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 Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:53 pm
She lay on her side, the two little lives sleeping tightly against her belly, curled so tight that she did not think she could ever be able to pry them open. Her wing was spread over them in order to shelter them from the sun's rays that had began to spill over the edge of the entrance to her den.
She loved this den. Loved it dearly.
It overlooked the great expanse of gold, the den's entrance wide enough that both she and Silos could settle there with ease, half bathed in sun and half bathed in shade. And from this position she was both safe and sound and open to the world, for she could see those that passed by and found comfort in knowing that they were not alone.
Her cubs were still so tiny, their eyes still closed, their tiny ears curled, their snub noses pink and soft. And their helpless, adorable little mewls filled the den whenever they were awake and not suckling.
She adored them. She loved them with all her heart. Love wasn't even the word for it. She just...it was indescribable. She never wanted this feeling to end. Never, ever, ever. And there they were; her little boy and her little girl, tucked safe and sound against her, safe from harm for as long as they could fit beneath her outspread wing. She wished that they could stay small forever, that she would never have to let them go. Never have to separate herself from them.
"We are more than two, now." She spoke to herself softly. "We are four." And she truly believed that. She felt, right now, that it was as if she had given each a part of her soul, a part of her heart, so that no matter where they went, they would always be joined by it.
And she smiled happily, enjoying the warmth of the sun and the warmth of the two tiny lives hidden secretly beneath those rainbow feathers.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 12:07 am
Ebio's learning had taken not very long and school let out early. The nanny's had usually taken turns taking Ebio and her siblings in as their own. While her father left to guard. But.. something about nanny's made her .. sad. She wanted to be one, when she grew older but.. it felt like everytime she saw one. Dealt with one.. it made her feel slightly empty. Though her siblings and father told her it was nothing.. Many of her friends had what they called. 'Mother's'. She .. didn't. It was like an empty void there and though her life was filled with love and learning from the pride.
It was still missing. Often times going to her friend's mothers and hear their stories.. Be in their company but at the end of the day. It was like she had to let them go on with their own lives. She wanted to 'find' a mommy. One to call her own.. father wouldn't miss her! She would visit him! Leaving the pride wasn't on her mind.. But secretly.. she was looking for 'her'. Her recent one.. she saw that many awed- over her 'arrival' and thus she set out to find her.
She saw their den.. oh so pretty.. Quickly she made her way up the sandy hills. Tossing sand up behind her as she jumped forward. It was a struggle.. but when she finally made it.. she was. Directly in front of it as her shadow started to grow as she bounded up with her tail up in the air, wagging as fast as her heart was and her body just giggling with excitement but she tried her best to keep quiet. Her head low.. but slowly up when she made it closer in to the sun's reach inside the den..
"...He-hello..?" Her voice echoed. But she couldn't see anyone inside.. Did she come to an abandoned home.. Her ears were out.. but she was hopeful.. But her excitement was slowly disappearing as the darkness of the shade made her ears go down.. and her tail tuck beneath her.. "...Hello...ooo?" She lifted her voice.. then went down.. Was anyone even in here?
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:09 pm
Sensing the mind of another approaching, the Goddess lifted her head just in time to see the little one bumbling into the den. With a small chirping sound and a tilt of her head, the adolescent female - now a young mother - spoke up.
"Hello! We're here. Are you...lost?" She didn't move to stand, her wing still protecting her little ones, but she could see that the cub before her meant no harm. She'd probably just gone down into the wrong den. An easy mistake to make, she supposed.
"Need our help? We can get you home if you likeses." She was, of course, not at all bothered by the intrusion. It was nice to have visitors. Certainly added flavour to the day!
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:14 pm
Once the sound of the charming kind lioness's voice.. Ebio's ears went big and a smile grew from one end to the next.. She was about to ask- but right when her maw went wide to ask.. The other in return asked something..
Was she lost?
Her jaw slowly closed as she wiggled her head from side to side. "No." She said childishly. Even a little pouty. She took a step more in.. but faintly started to retreat since she was where the sun was and couldn't see through the shadow the den over casted on the mother.
"I'm not lost..." She looked down.. "Are you what they call a Mother?" She said- unknowning that the female had just birthed.. no. The lil cub didn't think that far through as her voice echoed in. "..In my home no one is there anymore." She chirped.. "My friends have mommies.. and.." Her face pointed downwards.. This was the second time she attempted to get a mommy.. Really. She wanted to just be taken away. It was hard to be one of the only one's with daddy.. And even HE left to his duties and she was left. Well...
