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 Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:47 am
They had decided, probably wisely to stay with her parents. After their innitial meeting with her folks they had plenty of time to chat about what she had seen. Her mother avoided the subject of the swamps like the plague and simply told her daughter that they were no longer welcome there. Accepting this she had informed her mother that she did not want to return to the swamps, there was far too much world to see. Kikawaida had accepted this happily.
Time passed as it always did and the two females had slowly grown in girth, their bellies swelling to accommodate the cubs within. As an old hand at the whole pregnancy thing, kikawaida had happily assured her oldest daughter of any worries she had, like kicking cubs and yes your milk glands were supposed to do that. Kinamasi had been glad they had decided to stay, her parents had been a great help and comfort to her. Not that Hasani hadn't helped, he was such a wonderful mate. She knew he hated staying in one place but they had to, cubs could not travel and with her growing waist line her foreleg had once again become sore, her paw even swelled for a while causing her to simply lay still for several days while the swelling receeded. Kinamasi hadn't worried aboiut it, her foreleg had always been a cause of angst for her but she never let it get in her way.
Happily, kinamasi had at last gotten to meet her siblings, or three of them any way, her father had told her she had another brother but that he wasn't around. It saddened her that she would never meet tope but she had certainly been pleased enough to greet her two sisters, gizamagi and chepechepe and of course her youngest (for the moment) dark brother Ardhi. Her family was beyond wonderful to her and they had acepted Hasani which made the world even better. She knew they would and could not stay forever even as she lay bloated and sore she dreamed of the jungle and the world beyond it. Her paws would always be itchy.
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The sun rose silently over the savannah highlighting the monolyth that was pride rock. Kinamasi had been away for a good hour before the sun had risen, she felt anxious, wrestless and she could not sleep. It worried her that her body felt tence and unusual but with the rising of the golden sun she could survey her body more clearly. Her stomach had grown expanentially in the time they had spent on the pridelands borders and she knew it was nothing to do with food. Her belly was full of their cxubs, she and Hasani had produced a family all on their own, by mistake, but what a wonderful mistake. She had happily taken on pregnancy and the thought of cubs to come. This morning though she felt so ill, her stomach seemed all wrong somehow, it was hard instead of soft and the cubs within seemed to be wrestling ferociously within her womb. "Mother." She called quietly over the small copse. She could clearly see her mother and father accorss the small copse of trees where they were all staying together, her ruby red eyes glistening in the first daylight.
Kikawaida was already awake long before her daughter called her name. Her gentle pink eyes resting upon her stomach.She had had this feeling twice before, this time sheknew she was carrying a rather large litter but she knew she could handle it. She had born five cubs in tot he world int he past, her first daughter lay accross from her with her own mate awaiting the moment when she too wouldbecome a mother. Her gentle eyes turned to gaze at her dark khaki daughter a smile gracing her dark lips. "don't worr kinamasi, I'm here." She whispers nudling Umo quietly she groomed his face for a silent moment befopre standing and walking over to her oldest daughter nuzzling her cheek softly. "Just relax my darling we will dop this together."
Kinamasi looked at her mother, her eyes suddenly becomeing very wide. "Its time?" she squeeked, realisation of why she felt so wrestless finally dwning. Turning she nudged her own fluffy mate, nipping his ear rather too roughly. "Sani, Sani wake up!" she meeps her nose nudging at his cheeks. "'Sani the cubs are comeing.."
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:53 pm
Hasani had been sleeping as restlessly as his mate, but for different reasons. They had stayed in the same spot. So long... so long. He would wake to walk around in a circle around where his new family slept, he needed to move, needed to wander. He was unsure as to how long he could take not moving traveling. But he would always catch a glimps of Kina's swollen side and it would put a damper on his itchy paws. They could travel another day.
But now, it was waking time. Hasani Tau stirred grogily. The sun was barely up! The nipp on his ear woke him up, but only slightly. It was the words that came next that shot him onto his restless paws.
"NOW?!" His eyes were wide. Coming?! Now?! Oh gods! He wasn't ready! What was he supposed to do? SHould he get food? Where they hungry when they came out? Did they eat meat? Clearly, he was either clueless or still sleeping somewhat.
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:34 am
Umo had been dozing next too his mate, his happiness blooming inside his chest. A son-a full grown-mate to his daughter son... he was so happy. That was how many children now... 6... not counting the new to arrive ones... which would bring the number up no doubt-being that Kika was so large. He had his crimson eyes closed, listening too the air and the soft talking of his mate-he knew this was going to be a stressful time-for both Kina and Hasani.... They were new too this. It would be his job-to keep Hasani comfortable... and to show support.
