huh?" She grinned cheekily she was clearly the cocky forwards sort though very friendly.
"Well My names Induna though don't let the name fool ya I'm a girl I jus' don't wanna go changin it, twas the name I was christnemned with, and my lil green friend ere is greeny blue tips til furtehr notice alright jackaly?" She raised a brow still standing on her hind legs, she was still ready to dive away should she have to, after all what was the good of being a great ear boxer if you'd been eaten cause you trusted a jackal? ~Masamune~ The green hare opened his mouth to laugh at the name Induna gave him, but no sound came out, so he simply smiled and nodded. His name was actually Yakuti'kweu, but only his mother was able to tell others that, and she wasn't around anymore. Still smiling, he turned to the golden jackal and cocked his head. His nose twitched with caution and curiousity.Auri chuckled and bowed his head. "I'm pleased to meet you both." He replied, his tone of voice softening ever so slightly each time he spoke. "And please, call me Auri." Syrius Lionwing Induna grinned broadly her deep brown eyes watching the little green male for a moment. "Auri huh? hopope that isn't the start of som sentence like aurite it's time for lunch or somethin'!" She smirked she was always like this some would say she even liked to taunt predators in to a chase or even a boxing match depending upon their size. Who knew, she just enjoyed talking wise to anyone.
Still, even through all this idle chatter it was pretty clear she was tence, her ears wafting about listenoing to the wind maybe this jackal wasn't alone maybe it was just a diversion so it's friend could make swift work of herself and greeny blue tips, she wasn't taking any chances. ~Masamune~ Auri grinned. "You're quite the comedian aren't you?" He said with a chuckle. "But no, my name simply means gold." Saying that, he eyed the little green hare with the red diamond-shape on his head, who had remained silent all this time. He had never seen such colours on a living creature before, apart from maybe a tropical bird of somekind. "No wonder I didn't see you, with coat like that." He mused with a smile.Yakuti smiled from Induna to Auri, happy to find two new friends that understood his disability. Still, he wished he were able to talk to them. Although he didn't look like one that would talk much anyway, there was a lot he would've liked to say to them both. Syrius Lionwing Induna clipped her back leg on the ground making a stamping sound as she did so "well as me old mam used to say, if ya can't laugh what can ya do?" She smiled toothily then showing her white gnashers a she did so.
Turning to the green male she touched noses with him. This of coruse wasn't anything emotional; or affectionate, she had been taught a long time ago that folks that didn't talk could comunicate through scent and the meerest of noises made with thei bodies ratehr than their mouths. Induna blew oftly sending the scent of an empty feild filled with wild flowers mixed with the deep heady scent of hares. It was a greeting of sorts and perhaps even an invitation to 'dance' with her for a while.
Sitting back up again she eyed the jackal "gold ey? yeah I can see the resemblance though I woulda said a more brownish gold, you're not a lionin desguise are ya? those guys are quite often that colour yaknow?" ~Masamune~ Yakuti's nose twitched as it came into contact with Induna's nose. Although is was nothing more than a friendly greeting, the green hare would've blushed if it were possible. This was the first female hare he had ever come across, apart from his mother, and so he was still unsure about certain things.
Tentetively, he reached forward to do the same, but ended up just rubbing noses with her rather than breating on her. He didn't even know what all that was about.Auri looked on as the hares exchanged their odd greetings, raising a brow. They were a strange little pair, that was certain. When Induna turned back to him, he shook his head. "I live with lions, but I assure you that I'm not one myself. Although, I've been told that I can be mistaken for one from a distance." Syrius Lionwing Induna's ears waggled a bit as she looked at the little jackal, she was definately becoming less frightened of him though the mention of lions made ehr look around. She had at one point boxed the ears of a lion, but they still frightened her, why wouldn't they? Twitching her nose the white and black femme rested her eyes on the jackal again and gave a smile. "a lio in jackals clotheing?" She grinned and hunkered down next to Yakuti nudging his ears. "hey will you be stayiong round here long? Maybe we can bweat up some lions together huh?" she grinned broadly, she was never shy having grown up in a litter of males she was far from skittish when it came to boys. ~Masamune~ Auri chuckled and shooks his head, amused by the thought of the fiesty female hare beating up a lion. Although, he would be happy for Mbaya to get boxed around the ears. Smiling, he motioned towards Pride Rock. "I live with a family of lions, in one of the caves about half way up Pride Rock. They rescused me from the thorn patch, after I had stupidly become stuck."Yakuti would've laughed if it were possible. Induna was such a funny character, and he wondered if all young female hares were like this. The green hare was very much a wanderer, so he probably wouldn't be sticking around these lands for long. But since there was no way of explaining all that, he simply nodded with a smile. Syrius Lionwing Induna looked over at the rock which Auri indicated her ccomical ears twitching a bit "lion country." she twitched her nose, she knew of lion country and thopse withion it. She had heard they were good creatures but she was still food to them, she knew that it was foolish not to.
With her black nose twitching the little white feisty femme smirked at yakuti "I don't usually stay for very long but if you're gunna be around maybe I'll make an exception" she grinned cheekily, she didn't understand the meaning of the word shy, she was a very forward gal after all. She stood up on her hind legs as a breeze of wind rushed by and she smiled her deep chocolate brown eyes closing happily "winds gettin up, you wanna run?" she looked at Yakuti, she assumed that he would be like any other hare, driven to slight insanity by the breezes which rushed accross the savannah, she had always let the wind take her where ever it blew. ~Masamune~ With a small and slightly cheeky grin, Yakuti bolted to his left, answering Induna's question with a running head start. He was very fast, even for a hare. His mother had taught him to be aware of his surroundings and the texture on which he was running on, so that he could take advantage of it. The fact that he blended in well with the richer green grass was just a bonusAuri laughed and watched the green hare dart off, before turning to the black and white one. "If you go now you might catch him." Saying that, he got up from where he was sat and stretched out his legs, before turning to head back up to Pride Rock. From now on, hares were definatly off the menu. ~*~ Malaika, Auri and Mbaya ~*~`Zoe The juvenile had an unusual build for a female of her age. Her limbs were growing now, and accompained by muscle that wasn't usually seen amoungst young females. However she took pride in her fighting, strength and overall ability. She was however, quite loud, so never grasped the hunting concept, however hard and violently she tried. Mbaya was more interested in fighting than hunting. She got a rush from it, and her growth spurt had provided her with more confidence, healed the pink scars that were previously placed on her tail and broadened the horizon for her.
Everytime she grew she gained more independance, but was already extremely independant, as she felt no love for her family. In fact, the mean juvenile detested two of her sickly sweet siblings, and the other she considered somewhat of a partner.
The creme female was back from her travels, having had another run-in with Hakan, whom had brought his brother along for support. The mere thought made her let out a cold laugh. Padding along the dusty ground, her hazel gaze fell upon the cave of her family. Her father had recently pulled her from what she knew would be another victorious fight, and she hadn't seen him since. Her mother had fortunately vanished from her sight, but was probably still around somewhere.
With a grin, she neared the den, looking for that golden cub she found vunerable. She could do with a little fun. Her silky voice rang out, echoing as she moved into the cave. "Malaika........"
~Masamune~ Malaika was lay deep within the cave, her head nodding up and down in a strange game she called "catch the droplet on your nose". A tiny crack in the ceiling allowed for small droplets of water to drip through occasionally, and the object of the game was to try and catch the droplet on your nose. Although she would probably be considered too old now for such a childish game, her heart remained young and carefree. "Your turn Auri!" She laughed, keeping her dark grey eyes firmly fixed on the crack.Auri, her best friend, would certainly be considered too old for this game. But making Malaika happy was one of his favourite things to do, so he didn't mind. "I'll get this one for sure." He chuckled, raising his rear end and preparing to pounce.
After a few moments, a droplet finally fell, but as it did, an all-too familiar voice echoed throughout the cave. The jackal looked towards the tunnel from which the voice had echoed, completely missing the droplet. A low snarl radiated in his throat. "It's Mbaya. Perhaps we should find something else to play outside?" Auri severely disliked Malaika's big sister, simply because Malaika couldn't find it in herself to do the same. He had to disliked her enough for both of them.Malaika bit the bottom of her mouth, peering tentatively towards the tunnel. "No no, lets just see what she has to say..." `Zoe Mbayas eyes narrowed as she heard the conversation, and caught a snippet of the game they were playing. Letting out a high pitched laugh, she neared the pair, eyes glinting. "So?" She said, in a demanding tone. "What do you think you're doing?" She reclined, tail wrapping itself around her hind legs. "This is my cave." Using the emphasis she could, she stuck her chest out, with an air of importance, a violent edge visable in her eyes, claws out and scraping the hard ground.
She swore loudly. "What the HELL is that thing?" She sneered at Auri, and would raise a brow if she possesed the correct facial muscles. "Hiring protection now?" She asked, smiling. ~Masamune~ "Oh just go away Mbaya..." Malaika said with a saddened sigh as the small bit of hope she had of Mbaya actually being nice for a change vanished. "Daddy says these caves are for all of us, not just you..."Auri continued to growl, his mouth curling up to reveal his teeth. "Nobody likes a bully Mbaya." Everytime he came across Mbaya, he wondered how the Hell she had gotten that way. Mahiri and Bakhti were perfect parents from what he could see, so there was no possible way that Mbaya could've been raised wrong.Malaika's nose scrunched up as her sister insulted Auri. "He's a jackal, and he's my best friend! So just go away!" There was a clear tone of despair in her voice as she shouted. It hurt her to be that way with her sister, but how could she be any other way?The golden jackal snapped his jaws, finally coming to a conclusion to what he had been thinking. "Bullies are creatures who hate themselves, and so they take it out on others. Am I right Mbaya?" `Zoe Mbaya glared at the two, hate vivid in her eyes. "Since when did you get so cocky? Runt." She spat. "Daddy says, daddy says?!" She mocked her, with a false sweet tone.
"Oh shutup you bloody hybrid." She'd never truly encountered another creature before, and found them rather alien. However she was sure she could intimidate him. A hardh laugh was heard, seeming to bounce off the cave walls. "You have that scummy thing for a best friend?" Swearing again, she stopped herself in mid-laugh. "Why the hell did you choose him?"
Shaking her chocolate masked head, she picked herselfup, moving swiftly towards Malaika. "Go away shall I?" Cocking her head, she raised her voice. " If DADDY says the caves are for us all. Then that includes me." Clearing her throat, her tail unwrapped itself as she began to walk.
"Hate myself? Why would I? I can win any fight and I'm much more stronger than you!" ~Masamune~ Malaika's grey eyes began to shimmer as tears threatened. "Why do you have to be so mean all the time? What did I ever do to you?" Slowly, she started to back up, not wanting her sister to come too close.Auri did the opposite, and moved forward so that he was in front of Malaika. Her cruel words went straight over his head, as he wasn't one to be easily insulted or intimidated. "You're pathetic really. Does it make you feel good to pick on those that are weaker than you?" He sneered. "Those that are more loved than you?"Malaika gasped at Auri's harsh words. "Auri, don't say that...mum and daddy love us all equally..." As Mbaya began to walk closer, Malaika continued to back up, becoming increasingly scared.The jackal noticed Malaika shifting behind him. "Don't worry Malaika, I won't let her hurt you." Glancing back towards Mbaya, he snarled. "You have nothing to gain from starting a fight here, so what's the point? `Zoe Mbaya snorted, her voice remaining light, airy but heavily sarcastic. "Oh dear, did I upset Daddys little princess?" She cockedher head, gloating at the obvious sheen of tears evident in her sisters eyes. "Of course the little, angel, has always been loved more dearly." She knew her family would never truley love her, but they would look down on her, however she knew and felt she was much more powerful, and didn't need their care or devotion.
"Pathetic?" She sneered. "These words coming from a little sand coloured freaky dog-type thing." Her vocabulary failed her on that insult. "At least you acknowlege how...." She spat. "Weak, she really is."
"If you're asking what I gain from fighting it would be a lie to say scars." She gloated. "But yes, I gain so much pleasure from bullying those that are idiotic and inferior." ~Masamune~ "She is loved because she is not a hateful, little beast like you. When you were both little, it's not like you were treated differently. Yet you turned out rotten. Surely you can't blame your sister for this?" His voice was cold and cutting. He didn't believe that Mbaya's resentment of Malaika could in any way be justified. So the only other option was to try and get to the bottom of it, without a fight breaking out.
Again, he barely even batted an eyelid as Mbaya layed into him. It was only when she insulted Malaika that his blood began to boil. "Fair warning Mbaya. If you come any closer, I'll not be responsible for my actions."Malaika gulped, worried that her best friend was biting off more than he could chew by provoking Mbaya. "Lets just go find daddy. He said that I should come to him whenever Mbaya upsets me." She shakily moved forward to nuzzle Auri, and then breifly eyed her sister. Would she really allow them to leave? `Zoe "No running off to daddy this time." She spat at them, face twisted and distorted with a hateful sneer. Her eyes were blazing now, she didn't know how or where this anger had arisen from, but all she knew was that this time, she would take her anger out on the sad little runt.
Twisting her body around, she pounced and held the small form of Malaika against the ground, laughing and baring her fangs purposefully.
"Oh how I love to hate you..." She glared at Auri. Dare her step in and she'd deal with that hybrid too. ~Masamune~ Malaika yelped as she was tackled, completely frozen with shock and fear. She couldn't believe Mbaya was doing this, and she didn't know what to do. "Mbaya stop it!" She cried, bringing her paws up to her chest in an attempt to shield herself.Auri did though. He whipped round and dived on to Mbaya's back, digging his claws into her flesh. "Get off her NOW!" The jackal was about the same size as Mbaya, probably just a bit smaller, but he would gladly die for Malaika if need be. `Zoe "Stop it stop it" She mimicked, her voice unusually high. She used her full weight to attempt to thrust Malaika over onto her back, here she would carry out her plan. Lets see how she liked being a real little angel...
However she felt a large mass jump onto her back, and snarled, eyes blaing with malice, whipping her head over her shoulder, she opened her jaw wide, aiming to tear into any part of Auri she could find. Her claws and body weight meant it was difficult for Malaika to move, especially with the combined weight of mother Mbaya and Auri. Snarling, Mbaya writhed in hope of throwing the jackal off her back. ~Masamune~ Auri struggled to maintain his grip as Mbaya shifted. She was stronger than he had first thought, and now he had a decsion to make. Should he go for the killing blow? Sure, Mahiri would probably kill him for it, but at least Malaika would be safe. It was that breif moment of thought and hesitation that was his un-doing.
Mbaya jerked suddenly from underneath him, and before he could react, he was flung off her back towards the cave wall. "Malaika..." After slamming into the wall, the jackal tried to pull himself up, but he just couldn't. With a soft whimper, Auri fell unconscious.By this time, Malaika was hysterical, screaming and crying as she was forced on to her back. "LEAVE ME ALONE!" She wailed, forcing her claws into the ground in an attempt to pull herself free. The young female felt totally helpless, and was at her sister's mercy. "Please Mbaya..." She whimpered, tears running down her face. `Zoe She laughed loudly as her attempt was sucessful. She heard Auri mutter Malaikas name before sliding to the ground. The juvenile turned back to her sister, digging her claws into her back before starting on her rather creative idea. Some might call her evil, but Mbaya was simply malicious and violent.
"What makes you think I should spare your life?" She said hatefully, her hazel eyes glaring at Malaikas golden body. Eyeing her back she took one paw and swiftly carved into her back, feeling the blood run over her paws was a sensation she found extremely satisfying, one she had never truly experienced. "If you're such a little angel." She spat. "You won't mind bearing your own set of wings." Another laugh followed this, as she started on the other side of her back, Malaikas obvious pain giving her a great adrenalin rush.
It was then she attempted to roll her sibling onto her front, so she could pin her down and talk face-to-face. Sure enough, she'd spare this runt her life, as she was sure she'd have a few bigger people to deal with, if she'd left her sisters body dead and cold. The thought of a fight, a real challenge almost exicted her. ~Masamune~ Malaika screamed as her sister dug her claws into her, every scratch cutting deep into her flesh. She could barely believe what her sister was doing, even though she was the victim of it. Her screams echoed throughout the cave for what seemed like a lifetime.
The juvenile's back burned as if it was on fire. It was the worst pain she had ever felt, or probably would ever feel, in her entire life. When Mbaya was done cutting her to shreds, it didn't take much to roll Malaika on to her back, which made the pain even worse. The white of her eyes was all bloodshot and pink from where she had been crying. Now, she was sobbing uncontrollably, unable the bring herself to even look at Mbaya. Was this the end? `Zoe Her laughing and Malaikas sobbing was enough to catch the attention of anyone passing nearby, it just so happened that a large ivory and chocolate male was passing the den at this moment. With a look of concern he found the pair, and in a violent rage pulled Mbaya off her sister and threw her onto the floor. "You malicious nasty beast, how DARE you even touch your sister. If you ever so much as look at her in the wrong way again, mark my words you will bear you own set of scars!!"
Mbaya was not intimidated, and merely sat up, licking the blood from her paws.
Mahiri's voice rose again. "GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!" He rose a paw, and brought it down swiftly across Mbayas hind legs, not enough to leave a scar but enough for her to jump from her position, shoot her father a filthy look and leave.
The adult moved quietly towards his sobbing daughter, picked her up and placed her on his paws gently, licking at his face and at the blood on her golden pelt. "Malaika. I'm so sorry, I should have been there, I should have known not to trust Mbaya when she's out of my sight.." He sighed, cradling his precious juvenile with a sad look on his kind face. "No one will ever hurt you again."
"I will protect you until the day I die, you have my promise." ~Masamune~ Malaika felt such relief after Mbaya was cast away that she sobbed even harder, burying her face into her father's mane as he cradled her in his paws. She couldn't manage any words of gratitude in between sobs, and it was a while before she calmed down enough to look her father in the eyes. "I thought...I thought she was going to kill me..." Uttering those words caused her silver eyes to well up once again. Her back was killing her, and she could feel the blood dripping down her sides, staining the floor and Mahiri's fur. "Oh daddy I'm sorry!" She cried, not even sure what she was apologising for.A few moments later, a golden figure stirred. Auri struggled to his feet, his eyes blinking open as he peered towards where he last saw Mbaya and Malaika. He sighed gratefully as he made out Mahiri's large, dark frame, and limped over to the pair. "Mahiri, thank goodness you came. I tried to protect her, but I failed. Please forgive me." With that, the jackal bowed his head solemnly.Malaika looked towards Auri, her bottom lip quivering. "I'm glad you're alright..." She whispered, before allowing the weight of all that had happened to settle her down into a deep slumber. Yes, her back still hurt, but the whole experience had left her feeling weaker and more tired than ever.Auri nodded, a small smile touching his maw, before he turned to Mahiri. "Again, I'm so sorry." With that, he limped a little deeper into the cave, where he was sure Mahiri would take Malaika to rest. ~*~ Auri and Amari ~*~~Masamune~ A heavy sigh escaped Auri's throat as he slowly ambled along the path that lead down from Pride Rock. Ever since that "incident" involving Mbaya and Malaika, he had never left Malaika's side. Today was one of those extremely rare occasions where he actually needed to, because he couldn't keep feeding off Mahiri's kills, and so it was with a heavy heart that he left Malaika on her own.
"She said she would be fine." He muttered out loud, trying to reassure himself. A fair amount of time had passed since that dreadful day when Malaika was attacked, and she had gotten stronger because of it, in both body and mind. His golden eyes flickered as he glanced over the land. All he needed to do was spot some easy prey, kill it, and carry it back to the cave as fast as he could. If Malaika ever came to any harm again, there was no way he would be able to live with the guilt. With another sigh, he continued on. Kimaria Little did the jackal know that the hunter had suddenly become the hunted. For a few meters away, crouched in a bed of tall grass was one of the latest official residents of the Pridelands.
As of late Amari - the bumbling, clumsy oaf - had been practising hunting for the sole purpose of being able to show his son. True Maawio was the better huntress but he'd already missed out so much on Mbari's life that for once he wanted to be the parent figure.
Was that so wrong?
Well of course not!
His deep hazel eyes fixated upon the jackal and for a moment he stirred, clawing at the ground beneath his forepaws as he prepared to pounce. The little....thing wouldn't know what hit it!
He laughed inwardly and then with a triumphant snarl leapt forth, paws outstretched as he prepared to pounce upon the little creature and pin it to the ground. It would have been a perfect maneuvre if it hadn't been for the branch that caught at his back leg and sent him stumbling forwards, landing short of his prey.
"Ah dammit, I almost had yah too!" He exclamed gruffly, tail thrashing from side to side in annoyance. ~Masamune~ The Jackal's already pointed ears flicked forward as the sound of rustling grass and gentle laughter reached him. Before he could react, a large figure flew towards him, only to fall short and land with a thud at his side. If Auri had been concentrating, he probably would've been able to dodge the lion regardless, but since he was too busy thinking about Malaika, the lion would've indeed got him if he hadn't been so clumsy.
Auri jumped back, the fur on the back of his neck standing on end as he lowered his head, a low snarl radiating in his throat. He didn't recognise the lion, but these days, he was cautious of any lion that wasn't Malaika or her parents. "What's the big idea?" He snapped, bearing his teeth. Kimaria Amari looked up sheepishly, raising a paw to rub it against the top of his head before pulling himself up into a slouched position, chuckling at himself. "Eh, sorry there kiddo." Though his smile faded a little at seeing the jackal's sharp teeth he continued regardless. "No need tah get in a tizzy, didn't mean anything by it. Just thought yah wouldn't mind if I used yah for a bit of practise.
He gave a small chuffing sound and wrinkled his nose, "as yah can see I still need a lot of work before I can live up to my name as predator."
Amari was the loud, overly friendly type whose personality demanded a presence that most couldn't miss. He didn't mind being the center of attention one little bit.
"My son is gonna split his sides if he sees how his pa hunts, ain't he?!" He threw his head back and laughed, "I'm no lion!" ~Masamune~ "Kiddo?" Auri raised a brow, taking that one word as evidence that this lion definatly wasn't a threat. At least, not an obvious one. Shaking his head a little, he moved to sit down. "Firstly, I'm not a kid. Secondly, neither are you, so next time you want to practice flopping on top of someone, you should just ask." His tone of voice was a lot harsher than it would usually be, had he not been so tense.
It wasn't long though before Auri relaxed and softened. He couldn't help but chuckle as the large fellow had a laugh at his own expense. He reminded him a little of Mahiri, although Mahiri was no where near as loud as this one. "I'm sorry if I sounded a little harsh. You just caught me off guard." Saying that, the Jackal bowed his head politely. "My name is Auri." Kimaria "Eh? Well nice to meet'cha! I'm Amari last time I checked so yah can just call me that." His eyes shimmered mischieviously. "Say, are you a good little hunter or are those teeth just for show?"
Amari was a dunce when it came to reading other people, especially if they weren't as happy and relaxed as he was. As far as he knew was that if he felt okay then the other person had to, right?
With a flick of his mane he gave a large grin, "I wonder Auri, if you'd be so kind as to show this big useless cat here how to hunt? See I don't mind making a fool out of myself in front of you, but if my son sees what a failure I am he'll never live it down!" ~Masamune~ A small grin touched Auri's maw. "Well, they're not without their uses, lets put it that way." The golden Jackal breifly turned away from Amari to look over the land. "I guess I could show you, but we would have to find a suitable form of prey first. I'm not quite big enough to go hunting zebras." He would've suggested hunting for a Hare or two, but after meeting a couple of Hares previously and getting to know them, he had taken Hares off the menu.
Getting to his feet, he shook off his body and flicked out each leg and couple of times. It was quite endearing really, how useless this large lion seemed to be. If he was going to help him though, he would have to be quick about it. "Our best bet is the watering hole nearby." Kimaria "T-the waterhole?" He tried to smooth out the stutter in his voice but failed and tried to cover it up by getting to his feet and shaking vigorously. The scent of dust from his coat caused him to sneeze and with another small, nervous chuckle he took a few steps forward.
"Okay then, let's go! Lead the way mighty hunter!" The truth was that Amari was afraid of water. Lions as a whole were not keen on the stuff, but he had met a lot of them that were quite content to walk in the shallows on a hot day.
The prospect of even getting his paws wet made his stomach knot but he couldn't say that. What would the little doggy thing think of him if he said he was afraid of getting wet?!
He'd be a laughing stock!
So with a slow gait, lowered head and a somewhat nervous expression he began in the direction of the waterhole, praying that he wouldn't have to actually go in. He doubted he would anyway, unless they were hunting fish or some sort of other swimming animal. ~Masamune~ Auri cocked his head, curious as to why Amari reacted like that at the mention of the watering hole. He shrugged it off quickly though, and trotted ahead, eager to just catch something and head back to Malaika. Hopefully there would be some sort of bird, or one of those weird little deer things he had seen a couple of times.
As they walked along, Auri glanced back at Amari. "So, you're a father? What's that like?" He had already asked Mahiri this, but he was open to more than one view. Now that he had a mate, there was a possibility that he too would be a father someday. Kimaria "Uhhh..." He paused, seemingly a bit stumped by the question. What /was/ fatherhood like? He lumbered along beside the jackal, allowing his shadow to fall over the smaller animal and then finally glancing at him through the corners of his eyes.
"So yah found a special someone have yah?" His tone was laced with a purr. "To be honest I've not been a father for all that long. I mean my kid'll be an adolescent soon but I missed out on his cubhood since me and the missus had a falling out. T'was all my fault though, got caught flirting with a pregnant lioness and asumptions were made."
He laughed, remembering back to how sad and alone he had felt back them, not to mention the shame!
"But I'm trying to make up for it now. I wanna learn to hunt proper so that I can teach my son something useful. I don't want to be the useless father who hurt mum anymore."
He sighed, "to be honest being a parent is hard work, it scared me at first but I'm getting used to it now nd if I ever have a second litter I know I'll do better. It's just a matter of practise. I mean if I can do it anyone can, right?"
And adding, "don't worry, you'll do jus' fine!" To the end just to ease any nerves that Auri might have had. ~Masamune~ Auri nodded and smiled as he thought fondly of Jani'mwiba, but tutted as Amari went on to explain what had happened between him and the mother of his cubs. "Oh dear." He was more than a little suprise that the lion could look back and laugh at such a thing, but it was refreshing to meet someone that seemed to constantly look on the bright side. "It's good that you're trying to make up for it now. It shows dedication, and perhaps it will give your offspring that extra stability."
He grinned at the last part. "As long as we both do our best, who can fault us?" Soon after saying that, the pair reached the watering hole. Auri stopped a fair distance away, to get a look at what creatures were there. There were a few of those strange deer-like creatures, and some larger beasts. He would have to go for one of the little deers. It would be a bit of a struggle to drag one of those back to the den, but maybe Amari would offer to help once the deed was done. Kimaria And help he would!
Glad to see that there were some land animals there waiting for them Amari almost instantly dropped to the ground. He was bigger than the jackal and had to hide himself lest he be seen.
Luckily the wind was blowing into their faces, masking them from the sensitive noses of the antelope and for now the gathered few seemed relaxed, some grazing at the weeds and some drinking from the waterhole.
With a surprisingly quiet voice - for Amari at least - he murmered to the jackal from his crouched postition. "Okay, I'll stay as quiet as possible and watch, if yah need any help gimmie a yell, kay?" He gave an expression that could be considered as the equivelent to a thumbs up and settled himself lower on the ground.
Now to observe. ~Masamune~ Auri nodded firmly and kept his head low as he began to make his way towards the deer creatures. The ones he had his golden eyes fixed on were just a bit bigger than him, but they would be an easy kill once they were down. As he neared the watering hole, the grass thinned out a bit. His coat easily blended in with the bronze of the dried areas of grass, so he tried to stick to those.
With one last glance towards Amari, he bolted forward, aiming for one of the deer's legs. The creatures scattered so quickly, but Auri had only one target in sight, and he wouldn't let it get away. The Jackal barked and snarled, snapping his jaws at the heels of the frightened deer. All he had to do was wait for it to make a mistake. And that mistake came in the form of a minor stumble. That's all that was needed though, as Auri lept against the Klipspringer's side, digging his claws into its flesh to bring it down with him on top. Then, with one swift move of his head, he snapped its neck. Malaika wasn't fond of the sight of blood, so any kill he made, he tried to do it with minimal fuss.
Taking the creature by its neck, he started dragging it back to Amari. Once he reached the large lion, he let the deer go and licked his maw. "I imagine a lion would be quicker and more able to make a kill, but for a Jackal, the key is waiting for the prey to make the mistake. If this one hadn't of stumbled, it probably would've got away." He glanced towards the fallen creature, and then towards Pride Rock. "I really should be heading back. I left my young friend alone, and I'd like to get back sooner rather than later." Kimaria Amari watched intently, watching the movements of the jackal. The key was to focus on one target and not to get confused by everything else. One target, one victim, one creature to chase and kill.
