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 Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:59 pm
Laying on her back sprawled in hte grasses Tearh held her arms to her chest, paws that were once so tiny were larger, she now an adult, though she felt so young at heart and mind sometimes still, and she loved it, and thought it was the most wonderful thing. She always thought growing up would be hard, unpleasant, but life was good.
Flicking ehr tail in hte grass she lifted a paw to try adn touch a yellow and black marked butterfly, but it was just out of reach. her paws against the sky canvas above her really proved how much she had grown. Still though, how would she tell him how she felt..her friend, but now, a blush came to her cheeks, something else.
How would she say it.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:10 pm
Father has roamed off somewhere with his rambuncious older brother. At least, he got the day off of playing and long walks to the water hole. He had yet to meet any who would actually walk vast distances on a daily basis, he for one did not look forward to when he would soon have to himself. The white coated, yellow streaked juvenile, just growing out his mane, pushed himself a bit further from home toward a nearby hill side. With the open sky and the sun high above, he had a long while before he had to return home.
Small and lithe, he was prime for quick hunts for small game. It won't be long until he was a little more bulky where his lithe and small frame wasn't so much anymore. As a cub, he was more reserved than what he is now; sleeping day in and day out, only awake to eat and do his own bodily functions before sleeping again. One would think that he had enough energy to fuel him for days, but that was not so. He moved sluggish unless motivated and that motivation was seeing how far he could go on his own before his cowardice brought him back home.
He has yet to find that lion inside of him.
Tiredly, he pushed himself up upon the hillside and steadily laid down.
"Finally."
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:42 pm
Her mother, yes, maybe if she sought out her mother she might now how to approach her father. But how to approach her mother? She fidgeted her paws together, sighed, it seemed like every way she tried to ind a way, there was something in the way of that way.
She blinked, shook her head, confusing.
A voice caught her attention and Tearh rolled to be on her paws, peering around she saw no great form of another, nor her father at least, though something small and white caught her attention. Hmm.
"Hello?" she called out curiously, not small enough for a cub (though they were adorable).
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:00 pm
Aeonus rolled into a sphinx style position and looked about for the female voice that called to him. Interesting, there was someone up here? Then again, this was the Pride Lands, it has the most abundant population as far as rogues, prey, and pride members. The little juvenile smiled as he spotted the figure of the female not too far off.
"Hello! I didn't think someone would be out here," He called back. It would be better if he didn't have to yell in response to her. Getting to his feet, he slowly made his cautious approach. If it was one thing he remembered from his father, it was to be careful around strangers.
Too bad he forgot not to talk to them.
"Name's Aeonus, I'm a Pride Lander, you are?" The little one asked again, laying himself down. She had stripes, that was the first trait he noticed from her. "Are any of your parents zebras?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:03 pm
Tearh giggled as she watched the young male come towards her. It had not been that long ago when she had been his size! She smiled softly at him, so adventurous already it seemed, so nice. "I'm Tearh," she said with a nod, "I'm a pridelander too, strange I ahve not seen you out here, this is one of my favorite spots to go. And no, I'd rather think they are not though my father, if striped, may pass off for one," she said with a giggle.
How funny would that be to see her father in stripes, her mother laughing.
"What are you doing out ehre all alone huh? Escaping siblings? Parents? Both?" she understood where he might be coming from, being young and having an adventurous heart was not easy.
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:07 pm
"It's good to meet you," he responded with a smile. "I tend to stick close to my father's den. I don't wanna get into too much trouble," he chuckled at the idea of a zebra and a lion looking at a lion with stripes. That would be strange, a prey and a predator falling in love. Then again, it was not unorthadox, right? (foreshadowing future!)
"Well, I just wanted to get away from the family for a little, to see how far I can go before my cowardice took me back again..." he said with a sad, yet cute, frown. He would usually get scared and dash back home before something happened. A hyena may be prowling around after all. It was not safe for someone as young as him to be wandering about to start with.
"What about you? Where is your mommy and daddy?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:14 pm
"Well, staying close to home when your so little, no offense," she knew how her brothers got when they were called little, or short, or small, "is not a bad idea. Even I stay close to my home, even now, you can never be too careful, but that shouldn't keep you form being curious," she said with a nod. She smiled at his question, curious little cub wasn't he?
