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As was normal, Akin had wandered any from his siblings to explore alone. He didnt see them often and prefered to spend his days off alone, with out them there to keep his attention he was able to get father and explore deeper into the lands of his family. Besides with 5 other direct siblings it was nice to get some alone time.

He was practicing what one of the older males had taught him, in order to get his skills better by the time he as grown. He was walking purposefully, head held high like he was the king of all that he surveyed. That was until a butterfly crossed his path.

He paused, and his tail flicked from side to side. He broke his stance and chased after the butterfly, eyes glewed on colorful wings and not looking where he was going.

Butterflies had played a part with his mother and father as well, and it seemed that they would continue to play a part in his as he grew. This day, it seemed the butterflies had deemed for him to made a new friend.

He let out a small squeek as he slamed into something soft and furry. Land became sky as he tumbled down the hill in a ball of paws and furr. When the world finally stopped turning he blinked and groaned, untangling himself from the stranger he had slammed into.

A little dizzy he wobbled from side to side as he stood but eventually let out a laugh and turned to look at the cub whom had rolled down the hill with him. Her colors where very vivid compared to his natural coloring. Her purple stood out on the brown grasses around them. "hey." he said after a moment.

(( *edits her last post to read the correct color, oops* XD ))

Akin grinned at her, a silly crooked grin that seemed to suit him and his unkept tussle of a mane just fine. He streched out, kneeding his paws against the ground to make sure everything was fine after the tumble. She was much bigger than him and his sisters, yet she was smaller than their mother.

"My Name is Akin." he said, puffing out his chest proudly. The little amulet around his neck bouncing off the dark fur. "Its nice to meet you Huruma." he nodded his head. She was so colorful! He thought pretty much everyone was the same color of dull browns and tawny creams. He hadnt seen someone with such a viberant color before. "wow... you're bright." it was a blunt statment, but said in awe.

Akin watched her as she turned to show off her markings. She had a really unique look to her, and he felt rather plain beside her. Yet he was nothing but himself and he couldnt change the color of his fur like the sky changed its colors through out the day.

"Thats cool, Its neat to have something special like that to carry on your family." he said with a nod. He himself was a mix of his mother and father. "My dad is brown like the Savanah grass and has a dark mane. My mother is tawny colored with pale body and slightly darker skin." His body color was like that of his dad's mane and his Hair and tail tip where like his mothers body coloring. He didnt have a mark like his mothers, but along his left leg a small X of lighter brown could be seen crossing over his fur.

"Do you live around here?" he asked, blinking at the question. Apparently he hadnt adventured very far in these lands if there where others so colorful as her!

Akin nodded a little bit, so she had a large family too! That was cool, did everyfamily have a large amount of cubs at the same time? He blinked as he considered this and finally thinking the issue to complex shoved it from his mind.

His tail flicked from side to side as he watched he plop on the ground. He laughed and copyed her, only in the way he flopped he went down shoulder first and rolled over on his back so that he was now looking at her upside down. "Thats cool." he said with a bit of a nod.

He had come from over the hill and through a short grove of trees. Thats where his mom and siblings could often be found. Mother had treked across the Savannah to find father after they had parted ways, and they had found this place and their fathers home and family and it had been his home since then. "Have you ever been anywhere but here?" he asked.

Akin didnt have any older other brothers or sisters, his litter was his parents first and currently only for either of them. He had yet to encounter anyone whom had a family any differently than theirs and didnt really seem to understand that there could be any other way of life. His tail flicked softly as he looked at her, upside down and crooked as she was.

"I love to explore! You have been that far out?" he was in awe, he hadnt been allowed to explore much on their trek to this land, he was too small to know better or care at that point. Now he loved to explore, and he made it a point to go all over the place when he could. Alone time was the perfect time to explore, but he wasnt allowed to go very far. "One day I want to set out and explore the whole world." it was a wounderous dream for such a small cub.

"Really? You would?!" he was thrilled she would even mention the idea. The thoughts of what lay beyond the horrizon skipped in his head on a daily basis and she wanted to go with him some day! Maybe just maybe momma would let him go with her, because its safer in groups right? Thats why momma always wanted him near his brothers and sisters.

His tail flicked as he looked up at her, his mind swimming with ideas. He grinned from ear to ear, supressing such glee would take too much time and effort away from his day dreaming. "what do you think we'll see out there? when do you want to go, do you think your parents will let you go far?" he exploded with questions as his tail flicked from side to side, unable to contain itself. He was ready to leave right then, the idea of planning a journey never occured to him.