He licked his lips and stirred slightly, almost feeling the urge to burst up from the grass and join in the chase. Perhaps he would have done so if it hadn't been for the stumble which ultimately ended the klipspringers life.
Then with a loud chuffing sound he raised himself up and waited as the jackal dragged his prey across the rugged ground. "Your a better hunter than I imagined!" He spoke up, obviously quite impressed. "Puts me to shame that's for sure."
He laughed at the jackal's explanation and nodded. "Well I've tried it the lion's way, perhaps now I'll try it your way. It may turn out to be more full proof." Then as the jackal told of his leaving the great lion nodded, smiling still. "D'yah need help getting that home or can yah manage?" ~Masamune~ Auri smiled a little sheepishly, not used to being complimented on his strategic hunting. "Thank you." He replied softly, before again turning to the dead Klipspringer. "Yes, I'd very much appreciate the help, if you wouldn't mind." He motioned towards Pride Rock. "Do you see that cave about half way up? The one with the dirt path leading up to it. That's where I live. I'd be very grateful if you could just help me get this to the foot of that path, and I should be fine from there."
He was glad to be on his way back to Malaika. Although he was sure she would be fine, having not even seen Mbaya since that horrid day when she attacked, he couldn't help worrying just a little. He wondered if this was the kind of worry he would have for his own offspring, should he ever have them. Kimaria "Sure, I see it." And with that he sank his teeth firmly into the neck of the dead deer and raised it up so that noly it'sback hooves dragged along the ground. He moved slowly but surely, being careful not to get tangled up int it's legs so that he was sent hurtling over.
Amari being clumsy was the norm, but he was getting better and the young-ish male was showing signs of learning to adapt. God knows how he survived on his own as a juvenile without Maawio to hunt for him! If it hadn't been for his expertise at scavenging he probably would have died long ago.
With a sharp tug of his head he finally dropped the klipspringer to the ground and turned to see if the jackal had followed. "There yah go buddy! Enjoy your meal!" ~Masamune~ Auri bowed his head in a show of appreciation. "Thank you Amari." He went to take the Klipspringer to go the rest of the way up the path, but before he did so, he turned back to Amari. "Where in the Pride Lands do you live?" He grinned "Maybe I can give you more lessons." Kimaria He smiled and bowed his head slightly, respect for this jackal genuine. "It should be me thanking you, carrying the carcass was the least I could do, 'specially when you did the hard part."
At his question he turned his head to left and gestured with a paw. "I live down there with my mate Maawio and my son Mbari, feel free to come visit anytime."
He backed down the way he had come, pausing only to give a farewell comment. "More lessons would be appreciated. See yah round bud." And with that he was heading back the way he had come, circling around pride rock to one of the dens located at it's base. ~Masamune~ Auri smiled warmly, his tail flicking contently from side to side. He had met a new friend today, one that wasn't a member of Malaika's family. "I'll be sure to pay you a visit." He said with a firm nod, positive that he would stay true to his word.
As the lion turned to walk away, the Jackal continued to smile. "It was nice meeting you friend!" He called after him, before grabbing the deer body by its neck and dragging it up the path. ~*~ Auri and Jani'mwiba (Birthing RP) ~*~~Masamune~ Auri paced back a forth, a worried look on his face. It seemed like ages since Jani had realised that she was pregnant, and since then she had just got fatter and fatter. It was worrying, as Auri had never experienced anything like this before, and he just didn't know what to do.
"Are you OK?" He said finally, coming to a stop in front of his mate. "If you need anything at all, just tell me." His tone of voice reflected his current nervous disposition. Could today really be the day he becomes a father? Freodwyn "I'm fine, Auri," Jani said, a hint of amusement in her voice before her concentration returned to the task at hand; finally giving birth to the babies that had completely taken over her stomach! The thought of actually being something's birth mother had always been a secret dream of Jani's, and now that she was with Auri, well..."We'll be fine. But stay with me, please...I want you to be here when our pups are born."
She had sent Tufani away, and now she was regreting it slightly. For, while Tufani was a very naive adolescent, she was still a female, and Tufani needed to know what it was like to have children of her own. But she had Auri...things would work out fine. ~Masamune~ Auri managed to sit himself down eventually, but his front paws continued to fidget around in the ground. "Of course." He replied with a smile. He wanted to be here for the birth of their pups too. He just wished he could be more helpful.
Sighing contently, he leaned forward to nuzzle against Jani's neck, with some firm but reassuring affection. "How many do you think there will be?" Auri secretly longed for a son, as no doubt most fathers did. He would be more than happy with a son or a daughter though. Freodwyn "Judging by the...umph...contractions...a small...AH! ARMY!" Jani screeched through the birthing pains. Being a mother was extremely complicated, from what she could tell from all this pain and confusion. There was definitely one pup coming out, though...
*plop!*
A tiny black pup fell to the ground of the den, and Jani let instincts take over. She definitely had to clean all this blood off the poor dear, and that cord just had to be severed. After biting the umbilical cord off, Jani noted several things about the pup as she nuzzled it to her side. For one, it had Auri's golden markings, and a back stripe in the shade of green that her markings were. For two..."This one is a boy," she said to Auri before focusing on the sharp pains that had started again. ~Masamune~ Auri's legs almost buckled underneath him as he watched the tiny pup drop to the ground. Once Jani had finished cleaning it, he nuzzled it lightly, a wide smile appearing instantly on his maw. "What a handsome boy." There wasn't much time to admire his first born though, as Jani still had a lot to go through.The black pup with the green streak, who would be named Eusi'johari in the future, wriggled aroun and yelped like there was no tomorrow. He didn't sound as if he was in any distress, it just seemed as though he wanted all the attention. Freodwyn Jani could barely hear the voice of Auri commenting on their son, or the yelps of her first-born son, for the pain of giving birth was upon her, and judging from the movement in her stomach area, she still had a long way to go before this was over and the real work began.
She shuddered at one long contraction before the second pup emerged and she went to work at cleaning him up as she had cleaned the first son. This one was another boy, and he was her opposite in color. Black markings that seemed a perfect combination of her markings and Auri's markings covered his otherwise green fur.
"Another boy," Jani said before going back to concentrating on the contractions. Whatwasthat? This place was so cold compared to what he was used to. Why was it so cold? What was this strange wet thing that was taking the warm stuff off of him? Why was he moving again? Where was he going?
Oh. This place where he had been moved was warm enough, and there was something that tasted good here too. Plus there was another warm thing next to him. The world wasn't so bad after all. ~Masamune~ After his second pup arrived, Auri was struggling to make his smile any bigger. Yes, he was still worried for Jani, as all of this looked like very hard work, but he was just so happy to be a father of two sons that he couldn't help but smile.
"You're doing so well Jani." He nuzzled lightly against her cheek, his words full of reassurance, before he moved to nuzzle the green pup towards the black one. Freodwyn "Thank you," she panted, smiling briefly before the next pup started to make its way toward the world. She was doing her best to seem more comfortable than she actually was, for Auri's sake. But after dealing with the first two boys, she was almost used to this birthing stuff.
Soon, Jani was nudging a little golden pup toward her brothers. A pup that looked so much like Auri, it amazed the mother jackal.
"A girl," Jani said, quite happily. She had been secretly hoping for at least one daughter, and now she had one. But there was still some time to go before this was all over.There was something that tickled him, and it was moving him toward the other warm thing. He didn't like the movement of being born, but this movement was more gentle, and most interesting. DragonsRage24 The little mass of golden fur rolled over once gently nudged by Jani. Where was she now? Whats this place...its so different from before...it was colder! She wanted to go back. Scooting around as best she could she nudged herself between her two brothers...which she just referred to as 'the soft warm things.'
But she wasn't scared.
Something about the scent of the others here calmed her. Soon it would etch an image in her mind that these were her siblings, and her mother and father were here too. Squeaking almost silently she nestled herself next to Jani. So warm and comfy. Yes, this place was nice. But she also wanted to be able to nudge the other one here...her daddy. But he was too far away for her to snuggle by.
So she lay comfortably next to her mommy. As happy as she could be. Squeaking in a way of saying 'hi' to Auri then she was silent. Almost falling asleep...she was so tired. ~Masamune~ "Adorable." Auri whispered as Jani revealed that his third born was actually a girl. And she looked just like him, which pleased him greatly. No doubt she would be his little princess, just like Malaika was to Mahiri.
Smiling, he licked the little girl, and nuzzled her between her older brothers.The black pup continued to yelp and squeal and cry as he tried to crawl on top of his green brother in an attempt to get more attention. He still didn't sound as if he was in any distress, he just wanted some affection and reassurance, as he still wasn't sure about the new enviroment he had suddenly been brought into. Freodwyn Jani nuzzled the little black pup back to her side. Sibling rivalry already? Motherhood was going to be most interesting. More contractions? How many pups was she expecting?! Jani closed her eyes and concentrated on this pup, her fourth. It was a bit of a struggle this time, but soon she was tending to a pup that had markings like Auri's and her own, but had the distinction of being light brown. There'd be no danger of mistaking this pup for one of his siblings. "Another boy," Jani said as she pushed this pup to her side.Ouch! The little green pup yelped a little as the little warm thing tried to get on top of him. But the big warm thing was quick about getting it off, so it didn't hurt too much. Besides, the big warm thing was giving him something tasty, so he wasn't going to complain. Except about the little warm thing if it came too close again. Kimaria And suddenly the veil came away and behind his eyelids shimmered light instead of endless darkness. He rolled sideways suddenly and then found himself being nudged sideways, his face coming into contact with a warm wall of fur.
Mother...
He nuzzled his face against her stomach, breathing in her comforting scent and rolled over to bump into his siblings.
It was then that his small chirping squeaks sounded, the sounds high-pitched but faint to the ears as he tried to right himself and reach the meal that was waiting for him. ~Masamune~ Auri chuckled as the black pup tried its best to scale his brother, and smiled as Jani quickly moved to put him back at her side where he would hopefully begin feeding. Surely all that yelping had made him thirsty. As his mate struggled to deliver the fourth pup, he moved to rest his body beside hers, incase she needed to lean on him for support. "I'm right here dear, don't worry."
The fourth pup was very handsome indeed, and seemed to be a mix of both parents in markings, and in the darker colours of his fur. Auri couldn't be prouder. "Three sons and a daughter." He said out loud, voicing his thoughts. "I couldn't be happier." Of course, that wouldn't be true for long, as he was unaware that another pup was still to come.The black pup yipped as something large and warm moved him away from his brother towards an area that was warm all around. Finally, he started feeding, which shut him up for the first time since he was born. Freodwyn Jani blinked in surprise as the birthing pains started once more. It wasn't over yet? She could have sworn that the brown pup was the last, but she was clearly mistaken. "The last one is coming," she told Auri, before turning her attention briefly to her brown pup, doing her best to nudge him back to the proper position for feeding.
It wasn't long at all before Jani was cleaning the last pup, a girl with most unusual markings around her legs. "Three sons, and two daughters," Jani said, before closing her eyes for much-needed rest. The green pup yawned and stretched as best as he could given the abundance of warm things around him. Being born was hard work, and he was quite tired. ~Masamune~ Auri almost held his breath as the last pup was being born. Needless to say he was suprised that there was five of them, but he was thrilled at the same time. "She's beautiful." He said finally, letting out a long sigh of relief. After tending to the final pup, he nuzzled closer to Jani and licked around her face. "You did so well dear."
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 3:17 am
~*~*~ More Malaika and Auri RPs ~*~*~~*~ Malaika and Kimba ~*~~Masamune~ A pair of silver eyes looked breifly over the Pride Lands, their owner remaining reletively hidden within the shadows of one of the many caves that made up Pride Rock. She was looking for someone in particular, who she hadn't seen in quite a while. The one who had attacked her so viciously and scarred her for life.
Taking in a deep breath, Malaika stepped out of the shadows and into the sun. Her golden-orange pelt beamed brightly, while the marks that scarred her back seemed to burn. She hadn't left the safety of the caves in ages, but having not seen Mbaya in so long, she decided that going out for a little walk was worth the risk.
Auri had found a mate recently, and was spending a lot more time with her than with Malaika. The adolescent knew though that he couldn't stay with her forever, so she had to learn to defend herself eventually. Lightning Shadow X The first born son of Sukutu and Jasiri, had grown into a very confident and handsome male, but was still the sweet natured individual he had alway's been.
He was also sad that his brother was missing and that his mother had gone of to find him where as his father stayed to protect the pride incase anything should happen.
But he stayed cheerful and optimistic as he had always done.
The plus side of thing's, being grown up, his mother's conclusion was right and he was now lacking his speech problem.
He could speak fluently and had a powerful deep voice too, which had to count for something, right?
As he padded up the smooth rocks and toward's the den's, he could help but try to shake the fidgety lock of fur that now flopped over his eye, the downside of growing a mane.
But all the while doing this, he hadn't noticed the lovely honey coloured female till he looked where he was going and suddenly froze where he stood. ~Masamune~ Like the male, Malaika was too busy doing something else to notice anyone approaching nearby. It wasn't until he was at the foot of the path that she was on that she noticed him. "Oh!" A short, sharp gasp escaped her throat as her eyes fell on him. "You scared me..." She eventually managed to call out, in a very soft tone of voice.
Having not left her den much at all in her entire life, Malaika hadn't met any other Pride members at all, apart from her family. Her father had always said that there were good lions and lionesses in the Pride, and that she should never be afraid to approach one. She was finding that difficult though, as the male looked rather large, even at a small distance. And of course, the incident with Malaika had knocked her confidence a lot.
Not moving from where she was stood, she shifted her body so that she was facing the dark male head on, so that he couldn't see her dreadful scars. Lightning Shadow X The lion was dumbstruck for a few moments, oh yes, he'd grown up, but he was still that little cub inside and he was terribly bashful around beautiful female's.
And this one certainly filled that part up nicely.
He shook himself as he caught himself staring for a few moment's at those silvery blue eye's and he chuckled nervously.
"Oh, heh." What an intelligent starter. "I-I'm sorry I scared you, miss...I...I didn't mean too."
He then watched her as she fidgeted slightly in the darkness, his ears perking forward atop his mane as he moved just a step closer.
"Is something wrong?" He asked curiously, eye's full of soft, cub like innocence as he asked her. ~Masamune~ Malaika smiled slightly. The male didn't seem to mean any harm, but it would take a little more courage from herself to move any closer to him. "It's OK." She laughed a little. "I scare too easily anyway..." Her tone of voice remained soft, but her body language suggested that she wasn't completely comfortable.
As the male took a step forward, Malaika took a step back, allowing her backside to cross back into the shadows of the cave, leaving just the front of her in full view. She felt so silly, behaving this way. When she was little, she would've bound towards any stranger with enthusiasm and introduced herself almost immediatly. Things had changed though, and so had she. "No no, nothing's wrong, really!" The last thing she wanted was for him to see the scars on her back and be repulsed by them. Lightning Shadow X "Oh...uhhmm...ok..." He said softly.
The lion's ears flattened against the cascade of black mane with the one, white streak that chose to be different.
He wanted to know what was wrong, but decided deeply against it, seeing as she apparently didn't want to tell or show him.
Kimba then chuckled a little at her earlier comment and looked at her.
"I used to get scared sometimes, but I was afraid of monster's coming out the shadows." He said, ear's perking up as he talked of his cubhood.
When he was really small, he used to be afraid of the dark and of moving shadow's.
He always thought it was some sort of monster, or something else...ahh...cubhood. ~Masamune~ Malaika nodded, a small smile gracing her face. "I used to be scared of the dark too, but my dad promised he would always protect me..." She trailed off, allowing a more solemn expression to replace her smile as she bit the bottom of her mouth. She remembered that day as clear as anything, when her father promised to protect from everything, especially Mbaya. After Mbaya had attacked her, Mahiri had never stopped apologising for not being there, and although Malaika had never blamed her father, she wondered why she and Auri had been left alone in the den.
Blinking, she tried to push the memories out of her mind, and return her focus to the male. "My name is Malaika, what's yours?" Lightning Shadow X The lion glanced over her once or twice as she spoke, just to take in her features so he'd remember her at a later time.
As she asked for his name he gave a sheepish grin and then cleared his throat slightly, he was always so shy around females.
"I'm Kimba...it's nice to meet you." He said, tail flicking back and forth as he watched her.
Personally...he had no idea what to say, his mind was quite blank and empty.
And as it should be with the presence of a nice young female and friend opportunity. ~Masamune~ Her smile returning, Malaika bowed her head politely. "Pleased to meet you Kimba..." He was a very handsome male, with eyes in a colour that she had only ever seen on the petals of a couple of flowers.
There was a reletively awkward silence for a few minutes after they had introduced themselves, as Malaika didn't know what to say either. Eventually though, she glanced over her shoulder towards the cave from which she had emerged. "Would you like to come stand in the shade? It's really hot out here and your black coat can't be helping much..."
There was an alterior motive to Malaika's suggestion. If they were both in the shady darkness of the cave, she wouldn't have to try so hard to hide her scars, which would undoubtedly make her feel more comfortable. Lightning Shadow X He blinked at her word's, glancing up at the sun as it seemed to almost glare down onto his dark brown, almost black, pelt, that made him grumble a little.
But he soon turned back to her, blinking a little as if to get the glare of the sun out of his eye's after staring at it for a few moment's.
Before he nodded graciously to her.
"Th-thank you, that's very kind." He said softly, before gently padding into the cave, purring a little as the pads of his paws touched the cool stone.
Now this was nice, now he could see why she didn't want to come out.
It was nice and cool in here, plus it wasn't so bright as it was outside.
All these thoughts rolled through his head, before he turned and looked at her, that soft, warm smile still on his features.
"I-it's very nice, thank's again." ~Masamune~ "You're welcome..." As Kimba entered the cave, Malaika carefully moved so that she was facing him head on, before she sat herself down. A slight sigh of relief escaped her throat, as she was sure now that there was no chance of him seeing her scars.
Smiling, she continued to look over the male, without the sun's light hindering her. He was even more handsome up close, and she would've blushed if it were possible. "So Kimba, where abouts in the Pride Lands do you live?" Lightning Shadow X The older male watched her, ears perked up as he felt that there was still something the lovely lioness was seeming to hide from her.
But he didn't aknowledge or question it as he kept smiling at her, purple eye's glancing over her grayish blue one's.
She had very nice eye's, one's that he hadn't seen in a while.
Both his parent's had eye's the same colour as his so he never found it too interesting, he liked the colour's of his cousins eye's and his white sister's eye's.
But not his really.
As he was asked a question, he cocked his head and smiled at her.
"I live down in the lower den's, that's where I was born." He said happily. ~Masamune~ "I was born here too!" Malaika chirped up, before grinning sheepishly. "In the Pride Lands I mean..." She motioned towards the cave's exit. "Our den is a little bit higher up than this, but there's a path leading right down to the bottom..."
Another reletively awkward silence followed. The adolescent had no idea what to say to the adult. Even though it was clear that he was a young adult, she felt rather young in his presence, and was worried about saying something childish or embarassing.
In an effort to break the silence, she pawed at the ground, taking her eyes off the male. "Do you...have any brothers or sisters?" Lightning Shadow X The lion smiled, he knew she had to be a pridelander, or atleast part of the pride, she had such a lovely coat.
Better than his muddy brown one.
During the silence he gave an awkward cough, ear's flattening back in a teenaged way that showed how young he still was at heart.
What if he did something stupid?
Or she didn't like him?
So many things ran through his mind as he watched her.
As she asked another question he smiled.
"I have three sisters and a brother...but...I don't know where he is...what about you?" ~Masamune~ Malaika giggled a little as Kimba flattened his ears. She used to do that so much when she was a cub. When the question was returned, Malaika continued to paw at the ground. "I have three brothers and two sisters..." Her nose wrinkled up momentarily. There was Mbaya, Mbali and Nitesh, and then there was Mchele, and the sister she had never met. It suprised her that she remembered them all, considering she hardly ever saw any of them since they had grown a bit older.
She shifted a little where she sat, curling her tail defensively around her lower body. Her body language had suddenly become uncomfortable again, but it was her own fault for bring up siblings. "Have any of your siblings ever...hurt you?" Lightning Shadow X The lion took up on her body language that had drasticly changed, ears flattening a little as he took a few steps back to give her room.
What had brought on this sudden change?
The male took on the guilty feeling that maybe HE had done something wrong and gave a pitiful sort of cub like mew before listening to her question.
"....no." He answered softly, sounding like someone who had been hurt bad.
Or wanted to be hurt but didn't know exactly why. ~Masamune~ A long silence followed as Malaika tried to think how best to ask the question she had wanted to be answered for such a long time. The golden female had gone through her entire life bearing no ill-will towards anyone. Even when they were cubs, and Mbaya would say things that made her cry, she still loved her sister and always wished that they could be closer.
"If...if one of them did hurt you...would you forgive them?" After Mbaya had attacked her, she no longer knew how to feel about her sister. She was quite sure that she didn't love her anymore, but she was unsure if she was supposed to have forgiven her by now, if at all. Malaika had no idea why she was putting this question to Kimba, who she had only just met. He seemed nice though, so hopefully he could give her an answer. Lightning Shadow X The lion's ears perked and he looked at the lovely golden female, tilting his head to the side in thought of the question.
Deep purple eye's watching her for a moment before he bit his bottom lip and moved a little closer.
Incase she needed him to comfort her.
A bold thought, but he hated to see anybody upset.
"Well...I suppose if they did it on purpose...I wouldn't...if they did it by accident...I would."
He said it rather simply, watching her as he awaited her reaction. ~Masamune~ "She did it on purpose..." Malaika muttered through clenched teeth. As tears threatened, she shut her eyes and lowered her head, taking in short but deep breaths in an attempt to calm herself down. Clearly, she hadn't thought any of this through, and now she had no idea what to do with herself.
"I'm so sorry!" Suddenly, the golden female sprang to her feet, almost stumbling as if she was in some sort of panic. Before she could completely regain her balance, she took off, heading outside of the cave and darting on to a path leading upwards. In all her hysteria, it didn't even occur to her that as she was running away her back was in full view, and all the horrible scars that she had been trying to hide were as clear as day. Lightning Shadow X Kimba backed off as she sprang like a spring and out of the cave, only to follow after her briefly before seeing the pink scars that etched across her back.
Making him wince at the painful sight as he paused at the mouth of the cave and watched the otherwise beautiful young female run away.
Who would hurt such a lovely female? ~*~ Malaika and Kimba ~*~Lightning Shadow X The sun beat down on the Pridelands and in Kimba's eyes, everything was perfect.
Everything was beautiful and peaceful and wonderful with the world around the young lion.
And the male lay splayed over a smooth portion of rock as he lapped over his white paws.
They where clean a moment ago and now they where dirty again!
If mom were here she'd be fussing over him!
She missed his mom, he wondered if everything was going alright for her.
He then stood up, stretching as his claws scraped the rock and he looked around the sun kissed lands.
Yes...truly beautiful...
He wondered if that honey coloured lioness was alright, it'd been a while since he'd seen her and she did have those awfully painful looking scars on her back.
His brows furrowed under his mane as he thought of her and he let out a tired yawn.
Oh well...he thought.
Maybe today would bring something around to cheer him up again.
And besides, he could NEVER be sad for long...it just wasn't in his nature to be sad for a long period of time. ~Masamune~ It had been a very long time since Malaika had had any time to herself. After all that had happened, the delicate female was surprised that she had even made it this far. And now that she had all the free time in the world to do as she wished, she just didn't know what to do with herself.
Sighing lightly, she carefully made her way up one of the many paths that led up and around Pride Rock. It occured to her that she hadn't visited Auri in a while, so she may as well pay him a visit. As she slowly walked along, a dark figure caught her eye, lay flat-out on a rock just off the path. At first she didn't recognise the male, and so she stopped to get a better look. It was then that she saw a pair of beautiful purple eyes, and she soon remembered who they belonged to.
"Kimba?" Even though she knew it was him, she could hardly recognise him because of how big he had gotten. They were both adolescents when they first met, and both had grown considerably. Lightning Shadow X As the male stood he noticed the honey coloured figure, small ears perking atop his huge cascade of fur called a mane at the sound of someone saying his name and he blinked curiously.
It took him a few moments to realise that the lovely female infront of him was none other than his friend Malaika!
A smile split his muzzle and he bounded happily over to her, his tail twitching back and forth happily as he stood there.
He had become larger and it was only when he stood next to her did he really notice his size.
She as a little bit smaller than he was...huh...
"Malaika." He said happily. "How are you? It's been a long time!" His voice was cheerful, like they were the best of friends even though they had only met once! ~Masamune~ "It has indeed." She replied softly, returning his smile as she did so. She hadn't smiled very much at all during their first and only meeting before this one. The smile she had once had as a cub though was slowly but surely returning to her, as things were starting to look a bit better lately. "Things have been looking up lately actually, thanks for asking..."
Still smiling, Malaika breifly glanced over the male and soon found her way back to those pretty purple eyes. There was no way she could ever have forgotten those. "And how have you been?" Lightning Shadow X The large male was more like a big cub than anything, a larger smile pasting his maw as he sat there and looked over her beautiful, gray teal eyes.
She had very nice eye's, he had to say and he felt that he could look at them all day...but that would be rude.
And so he just sat there and smiled.
"So..." He started awkwardly before he was asked a question and then smiled even more so.
He was a very 'smiley' lion wasn't he?
"I've been fine! I'm learning to hunt and I can talk better than ever!" ~Masamune~ "That's good." She said with a gentle laugh. "I'm not very good at hunting. I didn't really have enough time to learn properly." Her smile faltered a little as she said this, but she tried not to let it show. "I have a lot more time on my paws these days though. Maybe we could perfect our technique together?"
As soon as she said that, Malaika could feel her face go blood red. It was at times like this that she was thankful that her coat was dark enough to cover rosy cheeks. With a slightly forced chuckle, she shook her head. "I'm sorry, you probably have a family to look after." In her mind, a male as handsome as Kimba was bound to have a mate by now. Lightning Shadow X Her next choice of words, for lack of a better word, shocked him and he stepped back a little as he blinked at her.
His muzzle frozen in a look of suprise and curiousity, a family? He'd never really thought of starting a family and just cocked his large, incredibly fluffy head to one side.
Kimba then let out a small, good natured chuckle as he looked at his friend.
"Heh, well, actually I don't have a mate or any cubs yet." He said honestly, because...well he didn't.
He didn't think himself as handsome or anything, he just thought himself as normal and he hadn't thought of trying to go and find a mate.
"Do you have a mate?" He asked softly, not as a proposal just a curious little every day question. ~Masamune~ At Kimba's reply to her last comment, it was Malaika's turn to be shocked. How could he not have a family, or even a mate? It didn't make much sense to her at all, but again, she tried not to let it show. After all, it wasn't like it was a bad thing that he was single. Maybe he just hadn't found the right female yet. A handsome boy like that was bound to find someone eventually.
Much like Kimba had done, the golden female tilted her head slightly at the thought of her having a mate of her own. "I haven't really had the time to think about such things." She replied thoughtfully. "Although, I can't imagine what any male would see in me." Malaika had lost her confidence completely when her sister attacked her and scarred her for life, so she was being completely honest when she said that she didn't think any male would be attracted to her. Lightning Shadow X The male blinked before pouting, whichwould probably look quite amusing from any onlookers and such to see such a large, 'handsome' lion, pouting like a little child as he thought.
How could she say there's nothing a male could see in her?
There was a lot of things.
And so, being Kimba, he thought he should voice those things.
"Well, you're beautiful and very kind...there...those are things a male would see in you and you can't deny that because...I'm a male and I can see them in you." He said, a big, goofy grin on his face as he sat there.
Nothing but a sweet sincerity deep in his purple eyes that contrasted greatly with his dull, chocolate brown and white pelt.
He was just being himself, completely innocent and truthful in the matter and not knowing how it would affect this lovely female. ~Masamune~ Malaika let out a little laugh at seeing the face Kimba pulled when he was thinking. It was such a sweet expression. She didn't know what to think about what he said next though. "I..." She trailed off and lowered her head, not sure if she should believe the male or if she even wanted to. Mbaya had done more than damage her physically. In her own mind, she was made to feel worthless, and even her own father hadn't been able to stop her thinking that way. The only time she felt like she had a reason to be alive after all that was when she was looking after her younger siblings.
