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Post by Jiang on Jan 8, 2009 22:05:35 GMT -5
"Yeah, yeah, just get the little cling-on off me." Jamall laughed, grinning from ear to ear as their son mewled loudly in protest as Cyna pulled him away. "Thanks love. And you, you little rascal, had better stop climbing people!" He said, chuckling as he gave Hodari a fatherly nuzzle.
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 9, 2009 6:02:41 GMT -5
The cub squealed in delight at his father's touch, the noise followed by an attempt at a sentence which sounded quite like random gibberish. Cyna smiled and cooed, "Awww, someone's in quite a hurry to be talkative."
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Post by Jiang on Jan 9, 2009 12:04:00 GMT -5
Jamall smiled and chuckled again. "Mmmhmmm." He purred, eyes locked upon Hodari for a few moments, before wandering back to the ever-beautiful visage of his mate. "So what kind of den do we want to look for?" He asked, moving a touch closer to her as they walked, and letting his tail twine with hers as they padded on and into the caves of the panther home.
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 9, 2009 19:07:47 GMT -5
"One that Hodari can't escape from. We don't want him waddling off and bothering anyone here." Cyna said, lowering her voice slightly because of the echoey tunnel.
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Post by Jiang on Jan 10, 2009 21:21:15 GMT -5
Jamall nodded in agreement. "OK. Uhh... Where *are* the available dens?" He asked, suddenly pausing in mid-step and looking about uncertainly. I knew I shoulda asked for directions from one of the panthers near the entrance... He thought, sighing heavily and shaking his head.
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 11, 2009 3:45:12 GMT -5
Yuoro had followed the couple into the caves. He rolled his eyes at Jamall's statement, unable to believe finding the path that led to the dens was all that difficult. "I can help you." He said, seeming to materialize behind the lions. He noticed Cyna jump. Well, more like watched her. He had had his eyes focused on her.
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Post by Kiara on Jan 11, 2009 18:33:04 GMT -5
Kiara glanced at the tiger. "Who are you, Stranger and Why do you care what happen to me? Are you a spy from those panthers? Wait, did my father send you to bother me?" She growled.
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Post by Jiang on Jan 15, 2009 1:09:04 GMT -5
The tiger paused a moment, then with his paw, he delivered a chastising thump to a spot upon her head located between her ears. After she had had sufficient time to register the impact and place the blame for it upon him, he spoke. "Did that knock some of that needless aggression out of you? Good. Now I will answer your questions. First, my name is Dong Jiang. Winter River, in your people's tongue. Secondly, I care because you are a living being and it is clear you are hurting emotionally, and you deserve to be cared for. Thirdly, I don't work for anyone but myself. And finally, I have no idea who you or your father are, so no, he didn't send me."
Then without further delay, the tiger efficently thrust his head under Kiara's midsection, tossed her up into the air, and caught her upon his back. [She landed in the same position that Kovu carried her in during the fire in SP.]
"Now that I have answered your questions, I think it's fair if I ask you a few of my own on our way to a safe haven. Who are you? Where are you from? And most importantly... Why were you crying?" He asked, as he started walking in a direction that seemed to lead deeper into the desert. But then again, with this tiger, not all was as it seemed, and it was likely this safe haven he spoke of was a well-kept secret...
>-_.........._-<
"Really? That'd be grand." Jamall replied gratefully, as he turned his head to see who it was who had made the offer. Then he realized it was that panther again, the same one who was keeping his eyes on Cyna. Rather than comment on it, though, the lion gestured forwards towards the tunnels. "By all means, sir, lead on to the dens."
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 15, 2009 6:14:28 GMT -5
Yuoro nodded, glancing at Jamall with a look that clearly expressed that he would rather not have the lion there. "This way." he said and pushed between the couple. He couldn't help himself not to rub lightly up against Cyna when he did so. He headed towards a passageway, the same one that eventually led to where Sky was resting/
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Post by Jiang on Jan 15, 2009 13:17:16 GMT -5
Jamall frowned slightly at the panther, but since they needed his help for the moment, he did his best to resist the overwhelming urge to smack the black-furred cat between the ears when he forced his way between him and Cyna. Luckily for Yuoro's health, Jamall didn't notice the panther lightly rub up against Cyna, for if he had, the panther might have lost his tail, or worse.
The lion moved right up alongside Cyna, eyes fixed on the panther in front of them. "I don't trust this fellow. He's up to something." He whispered to Cyna, making sure to keep his voice soft enough so that it couldn't echo and reach Yuoro's ears.
