Chapter 3
Kitoko rolled over onto her back, her paws lying limply on her stomach. Her mouth was slightly open, with her bottom jaw hanging off to the side just a bit. Raimi rolled over and bumped her, making her jolt awake and roll over so she was half on her stomach.
Kitoko looked around. She yawned and then her eyes grew heavy. She shook her head, the sun was beginning to rise, and it was time to get up. The little cub rose to her feet and stretched, letting her stomach near touch the ground. She yawned again and looked at her mother.
"Mom," she said softly. Sarabi didn't stir. Kitoko frowned and rolled her eyes. She turned and nudged Raimi softly then turned and climbed onto her mother's shoulder. She gave a gently tug on her mother's ear and Sarabi jerked awake, throwing Kitoko off. Kitoko gasped as she hit the ground, but quickly recovered.
Sarabi turned, "Are you ok?" she said. Kitoko shook the dirt from her coat and then smiled up at her mother. "Of course," she said. Sarabi laughed and then turned toward Raimi. "Little one, little one wake up." She purred as she nudged Raimi. Raimi moaned and then rolled over, one eye opening. He gasped and then twirled so he was in a sitting position and backing against the tree trunk.
Then he seemed to remember and calmed a bit. Kitoko laughed. Sarabi tipped her ears back. "Shall we find your mother?" she asked, getting up and stretching. Raimi looked around. "Mom said she'd find me, she didn't want me to find her." He said. Sarabi turned. "Little one, you belong with your mother, come now, let's find her." Raimi shook his head. "She'll find me," he insisted.
Sarabi sighed, she wasn't going to fight him, if he really wanted his mother to find him instead of the other way around, she wouldn't force the issue. Sarabi stretched once more. "Well you two just play and stay near the den. I'll go find us some food." Kitoko nodded. "Ok mom," she said. Sarabi smiled and then walked off.
Kitoko turned toward Raimi. "So what do you want to do?" she asked. Raimi looked around. "I don't know." He replied. Kitoko sighed and shook her head. "Well then let's play tag," she said running up to him. "TAG! You're it!" she yelled as she tagged him. Raimi, seeming to get into the game, turned and ran after her. "Not for long!" he said.
Kitoko smiled and ran on, enjoying the feel of stretching her legs out. She easily avoided Raimi, even though Raimi was about the same size as her. She smiled and then bounded into the tree. Raimi followed. She jumped up onto one branch and then another. She was just about to jump up onto another branch that was hidden in the leaves when, "Kitoko!" it was Raimi.
The cub turned to see Raimi hanging on to one of the branches with his claws. "Raimi!" Kitoko yelled. She climbed carefully down and walked along the branch until she reached the other cub. "Raimi hang on!" she said. Raimi growled. "I am hanging on!" he growled. Kitoko made a face at him. "Could you help instead of making faces at me? I'm slipping!" Kitoko put her paws on his, trying to hold him where was.
Then she reached down and tried to get a hold of the scruff on his neck. "Ouch! That hurts!" Raimi cried. Kitoko let go, but hadn't realized Raimi had slipped farther down the branch. "AAHH!" "Raimi!" Kitoko yelled as she watched Raimi fall. Then, from out of nowhere flew Sarabi, catching Raimi in her jaws just before he hit the ground.
She set him down and looked back toward the tree, where Kitoko was climbing down. Kitoko trotted over and looked down at Raimi. Raimi sighed, then turned and looked at Kitoko. Kitoko lifted her tail in curiosity. Suddenly Raimi burst forward and pinned her. "Tag," he said. "You're it!" Kitoko growled and pushed him off. Then she tackled him and tried to pin him. Again Raimi pinned her. "You're it again." He said. Kitoko sighed.
Sarabi laughed at the two of them. "Come on, you two have to be hungry." She said. Raimi and Kitoko looked at each other. "Yeah!" they exclaimed, bounding over to the fresh kill Sarabi had brought them. It was a type of deer and it was delicious. Sarabi waited until the cubs had had their fill before finishing off the carcass.
Their bellies full, and they energy spent, Kitoko and Raimi retreated to the den and fell asleep, side-by-side. Sarabi smiled and then lay down outside the den, blocking out the sun. She sighed and then put her head on her paws and fell asleep, feeling full and very content with herself.
Ok so what did you all think? Let me know! Sorry it took so long to write this chapter, I'm writing two other stories to, so this one isn't going to be updated as quickly. Anyway, leave a review, and sorry for the wait!