She shuddered and shook her head slightly before returning her gaze to Kimba. "Do you...really think I'd be worth...loving?" Her voice broke a little as tears threatened to destroy her composure. As much as she found it hard to believe him, she also found it hard not to believe him. With that big, goofy grin and soft, caring eyes, how could he possibly lie to her? Lightning Shadow X It's said that animals have a sixth sense when it comes to emotions, as the male saw the Malaika's eyes coming to the brim of tears, his brows furrowed slightly in worry for her and he padded closer to her.
But at her question had finally gotten through to his brain before he gave a soft, sweet smile at her.
"Ofcourse." He said sweetly, now sitting beside her, his shoulder rubbing hers unintentionally as he looked into her teal gray eyes.
However he had to wonder...what would make her think she wasn't worth loving?
He finally licked over one of her cheeks, looking into her eyes.
"Why would you think you were anything else?" ~Masamune~ As Kimba came to sit beside her, Malaika allowed her body to gently lean against his for support. "You're so kind." She whispered. She had never told anyone about what Mbaya had done to her. The only ones that knew was Mbaya herself, her good friend Auri and her father, who had come just a little too late.
Of course her younger siblings had asked about the scars on her back, and she always replied that it was an accident involving a thorn bush. Then she would just laugh it off. In reality, it was something she used to cry about every night, but life had forced her to become stronger.
"When I was younger, my sister Mbaya attacked me." She took in a deep breath and let it out before continuing. "She was the one who did this to me." Saying that, she motioned towards her back and let out a sad sigh. "The whole thing just made me feel worthless. Mbaya never thought I deserved to be treated the way I was by my parents...with love and adoration. And after she did attacked me, I believed her. I don't know why...but, maybe I really don't deserve to be loved."
As she said that, she leaned off Kimba and looked at him. She felt almost relieved that she had told someone about what had happened. Now she had to wait and see how he reacted. Lightning Shadow X The word 'shock' came to mind when you looked at this males face at the moment, his eyes were wide and his mouth was slightly agape as he looked at this female and then shook himself slightly.
How...how could her own sister do this to her?...
He looked at her scars and winced painfully, how could anyone do this to their own sibling?
Kimba then looked at her and nuzzled against her softly, offering as much comfort as he could in this own social action.
"I'm sorry but...I beg to differ, everyone deserves to be loved...some less than others...and some even more than others." He started. "And it just sounds to me like she was jealous to the point where she'd take it out on her own sister...the fact is...I think you deserve to be loved."
He said, a small, serious look on his face while his eyes still held so much care and so much sweetness. ~Masamune~ Malaika looked over the male carefully, looking for any sign that his words were merely said to comfort her, and that he didn't really mean them. She couldn't find any though, as Kimba was truely genuine. Even with that unusually serious expression on his face, his warm and loving nature shone through.
After a long pause, she let out a content sigh. She felt somewhat relieved, having told someone what had happened to her and seen that their reaction. Smiling gently, she leaned back into the male and nuzzled underneath his chin. "Thank you, Kimba." Lightning Shadow X Kimba's body became stock still, almost frozen before he realised he actually had to do something or he might have worried her and gave a nervous laugh at his actions and gently nuzzled her back.
"You're welcome Malaika...y'know you can always talk to me...we are friends after all aren't we?"
This guy was just a big loveable dolt wasn't he?
But even in his child like words, there was a sweetness to him as he smiled at the lovely lioness next to him. ~Masamune~ Still smiling, she nodded. "Best friends, for sure." Apparently both were oblivious to the quiet, subtle feelings that they had for each other. Anyone watching for afar would think that they were much more than friends. That was something they would have to figure out for themselves though.
After a while of just sitting there together, Malaika looked out over the horizon. The sun was beginning to set, bathing the pair in a beautiful orange glow. "I know a perfect spot where we can watch the sunset together. Do you want to come?" Saying that, she got to her feet and started walking, pausing only to look over her shoulder and smile at Kimba. Lightning Shadow X The male blinked and then smiled happily as she spoke of a spot to watch the sunset, his tail twitching happily as if he were a canine before he followed after her with a clumsy, rolling gait.
He moved to her side and looked deeply into her eyes, his smile threatening to hurt his cheeks as he walked with her.
This was truly the start of a beautiful friendship...and maybe something more...
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 3:25 am
~*~*~ Zizima ~*~*~ Name: Zizima
Meaning: Be cold, be calm, be collected, be composed, cool off, become cool, sink, sink down, disappear, be swallowed up
Gender: Male
Species: Lion
Stage: Adult
Pride: -
Mate: -
Offspring: -
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 3:28 am
~*~*~ Zizima RPs ~*~*~~*~ Zizima, Tambuzi and Ripuka ~*~~Masamune~ Zizima padded slowly towards the watering hole, his tail flicking steading from side to side as he went. The large, silvery figure cast such a huge shadow behind him, that he seemed almost eerie ad not of this world. A herd of zebra were drinking at the very watering hole that he was calmly moving towards, yet he made no effort to hide himself.
A few heads rose, followed by quiet whispers. The zebras had spotted the huge, hulking lion and didn't know quite what to do. Should they run? Or should they just stay put and hope for the best? The latter seemed totally foolish, and within seconds the herd bolted, kicking up huge clouds of dust and dirt as they ran for dear life. "Heh." Zizima had only come for a drink, and wasn't at all interested in the zebra, for now anyway. It amused him how easily scared they were, but the small smirk that crossed his face quickly faded as he reached the water and lowered his large head to drink. Amy D Tambuzi had moved at a steady pace all day. It was great having some kind of freedom that adolescence brought, but it just lacked something - direction. Tambuzi had no idea where he was headed, what he was looking for, or what he was going to spend his days doing. Maybe a pride or something. That had lots of company and plenty to do. But he had no clue where the nearest friendly pride resided, and although confident in his charm and manners, he wasn't so sure he'd be accepted anywhere.
Tabuzi sighed, but felt uneasy as the sound of his exhalation disappeared amidst the sound of hooves. Lots of hooves. A herd of zebra were bolting straight at him. Had they even seen him? They swerved at the last minute, eyes widened at the sight of the grey and black lion.
He flinched. He actually ducked for cover from the very things he was supposed to hunt and kill. But when there's more than one, only an idiot would stand and get trampled. His gaze followed after them for a while, but he wasn't hungry so he didn't give chase. Instead, he just plodded on, his paws eventually reaching new soil. The water hole. Somewhat deserted, save for a few small brave animals.
And another lion. ~Masamune~ Zizima didn't even lift his head to acknowledge the other's arrival. His eyes simply glanced up towards him, looking him over, before they fell back down to the water he was drinking from. Only after his thirst was quenched did he lift his head, roughly shaking his mane out before staring straight at the new arrival. He was incredibly puny by his standards, and would even make for decent prey if he decided to make a change and turn cannibal. That thought didn't really appeal to the large lion, so he turned and went to walk away. He wasn't really one to greet others. Amy D Tambuzi watched the male cautiously. He learned long ago not to pick fights with lions larger than himself, which was probably most of the male lion population in Africa, whether by accident or not. He kept his distance, just on the fringes of the waterhole, watching the male for any threatening behaviour.
When he saw the other simply leave without saying a word, Tambuzi felt a little confused. He'd expected a large lion like that to be a bully of sorts, and had prepared himself for the worst. But the other just left.
Tambuzi shrugged his shoulders, not questioning his good fortune, and padded to the waters edge. He took long heavy gulps. He was thirstier than he thought. And then, rather unexpectedly, he just launched himself into the water. KERSPLASH! ~Masamune~ Zizima stopped dead in his tracks as he heard the loud splash, followed by a light shower of water on his back. Frowning, he looked over his shoulder and then turned to face the bumbling lion, lightly shaking off the small droplets from his body. "Please show me you can swim." The older lion muttered, not wanting to get himself wet saving the foolish youth. Amy D Tambuzi spat water from his mouth and delightedly paddled around. He hadn't expected his splash to reach the larger lion, and he certainly hadn't expected the large lion to turn around.
"Errmmm...yeah, course I can swim..." he replied hesitantly. He even tried to avoid direct eye contact with the brute. ~Masamune~ It actually suprised Zizima how good of a swimmer the puny youth was. Still, he wasn't impressed by the lack of balance the lion had showed, and his swimming technique was completely without grace. It didn't even occur to him at first that the lion was making an effort not to make eye contact, but when it did dawn on him, he simply shrugged his broad shoulders and moved forward. If this lion feared him, perhaps he should give him a real reason to do so.
With a smirk, Zizima broke into a run, extending his claws and digging them into the dirt to propell himself even faster in giant bounds. It only took him a couple of seconds to return to the water, and when he got to the very tip of the bank, he coiled up. Again, it was only a couple of seconds before something else happened. The large lion sprung forward, leaping high into the air but with his head lowered as if he was actually trying to come down forcefully and pounce straight on to the other lion. With a crash of almost thunderous proportions, Zizima hit the water just beside where the lion was swimming, completely soaking the two of them. "That, my puny friend, is how we dive." It was very unlike him to actually go out of his way to scare others, but this one deserved it for being judgemental. Not that he cared what anyone else thought of him, more that he wasn't fond of others that judged solely on physical appearance. Amy D Tambuzi rolled about in the water, driven by the force of this brute's dive. His head bobbed in and out of the water regularly until he could hold it up high enough. He sputtered and gasped, regaining his breath.
"Oh...cough...right..." Tambuzi replied amidst chokes. His feet paddled furiously in his mild-panic, but he righted himself soon enough.
He then swam out a little from Zizima, making sure not to take his eyes off him. Admittedly, he had been stupid to reveal his fear of this lion, and that can only be what had provoked him. So, Tambuzi tried another method. Kimaria She approached with the wind in her face so that they wouldn't smell her as she stalked towards them, her piercing bi-coloured eyes focused on the largest lion. His grey body was covered in scars which had to mean he was a weakling, for in all her fights she had only gained one visible scar. That was the wound that lashed vertically down her right eye, leaving her once golden orb a strange green. She would never tell anyone about her lack of vision in that eye, but it was a disibility she had to be careful with.
Her tail lashed sideways, disturbing the grass that had so far kept her hidden from prying eyes. Oh how she loved to toy with the inferiors, to see the fear in their eyes as she leapt upwards and swiped out as if to rend their heads from their shoulders.
Her body quivered with excitement, a little drool dribbling from the side of her maw. She was hungry but it was not for the blood of lions. No, ever since she had tasted the flesh and blood of her own two little ones she had vowed never to bite into her own kin unless it be in a fight.
A gentle growl started in her throat, interlaced with a purr that made it sound all the more deadly. Powerful muscle rippled beneath her red-orange pelt as she crawled forwards once more, grass crackling slightly around her weighty form. A few steps more and that was it, she'd leap at them with fangs and claws revealed. This would be fun!
It was only when they began their crazed diving into the water that she pulled back, confusion lacing the expression on her face. What the HELL were they doing!?!? ~Masamune~ Zizima was an extremely powerful and fast swimmer, despite his large size and the weight of his soaking mane. He easily caught up to the much smaller lion and began circling him, leaving just his eyes above the water for a moment before a faint growling sound caused his head to completely rise up and turn directly to face the approaching lioness. Having travelled all the way to the coast more than once in his life, Zizima had learnt to pick out sounds against the loud crashing of the waves. It was easy to pick up the growl when there was just the gentle lapping of the water against the bank and the occasional splashing as the lions swam.
A low snarl radiated in his throat as he trudged out of the water. He knew exactly what the lioness was, or rather, where she had come from. Any lion could be bright red, but it was the size of her that confirmed that she was indeed a Firekin. After violently shaking off his massive body and head, Zizima glared at the female with narrowed black eyes. Amy D Tambuzi grimaced as the large male began to circle. He certainly knew what it felt like to be a dying animal now, being stalked by a vulture. And he was surprised at his agility in the water. But he was smaller and quicker. He dived down under the water to escape beneath Zizima's bulk.
He emerged a short distance away, somewhat proud of himself for evading him. This was kind of fun, it wasn't often he met another water-loving lion. He twirled around in the water to face his game partner, ready to gloat about his escape, but Zizima wasn't in the water anymore. He'd wandered onto the bank, and, from his stance and somewhat aggressive aura, had obviously heard or seen something.
Tambuzi continued to float and paddle in the water a while, slowly inching himself towards a shallow part should he need to get to ground quickly. Kimaria Oh damn...she hadn't want to be noticed that soon, but apparently she hadn't been given much of a choice. With a growl of her own she rose to her paws, revealing her bright pelt to the lions' eyes. They were being blessed this day, for not many could say they had set eyes upon a child of Finar-si. Her irritation rose at the disrespect the scarred one showed her, he needed to learn his place!
"You bare your teeth to a lady?" She flicked her tail, canting her head in an almost flirtacious way, then a piercing laugh rippled from her throat. "Silly, silly lions, do you not know of whom you face?" It was true she was probably not as strong as the large male but she could easily use agility and cunning to outwit him...as for the midget...well...he wouldn't interrupt.
"I shouldn't have expected any less from a rogue." She continued in a high and mighty tone, falling silent to wait for a reply, eyes narrowing. ~Masamune~ Zizima sneered, looking over the lioness as she revealed herself completely. "If you are anything like the rest of your kind, you are no lady..." He didn't exactly feel threatened by the female, but he wasn't ignorent to the power and agilty she undoubtedly possessed. "What is it that you want? A fight?" Saying that, a short and sharp snicker escaped his throat. "You Firekins are all the same. Blood-thirsty little drones, with no mind of your own. A pathetic existance indeed."
Zizima never ever refered to himself as a Firekin. He had very little respect for his origins, but he somewhat appreciated the Firekin genes that he was given. Amy D Tambuzi had emerged from the water by this point in the encounter, standing on dry ground, dripping wet. He didn't bother to shake himself dry, it was too interesting to watch a female take on a male in a fight. Her pelt was rather bright, and somewhat more appealing to Tambuzi's eyes than it should have been.
Even though he'd left the water at the opposite side of the watering hole, he inched closer, more for childish curiosity and the need to know what was going on. Kimaria Her whole body tensed, golden eye widening in complete and utter shock. No one had ever talked to her in such a manner, they usually shrunk back in fear, turned tail and fled or perhaps just begged for forgiveness....this one however was different.
On one half she was angered by his comments but on the other there was a mild respect for him. Not many could say that they'd talked back to a firekin.
She snarled, gaze twitching briefly to Tambuzi and though he looked meek she didn't doubt that he had claws and teeth that were useable if necessary. Ripuka did not want to piss off the both of them, so for now she turned back to gaze at the larger male. "How do you know the ways of my kin, rogue!?" She snapped, bristling a little, for she was very proud of her pride and her family origins. "Do not judge what you do not understand. We are warriors, survivors, we are the children of Finar-si!"
She chuckled low in her throat, "what is it you have apart from that wretched scarred body?" She had no idea how he had gained them and she really didn't care. "It seems rogues battle as bloodthirsty as those of my blood." ~Masamune~ Zizima breifly looked towards Tambuzi, giving him a look that basically said for him to stay back. When he turned back to the suddenly ill-tempered Firekin, a reletively thoughtful expression touched his usually stoic face as he thought back to his youth. "My mother was a Firekin. She was...how shall I put it..." A distasteful smirk then touched his maw. "Firey." Cocking his head slightly as he went on, another line of thought entered his mind. This female looked around the same age as him, probably younger. Could she have been around when he was in hiding within the Pride? "I know a lot more than you think, O hallowed child of Finar-si..." Sarcasm wasn't one of his usual traits, but it would seem this brush with his past had brought out the worst in him.
When Ripuka took note of his scars, he shrugged his broad shoulders lightly, glancing over his shoulder to gaze over the many deep-red scars that were permanently carved into his flesh. "What do I have to go with these scars? The knowledge that I am free...free of a culture that is so ignorent to the ways of others that it cannot see past it's own dirty, deep red bloodlines..." He would've gone on, but he had gotten well past the bitterness that he had once had towards his mother and the Firekins, and he wasn't going to let this one bring it all back. "Plus, females dig the whole 'battle-hardened warrior' look..." Amy D "My mother was a Firekin..."
Well, that explains a lot, Tambuzi thought to himself. It explained Zizima's expansive size, his somewhat gruff expression, and his eagerness to enter into a conflict. Although he would have expected Firekins to hate the water, and Zizima obviously didn't. Tambuzi also questioned Zizima's grey and white colouring - certainly not typical of a Firekin.
For the time being, Tambuzi shrugged all these questions away and continued to watch intently. He shook himself dry, actually glad for once that he wasn't as big as normal lions - takes longer to dry. He clambered onto a small, falt-topped rock and laid there, letting the warmth heat his belly, and letting the sun dry his back. Kimaria Ripuka's eyes narrowed in distaste, "so, you're a half breed." She snarled angrily, lowering her body. "You should not hate your mother, she was merciful in letting you live, most other firekin would have slaughtered you the moment you were born." Her teeth clicked together, lips curling up to reveal her fangs. For she had killed her own children when they had been born so as to save herself the shame of raising some rogue's cubs. She had no mercy within her, none at all.
"You delude yourself by thinking rogues are any different. They pick fights, they try to maintain dominance over others and they are definately not free. They cannot go wherever they please in fear that the land belongs to another'a territory. You live around the prides so that you won't be caught and enslaved. You live in fear of them, especially us." She drew herself up proudly, twitching both ears forward and glaring at him. She would not stay any longer than necessary for she would not degrade herself by talking to an inferior.
"Oh yes, those scars are so attractive." Her speech dripped with sarcasm, "some simple rogue may find them endearing but I find them weak. They are your burdens, your reminder that you are an outcast! Remember that!" ~Masamune~ "I do not hate my mother. Hate is such a strong word, more often used by Firekins I would assume..." Again, he shrugged his broad shoulders. "And for a time, she did love me." A soft chuckle radiated in his throat. "Love. Do you even know what it means to be loved? I saw how the other Firekins treated their young. It seemed like the relationship was always on thin ice, like the parent would turn on its cub instantly if it made a mistake or disobeyed...for a time, I was probably the most loved cub in the whole Pride." It was true, that his mother had indeed loved him for quite some time before she grew to resent him. It probably wasn't even her fault that that resentment devoloped, but Zizima had never thrown blame in any particular direction so it didn't really matter how his exile came about.
"If anyone is deluded my dear, it's you...sure, not all rogues are free, I know this. But I myself am free. I have wandered over all lands, whether they are owned by prides or not. I have travelled to places you didn't even know were there. More than once, I have walked so far towards the sun, that I eventually came across the ocean." A small but fond smile touched his mouth as he mentioned the ocean. "You, O child of Finar-si, are blind to such adventure. As I said earlier, you cannot see past your own dirty bloodlines...and even if you wanted to, I doubt the other Firekins would let you live to see another day." He wasn't trying to cut down the lioness, or even insult her. What he was trying to do was make her see sense.
However, it would seem that this female was not as bright as her fur looked. "These scars are not my burden, they are my freedom." Amy D Tambuzi chewed over all this dialogue between the two, his eyes flicking back and forth from the fiery femme to the dull male. He was somewhat glad he had not been brought into this debate, but much of what was said by the two seemed to conflict geatly with his own views.
But he wasn't about to put his paw in it, he didn't want a shiny new scar added to his pristine pelt.
"Can't you just agree-to-disagree? Everyone has their own view of freedom, but I don't see why that should cause conflict," he let his thoughts slip out through his mouth.
Tambuzi, although rogue born-and-raised, had never encountered any Firekin before, and as such, was ignorant to their sense of pride and superiority. Today would certainly be a lesson to store in the recesses of his mind. Kimaria "You assume too much half breed." She snapped in return, eyes blazing with a renewed rage, did he want a fight, was that it? Her hackles rose and she took a step forward, snarling menacingly at him. "You seem ignorant of the ways of our pride and that in itself proves how foolish you are. My parents cared for me and brought me up in the way of tradition." But...had they loved her? The question lingered in her mind a few moments longer before she shook it from her thoughts.
She listened to his words with a growing anger, how dare he say such things. If he dared tread on firekin lands they would tear him apart, she would personally see to that. "Adventure is over-rated," she snapped, "and you are even more of a fool to walk upon the territory of another's pride. They may be lowlifes compared to the Firekin but they were strong enough to set up their own ranks."
She growled deep in her throat and swished her tail abruptly sideways, "you are right, they probably would kill me, but harsh rules make for strong lions and lionesses. I have been wandering these lands for many long months and never have I met a more cunning and strong lion as those from my own pride."
At his last phrase she looked a little startled, they meant freedom? Then what of her own scars? The ones hidden beneath the fur that had grown to conceal them...were they a sign of her freedom too? Could she consider wandering as a rogue free or was it just something false. For a moment the anger swept from her leaving a rather thoughtful lioness in it's wake. Now that the furrowed wrinkles had gone from her face she looked almost pretty under the rays of the sun - her scarred eye the only blemish to ruin the image.
"H-how dare you talk to me like that." She snapped suddenly and perhaps would have chosen that moment to attack, and would have if it hadn't been for the quiet lion speaking up.
Her body jerked and her head swung around to look at the smaller lion who was looking at them. Agree to disagree? Her head canted ever so slightly, thoughts overlapped with a slight growl. "It is not that which causes the dispute, your friend shows disrespect to me and my pride. He mocks my kin, not that you would understand." ~Masamune~ Zizima considered what the female said for a moment. The idea of the Firekins changing their ways seemed laughable to him, so as far as he knew, everything he had said was fact. "What I have stated is fact, taken from what I saw as a youth within the Pride. If the Firekin have changed at all since then, then I am indeed ignorent to their ways. But considering how obsessed they are with 'tradition', I find that highly questionable."
Again he fell silent to let the Firekin femme say her piece. A small, gruff chuckle radiated in his throat. "Surely you cannot think that? Even taking the smallest steps outside of your native land, that is adventure...maybe you just haven't travelled far enough to appreciate the World outside of the Firekins." For some strange reason he was warming towards the lioness. It wasn't all that genuine though, as he was starting to pity her. It was like she had been totally brainwashed by the Firekin and that the Firekin were the be all and end all.
When the lioness herself fell silent, he watched as her expression changed. She was really quite pretty when her face wasn't all scrunched up in a frown. In turn, his own expression softened a little, but only for a moment before the smaller lion spoke up. Zizima's usual frown returned as he shook his head heavily. "Nothing of what this lioness believes in can be agreed with..." Turning back to her, he growled, bearing his teeth ever so slightly. It wasn't like him to bear his fangs at a female, but he was reaching the end of his tether. "I do not mock your kin, I do not need to...for they themselves are a living mockery. A mockery to our kind, and a mockery to the most basic morals and ethics." Amy D Tambuzi flinched as the lioness focused her piercing eyes on him, and then again when Zizima addressed him. This was like watching parents fight - nothing to really do to either help or stop. And their body language said more than their words could. Tambuzi didn't want a fight, he didn't to see a fight. Normally, he'd be relieved that it was someone else getting involved, but that was different today.
"Well, so what if he is mocking your pride , your kin. You know different so why should it bother you?" he spoke to the female, but was getting the increasingly strong feeling that he should stay a spectator. Kimaria She growled fiercely, feeling soundly hounded on by the pair. What had she been thinking to sneak up on them? All she'd wanted was a bit of fun, to see the fear in their eyes before bounding away. She'd been bored and despite being a Firekin she was up for some fun...though a strange sort.
"It's lions like you who are ruining the pride. Tradition is everything! You filthy half breeds don't realise how blessed you are with the genes of our mighty Finar-si." Her teeth clipped together, lips curling up to reveal them. Her face wrinkled with a snarl once more as she took a small step back. She didn't like this situation...not one little bit.
His last sentence was like a stab in her mind, and it tore away her pride. Perhaps it hurt more because deep down she knew it was truth. That if the firekin had been more open minded that she'd have her two cubs and the rogue she loved. Yet she had chosen this lonesome life over that...
No...she had gotten what she had deserved.
She had betrayed her kin with her treachery and if this was her punishment then so be it.
"You shall die where you stand!" And with that she circled slowly round, keeping both lions in viewing range. She'd find that weakness and she'd attack it, she just hoped she wasn't rusty with her skills or else she'd be commiting suicide. ~Masamune~ The large, looming lion rolled his eyes and shook his head fiercly. "That's right, blame other's for your Pride's one-way path to ruin. Only by doing that will you keep this illusion of a pure and strong pride."
Zizima stood firm as the lioness began to circle, only moving his head to follow the lioness' steps. Perhaps, deep down, he had been trying to provoke her, and now that it seemed like she wanted a fight, he was totally ready for it. "Just so you know, if you attack, I will not hold back." That was his way of saying that he didn't want to fight, but since it was only a small part of him that didn't fancy a bit of a brawl, it didn't come out anything like that. He only considered the other lion that was there for a moment. "If you don't want to become involved I suggest you move to a safe distance..." He muttered towards Tambuzi, who was so small by his standards that it would've made him laugh if he considered further the thought of this lion getting involved in the fight that may follow. Amy D Tambuzi rose to his feet faster than a meerkat scatters. His fur bristled a little, but his pose in general was not threatening...yet. From experience, he'd never been a strong fighter, because of his size, but he was a smart fighter, and had his own war-stories to tell.
She sounds insane! How can anyone be so devoted, and yet so quick to press upon the others the pride she believes in? Tambuzi mulled over in his skull.
He didn't react to Zizima's friendly suggestion, and stayed at his rather advantageous post on the boulder. Kimaria "I shall blame you and others like you because it is the truth. I left the Pride when it was flourishing and plentiful and in one generation tradition has been lost. If I had been Finar-si I would have hunted all you disgusting things down and slaughtered you myself." Okay perhaps that wasn't true, but Ripuka was getting angry now....very, very angry.
The truth was that she was scared, for if Zizima spoke truths then she had been brought up knowing nothing but lies, basing her life on nothing more than a fantasy. She couldn't believe that, she couldn't. The pride was her life and if she denied it what would happen to her? Would she be lost?
"I don't expect mercy." She spat, "mercy is for the weak." And that is what she truly believed. If there was one thing she had learned out here it was never to leave an enemy alive, never let someone go who might one day rise up to strike you down. This big lion was a threat and so it had to be destroyed.
Her ears flicked sideways as she heard the other lion get to his feet and shifted her position again, ever keeping her eyes on the pair. If he stayed where he was she wouldn't bring the fight to him, but if he insisted...then...she didn't want to think about it. Her muzzle wrinkled in a snarl, bi-coloured eyes narrowing as she shuffled sideways, paws moving silently across the ground. "Let me add a couple more scars to your bountiful collection." she growled, lips curling up to reveal yellowing fangs. "Let me tear the flesh from your bones, let me slaughter you like the animal you are." She was taunting him, urging him to come at her.
She paused in step, lowering herself to protect her vulnerable throat and underbelly. Then with a swipe of a paw she sent a rock flying towards him, aimed for his face.
And so it starts. ~Masamune~ Zizima was through talking, so he let the harsh words that the lioness spat out just go over his head. She needed to be taught a lesson, one that would stick. Head lowered, he started to circle, keeping a fair amount of distance between himself and the lioness. It wasn't his style to just spring into a fight. His seemingly empty black eyes remained firmly fixed on the lioness' figure as she too started walking.
When she paused, so did he, just in time to see the rock come flying towards him. He only just managed to dodge it, but for that split second he fell off his guard. Snarling, sharp white fangs and pink gums beared, he realised the mistake he had made. He knew the lioness was faster than him, so it was mistakes like that that he couldn't afford to make. Amy D Tambuzi winced at the lioness' somewhat gory threats, and watched from his little perch with tensed paws and taut limbs. The fur along his spine stood on end slightly, the adrenaline rushed through his veins. He knew this wasn't his fight, and if he was smart, it never had to be.
But Tambuzi was no coward, and although Zizima looked more than capable of defending himself from this lioness, the little lion would not run and leave him to be mauled. Kimaria Her ears flattened back against her skull so that they could not be torn by fangs, her tail curled about a hind leg so that it could not be used against her as she circled. Her distraction caused her to smirk in a menacing fashion, her eyes flashing with joy at the thought of battle. She gave a short growl before giving the other a haughty look and opening her jaws to speak...or rather to sing.
"Now, now little cub, don't be shy. Tooth and claw may bring you pain, but don't be afraid to die." The fur along her spine bristled and her bi-coloured eyes stared intently at the lion circling with her. She did not spare the smaller lion a glance only because she couldn't afford to be distracted now.
In seconds the lioness bounced forwards in a menacing fashion, a rumbling roar echoing from parted jaws. Yet as quick as she approached she darted backwards, intending on keeping the fear in his veins. ~Masamune~ Zizima wasn't used to this sort of combat, what he prefered was to just get stuck in. And the lioness' crazy singing wasn't helping his mood much. Roaring, he lunged forward, just as the lioness darted backwards. The idea of playing cat and mouse with her really didn't appeal to him, so in another bound, he went at her again, pouncing high in an attempt to tackle her to the ground. Amy D Tambuzi kept his distance, safely perched on his little outpost. Whilst ready for anything, his expression was one of concentration and deep thought as he analysed and logged every movement exchanged between the two.
