Sorry for the long wait peeps!
I've already planned out the plotline, so writing these next few chapters'll be a breeze!
Also, school is drawing to an end soon, so i'll have tons more time to write for you guys!
On with the story!
Stiriki stalked his prey carefully, his pale golden belly sliding over the long savanna grass. Ahead of him, on a large gray rock, was a young blue bird- the perfect prey. Wriggling his hindquarters one last time, he launched his pale golden body into the air, claws outstretched. He skidded harshly onto the stone, leaving a crimson red mark. Stiriki blinked. Where was his catch?
"Ha! You say you're going to be king yet you cant even catch a bird?"
Stiriki whipped his head around to see his challenger. "No fair, Frilka! You can fly!" he yowled back at her, repeatedly leaping towards the sky.
Finally Frilka lighted down on a high branch above the cub's head. Stiriki sat down and glanced back at his friend, obviously tired from their little game. "I think I hear my father calling. You know how paranoid he is that i'm gonna get hurt," she said. Stiriki nodded. He could hear her name echoing over the savanna.
"I should be getting back too."
"Ok, bye, Stiriki, see ya tomorrow!"
"Bye!"
Stiriki rested on the warm stone a little bit longer. He glanced up at the horizon, wondering what creatures lay beyond Pride territories. Stiriki shook his head as if clearing it, and started the trek back home.
"Catch me if you can!"
"No fair, you got a head start!"
Stiriki gleefully glided on front of Kina and her bestie, Melka. His eyes-both the red one and the blue- gleamed with joy as Melka tripped over the rocks he placed behind him in her lane.
Finally the prince skidded to a halt. "Ha! I won!" he boasted.
"Oh, don't be such a peacock!" Kina said from behind him as she reached the finish line where Stiriki was. Melka came huffing and panting last. "Hey, Melka, you lost and I won so I get to dare you, just like we agreed," Stiriki said, leaning in towards her until their noses touched. Melka's lavender eyes flashed angrily.
"Well, Mama won't approve of anything dangerous anymore, so hah!" she said, raising an eyebrow threateningly.
"Oh, your not gonna snitch to Vitani again, are you, now are you, snitch!?" growled the future king. Melka took a step back, though defiance still glowed in her eyes. "I dare you to go to the elephant graveyard and bury an antelope horn." Fear flashed in the young lioness's eyes, yet she couldn't back down from the challenge.
Sorry for the short chapter, I just feel I should leave Melka's adventure for the next one. I can't really write on school days so much and thats another reason why.
The dare is a REALLY important part of the story. Melka was created for this purpose alone so if you feel her personality is weak it's because of that.
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