She looked up, those black tear stains so noticable to both her mother and herself were even darker, if at all possible. He softly sighed, pulling up a chair, prepairing to tell Tufani everything without her even needing to ask him for the information. He softly smiled, a weak, vague smile, he was worried, his death ate at him like nothin else, he looked into Tufani's eyes, so swollen with tears, he wanted to cry himself, but instead he reached over to dry the tears from her eyes. She smiled lightly, an unspoken thanks. He cleared his throat, his adam's apple thick with his own crying, but, he spoke and his voice was clear as ever.
"It started afew days ago, I took a walk because I couldn't stand to be there, by Bree and Falter without being in their family...I do that alot, after we have these strong silences that come whenever I suggest something I shouldn't...I met a goddess, named Eris..."
Tufani broke in "The Goddess of Dischord herself?!?!" Tufani grinned. "I hope she doesn't think she's moving in on my man!" An odd laughter broke out from the two, full of relief from the sadness, but, still, it was sad in it's own, he was starting to feel so torn between teh two, the mother, and the daughter.
"Yes," He continued, "Eris herself, she said that if I stole a tailismen for her, I could have anything I wanted....but when I tried to steal this tailismen, I couldn't and she said in turn, she was going to take what I valued most. I thought it was my sight...what a fool I was to think so too...but instead, because the first lion I had met was Bree and she was automatically so friendly to me, I valued her friendship above all...it was that she took, and not just from me, as you well know..." He stopped, a tear trickling down his face. He hated himself at that moment, and a bit of anger bubbled up into his eyes.
"Then I came home, found you, and when I vanished, again, it was Eris, she gave me the chance to give something in return for Bree's friendlyness. Which of couse, I did...I gave.....I-I gave a part of my life.." He said, not meeting her eyes.
She gasped, her hand, though he did not see it, flew up to clamp over her mouth. "DELANO! What did you do?!?!" True, she did have a better relationship with her mother, she was not about to let someone that she thought of as a friend just trhow away part of his life on Bree. She snarled lightly, standing, she began to pace, her tiger striped tail flickering too and fro.
He softly sighed, watching her. "Please, Tufani, I don't know how long, or when I'll die, but at least I won't watch you go through the pain of not having her any longer!!!" He realsized he hadn't mentioned the others...."I can't sit back and watch Falter grow up without a mohter who cares just because I was too selfish let you all suffer!!!" He stopped, looking at her, she was mad, very, very mad at him. She ran at him, again, this time claws bared.
"I Never said that you should be so selfish, but I never really told you anything did I?" She made a scratch on his arm, he growled softly, but did not react. The pain blinded him momentarily, but he still did not say much. He just wanted to hold her and tell her that everthing was going to be alright....just make her pain go away, if he could. He saw a soft tear fall down, he was no Mufasa II, he did not see into hearts and tell what they felt, he just saw her pain with his general, normal self.
He growled lightly, his arm aching, a malishious look in her eyes, she glared at him before llaunching herself again into the air at him, arm extended with her claws out, trying to land a good strike on him, he sidestepped, grabbed her arm, slightly twisting her arm out to keep her claws away from him, she growled loudly at him, snarling in a way. "Put me down Delano, I don't want to hurt you..." He looked down at her, as he did so, another paw swung forward, the one he wasn't holding, slashing him again on the same arm, just in a different spot. Another flash of pain and he had pushed her forward, releasing her and her arm. He stood back, holding his injured arm angrily watching her. "I warned you Delano..." She snarled, looking more and more on the verge of tears. Her claws went back into their sheaths, he watched, still in her distance of reach.
"Tufa...please, calm down.." He backed out of her arms distance, and she just hugged herself, softly crying. She looked up at him, pain in her eyes. "I lost everything I ever loved, my cub, my mate....my mother and father, when I came back, I vowed never to love again, never to care if someone lived or died, because that way, I'd never be hurt..don't you see Delano? I dont want to hurt anymore..please...don't make me hurt..." She was crying harder, his heart tornn even more, he knew he was feeling such a fierce emotion for both of the lionesses, but he did not know what it was he felt. He pulled her into his arms, slowly rocking her to try and calm her, tears streaming down his own face.
