Chapter 5: Kita's training
Kita rolled in her sleep. She was having that same nightmare again. She felt hot and sweaty. This nightmare was a bit different. This time she could see the fight. See as Howler's massive paw gripped Nearu's shoulder, then see his claws ripping through the delicate flesh. Then suddenly something was pushing on her and growling. She opened her eyes to see dark green eyes staring at her. She screamed and rolled over. "Kita it's me, knock it off." Tiaru's gruff voice came from near her. Breathing hard Kita realized she was awake and that it was only Tiaru who had been nudging her.
"Come on, if we're going to train, we need to start soon." Tiaru said. Kita sighed then got to her feet and followed him out of the cave. "What were you dreaming about anyway? You were shaking all over." Tiaru remarked. "Nothing." Kita lied. Tiaru growled to himself as he led her to the watering hole. "What are we doing here?" Kita asked. "We're going to strengthen you're muscles. Swim to the other side, rest a minute then swim back." Tiaru ordered. Kita yawned then splashed into the water.
The water sprayed six feet into the air as Kita ran into the water. Her muscles labored and soon she was swimming in the water. She swam across until she felt sand beneath her feet. She then walked until she was knee deep in the water and rested.
"Hurry up we don't have all day." Tiaru said. "Says who?" Kita whispered under her breath. She turned and swam back. "Good, let's go. Now we'll check your tracking skills." He said. Kita sighed. Already she could tell she wasn't going to enjoy this. "What do I need tracking skills for anyway?" Kita asked. "The element of surprise." Tiaru replied. Kita stopped, then shook her head and followed him again.
"You wait here, close your eyes and ears while I go find a place to hide. We'll play a sort of hide and seek tracking game." Tiaru said, swinging his paw as he did it. (Think of scar when he said, "you know a sort of 'father/son' thing") Kita rolled her eyes and then turned around and laid down. She covered her ears with her paws and closed her eyes. Kita decided to wait about a minute or two to let Tiaru get a good head start before going to find him.
After a few minutes Kita got to her feet and turned back around. She sighed and followed Tiaru's scent to a tall rock. He had jumped here, she found. She climbed up the rock. Kita shook her head. She had to figure out a way to put some fun into this.
Kita bounded off the rock and continued to follow his scent. She walked along slowly, taking her time. Tiaru could wait. She sniffed. He had gone through a puddle. Kita walked around it and continued on. She walked on, following his scent, finding places where he thought he'd fool her but didn't until she looked up. About half a mile up ahead she saw a tree. A big tree with long, yet relatively low branches. She sighed. Tiaru waited there. She crouched low and crept towards him. She knew she was hidden the grasses.
When she was about five feet away she realized that Tiaru was asleep on one of the lower branches. She laughed to herself. Kita climbed up onto one of the branches on the other side and then circled around to Tiaru's side of the tree. She sat on a branch just above him and thought a moment. Tiaru stirred and then rolled a bit. Kita smiled. He was on the edge of the branch now.
Gripping the branch firmly with her claws she leaned over and when she was right above him she said "Boo!" Tiaru awoke with a start and with a quick gasp fell of the branch, still gripping part of it with his front paw. Kita couldn't help herself; she burst into laughter. Tiaru looked up at her and glared. "It's not funny." He said. He let go of the branch and shook himself thoroughly. "Let's move on." He said gruffly. Kita laughed as she jumped off. She smiled. She ran and tagged Tiaru saying, "Tag, you're it!" and ran off, laughing as she did so.
Tiaru pinned his ears flat against his head. "This is no time for games!" He yelled. Kita turned and faced him, smiling still. "Aw you just don't know how to have fun. Besides, I bet you couldn't catch me even if you tried." Tiaru looked tooken aback. "What?" He said. "If I can catch a Zebra I can catch you." He said. Kita smiled, got real close to him, "So prove it." She then turned and ran. With a roar Tiaru ran after her. (by the way if this were a movie there probably would be a song here.) Kita smiled. She zigged and zagged knowing that by doing this it would be harder for Tiaru to catch her. She knew that antelope and Zebra and other prey would zig and zag when they were chased. It was a way to tire the pursuer out.
Finally when Tiaru was a bit behind Kita turned and Tiaru pounced. They toppled over and Tiaru ended up pinning her. "Ha!" He said with a smile. Kita smiled. "Alright." She said. "You win." Tiaru smiled. He got off of her and sighed. "We'll resume your training tomorrow. I'm to tired to do anything else today." He admitted. Kita laughed. "That was fun." She said. She turned and started off towards pride rock. Tiaru watched her go and his stomach twitched. He started to smile after her but quickly caught himself. There was no way he was going to get feelings for her. He had promised Howler he would bring her to him. And he would keep that promise, no matter what.
(Ok I really don't like this chapter so I might change it ok? Thanks for r/ring it. Hope you like it!)
