Author note: Kacela means hunter in African (not sure the exact one) and
she is my character, so no touchy! Well cept C.a.b. Lol, c yaz!
Ok I decided to introduce a new character here, so if you don't like the
idea let me know, but she's gonna be as bad as Tanu so just keep that in
mind ok? Hope you like!
Chapter 13
Tanu stayed low, the sandy ground almost touching his belly. "Tanu!" he heard a voice behind him. He growled to himself. He turned and beckoned the other cub to stay low and be quiet. The cub was a young lioness around Kiki and Tiku's age. She was also Tanu's apprentice.
The cub crawled forward and then stopped when she reached Tanu. A slow, cold, thoughtful smile spread wide across Tanu's face. "Kacela, I have job for you." He said, his eyes glinting maliciously. Kacela cocked her head sideways. "You see those cubs up at that big rock?" Kacela nodded. "The boss wants them." Kacela turned. "All of them?" she asked. Tanu growled. "You know the rule, no fur is to be left behind! Now go!" he smacked her and she left, creeping fast toward pride rock.
Maya stared after Mohatu with a scowl. "I never get to do anything." She said. Kiki shook her head. "He's only doing it to protect you." Maya frowned at Kiki. "I can take care of myself." She said. Kiki sighed. "Maya, it's not like that. Humans are more powerful than lions. They can kill us. They killed my parents and they almost killed Niya." Maya looked over at Niya. It was true. She had almost died.
Just then Taka bounded up pride rock. Kiki, Tiku and Maya started giggling uncontrollably. Kamania sat a little ways off and she smiled, but didn't laugh. She was too nervous.
Taka blushed embarrassingly. His Mohawk like tuft of hair on his head was slicked back with water and in his mouth he had a mouthful of flowers. Tiku finally managed to stop laughing long enough to ask, "What's the flowers for?"
Taka refused to answer. Instead he went into the den. The cubs shook their heads and let the two be.
As Taka went in he could see Niya had been crying. His throat constricted. He set the flowers down at her feet and she looked up through tear strained eyes. "I-uh, um" Niya smiled at him. "Thanks," Taka looked into her eyes and nodded. "I-it looks like you needed them huh?" Niya sniffed the flowers and sat up.
"Yeah, I'd rather not talk about it though..." Taka nodded. "I understand." He said. He stretched a bit and his mane flipped up. "Ah!" he exclaimed, hurriedly trying to fix it. Niya laughed and then walked forward. She cuddled up close, "it's ok, I like it a little messy like that." Taka felt his cheeks grow bright red as Niya licked him. They then sat there nuzzling each other for a while...
Kacela saw the cubs. She had also seen a lion a little older than Tanu go into the den. This worried her, but she shrugged it off and waited. Finally the four cubs made their way down to the bottom. It was then that she came out of the tall grass. "Hi, my name's Kacela." She said, giving the most flattering smile she could come up with.
The cubs turned to look at her. She was a light brown color with a creamy underbelly, paws and chin. Her nose was gray and around her eyes she had creamy coloring. Her eyes were blue. Maya smiled. She loved making new friends.
"Hi! I'm Maya, the princess of the pride lands." Kacela smiled. A princess. It may not be a very valuable skin to the boss, but to her and Tanu, royalty was the highest price. Her eyes traveled to the twin pelted ones. One, the female, hung back. She was nervous and untrusting.
Tiku stared at the new cub, his eyes traveled over her slim frame and he stared at her. He didn't trust her, not one bit. He growled low in his throat. Suddenly Kiki stood up and looked around. "Where's Bailey?" she asked. Tiku looked around. He didn't see Bailey either. Kiki turned, shifting from foot to foot. "Bailey?" she called out.
With a tiny squeak of a roar Bailey burst through the tall grasses and toppled over Maya, pinning her. Kiki sighed and then laughed at the look of surprise on Maya's face. While the cubs laughed at this new Bailey's little stunt, Kacela rolled her eyes. So he pounced on the princess, big deal. She heard Tanu hiss at her from behind and knew that he was telling her to hurry up.
Kacela shook her head and then smiled. "Hey, you guys want to go exploring?" she said. Maya and Bailey looked up. "Yeah sure why not?" Maya said. Kiki looked in surprise. "Maya, your dad told you to stay here!" Maya shrugged. "We'll be back soon enough, besides, Dad just meant I couldn't go with him, he didn't say I couldn't go explore." Tiku growled and stepped forward. "Maya, it's not safe in the pride lands anymore, you need to stay here." Maya rolled her eyes. "You two are just paranoid, I'm going, come on Bailey." Kacela smiled at them and then bounced off.
Kiki growled and pounced in front of them. The hair on the back of her neck stood up. "I may not have control over you Maya, but Bailey is not going." Maya frowned. She sighed. "Fine, I'll stay then, it won't be any fun without Bailey."
Suddenly a roar sounded from behind them and Tanu burst forward. He grabbed hold of Maya by the scruff of the neck, glared at Kacela and then ran off, with Maya screaming for help. Kacela grinned at the cub pride and then followed Tanu. "Maya!" Kiki and Tiku yelled in unison.
Forgetting all about her fear of the humans, Kiki ran after them, calling behind her, "Tiku, Kamania, get help, I'll see if I can cut em' off!" Tiku and Bailey ran back up to pride rock to get Taka and Niya. Kamania hesitated only moments before racing off after the other adults...
