Chapter 5: Plans to find out
Maya woke early the next morning, feeling excited and ready to go. She yawned and carefully began to make her way around the lionesses. "And just where do you think you're going?" Came Mohatu's deep voice from behind her. Maya drooped her ears and turned. "J-just out to play Daddy," she said. Mohatu got up and motioned for them to go outside. Maya followed the great king and sighed, she had a feeling she was in trouble.
"Now, tell me, were you planning on going to play with those cubs you met yesterday?" Mohatu asked. Maya smiled. "Yeah!" she exclaimed. "Maya, I'm not sure it's a good idea for you to be playing with cubs your mother and I haven't met." Maya's ears drooped once more. "But Daddy they're fine! I mean yeah Tiku and Kiki are a little older, but..." Mohatu sighed, "Well, go ahead and play with them today, but keep in mind I want to meet them before to long okay?" Mohatu said, nuzzling his daughter. Maya smiled. "Ok Daddy, can I go now?" Mohatu gave her a look. Maya sighed, "Can I please go?" she said. Mohatu smiled. "Go on, have fun!" he said as he watched Maya run off.
"I thought we said we were going to just let her play with them without making a fuss?" Kicku said as she walked up to her mate. Mohatu jumped a little at her voice. "Oh, well I, uh I just..." Kicku smiled and nuzzled Mohatu under his chin. "Oh I understand," she said, smiling up at him. "To tell the truth, I sort of want to meet them too." Mohatu smiled. They turned and looked off in the direction of where Maya had gone. "Perhaps we'll pay them a visit later on today." Kicku said, getting up and heading back to the den. Mohatu got up and looked out into the pride lands before following her.
Tiku yawned as he awoke to Kiki pushing on him. "Come on Tiku wake up!" she said, growling at him. Tiku sighed and rolled over, pushing her off him. "Man Kiki, the sun just rose, why do we have to get up?" he said, yawning again and getting to his feet. He stretched and then shook himself to rid his blondish coat of dirt. Kiki rolled her eyes. She looked over in the direction of Bailey, who was sleeping peacefully near Kita. "Don't you remember? We were going to meet Maya today, and we were going to play matchmakers." Tiku rolled his eyes and yawned one last time. "Oh yeah," he said.
Kiki growled at him. Tiku smiled, "I'm just kidding!" he said, giving her a gentle push. "Hey!" Kiki yelled, pushing him back. They growled and pounced on each other. Taka awoke and looked at them. He shook his head and then got up and gave a roaring yawn. Kiki and Tiku both stopped and looked at Taka. They then burst into a fit of giggles.
Taka looked at them as he stretched. "What's so funny?" he asked. Kiki pointed toward the puddle and said, "Look," Taka rolled his eyes but went over to the puddle and looked at his reflection. "Ah!" he yelled. The tuft of mane that had been slowly filling in day by day was sticking up in all directions. It almost looked as though someone had given him a bunch of nuggies (did I spell that right? Well who cares?). Bailey opened his eyes and looked around. He made a little squeak when he didn't see Kiki. Kiki, realizing Bailey was up, went over to him. "Hey little one," she said, nuzzling him. Bailey smiled and got up.
Tiku bounded over and carefully woke Kita up. Kita looked at her son through bleary eyes. "Hmm?" she said. "We're going to go play now ok?" Kita stretched and got up, yawning. "Yeah, yeah sure, just be sure to check in every once in a while ok?" Tiku nodded, "Alright mom." He said. He turned toward Kiki and nodded. Kiki nodded back and they turned and headed off in the direction of the pride lands.
While Taka tried desperately to fix his mane, Kita woke Tiaru up. Tiaru growled, but didn't move. "Tiaru, come on, I need to talk to you." Kita said, nudging him again. Tiaru moaned, but still refused to move. Kita growled and then nipped him. Tiaru yipped and then got up, glaring at Kita. "I'm up, happy now?" he said, rubbing his shoulder where she'd nipped. Kita nodded.
She then sighed. "Tiaru, remember when the cubs were gone so long yesterday?" she said. "Yeah, what about it?" Tiaru said, yawning. "Well, Kiki said they met a cub, Maya or something like that." Tiaru gave her a quizzical look. "So?" he said. "Well, I guess the cub is from the Pride lands." Tiaru frowned. "But I thought Miku and Chloe had two males, not a female?" Kita looked up at her mate. "That's what I thought also, Kasoni and Matosa, but..." Tiaru frowned again. "Tiaru, I think maybe later we should go and investigate this. I have to know if it really was the Pride lands they went to." Tiaru nodded.
"Don't worry Kita, we'll find out." He rubbed his head under her chin. Taka sighed, staring at his reflection. His mane was just not cooperating. Tiaru turned. "Taka," he said. Taka looked over at him. Tiaru started to laugh but forced himself to stop. "We're going on a trip later today. The cubs I guess stumbled upon the pride lands, or so we think. We want to find out, you want to come?" Taka sighed; he looked up at his hair. He shrugged; it wasn't like there was going to be anyone there worth looking good for... Tiaru nodded. He turned toward Kita. "It's all settled then, we'll leave around noon." Kita nodded. She cuddled up to Tiaru and sighed. What if it was the Pride lands? Was Maya just some cub they'd found? And what if she wasn't? What if Maya's pride had kicked Miku and them out? Kita sighed, she shook her head. Whatever the case, she would live with it, somehow...
