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 Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:25 pm
Syrius Lionwing (Afiya, Guppi) / Gumi (Kunye)
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Guppi jumped and leapt through the undergrowth like he was on springs, his paws springing him through the greenery far faster than he had ever sprung before. he was free! Free and away from the place he had grown up in and it felt good. He had left with his younger cousin, but it hadn't taken long for Pyke to find his own path. He was glad that the youngster had found his own way. It felt good that they had both found something they wanted. the something he wanted, well that was ahead of him. her scent wafted up through the damp trees and he purred.
She was still here, she hadn't left without him!
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Kunye smiled softly, lost in her thoughts as she lay under the tree. The same tree where she had met him... Once again, her brother was off, hunting them down a dinner. Still she hadn't told him about Guppi. How could she..? He had told her to avoid lions. But Guppi was too kind. He seemed nothing like the lions she had heard so much about.
Slowly, she sat up from the ground, shifting lightly from paw to paw as an unsure frown overtook her. Honestly, she was a bit afraid her brother would try to hurt Guppi if he found out... If.. Guppi ever came back.
Blind eyes slid half open, and she let out a light sigh, turning to lean on her side against the tree, ears perked to listen to the forest around her.
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"Kunye" he whispered, his pale, lilac eyes gazeing through the darkness until they fell happily upon the cheetahress. She was as lythe as he remembered, unusual to look at but beautiful, simply beautiful. he wondered if all cheetahs looked as she did, svelte, yet well toned, built for speed ather than for the sheer power of a lioness.
He stepped carefully over the large branches his young, though large paws slowly finding their footing to carry him through the greenery. "It's me, don't be frightened." He whispered his tail flickering happily at the sight of her still below that big tree int he half light.
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She had jumped, at first, but was instantly calmed by his voice. Her dark epression easily melted back into a fond smile. " Guppi... You came back.. " She murmured, turning towards the sound of his voice.
She waited until he was close enough, before moving up to him carefully, butting her head up against his gently. " I thought... Well, it dosn't really matter. " She said, letting her eyes fall shut again as she took in his scent.
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The young male lion paused for a moment as she greeted him in such a carefree manner. For a moment he tenced, in his pride it was something of an enigma for females to show affection for the males they were with. This wasn't his pride though and this was the reason he had left. he returned her affectionate nudge with one of his own, though he was careful, far more gentle than usual in his greeting, he didn't want to hurt her she seemed so fragile.
"I'm sorry it took so long. I got held up by one of my younger cousins. He travelled a little way with me before he went off on his own. We've both decided to follow our own paths."
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She smiled at that, sitting lightly infront of him. " You're leaving the jungle, Guppi? " She seemed a bit happy about that. It wasn't as if she could return to the jungle t visit him. But, where would he be going? Perhaps even further out of reach. She had to ask..
" Where are you going to go..? " She asked after a moment, remaining leaning against him lightly, enjoying the warmth.
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The young male lion cleared his troat a little. he felt almost shy that this lythe lady would take an interest in him, but then she couldn't see him, she would probably find him ugly if she could, so plain, a blank canvas really. "I uhm..well i was hoping maybe you could show me this savannah of yours?" he smiled hopefully looking up through the canopy his gaze fixed upon the dot of blue above to avoid his his cheeks flushing with red. he felt embarressed but he could but ask her this favour, after all, what could she do but say no?
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Her ears perked up at that, and a wide smile lit up her face. " Really?? I..Uh.. Yes.. Of course, I'd be happy too.. " He murmured shyly after her outburst.
" Oh.. " She frowned in worry slowly, however, as her earlier thoughts returned to her. " But.. In the end it's up to my brother... "
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"Your brother?" oh, yes he remebered Kunye mentioning her brother before, she had travelled here with him, she had wanted to 'see' the jungle. He smiled at the thought, he wondered how she felt about his home. The place he had spent his whole life. "Well I'm sure i can ask your brother when he returns." He smiles happily his pale lilac eyes dancing. "I would love to accompany you for a while, if I can and of course if it would please you." He beamed and he looked down at her, he felt rather odd, sitting there cuddled up with her. It mattered that she would like him to come with her, after all the journey ahead was about seeing a new world, her world,s he had put the idea in his head after all.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:32 pm
" I would like it. Really. " She smiled up to him in worry before her ears lowered. " It's just.. Be careful, when my brother shows up. He may be upset I've been speaking to a lion.. He told me to be careful of them. I dont want him to attack, thinking you're trying to hurt me.. " She explained softly.
