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 Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:27 am
Baharikoa led her friend with her, into the Pridelands to search for Miamba, the only sibling she ever had. Kipofu'kakita Maji trailed beside the lioness, rubbing up against her side, so he did not lose sight or ... feeling of her. She simply smiled and purred in return. It was nice to have the company, but revisiting her sister would be a wondrous thing to see. "Once we get there, we can stick around her den and rest for a few days. Knowing her, i'm sure she won't mind at all."
Though he could not see the lioness, Kipofu smiled in return to her upbeat comment. He flicked his tail, and continued along. "So, where exactly does she live, again? We're in the Pridelands, correct?" The lands smelled so wonderful, he loved the peaceful noise, and the feeling of the healthy green grass between his toes. She nodded in return. "Yup, these are the Pridelands. The most beautiful pride in all of the lands, i'm sure. Though, i'd hate staying in one place all the time. If grows rather boring, if I say so myself." She continued on, looking for sight of a yellow and blue lioness. Is wasn't long before she began searching for the sight of any member of the pride -- asking for directions. It wasn't long before they made their way towards a small den, where a creature could possibly be. She poked her head in, and spoke softly. "Is anyone in there, I could use some help, please?"
She looked around curiously, until she spotted a figure in the corner. "Hello there, could you help me out? It'll only take a second ... i'm looking for a friend of mine, or well, a relative. You seem to be a member here, right?" Kipofu stood idle, awaiting for Baharikoa to return to his side. Without her, he'd be lost, for sure.
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:48 am
He had just dozed off into a light sleep, and just as a dream (or possibly vision) was about to form a strange voice echoed through the den and woke him up. Habu didn't quite catch the initial question, but she was persistant and he did hear the request for help. Stretching, he got to his feet and stepped close.
"I am a member here, I don't know if I could help you though," he answered in as friendly a voice as he could manage. In the dim light, Habu couldn't get a good look at the lioness or he might have realized something was familiar about her.
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:58 am
Bahari was quite surprised when the male stepped out. He was yellow and blue, just like the lioness she was searching for. Was this a relative of Miamba? But, that would also make it her own relative, too. It was just a strange moment, for a second. Maybe there were other lions like Miamba out there. She shrugged, and continued on. "I'm specifically looking for an old, yellow lioness, with a blue stripe along her back. She is my sister, and i'm here see her again. Have you ever seen a lioness like the one I described? I'm sure you have. Its not hard to tell what she looks like. Oh, and she has pure blue eyes! Kind of like mine."
Kipofu padded closer, keeping silent. He ran into Bahari, his ears folding back. "Sorry, Baharikoa. I didn't mean to." He rubbed up against her side, and then turned his nose towards the adult male. "Who are you talking to?" He whispered, rather confused. The other lion wasn't making much noise, and Kip was somewhat afraid. "Its okay Kip, its just a Pridelander. He wouldn't hurt us. Anyways, he kind of reminds me of my sister, Miamba ..." She spoke lightly, but it was still kind of loud, in its own way. "I hope she still lives here. Her and Balamwezi came to the lands when we were younger, but I didn't stay long. I wasn't interested in the pride."
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:07 am
When Wahabu did get out of the den and into the sunlight, he was momentarily distracted by the blind and blue lion that was waiting out there as well. He was accustomed to seeing such colors in lions, his family being as it was, just not normally outside of that family. He looked back to Baharikoa when she started to talk, and almost lost focus on what she was saying when he got a good look at her. She looked very familiar by herself, but the marking on the shoulder was a dead giveaway- just like it had been on Janja. He had to shake his head to stop from staring, and looked back to Baharikoa just as she said this old, yellow and blue lioness was her sister.
His surprise was obvious, even for one so tired- and he opened his mouth to explain, only to be interrupted by the lion bumping into the lioness and then asking questions. His mouth was closed by the time Bahari's attention was back on him- and when she finished he hesitated a moment to see if they were going to say anything else.
"Um- yes, I know Miamba," he replied with a nod, "She's my grandmother."
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:21 am
Shocked, she questioned the adult. "Wow, really, her grandson? ... its been a while since i've seen my sister. I'm sure shes busy with all the relatives. I guess that means that ... i'm your aunt." She grinned widely, and then nudged Kip over. "So, how many of them are you, grandchildren? If your already an adult, then i'm sure theres tons of you! Surprisingly enough, I don't have any cubs of my own, so don't expect any cousins out of me." She rolled her eyes, smiling up at the Mistweaver.
"Sorry if I randomly disrupted you. I just, I didn't remember where I was going. Though, i'm sure you know where her den is, correct?" Kip interrupted randomly, with a burst of words. "Hello there, relative of Bahari! My name is Kipofu'kakita Maji! I may be blind, but ... thankfully I can still hear, and feel ... and smell." He smiled, though, he wished he could see what the adult male looked like. If it looked like how Bahari described Miamba, he was sure that the Pridelander in front of them was just as good looking. "Oh yeah, thats Kip. Don't mind him, he got blinded as a cub after being mutilated by a rouge. But, i'm helping him out, and he keeps me company!" She smiled, and rubbed up against the Mistie again. She wanted to make sure he didn't lose his feeling on her, so he didn't lose his balance or anything.
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:47 am
"Looks like it," Habu agreed with a small smile at his aunt, making a mental note of how he'd just recently discovered he had an aunt other than Kiwi. Now he had three. Then he took a moment to think about how many grandchildren there were. He and Kilango were two, and now he knew there were even more than that- three more to be exact. But he wasn't sure his grandmother knew about that yet, and wasn't about to break his promise not to say anything, "Two, my sister and I. But I'm the only one that lives around here."
