Chapter 7
The cubs ran faster and faster. "Why are they shooting at us? What do they want?" Kitoko yelled. Raimi looked ahead, trying to think. Sarabi had been the only one who could've answered. "I don't know, we'll just leave it at them being murderers!" He shouted as a bullet soared between them.
Kitoko was beginning to get tired. Her body still ached from the fall, and her muscles were complaining about her stretching out. Feeling weary Kitoko slowed down, her vision was getting somewhat blurry again.
A sharp pain on her shoulder forced her to bolt. "You can't slow down," Raimi growled. He looked madly around. "There!" He said, staring straight at a hole. He was just about to show Kitoko when she found it. She tripped and went straight in. Raimi paused; his paw held in midair and then dove in behind her.
The hole seemed to be a slide, for what purpose, neither cub could think. They slid, down further and further, making turns until finally they saw a light.
As Kitoko fell out, she saw a rocky cliff ahead of her and screamed. Raimi flew out behind her. "Kitoko!" He yelled as he saw her head slam against the cliff. Raimi gave a cub like roar and reach out his paws, grasping the cliff with all his might. Kitoko fell and he managed to grab her with his back paw. But he could feel her slipping, for he couldn't get a good hold on her.
Carefully he leaned down and took her scruff in his mouth. He groaned, she weighed more than he'd thought. Slowly, he descended down onto a ledge and then set Kitoko down. He looked around and then sat, whimpering slightly. Raimi shook himself and then turned and nudged Kitoko.
Kitoko moaned, but otherwise didn't move. Raimi's heart raced. How badly was she hurt? "Kitoko," he muttered. "Kitoko," the young lioness did not move. Raimi nipped her paw lightly, trying to get her to wake. Her paw twitched. She moaned again and then mumbled something.
Raimi sighed. Perhaps her head hurt too much to get up. She had hit it twice in one day already. Raimi sat back down and then licked a paw and pulled it over his head nervously. A cool wind blasted them. Raimi shivered and then moved over so that he was lying next to Kitoko, his head resting between her shoulder blades.
"Don't worry," he said. "We'll find a way out of this."
Morning came and Raimi stayed close to Kitoko, nudging her and nipping her every so often to make sure she was alive. Finally, around mid-afternoon, Kitoko's eyes fluttered until finally they opened.
Raimi sighed and then nuzzled her. Kitoko didn't move, but smiled up at him. "My Mom is with the Great King's now," she said, her voice croaky. Raimi cocked his head. "I had a dream, she was with them, and with another lion too." Raimi nodded. "Perhaps it was one who was nice to her." He said. Kitoko nodded. "It can't have been Scar, Mom said he would never be up there with them, for he was not a great king."
Raimi nodded. "Yeah, if she's happy though, that's all that counts. Do you think you can get up?" Raimi asked changing the subject smoothly. Kitoko slowly moved her paws as she gathered them. Every part of her body ached from the day before, but she forced herself to get up.
She gathered her feet beneath her and then stood, her legs wobbling. "Careful," Raimi said, moving so that they stood shoulder to shoulder. Kitoko smiled. "Thanks," she said. Raimi looked around. "How're we going to get out of this?" He asked.
Kitoko yawned and then took a look around for herself. "Hmm," she said as her eyes scanned the cliff around them. She looked down, "Well, we could climb down, it's not that far." She reasoned.
Raimi looked down. "I suppose so, but do you think you're up to it?" Kitoko sighed and then looked around. "I'm not sure," she said. "Perhaps we should wait till tomorrow then," Raimi suggested.
"NO! I'm fine, really, let's get off this ledge, you go first, that way if I fall you can catch me." Raimi laughed. "And who's going to catch me?" he asked. "Just grab my tail or something," Kitoko said. Raimi shook his head. He then started to climb down the slope.
"Ok come on," He said, once he had a good grip on the rocky cliff. Kitoko carefully began her descent, almost on top of Raimi. Once or twice she slipped and fell, landing on top of Raimi's head. Raimi pushed her up and she regained her hold.
It seemed like hours before they finally reached the bottom. "Finally, Solid ground." Raimi said, shaking himself again. It was almost nightfall. He looked around and saw a small cave near the river. "Come on Kitoko, let's use that as a place to sleep for now." Kitoko nodded. She glanced up at the sky. It was darkening with blackish clouds. "It's going to storm," she said.
"All the more reason to stay in the cave." Raimi said, he was now standing at the entrance. Kitoko ran off towards the cave and then into it. "What are we going to do now?" she asked as she settled down on the cold floor. Raimi sighed and laid down nearby. "I don't know, maybe," he paused, thinking. "Maybe we should find those lands Sarabi told us about."
A loud clap of thunder sounded, followed by the pit-pat as rain swept over the land. "The pride lands?" Kitoko said. Raimi nodded. Kitoko looked outside. "The pride lands," she said to herself. "Mom would have wanted us to go there, I think there was something else that happened there she didn't want to tell us about..."