Ok what does everyone think? Good? Bad? REVIEW! I mean...please Review. Oh and C.a.b what do you think? I decided to let you write what they did and the meeting of Kita, Tiaru, Taka, and Mohatu and Kicku. Well, just let me know, thanks! ^_~ Bambi
Maya woke early the next morning, feeling excited and ready to go. She yawned and carefully began to make her way around the lionesses. "And just where do you think you're going?" Came Mohatu's deep voice from behind her. Maya drooped her ears and turned. "J-just out to play Daddy," she said. Mohatu got up and motioned for them to go outside. Maya followed the great king and sighed, she had a feeling she was in trouble.
"Now, tell me, were you planning on going to play with those cubs you met yesterday?" Mohatu asked. Maya smiled. "Yeah!" she exclaimed. "Maya, I'm not sure it's a good idea for you to be playing with cubs your mother and I haven't met." Maya's ears drooped once more. "But Daddy they're fine! I mean yeah Tiku and Kiki are a little older, but..." Mohatu sighed, "Well, go ahead and play with them today, but keep in mind I want to meet them before to long okay?" Mohatu said, nuzzling his daughter. Maya smiled. "Ok Daddy, can I go now?" Mohatu gave her a look. Maya sighed, "Can I please go?" she said. Mohatu smiled. "Go on, have fun!" he said as he watched Maya run off.
"I thought we said we were going to just let her play with them without making a fuss?" Kicku said as she walked up to her mate. Mohatu jumped a little at her voice. "Oh, well I, uh I just..." Kicku smiled and nuzzled Mohatu under his chin. "Oh I understand," she said, smiling up at him. "To tell the truth, I sort of want to meet them too." Mohatu smiled. They turned and looked off in the direction of where Maya had gone. "Perhaps we'll pay them a visit later on today." Kicku said, getting up and heading back to the den. Mohatu got up and looked out into the pride lands before following her.
Tiku yawned as he awoke to Kiki pushing on him. "Come on Tiku wake up!" she said, growling at him. Tiku sighed and rolled over, pushing her off him. "Man Kiki, the sun just rose, why do we have to get up?" he said, yawning again and getting to his feet. He stretched and then shook himself to rid his blondish coat of dirt. Kiki rolled her eyes. She looked over in the direction of Bailey, who was sleeping peacefully near Kita. "Don't you remember? We were going to meet Maya today, and we were going to play matchmakers." Tiku rolled his eyes and yawned one last time. "Oh yeah," he said.
Kiki growled at him. Tiku smiled, "I'm just kidding!" he said, giving her a gentle push. "Hey!" Kiki yelled, pushing him back. They growled and pounced on each other. Taka awoke and looked at them. He shook his head and then got up and gave a roaring yawn. Kiki and Tiku both stopped and looked at Taka. They then burst into a fit of giggles.
Taka looked at them as he stretched. "What's so funny?" he asked. Kiki pointed toward the puddle and said, "Look," Taka rolled his eyes but went over to the puddle and looked at his reflection. "Ah!" he yelled. The tuft of mane that had been slowly filling in day by day was sticking up in all directions. It almost looked as though someone had given him a bunch of nuggies (did I spell that right? Well who cares?). Bailey opened his eyes and looked around. He made a little squeak when he didn't see Kiki. Kiki, realizing Bailey was up, went over to him. "Hey little one," she said, nuzzling him. Bailey smiled and got up.
Tiku bounded over and carefully woke Kita up. Kita looked at her son through bleary eyes. "Hmm?" she said. "We're going to go play now ok?" Kita stretched and got up, yawning. "Yeah, yeah sure, just be sure to check in every once in a while ok?" Tiku nodded, "Alright mom." He said. He turned toward Kiki and nodded. Kiki nodded back and they turned and headed off in the direction of the pride lands.
While Taka tried desperately to fix his mane, Kita woke Tiaru up. Tiaru growled, but didn't move. "Tiaru, come on, I need to talk to you." Kita said, nudging him again. Tiaru moaned, but still refused to move. Kita growled and then nipped him. Tiaru yipped and then got up, glaring at Kita. "I'm up, happy now?" he said, rubbing his shoulder where she'd nipped. Kita nodded.
She then sighed. "Tiaru, remember when the cubs were gone so long yesterday?" she said. "Yeah, what about it?" Tiaru said, yawning. "Well, Kiki said they met a cub, Maya or something like that." Tiaru gave her a quizzical look. "So?" he said. "Well, I guess the cub is from the Pride lands." Tiaru frowned. "But I thought Miku and Chloe had two males, not a female?" Kita looked up at her mate. "That's what I thought also, Kasoni and Matosa, but..." Tiaru frowned again. "Tiaru, I think maybe later we should go and investigate this. I have to know if it really was the Pride lands they went to." Tiaru nodded.
"Don't worry Kita, we'll find out." He rubbed his head under her chin. Taka sighed, staring at his reflection. His mane was just not cooperating. Tiaru turned. "Taka," he said. Taka looked over at him. Tiaru started to laugh but forced himself to stop. "We're going on a trip later today. The cubs I guess stumbled upon the pride lands, or so we think. We want to find out, you want to come?" Taka sighed; he looked up at his hair. He shrugged; it wasn't like there was going to be anyone there worth looking good for... Tiaru nodded. He turned toward Kita. "It's all settled then, we'll leave around noon." Kita nodded. She cuddled up to Tiaru and sighed. What if it was the Pride lands? Was Maya just some cub they'd found? And what if she wasn't? What if Maya's pride had kicked Miku and them out? Kita sighed, she shook her head. Whatever the case, she would live with it, somehow...
Ok what does everyone think? Good? Bad? REVIEW! I mean...please Review. Oh and C.a.b what do you think? I decided to let you write what they did and the meeting of Kita, Tiaru, Taka, and Mohatu and Kicku. Well, just let me know, thanks! ^_~ Bambi
