Sorry for worrying everyone so much. Of course Tiku's not dead.how could
he die? He's the main character! The chapters are going to focus only on
him and his adventures for a while, I'll go back to Kita, Tiaru and Taka
soon, but not right away.. neway on w/ the chapter right? Well here it is,
proof that little Tiku is still alive! Lol
Chapter 9: A new friend
Tiku growled to himself. He was cruising along on a log in the river. He had climbed onto the log after nearly drowning upon entering the river. Now he was far downstream, farther than he'd intended to go, and the log, nonetheless was not cooperating at all. It was not drifting anywhere near shore.
Tiku sighed and then plopped down on the small log, causing it to rock back and forth violently. Tiku stood unsteadily. Suddenly the log turned, plunging him into the river! Tiku rose gulping for air and realizing.. he was closer to shore than he'd thought. He stood up, the water reaching his chest. Tiku smiled then and walked on proudly, which he found turned out to be a mistake.
As he reached the shallow end of the river he tripped over a small stick and tumbled right into something.
"Hey! Watch where you're going!" a shrill voice yelled. Tiku got up and looked at the source of the voice. It was a young female cub, around his age. Only this cub was different.she was white with a red stripe from her nose, through a white tuft of hair on her head, on over her back and right to the tip of her long tail.
"Suh-sorry.." Tiku stammered. The other cub held herself proudly as she looked him over. Then she laughed. "Boy," she said, pausing for a second, "You sure are a funny looking leopard." Tiku was shocked. "I'm not a leopard!" he shouted. The other cub stared at him. "Oh really?" she said, mocking him. "Then what do you call these?" she said, pointing to Tiku's baby-spots. Tiku growled to himself once more. "They're my baby- spots, I haven't lost them. I'm a lion!" he growled. The cub turned and then sat and licked a paw.
Tiku frowned. "Well what about you?" he asked, "You sure don't look like any lion I've ever seen." The cub got up and turned around to face him. "I'm special," she stated. "My mother was a white lion and my father was a rusty reddish color lion with a black mane and tail." Tiku frowned once more. A white lion? He'd never heard of such a thing.
"Well, my name's Tiku, what's yours?" the cub laughed at the name and then said, "That's a funny name, but then again, mine's no better. I'm Kiki." Kiki then turned and started to walk off. "Uh hey wait!" Tiku cried. Kiki turned. "What?" she said irritably. "Where are you going?" Kiki sighed and then looked skyward. Her ears perked up and she smiled.
"To get food!" she said, licking her lips and then running off. Tiku was again left shocked. He then realized what she had said and ran off after her. "Hey wait for me!" he yelled, trying his best to catch up to her. "See those vultures?" Kiki said once he'd caught up. Tiku looked up and said, "Yeah?" "Whenever there are vultures, there's a kill. If you see them starting to land, it normally means that the kill has been abandoned and is up for grabs." Tiku nodded as they reached some bushes. Kiki pushed her way through them, Tiku behind her. Kiki smiled when she saw the kill. It was an antelope. Most of the carcass had already been devoured, but enough meat for the two of them remained. Kiki roared a typical little cub roar and then scattered the vultures by head butting them. Tiku tried to help, but he wasn't quite sure what to do. He needn't have worried. The vultures already scattered. "Well, let's eat!" Kiki said, finding an uneaten piece and eating it. Tiku looked around and found another spot where meat remained. He dined on it. Antelope was not exactly his favorite meal, but he knew he had to make due so he ate his fill and then sighed. Kiki finished quickly and then glanced at him. "So, what brings you out here anyway? Did your parents tell you they were just going to 'investigate' these things called humans and then never return? Did they say 'we'll be right back, stay here' and never come back? Did they." "No, they didn't," Tiku interrupted. He wondered what humans were, but decided not to ask. "Well then why are you out here?" Kiki continued. Tiku sighed and then looked skyward, as Kiki had done. "I don't know," he said. Kiki frowned. "Well what kind of answer is that? Did your parents ditch you? Are