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 Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:30 pm
It was the silent morning in the Pridelands, although that silence wouldn't be still for much longer. The lioness sat alone in the darkness, before the sun rose into the blue sky. She padded towards the opening of the den, and then sat down. It felt like every other morning to her, just another day.
She yawned and then leaned down the stretch out her limbs. As she did, she felt a sudden pain, coming from her behind. Quirking a brow, she quickly padded to the corner of the den to lay down. It was time. Her ears folded back as the pain grew worse, she felt them coming. Unfortunately, she did not know the whereabouts of Ashado. He wasn't in the den, or even around at the moment. She was hoping for him to return soon, though.
She pressed her cheek against the surface of the cave floor, as the pains increased by every second. She felt funny for a moment, as the first cub plopped its way out onto the den's ground.
She grabbed it and brought it around front to examine it. After checking thoroughly and discovering its gender, she sat the little male down and began cleaning him off. Shocked by how much he looked exactly like her, she nudged him beside her warm belly, to feed. Of course, after getting all excited, her emotions changed as the pains returned. The birthing wasn't over just yet. There were other cubs that were waiting to come out, and they were pushing like hell.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:51 pm
The second cub came rather quickly, bulldozing his way out of the crowd inside Miamba's belly. He had a rather odd looking colour on him, a red that really wasn't dominant in the lioness' own family, or Ashado's maybe?
Miamba repeated the first step, by grabbing it and then cleaning. The little male mewed with happiness as he was placed beside the wiggling yellow cub. The two were very content as they happily ate, also clinging to the warmth of Miamba's side.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:09 pm
The adult was completely unaware of the happenings in Miamba's den. For all he knew, she was still sleeping from the night before. It was.. early, afterall. Early for him was a good thing. It was a sure way to travel and explore without any unwelcomed interruptions from complete strangers, and well.. he wasn't much for new aqaintences besides Mia. She was plenty to handle for the moment. Besides.. she was supposed to protect him. m'hm!
For a while.. well.. he'd managed to wander off, however, leaving Mia alone and leaving him completely oblivious to what -he- did. He hadn't realized..
Well. Maybe he'd pop in, see what was up? Maybe stay for a few days or so. Maybe.
"Mornin, Mia--" He began, but as the albino peered into the females home, he couldn't help but well.. allow his eyes to jump immediately to the little.. rodents at Mia's side.
"What're.. what're those..?" He yelped, ears falling back. He'd.. he'd been replaced! And.. and his little shelter home thing was being overrun by colorful little mice! His stomach churned at the thought. Where was he supposed to go NOW? He couldn't live with Mia and mice.. nonono!
If he'd known WHAT exactly was going on, well.. he probably would've just kept his trap shut. But no. He was clueless.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:25 pm
Miamba peered up to meet eyes with Ashado, smiling of course, before she heard what he had to say. Rolling her eyes, she sighed with pain. "Good morning, Ashado ... so nice of you to drop in." As she spoke, she paused and grumbled. The next one was about to arrive, but it needed a little help. She pushed, and with a little bit of effort, the 3rd little cub fell to the ground below.
She grabbed the little white male, and licked it gently. She looked up to Ashado, hearing his crazy comments. Scowling, she spoke. "What are you talking about, Ash? ... ... these aren't rodents! ... ... they are your children." She held up the little white cub, with blue markings on its back and shoulder. The white obviously came from the one and only male standing in front of her.
Shrugging, the lioness placed the little male beside his two older brothers.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:36 pm
Ash watched with a jaw dropped at a small, white thing that fell from Mia's.. ugh. Without hesitation, he squealed, immediately retreating to a play sort of bow with his paws shielding his eyes from any more.. sickening images of Mia doing.. that.
However he lifted one (to some extent), allowing one eye to stare blankly at the white cub that the female now held up. Did.. he just hear her correctly? HIS children..? But.. but!
He whined in protest. "But I didn't do anything to make that!!" He squeaked, pointing at the 'rodent'. WHAT could he possibly do to create.. something else? He himself wasn't even sure HOW.. so maybe.. he did do something?
No! No it wasn't him! SHE did it, it was HER fault! M'hm! Those weren't his. Nope. No way. Even if it was all white. Like. Him. Uhm.
The white cub made no protest besides a small squeak as he was hoisted into the air, bunching himself into a ball as much as possible before being settled back onto the warm flooring beside Mia's stuggly stomach. Why was.. it so cold out here..? He liked it better in Miamba.
Wibbling around both blindly and without hearing, the most he could do was climb over the two other little forms nearby, shoving his nose meanwhile at his mother's tummy. Warm! He wanted to be warm!