But... There was this small haunting feeling. The last time he did this-the lives of his family were at stake. Their lives were in danger-because of Umo's desire to be with his mate...
But it was diffrent now. He could be here. He wouldn't have to leave her again.
He lifted his head upon the commotion, his calm expression looking too his mate and then his daughter. He stood, following Kika with a smile. It was time. This was the time when sons became fathers and daughters became mothers. Oh Kina... Kika... don't make me to overly excited... He said quietly under his breath, going over and giving Kika a lick, Kina a snuzzle and then-
Umo looked to Hasani and thought he could see some distress on his face. He smiled, sitting down beside the grey male. Hasani... Are you alright? He said, looking too make sure Kika was comfortable.
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:21 am
Kikawaida smiled at her oldest daughter softly. "Hush now my little one, you'll be fine I'm here to help you." She whispers grooming her daughters face gently. She knew Kinamasi would be worried, why wouldn't se be it was a strange situation your first birth, she had been lucky her first daughter a single cub though her bithing had been hard because kinamasi was breached, at least she had only had to give birth once. "Take a deep breath and calm down, when you are ready, just push."
The older khaki lioness paused for a moment then, silent for a second, her claws escaping from their sheathes as she racked at the ground a mewl of pain escaping her lips. It always hurt, but it was worth it in the end. Breathing heavily she let her tongue loll for a moment. "We will do it together." She coos gazing happily at her dark fluffy mate.Kinamasi tried so hard to listen to her mothers soothing words but her stomach huirt, the tenceness of her abdoment made her cry out quite vocally her brow creased and her claws gripping the ground benath her. "Oh mother, I can't do it!" she squeeks a pain shooting down ehr spine as a contraction racked her inexperienced body.
"Push"
She heard the words deep in her mind and taking it's advice she pushed, her body for a moment tenced uncomfortable, every mucle of her being bunched up in tight knots, and then she had a cub.
Panting hard her deep ruby red orbs looked at the small bundle of damp fluff and she pulled the cub towards her, nipping away the Umbilical cord and lapping roughly at the tiny boy. "I'm a mother." she breathes, her chest heaving, she obviously wasn't going to get a breather for as soon as she placed the first child against her stomach a second tightened her dark khaki body and a cub swiftly followed.
This cub gained the same proceedure as the first, her tongue lapping out accross his tiny body, it was only after a moment that she felt a severe dejavu but after looking to her side and confirming that yes, there was a cub pressed against her belly feeding, that she realised she had given birth to twins. Not only twins, identical twins.Kikawaida watched her daughter silently, her own body racked with pain though shde wasn't nearly as vocal as her daughter her body tenced in an agonysing fashion and soon after kinamasi had given birth to the twins she too pushed to bring a new life in to the world.
Cleaning away the gunk of birth she looked over their newest son, a dark cub bareing colours she had never seen before in any of her previous litters. A slight laugh echoesd over her lips though, her mothers tint. She smiled and groomed the youngster thoroughly. It seemed her own mothers colours had passed on. Smiling through the pain of another contraction she pushed the tiny male to her side to feed before turning her concentration to her next cub. It seemed that she and her daughter had some way to go yet.
Gazing lovingly at her large hairy mate for a moment, she closed her soft pink eyes and bore down hard, pushing to release their next child.
Another son. His fathers marks and more of that peach colour inherited from his grandmother. She smiled for a moment, remembering her mother whistfully as she cleaned the new boy roughly to waken him from his birthing slumbre and encourage him to breath.
"two sons, two grandsons." She laughes breathlessly. " we need some girls to even the balance." she smiles, she already felt tired but her body knew it was far from over.
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Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:00 pm
Umo nuzzled his daughter gently, wishing there was more he could do for her comfort. He smiled warmly at her, before going up and standing beside Kika-and laying down behind her, with his head over her shoulder. Now that he was allowed to see the process fully and not be totally terrified... considering he had his eyes closed the whole time as it happened last time. Now, he wanted to see his children be born into this world. He purred and kissed Kika's ear, glad that he was here and glad that their children were going to be safe.