Either wondering. Or playing with friends and having to go through many things and be constantly on the move or she'd get lonely. She was just a cub but she started to learn already what its like to have a puppycrush and what its like to feel lonely. It was a horrid feeling and she masked it pretty well with always smiling but this time it wasn't her friend's mom. This time she looked about the pride for a mom that she can call her own.. Nanny's were like rent a mom for her.. And being around them made her sad for some reason..
And when she lifted her head to say-but couldn't 'I want one'.. the void started to fill in her chest. She REALLY wanted one..but when or if she said it.. it would become apparent that she didn't have one and that made her feel..so..so bad. "Well.. I was wondering if you are one..and..well.." Looking from one side to the next as her head went low. Unbeknown to her that the one she was asking was a patron God of her land.
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:40 pm
Rokopelli wiggled her nose in thought, regarding this little one through her mis-matched eyes. Purple and orange. Each one representing the two personalities within her. Luckily for Ebio, today those personalities were in unison. Their meeting would not be as confusing as it could have been.
"We are." She chirped merrily, hugging her little ones briefly with her wing. The smile that lit her features faded in an instant, however, as the cub continued, speaking of the family that was gone. Being all alone. She knew that feeling. Alone. Darkness. Trapped. Crying out for someone to come and help her...
She lowered her head a little as the silence lingered, extending her muzzle so it came close to the other's little snout. She could sense the overflowing feelings and thoughts of the little one here, the strength of them so strong that she could not help but understand perfectly what was going on in that little head of hers. Rokopelli sighed deeply and nodded. "You wantses a Mommy all of your own." She murmured. "Not a Nanny." She trailed, glancing down at the wing that covered her two tiny children.
"What is your name, little one?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:50 pm
She was looking down.. ears flat and felt like. Well the bottom of the cup. Tears had already made their way on to the floor. The frustration started to build inside her. It was hard being this way! How she felt like she was missing a piece of her.. But then the female confirmed it. A smiled brewed in her face. Sniffling. Not knowing a mother ment having children of their own. No. She thought it was an older adult female that was kind. Gentle. Helpful and able to tell all your secrets too! Whether or not they were bad or good. 'A mother..' Almost in joy~ but a gentle one that started to overcome her.
And within the darkness... she saw the maw poke out. Ears went up and so did her head. Raising up slowly to meet the other's muzzle. Then used a nod to answer the unknowning goddess. "Mm...hm.." Sniffling all the way and biting her lip to hold back her crying.. she really ever did it and it had to be the best reason or she'd try to distract herself from getting to this point.
But having failed once. Made her this way now.
"Ebio'....[ Huffs ].....Femi."
Her ears stuck to her head once more. Feeling THAT much smaller than she was.. to be in such a big place. Her tail went to wrap around her hind legs as she looked up.
"Wh-whats yours...?" Looking up at her with her own baby green colored eyes.. as she saw the two bi colored eyes from the silhouette of shadows. "Woah.".. as her eyes got adjusted to it.. she saw the beautiful braids hanging with many colors that made it dazzle her. Blinking her wet eyes to see the colors and beads clearly.. Her tail then started to flicker.. she was beauuuuuuttiifulll...~~~
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:15 pm
The Goddess whimpered a little, softly, sensing the great sadness in this child's heart. She knew that sadness. Knew it well.
"Mummy..." She whispered softly. "Don't leave us here alone..." Her side heaved with a sudden breath and her wings tensed against her side, disturbing her children a little. A soft mewl emanated from one of them and she sensed the stirring mind of her son. It was strange how she could sense them so easily. A good thing, though.
"We know. We understand." She snapped her eyes back to the young one and a sad smile appeared on her face. "Ebio'femi. How pretty! We like that name a lotses." She beamed. "We won't let anyone trapses you. We promise. We won't let it happen again. We'll take care of you."
She blinked, realising she was getting ahead of herself. "We are Rokopelli. We are one...at current time." She, her words often didn't make sense to those who didn't know her. But to Roko, they made perfect sense! She didn't seem to realise that not everyone had two personalities living within them.
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:02 pm
Her ears were plastered to her head as she heard the murmurings of this goddess. The words.. that were barely heard made a complete different impression.. the words felt sad though she couldn't completely understand them. She tucked her head in for just a moment before taking up all the courage in moving closer and nuzzling the goddess's snout. Taking up the courage in showing the first sign of 'want'. Before the goddess's movements and gestures became completely bi polar to a happy one.
From all the sadness. 'We understand.' Made her so happy inside. Everyone else, like her brother Gunju said that ~ he didn't mind not having a mum. Or that she was being to over dramatic. But as she smiled.. she was also confused.. 'We'? Looking up as she then heard the mewls of cubs. "!?" Quite surprised as she took a step back and a bright happiness came over her. "You- have cubs." she said softly.. and leaned down to see before she looked up and weakly smiled at the fact the other liked her name.. Her father gave it to her with some help. Or so she thought.. 'We'll take care of you.' made her chest curl and something about those words just made her so happy inside.. and slowly the sadness started to eat away..