"My parents are either home, or about somewhere, my father might even lurk behind me sometimes, he's over protective," she said in a whisper, winking, "He thinks I might run away or somehting, not that I ever would, I love my home." She did indeed, and nothing would have her leave it.
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:30 pm
"Yeah, I know what you mean. I try to go as far as I can before I run back home. Sometimes, I am curious what is out there but at the same time, I am scared of it and what it could do to me," he replied. It seemed like she knew where he was coming from. She seemed to know a lot about what he was going through and he understood everything she was saying. It made him glad to know what it was all like, she with the experience and all.
"I love the Pride Lands! It is the safest place around, as my father said, but there are still dangers," he giggled at her comment. When he thought about it, his father was a little protective over them, but not overly so. He did care about all his cubs, but he was also there to play and watch them from a distance.
Aeonus hopped onto his feet and looked at her. "You must be a big lioness, huh? You hunt good?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:21 pm
Tearh laughed softly and shook her head, staying on her paws as well, watchin him, she wondered what games he played with his siblings, how large of a family he might have, the usual thoughts that crossed her mind. "I'm actually pretty small for someone my age, but thats alright, my hunting has gotten better, and my swimming," she said with a nod flicking her tail.
"Being large isn't necessary I assume, I still survive, and I'm happy, that is what truly counts."
Blue eyes watched him, she smiled, crouching down, grinning, "What games do you like to play?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:37 pm
"Really? You look pretty big to me!" He giggled as he lowered himself flat on the ground, looking up at her. He didn't know many who were so big, but if she was small, then when he grew up, he hoped to be bigger and be able to show her how big he would be. "My Daddy says that if we survive, then all is alright for another day. It takes a good lion to survive for others, aiding in their survival."
Games?
"OH! I like a lot of games! Me and my brothers and sisters wrestle a lot, I always lose but it's really fun! We have tickle fights and races. Hide and seek. Who can find what," he lists the games he liked, giggling at some of those that he mentioned. Even as a juvenile, one can't help but act cubbish.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:54 pm
"Hmm then," Tearh glanced around, looked to the sky. Ears falling back she knew hte day was wearing on, her father would start getting worried soon. "How about we play a game while we walk that way? or, play a game and I can walk with you towards your den before heading to mine, my dad will worry soon, he's...protective," she said putting it lightly.
"We could play, who see's what, mimic me, or hop n' hop?"
She wondered if he knew that last few, it was a few she liked to play with her father when he wasn't incredibly worry-some.
"Sound good?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:58 pm
"That sounds good. My father may be heading back to the den now with my older brother. If he realizes that I am gone, he might get mad at me then I'll get another lecture," he replied with his own "parental problems" while he got himself up and ready to go.
"I think we can play Mimic Me for a bit and then Who Sees What."
He knew the games for the gist. The names were understandable. Mimic Me was probably like Tearh did something and then he would do the same. If he could not, then he would lose. As for Who Sees What is something he knows definitely.
"Um... Ladies first?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:06 pm
Tearh smiled, stood, and took a few steps waiting for him. She didn't walk fast normally, so she figured it would be alright for him to stay close and not tire himself out. "Why don't we play mimic me and who sees what? Would be a nifty combination, don't you think?" she asked, waiting for his answer.
if he wanted her to go first, that was fine, but she also didn't want to confuse him, or herself really.
"Sound good?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:14 pm
"Sure thing, Tearh! I can multi-task and I can certainly keep up with anyone," he spoke boldly as he walked at a slightly fast pace to keep up with the older female's larger strides. Playing a game while walking home would certainly get things going and make things quicker being distracted with the games.
Unsure as to whom were to go first, he took the charge. He jumped into a rolling somersault and looked about. "I see something small and twinkling."
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:16 pm
Tearh smiled and watched as he made a move. He wasn't going to make it easy at hte start was he? Tearh watched where her paws were and tried to mimic it, though she tumbled, and felt that she might have missed , or had her tail too far out, but it was alright. "Hmmm, is it..." she peered around, seeing a glint from the water hole's surface.
"The tiny reflection from the water hole's surface over there?" she asked pointing?
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