Kitoko rolled over onto her back, her paws lying limply on her stomach. Her mouth was slightly open, with her bottom jaw hanging off to the side just a bit. Raimi rolled over and bumped her, making her jolt awake and roll over so she was half on her stomach.
Kitoko looked around. She yawned and then her eyes grew heavy. She shook her head, the sun was beginning to rise, and it was time to get up. The little cub rose to her feet and stretched, letting her stomach near touch the ground. She yawned again and looked at her mother.
"Mom," she said softly. Sarabi didn't stir. Kitoko frowned and rolled her eyes. She turned and nudged Raimi softly then turned and climbed onto her mother's shoulder. She gave a gently tug on her mother's ear and Sarabi jerked awake, throwing Kitoko off. Kitoko gasped as she hit the ground, but quickly recovered.
Sarabi turned, "Are you ok?" she said. Kitoko shook the dirt from her coat and then smiled up at her mother. "Of course," she said. Sarabi laughed and then turned toward Raimi. "Little one, little one wake up." She purred as she nudged Raimi. Raimi moaned and then rolled over, one eye opening. He gasped and then twirled so he was in a sitting position and backing against the tree trunk.
Then he seemed to remember and calmed a bit. Kitoko laughed. Sarabi tipped her ears back. "Shall we find your mother?" she asked, getting up and stretching. Raimi looked around. "Mom said she'd find me, she didn't want me to find her." He said. Sarabi turned. "Little one, you belong with your mother, come now, let's find her." Raimi shook his head. "She'll find me," he insisted.
Sarabi sighed, she wasn't going to fight him, if he really wanted his mother to find him instead of the other way around, she wouldn't force the issue. Sarabi stretched once more. "Well you two just play and stay near the den. I'll go find us some food." Kitoko nodded. "Ok mom," she said. Sarabi smiled and then walked off.
Kitoko turned toward Raimi. "So what do you want to do?" she asked. Raimi looked around. "I don't know." He replied. Kitoko sighed and shook her head. "Well then let's play tag," she said running up to him. "TAG! You're it!" she yelled as she tagged him. Raimi, seeming to get into the game, turned and ran after her. "Not for long!" he said.
Kitoko smiled and ran on, enjoying the feel of stretching her legs out. She easily avoided Raimi, even though Raimi was about the same size as her. She smiled and then bounded into the tree. Raimi followed. She jumped up onto one branch and then another. She was just about to jump up onto another branch that was hidden in the leaves when, "Kitoko!" it was Raimi.
The cub turned to see Raimi hanging on to one of the branches with his claws. "Raimi!" Kitoko yelled. She climbed carefully down and walked along the branch until she reached the other cub. "Raimi hang on!" she said. Raimi growled. "I am hanging on!" he growled. Kitoko made a face at him. "Could you help instead of making faces at me? I'm slipping!" Kitoko put her paws on his, trying to hold him where was.
Then she reached down and tried to get a hold of the scruff on his neck. "Ouch! That hurts!" Raimi cried. Kitoko let go, but hadn't realized Raimi had slipped farther down the branch. "AAHH!" "Raimi!" Kitoko yelled as she watched Raimi fall. Then, from out of nowhere flew Sarabi, catching Raimi in her jaws just before he hit the ground.
She set him down and looked back toward the tree, where Kitoko was climbing down. Kitoko trotted over and looked down at Raimi. Raimi sighed, then turned and looked at Kitoko. Kitoko lifted her tail in curiosity. Suddenly Raimi burst forward and pinned her. "Tag," he said. "You're it!" Kitoko growled and pushed him off. Then she tackled him and tried to pin him. Again Raimi pinned her. "You're it again." He said. Kitoko sighed.
Sarabi laughed at the two of them. "Come on, you two have to be hungry." She said. Raimi and Kitoko looked at each other. "Yeah!" they exclaimed, bounding over to the fresh kill Sarabi had brought them. It was a type of deer and it was delicious. Sarabi waited until the cubs had had their fill before finishing off the carcass.
Their bellies full, and they energy spent, Kitoko and Raimi retreated to the den and fell asleep, side-by-side. Sarabi smiled and then lay down outside the den, blocking out the sun. She sighed and then put her head on her paws and fell asleep, feeling full and very content with herself.
Ok so what did you all think? Let me know! Sorry it took so long to write this chapter, I'm writing two other stories to, so this one isn't going to be updated as quickly. Anyway, leave a review, and sorry for the wait!