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Post by Kiara on Jan 15, 2009 18:33:36 GMT -5
Kiara sighed and started to relax. "That's reasonable enough I guess, Jiang. Well, my name is Kiara and I'm from the Pride Lands...if you know where that is?...I ran away from the shame of my father leaving me, my mother, and his pride for another lioness named Vanessa. He really destroyed my family. My mom tried to kill herself just yesterday, and for me...everything is going so wrong in my life and its not getting brighter. Did I mention I was the heir to the thrown and everyone at the Pride hates me and wants me dead so I did them all the favor and left. I was just about to kill myself when you came out of no where."
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 15, 2009 18:43:31 GMT -5
"I know, but we can't afford to shake him yet." Cyna whispered back in an equally soft tone. Hodari had fallen asleep and it was a matter of time before he would wake up and discover he was hungry.
Yuoro, aware of whispering behind him, but unable to hear what was being said, stopped. He turned to face the lions. "What is your business here?" he asked, keeping the frustration out of his voice. How was he supposed to get to Cyna if this Jamall character was constantly in the way?
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Post by Jiang on Jan 15, 2009 21:20:07 GMT -5
"Yeah... Still, the moment we find my sister or Simba, we're ditching this guy." Jamall replied in a whisper, never once taking his suspicious gaze off Yuoro. He sighed as the nosy panther asked what their business here was, but he decided to respond anyways.
"Not that it's any of your concern, but Cyna and I are looking for a safe home in which to raise our son, so we came here." He said nonchalantly, pretending to be examining the glowing plants along the walls, when he was in fact carefully watching over the panther, as if expecting him to mutate into a monster at any moment.
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"Sounds like your father is a less than honorable male. Still, I am sorry that he's caused your family name to be shamed so much that your mother tried to commit suicide." He paused a moment, then finished speaking. "And... I am sorry your Pride hates you, Kiara. But it's no reason to try to kill yourself, I mean... Look at me. My own family threw me out of my home, for a crime I didn't commit." Jiang continued, as he walked deeper into the desert.
Off in the distance, a very short cliff was visible. Perhaps that was the safe haven he was taking Kiara to?
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 16, 2009 5:53:25 GMT -5
"Then I suppose you are not here for a group of lions that came the other day?" Yuoro asked dryly. He really hoped there would be some sort of distraction for Jamall to have a reason to leave Cyna. Sooner the better, even.
Cyna mentally shook herself. She honestly wanted to believe that Yuoro had found a mate for himself, but the way he acted towards her proved otherwise. A chill went up her spine. She didn't want to think about what the panther would do to get to her.
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Post by Jiang on Jan 16, 2009 12:10:52 GMT -5
"What possible interest could I have in that little group?" Jamall stated icily, shooting Yuoro a glare that had, in the past, sent lesser creatures scurrying for cover. "Even if I do have a hint of interest in them, it would not be enough for me to leave my mate and son alone in our den... No, I will call upon a old friend of mine to guard them from any potential threats, or I will take them with me." He added. He was hoping that Yuoro would be scared off of whatever he planned to do by the prospect of Cyna and Hodari never being left alone in their new home, but the panther seemed stubborn enough not to care.
_=/ Sergeant McKnight \=_
Sefu had awoken that morning to find that his Kiara, his mate, the love of his life, was gone. No-one claimed to had seen her depart, and a lengthy interrogation of every Herd of animals surrounding Pride Rock had yielded him no clues as to her new wherabouts. She was just... Gone. He didn't understand, why had she left? He was good to her, he loved her, the Pride... Well, they didn't love her, but they did like her.
Had something happened? Or... Had that depressed mother of hers said something that made Kiara run away? In the end though it didn't matter. In a way, Kiara had violated his trust by leaving without so much as a goodbye. She had left him as a sole ruler in charge of a entire Pride of lions, and he was a panther! The pride hated him, he could see it in their eyes. He wasn't going to stick around, no, he was going home.
After instructing Zazu to inform Kiara that he was returning to the Noveria Clan, in the event that she did return, Sefu took his daughter and left.
It didn't take him long to return to the Clan's homelands. He arrived in only a few hours. In fact, he had arrived less than two minutes after Jamall and Cyna had entered, and conveniently, he went down the same tunnel as they had!
