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When the babies had arrived Hyde had become a very happy lion for the most part but as they grew he found himself lonely. After such a busy and happy time there absence was sorely missed, what he'd give to have little ones scurry all over him, climb up his mane and tug on his tail. The most depressing part... they weren't even his! They where his best buds... yes a mouse... and his misses mouse, and since those two had there little once he barely saw his best friend either.
Hyde often wondered how they where all doing, the entire family of mice, his best friend and sometimes even her.... Every time his mind shifted to her it was if she wore a halo and had an aura of purity around her fur, he could never find a fault with her and had well and truly been infatuated with her since the first day they met all those years ago.
Vintage....
The name he would never forget, his perfect example of a lioness that even though he would not admit to any passer by he longed to spend time with. It was so perfect too! Even there familiars and best friends had fallen in love, now why couldn't they? Because she was too good for him that was why and he knew it and so much younger too...
Sighing he rolled over draping a paw over his solemn face half out of pure dismay and half to block to blazing son from blinding him. It was such a dry heat, with flies buzzing about everywhere and as he snapped out of his depressing trail of thought just a peek around him indicated that this place was far from romantic "Hfrphm." This was far to sullen and he wasn't going to give into it today, oh no siree! Today was not the day he'd just lie there until he died of dehydration.....
Well... maybe not, didn't look like Hyde was moving for much currently, maybe he'd drift into a nice idealistic nap, who knew?