He nodded about knowing where to find Miamba's den, and then looked to Kip as he introduced himself. Then he realized that he had not introduced himself, and that the only reason he knew Baharikoa's name was because the other lion had said it. It seemed that he was the only one who remembered his manners.
"It's nice to meet you, both of you," he replied brightly, "I'm Wahabu. I can show you to Miamba's den, if you like."
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:43 pm
"Wahabu, what a lovely name. Its great to meet you, and i'm sure Kip is happy to meet you too. Its a good thing that we came to your den! Do you own it, or does someone else?" She questioned him, though as soon as he mentioned Miamba, she smiled once more. "Thank you, Wahabu. I would appreciate that very much. My sister needs to get a little welcome from Kip and I."
She nodded, and then backed up and awaited for the male to lead the way. "No worries Kip, we'll be there in no time! Miamba will be glad to see us both, i'm sure."
Kipofu simply grinned, and trailed beside the lioness, almost as if clinging to her.
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:55 pm
"I'm no stranger to coinsidence," he replied with a light laugh at her comment about finding his den here. It was hard to be too surprised about this kind of thing happening to him now, first he'd been stumbled upon by his cousins and then his sister. Perhaps there was just something about him that drew his family to him, despite one family member being Kilango, the idea made Wahabu rather happy.
"This is my father's den, and I guess Sheshe's," Habu replied thoughtfully, glancing back to where he'd been dozing moments before, "I just haven't left. But! This is the way we have to go."
With that, Habu turned off to fairly worn path that led off to his grandmother's den. It definetely wasn't a far trip, so they would be there in no time. "Just a warning though, there might be a bunch of cubs around," he informed the blue pair.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:45 pm
"oooh, cubs?" Baharikoa grinned. So thats what Miamba was up to ... She chuckled lightly, and then followed behind the adult male slowly. She kept a close watch on where Kip was going, to make sure he was going the right way.
"Oooh, so its your father's? Very nice ..." She nodded, viewing the lands with a warm smile.
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:39 pm
"Yeah," Habu said with a nod, smiling a bit at the chuckle from Bahari and wondered if he should explain or let his grandmother tell them. He supposed it could be rather awkward leading the way silently, so he went on, "She's a nanny, and she has five more cubs of her own. Four boys and a girl.. getting big, now, I suppose though. It can be busy if you catch everyone at home."
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:12 am
"Oh wow, sounds like a hard task ahead of herself. Five cubs? She sure has her paws full! Don't you think so, Kipofu?" She smiled, looking back to the blank face of the male. He seemed to nod in agreement. Cubs did sound like a nice thing to listen to, though he did wish he could see them. Least he wasn't blind and deaf! Then life would truly suck! Smiling back at the lioness, he spoke. "Yes, it does sound like a lot of work, though worth it all in the end." Bahari purred, leaning up against the blue male with a grin. "Yes, they are worth it ... though, sadly I have none of my own. I would wish to someday be able to have some, so that I feel like I can catch up to my crazy sister. She sure has created quite a family, indeed!"
Kipfokakita'Maji trailed behind the voices, his ears twitching with excitement. Though he could not see the little ones, just listening to them would be enough of a blessing for him. Cubs were quite amazing, indeed.
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:03 pm
"Well, she had my dad," Habu said brightly, "I don't think he was an only cub, but no one really talks about anyone else. But this bunch is very rowdy sometimes, but there are four boys.." Wahabu thought about how big his family was, even though he knew about Siku and her cubs.. it was still quite the family. Baharikoa was right.
"I'm sure they'll be happy to meet you," he murmured, then thought of how Riko thought about being an uncle. He might not particularly like having an aunt himself, though you never knew.
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:23 pm
"Oh, theres more?" She widened her eyes with curiosity. Though, she'd feel bad if she kept asking this poor male all these questions. It had just been so long since Baharikoa had last seen her sister! Maybe even since they were only cubs, even. "Well, i'll ask the details from her, of course."
Kipofu listened in on the conversation silently. He broke it a few minutes later when he commented. "Four boys? ... wow." It seemed like a father's dream more than anything. Though, one girl seemed like a blessing for any mother. Girls were much more calm ... or, so it seemed that way. "So, how much farther until we reach her den?" Bahari curiously questioned Wahabu with a warm smile. She almost acted exactly like Miamba, in fact.
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:08 am
Habu gave a simple nod-shrug to Bahari's question about their being more of them. He wasn't too sure on all the family, seeing as there were some that just never seemed to come up in conversation, but from what he did know, there were a whole bunch of them.
"I'm sure she'll have all the answers," he agreed, "You'll be lucky if fewer than the four boys are there."
He picked up the pace when he realized how close they were getting, you could see the den in the distance if you knew what you were looking for, "Yes, we're almost there."
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:52 am
She grinned at the thought of all the cubs being there at once. That must be a mad house! "Yes, i'm sure she will. I just hope she remembers her dear old sister!" Bahari cackled lightly as she quickly trailed behind the male. She turned back to keep an eye on Kipofu, with a smile. Kipofukakita'Maji followed the pair with excitement. "Even though I cannot see them, I will be able to hear them. Just being able to speak to your family will be enough of a visual for me." He really didn't like being blind. It had just been so long since he'd seen the sunlight ...
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