[PRP] Quiet Moments (Aziz'Din & Atefeh )

[Velveteen Angel]

Aziz'Din was sitting outside the family den, still very close but just far enough that he was out of the main clutter that came from having so many cubs in one area. He loved his sibblings but there were just so many of them, it made his head spin. His mothers did a good job though, keeping them all taken cared of. It was easy to slip away though, not that Din intended to go far. Just get some air before going back in.

He stretched, curving his back in a feline gesture of delight, his claws digging into the dirt with his tail flicking. He yawned loudly, stretching his jaw wide as he had done before with his body. Settling back down onto his rump, he glanced around. Spotting a fluttering pair of wings, his eyes lit up dangerously. He was new to hunting but surely he could catch a butterfly? It wouldn't be that hard.

Dropping into a crouch, Din wiggled on the ground, tail flicking though the rest of his body was stilled. His eyes were locked on the pretty coloured butterfly which was resting on a nearby rock. He bet his mother would love the dead butterfly as a present, it would make her proud, right? A devilish look transformed his face as he crept closer, a low purr in his throat.


 

[Das Tor]

Atefeh watched her brother from just inside the den entrance, blue eyes blinking sleepily. She had been napping, but her body had decided it was time to wake up. And she'd woken to a rather odd sight...her youngest brother going after a...butterfly? Why a butterfly? You couldn't really eat one, they were too pretty. But he crept closer and closer and...

The purple and white girl-cub squeaked and tried to pounce her brother's tail. "No! Don't hurt it!" Despite the urgency in her voice, the volume was barely louder than her normal quiet voice.  

[Velveteen Angel]

Aziz'Din's eyes had been only on the butterfly he'd been stalking, and hadn't heard his elder sister approach. He hadn't intended to eat the pretty bug, he'd just wanted to catch it. Butterflies were quick creatures when they wanted to be after all and he just wasn't big enough to move on to bigger prey yet.

When something pounced on his tail, Din yowled, panicking. Spinning around, Din spotted Atefeh. He had recognized her voice but in his panic, hadn't placed where he knew it. “What were you doing, Atefeh? Why did you do that?” He yowled, spinning back around but the butterfly was gone. An annoyed growl come from his throat and he glanced back at his sister, a faint glare in his eyes. “It's gone now.” He said, as if she hadn't noticed the missing bug.


 

[Das Tor]

The purple and white cub shrank back a little, sad she'd angered her brother. "I'm sorry, Aziz'Din. It...it looked like you were going to eat it. And it was such a pretty thing. Too pretty to eat and deprive the world of its beauty." She hoped he wouldn't be too mad at her...She reached a paw out, in a gesture of apology and affection. "I'm sorry."  

[Velveteen Angel]

Aziz'Din scowled at Atefeh, despite her obviously sad look. Not only had she let his prey get away, but if that had been a real hunt, she could have endangered them both. It was a dumb thing to do, in his opinion.
“It was just a butterfly. They have no real purpose in life, getting captured and eaten by me would be a change from their usual boring life.”

He wanted to stay angry at her, to show her what she had done was wrong, but when she reached out for him, he rolled his eyes. He moved closer and nudged her paw with his, accepting her apology. “I know, just...don't do it again, or else you'll get in bigger trouble.”


 

[Das Tor]

Atefeh smiled slightly, glad he had accepted her apology. "I won't do it again, Brother." She wouldn't! She shouldn't have in the first place, but...she had a special love of butterflies. The purple and white cub lay down, so she wouldn't get herself into anymore trouble.

"May I speak my opinion, Brother? On the purpose of butterflies?" She wanted to tell it to him, but she didn't want to do something wrong again!  

[Velveteen Angel]

Aziz'Din nodded firmly, hoping his sister would listen to him. She could get hurt or in trouble if she did it to someone she didn't know. She seemed to get the message though. He blinked, when she asked his permission and peered at her curiously.

"You may," he said, giving her permission. He was curious about what she would say. Butterflies? Having a purpose? That was silly. They were just butterflies, weren't they? Hmm, or maybe Atefeh knew why they existed.


 

[Das Tor]

Yay! It meant a great deal to Atefeh that her brother wanted to hear her opinion. She took a deep breath, then started on it, voice staying at a steady, acceptable level of volume.

"Well...I believe their purpose is to make us smile. To show us that beauty can be found in even the smallest, most frail of creatures." And a reminder to Banu to be humble, for there was always something more beautiful, and more useful, in the world.  

[Velveteen Angel]

Aziz'Din blinked in surprise at her explanation for butterflies. He tilted his head to the side, a curious expression passing across his face before nodding lightly. "An interesting purpose, I suppose," he murmured, his voice contemplative.

He hadn't really thought of butterflies of having a meaning, or a purpose. They were just bugs, but he supposed that her way of looking at it did make sense. They were important, every creature was. "I like your opinion, Sister," he said, a small smile playing on his face now. "Very clever."


 

[Das Tor]

Atefeh blushed, feeling very happy with herself now. "Thank you, Brother!" It wasn't just a compliment to her, in her mind...It was a compliment to their mothers as well, for they were the ones who taught her to be clever as well as obediant. She couldn't wait to share such news with them! That she'd earned the praise of one of her brothers!  

[Velveteen Angel]

Aziz'Din smiled at her, pleased that he had made his sister happy somehow. He wouldn't have told her something that wasn't true, he had been interested in her response. She would make a wonderful banu someday, he decided, inclining his head at him. She was clever and obedient, and that was a well favoured personality.

"Were you planning to do something else out here, sister, or do you want me to walk you back to the den?" He asked politely, happy to walk her back if she wanted. He liked escorting his sisters, because really, there were some males in the pride he was suspicious of, and he didn't want them making his sisters out to be bad banu by approaching them.


 

[Das Tor]

Atefeh shook her head. "I'd just woken. But I have hunting lessons with Mama Tetesi today. She said she's going to start teaching me how to stalk!" Hopefully, she didn't start her on some poor pretty bug. Otherwise...she always looked forward to lessons with her mothers. "Thank you, though, for the offer of an escort, Brother. Maybe you'd like to come with me, and say hello to Mama Tetesi?"  

[Velveteen Angel]

Aziz smiled at her, pleased at her enthusiasm, before nodding his head. “I'd love to come and see Mama Tetesi,” he said, nudging Atefeh affectionately before gesturing for her to lead the way. “Perhaps I could get some tips from her while she's teaching you to stalk,” he suggested. He wouldn't intrude on his sister's time with their mother, since with so many cubs, getting individual time with their parents was somewhat difficult, but he would take any tips from her and go off to practice on his own. Plus, Atefeh would be busy, so she wouldn't notice if he practice on a few bugs. He smiled.


 

[Das Tor]

Atefeh giggled at the show of affection, purring at her brother happily. "Perhaps!" After all, the boys would have to hunt for a little when they went out to find their first capture! So it never hurt for them to practice, too! The little white and purple female started off towards where her mother would be, quite enthusiastic.