Kita rolled in her sleep. She was having that same nightmare again. She felt hot and sweaty. This nightmare was a bit different. This time she could see the fight. See as Howler's massive paw gripped Nearu's shoulder, then see his claws ripping through the delicate flesh. Then suddenly something was pushing on her and growling. She opened her eyes to see dark green eyes staring at her. She screamed and rolled over. "Kita it's me, knock it off." Tiaru's gruff voice came from near her. Breathing hard Kita realized she was awake and that it was only Tiaru who had been nudging her.
"Come on, if we're going to train, we need to start soon." Tiaru said. Kita sighed then got to her feet and followed him out of the cave. "What were you dreaming about anyway? You were shaking all over." Tiaru remarked. "Nothing." Kita lied. Tiaru growled to himself as he led her to the watering hole. "What are we doing here?" Kita asked. "We're going to strengthen you're muscles. Swim to the other side, rest a minute then swim back." Tiaru ordered. Kita yawned then splashed into the water.
The water sprayed six feet into the air as Kita ran into the water. Her muscles labored and soon she was swimming in the water. She swam across until she felt sand beneath her feet. She then walked until she was knee deep in the water and rested.
"Hurry up we don't have all day." Tiaru said. "Says who?" Kita whispered under her breath. She turned and swam back. "Good, let's go. Now we'll check your tracking skills." He said. Kita sighed. Already she could tell she wasn't going to enjoy this. "What do I need tracking skills for anyway?" Kita asked. "The element of surprise." Tiaru replied. Kita stopped, then shook her head and followed him again.
"You wait here, close your eyes and ears while I go find a place to hide. We'll play a sort of hide and seek tracking game." Tiaru said, swinging his paw as he did it. (Think of scar when he said, "you know a sort of 'father/son' thing") Kita rolled her eyes and then turned around and laid down. She covered her ears with her paws and closed her eyes. Kita decided to wait about a minute or two to let Tiaru get a good head start before going to find him.
After a few minutes Kita got to her feet and turned back around. She sighed and followed Tiaru's scent to a tall rock. He had jumped here, she found. She climbed up the rock. Kita shook her head. She had to figure out a way to put some fun into this.
Kita bounded off the rock and continued to follow his scent. She walked along slowly, taking her time. Tiaru could wait. She sniffed. He had gone through a puddle. Kita walked around it and continued on. She walked on, following his scent, finding places where he thought he'd fool her but didn't until she looked up. About half a mile up ahead she saw a tree. A big tree with long, yet relatively low branches. She sighed. Tiaru waited there. She crouched low and crept towards him. She knew she was hidden the grasses.
When she was about five feet away she realized that Tiaru was asleep on one of the lower branches. She laughed to herself. Kita climbed up onto one of the branches on the other side and then circled around to Tiaru's side of the tree. She sat on a branch just above him and thought a moment. Tiaru stirred and then rolled a bit. Kita smiled. He was on the edge of the branch now.
Gripping the branch firmly with her claws she leaned over and when she was right above him she said "Boo!" Tiaru awoke with a start and with a quick gasp fell of the branch, still gripping part of it with his front paw. Kita couldn't help herself; she burst into laughter. Tiaru looked up at her and glared. "It's not funny." He said. He let go of the branch and shook himself thoroughly. "Let's move on." He said gruffly. Kita laughed as she jumped off. She smiled. She ran and tagged Tiaru saying, "Tag, you're it!" and ran off, laughing as she did so.
Tiaru pinned his ears flat against his head. "This is no time for games!" He yelled. Kita turned and faced him, smiling still. "Aw you just don't know how to have fun. Besides, I bet you couldn't catch me even if you tried." Tiaru looked tooken aback. "What?" He said. "If I can catch a Zebra I can catch you." He said. Kita smiled, got real close to him, "So prove it." She then turned and ran. With a roar Tiaru ran after her. (by the way if this were a movie there probably would be a song here.) Kita smiled. She zigged and zagged knowing that by doing this it would be harder for Tiaru to catch her. She knew that antelope and Zebra and other prey would zig and zag when they were chased. It was a way to tire the pursuer out.
Finally when Tiaru was a bit behind Kita turned and Tiaru pounced. They toppled over and Tiaru ended up pinning her. "Ha!" He said with a smile. Kita smiled. "Alright." She said. "You win." Tiaru smiled. He got off of her and sighed. "We'll resume your training tomorrow. I'm to tired to do anything else today." He admitted. Kita laughed. "That was fun." She said. She turned and started off towards pride rock. Tiaru watched her go and his stomach twitched. He started to smile after her but quickly caught himself. There was no way he was going to get feelings for her. He had promised Howler he would bring her to him. And he would keep that promise, no matter what.
(Ok I really don't like this chapter so I might change it ok? Thanks for r/ring it. Hope you like it!)