Since the onset of puberty, where most aggressive males found entertainment in Tambuzi's small size, he had learned to mentally take note of the moves that lions would make - so he could think three steps ahead.
He found Ripuka's actions to be very curious, but from experience, he had seen tactics like this before. Zizima's actions however came as no surprise to this dimintuative lion. Kimaria He had done just what she had wanted to and with a shrill laugh of delight slipped sideways and out from under his weight as he pounced.
Oh this was fun!
"Lion too slow, oh no, oh no!" She chanted in a sing-song fashion as she lowered herself and zipped towards him once more, intent on swiping a hefty gash into his side.
Perhaps she was enjoying herself a little too much, but she didn't really care. A good fight is all one needed to truly feel ALIVE! ~Masamune~ Zizima snarled and spat at his opponent, clearly beginning to lose his temper. "I will wipe that hideous smirk off your face even if it kills me!" Claws extended, he swirved on the spot, digging all four sets of claws deep into the ground to steady himself before he went at her again.
Dust and dirt was flying up all over the place, threatening both their eyes and their throats. The larger lion tried to ignore it thoughj, and focused solely on bringing the irritating female down. It was only through this new found focus that he managed to dodge the female's latest swipe at his side. "Heh, wasn't slow that time was I?" It was so unlike him to make pointless banter during a fight, but Ripuka truely had brought out the worst in him. Roaring, he went up on to his hind legs and extended his front ones, bringing them down swiftly from above towards the female. Amy D Tambuzi winced more at Ripuka's singing than at the attempted swipes and potential gashes. He had heard little of the Firekin on his travels, but the few stories he had ehard had painted a specific image in his mind - strong and proud fighters, with a certain air of skewed dignity.
Ripuka shattered that image in an instant.
Sure, she had the fighting insincts, and was certainyl very proud of herself anf her kind. But the singing was so out of sync with the rest of her, it was almost laughable.
In fact, Tambuzi let out a chortle, and returned to his younger days when a fight bewteen two other lions was something get all excited and giddy about. The dimintuative lion bounced up and down on his perch, wacthing the fight and almost breaking out into a cheer. When he thought about, he'd only just met the both of him, so he couldn't choose sides really. Although he'd be extremely embarrassed if the female won. Kimaria He was getting annoyed. Excellent! The pleased smirk spread with sickly sweet joy across her face, her brilliant pelt glimmering as she moved. She was well aware that she had an air of madness about her, but she had long ago learned to embrace this personality flaw rather than fight against it.
Her madness after all...had saved her many times before, and she knew it would save her again.
"Oh, and it will kill you. It will." She laughed shrilly then, trying to keep her face out of the dust clouds as best she could. Already she could feel her eyes and nose beginning to sting and it was definately distracting her. But even as he yelled at her about not being slow she threw back her head and eyed him with a look that said: 'I wasn't even trying.'
Ripuka loved to make banter during a fight, perhaps it was a tactic she used to overcome the other, put them off the fight with chatter. It was a skill she had come to master and had only recently added the singing into the so-called 'dance'.
His next move almost took her surprise - but not quite - his movements allowing her to swerve to the right and away from his large, crushing paws. Her agility was what had kept her alive, and though she was tired she would put everything she had into keeping out from under him. "Stop trying to hit me and hit me!" ((*shot for bad use of quote* xD )) She slipped further to the right, keeping her good eye on him always. It was important she kept him in sight and she found herself ever cursing her disability. It tended to make things very difficult.
Instead of trying to make another attack she continued circling, bouncing backwards and forwards somewhat erratically. "Well? You going to stand there all day and hope I fall asleep?" She taunted, catching sight of the smaller male watching the fight - looked like he was enjoying the little show. ~Masamune~ Zizima scoffed and let out a short, harsh laugh. "I know you're blind, and I know you're stupid, but surely you're not so blind and stupid that you can't see where this fight is going." He wasn't refering to her bad eye specifically, he was refering to her blindness in regards to the Firekins. Her stupidity was obviously linked to that.
"I could go on for hours. Just waiting for you to tire out, or slip up." He sneered. "I'm just waiting for you to start sinking, and then drown." The metaphor he used was meaningful because that was how he hunted someyimes. He would drive his prey into the water and wait for them to tire out and start to sink, and then he would go in for the kill. Wether or not the Firekin female would find this intimidating remained to be seen, as he began circling opposite her, keeping a fair distance between them both for the time being. His attention was momentarily directed towards Tambuzi, who seemed to be having a good time. "Heh." Amy D Tambuzi was beginning to think this was more a war of words than physical strength. She used them to distract and taunt Zizima, and he used them to rip apart Ripuka's beliefs. The female's erratic actions, whilst proving efficient in battle, led the little lion to assume the Firekin femme was missing some important circuity upstairs. A lion like that was hard to predict, even for a battle-analyst like Tambuzi. Kimaria Perhaps his comments had been a little too far, or maybe Ripuka had just wanted to try and take him by surprise. But either way the dance was going to be over, sooner than both of them imagined.
The brilliant pelted lioness sprang forwards, no words leaving her maw this time as she pounced, her great and powerful form flying through the air as she tried to wrap herself around his shoulders, claws and teeth trying to latch onto anything they could find.
How dare he mock her blindness when he himself was more scarred than she. Perhaps she had paid more for her scar but her disability was a weakness and she hated it.
Her fur bristled as she snarled viciously, praying that this surprise attack would pay off. If not then she was a dead lioness, that was for sure. ~Masamune~ Zizima didn't budge. He simply braced himself for the undoubtedly hard impact. He let out a roar as the female's claws connected with his shoulders and dug themselves in. It hurt yes, but he had her where he wanted her now, and he couldn't blow this oppertunity. Using his obvious strength, he lunged forward against Ripuka, bringing his front paws up in an attempt to dig them somewhere into the female so that he could drag her down to the ground. No matter what happened, he couldn't let her get away. Amy D Tambuzi froze on his rocky perch, leaning forward, almost ready to kick those springy limbs into action, his tail stuck far out behind him for balance. Amber eyes dilated as they let the images unfolding before him flood in to his already whirring brain.
Just as Zizima wrenched his heavy paws high to try and snag the lioness, Tamba leapt from his perch onto the dusty ground, still keeping his distance though. At a moment's notice, he could streak in and act as body-blocker. He had no right to take sides. He knew nothing about either of them, but he'd rather not see a death. Kimaria She felt his weight against her and for the first time panic set in. Her heart raced and every beat brought her a pang of terror that sent shudders throughout her body. What had she done!?
She heard motion behind her, the other lion perhaps? And with that knowledge in her mind she knew she was going to die. These males would take her out and laugh at her pitiful attempt, her name would be spoiled, trodden upon like the carcass of a rotting leaf.
Her legs slipped out from under her and the ground struck the breath from her lungs as she threw her head back and roared her anger. The fury in the sound caused the stones to rattle around her but it was too late, no sound would save her now. Her limbs flailed, her claws scrabbling to keep their hold upon the male's great shoulder. Her back legs came up to push against his chest, trying to keep his jaws from making contact with her now vulnerable belly, but in the end she knew.
He would overpower her.
Her desperate attempt to break free from his hold continued for a long time, her tail flailing as she tried to stay balanced, rolling on her back in the dust as if to stir up enough to camoflague herself. The plan didn't work and as she stared into his large face she knew...she was completely at his mercy. ~Masamune~ Zizima snarled and forced all his weight on to her, struggling to keep her down as she kicked and flailed. "Stay still will you?!" He roared, digging his claws deeper into her shoulders in an attempt to pin her down. The fight was all but over, yet she still put up a fight. It was admirable really, because he knew that he wouldn't be reacting any differently if it was him that was so close to defeat.
"Listen to me!" Of course he could've ended it there and then. One swift bike to her neck, which was vulnerable, and it would all be over. But how could he blame her for what she was? All he could blame her for was not even trying to accept that the Firekin were scum, he couldn't actually blame her for being born and raised as one. He sighed heavily, still snarling. "No doubt you will return to the Firekin, regardless of what has been said today...all I ask is that you at least try to see things differently."
After a few moments of just staring into her one good eye, he moved off Ripuka to her side, releasing his grip and allowing her to get to her feet. He flicked back his mane and took in a few breathes. After all that, it occured to him that he didn't even know the female's name. "For future reference, my name is Zizima. Perhaps if we meet again, we can both be more civilised." Amy D Tambuzi's thoughts were with the now helpless female pinned down by Zizima's mass. He padded a little closer, his frame quite springy and tense, not the relaxed and loose posture of a lion at ease. His eyes fixed on the pair intently, boring holes into the both of them. Zizima had the clear advantage now, could have ended this in a second.
So, it came as a surprise to this small lion that Zizima let her go! He was just within earshot of their words, and Tamba found it almost a complete change of heart on Zizima's part. If he had felt that way in the first place, why had he just not walked away? The new scars they had both acquired would, indeed, prove a reminder of today's lesson, but they were quite un-neccessary. At least in Tamba's mind.
He watched the large lion stalk past him, his small head following the grey mass for a while, before flicking back to the bright red lioness. He didn't relax any. Although her ego had taken a serious bashing, that could possibly fuel another attack. Kimaria There was a foul taste in her mouth - the taste of defeat - and it left the lioness reeling with anger even as he released her. What was he doing? Why the hell didn't he claim the victory? What sort of lion was he? Perhaps she should have been thankful for his mercy and in a way she was, but being freed like this was humiliating. Her ego had taken a hit and she had half a mind to chase after that grey beast and get him to finish the job.
So why didn't she?
She staggered to her paws and drew herself up as proudly as she could manage, eyes settling heavily upon the smaller lion. "What are you looking at short-stuff?" She snarled, aggravated by the fact that not only had she been beaten but it had also been witnessed by someone else. Now there would be rumours that a Firekin had been beaten in a fight, a rumour that had never occured before no doubt.
Her back legs crumpled beneath her so that she was held up by nothing but her trembling forelegs, her growls getting increasingly louder as her rage built up. She would return to the Firekin, of that she was sure, but these doubts that had been placed into her mind by this Zizima would not be forgotten. She hated him for that, despised him for making her doubt her own morals, her own way of life. She would try to forget, and she definately wouldn't hand out her name. Did he want it so he could spread the news; 'heard of that weak Firekin Ripuka? Maybe she's not even of The Blood.' She couldn't do it, she couldn't destroy her reputation.
Remaining in her vulnerable position, she raised her head higher and blinked her good eye at the others. Eugh...males.
Then with a lazy flick of her tail she finally lowered herself into a laying position and paused to lick at a forepaw, keeping one eye on Tambuzi and Zizima. It wasn't too late for the big grey oaf to change his mind. ~Masamune~ Zizima was almost certain that the female wouldn't attack as he walked away, but it was better to be safe than sorry. He breifly glanced back over one of his broad shoulders and eyed the lioness. No, she wouldn't dare attack again, even though she most certainly could've managed it. Her pride was more badly damaged than her body it would seem.
Once his eyes had left the lioness, they fell upon Tambuzi. "It's been...interesting, to say the least. I'll not forget your name Tambuzi, and I hope that next time we meet, we'll have a little more time to discuss your swimming technique." Saying that, he chuckled lightly, before turning away from both of them and continuing on his way. ~*~ Zizima and Jipujua ~*~~Masamune~ A looming, silvery-grey figure walked slowly along the Firekin border. Although there was no visible line that showed the border, anyone with a lick of sense knew exactly how far the border ran and for how long. He would always drop in on the Pride every so often, just to see how things were going. Not that he cared, it was more like simple curiousity. For all he knew, the very situation that had occured with his mother that had resulted in his birth could repeat itself, and he was more than willing to rescue any cub that found itself born into that dreadful Pride.
Frowning lightly as he walked, his seemingly empty black eyes spotted something small across the border. It was about the size of a cub, but it was shaped differently. Eyes narrowed, he walked along the border until he was facing the creature in the distance. A distasteful snort followed as he realised that it was just a Jackal. "What are you doing here?" He called out as he began making his way towards the animal, ignoring the threat that the nearby Firekin posed. "Do you not realise that they would kill you if they saw you?" Erec tion Jipu lay dow in the cool shade, a light breeze blowig through his fur, when he noticed a gray lion walking towards him. But not just any lion, a ... firekin? A gray firekin? Nah .. he thought to himself. But he was wrong, it was a firekin. It didn't matter though, any firekin was great to him.
A smile grew over his maw, as the firekin approached him. It was a relief that the firekin came before Jipu could go into the actual pride and speak with them. Instead, they were coming to him, well at least one of them was." Hi ! My name is Jipujua " he said, completely forgetting that the lion had asked him anything in the first place. ~Masamune~ The large lion was in no mood to be social. He continued to walk until he was at the Jackal's side, completely over-shadowing him. "If you want to live long enough for me to introduce myself I suggest you start walking." Saying that, he turned and headed back towards the border. One Firekin he knew he could handle. Two would be a struggle. Three would be suicide. Taking all that into account, he wanted to be out of sight and out of range of the group that the Jackal seemed to be watching. Erec tion Jipujua was confused, but decided to take his advice, considering hes a firekin. " Uhhh .... ok. " The tan and red jackal followed close behind the rather large firekin. He used him as if he were a body guard, although the firekin didn't know this. He could tell they were heading towards the border, i wonder why. He waited anxiously for there arrival. ~Masamune~ Once they had crossed the border, Zizima cocked an eyebrow and eyed the Jackal. Not even most lions would cross the border into the Firekin lands, and yet here was a puny Jackal doing just that. It was weird to say the least. He supposed he did owe the strange creature an introduction though. "My name is Zizima." He was going to follow that with a 'pleased to meet you', but when he thought about it, he really wasn't pleased to meet Jipujua. It wasn't that he was an arrogant lion, he was just very anti-social as it was, and that came across a lot more clearly with animals other than lions. "Tell me Jipujua, what were you doing spying on those Firekins?" Erec tion Jipujua and the grey firekin were now in the firekins territory, he had never actually been in there land, just by the border and such. He edged a bit more close to the big brute of a lion, hoping he wouldn't mind. " Nice to meet you Zizima. " wow, he actually knew a firekin ! He couldn't wait to brag to anyone he crossed by, considering he really didn't have any friends.
Jipu looked around curiously, examining everything woth looking at. It was all so amazing to him .. " I can't really say, although it's kind of been an obsession since I can remember .. I'm sure you have an unexplainable liking to something, as I do? " ~Masamune~ The large lion snorted as he glared down at the Jackal, eyes narrowed. "It's all well and good having a hobbie, but having a hobbie that could kill you is not exactly what I would call fun or smart." His tail flicked violently from side to side, as the very thought of this Jackal toying with death like that made him rather angry. "If they spotted you, what do you think would happen?" Erec tion Jipu looked at the lion, very intent as he spoke to him .. " Thats why I try to be a non-visible as I can " Although, he had seen some close incounters. Jipujua walked slowly as he listened " They might be able to get breakfast and lunch out of me? " he said with a cackle that followed his words. ~Masamune~ Zizima sneered, bearing his fangs and his gums a little. "You would hardly even make for a decent snack. But yes, they would most certainly kill you." Saying that, he shook out his mane roughly and glanced over his shoulder, just checking that the Firekins were still unaware of them. "What exactly do you want to know about them?" Erec tion " Put it this way ... I'm all ears. Whatever you know, I wanna know " he said cooly, as his tail brushed the ground lightly. ~Masamune~ Zizima remained standing, his tail flicking violently from side to side. "To put it simply, the Firekin are an extremely narrow-minded and filthy lot. They pride themselves on pure bloodlines, which means the majority of them are related in some way which is disgusting in itself. And because of their need for purity in their blood, they look upon others that are not of pure blood as beneath them." A low snarl radiated in his throat. He usually didn't get so wound up talking about the Firekins, but this time he was already annoyed by the fact that this Jackal had been spying on them. Erec tion A moment of silence passed between the jackal and firekin, as all this foul information sunk into him. " I....i did not know this. " had he been denying the truth all along? Grah he thought to himself, as anger built up. " Those filthy cowards ... " for some reason Jipujua's whole mind set had changed with the few facts he had just recieved. He attempted to cross the border and tell them off ... but the odds were very slim of him surviving if he did something like that. " I understand ... now, thankyou " he said with mixed emotions. ~Masamune~ "You're welcome." As the growling within his throat died down, and his tail slowed to a melodic wave from side to side, another thought came to mind. "After hearing all this, I do hope you come to your senses and stay well away from the Firekin. If they do not kill you, they enslave you." Saying that, he slowly turned his back on the Jackal and continued on his way along the border.
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:08 am
~*~*~ More Zizima RPs ~*~*~~*~ Zizima, Abayomi, Mlinda, Mrost and Tambuzi ~*~neokitsune The large pie-bald hyena simply trotted through the long grass, for once appaled by the fact that the grass was a good deal higher than he was. He couldn't see where he was going unless he stopped and sat on his back legs to look over it, but he didn't feel like doing that. Abayomi's feet had always lead him in the right direction before, there was no reason to assume that they wouldn't lead him that way today.
Lifting his head straight up, he looked up at the clouds and smiled softly at them, amuzed by how clear they were and how whispy the edges were. For some reason it just seemed perfect today.
Now if only he could get out of this long grass.
For some reason it seemed that fate decided to lend the goodhearted hyena a hand and as he peered at the clouds, his paw hit something and he went sprawling to the ground and sand flew everywhere. Abayomi's grey/brown eyes sprung open, since he had closed them during the fall, and he peered around.
"I'm at the beach? Wow, I walked pretty damn far." Archnasa Mlinda paced around the 500 yards of sandy white beach that she claimed as hers. If anybody dared to step on it, they'd pay for it with their heads being nibbled on by the goblin sharks, and their fur being ripped off by the tentacles of an octopus!
And then there was that one "exception" she'd made. That outrageous lion, who did he think he was, trespassing on her land?! What was his name, again? Tambazi? Tamboozi? Whatever it was, he'd gotten away with far too many things her pride would definitely not smile about.
The lioness' nose was in the air, trying to sniff out new scents amongst the salty breezes. It was the beach, after all. And thanks to the sand, it would silence her steps, just in case there was an animal foolish enough to step on her territory. Baneful Mrost wandered wherever he felt generally and today was no different, he had been gliding over the lands like some sort of vast blue bird, riding the thermals when he hit an odd updraft. Looking down, he noted he had hit the shore, a long way from the pridal lands, figuring that he might as well head down to the beach before turning back, he descended, circling in lazy vulture-like spirals towards the sand. He didn't care that he was hard to miss, he was all confidence, let anyone try and take him.
His front paws alighted on the dunes followed gently by his hind legs and he looked around with a smirk, the beauty of the landscape was irrelevant to a creature like him, only living things and belief concerned him. And speaking of those things, he could smell others nearby.
Setting up a casual stroll, he made his way down the beach, as always standing out jarringly against the natural hues of the land. ~Masamune~ Zizima hadn't visited this particular beach in a long time, so long in fact that he had almost forgotten about it. As he stepped on to the beach, he extended his claws so that he had at least some grip as he walked along the shifting sand.
He stopped for a moment to take in a long, deep breathe, which he promptly exhaled as scents other than salt water came to his attention. Growling lowly, he looked around. He had come here for a bit of peace and quiet, not to indulge in chit-chat with random passers-by. neokitsune With a light grunt, Abayomi righted himself and sat down in the sand on the edge of the beach. Before him rolled out a long sandy beach with a beautiful ocean lapping at the pale grains. They hyena's head leaned to the side at the beauty and he let his tongue loll out for a long moment, a grin crossing his face for the beauty of the moment.
Then he smelled something and looked up into the air. Up there was a large blue winged lion, floating lazily over the ground. Aba had never seen a lion with wings before, let alone see one of them fly on them. His eyes widened and he raised an eyebrow before looking down and seeing a grey lioness out on the sand. Lots of lions today weren't there?
Well, this would lead to interesting conversation, or at least the kind hearted hyena could hope that it would. Archnasa Mlinda continued patrolling the beaches, before out of nowhere, a large blue lion had landed a few dozen feet from her. "HEY!" she yelled, angered by this lion just waltzing all over her beach!
Quickly, she began trotting towards Mrost, chest puffed out to show that -she- was the dominant one around here. "Just who do you think you are, coming here like that?!' she asked him, looking the god up and down. He was a deep blue color, like the depths of the ocean. And that armor looked pretty impressive. But still, she could care less who he was. "Unless you're the god of the ocean, I demand that you leave this beach at once!" she huffed at him. Baneful Mrost didn't even notice anyone else before Mlinda charged up to him all anger and dominance. A spunky one. He grinned wickedly and let out a playful murr. "I don't think, I KNOW who I am sweetie. I am Mrost, god of war."
He flicked his tail, sensing a game to be had in tormenting this female. "But not, I don't think I'll be leaving, not such a pretty beach, not such a pretty lioness."
He let his grin widen slightly, revealing his razor sharp teeth. Yes, this would be interesting. He took a step closer.
"And if I don't leave...what will you do?" his spiked tail curled in the air behind him. ~Masamune~ It was only when the owner of one of the scents spoke up that the large male spotted the others. There was a lioness, a hyena and what looked like a Firekin, only a lot larger and with two very strange additions sticking out from his back. Zizima rolled his eyes and walked over to them.
It was only as he got closer that he realised that the blue lion was not of this world, and was most definatly a God. The only deity he himself had ever heard of was Finar-si, the Goddess that the Firekin worship, which in itself was a bad thing.
As he reached them, he was just in time to hear the female demand that the God leave. The God's response didn't bode well at all, but Zizima didn't really care as long as the pushy female didn't try telling him the same thing. Snorting, he moved past them and headed towards the sea. If they wanted to have a fight over who owns what, that was their business.
And to think, all he wanted was some peace and quiet. neokitsune The large pie-bald hyena leaned his head to the side as he watched the female berate the god for his very being there. He wasn't so sure that he should be on a beach were the female seemed to think it was hers. A snort came from his muzzle and he walked over towards them slowly and steadily.
He was about to bring a lot of pain on himself just for confronting two lions wasn't he? Sighing he walked up and sat so he could see them both before yawning and looking up at the clouds again.
"Your beach? There's too much in this world to claim a part of it as yours. Why would you want the responsiblity?" He said, leaning his head slightly so he could look at the female, doubtless she knew he was talking about her. Archnasa Mlinda's eyes almost bugged out, and felt her cheeks grow slightly hot. "N-n-now you l-listen here, M-mrost, I'm asking you to l-leave! N-now please do!" She lowered her ears in embarassment, before perking them up as the god stepped closer.
She backed up a bit, but held her ground. "I'll..." She paused a bit, trying to think up a good threat. "I'll throw you into the ocean and f-feed you to the eels!" She whipped her tail around in the air, feeling both nervous and irritated at the same time.
Mlinda then yelped as she heard the hyena address her. She turned around, giving Mrost the 'I'm-not-finished-with-you' look. "This is the territory of my father's pride, and it is rightfully mine!" she said, raising her head in the air proudly. Baneful Mrost got a thrill out of nervousness and maintained his grin. "Oh really? I think I'd like to see that, you know. I wouldn't half mind a swim. Think you could lift me? I'm all muscle." he smirked in a horribly lecherous manner and flexed his forpaw mockingly.
He loved it when people actually stood up to him, they were the kind of lions that counted.
He heard the hyena speak and turned to face him, ah hyenas, a species he had an involuntary bond with thanks to Erevu. He could laugh like them and heard things sometimes from Erevu's point of veiw.
"All lions are territorial, it's a species trait and a factor that allows me to exist." he smirked at the hyena conspirationally "Though it certainly takes a lot of courage or foolishness to stand up to a god over it." he chuckled, a cruel sound, his tail still writhing like some kind of pleased snake.
His slitted blue gaze fell on Zizima but he said nothing yet, just pretended not to have seen the other. ~Masamune~ Zizima's ears fell back against is head as he neared the ocean, and eventually came to a stop just before the point where the tide had started to come in. The God's menacing voice carried easily over the sea breeze, which made it difficult for him to just ignore the little group. As much as he liked to think that he didn't care about anything, he knew he wouldn't be able to just stand there whilst a lioness got torn to shreds, even if she did bring it on herself with her own tongue.
Sighing heavily, he turned and headed back to them, keeping a dull gaze on the God at all times. When he reached them once more, he looked towards the lioness. "You may have been a part of a Pride that once owned this land, but now you are only one. You can't possibly believe that you can keep this place all to yourself, and if you do, that just further proves your foolishness." His gaze then rested on the God, his eyes narrowing. "Any dealings, in fact, any contact with a God is bound to end in misery." neokitsune Abayomi smiled at the lioness for a moment before looking up to the sky again and tilting his glance to the god. "Aaah. Pridal boundaries are important, but to ask a lion off of a beach such as pretty as this, maybe you can share for a few hours? I'm sure that Mrost here wouldn't be too inclined to bring harm to the beach or anything else, providing he doesn't get bored." The edge of Aba's lips curled in a smirk on one side of his muzzle before he stood and used his tail to swish the sand from his hind legs.
The breeze had made it's point, the lioness had no problem with smiling and the God would get amuzed enough to smile, even if it wasn't for the reasons that most people did. The other lion, a firekin even, would probably the the hardest, but provided that he was around these two and was calling them darlings then he'd probably smile eventually.
He had no work here, though the beach made him smile, he didn't want to cross the boundaries of a pride, even if only one lioness was the pride.
"Well, I suppose I take my leave then." Without another word, Aba turned and trotted off of the beach back to the long grass so he could get lost again. Archnasa The lioness was about to yell at Mrost once more, when this shark-colored lion had insulted her. Well, not -really- insult, just say something a tinge hurtful. She looked over to Zizima, and huffed. "And who are you supposed to be? You certainly act like a shark, as your fur suggests. And I do my job of keeping this place to myself just fine!"
Of course, she had forgotten that these two males were trespassing. And what about Tambuzi, as well? He'd certainly have to be dealt with. "As for you," she turned to Mrost. "I think it's time for you to leave." She prodded him with a paw, before nodding to where the grass began growing, and the sand disappeared. Baneful Mrost was hopelessly amused by the female's adamance and despite having the urge to turn suddenly aggressive as she poked his fur, he repressed it. He had come into contact with mortals before, it was tolerable...just.
He sat down, obviously displaying no intention of going anywhere, his gaze still noteably intense as he watched her yelling at Zizima. It really wasn't a pleasant look and hinted at less than pure thoughts. "No. I don't think I'll be going anywhere."
It wasn't a war but it was pretty damn interesting. ~Masamune~ The large lion raised a brow. "My name is Zizima, and I don't act like anything." He frowned. "You seem rather immature for your age. I suggest you grow up fast and learn to except that this beach is no longer yours by right. All things considered, do you really think you could stop me or this God if we wanted to stay here, hm?" His tone of voice was steely as always, although what he said sounded a little cocky, it was based purely of fact where he was concerned.
As she poked at the God, he almost laughed. He had seen some royal acts of stupidity in his life, but he had never seen anything like this. He looked towards the God, looking for any signs of his mood shifting. Amy D For some reason unknown to Tambuzi's usually sharp mind, he could not seem to part this coastline. Was it the scenery? The water? The almost constant cooling system courtesy of sea breezes. Or maybe...it was the company.
Since their altercation a few days prior, Tambuzi's mind was often drawn back to the pale lioness Mlinda. Much to his despair. She was cocky, brash and tormentative, and certainly not that polite. But why couldn't she be driven from his mind?
This was a question he mulled over as he kicked about loose pebbles on a rocky outcrop on the beach. His ears tingled as he picked up vague voices, each one different, and two of them certainly recognisable. He clambered a little higher and surveyed the beach.
Not far, there was Mlinda, trying in vain to defend 'her' beach against two males, both larger than himself but at least one was known not to be hostile to him. The other...well...Tambuzi's gut instincts didn't feel right.
Hopping down the rocks, he padded over calmly.
"What seems to be the problem, friends?" he asked, calm and approachable. Archnasa The lioness opened her mouth to yell at the two, when her eyes noticed Tambuzi coming down the rocks. She watched in horror as he asked the three what was going on, before starting over to him. "I dont need your help, Tambuzi," she said through clenched teeth. "I have everything under -control-."
She looked back to Mrost and Zizima, and gave a sheepish grin, before turning back to the male. "The last thing I need on this beach is -another- male trespasser, and if you don't get out of here fast, so help me, I'll let you know what a shark's inner bowels look like!"