They could grow up safe here. He watched as Kika's waist seemed to tighten and hew knew the time had come... and he noted that his daughter was reacting to her own tightening muscles. He was not sure if it was going to be proper to watch his daughter give birth, so he kept his eyes on his wife. You can do it my child He said to Kina-laying his head against his mates shoulder..
THe first was a son-of colors he had never seen before in a cub of his. Peach... Black and beautiful peachy color... what a charmer. He smiled warmly down at his new son, reaching down and touching his nose too the child, Hello my son. He said. He had his fathers marks too and adorable dark toes.... HIs son. He lifted his head and could see that Kina had succeeded in birthing two cubs... and they looked... exactly the same. He laughed quietly to himself, glad that his daughter was doing so well... having twins. Who knew.
The second boy, like his mother-with her mask and colors. Umos markings did also mar this boys pelt. He smiled to himself, nuzzled against his mate. What beautiful children. This son even had the marks that both Tope and Ardhi possessed on their legs... the bands. Yet this boy had peach too. He wondered where that came from-but another child of his was born and he was glad. He touched his nose too this son as well. Hello my son
He lifted his head and gave his two eldest children a grin. Congratulations Kina... you are a mother. He said and then turned too his mate and with an encouraging smile he spoke-Kika... two sons... two more sons
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:00 am
Little peace was to be given to the youngest of the two mothers as she turned her tired attention to the task at hand. Now that her first two sons were out, it felt only natural to continue until all of her cubs were out in to the world, sos he pushed.
The next child, slightly smaller than the first two sons whom she still pondered over because of their exact likeness, was a daughter.
Finally a hint of their father flashed through in their third born child. Hasani's pale colouration his eye markings and her own tattoos inherited from her father. Grooming the child roughly she nudged her first daughter beside her two brothers. She felt blessed but knew that this tribulation was far from over.
Bareing down once again she pushed to releive another child from her womb. A second daughter.
She couldn't help but laugh, tears rolling down her face, she looked to her mother and smiled tiredly, her newest cub was so close in colouration to her mother she couldn't help but coo happily.
For a moment then there was nothing, her womb relaxed and the feeling of finality washed over her only to be jolted back to reality as her abdomen suddenly tenced and she released a scream of agony.
At last she could relax, grooming her final cub Kinamasi pushed him gently beside his siblings, she felt so proud, exhausted but proud, her ruby red eyes fixed upon her mate. "You're a daddy 'sani." she whispers resting her head on her paws to gaze down with tired ruby eyes at her beautiful litter.The smallest and youngest of her cubs rolled in to the world soggy and unhappy, his tiny voice crying out as his mother lapped at him, warming his tiny form and welcoming him in to the world. A gentle nose nudged the babe to the downy stomach of his mother, his nose sinking in to the thick soft fur to drink, drink that first life giving milk which would sustain him and his siblings until they were old enough to eat meat.Kikawaida didn't have time to watch her daughters cubs be born, she was busy with her own, Umo's whispers in her ear made her smile though, her soft pink orbs gazing lovingly at her mate. It was wonderful laying there with him, their children coming in to thwe world and her wonderful fluffy mate greeting them one after the other. They were all just so beautiful.
Pushing in quick successsion the older femme braught another cub in to the world, another male.
"It seems we are to be over run with boys." She laughs weakly grooming the cub roughly to waken him to the new world she had braught him in to.
She knew she could not rest though, her body would not let her until she had braught all the life in to the world. And soon another male came in to the world following his brother.
"What beautiful markings" she whispers, gazing at her last two sons admireing their tattoo like markings. These markings were certainly not something from ehr side of the family. They were of Umo, she would ask him about them when she was less tired, or for that manner less busy. She certainly wans't getting a break.
Letting her body relax for a moment the khaki lioness pushed to bring a daughter in to the world.
Again the beautiful tattooing so unfamiliar to her, this litter was certainly bringing alot of surprises.
Without any warning though she pushed, bareing down one last time to bring their final child in to the world. A daughter, chocolate brown and bareing those striking markings of her mate upon her paws.
