[PRP] Nightmares (Jaryx & Ru'yah)

[CaliWolfe]

The green legged lioness flashed her eyes opened with a startled expression on her face. She panted and then looked on her right. Yep, he was still there. She relaxed and put her head on the back on the ground.

Geeze, her nightmares were getting more and more terrifing. In this one, her travel buddy Jaryx disapeared. They were just walking as they normal do, when poof, he was gone. And when Ru'yah finally found Jaryx again, he told her he wasn't going to travel with her anymore. That he had found a pride he wanted to belong to.

She puffed her cheeks out. But they were travel buddies! He wouldn't just leave her, right?

LexThetaSigma

 

[LexThetaSigma]

CaliWolfe

The white and black cheetah yawned and stretched out in the grass as he slowly opened his eyes. Unaware of what was going on with his traveling companion, he was busy with his own thoughts. She had been traveling with him for a while now. He hadn't expected to team up with anyone out here once he was away from his family, much less to team up with a lioness.

He was starting to question how long this set up they had going on would last. He wanted to roam, maybe start looking into joining a pride himself if he could find one that suited him. Would she follow him even then or would they finally go their separate ways? What if she didn't want to stay where he wanted to or he didn't want to stay where she wanted to? What if she wanted to find a male lion?

He gave a small sighed and rolled onto his back, staring up at the sky, hoping the calmness of the area would help him to calm down.  

[CaliWolfe]

LexThetaSigma

She turned her head towards the cheetah. Did he always get up this much eariler then her? She hadn't noticed it if he did. She always thought they got up at pretty much the same time.

But back to the issue at hand, Jaryx might just leave her all of sudden! She didn't want that, she liked travelling with him. But how could she convince him to stay? She probabley couldn't, and the worst part was if he left she wouldn't be able to follow him. Not at least, until she could run for long distances.

The sprain in her paw was almost completely healed by now, and she could hunt again without any issues. The only problem was that it seemed to hurt a bit still while she ran. Ru'yah wouldn't be able to follow Jaryx without becoming tired fast, and that wouldn't be fun. Well, she could always try to covince him to stay, and hope for the best. That seemed like the best option at the moment, she could result to other measures if she needed to later.

And so, she purred out her standard greeting: "Good morning."  

[LexThetaSigma]

CaliWolfe

Jaryx continued staring up at the sky, taking deep breaths in through his nose and out through his mouth. It was slightly becoming easier to work through his thoughts, however he still wasn't sure what he should do. Which would be better for him? For her? As he was beginning to way the pros and cons in his mind, he started to feel a set of eyes staring at him.

He looked over to see Ru'yah's bright green eyes staring at him. So she was awake too now, huh? He wondered what had woken her up; normally she didn't wake up until the sun was a bit higher. He took another deep breath before looking over at her with a tentative smile, "Good morning."  

[CaliWolfe]

LexThetaSigma

Ru'yah smiled back at Jaryx, yawning as she normal did. Her honesty function didn't seem to be lacking today, as she was quick to state what had awoken her. If she had been trying in the slightest to get her cheetah friend to stay she might have reconsidered saying: "I had a nightmare." before actually blurting it out to the world around her.

But alas, Ru'yah wasn't that type of person, and instead didn't have time to reconsider as she just had the desire to tell someone her nightmare. The nearest someone happened to be the one the nightmare was about too, but oh well. She didn't mind to much. She was bound to tell her companion about her nightmare eventually anyways, might as well start the day off with it as breakfast chatter.  

[LexThetaSigma]

CaliWolfe

He rolled back onto his stomach and stretched out his legs. He wasn't feeling lazy, per say, he just didn't want to get up without stretching himself out first. It was much easier to travel when he remembered to stretch properly. He gave another yawn and rolled on to his side to face the lioness.

"A nightmare?" he asked, concerned. He wasn't aware that she had been having any trouble sleeping, let alone had nightmares. "What was it about?" Maybe their time trying to teach her to swim had somehow terrified her subconsciously.  

[CaliWolfe]

LexThetaSigma

"You disapeared in it." Wait what? She was actually going to tell him? Not even going to try and come up with an alertnate nightmare. "Then when I found you, you said you weren't going to travel anymore." Argh, no! What was she doing?! This wasn't helping her cause at all! "You said you were in a pride, to busy to travel. Then you vanished again." Well, there went plan A. Maybe B and C too. She was going to use her nightmare to her advantage, not just blurb it out like everything else she said.

