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 Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:08 am
Kizuka rolled on her ground, which was fairly impossible to do lately with her belly grown in a huge size. She was anxious to return back to her old self. In the Pridelands there weren't many possible activities to do, adventures to follow, so all Kizuka did lately was lying around and meeting new lions and lionesses... but all her heart really longed for was seeing Mchele again; she missed him, his positivity and clear thinking. He would assure it would be ok, he would assure raising the cubs would be fine, because Kizuka doubted she would make a wonderful mother. She had never been mothered so did not know what to do when the cubs were born... Mchele would help her... would he not?
Since they arrived to the Pridelands, Kizuka had rarely saeen him, it was only expected that he had his responsibilities here; it was his family after all. She hopes he thought of her as much as she did. It was enough, they did not had to see each other that frequently if she was on his mind. The pink lioness yawned, trying to slip away from her thoughts and lifted her heavy body on her pink and white swollen legs. It was time for a walk, or she might go crazy with all that thinking and doubts, doubts about herself...
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:02 am
It just so happened that the lion who was on her mind, was wandering about the pridelands himself wondering if he might see her. He'd spent some time with her when she'd first arrived, they'd gotten quite close in fact. But since he'd set out to see how Ausha felt and finally put an end to his restless feelings for the other male, he'd hardly seen hide nor hair of Kizuka.
So it was with surprise and relief that he spotted the familiar pink and white shades of his dear friend. He'd been half afraid she'd left the pride and went back to her rogue ways.
Trotting over the furtile lands of his home, he grinned and called out a greeting. "Kiz!" But he noticed how she seemed to move slowly and with difficulty as she stood up. "Kiz, are you alright?" His tone was concerned. But then as he drew up near her he saw the plumpness to her frame. A swelling he'd seen not so long ago in his mother... before she'd birthed her second litter.
"Kizuka...?" He motioned to her body, bewildered.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:19 am
Kizuka's breath was cut short with the voice she heard... or rather, she held it... Could that be?... She turned around as fast as she could, but it was hard in the state that she was in. She was bloated and everywhere on her body ached... and the pain... It would just not go away. First they were once every hour, but lately these pains in her tummy got more frequent. She bit her lip when another wave hit her, causing her lip to bleed.
"Mchele?" she asked under he breah... What was he doing here? Why was he not with his... lover? Whatever his name was. "I thought you forgot about me" She did not expect him to take care of her and her babies when she gave birth, which she felt was really close.
She tried to smiled as she watched Mchele's familiar figure walk towards her.. her dear friend... She realized he was staring at her huge tummy with confused looks "Yeah" she smiled "A reminiscent of the times we spent together" She did not seek him out to tell him she was pregnant because she did not want to get involved with his romantic life, but now that he was here there was no turning back "Congratulations Mchele, you are going to be a daddy..."
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:37 am
"Forgot? Kiz, you're one of my few friends, and one of the closest at that... I couldn't forget..." He started, but he trailed off to look again at her stomach. Their times together... yes, when he was still unsure of himself, when he was experimenting with his feelings. But he'd never thought this could happen! Didn't you have to be together for a long time first? Didn't you have to love love each other? Like his parents did? He could have slapped himself for being so stupid. Pregnancy obviously didn't work like that.
"A daddy. I never thought... Are you sure? Oh yes, well, of course.. I mean, I can see..." He was getting nervous now. A father, like his father before him. He was going to have little cubs to look after just like when he'd been a cub himself. Would it be hard? Would it be fun?
But then another idea came to him; what did Kizuka think? She wasn't his mate, he'd decided to love another. And though he cared deeply for her, he didn't love her in the same way. So maybe she wouldn't want to share her cubs with him?
"Do you mean I really am going to be a father? A real father... who gets to look after his young? Who... you wouldn't mind hanging around, even if he wasn't your mate?" His confused expression turned to one of hope.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:58 am
Kizuka stared at Mchele for a long time.. She missed him. They were young, they were stupid and look what happened.. and only because she aggreed to come with him to the Pridelands to find her mother's murderer. Instead, she was getting cubs... with Mchele...