you a run-away? What about an orphan?" Tiku shook his head. "I guess you could say run away," he said. Kiki seemed really interested for some reason and it was getting on his nerves. "Well what'd you run away for? Were your parents mean to you? Did they hurt you?" Before she could say anymore Tiku glared at her. "I don't want to talk about it ok?" he said firmly. Kiki nodded. "Ok.I guess," she mumbled. Kiki sighed and then sighed. She got up and said, "Well, I guess we should find a place to stay for the night. It's not safe for young cubs to stay in the open at night." Tiku looked up at the setting sun, and in it he could've sworn he saw a lioness somewhat resembling his mother. "Hey! Did you hear me? I said we need to find shelter!" Kiki said. Tiku was brought out of his trance and looked at her. "Oh, ok." He managed to say, still wondering about the strange lioness that he'd seen in the sun. He followed Kiki until she came upon a small hole in the ground. Kiki sniffed around it, then climbed halfway in and sniffed. She then exited the hole and smiled. "This'll work." She said. Tiku frowned. "What is it?" he asked. Kiki looked back at him like he was the stupidest lion alive. "It's an old golfer hole duh!" she said as she climbed into it. Tiku looked around the savannah and then cringed as he heard the weird laughter of hyenas. He also heard something else. A low rumbling sort of sound coming from far off. "Hey! Are you coming or not? You stay out there and you'll be hyena food!" Kiki yelled from inside the hole. Tiku shook his head to clear it and then climbed in. Whatever the sound was, it was gone now. "What took you so long?" Kiki asked as he climbed in. The tunnel led to a big area where the golfer had probably slept. There were other tunnels off of the area, probably escape roots, Tiku guessed. "I dunno. Just listening to things I guess.." Tiku said, finding a spot and curling up. Kiki shook her head and curled up on the opposite side of him. She yawned. "Well," she said, "Good night." Tiku sighed, "Good night." He said. "Hey Kiki?" Kiki sighed, "Yeah?" she said. "Thanks for letting me tag along with you." Kiki yawned and then looked at him, even though it was hard to see in the darkness. "What are friends for?"
See? Told ya he was still alive! And look he even has a friend now! So don't worry about Tiku, he can handle himself! Lol, hope you liked it, chapter 10'll be up soon.
Chapter 9: A new friend
Tiku growled to himself. He was cruising along on a log in the river. He had climbed onto the log after nearly drowning upon entering the river. Now he was far downstream, farther than he'd intended to go, and the log, nonetheless was not cooperating at all. It was not drifting anywhere near shore.
Tiku sighed and then plopped down on the small log, causing it to rock back and forth violently. Tiku stood unsteadily. Suddenly the log turned, plunging him into the river! Tiku rose gulping for air and realizing.. he was closer to shore than he'd thought. He stood up, the water reaching his chest. Tiku smiled then and walked on proudly, which he found turned out to be a mistake.
As he reached the shallow end of the river he tripped over a small stick and tumbled right into something.
"Hey! Watch where you're going!" a shrill voice yelled. Tiku got up and looked at the source of the voice. It was a young female cub, around his age. Only this cub was different.she was white with a red stripe from her nose, through a white tuft of hair on her head, on over her back and right to the tip of her long tail.
"Suh-sorry.." Tiku stammered. The other cub held herself proudly as she looked him over. Then she laughed. "Boy," she said, pausing for a second, "You sure are a funny looking leopard." Tiku was shocked. "I'm not a leopard!" he shouted. The other cub stared at him. "Oh really?" she said, mocking him. "Then what do you call these?" she said, pointing to Tiku's baby-spots. Tiku growled to himself once more. "They're my baby- spots, I haven't lost them. I'm a lion!" he growled. The cub turned and then sat and licked a paw.
Tiku frowned. "Well what about you?" he asked, "You sure don't look like any lion I've ever seen." The cub got up and turned around to face him. "I'm special," she stated. "My mother was a white lion and my father was a rusty reddish color lion with a black mane and tail." Tiku frowned once more. A white lion? He'd never heard of such a thing.
