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 Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:47 pm
 -Shairi yawned gently, her eyes fluttering open and closed as she streched out across the warm ground, her pink pelt a sore spot on the golden and green savannah. Usually she was always moving in the daytime.. but as it was her night before had been eventful.. and she hadn't gotten a wink of sleep on the Kusuni lands. So she'd hoped that by making her way a little further out shed find some peace.
But it seemed it was now her body that play against her, begging her to move and travel, trying to convince her that sleep was for the night. Sighing a little softly she closed her eyes once again, before beginning to hum, a gentle and soft lullabye for herself.-
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:08 pm
The young lion's body screamed in protest as he walked across the Savannah. He wasn't sure what he was walking towards but positive of what he was walking away from. His family; Tafari, Tisha, and the newborn. He felt out of place because they were all blood related, and he was merely an add in.
His left hind leg grew stiff from the sweltering heat that was day time. The limp wasn't going to go away, that was for sure. He had obtained the limp as a cub and it seemed that as he grew older it became painfully more obvious to others that he had it. His leg sometimes dragged hind him causing a low 'sss' sound to echo in his mind.
The young red lion had yet to spot the eye soar that was Shairi.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:16 pm
-He however, had not gone unnoticed by Shairi. Despite the soft hum in her ears she'd heard his approach, only helped by that limping drag, and her eyes had fluttered open once again.
Spotting the coat her voice faltered and she fell silent. Her travels through the Firekin lands had instilled a soft fear of the red lions.. however this one looked a little different.. his shade more of a brown red and his stature far less intimidating then the way the firekins stomped around. Lifting her head just a little she watched him softly, not quite ready to announce herself.. just incase that red pelt WAS something to be feared.-
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:22 pm
(Hasidi is certainly nothing to be feared, his name however means 'Hate')
Hasidi was an awkward youth, and could hardly call himself a hunter. He wasn't fast enough to take down any pray, and being coddled by his mother didn't leave him with a harmful bone in his body.
What's that? He had spotted the pink cheetah, and mistaken her for a flower at first. Hasidi wasn't much of the brainy type, the red lion was a dopey wanderer.
"Hello there!" he called cheerfully his voice was smooth and edged with the childishness of youth.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:35 pm
((She probably would have given him the benefit of the doubt anyway XD She's overly sweet. She's just had a few bad run ins with Firekins and been warned about another mean red lion in the pridelands.))
-Ahhh that voice was enough, the cheetah's ears perking pleasantly upwards. It seemed she wouldn't be getting that nap, but she wouldn't begrudge pleasant company after her night of less then pleasant and hungry hunters. Why did they always think she looked tastey?
Lifting herself from her laying, she offered a kind smile, greeting him in the soft sing song that was her voice.- "Hello to you too"
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:48 pm
Wow she was beautiful! He'd never seen another creature besides lions and of course pray, but her? Wow!
He walked as quickly as he could, considering his leg and headed in her general, direction she didn't want to scare her away, a new friend was a new friend after all. He'd met a few new lions in this lunar cycle, and now a new...well he wasn't sure what she was. And was a little afraid to ask.
"I am Hasidi, who might you be?" he spoke simply; the cheerfulness that consumed him was almost disgusting. He felt slightly awkawrd because he wasn't sure what type of creature she was, but she appeared nice. Wait..what if she was out to eat him?
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:10 pm
((I think as an adolescent they are roughly the same size XD Of course it's not like he could escape her if she wanted to, bad leg or not. XD ))
-Taking in his markings, her smile grew even more. It was amazing all the things you saw when you traveled, but by far the most exciting was the different markings of the animals. So many different shades, markings, colors. Always so beautiful.
It wasn't uncommon for her to answer the question that was on his mind, but seeing as he hadn't asked yet, she did not, instead twitching her long tail cheerfully.- "Nice to meet you Hasidi, I'm Shairi."
"What brings you out here today?"
-The slightest touches of concern touched her features, having notice the slight hitch in his steps.- "Those nasty hunting hyenas didn't get a mouthful of you last night, did that?" -Stepping foward a little she tried to eye his leg through the grass for some sort of visible wound.-
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:25 pm
(Outrun, heck he'd have a better chance of just laying down and faking a heart attack..!)
He was so used to seeing earthy tones in lion's fur that the pink took him off guard. His mother was a silver and black color and the others around him browns and tans, pink was such an odd color to occur in nature.
