On with another chapter, okay then.
I thank those who reviewed. But I want to make a few things clear.
Evilstrawberry: I know that you just said you noticed. I just wanted something to talk about, before I started writing the story again. And your subject seemed good enough to write about, and I thought it might settle some questions that might be forming into people's heads. No offence taken and no offence meant. And thank you. The tiger family thing has nothing to do with Kalita's past. I role play as Jasmine, once on Yahoo, when she had the cub, Orion. And I felt she needed to be connected with Rajani and Kalita somehow. I know, I'm weird, because I like role play. But I only role play so I can write stuff.
Now, here's the story.
Disclaimer: Nothing has changed; I own nothing but Kalita and Rajani. Can't sue me, now!
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The Tiger Lady
Chapter 6
Daine couldn't sleep, no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't. She kept thinking about Kalita. Why? Why must this young girl have an effect on Daine? It doesn't make sense. She sat up, trying to think it over. She couldn't even do that, as she heard some growling and yowling out the window. This startled her. She got out of the bed and walked to the window. Once to the window she saw two tigers and a cub, and Kalita. Why would the young girl be out at this time of night? She gasped when Kalita fell to her knees. "Numair!" She yelled, jumping on the bed and shaking the sleeping man. "Something's wrong with Kalita!"
"What?" he asked, opening his eyes slowly.
"I saw her! I saw her fall to her knees outside!" she practically yelled at him.
Numair got up quickly, irritated that he has to wake up for someone he barely knew. "Alright. What's she doing outside? She hasn't gained her strength back." Before Daine could open her mouth to answer, he said, "Never mind that. Go get Alanna, quick. I'll go to Kalita." Daine nodded and ran down the hall toward Alanna's and George's room.
Numair sighed and got dressed, then he headed down the halls toward the outside.
As he left the building, he looked for Kalita. After a while, he heard growling and followed the noise. Soon enough, he found Kalita near two tigers and a cub. When did the other two come? Why are they here? He slowly walked to Kalita, hoping not to startle the tigers. "Kalita, what's wrong, what happened?" He said softly as he approached her.
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Kalita watched the tigers have their little reunion. The tears haven't stopped yet; she quietly dried them on her shirt. "Rajani, I'm so happy for you. You found your beloved mate, and the son you barely know." She sniffed. "I'm so sorry I took you away from them. This is my entire fault. You could be so happy without me."
Jasmine turned and looked at Kalita. She bared her teeth, hating the young human so much. But she doesn't attack; Rajani won't forgive her if she did attack. He loves that human too much, maybe even more than his own mate. It makes her sick. Humans, to her, are disgusting creatures and they should have never lived.
Rajani looked at Jasmine and snorts softly, knowing just as well what she is thinking; she never approved the fact that a human needed a tiger to survive. He growled and nuzzled the cub gently. The cub jumped all over the place and mewled.
Kalita was watching the tigers when her legs gave out underneath her, they could no longer support her. So she sat there on the ground, breathing deeply.
Only moments later she heard footsteps approaching her and then a soft voice, "Kalita, what's wrong, what happened?"
Kalita looked behind her at Numair. "I-I'm fine."
"No, I don't seem like your fine. Tell the truth." Numair said firmly. "Daine saw you fall to your knees, and she went to get Alanna, she has the healing Gift."
Kalita sighed. "Rajani saw his old friend out the window, so he woke me up and made me run down the halls so he could get to her," She said and pointed to the tigress. "That's Jasmine and her cub, Orion. I don't know how far they came to see him or even why."
"I see. So because you ran, you got tired and lost your strength to stand on your own?"
"Yes."
"Well, you should be more careful. We won't always be there to help you."
"I don't need help. I can handle my self." Kalita snapped, irritated that everyone is treating her like a baby. "I've taken care of my self since I was five. I need no one."
"Wow. Ok, I see you like your independence."
"Yeah, so? Is that a problem?"
"No, no. I'm just trying to figure you out."
That took all her anger; she gathered what was left of her strength and forced her self to stand. "Why does it matter if you know me or not? I'm just a girl. I'm no different than you or your wife. Quit treating me like a child. I am not a child, even if I was a child, I would never be yours!" She glared at him; her fists clenched tight, her finger nails digging deep in her skin, drawing blood.
