It was another normal day in the Pride Lands. But on this certain day something beautiful was taking place.
Serendi, a new proud mother, had given birth to two healthy cubs.
Sayrah, Serendi's best friend gently licked one of the cubs "They're so cute, what are you going to name them?"
"Their names? This beautiful little girl will be Rayven and this handsome little boy will be Taevan."
"Those are wonderful names! I will go tell Mono and Raim that they've been born!" Sayrah said running off.
A few months went by and the cubs had finally started eating meat. Taevan and Rayven were identical, the only way you could tall them apart was that their hair tufts faced different directions and
Taevans eyes were darker. Taevan was the kind of lion to just sit around by himselves or hang out with his sister and only his sister. Rayven was a bit mare social though, she hung out with four other
cubs, Millayya, Sasha and the other twins, Maeyn and Jasmyn.
Serendi was out with the hunting party and she had got a little off track. She was trying to retrace her steps when she was takled to the ground by a big dark lion. "Well, well, well, what do we have here
A pretty little lioness walking on my territory."
"This isn't your territory! I'm still within the pride land borders!"
"No you're not, the pride land border was quite a ways back."
"Let me go!" she said trying to squirm away.
"I think you should stay awhile! You'd make some lovely little cubs!" he said biting down on the back of her neck.
"I already have two cubs back in the pride lands! Now let me go!" she tried to get away and he bit harder breaking her neck. She died. He was at least nice enough to drag her to the pride land border.
The pride searched for days before they found her body.
After they found the body Sayrah ran back to the Pridelands to tell the cubs. Rayven saw her and perked up "Did you find mom?"
"Yes, we found her... but she was dead... We think she got attacked by a bigger lion..."
"What? Please tell me you're joking." Rayven said tears stinging her eyes she looked over at her sleeping brother wondering how she was going to tell him.
"I'm sorry Rayven... Why don't you and Taevan stay with me and Millayya tonight?"
"I don't think Taevan will want to see anyone else after he finds out... Thanks for the offer though..."
Taevan started to wake up from his nap "What's going on? Oh hi Sayrah. What's wrong?"
"I'll let Rayven tell you... I think it will help if you find out from her." Sayrah said backing out of the cave.
Rayven looked at Taevan and nuzzled him tears falling down her face she whispered "Mom's dead... They found her body on the border of the territory... They think she was attacked..."
Taevan couldn't think of anything to say so he just cuddled his sister, both of them crying.
For the next few weeks all Teavan did was lay in the corner of the cave eating and sleeping. Rayven still talked with her friends but not nearly as much. The whole pride was depressed but no one was
as depressed as Taevan and Rayven.
After a few months Taevan was coming out of the cave more and Rayven was talking to her friends all the time again. The only lion Taevan was ever nice to was Rayven and he even snapped at her a lot.