Hey all, sorry it took so long; I was on vacation and had no access to the
net. Anyway, here it is, Chapter 12 will be up to Sarabi's Kin Part 3 soon
also, so hope everyone likes it. Don't forget to leave a review! Thanks!
Chapter 3
The sun kissed the trees and the ground, warming them and the animals that lazed around them. Near the border, Sarafina was just waking up. She yawned and then looked down at the sandy ball of fur curled up in her paws.
She smiled and ran her tongue over his coat. Mheetu mewed and then looked up at his mom. He giggled and rolled onto his back so he could bat at Fina's jaw. Sarafina only laughed and nuzzled him. She peered out of the den and saw the bright rays of the sun, reaching down and warming the earth. Fina sighed, knowing it was time to go home.
She stood and took Mheetu by the scruff and carried him out. His little paws immediately reached up to cover his face. Fina laughed. She gave him a small toss and smiled as he giggled and then fell back down. She caught him and then started off again.
Mheetu was wiggling, not quite content to be carried. Sarafina then tossed him up and caught him again. She continued this for a while, until Mheetu turned and nuzzled her, yawning. She smiled, her eyes softening as love for this new miracle flowed through her.
"Sarafina!" her eyes shifted to see Sarabi walking toward her. She smiled as her friend walked over to her, licked Mheetu's forehead and then nuzzled Sarafina. Sarabi sighed. Sarafina frowned, knowing what was wrong. She set Mheetu down and he curled up by her leg.
"Sarabi, things will lighten up," she said, rubbing her head under Sarabi's chin. Sarabi nodded.
"I know, but I don't think I'll ever get over it..." Fina shook her head.
"It would be a sin if you did,"
"Come on Nala! Let's go!" Kahli called, nipping Nala every so often to get her moving. Nala growled and then tackled Kahli, pinning her. She smiled triumphantly and then remembered. She quickly got off Kahli and sat down, trying not to cry again. Kahli sighed as she got up.
"How about we go for a swim?" she offered. Nala nodded. She then ran over and tagged Kahli.
"You're it!" she called, running off. Kahli laughed as she whirled around and chased after her.
They chased each other to the watering hole, where Kahli tagged Nala and they persisted to splash each other and play a sort of swim tag. Nala whirled and near drowned Kahli in a wave of water. Kahli sputtered and then came out, giggling. Nearby, sitting under an acacia tree, was Howler. He growled low in his throat as he watched them.
Why hadn't he had a son? Why couldn't she have given him a son? To soothe his anger, he began to lick his paw. He ran his tongue over and over it, then dragged it over his head. He sighed.
"Hey," he jerked his head up. There stood Kahli's mother, Mira. His eyes narrowed.
"Hey," he replied, shifting to bathe his other foot. Mira sighed.
"Look, I'm sorry, I wanted to give you a son, I really did. You know I would have given you anything!" Howler continued to lick his paw. Mira shook her head.
"Maybe we could-?"
"NO!" Howler roared, rising to his feet. "You failed me once, I won't let you fail me again." With that, Howler rose and stormed off, leaving Mira sitting under the tree, sobbing.
"Nala, it's time to come in," Sarabi said. Nala walked out of the water and shook herself. Sarabi laughed as she ran her tongue over the cub's forehead. "Now is that any way to look?" she sighed and gave Nala a quick bath. Nala laughed.
"Sarabi what's up?" she asked, giggling. Sarabi smiled as she licked Nala's nose.
"Your mother has returned." Sarabi smiled. Nala's eyes lit up. "Momma!" she yelled, wriggling free of Sarabi and running off to find her mother.
She bounded up the steps and slid into the den. "Mom?" she called.
"Right here dear," Fina called, stepping from out of the shadows. Nala turned and smiled. She ran into the comforting arms of her mother. Sarafina licked Nala's head and then smiled, releasing her. "Come and see your new baby brother," Nala's eyes widened and she followed.
Fina carefully picked him up and placed him in front of Nala. Mheetu yawned and then saw Nala. He smiled and batted at her face. Nala laughed. "Oh aren't you a cutie," she said, nuzzling him close. Mheetu placed a paw on each cheek as he nuzzled her in return.
"What's his name?" Nala murmured. "Mheetu." Fina replied.
Nala lay down, leaving Mheetu in between her paws, although he was a bit big. She smiled as she tickled his tummy. "You and me, we're going to get along just fine aren't we Mheetu?" Mheetu giggled and then yawned, his mouth stretching wide. Nala leaned down and set her head over him.