"Yes I am sure" she said but her words were cut with anothee wave of sharp pain, this time stronger than before. She collapsed on the ground, trying hard not to shout. This was not a time to make a discussion about the cubs... the cubs... were coming! "Mchele. help me...." she begged "Make this pain go away, please!" The last please was more of a shriek so Kizuka did not know if Mchele understood her.
If she was not in pain and if she was herself at the moment, Kizuka would tell Mchele how happy she was to see him so excited about becomeing a father and how much she would like to raise their cubs together.. Despite all that. Despite all that's been lived through...
If she was not a lion, sweatdrops would have formed on her forehead "Mchele?" she murmured painfully "What should I do? What the hell should I do now??" She guessed Mchele was as clueless as her but he was the only one there at the moment...
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:15 am
Her reassurance made Mchele smile. He would be able to see them, see her and the cubs, even though they had drifted apart recently. He was about to ask further, ask if she would allow him to help with their care, when she winced and he stopped.
Pain was not something he knew would accompany birth. He'd never witnessed it before in the pride, only seeing mothers before and after the event. Was it suppose to make Kizuka cry out like that? He couldn't believe it was so. Not something as wonderful as having cubs.
With horror he thought perhaps something was wrong. That Kizuka was injured or sick or worse... dying... His eyes widened fearfully and he jumped up. "Hold on Kiz! I'll... I'll get help... I'll..." He looked back helplessly at Pride Rock. It was so far and Kiz was in so much pain. He couldn't leave her.
Instead he lay on his belly facing her. Though he was terrified he forced himself to stay still and sound as calm as he could. "I'm here Kiz. Don't worry. I'm sure it'll go away... It has to. Just try to brace against it." He said in a slightly trembly voice.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:36 am
Everything happening around her was a blur, she could her Mchele but she could not understand what he was saying... his voice was so close and so distant at the same time...
Kizuka opened her mouth and let out a painful breath... her instincts told her to push... to push with all her might, so she did. The pain was almost unbearable that she thought for a moment she might pass out... but she should not, she should just.. push.
Think of nice things, she thought, think of nice pretty things... However the problem was that she did not know so many pretty things... Then she thought of the desert, and her visits to the forest after a hot, dry day.. so refreshing... She thought about the birds which sang when she lay there, looking at the high tops of the trees, so thick that she could barely see the sky. She thought of the lake, and the island, and Pinki... and Mchele and Hakan and Pride Rock...
And then suddenly, the miracle of life happened. The pain subsided for a minute; Kizuka had just given birth to a tiny fair colored cub. She lifted her head to reach the cub, to lick her clean and to welcome her, but another wave of pain kicked in and she painfully laid her head back on the ground.
The following cub was dark colored; as dark as the starless night... Kizuka could see a little diamond on his face when she turned her head once again and attempted to get up... She had two wonderful cubs, and Mchele was still there... He was there when she gave birth.
The pink lioness' face darkened as she felt it was still not over, she definitely was not epecting this many cubs... She was glad she did not get up...
And under the desert sun, in the Pridelands borders, Kizuka the rouge gave birth to three healthy cubs of Mchele. It was not an extraordinary day by any means, the weather was not spectacular, the ground was not too soft, but Kizuka could not remember a moment when she felt happier... She realized now, she was a mother... She dragged herself next to her three cubs, one white, pink and cream colored, one black, and one of the dark brown. "Mchele..." she whispered "At least something we did turned out to be so beautiful"....
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:18 am
She was dying right before his eyes and there was nothing he could do about it. Mchele had tried to nuzzle her comfortingly but got no reaction or indication that she'd even felt it. He was going to lose her just as they were about to become parents. With Kizuka oblivious to everything but her pain, Mchele's fear had grown and so had his irrational thoughts. Was it some sort of justice against him for not loving her as any normal lion should?
"Hold on Kiz. Please. We'll get through this. I'm here." He murmered over and over until at last something did happen. A wet noise and then Kizuka lifted her head to reach... the tiny cub!