The panther padded along the tunnel, not in the least disturbed by the sudden shift from daylight to darkness. He had spent a couple years of his life in these tunnels, and so he knew them quite well.
Sefu heard a familiar voice up ahead in the tunnel, prompting him to accelerate to see who it was. If he was lucky, it would be Kamua or Kell, two old friends of his. If he was really lucky, it'd be Jamall, and he'd soon get another chance to make his mane turn into some wild color. But if he was luckless, it'd be one of his innumerable enemies. Still, there was but one way to find out, and so he pressed onwards...
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Post by Kiara on Jan 16, 2009 18:58:03 GMT -5
"At least someone cares a little for me. I'm really so Jiang. You know my mate Sefu, well I guess he's my ex-mate now because I left, but I didn't tell him I left. I love him so much, his so nice to me and I just left, But I'm sure he,Trinket, and my mother are better off without me. It's not like anyone is coming for me so...I'm better off, i guess." Kiara shrugged. "Oh and to make the matters even worse, I'm pregnant. God my life is horrible, I want to die." Kiara said crying again.
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Post by Jiang on Jan 16, 2009 19:38:36 GMT -5
"You're pregnant, eh?" Jiang said, glancing over his shoulder at Kiara as he walked seemingly straight into the rapidly approaching cliff. "I guess you'll need more food than normal then." He decided, returning his attention to the rock wall he was approaching. Just as it looked like he was about to smack the wall, something gave out under his feet, and they fell seven or eight feet down into a tunnel. Jiang knew what was coming, and as such, the mighty tiger didn't even seem surprised by the sudden tumble. In fact, he didn't so much as stumble! "Home sweet home." He sighed happily, padding down the tunnel and under the cliff. Soon they entered a massive cavern that had a small underground lake occupying half of it, fed by a small waterfall. The cavern was lit by a few glowing plants, similar to the ones in the panther den, scattered about. In the center of the room, a great many sleeping pelts were spread around, and in the center of the pelts, they were layered one atop the other, making them softer. It was in the softest spot of the pile that Jiang gently placed Kiara down, though curiously, he laid her on her back. "There's only one rule you have to follow in my home, and it is this: When you entered, you left your troubles behind you. No tears for the past are to be shed here." He said, standing over her, forelegs on either side of her shoulders.
The tiger then smiled, bent his head down, and licked the tears from Kiara's cheeks. "So from now own, I don't want to see your fur damp with tears, OK?" He asked, his tone very soft and compassionate. "Though if you just need to cry, that's another matter." He added, as he stepped to the side and sat alongside her. "So get comfortable, and don't worry, I'll keep you safe and healthy... And I'll do my best to keep you happy."
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Post by espeon101 on Jan 16, 2009 19:43:10 GMT -5
"That's fine. But you must be quiet as we continue walking, for there is a lioness with a new born cub in the area." Yuoro said stiffly, seething mentally with frustration. As he turned around to lead the couple to a den, when Sefu came stumbling around the corner.
"Sefu?" Cyna asked after a moment. She had immediately turned around to see who was behind them, just in case it was a danger to their cub. She wondered why so many big cats from the Pridelands were coming there.
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Post by Jiang on Jan 16, 2009 19:59:12 GMT -5
"The one and only." Sefu replied softly, in a somewhat sullen tone of voice. "Hey Cyna, hey Jamall." He added, as he padded up behind the couple and their cub. "And before you ask Jamall, no, I don't really want to talk about why I'm here, but because I know you won't let it rest until I at least throw you a bone, here it is in a nutshell. Kiara left me and went gods-know-where without so much as a goodbye, and since being the panther ruler of a entire pride of Lions isn't really safe, I bugged out and came here. And hello again, Yuoro. I see Surin has yet to get around to disemboweling you and hanging you by your entrails like she promised last year." He remarked somewhat happily, smiling at Yuoro. It was a known fact and a bit of a joke among the panther clan that a certain panthress named Surin, since she was extremely boy-shy, would occasionally be terrified when approached by a boy she liked, and so would threaten them with disembowelment if they didn't leave her alone.
<.>
Jamall silently nodded in response to their guide, then he heard Sefu, at which point he turned around. "Hello Sefu!" He said happily. He was about to ask why he was here, and then the panther beat him to the punch... Oh well.
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Post by Kiara on Jan 16, 2009 20:15:27 GMT -5
"You have been way to nice to me Jiang. I don't deserve it, but I thank you." Kiara said gratefully. She looked down at her belly but said nothing.
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