Of course, Mlinda hadn't really meant this. Anytime she threatened a male, it was to make herself seem more deadly, as if she had a certain power over the ocean. ~Masamune~ A deep growl radiated in Zizima's throat. "To be honest, I'm not in the mood for any of this. I came to this beach for some peace and quiet, and to have a swim. If you truely believe you can stop me, go ahead and try." With that, the large lion went storming off back towards the ocean, not even noticing the approaching Tambuzi. ~*~ Zizima, Mzimu and Isilahi ~*~~Masamune~ "I'm telling you old timer, you need help!" The sound of shouting could be heard clearly over the crashing of the waves against the rocks that lined the shore. Zizima had come to this particular beach to get some peace and quiet, as it was one of the more secluded beaches, that could only be reached by coming down a cliff on a rather dangerous path. What he found however, was a severe headache."Watch your language!" The shouting continued, as it turned out that the large grey and white lion was arguing with someone. Mzimu snarled and slowly got to his feet, with a certain amount of difficulty. It was easy to tell that he was old, just by the way he spoke, but the way he struggled to move at times only confirmed it. It was also easy to tell, upon closer inspection, that he was blind.Zizima growled and clawed at the sand with one of his front paws in frustration. He had found the old lion in a cave by the beach, and there was no way he could bring himself to leave him, despite the fact that he didn't care about anyone's well-being. Frowning, he glared at Mzimu. "How do you hunt if you can't see?"Mzimu let out a loud snort. "My eyes may not work, but my nose and my ears do! I've been doin' everything for myself since before you were born, and I did it all without my eyes." He was looking directly at Zizima, despite his lack of vision. Over the years, his other senses had become super-sensitive, to make up for his blindness.The half-Firekin was quite impressed by the old lion's determination, but still, he couldn't just leave him like this. "Fine, if you don't want to come with me, at least let me go catch you something decent. I love fish as much as the next lion, but you can't live on that forever." Not even waiting for an answer, Zizima ran off, remembering that he had spotted a heard of zebra just in-land from the beach. He would have to climb back up the cliff and then drag the body back down again, but he would worry about that later."I told you, I don't need your help!" The old Ela was clearly very independant, and sounded almost furious as he called after Zizima. Sighing heavily as he heard the other lion's footsteps go out of hearing range, he flopped back down into a lying position, his mint-blue eyes looking out of the sea. He could only imagine what it looked like. Amy D A sole figure graced the savannah, a thick air of loneliness hanging all around her. This poor lioness had been in a funk for days now, and something in her gut told her that it must mean something. And she was right. Yesterday marked the day her sister had drowned, so many years ago in her homeland. She was oblivious to this of course. Lions didn't exactly carry calendars or diaries. But she ached all over and felt so markedly different that she chose to avoid as much contact as possible. Isilahi hated to make a bad impression, and anyone meeting her now would think her a miserable creature indeed.
Her stagnant mood had made her senses numb, and it wasn't until a brisk and sudden breeze whooshed into her face that she realised she had strayed far from the wide open plains. She was now closer to the coastline. And that meant closer to...water.
For a brief moment, Isilahi revelled in the gentle breeze. It was glorious, and so wonderfully fresh and cool. Then, as her eyes opened and wakened her to the real world, she saw the sea. A vast, gurggling nightmare, flooded with her sister's haunting eyes. She began to hyperventilate, eyes widening in total terror.
And then she saw it. A prone mass on the beach below.
"Oh my God!" she screeched, almost as if she had been taken back in time.
With speed she didn't think she could summon, she hugged the plain's edge until she found a way down, hopping gracefully from crag to crag as she descended the cliff face. That final jump she landed with a girly 'oof' and then raced over to Mzimu.
~Masamune~ Mzimu's ears twitched and rolled backwards as he heard a very distressed voice, followed by the sound of rocks crumbling and dirt crunching underneath a set of heavy paws. Although he couldn't quite make out what the voice had said, it didn't take him long to figure out that the owner of the voice was making their way towards him.
With a low growl in his throat, he rolled on to his stomach and heaved himself up into a standing position. Still growling, he turned to face the direction from which the voice had come from. Just as he turned, a loud thud came to his attention, which was followed by the sound of sprinting paws, struggling to move quickly in the sand.
"Who goes there?" He roared, bearing an old but complete set of fangs. Unfortunatly, he greeted everyone with such tact. Amy D It moved! The dark blurry mass she had spied from the cliff-top, thinking it to be a poor drowned soul, actually stood to its feet and even had the strength to roar a warning.
Isilahi came to a sudden halt, lashing up sand as her tail swished about. She breathed an audible sigh of relief, and even chuckled slightly at her own foolishness.
"Oh...you're alright...I-I thought...well...nevermind," she shrugged off the ending, preferring not to reveal her silly little fears to a total stranger.
~Masamune~ The frown on Mzimu's face softened as he realised that it was a female that had been approaching, and she had only done so out of concern. It wasn't a concern that he welcomed though. "Of course I'm alright!" He was quite sure that the female wasn't aware that he was blind, but even so, he always rejected any concern or sympathy that was ever directed at him, and this time was no different.
After deciding that the female wasn't a threat, he slowly turned back towards the sea and flopped down once more. He wasn't as young as he used to be, so he didn't see the point in standing up for the sake of idle chatter. Hopefully, the female would just leave him in peace. Amy D Isilahi was rather taken aback at the grumpy lion's response. She was just trying to help, and it wasn't her fault that her eyes deceived her...or was it her mind? Maybe...she wanted to see a drowned lion, or a near-drowned lion, a second chance to save a life...but she'd never know the answer to these silent questions. They didn't plague her for long.
"I was only trying to help...I thought you might have...drowned," she struggled to say.
She circled the old male, wishing to talk to a face rather than a backside. Only upon seeing his weathered face did she realise he was blind. Those milky white orbs told no lies. ~Masamune~ The large lion scoffed, roughly shaking out his mane as he did so. "Me? Drown? You must be joking!" For an old beast, although his body language didn't show it very well, his legs were all quite muscular. Unknown to the female, Mzimu spent just about as much time in water as he did on land. He couldn't swim quite as fast anymore, but he could still catch himself a fish or two. His independance was quite remarkable, especially with his disability.
Of course, none of this was known to the lioness, which was one thing Mzimu always seemed to forget when meeting others for the first time. He automatically assumed that they were going to pity him, and he didn't want any of that. His ears rolled round on his head as they followed her footsteps, until she was stood in front of him. He frowned slightly, his gaze not moving a single inch. Amy D Isilahi was still fixed upon his apparent disability, although some part of her questioned just how blind he was. If he could swim, as his comment would suggest, then surely he wasn't totally blind. She felt silly for even thinking about what she did next, especially since it was a little insensitive.
She waved a paw in front of his face.
His eyes didn't seem to follow the movement, as was automatic of most lions who could see. But maybe he was just a sage old actor.
~Masamune~ Although Mzimu couldn't see the female's paw, he could feel the ever so slight breeze that it caused as it passed his face a couple of times. His muzzle curled back in a deep scowl, revealing a set of slightly yellowing fangs. "Didn't your parents ever teach you to respect your elders?"
Still scowling, his head perked up a little as he caught a familiar scent on the air, which soon caused his scowl to deepen. "Great, here comes the other one." He muttered, glancing in the direction from where the scent had blown in.Zizima wasn't yet in sight, as he carefully but forcefully made his way down the cliff, with what looked like a baby zebra clutched in his mouth. By his standards, it was no more than a snack, but he figured that anything would make a better meal than a fish for the cranky old geezer he had found.
When he reached the bottom, he glanced towards where he had left Mzimu, immediatly spotting the female as he did so. She didn't seem to be a threat though, from that distance anyway, so he took his time making his way over.
"I hope you appreciate this old timer." He muttered after dropping the zebra carcass at the old lion's side. Having done that, he barely gave the female a second glance as he sat himself down to clean the blood off his front paws. Considering the severe amount of scars on his back, one wouldn't think that the very large lion was interested in personal appearence. Amy D Isilahi grimaced, and immediately recoiled into herself, feeling rather ashamed of her actions. The fact she had been caught by the elder lion made things worse. In her moment of reflection, the other male wasn't noticed by her until he had come right by her side and plopped the baby zebra onto the sand.
It gave her a slight start, and she only hoped he hadn't noticed. She was about to scold the large male, but thought better of it considering his size and his physical 'medals' of battle.
She remained silent in the presence of Zizima and forgot all sense of propriety. She just stared at him for the longest time, soaking in any and all details of his physical being. And then she looked toward Mzimu. Were they related? ~Masamune~ A deep growl radiated in Mzimu's throat. He would've lashed out at the younger male, if not for the presense of the female. "I told you, I don't want your charity." He managed to utter through gritted teeth.
The one and only reason he had travelled to the coast was to get away from all those that felt sorry for him. Yet even here, he found himself being treated as if he were a cub, who was incapable of feeding himself.Zizima rolled his eyes, and glanced at the female, just in time to see her staring at him. He frowned lightly, but continued to lick his left paw until it was clean, before he lowered it. "Are you a friend of his?" He said, motioning towards Mzimu. He was hoping she was, as it meant he could leave the ungrateful old beast without feeling bad about it. Amy D Isilahi was still trying to figure out the scene that played before her somewhat naive eyes. There was a definite bitterness between the two males - the elder, for being treated like a baby, and the younger, for feeling obliged to help the old lion. At least thats what it looked like.
"Hmmm?" he concentration was broken. Only when his question had rolled around her head a few more times did she react with surprise. "Ummm...no, aren't you?"
~Masamune~ "Does it look like we are?" Zizima replied, a hint of frustration mixed in with his already deep and negative-sounding tone of voice. "I only came down here for a bit of peace and quiet, and I found him." He again motioned towards the old lion, frowning lightly. "He won't even tell me his name."
The scarred lion got to his feet soon after, content now to leave the old lion in the care of the female, whether she wanted to or not. "No way I'm hanging around here." With that, he started to walk away."Coward." Mzimu looked over his shoulder, in the direction of where Zizima had gone. "You would leave this female here rather than finish what you started? Pathetic." The old lion shifted his weight and turned back towards the female. "My name is Mzimu."Zizima stopped dead in his tracks. The old lion's words didn't bother him in the slightest, but he was right that it was wrong to leave the female there to take care of the old guy herself. Growling at the conscience that hadn't been present for the majority of his life, he turned back. Amy D Isilahi was aghast at the large male's rude behaviour. She could almost expect it of the old male, considering his disability and how the younger generation treated him (including herself). But poor Isil. As much as she had wandered in her life, she had met few lions, hence why Zizima's brusque offended her so.
She was about to go after Zizima, not one to let a dispute just lie. But Mzimu interjected first, and shared her sentiments exactly.
"A pleasure to meet you Mzimu, I'm Isilahi," she replied politely, but with a hint of smugness that came only with the childishness of youth.
The old male had given her his name first time. She smirked in the direction of Zizima but was mildly surprised to see that he'd stopped in his tracks. And turned around. That smug smile disappeared quickly.
~Masamune~ "Zizima." That was all the brooding lion said as he walked back to the pair, stopping just ahead of them. So much for a peaceful day at the beach.Mzimu however, for the first time since meeting the younger lions, managed to crack a smile, albeit small. He was aware at how harsh he could be towards others at first, so he always tried his best to give them a break, if he thought they deserved it. Isilahi certainly did, despite her earlier actions. "So my dear, what brings you to this beach?"While Isilahi and Mzimu conversed, Zizma watched the two, commiting both their appearences to his rather large collection of memories. He had met many different creatures over the years, and in all that time, he had never settled and considered making friends of any of them. This time was no different. Amy D Isilahi flashed a brief smile at Zizima, almost coy in nature. Well, looks like the brute had a heart afterall. She then focused on Mzimu, and whislt she knew he didn't like to be treated like some vulnerable cub, it would take Isilahi a little while to overcome his blindness.
"I just wander around mostly, and I guess the winds brought me here," he answered as honestly as she could, since she didn't really know how she'd ended up at the beach.
~Masamune~ Mzimu nodded thoughtfully. "The wind will rarely lead you astray, so it's always a good idea to follow it. That's how I ended up here myself actually."Zizima raised a brow as he caught Isilahi's smile, but shook it off quickly. "I've been coming to the coast for years, but I rarely meet others." He would've added 'that's why I love the coast so much', but he didn't want to incur the wrath of a cranky old male AND what seemed like a very soft-spoken female. "This beach is one of the more secluded ones.Mzimu chuckled. "I assume you like the peace and quiet then?The scarred lion looked almost bemused by the fact that the old lion also seemed to be psychic. He didn't let on though, and remained silent. Amy D Isilahi smiled. It was nice to meet a fellow lion who did not always feel the need to stay planted. Oh, she hadn't always been like this, of course. At one point in her life, all she wanted to do was stay put. But a lifetime of following the wind made it hard to stop.
She then turned her head to face Zizima again, playing a tennis match between the two males. She had to agree with Mzimu - Zizima didn't look like the type to be socialising.
"I can't see why he'd need peace and quiet, he doens't look much like a deep-thinker," she said with a cheeky grin.
~Masamune~ Mzimu let out a hearty laugh, suprised by Isilahi's quick wit at the expense of the brooding Zizima. "Is that so?" He replied, when his laughter had died down to a chuckle. He wondered what it was about Zizima's appearence that made him look as though he wasn't much of a thinker.Zizima was also suprised by Isilahi's quick wit, but he didn't find it as funny as Mzimu. He didn't seem to care though, as he shrugged his broad shoulders and turned his back on the pair, to look out over the sea.Assuming that the silence that followed meant that Zizima hadn't found the remark very funny, he simply smiled, continuing to look in Isilahi's direction. "Don't worry my dear, I doubt he even cares what you think about him."Again, the blind old lion seemed to read Zizima like a book, causing him to glance over his shoulder with a deep frown on his face. These two were annoying beyond belief. Amy D Isilahi took a brief enjoyment of Zizima's annoyance, almost like a naughty child who kept pushing all their parent's buttons. She would have to stop herself soon though, for fear of actually getting reprimanded. Zizima did not look like the kind of lion to keep teasing.
"Oh I'm not worried. I'm too quick for him to catch anyways," she chimed in a playful manner.
She enjoyed Mzimu's company, despite his grumpy streak. He reminded her of what a grandfather might be like.
~Masamune~ Zizima snorted at Isilahi's last comment. It wasn't that he was sexist, but the idea of him not being able to catch a female was almost laughable to him, considering how strong his muscles were and how long his legs stretched. "Whatever." He muttered, dismissing his thoughts outloud.Mzimu let out another chuckle, which was followed by a wide yawn. Slowly, the old lion got to his feet and shook out his mane a little. "Well, it was a pleasure meeting you my dear. I'm sorry if I seemed a bit moody when you first arrived. I'm just not used to having visitors."
With that, he started to walk towards the cave near the ocean that he called home. "You two should get to know each other better whilst I go and have a rest." Saying that, he smiled a little, before continuing towards the cave.Zizima watched in silence as the old male got smaller and smaller, until he eventually disappeared into the nearby cave. When he was gone, Zizima got to his feet and started walking down the beach. Clearly, he wasn't willing to take old Mzimu's advice. Amy D Isilahi stuck her tongue out at Zizima in a teasing fashion, despite that little voice in her head telling her not to. Her good spirits were kind of shattered when Mzimu wished to go rest.
"Oh...it was a pleasure meeting you too Mzimu," she said, bowing her head in a show of respect, proving she did have some manners to comabt her childishness.
A forlorn pout sweeped across her face as the elder lion disappeared into the darkness of his cave. When she turned around to gain some kind of solace from the sight of another lion, Zizima had already got up and began walking away.
For reasons unknown to her at that moment, she started and hurriedly rushed to join him. Was she desperate for company? Any company, even that of grumpy Zizima's, was welcome.
"W-where do you think you're going? You're just trying to get out of a game of tag, aren't you?" she said, trying to mask her upwelling of loneliness with teasing.
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:14 am
~*~*~ Pinki'ukamili ~*~*~ Name: Pinki'ukamili
Meaning: Pink, perfection, accomplishment, completeness, consummation, fulfilment, unity
Gender: Female
Species: Leopard
Stage: Adult
Pride: -
Mate: -
Offspring: Ororo, Kubwahanara and Tia'moyo
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Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:17 am
~*~*~ Pinki'ukamili RPs ~*~*~~*~ Pinki and Alana ~*~~Masamune~ A startlingly bright creature moved slowly through the jungle, occasionally stopping to smell the various different types of flowers. Because of her strange pink spots, it would be hard to tell from a distance that the creature was in fact a leopardess. She had a healthy spring in her step, and was singing as she went along, although her singing voice left much to be desired. "La-laa lalalalaaa!" Her lilac eyes moved this way and that, scanning the bushes and trees for new flowers to smell.
It was while she was searching for flowers that a different, less sweet smell touched her nose. Pausing for a moment, one paw in the air as she was in mid-walk, she lifted her head higher to try and pin-point the new and unusual smell. She was quite new to these lands, having only just decided to start exploring having reached an age that she thought was adequate for finding new places, discovering new things and meeting new creatures. Remove The small white leoaprd had left Kini as he slept. She wouldn't go for long as she liked to be with him, he may be big and scary but he was a softy really and she liked him alot, after all, he taught her how to kill the bark on a tree when it attacked you!
As she was wandering, only a few trees from Kini she suddenly stopped and cling to the nearest tree trying to see what that dreadful noise was. She didn't like the idea of singing and it sounded wrong to her! ~Masamune~ Wrinkling her nose up a little as she tried to detect the source of the new smell, she padded around in a few different directions in an effort to narrow the search down. Eventually she pin-pointed it, and it seemed to be coming from a nearby tree. Curious, the large leopardess walked forward, only to let out a sharp gasp as she discovered exactly what the new scent belong to. "Awww! Well aren't you precious?" Her lilac eyes rested on an adorable little cub.
Smiling happily, she crouched down to the cub's level, leaving her rear end stuck up in the air along with her tail which was whipping from side to side. "Hi there! What's your name darling?" Remove The small cub squeaked and started to run back to the tree where she had eben taught to sharpen her claws, after all the bare trunk stuck out quite a bit as she had attacked it rather viciously. She didn't make it that far though, she found some long grass in which she hid. That leaoprd was wrong! It was pink! leopards aren't pink! ~Masamune~ The large female tilted her head in confusion and returned to an upright position. "I won't hurt you darling, I swear! I just wanna be friends!" It dawned on her soon after at that the leopard cub seemed to be all alone. Raising her head high a stretching her body so that she was almost stood on her tip-toes, she looked around. "Are your parents nearby sweetie? Because I could go find them for you if you're lost..." Saying that however, she didn't want to leave the little cub alone. "Why don't you come help me find your parents? Hm?" Her smile was warm and friendly, seemingly matching her personality as well as her physical appearence. Remove The little one hissed as she spoke about her parents. "You have no right talking about them!" She snarled a little and tried to remember how to climb a tree, why was it now of all times that her memory failed her? ~Masamune~ The female bit the bottom of her mouth, a look of deep concern over-taking her rather delicate-looking features. "I'm sorry...really dear, I just wanna help! I can't leave you here all on your own..." Moving round the tree so that she could see the cub better, she smiled a little. "My name is Pinki'ukamili, but you can call me Pinki! Do you have a name darling?" Remove "Alana." She didn't say anything else and what she did say was rather quiet and hard to hear. Her blue eyes watched the pink leopard move around, she didn't try to remember the name as far as she was concerned she just wanted to get back to her friend! ~Masamune~ Pinki smiled sweetly. "That's a lovely name!" Lying down do that she was at the cub's level, she tilted her head. "So Alana, are you out here all by yourself? Or are you with a friend or relative?" The leopardess hoped that the cub wasn't all alone, as that would again raise the question of where her parents were. Remove Alana wouldn't give away her friend, It wouldn't be fair. Instead she shook her head, "I am alone." Thats all she said watching the leopardess carefully, she was curious that was for certain! ~Masamune~ "Oh...oh dear..." That was the only reply Pinki could manage, as various thoughts ran through her head. The cub became very defensive when she asked her about her parents, so maybe it would be best not to go there again. But she couldn't just leave a tiny, vulnerable cub out here all alone. "Erm...well, how long have you been alone for dear?" Remove She just watched the pink femme, she was cautious, her mother had taught her to be catious of everyone. "Not that long. I went wandering." She lied though it was partly true, she would have never wandered from her parents. She missed them so much. ~Masamune~ Pinki tutted to herself, very unsure of what to do. All she knew was that she couldn't possibly just leave the cub on her own, as it would haunt her thoughts forever, not knowing whether or not the little one was OK. It seemed as though the only option was the opposite of leaving the cub. "Maybe...maybe you should come with me?"
The leopardess had always wanted to be a mother, but she had never even imagined anything like this happening. Remove Alana toyed with the idea in her head for a little while and then smiled. "Sorry, I cant." She then turned without looking back and managed to rush up a tree and leaped from one to another with difficulty. She wasn't use to others yet and she was a little afraid. So she ran back to the tree where the other leopard who was her only friend stayed sleeping. ~Masamune~ Pinki was shocked by Alana's speed and before she could even climb the first tree, the little cub had disappeared from sight. "Alana!" The large leopardess wailed for a little while before sighing heavily, deciding that any attempt to find the cub now would be hopeless. "Just be careful, OK?" She called out into the Jungle, hoping that Alana could hear her. Lilac eyes narrowed as she continued to look on, she eventually sighed again and turned on her heels. After all that had happened, all she wanted to do was take a nice nap in the shade of a tree. ~*~ Pinki and Temari ~*~neokitsune Paws thwacked against the ground as Temari pulled her body along at the speed of a being that had been made to run. Her body was strong and small, lithe and light. The wind compeled her to run, to feel it fly over her body and to listen to her earing jangle in her ears as her paws carried her at the speed of sound.
Before the golden dogs green eyes even knew it, she was looking out at a jungle. How far had she gone? Her legs pulled her to a stop and she looked about for a bit. Utterly confused about where she was right now. ~Masamune~ A large, bright figure stood out against the dark greens and browns of the jungle. Her fur was white, which was quite unusual in itself for her species, but it was her spots that were truely unbelievble. The leopardess was covered in hot pink spots, a colour that was almost unheard of in regards to any cat's fur.
The figure was sprawled out on the edge of the jungle, her tail flicking lazily from side to side as she shaded herself from the sun. Her eyes were closed, but her ears were very much alert. When she heard the sound of approaching footsteps, she lived her head slowly to see who or what it was. Her mouth gaped in a long yawn. "Haha, I must've dozed off..." She smiled to herself, before again looking for who was coming. neokitsune Huge golden ears flicked about and Temari looked through the hazy afternoon sun to figure out where she was. Or rather, where she wasn't? Because since she didn't know where she was, she could only tell herself that she knew exactly where she wasn't at.
A voice caught the edge of her earringed ear and she made a face as she lifted her head witha snap to look up at the large jungle cat that loomed up in the trees. Those were some large looking paws.
Temari wasn't sure if she wanted to get on this cat's bad side at all. Well, she wasn't sure what side would be better actually.
"Hello?" She called out tenitivly. ~Masamune~ The leopardess soon spotted the wild dog after she had spoke up. "Hi there!" She continued to smile as she got up from where she was lay and stretched herself out, yawning again as she did so. Once she was finished stretching, she kicked out her back legs one at a time, and then shook her front ones. "It's such a nice day today, I guess I got a little too comfortable and fell asleep!" She laughed, shaking her head a little before finally turning her full attention towards the wild dog.
"You're a lovely little creature aren't you? I haven't seen one like you in quite a while!" The leopardess seemed very pleasant, even though she had only just woke up. neokitsune Her ears flicked about in utter confusion. So she was nice then? Well, Temari was rather happy with that now. As long as she was a good leopard the female dog had no qualms with her at all.
"You're quite lovely yourself cousin. I've never seen such a coat coloring before. It's quite beautiful." A smile graced her long muzzle as she sat down on the ground and called up to her carnivorous cousin. She really did have spectacular colorings. "If you don't mind my being rude for a moment, could I ask you what you are? I've seen spotted cats before, but none with spots like that." She said politely. ~Masamune~ The leopardess giggled, always one to welcome compliments. "Why thank you! I have to say, I've never met one with colours like mine, so I am quite unique..." Saying that, she turned her back on the wild dog so that she could carefully climb down the tree, head first. She wasn't too high up to begin with, so it didn't take her long to climb down far enough so that she could leap off and land safely on the ground.
"I'm a leopardess!" She laughed. "Someone once told me that leopards were born during some sort of conflict between a lion God and a cheetah God. Hence, the spots of the cheetah and the shape and size of the lion...of course, I think that story's kinda silly, but it does explain why leopards have spots like cheetahs, but are built like lions..." Again she laughed. "I bet I'm boring you now aren't I? My name is Pinki'ukamili, but you can call me Pinki! It's a pleasure to meet you...?" She trailed off, waiting for the wild dog to introduce herself. neokitsune "Temari. Sadly I don't have a shortened version of that to tell to you. But I like it just the same. You have a very pretty name. And a name that goes rather well with your colorings." She smiled and thumped her tail on the ground happily.
"That's a very good story actually, I've heard something about gods and cheetahs and stars, but never one about how leopards got theirs. That's rather cool really. I like it." She blinked lightly at her and nodded her head. ~Masamune~ "Oh stop!" She laughed, playfully batting her paw. The modesty was quite false, as she was a lover of compliments. But she didn't want to come off the wrong way, so faking modesty seemed like the best option. "You're too kind..." Her smile was warm and genuine. "And your name is lovely too..."
"Oh? I've not heard the one about the cheetahs and the stars...to be honest, I'm not a big believer in Gods and destiny and all that...why spend time thinking about things that can never be proven? Where I am concerned, everything is as it is just because it is! If that makes sense?" neokitsune "Well, yes. I learned it from another cheetah not that long ago. I can tell it to you if you'd like to here it. I rather love the story personally. It's a sweet story that tells of how some cheetahs are born with no spots. And how they should be reveard." She shook her head. But I don't know. A laugh worked its way from her long muzzle and she shook her head in the air.
"Why thank you. I've never really heard that my name is lovely. But then you're really the first to ever compliment me, so that's why." She cast a smile at the leopard female. As if Temari could ever compare to her beauty. She was a sight to behold, while Temari was the color of dust or of golden dirt. Nothing really.
"It makes perfect sense to me. Live for the now then? I like that, it reminds me of how I feel when I run. Living for the wind and the power of the moment I'm in." ~Masamune~ Feeling increasingly comfortable around the wild dog, Pinki sat her self down, allowing her tail to sweep melodically from side to side across the ground. "A cheetah without spots? How strange! I've never heard of such a thing!" She grinned. "Although, considering the colour of my spots, I wouldn't say that a spotless cheetah is impossible..."
As Temari went on, her lilac eyes blinked in confusion. "You must hang around with blind folk then, because I can't think of any other reason why you wouldn't recieve compliments..." She wrinkled her nose as she thought about how she would feel if she never recieved compliments. She would probably die!
Breaking her train of thought, she nodded firmly. "Yes, exactly! I'm not saying that stories of Gods and such are all silly, I just don't think there's much point in dwelling on them, or revolving your life around them..." She smiled, looking the wild dog female over. "I bet you're incredibly fast aren't you? I bet you could give a cheetah or two the race of their lives!" neokitsune A blush settled across Temari's high boned cheeks as she was complimented not once, but three times by this large jungle cat. This was almost too much, she swished her tail over the ground and left a mark in the dirt with it.
"You're oh so kind Pinki. I've never heard words like the ones that you say. It makes me happy. If that's okay." She kept blushing and took in a deep breath before smiling again. "Yes, they look rather strange, but I know that they exist. I've met two of them, you would be supised by how they look." A laugh burst from her muzzle and she let her tongue loll out of her mouth in happiness.
"I don't mind hearing the stories of the gods, they amuze me really. As for me running, yes. My name is Temari of the Wind. I love to run with the wind more than I love to do anything else. Though I don't know if I could outrun a cheetah. You cats are very fast." ~Masamune~ Pinki continued to smile. "I'm always eager to meet new friends, regardless of what species they are...I can't stand those that will only mix with their own kind, you know? So many different creatures live here, it would be so much easier if everyone just got along..." She laughed. "I've even lost out on a meal or two because I ended up befriending my prey!"
The large leopardess laughed even louder when Temari mentioned how fast cats are. "I get tired really easily to be honest...there's only so far I can run before I just give up...but you give me a tree to climb and I'll just zoom right up it! I love climbing trees...not only is it the safest place to take a nap, there's also a constant cool breeze working its way through the tree tops...no wonder I fell asleep earlier!" neokitsune "So climbing trees is your specialty? I must admit that I'm not all that good at climbing up trees. Though I've also never tried. But if climbing them tires you out so then maybe I should stick to running?" She laughed She could run for hours on end and never have to stop for anything at all.