Numair's looked hurt and he just looked at her, shocked that someone so small, so skinny can have so much anger. He's speechless.
Rajani heard his mistress and ran straight to her, his eyes narrowed. He glared at Numair and was about to jump on the human, when Kalita knew what the tiger was going to do and jumped between them, and hugging Rajani. Rajani, of course, wouldn't attack with his mistress so near him, so he relaxed in her arms and kept on glaring at Numair.
Jasmine, jealous of Rajani's attention toward the human girl, let out a loud roar. An angry roar, maybe even a roar of the hunt. Kalita looked at Jasmine, her eyes watering. Why can't the tigress just like her? She buried her head in Rajani's fur and wept silently, gripping the tiger tighter.
Numair felt sorry for the girl, he was tempted to put a comforting hand on her shoulder, but Rajani's growl told him not to.
"Numair!" Daine ran toward him with Alanna and George behind her.
"Daine," Numair turned around and took her in his arms when she got close enough. "I'm so glad you're here." He looked at Alanna, "Quick, see if she's ok. But make sure the tiger will let you near his mistress." Alanna nodded and moved toward the girl. Sure enough, Rajani growled a warning not to come near.
"Here, let me." Daine said, breaking free from Numair's grip. She slowly walked toward the tiger. ~Easy there~ she said silently. ~We're here to help. Alanna, the red head, will help your mistress. She will make her better. Will you let her? ~
~ Fine. But if one hair on my mistress's head is harmed, they have been warned ~ Rajani growled.
Daine nodded and bowed to him, to show her respect for the beast. ~ She won't be harmed, I promise. ~ She straightened and watched the little cub play around his mother.
Rajani nuzzled Kalita softly and moved away from her, standing only close enough so he can make sure nothing does come to harm her.
When Alanna saw Rajani move, she took that as her clue to check on the young girl, with purple fire forming around her fingers. Kalita instantly turned around when she saw the fire out the corner of her eye. She backed up, suddenly afraid. She doesn't like that; she doesn't even know what that is. "What are your doing?" She asked, panic filling her insides.
"Don't worry, its just magic," Alanna replied calmly.
"No! Magic? Don't come near me!" Kalita practically yelled, tears rolling down her cheeks. Rajani moved closer to her, guarding her protectively, growling.
Shocked at Kalita's sudden out burst, Alanna ran into George's arms. "George! I don't know what's wrong with her! Do something!" She hissed. George nodded and let go of Alanna, walking toward Kalita.
"Shh, little one. It'll be alright." George said gently as he knelt down and wiped her tears away. Rajani let George do those things, surprisingly enough. George took the young girl in his arms and cradled her against his chest. Kalita wept silently once more. Out of all men, Kalita trusts George.
Orion and Jasmine watches the humans and Rajani. Then they look at Daine. They walk toward her and snuggle close to her feet.
~ Mama~ Orion said, only Daine could hear. ~ Why did papa go? ~
~Sweet one, he left to protect that human. ~ Jasmine spat.
~ Now now ~ Daine couldn't help but over hear. ~ Humans aren't that bad. ~
~ Yes they are. Look what they do to tigers! They hunt us. For what? Our fur, bones and teeth. Why? For their own greed. ~ Jasmine snarled.
~ Alright, then some humans are that bad, not all. ~ Daine sighs.
Jasmine growled and laid down, her cub lying next to her.
George patted Kalita comfortingly, hoping she'll relax. "Come now, little one. We have to get you back to your room. You need more rest. I don't want you out of bed for a few days," he said firmly. Kalita nodded against his shirt and George picked her up. He turned to the rest of the group. "We have two choices, take the new tigers somewhere inside, or leave them here."
"I say take them inside, so no one gets harmed." Alanna suggested. "Daine, you're the only one who can talk to them, so talk to them."
Daine nodded and looked at Jasmine. ~ Would you like to stay out here or somewhere inside? ~
~Fine, we'll go inside. But we stay with Rajani. ~ The tigress replied.
~ Alright. ~ Daine nodded and looked at the humans. "She said she'll go inside, as long as she stays with Rajani."
"Ok, let's go then." George said as he turned back to the Swoop, still holding the now sleeping Kalita. The others, including the tigers, followed the man.
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A/N: Wow. That took longer than expected. I wanted to finish it last night, but I was forced to sleep. Well, there it is.
