You know I finally get the whole past tense thing. Well, so now that I
finally get it all, I edited all my chapters, so hopefully their all one
tense. Ya'll can reread if you would like, it don't matter to me. Also, I
no longer have ch. 3 up, well, I do, but it's not the same one, where
Kalita was young with her parents. So this chapter right here would have
been ch. 8, but now its chapter 7. I'll post ch. 8 later.
Disclaimer: I own nothing and no one, only Kalita and Rajani.
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The Tiger Lady
Chapter 7
Alanna and George went their separate ways, Alanna taking Daine and Numair to their rooms and George taking Kalita and the tigers to her rooms.
Once George had returned Kalita and the tigers to the room, he went in there to make the room tiger cub proof. He first made sure the young girl was tucked in her bed, safe and warm.
Kalita was only half awake when George put her in bed. "Why are you doing this? Why are you helping me?" She whispered.
George looked at her and smiled his charming smile. "Because I believe you deserve a chance in life. And I think you'd make a good friend, once you get used to humans. I also think that somehow this connection between you and the tigers is a miracle; it could help with something, someday," he said gently.
"What connection between me and the tigers?"
"Haven't you noticed that you talk to the tigers just like you would people?"
"No, I-It's normal for me. What are you getting at?"
"I don't know. It's just the way you act around them. Your bond with Rajani is amazing. Do you have this bond with other tigers?"
Kalita sat up and glared at him. "Rajani is my best friend, my only friend. He is all I have left. This 'bond' you say we have is nothing more than friendship, surely you have friends. You have a bond with your wife, Alanna." Tears fall down her cheeks, not understanding what he is saying about this 'bond'.
"Kalita," George didn't know what to say.
"No!" Kalita yelled. "You don't understand. I lost everything, when I was little. My parents, my home, my life. I have been along for too long, when I found Rajani, I was barely alive. He hunted for me and took care of me. He even raised me till I could take care of my self. But he never left me along. I have met humans, and everyone I have met, had turned their back on me, leaving me to die. I dedicated my life to tigers and blocked everything from the human world. No one cared, but Rajani and his friends." She couldn't stop the tears, and she didn't bother drying them. Too many painful memories flooded her mind and she wept for the first real time in years.
"Kalita, I'm so sorry. I wish I could help you," George said with a worried look in his eyes.
"There is nothing." Kalita laid back down and wept in her pillow.
George nodded, even though she couldn't see and started cleaning the room to make it safe for the cub.
Rajani watched the whole argument, but did nothing to George. He knows Kalita trusts the man, so he won't attack the human man. He jumped on the bed when they were finished 'talking' and nuzzled his mistress gently, hoping to calm her down.
Kalita dried her tears and hugged Rajani before looking at George. "George," she said, saying a human's name for the first time. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?" George turned around and looked back at her.
"I'm sorry for the way I acted. For so many years, I have hated humans, and I chose to be with the wild animals, the tigers. People always found it odd that I hung out with tigers, when tigers were the most feared. But I have learned that if you trust a tiger, the tiger will trust you. I also learned that you can never tame a tiger, he has to keep his wild side, or his soul will be broken. I have never tamed any of the tigers I met, only befriended them." She paused for a moment. "George, I trust you."
He smiled and walked to her. "I trust you, too," he said as he embraced her in a hug. He kissed her cheek and left her room, so she can sleep.
As soon George left, Jasmine, who had been sitting in a corner with her cub, watching quietly jumped on the bed and stared directly at Kalita.
~ Now, we are alone. ~ The tigress hissed. ~ And you are much too weak to escape. So listen and listen well. ~
"Alright," Kalita said calmly.
~ You should know that you are the chosen one. ~
"The chosen? For what?"
~ The chosen to bring the tigers peace. As you know, that magic-doer you met years ago, told you that you will be needed one day to bring us peace. ~
"Peace from what?"
~ Humans ~ Jasmine spat. ~ And you can do that, I've seen the way you handle the other humans. You can get the one you 'trust' to help you. He is worthy enough to help the tigers. ~
"But why are you telling me this? You hate me so," Kalita asked.
~ Yes, I hate you. I hate you because you took away Rajani, my one true love and best friend. Now he honors you as a god. Why? I shall never know. But I had to tell you, no matter how much I hated it, the tiger gods told me to. ~
~ Jasmine ~ Rajani interrupted. ~ Don't you realize that she needed me more than you needed me? I left you because I was told to, the same tiger gods that told you to tell her that she was chosen. I knew she was chosen, they told me, but I couldn't tell her, it just couldn't happen. ~ He turned to Kalita. ~ Now sleep dear, you need it. ~
Kalita nodded and went to sleep just as Rajani cuddled next to her and Jasmine lifted her cub on the bed and she too went to sleep with the cub.