"Well, my name's Tiku, what's yours?" the cub laughed at the name and then said, "That's a funny name, but then again, mine's no better. I'm Kiki." Kiki then turned and started to walk off. "Uh hey wait!" Tiku cried. Kiki turned. "What?" she said irritably. "Where are you going?" Kiki sighed and then looked skyward. Her ears perked up and she smiled.
"To get food!" she said, licking her lips and then running off. Tiku was again left shocked. He then realized what she had said and ran off after her. "Hey wait for me!" he yelled, trying his best to catch up to her. "See those vultures?" Kiki said once he'd caught up. Tiku looked up and said, "Yeah?" "Whenever there are vultures, there's a kill. If you see them starting to land, it normally means that the kill has been abandoned and is up for grabs." Tiku nodded as they reached some bushes. Kiki pushed her way through them, Tiku behind her. Kiki smiled when she saw the kill. It was an antelope. Most of the carcass had already been devoured, but enough meat for the two of them remained. Kiki roared a typical little cub roar and then scattered the vultures by head butting them. Tiku tried to help, but he wasn't quite sure what to do. He needn't have worried. The vultures already scattered. "Well, let's eat!" Kiki said, finding an uneaten piece and eating it. Tiku looked around and found another spot where meat remained. He dined on it. Antelope was not exactly his favorite meal, but he knew he had to make due so he ate his fill and then sighed. Kiki finished quickly and then glanced at him. "So, what brings you out here anyway? Did your parents tell you they were just going to 'investigate' these things called humans and then never return? Did they say 'we'll be right back, stay here' and never come back? Did they." "No, they didn't," Tiku interrupted. He wondered what humans were, but decided not to ask. "Well then why are you out here?" Kiki continued. Tiku sighed and then looked skyward, as Kiki had done. "I don't know," he said. Kiki frowned. "Well what kind of answer is that? Did your parents ditch you? Are you a run-away? What about an orphan?" Tiku shook his head. "I guess you could say run away," he said. Kiki seemed really interested for some reason and it was getting on his nerves. "Well what'd you run away for? Were your parents mean to you? Did they hurt you?" Before she could say anymore Tiku glared at her. "I don't want to talk about it ok?" he said firmly. Kiki nodded. "Ok.I guess," she mumbled. Kiki sighed and then sighed. She got up and said, "Well, I guess we should find a place to stay for the night. It's not safe for young cubs to stay in the open at night." Tiku looked up at the setting sun, and in it he could've sworn he saw a lioness somewhat resembling his mother. "Hey! Did you hear me? I said we need to find shelter!" Kiki said. Tiku was brought out of his trance and looked at her. "Oh, ok." He managed to say, still wondering about the strange lioness that he'd seen in the sun. He followed Kiki until she came upon a small hole in the ground. Kiki sniffed around it, then climbed halfway in and sniffed. She then exited the hole and smiled. "This'll work." She said. Tiku frowned. "What is it?" he asked. Kiki looked back at him like he was the stupidest lion alive. "It's an old golfer hole duh!" she said as she climbed into it. Tiku looked around the savannah and then cringed as he heard the weird laughter of hyenas. He also heard something else. A low rumbling sort of sound coming from far off. "Hey! Are you coming or not? You stay out there and you'll be hyena food!" Kiki yelled from inside the hole. Tiku shook his head to clear it and then climbed in. Whatever the sound was, it was gone now. "What took you so long?" Kiki asked as he climbed in. The tunnel led to a big area where the golfer had probably slept. There were other tunnels off of the area, probably escape roots, Tiku guessed. "I dunno. Just listening to things I guess.." Tiku said, finding a spot and curling up. Kiki shook her head and curled up on the opposite side of him. She yawned. "Well," she said, "Good night." Tiku sighed, "Good night." He said. "Hey Kiki?" Kiki sighed, "Yeah?" she said. "Thanks for letting me tag along with you." Kiki yawned and then looked at him, even though it was hard to see in the darkness. "What are friends for?"
See? Told ya he was still alive! And look he even has a friend now! So don't worry about Tiku, he can handle himself! Lol, hope you liked it, chapter 10'll be up soon.