Well... Hope y'all aren't loosing interest.
Midday had arrived, the sun was high in the sky, bright as usual. Alcuthe was on his was back to Thana's territory. Mystic had disappeared a while back after their hug, having Alcuthe walking alone, thinking of how to fix everything.
"A-Alcuthe?" A voice came from in front of him, interrupting his thoughts. Alcuthe recognized the voice and slowly looked up in disbelief.
"Janja?" Alcuthe asked as his eyes focused on the old friend of his a few feet away. Alcuthe thought back to when he was with Janja a few years ago.
A few years earlier...
Alcuthe, Janja and their friend Azizi had just finished slaughtering a family of hyenas. The family had a father, a mother and four cubs.
"Why.. Why are we even doing this?" Azizi asked, walking on Alcuthe's right side. Alcuthe had done most of the killing because it was all mostly for him.
"We kill them, because the boss wants us to. We have to in order to protect my family." Alcuthe sternly replied, thinking about Saka, and their mother Akina. He didn't want anything bad to happen to them, but if they didn't do this then the boss would have Saka and Akina killed. Saka and Akina had no idea that Alcuthe was doing all this, or even knew they were in danger. Alcuthe couldn't tell them, because he didn't wanna worry them.
"Why don't we just let them kill Akina and Saka." Azizi replied a bit angrily. "Let them die for the other innocent families." He finished and Alcuthe stopped in his tracks. Janja was extremely shocked and right before he could even turn to calm Alcuthe down, Alcuthe had already bit Azizi on his neck and snapped it. Janja stared in shock and then full of fear, ran as fast as he could back to his turf. That was the last time they had ever seen each other.
Alcuthe and Janja remained silent and awkwardly looking at each other and then away. Janja had hated Alcuthe since that horrible day. Azizi was one of Janja's closest friends and his other close friend took his life. Alcuthe took a deep breathe and then looked up at Janja.
"So... H-how have you been?" Alcuthe asked, not knowing what to say to Janja at all. Janja looked up as well, dead in his eyes.
"I've been.. Alright." Janja replied, mixed thoughts about Alcuthe. The two had an awkward silence for a while, examining each other from top to bottom. Alcuthe sighed.
"Janja... About what happened years back." Alcuthe began nervously. "I'm... I'm sorry. I regret that day so much throughout my life and wish I could take it back. I hope you can forgive me and... consider being my friend again." He ended and looked weakly into Janja's eyes. Janja didn't even know what to say or what to think, he just starred at him and eventually smiled lightly, giving a playful friendly nudge to Alcuthe.
"I forgive you bud, don't worry." Janja said warmly. "That happened a long time ago, and I'm done holding it against you." He added, making Alcuthe smile lightly and happily.
"Th-thank you Janja.. I really do appreciate it." Alcuthe responded. "So... lets walk."
Saka, Jasiri and Madoa had all laid in the den they were forced in. Jasiri nuzzled very close to Saka, while Madoa laid next to Jasiri.
"So... Jasiri." Saka said in slight pain from his previous beating. "What are our kids names gonna be?" He asked trying to brighten the mood. He couldn't stop thinking about it. He had gotten Jasiri pregnant and it excited him. Jasiri looked into Saka's eyes and smiled, rolling her eyes.
"I don't know handsome. What do you wanna name them?" Jasiri replied, and they both began to think.
"Well... There is one name I've always loved and wanted to name my son if I were to have one." Saka broke the silence and Jasiri looked at him.
"Which issss?" Jasiri asked curiously.
"Hashaan." Saka answered. "I've always liked that name." He said happily, ignoring the pain.
"Hmmm, Hashaan..." Jasiri thought for a second and gave one lick to Saka's face. "I love it!" She giggled. "If we have a daughter, I wanna name her Subira... As long as your OK with it." She stated and Saka nudged her.
"Of course I am." Saka said joyfully. "I can't wait for them. I swear to be the best father in the world." He said happily and Jasiri giggled, happy about his thoughts and how excited he was about this.
"Saka, your too sweet." Madoa said happily. "You treat her like the queen she is." She added, making Saka blush lightly.
"Yeah... but he's still a little foolish boy." Jasiri teased and rubbed his head with her paw playfully.
"I am. I know." Saka agreed and chuckled lightly but then grunted from slight pain.
"So... Saka. What are we gonna do about Alcuthe? What do you think of him?" Madoa asked him, feeling bad for Saka. Saka just looked down at the ground and thought back to what Alcuthe did to him and almost hurt Jasiri.
"Fuck him..." Saka said angrily and laid his head on the ground, upset and mad. Madoa sighed and patted Saka's back lightly.
"I'm so sorry Saka. I know how close you two were and I know you cared about him and you still do." Madoa began. "No matter what Saka, you will always care about him. You two are brothers and always will be." She finished and Saka just turned his head.
"He tried to kill me, he betrayed us and he also tried to kill Jasiri. I don't know what happened to him, but I do not care. I hope he dies like the ugly abandoned monster he is." Saka said and closed his eyes to rest, a stern face stayed. Madoa and Jasiri were silent, not sure what they should say. They felt bad for Saka, but didn't know what to say or do. They all just decided to get some rest and they did. Thana smirked and left the den entrance after she saw them go to sleep. She giggled evilly.
"I bet this will really drive Alcuthe crazy." Thana spoke to herself. "Jibade! Kpodo, come here!" She called for them as she got to her den and her two brothers rushed to her sides.
"Yes Thana?" The two said in unison.
"Somehow, the magic or whatever that our little snake used has worn off. I don't know how, but I know it did. I could see the innocence in that freak's eyes." She added. "I have a few words from Saka I'm gonna give to Alcuthe when I see him again. I just need you two to be ready in case he attacks. No matter who he attacks, stop him... even if it is the three bitches we have." She finished and the two males nodded and walked off to do their own thing. Thana smiled. "Ooohhhhh... This is gonna be very interesting." She mumbled and giggled more.
I apologize for these small chapters and extremely late updates. A lot of things are going on and our wifi is down and I don't know when it will be back up. One thing I can assure yall, by Chapter 15, things will get more interesting. xD