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:45 pm
Miamba sighed as Ashado rambled on, to himself. She just rolled her eyes and concentrated on bringing the remaining cubs into the world. "Well, I hate to break it to you, but you did." She chuckled slightly and then struggled as another cub made its way out of her.
The solid blue colour shocked her, and now she knew for sure, that Ashado was the father of this litter. Although Ashado had no blue, this little cub had no markings at all on its body. She nuzzled it, and cleaned it off slowly. She peered back up, grinning. "Oh look, Ash. ... its solid blue." She had a smirk on her maw, as she placed the little boy on the ground with the other 3 cubs. "Geez, got enough boys this time around, I think I need a little female to top it all off." And her wish was about to come true.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:52 pm
Ash had resumed blocking his eyes from the view as Miamba began working on bringing another cub in. "I did not! I didn't even touch yo--" Wait. He.. did.. like.. that one night.. A sickening feeling washed over him.
"WAITWAIT. You didn't tell me.. that doing.. that.. would.. do.. this.." He began, creeping another eye open at the completely blue male. OI. ALL blue? But.. how.. could this have happened..? He didn't mean.. he didn't know! He.. didn't know! Why hadn't she told him that THAT did THIS?! It would've saved him the shock.
He couldn't think of any other way that that cub would be /completely/ blue, though. It. Had to have been him.
He still didn't quite catch a grasp on the situation, however.
Blue. White. Tanish. Yellow. What now?! Only ONE really looked like him. HAHA! So it couldn't have been him!
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:43 am
Being the first out had both it's advantages and disadvantages as the golden boy had discovered. He was the first to reach the cold, however he was the first to find the food. Moreso content with the food concept than the cold concept, he suckled hungryly upon his mother's belly until his own was filled up with the warm milk.
The feeling made him forget the cold, and since his eyes were closed he didn't have to worry about anything else for the matter. Voices sounded through the cave as well, but the male just ignored them and cuddled closer towards his mother as the other siblings came one after another to take his meal.
When he finished however, he merely pushed away and let out a sort of mewl, waiting paitently to be moved a bit off on his own and not rampaged by the other squirming cubs. At least, as paitent as a mewling, sqirming cub could. Man, Varuna knew just how to get the attention.
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:32 pm
Miamba rolled her eyes, as for the moment she was too caught up in the cubs to care for what the albino male had to say. She thought it was all over until a sudden pain made its way back to her, as the final cub had flailed it was out onto the cold floor. The cub sprawled about crazy, mewing as loudly as she possibly could. She was starving, and she wanted the world to know!
After Miamba inspected the little girl, she smiled warmly and placed her beside her 4 brothers. She paused to take a better look at the little girl, and noticed the funny markings. ... she'd never seen them before, ever. "... ... what strange markings. Ah well, at least its a little girl. Needed something to feminine up the bunch." She purred, and then settled down to let the 5 little newborns eat their share.
"Ashado, please don't ... worry about that right now. Do you mind watching guard for a little over the cave while a take a short nap? ... i'm bushed." She opened her jaw to let a long yawn escape her maw.
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:48 am
The small blue form let out a long assault of mews and snorts as he struggled to get to his mothers milk. He tried to stand up almost immediately, and he began to wobble towards his mother, or so he thought. He smashed his little head into his fathers foot instead, and began biting at his toes and furrowing his brow in confusion.
Little Kialio bit at his fathers toes a few more times before realizing this wasn't the right spot for milk he knew he should be tasting. He turned around and scrambled over his siblings, finally finding the right spot and filling his little belly with the milk. He yawned when he was finished, looking quite like his mothers yawn, and curled into a small blue ball beside her.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:32 am
Ash wandered a bit closer, hesitant as he spyed at the female and the cubs laying beside her.
Before any further thoughts, however, Ash felt a small little.. thing.. bump his paw before trying to.. to suck at it?! He thought to withdraw but.. Hmm.
It wasn't.. like it could do much, as the blue cub hardly had any teeth yet. It was hard to eat something if all you had were.. well.. gums? Again he began to eye the group, particularly the blue cub that had approached him previously. Assuming that Mia was sleeping? ..Ash silently reached forward before trying to pull Kialio towards himself. He was allowed to snuggle, right? It couldn't eat him.. so there wasn't much to be afraid of as far as this little blue rodent went.
The white cub had also had his fill of milk, finally finding the time to grab at some after the other cubs had finished. Otherwise? He was still cold. Warmth. He wanted WARMTH! THIS wasn't warmth. Nope.
Instead, Merik wibbled towards Ash and Kialio, immediatly bumping into and trying to crawl over and on top of the large paw and small form he ran into. Waaaarmth. He'd find warmth here.. maybe.. maybe this fuzzy thing..
The cub settled into Ash's mane, finding it exceptionally satisfying.
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