Mchele stared. A cub. Kizuka had just birthed her, no, their first cub. A white thing like her mother, pink too, but with Mchele's paw socks and eye dots. All he could do was stare and gap as another two cubs were born. One with a couple of paw socks like his own, and in his rich brown and honey colours as well. And another that was black? The diamond shape wasn't like Kiz or him either. He would have to ask Kizuka about the little male... but it had come from her and so he was part of their litter too. 3nodding Mchele felt so proud.
"So beautiful." He agreed, amost as relieved as she was that it was all over. "And to think, we did make them." He crawled in closer, nosing at the blind and slowly wriggling cubs. Seeing them like this, being so close that he could see their little paws waving and tiny mouths mewing, he felt an urge to look over them and protect them that was very similar he way he felt about Ausha. Unaware of her surroundings, apart from the nearby body of her mother, the first-born mewed and instinctively tried to reach Kizuka. Finding fur and warmth she wriggled closer, searching for her place at her mother's side.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:32 am
It was cold out here. he wanted back in to the warm place and he mewed pathetically to let everyone know so! Of course when his mothers tongue came down to clean his wet fur his mews became happier. That felt nice! The licking soon stopped though and he was left alone in this dark chilly world.
Wait, no he wasn't alone! Squeeking he wibbled forwards to find a second figure. Unbeknownst to him this was his eldest sister he chirrupped happily wriggling further until he found the soft and downy underbelly of his mother. She was mice and warm and then by instinct his nose then mouth found his place to feed.
And feed he did! Like it was going out of fashion. his tiny black paws kneeding vigerously in to his mothers side like it was going out of fashion infact. He made happy little squeeky noises as he lay there drinking deeply of his mothers milk. Okay maybe being out here was good after all!
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:40 am
Kizuka slowly opened her pink eyes and looked at their cubs proudly. "I am happy you are here too Mchele..I don't know if I could handle this alone" she slowly said. She was tired...
She looked at the beautiful cubs lying next to her, they were a beautiful family... Mchele was a part of this family too, he did not have to be her mate to be so. She licked the little white and pink cub who dragged itself closer to her and lead her to next to the back one who already figured out how to feed all by himself.
The brown and honey colored female also yearned for some warmth and familiar smell. Kizuka heard it mew helplessly and she touched the small female with her nose. She was all warm... "Your name shall be Trinacria" she lovingly said, referring to the big spot on her forehead. Trinacria meant the all-seeing eye.
Then she turned to Mchele "Will you help me raising them? " she smiled "I would appreciate if you were around... Would give the little ones to get to know their father don't you think?"
The brown and white females resembled their parents, but the black one didnot look like Mchele or Kizuka...He must have gotten the black genes from Kizuka's father whom she never got a chance to know.
She was tired... She closed her eyes as the cubs fed themselves.. "Would you stay a little Mchele?" she asked and difted off to a well deserved sleep.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:24 am
With the help of her mother, the pale pink one was nudged into place beside her brother. Nuzzling her maw around on Kiz's belly, she found the teat and began to feed. Rich warm milk flowed into her, filling her with life and strength. Like the black cub, she kneaded with her pink paws and made little squeaks and quickly gasped breaths as she took in as much food as could, as quickly as she could.
After a while though her enthusiasm slowed and her feeding became more relaxed and steady. Warmed on the outside by her mother and siblings and warmed on the inside by the milk. She was content where she was.
"I almost missed it." Mchele mused. "But I'm so glad I didn't. You did so well Kizuka. I don't think I would have had the strength to go through that, even if someone was here with me." He smiled and nudged her, greatly relieved and enjoying the quiet after all that commotion before.
"Trinacria.... I like it." He hadn't thought of having to name them at all until Kiz had given the brown female her's. Perhaps he could pick one? Looking at the three bundles of fur his gaze rested on the white and pink one. "She looks so much like you. And you've always reminded me of flowers.. may I call her Kilua?" But Kizuka seemed worn out, and with good reason, so he'd leave it to her to name the last unique boy when she felt revived.