Disclaimer: I own nothing and no one, only Kalita and Rajani.
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The Tiger Lady
Chapter 7
Alanna and George went their separate ways, Alanna taking Daine and Numair to their rooms and George taking Kalita and the tigers to her rooms.
Once George had returned Kalita and the tigers to the room, he went in there to make the room tiger cub proof. He first made sure the young girl was tucked in her bed, safe and warm.
Kalita was only half awake when George put her in bed. "Why are you doing this? Why are you helping me?" She whispered.
George looked at her and smiled his charming smile. "Because I believe you deserve a chance in life. And I think you'd make a good friend, once you get used to humans. I also think that somehow this connection between you and the tigers is a miracle; it could help with something, someday," he said gently.
"What connection between me and the tigers?"
"Haven't you noticed that you talk to the tigers just like you would people?"
"No, I-It's normal for me. What are you getting at?"
"I don't know. It's just the way you act around them. Your bond with Rajani is amazing. Do you have this bond with other tigers?"
Kalita sat up and glared at him. "Rajani is my best friend, my only friend. He is all I have left. This 'bond' you say we have is nothing more than friendship, surely you have friends. You have a bond with your wife, Alanna." Tears fall down her cheeks, not understanding what he is saying about this 'bond'.
"Kalita," George didn't know what to say.
"No!" Kalita yelled. "You don't understand. I lost everything, when I was little. My parents, my home, my life. I have been along for too long, when I found Rajani, I was barely alive. He hunted for me and took care of me. He even raised me till I could take care of my self. But he never left me along. I have met humans, and everyone I have met, had turned their back on me, leaving me to die. I dedicated my life to tigers and blocked everything from the human world. No one cared, but Rajani and his friends." She couldn't stop the tears, and she didn't bother drying them. Too many painful memories flooded her mind and she wept for the first real time in years.
"Kalita, I'm so sorry. I wish I could help you," George said with a worried look in his eyes.
"There is nothing." Kalita laid back down and wept in her pillow.
George nodded, even though she couldn't see and started cleaning the room to make it safe for the cub.
Rajani watched the whole argument, but did nothing to George. He knows Kalita trusts the man, so he won't attack the human man. He jumped on the bed when they were finished 'talking' and nuzzled his mistress gently, hoping to calm her down.
Kalita dried her tears and hugged Rajani before looking at George. "George," she said, saying a human's name for the first time. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?" George turned around and looked back at her.
"I'm sorry for the way I acted. For so many years, I have hated humans, and I chose to be with the wild animals, the tigers. People always found it odd that I hung out with tigers, when tigers were the most feared. But I have learned that if you trust a tiger, the tiger will trust you. I also learned that you can never tame a tiger, he has to keep his wild side, or his soul will be broken. I have never tamed any of the tigers I met, only befriended them." She paused for a moment. "George, I trust you."
He smiled and walked to her. "I trust you, too," he said as he embraced her in a hug. He kissed her cheek and left her room, so she can sleep.
As soon George left, Jasmine, who had been sitting in a corner with her cub, watching quietly jumped on the bed and stared directly at Kalita.
~ Now, we are alone. ~ The tigress hissed. ~ And you are much too weak to escape. So listen and listen well. ~
"Alright," Kalita said calmly.
~ You should know that you are the chosen one. ~
"The chosen? For what?"
~ The chosen to bring the tigers peace. As you know, that magic-doer you met years ago, told you that you will be needed one day to bring us peace. ~
"Peace from what?"
~ Humans ~ Jasmine spat. ~ And you can do that, I've seen the way you handle the other humans. You can get the one you 'trust' to help you. He is worthy enough to help the tigers. ~
"But why are you telling me this? You hate me so," Kalita asked.
~ Yes, I hate you. I hate you because you took away Rajani, my one true love and best friend. Now he honors you as a god. Why? I shall never know. But I had to tell you, no matter how much I hated it, the tiger gods told me to. ~
~ Jasmine ~ Rajani interrupted. ~ Don't you realize that she needed me more than you needed me? I left you because I was told to, the same tiger gods that told you to tell her that she was chosen. I knew she was chosen, they told me, but I couldn't tell her, it just couldn't happen. ~ He turned to Kalita. ~ Now sleep dear, you need it. ~
Kalita nodded and went to sleep just as Rajani cuddled next to her and Jasmine lifted her cub on the bed and she too went to sleep with the cub.