Ok what do you all think? I was trying something new; so I hope all of you like it, please leave a review! Hope you like it C.a.b, ttfn!
Chapter 13
Tanu stayed low, the sandy ground almost touching his belly. "Tanu!" he heard a voice behind him. He growled to himself. He turned and beckoned the other cub to stay low and be quiet. The cub was a young lioness around Kiki and Tiku's age. She was also Tanu's apprentice.
The cub crawled forward and then stopped when she reached Tanu. A slow, cold, thoughtful smile spread wide across Tanu's face. "Kacela, I have job for you." He said, his eyes glinting maliciously. Kacela cocked her head sideways. "You see those cubs up at that big rock?" Kacela nodded. "The boss wants them." Kacela turned. "All of them?" she asked. Tanu growled. "You know the rule, no fur is to be left behind! Now go!" he smacked her and she left, creeping fast toward pride rock.
Maya stared after Mohatu with a scowl. "I never get to do anything." She said. Kiki shook her head. "He's only doing it to protect you." Maya frowned at Kiki. "I can take care of myself." She said. Kiki sighed. "Maya, it's not like that. Humans are more powerful than lions. They can kill us. They killed my parents and they almost killed Niya." Maya looked over at Niya. It was true. She had almost died.
Just then Taka bounded up pride rock. Kiki, Tiku and Maya started giggling uncontrollably. Kamania sat a little ways off and she smiled, but didn't laugh. She was too nervous.
Taka blushed embarrassingly. His Mohawk like tuft of hair on his head was slicked back with water and in his mouth he had a mouthful of flowers. Tiku finally managed to stop laughing long enough to ask, "What's the flowers for?"
Taka refused to answer. Instead he went into the den. The cubs shook their heads and let the two be.
As Taka went in he could see Niya had been crying. His throat constricted. He set the flowers down at her feet and she looked up through tear strained eyes. "I-uh, um" Niya smiled at him. "Thanks," Taka looked into her eyes and nodded. "I-it looks like you needed them huh?" Niya sniffed the flowers and sat up.
"Yeah, I'd rather not talk about it though..." Taka nodded. "I understand." He said. He stretched a bit and his mane flipped up. "Ah!" he exclaimed, hurriedly trying to fix it. Niya laughed and then walked forward. She cuddled up close, "it's ok, I like it a little messy like that." Taka felt his cheeks grow bright red as Niya licked him. They then sat there nuzzling each other for a while...
Kacela saw the cubs. She had also seen a lion a little older than Tanu go into the den. This worried her, but she shrugged it off and waited. Finally the four cubs made their way down to the bottom. It was then that she came out of the tall grass. "Hi, my name's Kacela." She said, giving the most flattering smile she could come up with.
The cubs turned to look at her. She was a light brown color with a creamy underbelly, paws and chin. Her nose was gray and around her eyes she had creamy coloring. Her eyes were blue. Maya smiled. She loved making new friends.
"Hi! I'm Maya, the princess of the pride lands." Kacela smiled. A princess. It may not be a very valuable skin to the boss, but to her and Tanu, royalty was the highest price. Her eyes traveled to the twin pelted ones. One, the female, hung back. She was nervous and untrusting.
Tiku stared at the new cub, his eyes traveled over her slim frame and he stared at her. He didn't trust her, not one bit. He growled low in his throat. Suddenly Kiki stood up and looked around. "Where's Bailey?" she asked. Tiku looked around. He didn't see Bailey either. Kiki turned, shifting from foot to foot. "Bailey?" she called out.
With a tiny squeak of a roar Bailey burst through the tall grasses and toppled over Maya, pinning her. Kiki sighed and then laughed at the look of surprise on Maya's face. While the cubs laughed at this new Bailey's little stunt, Kacela rolled her eyes. So he pounced on the princess, big deal. She heard Tanu hiss at her from behind and knew that he was telling her to hurry up.
Kacela shook her head and then smiled. "Hey, you guys want to go exploring?" she said. Maya and Bailey looked up. "Yeah sure why not?" Maya said. Kiki looked in surprise. "Maya, your dad told you to stay here!" Maya shrugged. "We'll be back soon enough, besides, Dad just meant I couldn't go with him, he didn't say I couldn't go explore." Tiku growled and stepped forward. "Maya, it's not safe in the pride lands anymore, you need to stay here." Maya rolled her eyes. "You two are just paranoid, I'm going, come on Bailey." Kacela smiled at them and then bounced off.
Kiki growled and pounced in front of them. The hair on the back of her neck stood up. "I may not have control over you Maya, but Bailey is not going." Maya frowned. She sighed. "Fine, I'll stay then, it won't be any fun without Bailey."
Suddenly a roar sounded from behind them and Tanu burst forward. He grabbed hold of Maya by the scruff of the neck, glared at Kacela and then ran off, with Maya screaming for help. Kacela grinned at the cub pride and then followed Tanu. "Maya!" Kiki and Tiku yelled in unison.
Forgetting all about her fear of the humans, Kiki ran after them, calling behind her, "Tiku, Kamania, get help, I'll see if I can cut em' off!" Tiku and Bailey ran back up to pride rock to get Taka and Niya. Kamania hesitated only moments before racing off after the other adults...
Ok what do you all think? I was trying something new; so I hope all of you like it, please leave a review! Hope you like it C.a.b, ttfn!