"I would be honored if you let me help raise them. I want to look after them, and you. You all mean a great deal to me. And I would love to get to know them them as well. Watch them grow." His voice grew a little wistful. "I'll stay right here." And with that he curled around the other side of the cubs, making a small hollow between the two adult where they could feed and rest without worry. Still smiling, he groomed Kiz's face gently and watched her fall asleep.
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Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:01 pm
The little black cub eventually stopped feeding. His tummy was very full and rounded and he rolled off his mother almost as if he were a baloon. Finding himself between parents he wiggles for the clostest source of heat which happened to be Mchele. He curled tightly in to the lion he din't know was his father his little wiggly sausage of a body soon relaxing. His breathing slowing as he dozed off making occasionally sleepy queeks. This place wasn't so bad, it had lots of fluffy things.
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:18 am
Kizuka woke up, not much later, feeling peaceful and refreshed. Through her half open eyes she saw Mchele was right there with her, protecting and warming the cubs with his body. She smiled, such a pretty sight... Noone would be able to tell they were not mates indeed... Maybe not but they were family.
She lifted her head to take a look at the young ones, the brown one which she named Trinacria was sleeping peacefully next to her, and so was the white one whom she vaguely remembered Mchele calling Kilua. It was such a pretty name indeed and fit the girl.
The black cub had sinked his head in Mchele's fur, he was such a tiny little thing... She wondered what name would suit him, the slowly whispered, trying not to wake them "Your name shall be Kota... Nahodha'Kota" she said, contetly smiling at herself and then turned to Mchele "Thank you so much for staying here with me, it means a lot to us." She felt it was time to get up and move the cubs to a den so they will grow up safely until the point where they could wander off on their own.
"Would you help me carry them?" she asked Mchele and gentry held Trina and Kota by their necks, leaving Kilua for Mchele's care. The white cub looked a lot like her... It would remind Mchele of Kizuka every time he looked at her. She smiled. What could a lioness ask for more? Eh, maybe a family made of love... but that did not seem important at that point.
Kizuka lead the way to the cave she was planning to give birth to the cubs. They were going home...
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:45 am
Mchele stopped his licking of Kizuka's face after she had fallen completely asleep and was surprised to look down and see the little black cub curled up against him. So very tiny, not much bigger than one of Mchele's paws. It as amasing to simply just lay quietly and look at them all. Kiz was right, though they weren't mates they had still made such beautiful bundles of new life.
The now full grown male lost track of time watching over his family, watching their little bellies move as they breathed, that it didn't seem very much later when Kizuka awoke. He nearly didn't notice until she lifted her head and gave the black cub near Mchele his name.
"Trinacria, Kilua and Nahodha'Kota." He repeated, familiarising himself with them. "Oh it was no trouble. Really, I enjoyed staying and looking at them. I think it's going to take a little while to sink in... but I'm looking forward to it."
Nodding, he took the pink and white cub gently in his jaws. He almost dropped her when she mewed in protest, worried that he might have hurt her. But it was only because her nap had been interrupted and she was being moved from her warm spot. Ah well, she could settle down again soon when they got to where Kiz planned to take them... but where was Kizuka taking them? Away from the Pridelands? Or would she stay here? At least until the cubs were a bit older? So many questions were filling up Mchele's mind but he figured the lioness would still be very tired. He could wait and ask her later when she'd fully recovered.
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:26 am
He was asleep for as very long time curled up next to the big fluffy thing that was his father. he was awoken very slowly though by nooises from above as the two older lions spoke. he heard his name though it would eb a time before he knew thats what it was.
Suddenly there was air below hima nd he gave a protesting mew as his tiny bottom dangled in the sky. He didn't like this at all it was very uncomfortable compared to the nice comfy sleeping place. he wanted to go back to snuggling and sleeping again. He gave another protesting mew then went silent. what was happening? It was quite frightening but he could smell the big figure that gave the nice belly filling stuff. a wave of calm rushed oevr him and he waited quietly hanging in the air.
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