" I know how sweet you are, but I havn't told him about you yet. I wasn't sure you would actually come back, and I didn't want to upset him for no reason. "
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Guppi's ears twitched lightly as he listened, well, he understood that, eh was a stranger after all, but what difference did it make that he was a lion? "Why does it matter that I'm a lion?" He twitched a brow curiously, his soft lilac eyes pondering the situation. He had no idea that cheetahs could easily be hurt by lions. Kunye just looked liek a think lioness to him.
"I'll be careful." he looked out over her back, wondering when this brother of hers would show up.
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She smiled softly to him, tilting her head lightly. " People who can see seem to like to pick out the difference between themselves and others. Lions are alot bigger than us. Alot stronger. So many see them as threats. You could hurt me very easily if you wanted to, blind or not. "
" But... " Her smile softened as she leaned against him once again, enjoying the warmth. " Once he has the chance to get to know you a little, I know he'll like you.. He should be back, before too long.. He went out to hunt. "
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Guppi smiled and bent his head resting his chin upon her dainty head. She spoke so truthfully. In his pride, because he was male he was nothing, because they were cheetahs and he was a lion he was different, they were different but he couldn't see or understand why.
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Long legged and thick set the large male cheetah came padding through the thick trees dragging a large wart hog. His eyes settled on the two in the small clearing and he slowly dropped the beat he had been dragging. he sat for a long moment before clearing his throat. "Interrupting something am I?" he raised a brow a chuckle rolling over his lips. He knew an attack when he saw one and this, was not an attack. He could evaluate a situation when he had to.
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Kunye jumped lightly at the voice, head turning swiftly toward the sound, ears perked high. " Afiya.. Ah.. " She leaned back away from Guppi, shifting nervously from paw to paw. " I.. made a friend. "
Giving her brother a nervous and hopeful smile, she sat up a bit straighter. " Could he.. come with us? Back home? "
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Afiya raised a curious brow, watching the two as Kunye moved away from her young lion. he was smaller than he was, by far, but that wasn't exactly a push, he was after all a damn big cheetah. He moved slowly towards his half sister keeping his gaze on guppi. "We'll have to see about that. Ma won't be happy, she's always been skitty about lions." he cleared his throat and looked at the youngster "No offense lion, but our mother had an incident with your kind when she was young and she doesn't trust you. Me, I have no problems with you guys." he shrugs roughly "Maybe he can come as far as mothers border, then he'll just have to leave on his own."
Guppi watched the large cheetah. Kunyes brother was truly huge, he had to look up at him. He'd never seen two so very different creatures in his life. "Names Guppi." He stated puffing out his young chest.
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She gave a wide, happy smile at the acceptance, and leaning back against Guppi with a sigh of relief, rather ruining his attempt at looking tougher than he was by puffing out his chest.
" I'd be very happy if he could come with us atleast that far.. " She murmured, before tilting her head back to her brother with a curious look. " Didn't you go out hunting? I didn't hear you drag anything up. " She said in confusion.
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Guppi let out a slight huff of breath as Kunye once again flummoxed against him and he smiled, it may have been a compromise but at least he was going with her.
"Thats cause you were too busy conoodling with the lion." He scoffed padding off and dragging the warthog up before them before he sits and scratches behind one ear with a back foot. "eat then. We shall be heading out back home soon. you'll need your belly full before we leave.
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She nods, moving forward carefully to dig in, her body filling easily, and quickly. Soon enough she was pulling back, licking at her lips to remove any mess she left behind on herself.
She turned where, she hoped, the tree was, sure the two males would stop her from wandering off the wrong way, moving forward till she felt the trunk.
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Guppi nodded and waited for Kunye to finish eating. "I ate before I left the pride." he smiled lightly and moved beside Kunye to make sure she got back safely to her resting place before he lay down close, but not too close. he was still rather nervous of her brother.
Afiya grunted and moved to one side tucking in to the meal. How he would explain this to their mother he was simply oblivious, but who was he to stifle young love?
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