"It started afew days ago, I took a walk because I couldn't stand to be there, by Bree and Falter without being in their family...I do that alot, after we have these strong silences that come whenever I suggest something I shouldn't...I met a goddess, named Eris..."
Tufani broke in "The Goddess of Dischord herself?!?!" Tufani grinned. "I hope she doesn't think she's moving in on my man!" An odd laughter broke out from the two, full of relief from the sadness, but, still, it was sad in it's own, he was starting to feel so torn between teh two, the mother, and the daughter.
"Yes," He continued, "Eris herself, she said that if I stole a tailismen for her, I could have anything I wanted....but when I tried to steal this tailismen, I couldn't and she said in turn, she was going to take what I valued most. I thought it was my sight...what a fool I was to think so too...but instead, because the first lion I had met was Bree and she was automatically so friendly to me, I valued her friendship above all...it was that she took, and not just from me, as you well know..." He stopped, a tear trickling down his face. He hated himself at that moment, and a bit of anger bubbled up into his eyes.
"Then I came home, found you, and when I vanished, again, it was Eris, she gave me the chance to give something in return for Bree's friendlyness. Which of couse, I did...I gave.....I-I gave a part of my life.." He said, not meeting her eyes.
She gasped, her hand, though he did not see it, flew up to clamp over her mouth. "DELANO! What did you do?!?!" True, she did have a better relationship with her mother, she was not about to let someone that she thought of as a friend just trhow away part of his life on Bree. She snarled lightly, standing, she began to pace, her tiger striped tail flickering too and fro.
He softly sighed, watching her. "Please, Tufani, I don't know how long, or when I'll die, but at least I won't watch you go through the pain of not having her any longer!!!" He realsized he hadn't mentioned the others...."I can't sit back and watch Falter grow up without a mohter who cares just because I was too selfish let you all suffer!!!" He stopped, looking at her, she was mad, very, very mad at him. She ran at him, again, this time claws bared.
"I Never said that you should be so selfish, but I never really told you anything did I?" She made a scratch on his arm, he growled softly, but did not react. The pain blinded him momentarily, but he still did not say much. He just wanted to hold her and tell her that everthing was going to be alright....just make her pain go away, if he could. He saw a soft tear fall down, he was no Mufasa II, he did not see into hearts and tell what they felt, he just saw her pain with his general, normal self.
He growled lightly, his arm aching, a malishious look in her eyes, she glared at him before llaunching herself again into the air at him, arm extended with her claws out, trying to land a good strike on him, he sidestepped, grabbed her arm, slightly twisting her arm out to keep her claws away from him, she growled loudly at him, snarling in a way. "Put me down Delano, I don't want to hurt you..." He looked down at her, as he did so, another paw swung forward, the one he wasn't holding, slashing him again on the same arm, just in a different spot. Another flash of pain and he had pushed her forward, releasing her and her arm. He stood back, holding his injured arm angrily watching her. "I warned you Delano..." She snarled, looking more and more on the verge of tears. Her claws went back into their sheaths, he watched, still in her distance of reach.
"Tufa...please, calm down.." He backed out of her arms distance, and she just hugged herself, softly crying. She looked up at him, pain in her eyes. "I lost everything I ever loved, my cub, my mate....my mother and father, when I came back, I vowed never to love again, never to care if someone lived or died, because that way, I'd never be hurt..don't you see Delano? I dont want to hurt anymore..please...don't make me hurt..." She was crying harder, his heart tornn even more, he knew he was feeling such a fierce emotion for both of the lionesses, but he did not know what it was he felt. He pulled her into his arms, slowly rocking her to try and calm her, tears streaming down his own face.