Releasing a final sigh of releif the khaki lioness rested her head upon her mates paws, her chest heaving, her eyes half lidded as she glanced down the line at the six new little bodies she had braught in to the world. Peering over her own back she smiled at her daughter, it seemed Kinamasi was also finished and they had five crand children. "eleven cubs, thats quite a feat." She whispers turning to look up at her dark mate. "the waters around here must be aggreeing with you dear, congradulations." She sighs nuzzling in to his mane glad her work was done and with so many healthy faces to help in to the world.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:28 am
Umo could not help but be overjoyed... he was a father once more. THe next child, a chocolate boy with markings he recognized... and he almost felt a pit grow in his stomach... they were his fathers... Though this was a new thing, he knew that his fathers horrible way of living would not be passed onto his children. He marveled at the swirling patterns and could barely breath. He touched his nose too his next dark son-with a smile.Hello my sonTheir children, the whole of them together... These swirling pattersn, made umo proud... This boy would be a new start to the family tree.
The next dark boy, only with his mothers greenish coloring-was unusually marked... even more so that the last boy. The speckling and swirls were so intricate on these two boys... It was a sign. He wondered if they would be closer-because of their marks. Wouldn't that be a sight to see. He touched this son with his nose and with a grin spoke-Hello, my son.
A girl followed this boy and Umo could almost cry. She looked so much like Kikawaida... he could barely withold himself. She had his markings-but she was her mothers coloring-and thus he hoped some of Kika had rubbed off on her. She had a glove, like Tope had and he would tell her this-for it was something she shared with her brother. She also had some of the swirling pattern that the two boys had, above her eyes. This group of cubs, which could very well be his last-was amazing. He reached down and gave his new daughter a poke with his nose Hello my daughter
He then was happy to see another daughter being born, dark like her brothers but with something a little extra. Her body was umarked, except for her paws and tail... He found that interesting and stared at her curiously. SHe was uniquer than the rest... because of this. He did not care and nuzzled Kika's cheek. It was over... he was a father again. He placed his nose upon the small cub and said to her Hello my daughter
Upon this, he lay his head against Kika and smiled. You are a mother again Kika. He said with a smile. They were safe...
The little girl hated the world. She struggled against Kina's side, frantic to find her spot on her mothers belly. She wiggled and squirmed and made small squeeking noises... The rough tongue on her was funky and she squeeled more, her tiny voice loud. Before long, when her stomach was full of milk and she was comfortable before she stopped her franticness and nuzzled into the warm body that was mother and cooed.
Her name would be Ukoo
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:48 am
The little male let out a loud yowl, wriggling against his mothers stomache between all his siblings before he settled in to nurse.
All this noise and blurry images moving about frustrated and scared him.
But right now the most prominent thing on his mind was food and how much he was starving for it!
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:36 pm
Watching the family from a distance one could say it was perfect, and if you took a closer look you could even say this was a new beginning. Pya Miwanzo, a middle child to the eldest couple squirmed as all the other cubs did finding their meal. How ever, unlike the rest of his siblings, he was silent and calm. Once he consumed his fill, the small cub snuggled up against his mother and the rest of his warm siblings and quickly fell into a deep sleep. Pya purred softly and only moved when his comfort was disturbed…
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:11 pm
The scene from a distance was perfect. Second to the oldest brother of the second litter, Ardhi, the big, dark, and fluffy teen male who could almost pass as a clone of Umo himself were it not for the markings he bore of Kika stood a good distance away from the newly made mothers and their mates, just watching them. He could tell the big events were over Kika and Kina were resting and the cubs were feeding. So manyy cubs... He'd never seen so many cubs in one spot before. It was almost overwhelming to see so many little squirming bodies moving about.
He hesitated to move closer and instead settled himself into a crouching position that he would have normally used to hide in the grass from his prey while hunting. With his dark color he wasn't hid well but with all eyes on the cubs he doubted he'd be spotted as long as he didn't move and here he was free to continue watching his father, mother, big sister and her mate interact with each other and the new little cubs.
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:08 pm
So much was happening all at once, that Poor Hasani was unsure where to place himself. He had origionaly followed Umo's lead and stood by his mates head, but curiosity got the better of him, and fear for that matter, that he had to check her belly and backside.
That didn't last long. [WIMP] He raced back to her face and was whispering soft words of encouragement, perplexion clearly stamped on his face. He was useless in these matters. He couldn't look over 'there' yet. He was actualy scared... of cubs. It was when Kina said she was a mother that he looked up.
"I'm a father?" He asked, breathlessly. Two boys. He was a father. He stared in wonder, completely unaware that inches away another female was giving birth as well. He was a father. He was a father. A Father.
He relaxed suddenly, the title calmed him immensly. He couldn't screw this up, he'd be good, he'd stay, he wouldn't run. All this he told to his paws, who only stayed put for want to be with Kina. Now, they seemed fairly grounded.