"Always a pleasure to meet a new...erm," he paused weighing his words, "What exactly are you? I don't mean to be rude..." If lions could blush his fur would have turned as red as a rose.
"Oh, my leg you mean? No, no hy-enas. I ripped it apart when I was a cub," he said softly. He looked down slightly ashamed, he wasn't as fast as his older brother, or the younger cubs.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:39 pm
"Ohhh?" -And now it was her who felt warmth at her cheeks, a soft look of apology touching her.- "I'm sorry. It doesn't hurt, does it?"
-Her smile warmed softly at his question and she shook her head as if to push away his worries, streching her body out before him to better take her in, as she often did when she answered this question.- "Not rude at all, just inexperienced. I'm a cheetah."
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:52 pm
"It doesn't hurt, it happened so long ago and of course things heal over time," he lied through his teeth. He wasn't about to admit to the pain, admitting would show weakness. "You said something about hyenas, you weren't hurt were you?"
He inspected her form sheepishly, he of course was used to seeing lions upon lions. But not the lanky form of a cheetah, he tried his best not to all out stare at her. Now that would have been rude. "I guess you've probably seen many lions, seeing as you didn't ask what I was," he teased.
"Do you mind of we walk a little ways to the shade of that tree over there?" he gestured with a forepaw.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:33 pm
"Oh no.. I was a bit too fast for them.. They did wreck my night's sleep though.. They must've been very hungry to be coming after me.. Or thought I was an easy target considering how well I stick out in the dark."
-Musing a little softly she turned to face him once more, nodding gently.- "I've seen more things then your eyes could probably imagine Hasidi."
-As he motion she stepped to follow along with him.- "No matter how much I do it, I never mind a walk."
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:39 pm
"I'm glad you are alright," he paused, "You're intriguing," he said bluntly she made him feel more comfortable the more she talked. Starting to walk toward the tree was a stretch for him, his leg had just stopped it's complaining and then he started walking again.
The tree wasn't that far off, but to his leg it felt like at least a mile.
"What have you seen?" his eyes twinkled with excitement, someone who has seen so much more than he has, and someone who must have the same passion for wandering. He never went far; his leg held him back; and he was afraid to leave Tisha, she was mother after all. "Anything of real interest?"
He tried to act casual, but of course it didn't see to work, the childlike lust for knowledge spilled over in his personality.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:57 pm
-Her brow perked softly at the comment, it was unexpected, but nice all the same. In fact HE seemed very nice, and she was glad that she hadn't let his appearance scare her off. Staying slow to try and keep at his pace she looked ahead to the nearby shade, drawing her eyes back to him as his excitement touched the air.
It seemed she was becoming abit of a storyteller.. which was fine.. stories were like songs and nothing made Shairi happier then singing. In fact.. maybe one day she'd have to find away to makes songs out of her stories. Purring a little softly, she spoke thoughtfully.- "I could go on for HOURS on what I've seen. Places.. people.. strange mysteries. I've been walking the land non stop since I was old enough to care for myself. Southlands.. Pridelands.. the white rain in the mountains.. and sparkling mists of the waterfalls.. lions of more colors then the rainbow."
-Her feet finally touching the shade she settled herself down onto her haunches, wrapping her tail delicately about her thin frame, turning her smile once again to him.- "Perhaps it'd be better if you ask about one thing in particular?"
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:11 pm
"The Pridelands! I met a youngling from there, he was taking a friend here!" he couldn't hide his excitment, this cheetah girl had obviously traveled quite a bit.
He shifted his weight tenderly and sat down, relief flushed over him, the shade was cooler and even if the shade wasn't much it cooled him. His brain spun with the things she said, rain could be white? Waterfalls? He wanted her to tell him everything! He would listen intently of that's what she wanted, listen like a cub hearing for the first time.
"Tell me about you, where did you start from?"
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:20 pm
-She was beginning to feel softly flustered, her ears twitching gently as if to see if he was serious in her question. Noone ever really asked about her.. they asked about more exciting things. But she humored him softly, closing her eyes with a soft laugh.- "Well... I was born in the Southlands actually and taken care of by my mother and father."
-Tail twitching a little she wondered how far she should continue, divulging only a little more, since she knew it'd logically be the next question.- "They weren't bright like me, and I caused them alot of trouble. It was hard for us to hide, hard for them to hunt when I was around.. so they taught what I'd need to know and then let me go. I've been traveling almost nonstop since then."
-Unfamilar shyness overtaking the cheetah she tried to switch a little back to the red lion before her.- "What about you?"
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