I thank those who reviewed. But I want to make a few things clear.
Evilstrawberry: I know that you just said you noticed. I just wanted something to talk about, before I started writing the story again. And your subject seemed good enough to write about, and I thought it might settle some questions that might be forming into people's heads. No offence taken and no offence meant. And thank you. The tiger family thing has nothing to do with Kalita's past. I role play as Jasmine, once on Yahoo, when she had the cub, Orion. And I felt she needed to be connected with Rajani and Kalita somehow. I know, I'm weird, because I like role play. But I only role play so I can write stuff.
Now, here's the story.
Disclaimer: Nothing has changed; I own nothing but Kalita and Rajani. Can't sue me, now!
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The Tiger Lady
Chapter 6
Daine couldn't sleep, no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't. She kept thinking about Kalita. Why? Why must this young girl have an effect on Daine? It doesn't make sense. She sat up, trying to think it over. She couldn't even do that, as she heard some growling and yowling out the window. This startled her. She got out of the bed and walked to the window. Once to the window she saw two tigers and a cub, and Kalita. Why would the young girl be out at this time of night? She gasped when Kalita fell to her knees. "Numair!" She yelled, jumping on the bed and shaking the sleeping man. "Something's wrong with Kalita!"
"What?" he asked, opening his eyes slowly.
"I saw her! I saw her fall to her knees outside!" she practically yelled at him.
Numair got up quickly, irritated that he has to wake up for someone he barely knew. "Alright. What's she doing outside? She hasn't gained her strength back." Before Daine could open her mouth to answer, he said, "Never mind that. Go get Alanna, quick. I'll go to Kalita." Daine nodded and ran down the hall toward Alanna's and George's room.
Numair sighed and got dressed, then he headed down the halls toward the outside.
As he left the building, he looked for Kalita. After a while, he heard growling and followed the noise. Soon enough, he found Kalita near two tigers and a cub. When did the other two come? Why are they here? He slowly walked to Kalita, hoping not to startle the tigers. "Kalita, what's wrong, what happened?" He said softly as he approached her.
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Kalita watched the tigers have their little reunion. The tears haven't stopped yet; she quietly dried them on her shirt. "Rajani, I'm so happy for you. You found your beloved mate, and the son you barely know." She sniffed. "I'm so sorry I took you away from them. This is my entire fault. You could be so happy without me."
Jasmine turned and looked at Kalita. She bared her teeth, hating the young human so much. But she doesn't attack; Rajani won't forgive her if she did attack. He loves that human too much, maybe even more than his own mate. It makes her sick. Humans, to her, are disgusting creatures and they should have never lived.
Rajani looked at Jasmine and snorts softly, knowing just as well what she is thinking; she never approved the fact that a human needed a tiger to survive. He growled and nuzzled the cub gently. The cub jumped all over the place and mewled.
Kalita was watching the tigers when her legs gave out underneath her, they could no longer support her. So she sat there on the ground, breathing deeply.
Only moments later she heard footsteps approaching her and then a soft voice, "Kalita, what's wrong, what happened?"
Kalita looked behind her at Numair. "I-I'm fine."
"No, I don't seem like your fine. Tell the truth." Numair said firmly. "Daine saw you fall to your knees, and she went to get Alanna, she has the healing Gift."
Kalita sighed. "Rajani saw his old friend out the window, so he woke me up and made me run down the halls so he could get to her," She said and pointed to the tigress. "That's Jasmine and her cub, Orion. I don't know how far they came to see him or even why."
"I see. So because you ran, you got tired and lost your strength to stand on your own?"
"Yes."
"Well, you should be more careful. We won't always be there to help you."
"I don't need help. I can handle my self." Kalita snapped, irritated that everyone is treating her like a baby. "I've taken care of my self since I was five. I need no one."
"Wow. Ok, I see you like your independence."
"Yeah, so? Is that a problem?"
"No, no. I'm just trying to figure you out."
That took all her anger; she gathered what was left of her strength and forced her self to stand. "Why does it matter if you know me or not? I'm just a girl. I'm no different than you or your wife. Quit treating me like a child. I am not a child, even if I was a child, I would never be yours!" She glared at him; her fists clenched tight, her finger nails digging deep in her skin, drawing blood.
