Chapter 12: A new life
The earth is cold, the fields are bare
The branches fold against the wind that's everywhere
The birds move on so they survive
When snow's so deep the bears all sleep to keep themselves alive
They do what they must for now and trust in their plan
If I trust in mine, somehow I might find who I am
But where do I go from here?
So many voices ringing in my ear
Which is the voice that I was meant to hear?
How will I know where do I go from here?
My world has changed, and so have I
I've learned to choose and even learned to say good-bye
The path ahead, so hard to see
It winds and bends, but where it ends depends on only me
In my heart I don't feel part of so much I've known
Now it seems it's time to start a new life on my own
But where do I go from here?
So many voices ringing in my ear
Which is the voice I was meant to hear?
How will I know, where do I go from here?
Kitoko sighed as she walked along, a few tears sliding down her face. She felt her paws touch the earth without making a single sound. "Gift" rang in her ears. She picked up her paw, studying it. She growled and whacked a rock that was in her path, sending it flying across the grass.
It felt good to make noise for once. She sighed and then whacked a stick. She smiled, and then began to whack anything within reach. She roared, wanting to make a lot of noise when all of the sudden she was struck by an unbelievable amount of pain near her abdomen. She roared again, only this time, it was from pain.
Kitoko tripped and landed on her side, roaring from the effort. She had no idea what was going on, all she knew was the pain was too much. She panted, scratching the ground, making deep marks in the soft dirt. She sighed, her eyes brimming with new tears.
"What's happening to me?" she said aloud. Another wave struck her and she squeezed her eyes closed, wanting the pain to end. She roared loudly. She shook her head and pulled her paws over her ears, wanting the pain to end more than anything.
She growled. What was going on?
An hour passed before Kitoko found out what had been causing her such pain. She stared at the sandy bundle disbelievingly. It was curled up next to her side, suckling greedily. She licked the cub and then sighed, resting her head on her paws. She shifted her gaze to the cub once more, admiring the markings.
On the cubs forehead was a black ring, it circled over her forehead, over her ears and onto the back of her head. She had one diamond ring on her wrist, a triangle on her hip with a circle in the middle. She also had a black ring around her tail, near the tip.
Her muzzle and underbelly were the same color as the 'socks" Raimi had. Kitoko sighed. "I think, I'll call you Amalie." She licked the cub again. Then her eyes clouded when she thought of Raimi. Her thoughts then went to Simba and the rest of the pride. Everything was so confusing. Why her? Why? She gulped.
"What comes will come, and I have to face it head on," Kitoko nodded. "I won't live in the past..." she growled, then turned, picked up Amalie and started back toward the Pride lands....
The earth is cold, the fields are bare
The branches fold against the wind that's everywhere
The birds move on so they survive
When snow's so deep the bears all sleep to keep themselves alive
They do what they must for now and trust in their plan
If I trust in mine, somehow I might find who I am
But where do I go from here?
So many voices ringing in my ear
Which is the voice that I was meant to hear?
How will I know where do I go from here?
My world has changed, and so have I
I've learned to choose and even learned to say good-bye
The path ahead, so hard to see
It winds and bends, but where it ends depends on only me
In my heart I don't feel part of so much I've known
Now it seems it's time to start a new life on my own
But where do I go from here?
So many voices ringing in my ear
Which is the voice I was meant to hear?
How will I know, where do I go from here?
Kitoko sighed as she walked along, a few tears sliding down her face. She felt her paws touch the earth without making a single sound. "Gift" rang in her ears. She picked up her paw, studying it. She growled and whacked a rock that was in her path, sending it flying across the grass.
It felt good to make noise for once. She sighed and then whacked a stick. She smiled, and then began to whack anything within reach. She roared, wanting to make a lot of noise when all of the sudden she was struck by an unbelievable amount of pain near her abdomen. She roared again, only this time, it was from pain.
Kitoko tripped and landed on her side, roaring from the effort. She had no idea what was going on, all she knew was the pain was too much. She panted, scratching the ground, making deep marks in the soft dirt. She sighed, her eyes brimming with new tears.
"What's happening to me?" she said aloud. Another wave struck her and she squeezed her eyes closed, wanting the pain to end. She roared loudly. She shook her head and pulled her paws over her ears, wanting the pain to end more than anything.
She growled. What was going on?
An hour passed before Kitoko found out what had been causing her such pain. She stared at the sandy bundle disbelievingly. It was curled up next to her side, suckling greedily. She licked the cub and then sighed, resting her head on her paws. She shifted her gaze to the cub once more, admiring the markings.
On the cubs forehead was a black ring, it circled over her forehead, over her ears and onto the back of her head. She had one diamond ring on her wrist, a triangle on her hip with a circle in the middle. She also had a black ring around her tail, near the tip.
Her muzzle and underbelly were the same color as the 'socks" Raimi had. Kitoko sighed. "I think, I'll call you Amalie." She licked the cub again. Then her eyes clouded when she thought of Raimi. Her thoughts then went to Simba and the rest of the pride. Everything was so confusing. Why her? Why? She gulped.
"What comes will come, and I have to face it head on," Kitoko nodded. "I won't live in the past..." she growled, then turned, picked up Amalie and started back toward the Pride lands....