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Antia was a bold cub, even there snuggled up against her mother she was happily using her legs to get as much space as she could moving her siblings away from her. She liked the space and she liked the feel of her mother beside her. The warmth of her mother was a comfort to her and even the wriggling of her siblings made her feel happy and secure. Her father, she knew nothing of, all she knew was her mother and the warmth around her. At that point in time she was a very happy cub.

Jinimsitu stuck her nose into the light at the edge of the den and blinked. Slowly, cautiously, she crawled out of the den and took a look around, ears twitching. Before she could take everything in her brother started chirping. Jini looked up and giggled. Oh, Kich!

While Kich was focused on Atina, Jini snuck up behind him and prepared to pounce.

Brought out of her thoughts by the trio of cubs as they made their way out of the den soon after she had stepped out, letting a smile crawl over her maw as she felt little Antia snuggling up close. "Well, good morning, sweetheart." Sahaulifu said with a soft chuckle, delivering a quick nuzzle along with her morning greeting to her daughter. Soon after that came the string of questions from Moto'Kichwani. How sudden! Having the questions just asked like that out of the blue caused Saha' to let out a small laugh, the cheetah bringing up a front paw to lightly cover her mouth.

"Mm, I suppose I could go hunting, little one~" Saha' answered with a playful look of thought on her face before smiling at her son. "That would depend on if the three of you were hungry at the moment, though." Casting her light pink eyes over at Jini' as she came out from the den, she held back from verbally greeting her other daughter, instead flashing a small grin as she watched her make her way over to Kich'.

Silly little cubs!

As suddenly as Kich's questions, the faint scent of something familiar was caught by the female's nose. '...Kweu'?' Her ears perked up as she realized that, yes, it was the leopard. He was back from his house-hunting trip?

Saha' had been keeping the cubs with her in the den the past few weeks, intent on not letting Kweu'Chini and Utatu see them until they both calmed down with their fighting and chilled out. When Antia, Jinimsitu, and Moto'Kichwani had wanted to play outside or watch her go hunting? Sahaulifu had simply told the two males to go away or face a good chomp to the tail. Of course, she had told her little ones about their father and who he was, as well as who 'Uncle' Utatu was, not seeing any reason why they shouldn't know. But the guys?...

She could keep them waiting with their question of who daddy was.

Her mate had left to find a new home a week or two ago, and Utatu had been... well, she really didn't keep track of the male, being busy with the three little ones. Perhaps today she could reveal who the father of the cubs was to the males!

But where was Utatu? She wanted him to know!

((Sorry guys, I've been distracted!))

Utatu had been traveling, of sorts. He needed to get away from everything, from the cubs and the woman he had once been infatuated with. He was sick of her, of how she didn't know who the father was. How could a female not know? Even worse, why did Kweu stay with that woman after her fling with Utatu? Yes, he admitted what he had done was wrong, but was acting on love so despicable, especially when the one you loved was willing to give it back, even if for one night.

No, he couldn't be near there anymore, it hurt to much. Had, that is. He was returning now, to see the cubs. He had heard of them, but hadn't seen them, yet. He could smell Saha' nearby, and he could only feel pain inside him.

He had loved her.

But no, she was not his. She was Kweu's.

He saw three cubs, and a familiar green female. He approached, warily though. What was he going to do? Run? No, he was tired of that. He wouldn't fall for her again....right?

Kich heard his mother, but he had his sister to worry about presently. He’d asked for trouble and he’d gotten it, Antia looked really mad!

“I know it’s not nice, that’s why I did it! If you have a problem with it, come get me!“ Kich teased his sister, sticking his tongue out and blowing a raspberry at her. He leaped back as she started to chase him, but he hadn’t seen Jini behind him and before he knew what was happening, he’d hopped back and right into he perfect range for her to pounce on him. Looking about, he realized he’d bitten off more than he could chew, and with a startled squeak he tried to dash around to the other side of Sahaulifu and use her as cover. That was, assuming his sisters didn’t catch him first!

“Mom, help!” He squealed, sounding urgent but still grinning playfully. He might be outmatched but he still loved being chased, after all! For now he was too busy retreating from his sisters to notice that his Dad had returned, as well as Utatu.

Utatu saw the smile, not returning it. He did come over, nodding to the female he had once loved, and the male he had once been friends with. He did not return the bared teeth, finding himself higher than that and instead ignoring it. He was not a mongrel, so he was not going to go about baring his teeth at anything and everything that annoyed him. He stopped before the group, sitting on his haunches.

"Greetings."

The game abruptly stopped for Jini when she saw her father's fangs. Her ears drooped as she looked to Utatu. Why was daddy mad at that cheetah? Was he a bad guy? If he was, why was he sitting next to mama? Jini felt confused.

"Mama! Who is that cheetah?" Jini called, sounding distressed.