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Aquapuga was creeping about, trying to find Pekee, but not catch anyone's attention. His adopted cubs were fairly grown now. The six adolescent lions were off learning various jobs around the pride, and now the only cub he had to care for was his own spawn, a yellow and blue leopon cub that he had never thought he could produce. Before she was dropped off, he had been keeping females that wanted a serious relationship at a certain distance out of respect for their assumed desire for cubs, since he believed he could not have cubs. Females like her mother were only looking for brief fun, so they were fair game.

Aquapuga had learned that he COULD have cubs when the mother had dropped their daughter off. She was in no position to raise the cub, and certainly did not want the stigma that came from having a hybrid cub. Being a hybrid himself, Aquapuga was glad to take his daughter as she was a miracle to him, and this changed everything he had planned for his life. He could HAVE cubs, so he could get a mate, give her a family... everything he was denying himself was now possible.

With the realization of what he could now do, Aquapuga had started thinking on what he wanted to change in his life. The biggest thing was he wanted to find a female to have more cubs with... and he had decided he had the perfect female in mind. There was a chatty lioness that he had failed to find a nice mate for and he thought perhaps she might consider him now. He was not the best choice for a mate, but he thought that Pekee would make a wonderful mother, and she certainly would make life lively. He gave a small smile as he spotted the lioness and sneaked up on her. "You know for a lioness with such a pronounced voice, you are hard to find these days. You should have a den like mine, nice and close to the queen at the center of the pride, where I can find you."

Aquapuga chuckled. "But you would be easier for me to find if you were closer... I would like you closer." The male only hesitated a moment before deciding he was going to approach the subject that brought him out here. He started with nuzzling Pekee. "I was looking for you to talk about something." He needed to approach this with care, but he was not sure exactly how to do that. The leopon still was not the best at interacting with others in a positive manner. "I am sure you noticed the cubs I adopted are all growing up... but I had a surprise dropped at my den recently..."


Aquapuga could have chosen many ways to go about telling this lioness he liked her and wanted to be her mate. Most of them would have been wonderfully smooth and charming. Instead, he went with something rather silly. "I have a cub now that is mine by blood, and I thought perhaps she and the others i adopted could use a mother in the den... You would be a wonderful mother to them." He was really lacking in courting skills. The leopon was aware of just how bad it sounded too, but nothing could be done about it once the words were said.

"That would be proper for a new mate to do, yes." Aquapuga's nerves were actually calmed by the way Pekee seemed nervous. If SHE was uncomfortable, he could draw strength from not being the only one, and from there he could project confidence that he might not fully feel. He sounded as calm as could be as he continued. "Some male has to be lucky enough to be your mate... why not me? My kind normally cannot have cubs... but I have proof now that I can... so I could be a proper mate to you, Pekee." Give her cubs of her own to keep her busy and out of trouble. The idea of striped cubs with his colors on them amused him in many ways.

Aquapuga might be lacking courting skills, but he was not at all lacking in family these days. He had almost a complete family... he just needed a mate to fit into that last hole. He was certain that the talkative, hyper lioness would make a good mate even if he might not deserve a mate as nice as she. "I will give you time to think on it if you need. I told you once I was going to find you a mate... I decided that I was better than the rest of the pride members for this role."

Aquapuga did something a bit uncustomary for him. He gave a smile to the female and pounced her to snuggle. Her answer had not been expected and yet, it had made his day to hear. She wanted him, she wanted to move into his den, be his mate, and have his cubs! The leopon gave Pekee's ear an affectionate lick. "I have the same funny feeling around you, Pekee. My stepfather told me that is a sign of affection... or love." Love. He had found a lioness to love like his mother had found her pansy leopard to love. Things had certainly changed for the leopon.

"If you need time, take it. I will not force you to move in, but when you DO join me, perhaps we can start our own family. Pretty little striped cubs like you udnderpaw, sounds nice." Aquapuga gave her a last nuzzle before letting her up. There was a limit to how much affection he would let himself show at once. He looked around to make sure nobody was watching them and gave her a quick lick on the muzzle.

Aquapuga looked smug as could be as Pekee said she would move her things into his den. He might not be the best choice of mate for her, but he was certainly the luckiest feline around to get her as a mate. "Then I will help you move and we will make sure everyone knows you are my mate... Elsa." He looked even more smug at that. Oh Elsa would be thrilled for him, and he could not wait to see the happy look on his friend's face when he told her he had found a mate and was going to have a family!

"I cannot wait for you to be in my den and starting a family with me... Our cubs will be like their mother, I am sure." Aquapuga leads Pekee back toward the pride and her den to start moving things. He was in a hurry to get her to his den and introduced to his children, all of them. The newest, a leopon cub, would know her as mother now. The others would perhaps not know her as mother, but he had a feeling they would take to her very well.