Ah, now what was she suppost to do? She could always just see how things go and cross that bridge when she came too it? Yeah, plan D was sounding pretty nice right then and there. So maybe she'd go with that...  

[LexThetaSigma]

CaliWolfe

"Oh," he replied, hoping he didn't give away anything in his voice. When she told him what his dream self had told her, he looked away. How could he tell her what he had been thinking about? That he was interested in taking off, not only for his sake, but for her own? If her nightmare had terrified her then the reality would be just as bad.

Then he considered the other option. If he never approached the subject with her, what would happen then? Would they be traveling together forever? What if she found a mate, what if he found a mate? What would happen then? Would it even happen?

He took a deep breath and let it out through his nose. "Well it has to happen sooner or later right?"  

[CaliWolfe]

LexThetaSigma

The lioness felt a ping of hurt when he told her that. They might not have been traveling together long, but she had been enjoying it. Becoming accustomed to the cheetah's company. Him leaving, she felt like crying at the thought. But, he was right. They were bound to go their seperate ways eventually. Eventually, not now. Not in the near future, right? Right?

She sighed, and placed her head back on the ground. "I guess so..." She masked the need to beg him to not go. If he wanted to go, she wouldn't be able to stop him forever. And as much as it hurt her inside, she was forcing herself to accept she was going to lose her best friend soon. Though, she wondered what he considered her... No. She had to have some hope that her nightmare wouldn't become a reality. It was just a nightmare after all. It couldn't possibly effect Ru'yah's reality.

Oh, how wrong she was...  

[LexThetaSigma]

CaliWolfe

Jaryx watched as the expression on his friend's face fell. It was a hard reality to face, even if they hadn't been traveling together long. It was going to be hard to leave, to not have anyone around to keep him company or anyone to look out for anymore. She had been a decent friend to him since they had teamed up.

"It's just what if you find a mate?" he asked, "He probably won't like a cheetah hanging around all the time. Or what if I find a mate? What if I do find a pride like in your dream and you don't want to stay there? Or what if you find a pride?" he decided to pose to her the questions that had been floating through his head, hoping she would be able to understand where he was coming from.  

[CaliWolfe]

LexThetaSigma

Ru'yah bit her lip. She hadn't considered those questions. Yeah, her mate probabley wouldn't like that very much, and Jaryx's mate probabley wouldn't like Ru'yah hanging around either. He was right about the pride subject too... "Yeah..." She muttered. "We can't travel together forever." She said. Though this didn't change the feeling of hurt that was overwhelming her.  

[LexThetaSigma]

CaliWolfe

"It's not that I don't care," he responded, wanting to attempt to reassure her, "You have been a great friend and I enjoy your companionship, but it won't be good for us to keep going on like this."

He stood up and went over to her, giving her a small nuzzle of affection. "It'll be better for both of us in the long run. We can find prides, find mates, have a family."  

[CaliWolfe]

LexThetaSigma

Ru looked down at the ground, turning her head away from Jaryx slightly. As correct as he was in everything he said, it didn't change the fact that it hurt her feelings. Despite this she gave him a sad smile. She didn't say anything, she simply stared at Jaryx, resting on her side now. "I wonder if we'll ever see each other again though." She muttered after a while of silence.  

[LexThetaSigma]

CaliWolfe

Jaryx laid down in the grass next to her and gave her a light, affectionate shove. He wanted to try to console her ask much as he could. "I'm sure we will. After all, I don't think a pride would force me to stay in their land all of the time, at least not a pride I would be interested in staying in for a long time." he replied and thought about the question for a minute. "As long as we don't find homes far apart from each other, I'm positive we will see each other again."  

[CaliWolfe]

LexThetaSigma

The lioness' eyes seemed to light up a little. Yes, it wasn't the end of the world if they stopped travelling together. They could still see each other. Especially if they were safe in prides, not being threatened to die anytime soon. "Alright." She said. "I guess it's alright if we get to see each other again." And if they didn't... She'd think about that later. Now, when she was saddest, she needed to remain as opptimistic as she could. So far, the idea of meeting up with Jaryx again was sounding pretty good for keeping her moderatley happy.