"Yes, I must say that I love to befriend other creatures myself. Though the otheres in my pack might have a few words for me if they saw all of the different cats and such that I talk to. But why not? After all, I got to meet you didn't I? And you're a complete sweetheart." She smiled at her and flicked the earring on her ear, sending the jem dancing on its small chain. She was happy talking to this large cat. Why hadn't she met her before? ~Masamune~ She laughed. "Nooo...I love climbing trees! It's running that tires me out...I just don't get a thrill out of it, so I only run when I have to...I could never grow tired climbing trees though!" Saying that, she looked towards Temari's paws. "I'm not sure if your legs would have the strength to pull you up...but you'll never know unless you try!"
pinki purred contently. "We have so much in common...it's a shame your pack aren't as open-minded as you...maybe some of them have had bad experiences with large cats before? I can't think of any other reason why they wouldn't at least try to make friends with one...I know not all lions, leopards and cheetahs are sweethearts, but they're not all nasty either!"
Sighing lightly, the leopardess turned away breifly, only to notice the sun setting on the horizon. "I should be going now...I wanna grab a quick snack before it gets dark, and then I'll be back up my tree for a nice sleep! I real one this time, not an afternoon nap!" Turning back to Temari, she smiled widely and got to her feet. "It's been wonderful meeting you, we must keep in touch!" Saying that, she nuzzled the female wild dog lightly against her head. "You be careful going back to your pack!" She giggled. "Make sure you run like the wind!" With that, she padded off towards the jungle, and was soon gone. ~*~ Pinki, Kizuka and Hakan ~*~chemicalstar Kizuka streched her pink paws and yawned lazily. She had started to get used to the rather peaceful life in Pridelands, but her hunter instincts pushed her to go looking for new adventures. She had what she wanted all her life; a feeling of belonging, and a starting point in finding the answers to questions she had been asking. It was not easy to believe such a lion as Kizuka with a rather outgoing and positive facade could contain such a huge hunger for revenge inside. She needed to look for the lioness who murdered her mother ruthlessly, and Pridelands was a good start for that. That's why she stayed there.. and for Mchele of course. He was the one who managed to settle her down even for just a little bit.
She walked a little and turned back, staring at the Pridelands from its border. It was just a little while ago she had no borders, but now she was tied down. She turned back again and walked firther away from the Pridelands. She was afraid she would start to like being tied down, and forget about her mother in the pleasures of her daily life.
She walked towards the lake in deep thoughts and when she finally got there, she sat on the ground, her front paws halfway into icy water. ~Masamune~ A small island graced the centre of the lake. It was mostly made up of dirt, with just a few patches of grass, and a single tree that was bountifully blessed with leaves.
A long, white tail with pink spots hung down from the tree, flicking gently from side to side at the tip. The owner of the tail barely even noticed the lioness as she approached the lake. It was only when a flash of bright pink caught her lilac eyes that she raised her head to take a better look. "Oh wow!" The leopardess wasted no time in hopping down from the tree which she had been lay in. Once in full view, she smiled brightly towards the lion, her lilac eyes dancing excitedly. "You-who!" She called out with a laugh, having never ever seen another creature with colours like her own. Kimaria Creeping along through the grass was a dark lion, his fur almost black...but not quite. His speckled pelt shone brilliantly under the sun and already in this young age strong muscles were forming beneath his pelt. It was obvious from his build that he was not any sort of push-over and was in fact a rather tough little thing.
Yet the truth was that the only real fight he had been in had been a failure...or in his mind a 'draw'.
It was this morning when he had been trying to climb a rather interesting pile of rocks that he had realised he had in fact grown quite a bit and it was with this in mind that he had gone exploring.
Strangely enough his little growth spurt had put him in a rather good mood - which was lucky for any others nearby - and as he heard movement and voices up ahead by the water he dropped to his belly and crept forwards.
If one had been looking they would have seen the movement of his body like a shadow and the peircing gaze of his blue eyes. Or if they had simply scented the air they probably would have located him with ease. For Hakan had not yet learned of how such a thing as wind could unmask him. chemicalstar Kizuka was caught slightly unaware by the voice; she jumped back splashing water around her. The voice brought her back to earth from her thoughts. She lifter her dark pink eyes and scanned her surroundings quickly and gasped with surprise in the sight of the leopardess standing infront of her on the island. Kizuka has seen leopards before in her life, sure, but never one colored in the same colors as she did...
As the leopard moved into the sun, her white fur with pink dots shone brightly, and kizuka could not take her eyes off her... she was pink! She had never seen another being the same color she was...
"Hel...Hello!"" she called back, trying to get rid of the surprised look on her face. "Didn't see you there!" Now relaxed, she gave the leoparded as friendly smile "Wow you know, if we were both lions i could say we were related!" She let out a giggle "I am Kizuka by the way!" She tooma step inside the lake, trying to decide whether to swin towards the leopard or to continue shouting. After a moment of hesitation, she decided she would rather be civil and introduce herself properly, so she swam to the island. ~Masamune~ The leopardess continued to smile happily. "I've never met anyone with a coat similiar to mine, not even my parents had pink on them!" The large female was joyful by nature, but right now she was simply excited. "My name is Pinki'ukamili, but you can call me Pinki!"
As the lioness swam towards the island, Pinki took a monent to gaze over the water, just to check there was nothing sinister moving around underneath the sparkling surface. It was whilst she was looking that a strange shadow caught her eye on the land. The shadow was moving! The leopardess cocked her head and narrowed her eyes. "Do you see that?" She motioned to Kizuka, just as she was pulling herself on to the island. Kimaria "What the 'ell?" Hakan muttered, eyes widening as he caught sight of the two rather 'pink' coloured creatures standing on the small island not too far away from him. One of them sort of looked like a lion...but not quite. In fact he wasn't sure these stupidly bright creatures were even real. Maybe they were simply figments of his imagination?
He crept forwards until he was in full view, his dark body moving to lay pressed against the bank of the lake as he peered at the two females from between the reeds.
They were moving, talking and now one of them was looking at him!
He fluffed himself up, the fur straightening along his shoulders and neck as a slither of fear and annoyance gripped him. He was easy to temper and for some reason he wasn't too keen on the bright things standing in front of him.
Then summoning courage he straightened and moved a few steps forward until his forepaws got wet in the water. "Oi yous two!" He yelled in a less than polite manner. "You 'urt my eyes!"
What a nice fellow...eh? chemicalstar Kizuka jumped on the island and shook her fur rather hastily. "Ah I am sorry if i splashed water all over you" she said to the leopard politely. "Pinki is such a pretty and fitting name! Nice to meet you!" and then she looked around after hearing Pinki's question... what was that shadow moving across the lake?.. "yes i can see it" she whispered " any ideas to what that is?" the shadow then streightened up, and kizuka saw it was a lion, just like her, but rather young, and dark. even though he was young in age, he spoke in a mannet only adult lions spoke to her, howveer she liked this young fellow with a spirit.
"yohoo there!" she shouted teasingly "yeah well nothing we can do about that" she laughed "i cannot change my fur color at will.. what about you pinki?" she winked at the leopard. then she turned at the young lion again "why dont you join us here?" ~Masamune~ Pinki laughed and shook her paws one at a time, allowing the tiny droplets to disappear into the ground. "Don't worry about it, it's too hot out here anyway...and it's very nice to meet you too!" Turning back to the strange shadow on the bank of the lake, she gasped as the young male lion revealed himself. She giggled and nuzzled Kizuka as she countered the lion's rather rude remarks. "You're too much!"
Grinning, she again turned back to the male. "You're rather sweet actually, saying that...it's almost as if you're comparing our beauty to the brilliance of the Sun!" One thing Pink wasn't was shy, and one thing she didn't lack was confidence. Kimaria The lion's nose wrinkled in annoyance at how chirpy and happy these others sounded, and at the lionesses invitation to join them he gave a small huff and lowered his gaze to the water.
The fact was he had never done any swimming before and he wasn't exactly sure how to do it. Was it the same as walking but without ground under your paws? He tilted his head in a questioning fashion, ears tipping forwards as he thought about the situation.
Then taking a step back he shook his head firmly. "Nah...I think I'll stay 'ere if yah don't mind." At the leopard's cheerful comments he narrowed his eyes and growled. "The sun is yellow, not pink." chemicalstar Kizuka giggled at Pinki's comment about their bright colors. She was liking this leopard more every passing second, she was confident and outspoken. her bright personality as well as color brought a peaceful feeling over kizuka. she smield again and whispered to pinki "i don't think that young one know how to swim! should we be cruel and tease him more or should we be civil and go to greet him across the lake?" she giggled with joy. she wouldn't want to tease this young dark lion so mcuh inr eality because she knew that might break his heart and pride... she remembered other young males lions she met when she was younger... well they wouldn''t take teasing so lightly.
she then turned to the dark lion before she got ready to swim on the other side. "well would you tell us your name before we got all wet just to meet you?" she let out another laughter. she became rather joyful in a matter of minutes after she met pinki. she wondered if this leopard had the same effect on every creature. ~Masamune~ Pinki smiled coyly. "Ahh, but what about the Sun while it's setting? The Sun can fade to all kinds of different colours, including pink!" As Kizuka spoke, the leopardess couldn't help but feel as if they were soul mates or something. Well, not soul mates, but certainly soul friends! Giggling under her breathe, she whispered back. "Let's go meet him!"
Without even waiting for hear the lion's name in response, Pinki plunged into the water, creating a huge splash which caused the water at the bank to rush up and wet the paws of the lion that waited in the bull rushes. Shaking her head out as she broke the surface of the water, laughing all the way, she started to make her way to the other side of the lake. "Come on Kizuka, the water's great!" Kimaria Hakan fluffed up once more in a rather cute fashion rather than threatening. In fact he didn't speak again until the leopard had swam almost the whole way.
He stood rigid, tail straight out behind him as he leaned forwards a little, baring his fangs in a menacing fashion. The tuft of his small 'mane' blew bakck away from his brilliant blue eyes and for a moment he did look rather noble.
"They call me Dark Guardian." He huffed, not really wanting to reveal his true name. His real name was for his family and perhaps a couple of friends if he ever made any. "Or Dark Warrior...whatever yah prefer." He shrugged, liking the title and hoping that one day when he was big and strong he really could be a warrior.
He'd protect his family from the dangers and he would destory anyone who tried to get in his way.
"You better not go getting me wet." He snapped as an after thought. chemicalstar Kizuka looked at Pinki with wide eyes. She loved how this leopard acted on impulse. She giggled and walked into the water right after Pinki "Ouch! It is coolddd" she made a funny face at pinki and stuck out her tongue.
She swam after pinki and get on the dry ground right after her.
The young lion was still there, and he looked rather cute now that kizuka was able to see him more clearly.
"Dark Guardian?" she coughed after hearing the dark one speak "what kind of a name is that?" she hesitated and shook her head. well it was up to him to give his real name, she was sure he would tell them when he felt secure enough. "anyways i am kizuka and this pink lady over here is pinki.. dark guardian?" she giggled under her breath. ~Masamune~ When Pinki reached dry land, she promptly shook herself off at a distance from the lion, respecting the fact that not all big cats like water. The spray she shook off her made a couple of tiny rainbows, which vanished as quickly as they appeared.
Once she was adequately dry, she moved back towards the lion and sat herself down in front of him. She was actually quite a bit bigger than he was, which she hadn't noticed when looking at him from across the lake. "Well aren't you just lovely?" She purred. "With eyes like those you'll be fighting the girls off once you're a little older!" She giggled along with Kizuka about his chosen name, but decided that the little dear must be going through a phase of somekind. "So, who or what exactly do you guard?" Kimaria His eyes snapped from the lioness to the leopard once more and after giving a small huff sound he sat down and stared at them for a moment. Already he found himself loosening up around the spotty one who he had come to realise wasn't a lion at all.
However the lioness was...well to be quite honest he couldn't help but think that she wasn't taking him very seriously.
"It's not a name. It's a title." He hissed, whiskers flinching as he cast his gaze between the femmes. "And for your information I'm already fighting off stupid girls. Thinking they stronger and better, grrr I'll show them. I'll cut them up with my claws I will!" Obviously he had missed the point, for at this moment in time the thought of 'mates' and 'love' had not even crossed this tempermental juv's mind. At this moment he saw females as nothing but a hindrance to his life.
"I guard my ma, my brother an' my sis. Stupid pridelanders think they're all so better than rogues. Peh.." He growled, "I show them one day, show them rogues are better, stronger, tougher!" chemicalstar Kizuka collected herself, because from his tone she understood the dark lion was not as young as he seemed intelligence-wise and sense the sarcasm in her tone. she nodded with a interested look on his face. "oh it is a title.. that makes sense then, i thought it was a strange name, but for a title i think it suits you" she smiled at the young one. she would make the cutest lion when he grew up, so she aggreed with pinki on that point, however, apparently he was not aware of his looks yet. "i think pinki meant you will be so good-looking that you will get many female fans" she nodded " i wonder if you get those eyes from your parents... it is nice that you guard them... i am sure they appreciate it too" there was no sarcasm in her voice anymore, she knew how that felt, being a rogue and being alert all the time against everyone else.
" i know what you mean... being a rogue is not easy... i wish i had a guardian like you hwne i was younger, alas i had no brothers or sisters... just me" she did not tell him she was once a rogue who is now living with the pridelanders, she did not want him to see her a s a treat because she was starting to enjoy hus company just as she enjoyed pinki's. ~Masamune~ Pinki chuckled as the young male went on about literally fighting girls, then nodded as Kizuka explained what she had originally meant and so on. "You're very handsome, and what a lovely set of spots you have! If anyone can appreciate a good set of spots, it's me!" She smiled warmly, eyeing the lion's spots which were barely visible but were still lovely in her eyes. "I have to say though, I've never met a spotted lion before...but saying that, I've never met a pink and white one either!" She let out another giggle. "Today is a wonderful day for meeting new friends!"
As the conversation shifted to rogues and Pride Landers, Pinki fell silent for a moment. It's not like she could discuss something she didn't quite understand, or had never experienced. "Um...what is it that makes these 'Pride Landers' so special?" Kimaria Hakan twitched his ears forwards and nodded thoughtfully, "I dun think anyone would like me much. I'm a bit...particular with who I talk to." He eyed them again as if letting them know he was granting a great honour upon them by remaining here with them.
At Kizuka's words he nodded again, drawing himself up and puffing out his chest in pride. "Well yeah I'm a pretty dependable sort." He muttered, "no one lays a claw on my family an' gets away with it. Specially those pridelanders - who by the way are the most despicable lions ever. They're all fluffy, happy-go-lucky things who go around hugging one another, peh, it's disgusting. Where is their pride and their territorial instinct?" He had to admit that the femme he had met wasn't like that...but she had to be the exception, in which case she wasn't much better. chemicalstar Kizuka realized they were in fragile territories right now. She turned to the male lion "you must value your freedom while you can, it is the most important thing you can have, after your family.. dont let them tie you down. i like the fact that you have such strong opinions, but someday you may meet someone who will change all your thought in a second.. i know i did" she said, thinking of mchele.
she then turned to pinki "it is getting late, i need to get going before it gets dark, i hate when i attract hyenas' attention in the dark becaseu of my color. they don't understand the fact that a lin can easily take a pack of them and keep figthing" she winked. she was never much of a hyena hater, but she was not in a modd for fighting that day. "it was a pleasure to meet you both and i hope i will see you again one day" and she turned to the lion "and you too dark warrior, i will remember you as the fierce warrior of dusk" she smiled and then nodding she turned back "i should get on my way" ~Masamune~ Pinki got up from where she was sat and gave Kizuka an friendly nuzzle. "I'm so glad to have met you, I hope we can be friends forever!" She gave a gentle wave of her paw as the pretty pink and white lioness made her way into the distance.
Turning back to the young male, she smiled. "I should be on my way too...as much as I would love to watch the sunset with you to show you all the pink bits, Kizuka is right...we're both far too bright to be staying out after dark..." Still smiling, she gave the male the same friendly nuzzle she had given Kizuka. "I'm sure I don't have to say this to a Warrior such as yourself, but do be careful! Don't go getting yourself into fights needlessly or anything like that...I want to see you again, live and well someday!" With a bow of her slender head, she turned to head in the direction of the jungle. Kimaria Hakan snorted and got up, moving slowly back to the water's surface to stare at his reflection in the fading light of day. Those two hadn't really been that bad...in fact he quite liked them.
He turned back to their fading forms and sighed, feeling strangely alone. "Nice to meet yah too." He whispered to no one but himself, "I'm Hakan'Mawasii..."
With another huff he gave an almost malicious grin and turned to trot off in the other direction, tail swinging behind him. So what if they didn't know his name. It had given him a mysterious reputation and one that had been boosted today.
Soon the whole area would learn his title and fear him.
Yes...Hakan was the Dark Warrior indeed. ~*~ Pinki, Nyoka and Kitambi ~*~Kimaria The snake's body convulsed as he moved slithered along the branch of his most favourite of trees. Here he could bask in the brilliant sunshine that trickled in through the leafy canopy to spread its warm rays upon him.
He practically wriggled in content, coils tightening their grip upon the branch so that it would be near impossible to tug him from it.
Here in the tree he felt safe and secure from teh dangers that could be found on the ground. ~Masamune~ At the foot of the snake's favourite tree lay a large, brightly-coloured leopardess, who was taking yet another nap. Her pale coat did little to protect her from the sun, so on hot days like this one, she prefered to either just climb up a tree or lay at the bottom of one and sleep the day away.
When she eventually woke up, she yawned widely and licked her lips, blinking the sleep out of her lilac eyes as she did so. As she stood up, she arched her back to stretch herself out, extending each leg in turn and shaking her paws. "What a lovely nap!" She giggled to herself, cheerful having had a good nap. Naita Punctured leaves fluttered downwards, earthbound, their thin bodies pierced uniformly by a single claw.
This claw, attacking leaves as they came into view, slicing them from their easy placing amongst the branches, belonged to a young adult leopard. His emerald eyes sparkled playfully as he swatted at each leaf, form layed languidly across a thick tree branch.
"Tick, tick, tick," he murmured to himself, in time with the miniscule noise of claw on leaf membrane.
"Ticking time away."
Kitambi was well and truly bored. A day of sunning himself in the spotted light to filter through the tree's canopy seemed to stretch before him, so devoid of adventure or notable feat.
He had seen few others of late, and boredom ate at his admittedly rather small mind.
A lock of fur fell before his eyes, obscuring that black galaxy swirl between his eyes. A breath upwards caught it, but failed to move it out of place. It seemed even his fur rebelled with boredom. Kimaria The snake was only dimly aware that somewhere below him the leopard stirred. Those stupid cats were always trying to disturb him during his rest, was there no where he could go where he woulddn't be bothered by others?
His forked tongue darted between his scaled lips as he turned his arrow-shaped head down towards the ground. The bright creature below him encouraged an annoyed hiss to pass between his fangs as his throat puffed itself up.
He hugged the branch against him tighter and moved his head so that one glassy eye fixed upon the female below - she seemed to be talking to herself. "Can't get a momentsss sssleep around here." He complained just loud enough that the leopard could hear. ~Masamune~ Pinki's ears perked as she heard the voice of another, promptly causing her to look up to where the voice was coming from. At first she didn't even see the snake, as he was well camouflaged amongst the leaves. When she eventually spotted him, she smiled awkwardly. "I'm sorry dear, I didn't mean to wake you!"
It was whilst she was looking up at the snake that something totally different caught her eye in a tree nearby. It was rather large and orange, and the spots the other creature had were definatly a good sign to her. "I didn't wake you up too did I?" It was a stupid question really, considering how loud she shouted, she would've woken the other creature up by asking that question. Naita The sudden noise startled him. Startled the male almost out of his thin veil of balance, lending a great deal of spluttering, and a tail whipping up a frenzy to retain Kitambi's position draped over the branch.
"Woke up? Huh?"
Yet another insightful and heroic greeting from one to fancy himself so high and mighty, oh yes. Correcting what was monstrously close to a squeak in his voice, and rearranging those tones to best bring out his heroic, dragon-slaying ways, the leopard shot down to the stranger.
"I am always awake. Always ready, always alert-" here he ceased, catching sight of the snake.
Instantly those brave features changed, replaced with a cub-like querying glance, eyes round as saucers.
"Are you... a dragon?!" he whispered to the serpent, awe-inspired. Kimaria Cold, calculating eyes focused upon the two furry creatures below him, the slithers of his pupils darting from one to the other. Great, just great, two of these annoying creatures. Apparently this was his unlucky day.
His tongue flicked again, scenting the air as he lowered his golden-dipped snout to where they were.
The hiss that followed was long and threatening, mouth parting just enough to reveal those beautiful but deadly fangs secreted in his jaws. "It mattersss not, you creaturesss are noisssy and clumsssy, it isss to be expected."
He loosened his coils and dropped his boyd slowly to the branch below him, moving with skill amongst the tree that he used as his home. He may not have had feet but he could still climb with grace - if you could call it climbing.
"Dragon?" Nyoka questioned, eyes narrowing, "you may call me that if you wisssh, it makesss no difference to me." Like many snakes are percieved to be, Nyoka was cold, intelligent and unwilling to make friendly banter with any species other than his own. ~Masamune~ Pinki wrinkled up her nose, more than a little shocked by the snake's remarks. The leopardess was very confident in herself, so she hated it when anyone had an opinion that contradicted that. At the same time though, she knew that her being clumsy wasn't true, so there was no need to defend herself. Instead, she just laughed lightly. "Yes, I can be pretty loud when I want to be..."
Turning back to the orange creature, which she could now tell was actually a leopard just a bit older than herself, she smiled warmly. "Why don't you come down from there so we can both give proper introductions?" She then eyed the snake. "You too!" Naita This proved enough of an affirmative for Kitambi, who, with bold posture (if only a little bit of a wavering accent, and perhaps the tiniest trembling) set forth upon his branch, headed for the rude serpent.
"Then, dragon (are you sure you're a dragon?) I must slay you! ...ye. Ye!"
The damsel below was forgotten for a moment as the leopard's great chance to prove his heroism loomed large and important.
Granted, this 'dragon' was rather smaller and more wingless than he had anticipated, but better than nothing, he supposed. The damsel returned to his mind, and was acknowledged with a toothy grin.
"In a moment, madam. I must slay this beast!"
Once more he returned his attention to the serpent, eyes fixed on the scaley surface of the creature, watching that forked tongue dart in and out, dancing on the air it tasted. Kimaria Nyoka was just about to explain to the female leopard that he would not come down to the ground where he was in danger of being trodden on when the other's voice reached out to grip him. The male of the species was moving towards him with threats of slaying on his tongue! How dare it think such things!
This was why Nyoka declared that the furry species in this world were not to be trusted.
The snake's body went rigid and after a moment of stunned silence he raised himself up and opened his jaws to reveal his fangs. His throat swelled with an even angrier hiss than before and slowly he swayed back and forth as if trying to put the other into some kind of trance.
Perhaps it would be safer on the ground after all.
"Try ssslaying me fool and my poisssoned fangsss will sssink into you vulnerable flesssh!" He warned, feeling slightly intimidated by the jungle cat. ~Masamune~ Pinki could only watch in mild shock as the leopard went for the snake. She tutted loudly, bouncing up on to her hind legs so that she could stand against the tree with her two front paws resting on it and get a better look at the pair. "Erm, hun? I really don't think that's a dragon!" In all honesty, she wasn't sure what the snake was, having never encountered one. But she was pretty sure that it wasn't something that needed "slaying".
Worried that both of them could end up hurting themselves, she stuck her claws into the bark and started vaulting herself up the tree. She wasn't the most graceful of leopardesses, but she took pride in her strong climbing capabilities. She stopped at a thick branch and crept out on to it so that she could talk to both of them. "Can't we all just be friends?" Naita Eyeballing the snake warily as words dripped like venom from his thin, sharp fangs, Kitambi wavered. He had sworn to slay dragons, but what this one mentioned about poison... well that sounded just plain unpleasant.
"Uh... deadly, you say?" he queried the serpent, voice once more leaning towards the squeaky end of his range.
"Just how 'deadly' are we talking?"
Why was the thing making such a fuss, anyway? He just wanted to slay it, wasn't as if it were any big deal, it happened in stories all the time, and they DID say they all lived happily ever after, after all!
The arrival of the leopardess set him off his balance yet more. Wasn't the damsel meant to sit around and get rescued, not climb trees and demand friendships?
"You're both ruining the story," he finally whined, feeling rather put out. Kimaria "I do NOT make friendsss with your kind." The snake spat, his body constricting so tightly around the branch that one might be afraid it would break.
"Deadly yesss...a few hoursss and you'll be dead." He hissed again, dark tongue flicking between his golden lips as he raised himself higher still in an attempt to make himself more menacing.
"Now leave me in peace!" He continued, "I ruin what I want to." ~Masamune~ Pinki laughed sheepishly, wondering what story the leopard was going on about. "I'm sorry, I just don't want either of you to get hurt, that's all..." Soon after she said that, the snake spat out some more harsh words, causing the leopardess to frown a little and curl her tail defensively. "Oh fine then! Be that way...if you wanna be a jerk, that's your problem!"
Turning to the leopard she smiled. "My name is Pinki'ukamili, but you can call me Pinki!" It probably wasn't the best time to go introducing herself, but as far as she was concerned, the grumpy snake didn't exist anymore. If there was one thing she couldn't stand, it was negativity. Naita "No, no, no! It's all wrong!"
The leopard motioned first at the snake, then at the female, then generally flailed wildly as best as was possible upon a branch high above the ground.
"You," here he nodded at the serpent, "are meant to breathe fire and be slain, and you," a nod at Pinki, "are meant to be held captive until the dragon's slain. Then you introduce yourself, are a princess, and I get rich!"
"Yes. That's what's meant to happen."
Dramatically, Kitambi flumped down onto the branch, scratching at the bark like a toddler denied a treat.
"I'll never be a hero at this rate. All I want is some willing story members, dammit!" Kimaria The 'dragon' did not look amused and slowly with much annoyance he turned his body and slithered ever downwards, moving from one branch to the next. He was not going to hang around here anymore, especially with those two idiots getting in the way of his sunbathing.
He paused only to turn his head back and spit out some more harsh words. "My poissson burnsss like the fire you ssseek? Ssstupid creature, if you want pain all you have to do isss asssk, I would be willing to give it to you."
He shot a glare at the other 'optimistic' leopard and hissed, "you bring it upon yourssself when you wake a ssserpent from the sssun."
He was not in a good mood...but he rarely was. Either way he wasn't sticking around here anymore, and slowly but surely he dropped himself to the ground and slithered away through the undergrowth to find a quieter spot to sleep. ~Masamune~ Pinki sighed, shaking her head a little, not really knowing what was going on in the other leopard's head. "I'm really sorry hun, but I'm no princess, and I really don't think that he is a dragon..." She motioned towards the snake, who was already making his escape. "Maybe your story just isn't meant to be real?"
Flattening her ears as the snake again laid into the leopard pair again, she let out another sigh. "Umm...I'm gonna go now..." She smiled a little half-heartedly at the male leopard, before turning on the branch and quickly leaping down to a lower one, and then another, and then finally to the ground. Once she was back on the ground, she glanced back up towards the orange male. "Again, I'm sorry if I ruined your story..." With that, she slowly began to walk away, eventually disappearing into one of the many bushes that lined the jungle floor.
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:13 am
~*~*~ More Pinki'ukamili RPs ~*~*~~*~ Pinki and Ti ~*~Epine de Rose Well, she had assumed that the trees would have provided shade for her and perhaps even a little sanctuary from the heat but as she navigated the forest floor she couldn't help but release a little growl of displeasure - in short, it was incredibly warm in here and a lot more humid than the dry Savannahs outside.
"So much for trees being good shade." She muttered through discontent, her gaze flicking up towards the tree canopies that towered above her and prevented much of the sun's heat from penetrating the surprisingly damp floors of the forest...did that mean it rained here more frequently, or did it mean something else?
She considered this for a short time as she leapt onto a fallen and decomposing log, sitting down carefully to survey her surroundings which were so very beautiful in comparison to the dry savannahs - so much colour, so many flowers, sights and sounds...whereas the Savannah remained deserted for much of the time.