He curled up, his head resting on her paw. Sarafina walked over and lay down so that Nala was up against her side. She licked both her cubs' heads and then put her own head on her paws. She licked her lips and then closed her eyes, almost immediately drifting off into a deep sleep.
Chapter 3
The sun kissed the trees and the ground, warming them and the animals that lazed around them. Near the border, Sarafina was just waking up. She yawned and then looked down at the sandy ball of fur curled up in her paws.
She smiled and ran her tongue over his coat. Mheetu mewed and then looked up at his mom. He giggled and rolled onto his back so he could bat at Fina's jaw. Sarafina only laughed and nuzzled him. She peered out of the den and saw the bright rays of the sun, reaching down and warming the earth. Fina sighed, knowing it was time to go home.
She stood and took Mheetu by the scruff and carried him out. His little paws immediately reached up to cover his face. Fina laughed. She gave him a small toss and smiled as he giggled and then fell back down. She caught him and then started off again.
Mheetu was wiggling, not quite content to be carried. Sarafina then tossed him up and caught him again. She continued this for a while, until Mheetu turned and nuzzled her, yawning. She smiled, her eyes softening as love for this new miracle flowed through her.
"Sarafina!" her eyes shifted to see Sarabi walking toward her. She smiled as her friend walked over to her, licked Mheetu's forehead and then nuzzled Sarafina. Sarabi sighed. Sarafina frowned, knowing what was wrong. She set Mheetu down and he curled up by her leg.
"Sarabi, things will lighten up," she said, rubbing her head under Sarabi's chin. Sarabi nodded.
"I know, but I don't think I'll ever get over it..." Fina shook her head.
"It would be a sin if you did,"
"Come on Nala! Let's go!" Kahli called, nipping Nala every so often to get her moving. Nala growled and then tackled Kahli, pinning her. She smiled triumphantly and then remembered. She quickly got off Kahli and sat down, trying not to cry again. Kahli sighed as she got up.
"How about we go for a swim?" she offered. Nala nodded. She then ran over and tagged Kahli.
"You're it!" she called, running off. Kahli laughed as she whirled around and chased after her.
They chased each other to the watering hole, where Kahli tagged Nala and they persisted to splash each other and play a sort of swim tag. Nala whirled and near drowned Kahli in a wave of water. Kahli sputtered and then came out, giggling. Nearby, sitting under an acacia tree, was Howler. He growled low in his throat as he watched them.
Why hadn't he had a son? Why couldn't she have given him a son? To soothe his anger, he began to lick his paw. He ran his tongue over and over it, then dragged it over his head. He sighed.
"Hey," he jerked his head up. There stood Kahli's mother, Mira. His eyes narrowed.
"Hey," he replied, shifting to bathe his other foot. Mira sighed.
"Look, I'm sorry, I wanted to give you a son, I really did. You know I would have given you anything!" Howler continued to lick his paw. Mira shook her head.
"Maybe we could-?"
"NO!" Howler roared, rising to his feet. "You failed me once, I won't let you fail me again." With that, Howler rose and stormed off, leaving Mira sitting under the tree, sobbing.
"Nala, it's time to come in," Sarabi said. Nala walked out of the water and shook herself. Sarabi laughed as she ran her tongue over the cub's forehead. "Now is that any way to look?" she sighed and gave Nala a quick bath. Nala laughed.
"Sarabi what's up?" she asked, giggling. Sarabi smiled as she licked Nala's nose.
"Your mother has returned." Sarabi smiled. Nala's eyes lit up. "Momma!" she yelled, wriggling free of Sarabi and running off to find her mother.
She bounded up the steps and slid into the den. "Mom?" she called.
"Right here dear," Fina called, stepping from out of the shadows. Nala turned and smiled. She ran into the comforting arms of her mother. Sarafina licked Nala's head and then smiled, releasing her. "Come and see your new baby brother," Nala's eyes widened and she followed.
Fina carefully picked him up and placed him in front of Nala. Mheetu yawned and then saw Nala. He smiled and batted at her face. Nala laughed. "Oh aren't you a cutie," she said, nuzzling him close. Mheetu placed a paw on each cheek as he nuzzled her in return.
"What's his name?" Nala murmured. "Mheetu." Fina replied.
Nala lay down, leaving Mheetu in between her paws, although he was a bit big. She smiled as she tickled his tummy. "You and me, we're going to get along just fine aren't we Mheetu?" Mheetu giggled and then yawned, his mouth stretching wide. Nala leaned down and set her head over him.
He curled up, his head resting on her paw. Sarafina walked over and lay down so that Nala was up against her side. She licked both her cubs' heads and then put her own head on her paws. She licked her lips and then closed her eyes, almost immediately drifting off into a deep sleep.