Numair's looked hurt and he just looked at her, shocked that someone so small, so skinny can have so much anger. He's speechless.
Rajani heard his mistress and ran straight to her, his eyes narrowed. He glared at Numair and was about to jump on the human, when Kalita knew what the tiger was going to do and jumped between them, and hugging Rajani. Rajani, of course, wouldn't attack with his mistress so near him, so he relaxed in her arms and kept on glaring at Numair.
Jasmine, jealous of Rajani's attention toward the human girl, let out a loud roar. An angry roar, maybe even a roar of the hunt. Kalita looked at Jasmine, her eyes watering. Why can't the tigress just like her? She buried her head in Rajani's fur and wept silently, gripping the tiger tighter.
Numair felt sorry for the girl, he was tempted to put a comforting hand on her shoulder, but Rajani's growl told him not to.
"Numair!" Daine ran toward him with Alanna and George behind her.
"Daine," Numair turned around and took her in his arms when she got close enough. "I'm so glad you're here." He looked at Alanna, "Quick, see if she's ok. But make sure the tiger will let you near his mistress." Alanna nodded and moved toward the girl. Sure enough, Rajani growled a warning not to come near.
"Here, let me." Daine said, breaking free from Numair's grip. She slowly walked toward the tiger. ~Easy there~ she said silently. ~We're here to help. Alanna, the red head, will help your mistress. She will make her better. Will you let her? ~
~ Fine. But if one hair on my mistress's head is harmed, they have been warned ~ Rajani growled.
Daine nodded and bowed to him, to show her respect for the beast. ~ She won't be harmed, I promise. ~ She straightened and watched the little cub play around his mother.
Rajani nuzzled Kalita softly and moved away from her, standing only close enough so he can make sure nothing does come to harm her.
When Alanna saw Rajani move, she took that as her clue to check on the young girl, with purple fire forming around her fingers. Kalita instantly turned around when she saw the fire out the corner of her eye. She backed up, suddenly afraid. She doesn't like that; she doesn't even know what that is. "What are your doing?" She asked, panic filling her insides.
"Don't worry, its just magic," Alanna replied calmly.
"No! Magic? Don't come near me!" Kalita practically yelled, tears rolling down her cheeks. Rajani moved closer to her, guarding her protectively, growling.
Shocked at Kalita's sudden out burst, Alanna ran into George's arms. "George! I don't know what's wrong with her! Do something!" She hissed. George nodded and let go of Alanna, walking toward Kalita.
"Shh, little one. It'll be alright." George said gently as he knelt down and wiped her tears away. Rajani let George do those things, surprisingly enough. George took the young girl in his arms and cradled her against his chest. Kalita wept silently once more. Out of all men, Kalita trusts George.
Orion and Jasmine watches the humans and Rajani. Then they look at Daine. They walk toward her and snuggle close to her feet.
~ Mama~ Orion said, only Daine could hear. ~ Why did papa go? ~
~Sweet one, he left to protect that human. ~ Jasmine spat.
~ Now now ~ Daine couldn't help but over hear. ~ Humans aren't that bad. ~
~ Yes they are. Look what they do to tigers! They hunt us. For what? Our fur, bones and teeth. Why? For their own greed. ~ Jasmine snarled.
~ Alright, then some humans are that bad, not all. ~ Daine sighs.
Jasmine growled and laid down, her cub lying next to her.
George patted Kalita comfortingly, hoping she'll relax. "Come now, little one. We have to get you back to your room. You need more rest. I don't want you out of bed for a few days," he said firmly. Kalita nodded against his shirt and George picked her up. He turned to the rest of the group. "We have two choices, take the new tigers somewhere inside, or leave them here."
"I say take them inside, so no one gets harmed." Alanna suggested. "Daine, you're the only one who can talk to them, so talk to them."
Daine nodded and looked at Jasmine. ~ Would you like to stay out here or somewhere inside? ~
~Fine, we'll go inside. But we stay with Rajani. ~ The tigress replied.
~ Alright. ~ Daine nodded and looked at the humans. "She said she'll go inside, as long as she stays with Rajani."
"Ok, let's go then." George said as he turned back to the Swoop, still holding the now sleeping Kalita. The others, including the tigers, followed the man.
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A/N: Wow. That took longer than expected. I wanted to finish it last night, but I was forced to sleep. Well, there it is.