"Interesting." She mused after a few moments, her ears twitching slightly and nostrils flaring as she caught a scent that was quite rare and instilled a great hunger in her, "Water!" She gasped increduously as she leapt from the log and bounded across the jungle floors towards the smell. ~Masamune~ A large, bright figure lounged beside the sparkling pool of water that had caught the lioness' attention. She seemed reletively cool, despite her humid surroundings, and looked as though she was taking a nap. Her head was rested on both her front paws, and the only movement she made was an occasional, gentle flick of her long tail.
As the sound of approaching footsteps reached her ears, she slowly blinked her eyes open, yawning widely and loudly as she did so. Her lilac eyes danced over the jungle, looking for who or what was coming. "Hellooo?" She called out, smiling a little tiredly as she tried to wake up completely. Epine de Rose Food!
Ti didn't take the opportunity to discern exactly who had called out to her but her acidic green eyes flickered hungrily as she leapt over the final hurdle (another fallen log) and propelled herself towards the water - she seemed not to have noticed the bright pink feline until she had dived head first into the pool and had resurfaced again, spitting out the water before beginning to lap it up again with her long tongue.
...And then she saw her.
"You're very pink." She stated bluntly, it wasn't an offensive statement but one that was a matter-of-fact. She couldn't actually think of anything more intelligent to say in the face of such a brightly coloured creature if she was to be entirely honest - but at least she wasn't male.
"So you're not food then." She murmured after a few moments, mildly disappointed at this. ~Masamune~ The bright female giggled heartily at the first comment, and burst into full blown laughter at the second. "Heavens no!" She managed to utter in-between giggles. "I am very pink though!" The light spray of water she had recieved from the huge splash that the lioness had made was very refreshing, and caused her to shake off a little where she lay.
Smiling happily, now completely awake, she cocked her head as she watched the lioness. It was almost strange to her, seeing such a plainly coloured feline, having met all sorts of brightly coloured creatures in the Jungle, including an orange leopard and a green snake! She did have a pretty marking around her eyes though, which in themselves were almost glowing. "You must get very warm in such a dark coat, take all the time you need to cool off..." She continued to smile, glancing away momentarily so that the lioness didn't feel as though she was being watched. Epine de Rose "You have no idea." Ti mused as she lapped up more of the water before swimming towards the edge and pulling herself onto the forest floor once again. That done, she gave an almighty shake to remove the water from her fur and fixed her gaze upon the very pink female, almost envious at her colour for she herself...seemed to have missed out on the opportunity to have anything so beautiful herself - she blamed her father.
"Warm is not the word I would use, try feeling as if your skin is boiling, and then you will touch on how I feel." She muttered irritably before tilting her own head to the side and raising a felne brow - she had never seen thi one before and it was rare to see anything come out of the jungle.
"Just who are you anyway?" ~Masamune~ "Oh dear..." She bit the bottom of her mouth, trying to imagine what boiling skin felt like. It certainly couldn't have been pleasant. Pushing that thought aside, she got to her feet to introduce herself properly. She stretched out each leg one by one and let out another yawn, which she abruptly coughed away as she realised it was rude to cough in the pressence of another. At least, she thought it was.
Clearing her throat in an attempt to forget the awkward yawn and cough combo, she smiled. "My name is Pinki'ukamili, but you can call me Pinki! Pleased to meet you!" The leopardess was always pleasant, as anyone that knew her would know. "And you are?" Epine de Rose "Bahati, but many refer to me as Ti." She replied coolly, somewhat confused by the pleasant manner in which the feline reacted to her - most seemed to treat rogues as if they were lower than dirt or sand - unwelcomed creatures in a land that they didn't belong in as though in truth they would never find a land to live in, as though they had no home or place to live.
"...So you really aren't food then." She mused, still mildly disappointed at this fact as she had discovered from personal experience that cheetahs really weren't that tasty, they were just very bony, "Is there anything to eat in here?" She enquired grumpily. ~Masamune~ Pinki nodded, still smiling as she acknowledged the female's name and commited it to memory. She chuckled as Ti again questioned whether or not she was food, and shook her head in reply. "I tend to look outside of the Jungle for prey..." She laughed. "What sort of a neighbour would I be if I went around eating all the locals?" That was just her way of living, but she was well aware that others probably didn't share her way of thinking.
Looking a little sheepish, she glanced upwards towards the trees. "If you really wanted to though, I guess you could just climb a tree and grab a bird..." Epine de Rose Bahati grunted as though in disapproval at the suggestion and shook her head - the mere thought of trying to dine on a bird was not pleasant as she was wholey aware that they were just bone and feathers, neither of which provided her with any nutritional value like a cheetah cub or antelope would do.
"Personally, you would be keeping troublesome menaces down if you dined in the forest." She replied coolly before lying down slowly and flicking her tail, her acidic gaze still focused upon the pink cheetah and her pretty coat.
"I will eat later, perhaps even catch you as you sleep." She mused thoughtfully. ~Masamune~ Pinki shook her head and chuckled. "You're a funny one..." She replied, still chuckling. She had never come across a creature with such a dry sense of humour, and although it was much different to her own sense of humour, it was still very acceptable and almost refreshing. "I'll have to make sure that next time I fall asleep, it's within the safety of a very tall tree!"
Grinning, she eyed the lioness for a little longer. She was very beautiful, despite her plainess in Pinki's eyes. "So, where exactly do you call home Ti?" .[ paramekia ]. "Nowhere, really." The feline gave a hapless shrug and offered a wry smile as though this fact was not remotely troubling. It was odd for Lions to roam on their own if they were female and yet she seemed to be completely content with her solitude and remained utterly self-sufficient in practically everything she did - including hunting.
"Here and there, I prefer to wander than be bound to one place for so long." She explained. offering a delicate chuckle as she sat up and shook more of the water from her black fur, "I would assume this was your home though..." ~Masamune~ Pinki nodded and looked around. "The Jungle is safe...and you meet lots of interesting characters here!" She smiled. "Whereeeeever you wander, there's noooooo place like home..." Her singing voice left much to be desired, but she didn't seem at all embarassed. With Pinki, what you saw was truely what you got.
"So do you like the Jungle?" .[ paramekia ]. "Um..." Ti was struggling to contend with the cooing that was Pinki's singing voice but after a while she simply gave a nod as if to say she rather liked it - in truth she did as it kept her a lot cooler and water was more plentiful here but the fact that there was virtually nothing to hunt (that she could see) left much to be desired...personally, if it had water, shade and food she would never leave again!
"Yes, it's very pleasant." She mused before trying to find at least a suitable phrase to respond to Pinki without offending her, "Interesting is certainly one word to use, that's for sure." She murmured and released a sigh before cocking her head to the side.
"How long have you lived here anyway?" ~Masamune~ Pinki smiled happily, glad that her home seemed acceptable to the strange traveller. She had never wanted for anything that couldn't be found in the Jungle, so she had never even thought to leave it. Well, not forever anyway.
"I've lived here for as long as I can remember. My twin sister and I grew up here. She left quite a long time ago, but I just couldn't bring myself to leave. I don't see the point when everything I need is right here, you know?" Pinki rarely talked about her sister, as it wasn't the most comfortable of subjects. She shifted a little awkwardly, and then looked up at the trees. .[ paramekia ]. "She wasn't pink as well, was she?" As 'subtle' as ever, Bahati enquired about her sister, completely unaware of the discomfort of the female as she wasn't really used to social gatherings such as this one - to be frank, she hadn't really encountered a lot of them because she preferred to avoid them but today was just one of those days when she walked right in to one so she might as well stay.
"Because I can handle one pink cat but not two...that would just be a little much." She explained, almost in jest as she lay down once more and tugged a small leaf away from inside the crack of the pads in her paw.
"And I suppose I can see where you are coming from but you fail to see much of the world..." ~Masamune~ Pinki shook her head lightly, a small smile gracing her face. "No, we're very much complete opposites...she has lilac spots and pink eyes, and I have pink spots and lilac eyes..." She grinned, as she thought of a way to shift the topic from her sister. "I did meet a pink and white lioness though, she was wonderful!"
The large leopardess shrugged lightly, her eyes again returning to the jungle canopy. "Iv'e heard the world isn't all it's cracked up to be..." She nodded. "It's better to be safe than sorry..." .[ paramekia ]. It was Ti's turn to shrug as she was given the low-down on the leopard's sister - if anything they weren't identical but due to being entirely opposite she could only assume that the sister would either be more lively, glum or perhaps adventurous enough to leave her own back door and explore the world outside this jungle (even though it was a very nice jungle)...
"It isn't all it's cracked up to be," Ti agreed after a few moments of consideration, "But always playing things safe will result in you missing out on a lot of opportunities that you may regret never trying in the future." She pointed out calmly, almost in a sage like tone despite her bitterness about her experiences in the outside world, well even if they were bad they had taught her a lot.
"Perhaps one day you should explore when you find someone safe and strong enough to trust." ~Masamune~ Pinki could tell that Ti was smarter than the average lioness, well, in comparison to the lionesses she had come across in the past. She considered all that was said, a thoughtful expression on her face.
"You're probably right..." She replied, her usual chirpy tone of voice returning. "I mean, what's the worse that could happen? I can't stay here forever, that's for sure..." All that she was staying was more of an effort to reassure herself, than to explain herself to Ti. It seemed to be working though, as the large leopardess got to her feet, a big grin on her face. "Thanks so much Ti, you've been a big help!"
For the first time in ages, Pinki was actually thinking ahead in regards to her future. She could find a mate, settle down and start a family! Of course, to achieve that though, she would have to go out and look for her perfect partner! "I'm so excited!" She beamed, clearly getting a bit ahead of herself. .[ paramekia ]. "Excited?" The ears of the lioness perked slightly out of interest, it wasn't everyday that she inspired or encouraged another to do something that they deemed to be a good idea; in fact, on most occasions most deemed her ideas to be wholely inappropriate or simply undesirable.
"About what?" She persisted, her ears twitching again as she sat up and pawed briefly at her muzzle as if to remove an inch from around her whiskers, "What am I being thanked for and is there a more desirable reward than just verbal gratitude?" She added, almost as an after thought as her more predatory and materialistic persona re-emerged once more. ~Masamune~ "Just...I don't know! Getting out there, meeting new friends! Seeing new things! In my whole life I've only left this jungle like once or twice..." As she said that she trailed off. It was sad really, that she had gone through her entire life never wanting for anything more, happy just to settle for the hand life had dealt her.
"That's why I'm thanking you..." She spoke up again. "If I hadn't of met you and heard all what you've had to say, I'd probably just grow old and die in here, with no legacy or love or anything..." She smiled. "I owe you a lot really..."
Unfortunatly she didn't pick up on Ti's desire for something more than a verbal thank you, and was ready to be on her way. "Will you be alright? Or would you like me to show you the way out?" She giggled. .[ paramekia ]. So there was no food on the cards then, she couldn't help but feel rmeotely disappointed by the manner in which the feline had spurned that desire but alas, a part of her was reasonably happy with the gratitude extended to her by the pink cat...it wasn't like she was genuinely thanked every day or anything.
"Well, you're welcome I guess." She mused, flicking her tail before rising to her feet and stalking towards the water once more to admire her reflection - she had to admit this place was much more comforting than the outside world where she had to fight for survival, especially in the deserts.
"I will be fine on my own, I found my way in...it is not hard to find the way out again." She added as an after thought and offered a bemused smile, "Are you sure you can survive on your own out there though?" She asked almost teasingly before shaking her head, ideally the world needed to be experienced both with and without company, starting off alone was usually the most educational thing to do. ~Masamune~ Pinki grinned, her tail whipping rather excitedly from side to side. "If anyone ever troubles me, I can just say that my friend Ti could beat you up in a heartbeat!" She laughed. "That, or I'll just run up a tree...I'm a great climber!"
Her expression was practically as brights as her spots as she moved to leave the Jungle for a very long time. "I hope we meet again soon Ti!" With that, she sprinted off into the Jungle, eventually disappearing among the lush green leaves and pink blossoms.
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:14 am
~*~*~ Dubwana ~*~*~ Name: Dubwana
Meaning: Monster, huge, gigantic, giant, extreme, excessive
Gender: Female
Species: Hyena
Stage: Adult
Pack: -
Mate: -
Offspring: -
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:15 am
~*~*~ Dubwana RPs ~*~*~~*~ Dubwana, Kucha and Kimwondo ~*~Hime Kucha = *yawned he was laying under a big tree, he loved the bigger trees with the most shadow and as always it was so hard to spot him in the darkness with his black fur...he looked around and when he didn't see anyone he rolled around on his back and looked up at the leaves he usually never spotted a soft side but today it was an exception..
" Heh this is actually nice " ~Masamune~ Nearby, the low snarling of another could be heard. A pair of golden-yellow eyes peered through the darkness towards Kucha, narrowing as he rolled on to his back. "Ignorent fool..." The voice was that of a female, but it was deep and full of malice.
A few moments passed before she finally revealed herself, emerging from within a tight cluster of trees and thorn bushes. The thorns didn't bother her, as her fur was full and thick. When she reached the male, she stood over him, glaring down. "Tell me, male...where is the elephant graveyard?" The way she asked, it was more like a command than a request. Hime Kucha = *blinked with his grey eyes now this male was really surprised his skills use to be excellent and now where did this strange female come from? he tried to not look like he was surprised but it was hard...he then spoke with his mysterious and calm voice off his..
" Oh hallo~~ the graveyard you say? it depends i might know "
He just said so just because he didn't like those forward females and well female hyena's where always most likely full off confidence and strengh he hated that.. ~Masamune~ The female sneered, lowering her head so that it was just a few centimetres from Kucha's face. "Listen, you pathetic, disgusting fool...you're going to tell me where that graveyard is, one way or another..." She grinned, bearing her pearly-white fangs. "Personally, I wouldn't mind if you tried to put up a fight...I haven't had a good laugh in quite a while..." Hime Kucha = *was a very strong male with no lack off confidence at all he knew he might be a little in trubble because off the female standing over him but he knew he could get away from her if he wanted too...and if was actually nice seeing a female face so up close..
" Heh well i am not up for fights lady but if you are nicer then i might tell you~~ "
He grined back at her and looked just as dark and mysterious as the shadow under the tree.. ~Masamune~ The female chuckled. "My, my, my..." The chuckling was cut suddenly short however, as she moved her paw and brought it down firmly on the male's neck, digging her claws into his flesh. She was much bigger than he was, and would've had no trouble at all just snapping his neck there and then. Snarling, she lowered her head once again, her eyes blazing fiercly. "Tell me you insignificent beast!" Hime Kucha = *didn't like claws in his flesh but didn't express any pain at all but decided he should show this female the way...maybe she would clam down then..
" Ok take it easy girl...i show you but it's a little hard if i am dead right? "
He knew that he would never show any more weak sides again he know hated himself for doing that.. ~Masamune~ "Hmph, perhaps you're not as stupid as I first thought..." With one last flex of her claws dug in Kucha's flesh, she released him, stepping back to flick her mane away from her face. "Lead on..." She hated doing business with males, after all, they were completely beneath her. But she had to get to the graveyard, to see for herself if the stories she had heard of the dominant female hyena there were true. Hime Kucha = *had been in the graveyard once but he knew the way...so he started walking when the female released him...he hated when they did that he missed Fupa she was the only female that would never do anything like that..
" This way~~~"
He said with his mysterious and calm voice again...he didn't really care what she had to do in the graveyard area he just wanted her to come there as quickly as possible so she could leave him alone.. Lightning Shadow X A pair of light violet eye's watched the pair from the shadow's, only for a light snicker to lossen the male's lips before he walked out from apparently nowhere and smirked at the black male.
A wiry grin plastering his feature's as he held his head low.
"Good day." He said in a sickly sweet gentleman's manner, paws scraping against the dusty ground as he watched the male.
"May I ask what you and your...ravishing company are doing?" He asked. "Because I couldn't help over hear the word's 'elephnt graveyard' being muttered." ~Masamune~ The large female remained a few feet behind Kucha, just the right distance to be able to tackle him to the ground should he lead her astray. Her creme ears perked as she heard the sound of snickering, and her eyes followed the sound until she spotted another male. Frowning, she rolled her eyes, ready to tell the male to go away just as he spoke up.
Her left eye twiched, and her muzzle quickly began to curl up, bearing her fangs. Her breathing became heavier, the large black and red heart symbol on her chest expanding rapidly. For a moment it seemed like she was going to explode. "Ravishing...?" Her tone of voice was strange in that it held no emotion at all, although it was clear that she was deeply unimpressed by the word. "You...insolent, filthy...vile...dog..." They were the only other words she could manage, as now she didn't know what to do. Attack the purple male, thus allowing the black one to escape, or just leave it at that. Hime Kucha = * rolled his eyes what was this silly female up to? she coudn't juse try to attack every male she saw or else she would be killed herself one day if she continued to act like that...he sighed and looked at the other male*
" I just met this female and she wanted to know the way to the graveyard...but i am sure she needs more help "
He was most likely ironic he just wanted to get rid off this female and maybe 2 males would confuse her...but Kucha didn't really care.. Lightning Shadow X "My dear lady, you flatter me, my mother and sister's called me much worse though."
The purple maned male's tail curled between his leg's but the grin stayed put at the female's word's sitting down slightly as he listened to the male and nodded.
"The Elephant Graveyard you say? Hmmm...do you mind if I tag along?" He asked semi-curiously.
He personally missed the foul stench of death in his nostrils, the crunch of bone's in his teeth..and personally hoped his mother and sister's where dead by now thank's to the plague. ~Masamune~ Dubwana's jaw clicked a couple of times as she began grinding her teeth together. All males were fools, so everytime she dealt with them she ended up regreting it. Out of these two, it was hard for her to decide which one she hated more. Both deserved a beating, and she could certainly take both of them down, even with it being two on one.
In an attempt to de-stress, she started breathing outwardly, taking in deep breathes and then exhaling slowly. Her left eye continued to twitch, as her rage was not so easily pushed aside. "Screw this..." She muttered, walking forward only to bump Kucha hard in the side with one of her broad shoulders. "You are pathetic. You are weak and you are stupid." She spat at him, before turning toward the grey male. "And you..." She trailed off, suddenly not knowing what to say. "You...you're just an idiot." That insult didn't seem to have as much 'oomph' as the last one, for some reason. "I'll find the damn graveyard myself..." Saying that, the large female started walking away. If either of the males followed, she would happily turn around and break their legs.
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:23 am
~*~*~ Uhayawani ~*~*~ Name: Uhayawani
Meaning: Filthy act, beastliness, brutality, brutishness, indecency, obscenity, dullness, ignorance, stupidity
Gender: Female
Species: Cheetah
Stage: Adult
Pride: -
Mate: -
Offspring: -
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Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:24 am
~*~*~ Uhayawani RPs ~*~*~~*~ Uhayawani, Kijivu, Dhalili'Vitu, Mweko and Bichi ~*~FallenMercury The moonlight beating down on her silvery pelt, Kijivu trembled lightly as she looked down at the pair of newborn cubs resting by her paws. Even the sight of them filled her with rage, fury and desperation. How could she do this? She couldn't be a mother to these two... abominations! No, it wasn't right, and she couldn't do it. Her normally kind and considerate mind was clogged by the confusion of the entire event.
She has simply been walking and seen a cheetah who seemed on the verge of a mental breakdown. Unfortunately, he had caught sight of her and chased her down, ranting and rambling crazily. In the end, he had forced himself on her, and a few days later, she realized she was pregnant.
Letting out a soft whimper, she shook violently at the entire thing as it replayed in her mind. How could that happen?... it wasn't possible! They were two different species: him a cheetah, her a lion (or at least, so she thougth). And here she was, with two tiny cheetah cubs.
A sudden realization hit her. Everyone she had ever met had insisted she was a cheetah, yet deep in her heart, she knew she was a lion. What if they were right, though? Shivering, she forced the thought out of her mind. It brought back horrible memories of her beloved brother attacking her for protecting a helpless lion cub. Gritting her teeth, she looked up at the moon.
"How could you have done this?!" Her voice was manic as she shouted up to any god or goddess that felt like listening. "I..." Kiji cast a glance down at the wiggling cubs by her paws, "I can't do this."
Rising to her feet, she looked down at the two cubs - the male and female, the brown and the gray - one last time. "...I can't do this..." she whispered, before turning tail and dashing off.Dhalili'Vitu squirmed in his sleep, mumbling to himself. His murky brown body was pressed against his sister's and his paws twitched as if he were chasing something. The tip of his slender tail flicked lightly. ~Masamune~ Uhayawani, although curled into a tight ball beside her brother, was shivering lightly. Her smokey grey coat didn't seem to be enough to keep her warm. Already, the world outside of her mother's womb seemed harsh to her, as she didn't like the cold one bit and attempted to curl into an even tighter ball, mewing frustratedly.
She wasn't even aware of anyone but her brother, so the only thing that changed when Kijivu skulked away was the wind, as it seemed to move against the pair more easily without their mother's body to sheild them. Again she shivered. spottedleef Mweko's small frame shuddered with fear as she watched the silhouette of another Cheetah running through the shadows, its brown coat seemingly reflected against the setting sun. Would her own bright red coat stand so vibrantly out against the darkening shadows blanketing the moorlands? The small Cheetah hoped beyond hope not. Too many times had she been encountered brutally, even by her own mother when she was a cub herself. In Mweko's mind, there was no one she could trust, no one who wouldn't wish to hurt her; besides, of course, her beloved Bichi.
The thought of Bichi made Mweko's legs want to give in. Oh, no! Was he following her? That lazy Cheetah would stroll right up without even noticing that Mweko was hiding under the tall, Savannah grasses, stalking an enemy in fear. He would probably give them both away, and they'd be attacked for sure. Quickly, Mweko peered behind her, then spun back around to make sure the other Cheetah had not noticed her quick jolt. She sighed heavily, letting the fur standing at the tip of her neck lay flat, and relaxed her muscles. Bichi was not here, and nor was the other Cheetah. It was gone.
Mweko raised herself carefully, peering curiously out through the underbrush with her coal black eyes, one blind and unlooking. No one. Just the sound of a flock of colorful birds ahead screeching, and then slowly vanishing into the horizon, the sound of their singing enveloped by distance.
The wind suddenly took a violent howl and whipped through Mweko's red fur. She breathed in deeply, trying to relax herself. The world isn't all so bad, she thought, although she had even deeper doubts. She stretched forward both paws and back legs, letting her tail sway in the wind. "This is ... nice", she muttered softly to herself, pressing her eyes closed and letting the wind surge past her frame, ruffling her fur. She sighed blissfully, releasing her anxiety. She opened only one eye, grinning as she stared ahead towards the invisible path of haunting wind.
Then there came another sound. The sound, she thought, of wind striking fur as it had hers? Had the strange Cheetah returned? Mweko's blood ran cold. "H-hello?", she stuttered, looking anxiously over her shoulder, now regretting Bichi's absense. She couldn't fight, especially with a blind eye. She had been told that constantly, repeatedly when she was a cub, so much that she believed it. She couldn't run now. Whatever it was, it was close enough to touch. Slowly, carefully, she stepped through the underbrush, dried Savannah grass brushing against her coat as she sulked low towards the creature. "I am a friend", she said softly, trying to reassure herself more than the danger ahead, "a Cheetah", she said, trying to sound sweet, "just like you", she added in delicately with a small, feminine voice.
Her head slowly broke the surface of grass as it would water, sending ripples through air like so, or the wind beating against her pelt, exposing her to a small clearing. She peered below her, eyes wide and mouth a gape. The sensation of her discovery was too breathtaking to even let her suspended paw hit the ground. She just stood motionless, staring at two idle newborn Cheetah cubs, not knowing what to do or even how to feel. Her eyes scanned slowly to every direction, then met towards the sunset where she had seen the brown silhouette of the Cheetah... just running. Running away from ... them? Mweko's paw hit the ground with a thump, her claws digging angrily through the soil beneath her. Her hackles raised as her eyes squinted hatefully towards the sunset. Go., she thought. Leave them in the open. Alone. For dead.
Mweko breathed deeply again as the soothing wind moaned and rippled through her fur, trying to release her fury and confusion. The wind, she noticed, beat unmercifully against the cold newborns' flanks. The chilling grip of this season's claws would take with it these cubs. Mweko squinted her eyes towards the horizon one last time, huffing, and rested them gently over the cubs. The wind screeched and twisted in their direction again. Mweko scooped the cubs up carefully, holding them in her arms. She began to cradle them as she pressed them closer to her flank for warmth, her gentle, motherly voice cooing, "Don't be afraid, my little ones. Mommy's here." FallenMercury Squeaking lightly, the cub felt cold against her flank, though began to soak up her warmth. Gradually, his fur heated and he murred happily, squirming slightly to get comfortable. He curled around his sister for even more warmth and a soft purr rumbled from his throat contentedly. ~Masamune~ Although it would've been completely impossible for the tiny cub to tell that there was someone completely new in their midst, Uhayawani wasn't having any of it. She squirmed in an attempt to remain close to her brother, and only her brother, but was soon nuzzled into the chest of the cooing and purring stranger.
Eventually she gave into the warmth and let out a little yawn, wetting her nose with her tongue as she did so. As long as she could still feel her brother, that was all that mattered. For now anyway. spottedleef Mweko cradeled the cubs in her arms, pressing them firmly to her chest as the wind whipped through the Savannah, rustling trees and bushes. "Shh", she whispered, trying to calm the cubs into falling asleep.
She looked up, her grey eyes scanning the landscape. There was no one she could see, nothing to harm her newfound children. She looked down lovingly at the newborn cubs, whispering softly to them. Is it bad, she thought, that I hope the slender, feminine silhouette of a Cheetah never returns to these lands? [ ipod ] In an instant, Bichi went on a search for his mate, Mweko. Shaking his head in a crazy motion, he shook his fur and darted off into the silent land, calling out for his female companion.
Mweko ... ... Mweko!?
Quirking a brow, and with a twitch of his ears, he caught onto her scent and a few moments later, set foot infront of her. As he came closer, he was somewhat confused by the sight. Tilting his head, he sat down and peered at the cubs before him.
Mweko, what -- what have you done now? I take a nap for a few seconds, and I come back to find you taking care of cubs that don't belong to us?!
Rolling his eyes, he spat at the ground, somewhat disgusted with how everything played out. He never expected Mweko to even do this at all. The last thing he wanted to worry about was a bunch of boring, helpless cubs. What a let down.
spottedleef Mweko's heart sank. She had expected, at the least, for Bichi to be compassionate about the situation. He was her love; couldn't he understand?
Mweko's fur bristled momentarily, but slicked it down quickly. She didn't want to offend her mate. "B-b-ichi", she stuttered, pressing the cubs closer to her flank. I won't leave you now, Mweko thought silently, looking down at the cubs in admiration before looking back at Bichi. She couldn't think of anything to say ... he had to love them. They were hers now. "Aren't they cute?", she asked desperately. [ ipod ] The young brown male sighed and sunk down next to her. There was just no way in the world he could say no to that face. Cuddling up closer with Mweko, Bichi smiled a bit. Flickering his tail about silently, he replied.
Sorry, I am a little grumpy after a nap. Actually, they are sorta cute. ... i've just, never taken care of cubs before. Don't know if i'd be good enough for them, thats all.
Looking down, he sighed a bit more. A few moments later, he looked over to one of the two cubs, examining it closely. Smiling wider, he felt an extremely warm spot in his heart.
Alright. We'll keep them. I doubt you would even let me leave these poor little cubs out here all alone anyways. I can't say no to you, dear.
He looked into his mates eyes, and then licked her on the cheek lovingly.
spottedleef Mweko's eyes filled with joyful tears as she pressed against her mate, nuzzling his soft fur.
"Thank you ... so ... much. You will make a wonderful ... father", she whispered, unable to talk clearly from her surprise and excitement.
Father. The word seemed so unfamiliar, but pleasant. And I, a mother, she thought. Mother. A menacing word to her, but she would not be like that. She would not scar her newfound children as her mother did to her. Perhaps she would find herself in them.
"I don't think their mo-... the Cheetah", Mweko said, correcting herself from calling an abandoning parent a mother, "is coming back", she said softly, turning her eyes from the cubs to Bichi for the first time.
"We'll take good care of them. They will ... they will fit right along with our cubs, you'll see", Mweko cooed, "they are our cubs", she said, her eyes filling with gratitude.