"We?" Tilting her head as she lifted her neck up again.."You mean a family~ one?!" She springed up and gave off a very happy sigh. "Am I really!?" She bounced up and wagged her tail. See, Little that Ebio know.. that this family would be quite hard to understand.. that not everything was what it seemed. Never once meeting someone with a split personality before.. it was rather unheard of by her ears.
"..So I can call you Mumma Rokopelli??" Questioning as she made such a happy glee.. this would be a full family.. not a broken one. Tail spritefully waving about ~ a million times an hour.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:49 am
She purred, glad the child seemed to be less shy now and, with a nod she gently extended one rainbow wing to reveal her two tiny, curled children. One boy. One girl. They lay cuddled together, having not yet discovered how opposite they would grow to be.
"We have two babies. Khaldun." She indicated the small brown cub. "And Mtafurahi." She nodded towards the pale female, feeling the warmth of love swell in her heart for their two little lives so vulnerable and warm and dear. The boy's eyes were half open, he yawned, rolled onto his side and cuddled back into her side again, clearly not yet done with sleeping.
She nodded, grinning. "Ebio may call us that if she wishes." She smiled, not understanding the possible confusion she was causing. "We have Silos, too. He is our mate. Big, cute and fluffy!" She giggled. "He will likeses you very much!"
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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:36 am
She smiled. But.. wasn't she like all the other mommies? They had cubs of their own.. and .. Ebio was just an outsider. A kid to take care of amongst the pride. Remembering those words from before. "Mtafurahi... and Khaldun." She took a step forward as if entranced by them, but then looked up at momma rokopelli.. Seeing if it was alright before.. softly taking a few more steps enough to be standing right in front of them.. But only a few steps away.. Watching them as they were so much smaller than her. Was she.... did she used to be that small? Well she was only twice-their size maybe? Ears went back...
Somehow, there was a worry in her head.. something she had to clarify..
"....Because.. you have Khaldun and...Mtafurahi.. does that mean.. I can't be apart of the family? Like.. I'm just another pride member's cub that everyone takes.. care of?" She whispered.. her saddeness started to crawl back in to her chest. Looking up at her.. though soft motherly eyes to the ones under her wings. "I don't want... to be just another cub. I don't want another nanny.." Looking at those cubs. It was like her best friend's mother. She would have taken her in.. but she only looked at her with eyes of a nanny..
"I don't mind..if you don't.. want me. I can keep looking." Swelling up with calling her mumma made her feel incredibly happy. "Mumma roko.. do you think .. since Silos is your mate.. that means.. pappa silos...is he here? Would he .. but he hasn't seen me yet.." Ears flicked back. "Maybe this was a bad idea..." Looking down at the cubs.. then lowered her head. Looking on to them with such endearing eyes. 'Your lucky....you have a momma to call your own...' She sniffled since she didn't want to cry.. and was holding it back so hard.. That her little heart could burst. This was a good and bad thing right? She could be taken in but never seen as another cub of theirs but that was fine.. as long as she had someone to look up to.. right? Right..
Somehow even that was saddening. "Their.. so small..." Almost forgetting about herself as she felt that tad bit of warmth for cubs. A future nanny, no. A future female that adopted cubs.. without mothers. Softly smiling... Frustration grew in the back of her mind about the whole contradicting way of her thoughts. But it was fine.. because the cubs were here.. and she felt. Deep down. Something warm.. and loving. Even for such a cub. She had the heart of a nanny to be....
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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:25 am
"Ebio can be a part of the family." Rokopelli existed. "Call Mtafurahu sister. Call Khaldun brother. Call Silos Daddy. Call Rokopelli Mummy." The goddess smiled warmly and extended her wings towards the cub in an open greeting. The words of the small motherless one all but broke her heart. If she didn't want her? No. No. Never not want. Never.
Rokopelly, seeing the sniffles of the other, gently worked her way free from her cubs and moved towards the child. The cubs wriggled and gave small mews, but seemed to be okay with being left for a moment, in any case. "Ebio belongs here." And, with that, the mismatched eyes closer and Rokopelli's forepaws and wings came to curl around the other cub, enclosing them in a warm circle.
"Daddy Silos will be happy. We happy. Don't feel sad anymore."
And it really was as simple as that in Rokopelli's mind. They were family if they wanted to be and adopting relatives had been one of the goddess' traits since she had been very young. This was not unusual for her at all.
/fin.
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