...The next night...
I had already been informed that Janja had accepted my offer. It was a good thing I was able to actually catch something from the wolves' territory and stash it at my den before they had a chance to hunt me down. Otherwise it would have all been for not. I would gladly share this gazelle I caught with Janja though, especially because of the fact that if it wasn't for him I wouldn't have been alive to eat it anyways. I made absolutely sure everything was perfect for tonight, my den was spotless, with the elegant carcass laying directly in the middle. I even went as far to roll around in some flowers while no one was looking to make sure I smelled good as well. I honestly didn't know why I was going to so much trouble, I mean this was only Janja after all, but something was telling me I just had to impress him.
It wasn't long till I saw him approaching my den and I laid down right beside the carcass in a nonthreatening pose as he cautiously walked in.
"Ok so what's this all ab..." Janja started but immediately stopped at the sight of me laying down elegantly with a blue flower tucked away in my hair, as well as a mouth watering gazelle carcass.
Janja's POV
I wasn't sure which was more mouthwatering, the carcass or the beautiful female in front of me. I never noticed how good Jasiri actually looked till now. I mean I wasn't one to really fall for the stereotypical pretty girl, so I basically ignored it and tried to approach the situation in the most logical way possible...completely emotionlessly. Little did I know this would be nearly impossible.
"Hi Janja, I see you decided to come. Why don't you sit next to me. You can eat if you want." Jasiri said plainly as if nothing out of the usual was going on.
"Wow you really got this place looking nice Jasiri, but I've got to ask why you messaged me here, you know that we are not on the best of terms correct?" I stated the obvious.
"Well this is true, but I thought you deserved a little thank you for your help with the wolves, I might not have gotten away if it wasn't for you." She replied calmly as I approached, my mouth taking on a mind of its own and starting to drool at the site of the carcass.
I quickly got my hunger under control and sat down right next to the female hyena making full eye contact with her.
"I told you Jasiri, that had nothing to do with you. It was only me defending my territory, nothing else." I said sternly.
"Oh shut up and stuff your face, that is a load of hyrax poop and you know it." Jasiri retorted with a pout that I found sort of adorable.
"Well you don't have to tell me twice about that," I said as I practically attacked the carcass.
"But you're still wrong." I continued with a mouth full of juicy meat.
Jasiri's POV
As I watched him eat it was as if I was watching a horror show, guts were flying everywhere and getting strewn throughout the center of my den. Needless to say as I watched the performance before me I lost my appetite at record speeds. Although admittedly I did eat a little beforehand, mostly because I was aware of Janja's greed when I came to things like eating. I mostly just sat there and took it all in. I knew Janja had to be suffering from hunger by now, I knew him and his clan haven't even caught anything recently...also I could see a little bit of his ribs as he walked in. He was obviously grateful for the food, yet still had way too much pride to say so. After he had finished however an awkward silence ensued, one which Janja broke quite immediately.
"So...this inviting me into your territory thing...this is just a one time deal right? I know you only did this so you'd feel better about what happened yesterday. I'm sure you want me to leave now." Janja said as he eyed me closely waiting for my response.
"Well...I wouldn't mind if you could spend a few more minutes here. Your not completely terrible company, especially considering that I'm here alone most of the time..." I said slowly.
Janja smirked as he approached me with a sly demeanor causing me to bump into the caves back wall as his snout was only mere centimeters from mine. He was so close that I could feel his warm breath blow past my face.
"Oh I see, you just can't get enough of me can you?" He whispered smugly in my ear and looked in my eyes as if he was waiting for some form of conformation.
"...n-o I ju-st...no-thing like t-hat..." I replied in a hopeless stutter.
"Mhmm...so if I were to say...kiss you, you wouldn't feel a thing right?" He replied devilishly.
"Um...mmmmm u...hhhhh...hhuhhh no?" I replied weakly.
"Hmmm there seems to be a lot of doubt there Jasiri..." He teased as he finally backed off.
"No...you just make me nervous when you get so close like that..." I mumbled vaguely.
"Relax Jasiri, I wouldn't hurt you right after you feed me...even I have some sense of honor...unless of course you wanted me to..." He said the last part in a seductive yet smug tone.
"JANJA!?" I exclaimed in disbelief.
"Just kidding Jasiri...geez you need to learn to cool it when it comes to things like that. You take things way too seriously." He said in a half serious half mocking tone.
After a moment of awkward silence, Janja spoke yet again.
"You know I'm beginning to think Mzingo was right..." Janja said in what seemed to be deep thought.
"About what, what did he tell you!?" I said as my whole body immediately tensed.
"Oh nothing..." He said plainly.
I was about to reply when suddenly Janja did something I never expected him to do, he walked up to me a gave me a quick peck on the cheek and then immediately pulled away. I swear I was blushing so hard that my face almost match the shade of the dark pink sunset.
"Well, I best be off now...if you do ever want to meet up again though...just let me know, if your nice I might even invite you over to my territory sometime. Anyways, chow." Janja said as he left at a substantial pace back to his den, leaving behind my dumbfounded face.