"Ours", she said again, her eyes settling peacefully upon the two cubs. "Uhayawani and Dhalili'Vitu ... I will always, always love you", she said, pressing harder against Bichi's chest and swiping a warm tongue over both cubs heads. "Always", she whispered, looking towards the horizon, which was slowly during a cloaky dark, dark enveloping light. [ tuke ] Yes, Mweko. They will always be ours to love. Maybe someday, they'll even have some siblings to grow up with. He nudged playfully, as he stopped joking and rested his head on the ground. He felt so nice just being there with his family. He never expected to become a father so quick. It felt so strange to even be called that. The thought rang in his head all night, as he doze off into a slient sleep. spottedleef Mweko nuzzled Bichi back, staring thoughtfully at the cubs all night aswell. What a terrible thing that had been done. And yet, it had become a beautiful thing in the end, like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Mweko licked each cub on the head, and closed her eyes in bliss. She, too, fell asleep against her mate, dozing with the two cubs clenched in her arms, for she would never, never let go of them. ~*~ Uhayawani and Akia ~*~~Masamune~ A loud sigh of frustration escaped the throat of a very bored cub, as she sat with her back pressed firmly against a tree. Uhayawani had left the den while it was still dark, and planned on going back there before sunrise and before her parents found out. Unfortunatly, she had fell asleep, and now the sun was high in the sky and burning brightly.
The dark grey cub hated the sun. Even in the shade, she felt as if it was burning her, hurting her eyes and making her feel uncomfortable. There was no way she was leaving this shady spot, no matter how worried she knew her parents and siblings would be. Well, at least her mother and her brother. She doubted her father and her other two younger siblings cared. With another sigh, she flopped into a lying position, awaiting the sunset. Kaytla The white and dark spotted juvenile wasn't all that fond of the harsh, hot sun himself, but he preferred to travel and explore during the day. Visibility was just so much better. He could see things coming, and with his white fur, other animals would see him in the dark before he saw them. It was all a matter of common sense. It was all right for his mother, with dark fur to match her spots. She was just another shadow in the night. He, however, stuck out like a sore claw.
He was beginning to regret leaving the shade of his den, however. It really was hot today, and the sun wasn't even quite at its zenith yet. It would likely get hotter. He shook out his lime green mane of fur, eyes of the same colour darting around somewhat curiously. He was only recently out of the stage where he could still be called a cub, and he'd only been exploring for a few days. His mother was still somewhat reluctant to let him go, but he'd promised to be careful, and she'd eventually agreed. So here he was. But it wasn't all that interesting, to be honest. He'd yet to find anyone out here, despite travelling quite far from -
Wait. There was someone over there! He squinted, coming to a stop on his lanky legs. A female, it looked like. Her dark fur had almost blended into the shadows. Only the white band on her foreleg had caught his eye. Otherwise, he might not even have noticed her.
Fixing a friendly smile on his face, he took a leaf out of his mother's book and headed over, intent on saying hello and attempting to refine his social graces. He heads forward at a quick, ground-covering walk, and, as his mother did, he stopped a little way away, so as not to over crowd her. She was smaller than he, and younger, it seemed. There's something delicate in how he holds himself as he stands there, something almost dainty, with his front paws almost crossed, resting one in front of the other, his tail curling neatly around one of his back legs. Reminds one of how a female might stand, if it wasn't so obvious he was male.
"Hello, there," he called, as he came to a stop, that smile growing slightly larger. After a split second pause, he adds, "I'm Akia." ~Masamune~ Uhayawani spotted the juvenile pretty much as soon as he came into view. It was his white coat and purple spots that had caught her eye, followed by the strange green mohawk and markings. "Ugh..." She muttered darkly under her breath, prefering to be alone in her misery. Hopefully he wouldn't spot her, taking refuge in the shadows.
Unfortunatly though, he did. As he walked over, Uhayawani raised a brow, confused and severely put off by the way he was walking. When he greeted her, she narrowed her eyes slightly. Like she really wanted to get to know this freak. She soon realised though that she wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, so there would be little point in being ignorent. "My name is Uhayawani." She replied in a matter-of-fact tone of voice. Kaytla "Uhayawani." He let the name play over his tongue for a moment, his mind considering all the possible ways he could shorten it. He was one to do that. He didn't like using full names. He preferred being called Aki to Akia, himself, but from watching his mother's interactions, he'd learned that her way of manners was to give her full name first, inviting others to call her Kiya after some conversation. So for now, Akia would do, as would Uhayawani. When he got to know her better, if he did, he'd assign her a nickname that suited her. "I like it," he announced, as if he thought she'd care.
He did pick up on her tone and manner, however, and quirked an eyebrow. "Something the matter?" he asks quietly, curiosity mixed with the soft-heartedness he'd inherited from his mother making him venture the question. As it was in his mother's nature to help others, it was in his. Whether it was from watching her kindness from interacting with others that made him like it, or truly biology determining pathology, Aki was very much like his mother in many ways. If she needed help, he'd offer it if he could. ~Masamune~ Uhayawani rolled her eyes as Aki announced that he liked her name. "I don't." She muttered in reply. There was no reason why she didn't like the name, as she was too young to understand the meaning behind it. She just didn't like it. And it soon became apparent to her that she didn't like this boy either.
"I was perfectly fine until you arrived." This was a lie of course, since she was annoyed and miserable before he even got there. Sadly, the poor boy had caught her in a particularly bad mood, which he would just have to deal with, as she wouldn't be coming out of it anytime soon. Kaytla "Well, if you don't like your name, that's your problem. I do." Of course, if he knew what it meant, he probably wouldn't be too keen on it, either. "At least it sounds more interesting than mine." He lowered his thin, lanky body into a seated position, tilting his head as he watched her. He never really got why people had to act like this, unpleasant at first meeting, but he'd never been in anything other than a friendly environment for his whole life. In that respect, he was blessedly naive.
"You could've fooled me," he says in a slightly sardonic tone. "You looked either bored to tears or miserable as hell. Which was it?" He lets his eyes scan the area once - something his mother did while she was watching him - before settling their vibrant colour back on his unfriendly companion. He waits patiently for her to answer his question. He'll get it eventually. He has the patience of a saint. ~Masamune~ The cub frowned, the white markings on her face becoming even more jagged. "Well it's not like I can change it." Her tone of voice remained low, with a small hint of annoyance. As Aki went to sit himself down, she eyed him carefully. He moved like her mother, with grace and delicacy. Which, to her, was completely wrong considering he was a boy.
As the male replied sarcastically, Uhayawani's eyes flashed darkly. "What do you want?" Rather than answering his question, she shot back with one of her own, implying that she really had no time for him at all. Kaytla The way he moved was wrong; he knew it, but couldn't care less. He watched how his brothers moved, watched how he moved in the way that was most natural and comfortable, and he saw how different he appeared to them, which got more apparent the older he got. But he expected people to accept this about him, flaw or quirk, as he accepted others without criticism or comment.
"You could change it, I suppose." His tone of voice remains quite cheerful, however, almost soft; quite a contrast to hers. "You could refuse to answer to Uhayawani and only answer to a name of your choosing."
He arched an eyebrow at her. "Why do I have to want something to talk?" he asks, countering her question with one of his own. "Although, if you remember, I wanted to help you before, if I could. But since you won't accept, I can't force you, so there's nothing I want from you any more. Just to talk." ~Masamune~ Uhayawani shook her head and looked away from the male, an irritated growl radiating in her throat. For a cub, her face was very emotive, and was constantly changing as her mood shifted. Before she looked away, her face showed just how frustrated she was getting, and even her left eye was twitching ever so slightly.
"My mother gave me that name. I'm not about to disrespect her by changing it." She couldn't understand why Aki remained unphased by her attitude. It was beginning to wear on her greatly, but at the same time, she couldn't help but commend his persaverence. "If I wanted advice from a fool, I'd spend some quality time with my father." Even though she admired the boy's patience, there was no way she was coming out of a perfectly miserable mood for his sake. Kaytla While others may have just had quite enough of her attitude by now and left, Akia would not. His patience was seemingly limitless - or rather, he'd never found anything that tested it to its very limits, not even Uhayawani's less-than-friendly words - and even if it didn't stretch so far, he could be as stubborn as a mule when he wanted to be. So, instead of sniping back at her for calling him a fool, as most others probably would, and then walking away, he laughs, as cheerfully amused as if she'd said some grand joke.
"I meant no disrespect, Uhayawani. It was just a friendly suggestion." He idly examined the claws of one of his small forepaws for a moment, trying to decide on how to proceed. He would get her out of this foul mood, if the attempt killed him. Stubborn.
But when she spoke of her father, something clicked, a few ideas coming to mind. Yes... it might, perhaps, explain a few things. "You don't get on with your father? Is that why you're lying under a tree, alone and without sign of anyone else nearby? Have an argument with him and run off, perhaps?" He's dropped the overly-polite attitude, as it didn't seem to make any impact on her, but his voice and the way he speaks still makes what he says somehow... inoffensive and unobtrusive, despite his questions being straight to the point. ~Masamune~ Uhayawani narrowed her dim yellow-green eyes as she tried to figure out why the juvenile male was acting like this. It couldn't be real, there was no way anyone could be that cheerful in this heat. Saying that though, this boy didn't seem normal, so maybe he wasn't acting.
Her frown softened ever so slightly, and her back relaxed a little from the tree she was pressed so firmly against. She still didn't look very happy though, and would've felt better if Aki would've just disappeared. "No, it's nothing like that. I just decided to go out for a walk before sunrise, and I planned on heading back before then too." She growled. "But I fell asleep and now the sun's up and there's no way I'm walking home in this heat." It was also true that she really didn't get on with her father, but that wasn't any of his business. Kaytla No, Akia wasn't acting; he wasn't the type to act different than he was unless strictly necessary, and in this instant it wasn't. He was used to the heat of this area, living nearby, so it didn't particularly affect him. Besides, pale colours reflected heart, dark absorbed it. It was no wonder she felt the sun beating down on her more than he did.
Picking up on the slight softening of her sour expression, of course, his smile widens just a fraction, hardly noticeable. Is the ice, perhaps, melting just a little? He flicks his tail out, then curls it loosely around his forepaws as he considers this. "And... it didn't occur to you that something like that could happen? That you'd be stuck out here under midday heat?" His lime eyes dart around, taking in their very lifeless surroundings. "Where are your parents, anyway? Did you wander far? Going a long distance by dark is as stupid as travelling under the sun at its zenith, for different reasons." Again, he displays his good-natured concern. Already thoughts of escorting her, or better yet, getting his mother to, are spinning around his mind. She'd love him if she wasn't so miserable. ~Masamune~ It didn't take long before the cub's expression sharpened again, her tail flicking angrily to one side. "No, it did not occur to me." She spat in reply, furious to be reminded of what was definatly her own mistake. It was at that point that she had had enough of the male. It was none of his business where she or her parents lived, so therefore, there was nothing more to discuss.
As he went on though, her mood continued to darken, along with the expression on her face. "Oh, so I'm stupid now am I?" She hissed, completely missing the good-naturedness in the male's tone. "I don't have to listen to this." Scowling, Uhayawani got to her feet and glared at Aki, before taking a few short steps to move round to the other side of the tree. Once there, she sat herself down in a huff, her paws twitching with anger. Kaytla Hardly put off by this, Akia laughed. Only, it wasn't at her, but at himself. Obviously, pointing out her mistakes was taboo with this little lady, something that got all the walls back up and frosted her over once again. He supposed he should have seen that coming, had he been paying attention to how she'd react to his probing instead of just probing to find out what was really the matter with her. Seems he still lacked his mother's finesse when it came to this.
He let himself lay down, rolling onto his side so his head was pillowed on the ground and he could at least see her profile. "No, I never meant to imply you were stupid. I'm sorry for that." The apology comes easily, as they always did from him. He'd never had trouble saying sorry when he knew he was in the room, or even when he didn't think he was and someone else did. He would still apologise because someone wanted him to. "I guess I didn't think about it. What may seem obvious to me might not to you. But, uh... I do know where there's some decent shade, if the heat is bothering you. And perhaps something to eat." Peace offering, further apology. Damn, is he ever unkind? ~Masamune~ Uhayawani kept a sharp watch on the male in the corner of her eye. She didn't like his laid-back attitude one bit, as it was too much like her father's. The apology went right over her head, as not only did she doubt the sincerity of it, she didn't even want it.
Still scowling, she glanced breifly over her shoulder. "That's the trouble with most males. They don't think before they speak." For a cub, she spoke with a lot of maturity, as if she knew more about the World than she should at that age.
The thought of some better shade and something to eat appealed to her though. She hadn't eaten anything since the day before, and was getting rather hungry. She wouldn't let the male know that though, no way. "I've got enough shade right here, incase you haven't noticed." Kaytla Her comment on males brought forth a rather startled but very amused laugh. Very grown up remarks for someone so small. He'd only heard his mother say things like that, and only under her breath. He'd only caught her at it twice, maybe three times at most. He had made a rather proofless guess that she might be muttering to herself about, possibly, his father... but since he didn't know the male, Akia couldn't say he cared much.
"True, true, I must say. Curse of our gender."
He glanced critically up into the branches, noticing how glaring light constantly peeked through the gaps in the leaves and bore down on them both. "Yes, perfect shade," he murmurs, without even a hint of sarcasm in his voice. He was rarely sarcastic. Sure, he had been a little earlier, but that was his lot for the week, probably. He was only ever truly sarcastic in jest, and since she didn't seem to like him, he deemed it perhaps not the best idea to be as he was with his older brothers.
"I was, of course, referring to the cooler, deeper shade of a shallow cave, but if you'd rather stay in this heat, then here we shall stay. I don't mind either way." ~Masamune~ Uhayawani rolled her eyes. So now he was agreeing with the insult that was directed at him. In her opinion, he deserved a slap for being how he was. His attitude just grated on her, no matter what he was saying or how he was saying it.
As he commented on the shade, she looked up, a low hiss pushing its way through her gritted teeth. No, it wasn't perfect, not by a long shot. But it would do. Anything would be better than excepting help from this boy. "I would rather you just leave me be." Kaytla Stubborn and persistant as he can be, Akia eventually came to the decision that this femme just really wasn't worth it. Well, perhaps not as extreme as that. If she accepted his help at this moment, he'd still give it; she'd never be unworthy of his help or time. But she obviously wasn't going to accept that help from him, and despite how nice he was, his idea of a day well-spent did not include trying to convince stubborn, unkind little females to accept whatever meagre help he could offer. Some people just refused to be saved. He supposed he couldn't help everyone he came across.
He rises fluidly to his feet, shaking fine dust out of his pale, dark-flecked fur and stretching his long limbs. "As you wish," he murmurs. "I'll leave you to your solitude, and to the baking heat. I hope you'll be all right for the rest of the day. There are a lot of dangers out here." He begins to move off in his typical bizarrely graceful gait, but stops once to look back over his shoulder. "There's water not far to the east. You'll need it soon, in this heat." And then he's continuing off again, in no hurry, as was usual for him. The only time he got up speed was when he was running for the sake of running. ~Masamune~ "I'll be fine." She muttered, glaring over her shoulder. "The biggest danger is about to become void. The danger of me dying of annoyance induced by your presence." Very harsh words, coming from one so young. It wasn't all her fault though, as the heat was partly to blame for her foul mood. Aki was also to blame though, as she couldn't stand his care-free attitude, which she felt slightly patronised by.
Uhayawani continued to glare over her shoulder until the male was completely out of sight. Once she was gone, she let out a very heavy sigh and got to her feet. Frowning, she looked breifly towards the East, before taking off in that direction. It looked like she would accept his help afterall, he would just never know about it. ~*~ Uhayawani and Akia ~*~~Masamune~ A pair of dim yellow-green eyes stared blankly up at the moon, causing them to glow eerily. Positioned quite comfortably on the top of a flat, smooth rock, she lay on her back, her paws pressed closely to her chest and tummy.
A content sigh escaped her throat as her lithe figure shifted slightly as she continued to gaze up at the night sky. As she had gotten older, she had become almost completely nocturnal, managing to sleep through the day despite the loudness of her reletively loud family. At night, she would come out and do as she pleased, free from the watchful eyes of her parents and the sticky paws of her younger siblings.
Tonight, rather that working on her hunting skills, she had decided to take a walk. The full moon's light bathed everything in a milky white glow, which she much prefered to the bright oranges and yellows of the land during the day. After releasing a second sigh, she rolled on to her side and gazed out into the distance. The den of her family was within sprinting distance, which was just a precaution. She had matured a lot since she was a cub. Kaytla His pale, lithe figure moved like a ghost through the shadows of the night, the dark spots on his pelt breaking up the sheer white and giving him an even more haunting look.
It was unusual for him to be travelling at night, but after the sun had set on the day he had gotten the most powerful urge to do just that, like an itch that just had to be scratched. So here he walked in the dark, further from home than he would normally have wandered in the night, but something kept urging his paws forward. He didn't know what this urge was, but he followed it nonetheless.
He saw her there, basking in the moonlight, and stopped for a second just to look at her. He recognised her on the instant, though she was bigger than he remembered, as he was himself, fast reaching adult size, helped by the fact that he was lankier and taller than most cheetahs to start with. Her name, too, had stayed with him, because he thought it was impolite to forget the name of an acquaintance on the off-chance that he might meet them again, and anyone who knew Akia even vaguely knew he was never impolite.
"Hello, again," he said softly into the still night air, still standing where he had stopped a few feet away from her. He wondered just what sort of greeting he would get in return, if any. He not only remembered her name, but her attitude as well. She was such a beautiful cheetah; he thought it a terrible shame that her personality had failed to match it when they'd spoken before. ~Masamune~ Uhayawani instantly jumped to her feet as she heard the voice of another, suprised that anyone was able to spot her grey coat while she was lying on a rock that was almost identical. The moon's light clearly revealed more than she first thought.
When her eyes fell on the pale figure, she blinked a couple of times, her original expression of suprise replaced by what looked like confusion. Of course she recognised the male, from when she was younger. It's not like she could forget such a weird mess of colours on one cheetah. Unfortunatly though, she couldn't remember his name. "Hello." She managed a small smile, which left her face as quickly as it had come. Still, it was better than no smile at all, especially where she was concerned. Kaytla Both of the young male's eyebrows climbed up his forehead in understandable surprise. First, she had greeted him civilly, when he had quite expected she'd say something snappish and again tell him to leave. But most shocking of all was the fact that she had smiled. If he hadn't seen it for himself, he'd never have believed it. Though it had vanished as quickly as its miraculous appearance had happened, it had still been there. He dared to hope that maybe, just maybe, her attitude to the world and everything in it had improved, even if only a little.
Recovering and fixing his patented kind, unassuming smile on his face, he stepped forward again on elegant paws. "It's been a long time. How have you been?" He wondered just how long this would last, her not being mean to him, but he would never drop his civillity, not for anything. He never had during the first meeting, and right from the very first word she'd been a vile little thing. ~Masamune~ Uhayawani soon relaxed, and allowed herself to sit down, curling her tail around her body as she did so. She remained on the rock though, as she didn't care enough about the male to come down from it at that moment. A light frown touched her face as she tried to recall the male's name, as well as remembering what had happened the last time they met.
Eek, it wasn't pretty. She had been such a brat the first time they met. Saying that though, it wasn't completely her fault that she was annoyed by his friendly behavior, as she had come to resent that sort of thing because of her siblings. Now that she had grown however, she was willing to give him a chance.
"I've been alright, thank you." He hadn't seemed to have changed much, but it was easy to see that she herself had. "And how have you been?" Kaytla No snapping at him? No snide remarks to his innocent question? My, she had changed since he'd seen her last as a cub. He himself hadn't, definitely not. He was as nice as he could be; the only way for him to change would be to head in the other direction, and he was simply too nice to contemplate such a thing. No, there would most likely never be any large changes to his personality. He would always be nice, no matter what, it seemed.
"I've been very well. Thank you for asking." And he meant it. He would never run out of nice words for those who were not truly cruel, but he did appreciate getting some back occasionally. "Been doing anything of interest you wouldn't mind sharing since we last saw each other?" He was curious as to what inspired the change in her, but he wouldn't ask outright. Perhaps she'd give him clues without realising it. ~Masamune~ "Not really." Unfortunatly, it didn't look as though she was going to say anymore than that on the subject. And it was true really, that she hadn't done much since they had last met. Nothing special anyway. She had simply gone about her life the same way as before; trying to avoid contact with pretty much everyone who wished to interact with her. Apart from her biological brother, who she felt a much stronger bond with than her other two siblings who were blood related. Of course, she wasn't to know any of that.
Remaining where she was sat, she looked away from the male and out into the distance. "Do you live nearby?" Kaytla He was never one to pry, and so when she offered no information to him, he let it go with just a nod. It wasn't in his character to try and force the knowledge out of her, and besides, if she stayed as agreeable to talk as this, maybe it'd come eventually. He was still mightily curious as to the sudden change in her and felt something that she had done since they met may have just sparked it, but alas, he was not to know yet. The suspense would silently kill him.
At her question, he turned his head to look back in the direction he had come. "I live about an hour or so's travel that way. It's just me and my mother, now that my brothers have grown old enough to leave." He turned to look back at her, head tilted slightly. "And you? Do you live somewhere near here?" ~Masamune~ She motioned towards the East. "It's not far from here. Unfortunatly, I'm not yet old enough to leave my family behind." She frowned, knowing that she could never leave Dhalili'vitu, no matter how old she was. And with him being how he was, she wasn't sure if he would ever leave their parents.
After shaking the unpleasant thought of spending the rest of her life with her parents and other two siblings from her mind. "Don't you have a father?" It was a rather personal question, and one that came out a bit too abruptly for her liking. "I mean, where is your father? Does he no longer live with you?" Kaytla He remembered, in their last meeting, she had mentioned something about not getting on with her family - or a member of two of it, at least. So, reconciliation with family was not the reason for her change of attitude. One reason crossed off in what could be a long process of elimination. "Are you sure that's what you want so soon? I think the idea of complete independance is somewhat daunting, personally."
He had to smile at her trying to atone for the rather uncaring way of phrasing the question the first time around. It's not that the question offended or hurt him and he appreciated her trying to make amends. It's that the old Uhayawani would not have cared how the question sounded, and this Uhayawani did. It was pleasing to Akia.
"It's all right," he said placidly, letting himself sit. "I've never known my father, and I've never asked my mother about him. If there was anything good tied to his memory, my mother would have told me of him long ago. So, I do not ask. I don't want to bring painful memories back to her for the sake of satisfying my curiosity. I get along perfectly well without him in my life." He smiled then, a smile truly born of love and affection as he thought of Zakiya. "Besides, my mother gives me enough love and care for two parents and more. She's always been that way." ~Masamune~ "Positive." She replied matter-of-factly, with a firm nod of her head. "I don't need to be molly-coddled like my brothers and sister." Again though, she failed to reveal that she wouldn't actually be going anywhere unless Dhalili'vitu was with her, no matter how much he annoyed her at times.
Uhayawani raised a brow as the male smiled, unsure about exactly what he was smiling about. She wondered what it would be like living without her father Bichi. She probably wouldn't lose her temper as much, that was for sure. "You're probably better off without him, if my father is anything to go by." Kaytla He nodded, almost in agreement, to her words. It was not his place to argue with her about her own family life. He didn't know what it was like; maybe it was too stifling. He couldn't compare his loving mother with parents he'd never met. So, he didn't. He moved on to a topic that might be a tad safer. "Brothers and sister? How many siblings do you have?"
"I have to say you're right, there," he replied, again nodding, this time most definitely in agreement with her about this, his tail flicking behind him. "Not about your father, perhaps, because I don't know him, but definitely mine. If he wouldn't stay with my mother, chances are he wouldn't stay with me, and so I see no need for him in my life. Me and my mother get on perfectly fine without him." ~Masamune~ "I have two brothers and a sister." She almost grimaced as she thought about two of them, constantly clinging to her at every oppertunity, telling her how much they love her. "I'm the oldest, so for some reason they look up to me." It was at that point that she was sure she had said too much, and was about ready to up and leave. "But you don't want to hear this, so I'll just be on my way."
Saying that, she got to her feet and jumped off the rock, landing with all the grace that her body allowed. Her figure was unusually slender, even for a cheetah. She paused as the male went on, considering his relationship with his mother. Her relationship with her mother had always been fine, but something had always bothered her, something that she didn't quite understand.
"Do you look like your mother?" She said, glancing over her shoulder as she did so. It was a strange question indeed, but she was curious. Kaytla If he'd known what she was thinking, about the clinginess of her siblings, he'd have had to laugh. He was in the same situation... except he would be the clingy one. He was the younger, and he had followed his older brothers around like a lost puppy when he was a cub. "I have two older brothers. I'm the one who looks up to them, not the other way around."
As she turned to leave, he had looked disappointed. He knew there was no point in trying to get her to stay, though. She would leave when she wanted, or she would drive him away, as she did last time. He had been about to move away, too, when she asked him that question. It was odd, yes, but it was furthering their conversation, and she was the one seeking more information. A definite improvement from last time.
He smiled, and shrugged his shoulders lightly. "Not really, no. I suppose I look more like my father. The white and green were most definitely his. My mother is all dark purples. My spots I have gained from her, and my dark purple toes. Also, this," he continued, holding out one of his front paws to better demonstrate the "ballerina slipper" marking that curled around his left leg. "I got this from her, although hers are purple, and she has two on her back legs, not just the one on the front leg."
After finishing his short speech, he tilted his head at her. "Is there... any particular reason you were curious about that?" He asked it gently, as though he thought it might be a touchy subject somehow. He could just never tell what might be taken in what way with her. ~Masamune~ Uhayawani looked almost shocked for the briefest of moments, but she very quickly shook it off, unsure whether or not to explain to the male why she had asked such a question. It seemed like such a small thing, but it had been playing on her mind more and more as she had gotten older.
"I look nothing like my mother or my father." She eventually replied, with almost no emotion in her voice. It was something that she had always accepted without question, until now. "Neither of them have markings like mine, and both are covered in spots. My brother Dhalili'vitu doesn't look much like them either, but my other two siblings are both spitting images of them." As she spoke, she tried to figure it all out in her mind. Unfortunatly she was still two young to fully understand how genetics worked. "Shouldn't I look like at least one of them?" Kaytla He thought over this for a moment, privately agreeing that she should bear some slight resemblance to her parents, but he himself not quite understanding the vast, mysterious depths of the gene pool. Still, it wasn't his place to say anything of the sort to her.
It was against his nature not to try and comfort her, however. It seemed to him that her sudden lack of feeling was a defence, which meant she needed to protect herself from these thoughts. He didn't like that. "I suppose it's possible you and your brother look more like one of your parents' parents." He paused a moment, then a touch of a frown crossed his face. "The same is probably true with my brothers, actually. Neither of them look anything like our mother, and nothing like me, so I don't suppose they look much like our father, either..." He'd never really considered this until she'd put the thought in his mind. He'd just accepted them as his brothers since before he could remember, had loved them as such and been loved in return. Only now did a few not so happy questions press into his thoughts. ~Masamune~ "I guess so." Unaware that she had passed her own doubts on the friendly male, she was secretly thankful that he had helped her a little with her own. "Thank you..." She trailed off, remembering that she had forgotten the male's name. It was embarassing to say the least, so she just stood there, trying to remember it.
"What was your name again?" Her tone of voice as she said this was similiar to how it was when she was a cub, as it occured to Uhayawani that she didn't have to be nice all the time. In her mind, this was a good way to hide her embarassment at forgetting his name in the first place. Kaytla Damn.
Akia wasn't one to use curse words, but this called for it. And that was usually as bad as his cursing ever got. They'd taken a step forward, and then two steps back. She'd been so nice up until now - he'd even just gotten a thank you out of her - and now she was apparently back to her old self. This lapse was most displeasing. The apparent loss of her 'improvement' was all he was really concerned with. He didn't mind she'd forgotten his name... again. It was short. Perhaps it easily slipped from memory?
"It's Akia." Though his thoughts were less than happy at the moment, his voice was as friendly and full of goodwill as always. His tail, though, had stopped its idle twitching as more and more... unhappiness pressed into his mind. ~Masamune~ "Akia." She repeated, hopefully commiting the male's name to memory this time. While her gaze remained directed away from Aki, she noticed an orangey glow on the horizon. "The sun will rise soon." She murmered, turning back to the pale male as she did so. "I have to go. No matter how many times I explain to my mother that I can take care of myself, she still worries if I'm not in the den when she wakes up."
As she went to leave, she wracked her brain for a pleasant word or two that she could leave the with Aki, who could very well be her one and only friend if she allowed him to be. "Thanks again." Two words was all she could manage, but then again, it was better than nothing. Saying that, she walked off in the direction of the den she shared with her family. Kaytla Akia only watched Uhaya as she walked away from him, silent at first. He should probably be getting back to his own den, but somehow he was a little reluctant to go. He couldn't get those unhappy little thoughts out of his mind, the ones Uhaya had unwittingly put there. He didn't quite want to look at his mother and brothers and notice the big differences between them all.
He stood when she was out of earshot, watching her for a moment or two more. "You're welcome. Until next time, Uhayawani." With that, he turned to walk back to his own home, a pale ghost in the dawn light.
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