Again, Kina was in pain. He cooed soft words again to her, finaly calm. A daughter apeared. She was beautiful. Dark, with a masked face like his, and small bright eyes like her mothers. Another after her came, just like her, save for the markings were her mother's colors, not his. He eyes were just as ruby.
And another son came. How many were in there? Surely one night couldn't produce this many fluffballs into his life...? Not that he didn't like it. Kina seemed to relax, maybe it was over? He nuzzled her lovingly.
"You're wonderful." He reminded her. Then moved his attention to his 'fluffballs'. "They'll be needing names.
She was a gray fluffball. Mewling helplessly at the moment, she searched for what her mouth wanted. The first thing she wanted, at the time, the only thing she wanted, ever. Soft, warm, and sweet. She found soft and warm, but sweet was much harder to find. Other fluffballs were near. They needed to move.
She mewled with more effort, surely ment to scare off the others, and pushed toward the big softwarmsweet. It didn't take long till she had a softwarmsweet in her mouth. She drank.
About this time, another big softwarm nudged her. It was dark. It pulled her away from her softwarmsweet. She let her lungs be known again, eyes flashing till she was put down.
"That one'll be Kissa Ayden." Hasani said without missing a beat. Fire born after Twins, both with her eyes and that quick temped voice of hers. he grinned.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:02 pm
For the briefest of moments, he was alone. Not in the sense that he was by himself, per say, but his other self was gone. It was an instinctual knowledge, something that he couldn't understand. For a moment, he was frightened, having never been without his other half. But he had little time to worry about the loss. Within moments he was moved, and arrived into the world next to his brother.
This new place was cold and wet, but something nearby was warm. It made him less wet and not so cold. His other half was here as well, something that gave the young cub great comfort. He made no sound, only pressed his body up against his twin's, determined not to let him go away again. The cub fed as quietly as he had been born, content in the knowledge that he was no longer alone.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:20 pm
The last cub to be birthed mewed in confusion, a multitude of squirming bodies and fur patterns before her, all clambering for warmth and sustenance. She, too craved the comfort of the rest of her kin, but though she wiggled and pushed, could not seem to find a teat to suckle amongst all the other cubs. Tumbling off the top of the pile, she yowled in frustration, kicking to right herself again. Somehow she'd managed to roll away from her Mother's warmth. But there seemed to be multitudes of lions nearby, and the little one reasoned that one of them must have food for her.
Peering around through untried green eyes, she squinted at what appeared to be a very large, gray and black feline.
Fighting to bring herself to her paws, she resorted instead to wiggling forward until she was safely burrowed in the dark warm place between Kina's forepaws.
Mewing tiredly, she rooted in vain to find a place to suckle, and settled instead on a mouthful of dark mane.
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:46 am
((Excuse me while my computer's image loading dies... xd ;; ))
'Cold!' was the cub's first reaction to entering the world. The next reaction was to cry out, trying to find where his other half was. Where was his twin?! Where was the one that completed him?! The tongue and then being moved to his mother's side distracted him, though, and he found himself pleased with it. Before long, though, his other half was returned, which pleased him greatly. As if to express this, he let out an almost musical squeel, wiggling to press closer to the other cub. They were soon joined by others, but none mattered to him. His twin was there, they were together. He was blissfully unaware of anything else.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:22 am
Kinamasi laughed weakly, but happily as the tiny cubs wriggled over one another to gain their place at her side. Puuring softly she gazed at her large silvery mate "you should name them all Hasani." She coos her nose lapping against his cheek. "they are so beautiful" she whispers. Cubs were something she had definately not planned, but now they were here she was glad. They were beautiful.
Kikawaida lifted her head and looked over her daughters head to the dark patch in the distance. Ardhi. She smiled at him to give him permission to approach if he wished but she wasn't going to push her quiet son in to doing somehting he did not wish to.
Looking down at the brown cub whom had just tumbled in between her forepaws the khaki lioness laughed. "Well hello there my little muddy one." She muurrs grooming the tiny cub lovingly, her tongue lapping over every inch of the tiny cub before turning her attention back to the rest of the brood. Spotting a place for the little brown female she lifted her gently and placed her beside her brothers and sisters at an available teat. "Another six mouths to feed, another six names to choose." She smiles looking up at her dark hairy mate. "after you." she grins her soft pink eyes tired but excited. She loved having cubs beside her, babies to care for took away all of her troubles.
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