Sasha belongs to me. Sadly, nothing really else. Hmmm…
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In the times when the serpiente and avians battled each other, there was another war going on at the same time, yet it lasted much shorter…about hundreds of years shorter. This war was between the lions and the leopards, but was just as intense as the serpiente/avian war. No one, like all the wars before it, knows how it started, but just continued because of the loved ones lost. So they continued to battle until one day almost all numbers on both sides were wiped out and all that remained were nomads that roamed closely next to humans. This is set right before the war ends.
Asha's POV (Sasha's mom)
It was sunset. The lions would be out soon on their dreadful, killing rampage. They would find our camp this time, and mercy will not be an option. My mind scrambled desperately for a solution. My mate had been killed in some of the earlier raids this year, and I was alone with my little leopard cub Sasha. She was my baby. My only one. And I was alone in a camp, just waiting to be invaded. I knew what I had to do: hide her. Only I didn't know where. I only had hours left and nowhere to go. My pack was preparing itself to fight till the end and I couldn't do that while defending Sasha at the same time. I had to leave her and hope for a better life for her. So, I ran, far and fast, after telling my fellow leopards that I'd be back, deep into the serpiente boundaries. I quickly found a tree with a fair-sized hollow in it and placed her there. My baby. Alone. I knew I would not come back. So I wrote a note, to the people that would find her, if any would. I merely wrote: "Please. Her name is Sasha." I knew not what else to say. So I kissed her, pinned the note to her blanket, and ran away. I returned to my pack out of breath and ready to fight. We had already been attacked and they were still attacking, those lions. Within seconds, I was slashed from behind due to the lions' overwhelming numbers. My last thoughts were about Sasha. My baby.
Donovan's POV
I am the Diente, the leader of the serpiente, I know no fear. I fight avians all day and night hoping that this war might be over soon. But it won't. I know. If it's been going on this long, it won't end in a split-second. So that's all I can do. Fight. And defend my family. So I go into the forest, hoping to find some avian scouts, wanting to find some spying, something to vent my anger on. No one is there. The forest is empty; no avians are here like ususal, since they are so cautious. No one brave comes any more. All hostilities are taken on the no man's land in between our two lands. I have a troop of my fellow serpientes with me. They hunger for warfare too. I wish I could give it to them, but I sadly cannot. I could go to the no man's land, just to shoot down some birds but Charis would disapprove. She says I have to be Diente more than a soldier now since I have three children already and one on the way. Zane is the youngest, just a year old right now. He looks just like me; black hair, garnet eyes, a true Cobriana. I don't know what to do anymore. Then I hear a cry in the forest, the type a baby makes. I should know, Zane kept us up half the night crying, months ago. I lead my troops towards the sound, gesturing for them to be silent. I creep towards it, slower and slower and see that it leads me to a tree hollow. I start to grin, maybe it's an avian trap, designed to pull us in with an innocent sound. I motion my troops to siege the area if this is the case. They spread out and follow my command. I stalk towards the tree now, striding, and find…a real baby. A real baby? What??? Who would leave a baby in a tree??? I scan the branches of the surrounding trees, just waiting for an ambush. Nothing happens. And the baby is STILL crying. I look at it closer. It has gold eyes, light brown almost gold hair, and a weirdo cry. Hm. And it has a note attached to it. I read it…and I still can't believe what it says. Please??? Her name is Sasha??? What is that supposed to mean??? That I'm supposed to take care of this baby?? What if it's avian? I can't do THAT! But then…she is sorta cute..I mean, look at those eyes… NO! I can't do this, I can't just bring a baby home… But I do. I bring the baby home with me. And present it to my family, saying, "If she's avian, we can't keep her." They just stared at me like I was insane. Charis said, "What are you doing bringing a baby home that might JUST be one of the ENEMY?!?!?" I just sigh and explain the story of how I found Sasha. Then Zane comes up to me and says, "Whhuh if shhe's a birdie, Da?" I grimace on the inside, and try to prepare an appropriate answer. Then, all of a sudden, Sasha shifts….into a leopard. We all stare at the cub that now looks dreamily up to us. And I smile and say, "Well, she's not a bird, son, so that means we can keep her. She's your new sister, Zane, and her name is Sasha."