End of chapter 7
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The cubs ran faster and faster. "Why are they shooting at us? What do they want?" Kitoko yelled. Raimi looked ahead, trying to think. Sarabi had been the only one who could've answered. "I don't know, we'll just leave it at them being murderers!" He shouted as a bullet soared between them.
Kitoko was beginning to get tired. Her body still ached from the fall, and her muscles were complaining about her stretching out. Feeling weary Kitoko slowed down, her vision was getting somewhat blurry again.
A sharp pain on her shoulder forced her to bolt. "You can't slow down," Raimi growled. He looked madly around. "There!" He said, staring straight at a hole. He was just about to show Kitoko when she found it. She tripped and went straight in. Raimi paused; his paw held in midair and then dove in behind her.
The hole seemed to be a slide, for what purpose, neither cub could think. They slid, down further and further, making turns until finally they saw a light.
As Kitoko fell out, she saw a rocky cliff ahead of her and screamed. Raimi flew out behind her. "Kitoko!" He yelled as he saw her head slam against the cliff. Raimi gave a cub like roar and reach out his paws, grasping the cliff with all his might. Kitoko fell and he managed to grab her with his back paw. But he could feel her slipping, for he couldn't get a good hold on her.
Carefully he leaned down and took her scruff in his mouth. He groaned, she weighed more than he'd thought. Slowly, he descended down onto a ledge and then set Kitoko down. He looked around and then sat, whimpering slightly. Raimi shook himself and then turned and nudged Kitoko.
Kitoko moaned, but otherwise didn't move. Raimi's heart raced. How badly was she hurt? "Kitoko," he muttered. "Kitoko," the young lioness did not move. Raimi nipped her paw lightly, trying to get her to wake. Her paw twitched. She moaned again and then mumbled something.
Raimi sighed. Perhaps her head hurt too much to get up. She had hit it twice in one day already. Raimi sat back down and then licked a paw and pulled it over his head nervously. A cool wind blasted them. Raimi shivered and then moved over so that he was lying next to Kitoko, his head resting between her shoulder blades.
"Don't worry," he said. "We'll find a way out of this."
Morning came and Raimi stayed close to Kitoko, nudging her and nipping her every so often to make sure she was alive. Finally, around mid-afternoon, Kitoko's eyes fluttered until finally they opened.
Raimi sighed and then nuzzled her. Kitoko didn't move, but smiled up at him. "My Mom is with the Great King's now," she said, her voice croaky. Raimi cocked his head. "I had a dream, she was with them, and with another lion too." Raimi nodded. "Perhaps it was one who was nice to her." He said. Kitoko nodded. "It can't have been Scar, Mom said he would never be up there with them, for he was not a great king."
Raimi nodded. "Yeah, if she's happy though, that's all that counts. Do you think you can get up?" Raimi asked changing the subject smoothly. Kitoko slowly moved her paws as she gathered them. Every part of her body ached from the day before, but she forced herself to get up.
She gathered her feet beneath her and then stood, her legs wobbling. "Careful," Raimi said, moving so that they stood shoulder to shoulder. Kitoko smiled. "Thanks," she said. Raimi looked around. "How're we going to get out of this?" He asked.
Kitoko yawned and then took a look around for herself. "Hmm," she said as her eyes scanned the cliff around them. She looked down, "Well, we could climb down, it's not that far." She reasoned.
Raimi looked down. "I suppose so, but do you think you're up to it?" Kitoko sighed and then looked around. "I'm not sure," she said. "Perhaps we should wait till tomorrow then," Raimi suggested.
"NO! I'm fine, really, let's get off this ledge, you go first, that way if I fall you can catch me." Raimi laughed. "And who's going to catch me?" he asked. "Just grab my tail or something," Kitoko said. Raimi shook his head. He then started to climb down the slope.
"Ok come on," He said, once he had a good grip on the rocky cliff. Kitoko carefully began her descent, almost on top of Raimi. Once or twice she slipped and fell, landing on top of Raimi's head. Raimi pushed her up and she regained her hold.
It seemed like hours before they finally reached the bottom. "Finally, Solid ground." Raimi said, shaking himself again. It was almost nightfall. He looked around and saw a small cave near the river. "Come on Kitoko, let's use that as a place to sleep for now." Kitoko nodded. She glanced up at the sky. It was darkening with blackish clouds. "It's going to storm," she said.
"All the more reason to stay in the cave." Raimi said, he was now standing at the entrance. Kitoko ran off towards the cave and then into it. "What are we going to do now?" she asked as she settled down on the cold floor. Raimi sighed and laid down nearby. "I don't know, maybe," he paused, thinking. "Maybe we should find those lands Sarabi told us about."
A loud clap of thunder sounded, followed by the pit-pat as rain swept over the land. "The pride lands?" Kitoko said. Raimi nodded. Kitoko looked outside. "The pride lands," she said to herself. "Mom would have wanted us to go there, I think there was something else that happened there she didn't want to tell us about..."
End of chapter 7
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