[Closed] Little Stranger (Taraji Chapter 1)

[KiarasMate]

Kiara’s face seemed to light up with joy from hearing her adopted daughter reveal her name to the both of them, smiling warmly down at the little cub who still insisted on hiding behind her fore paw. Speaking up quickly in response to their daughter’s first clear word, Kiara answered in her best motherly tone.

”Taraji hmm? That’s a very pretty name. My name is Kiara and this…” Kiara started to introduce Kovu on his behalf when the startled princess suddenly felt the young cub trying to burry herself into her chest fur, bringing an air of concern to her voice as she continued to speak. ”Easy Taraji, this here is Kovu. He’s my mate and he’s very friendly. Don’t let his big size scare you. He’s as gentle as they come, isn’t that right Honey?” Kiara stated, giving her mate the lightest nudge of encouragement as she knew that Taraji would have to get used to Kovu’s presence as well and now seemed like the best time as any.

Leaning down to gently pick the little cub up by her nape, being as caring as possible, Kiara moved so that she was now facing her mate directly, lovingly placing Taraji in between the both of them so that the tiny cub could get familiarized with Kovu’s features and scent. Kiara made sure to keep a loving paw around their daughter as to reassure her that everything was okay and there was nothing to fear about this much larger lion in front of her. Giving her mate a wink, Kiara remained quiet, allowing the two strangers to get acquainted with one another as she watched with an inquisitive gaze.

[SinChei]

Daxis woke up as Someone went towards the privat waterhole. It was Gumu so Daxis rose and stretched his legs and neck.
He was thirsty and went to the waterhole too. He saw Gumu with a wet head and looked arrogant in his direction.
He went closer the waterhole and lap up some water. then he spoke to gumu in a arrogant voice.

"Good morning jerk

He grined at him and layed down.

[Mike]

Hearing the first clear word that Taraji had spoken in his presence, Kovu started a deep purring noise, which cut off suddenly as Kiara started to move. Kovu froze as Taraji came in between them, and looked up at Kiara. Seeing Kiara's encouragement Kovu looked back at Taraji and spoke in a calm, slow voice.

"Hey there little Taraji, It's me, Kovu. I'm the one that found you in the outlands and I brought you safe back here. Kiara and I are going to take care of you now, you'll be all right."

Again Kovu wondered what had happened to leave Taraji all alone out in the outlands, but he decided to keep his other questions for later when she was feeling a little more at ease. Briefly his thoughts went to his duties for the day, and he resolved to ask Simba to let Gumu take over scouting duty for the day so he could get to know the newest member of his family.

[Faolcho]

Gumu shaked his primitive head to lose the cold feeling that was starting to intrude his skull, this was even worse than eating icecream! He saw the red maned cub once more, he was opening his mouth in a confident and arrogant way. Once his mouth closed, and he laid down, Gumu stared at him.

Wow.

He spoke in a sneering voice at the nuisance.

"Let me put this in your tongue, cub." He sighed for a moment, only to widen his eyes and have a somewhat nasty expression written over. "Get lost."

What courage does the cub have to bully a grown lion? To bully a discipline freak? Oh, that's right.. He probably knew he wouldn't dream of disobeying a king's order.

With that, instead of to continue his scouting trip, he headed straight for pride rock. He had to report Daxis' unruly behaviour at once, or someone could get terribly hurt.

[Lodrill]

Taraji looked up to Kovu with big eyes without saying anything. There was nowhere to hide and the paw of Kiara prevented her from rushing back to her. And even if she did this would not hide her from the eyes of Kovu.
Her Shyness was clear but also was clear that she did not fear Kovu but just was being shy.

As the minutes past she cub relaxed more and more. Still staying where she was, still staring at Kovu but not with so much urge to hide anymore. Slowly but surely she got used to the presence of Kovu. Even if she still could not shake off her shyness so fast she started to show interrest on Kovu and scanned him from head to paws.

[Mike]

Not wanting to give Taraji a feeling of being examined, Kovu averted his gaze, speaking instead to Kiara.

"I have to say, she's pretty cute. It's a good thing Taraji's here in this den or else half the lionesses in the pride would fall over each other to say hello. What do you say we hold off the introductions for a while? Just spend some time together. I'm sure Simba will understand."

When Kovu looked back at Taraji he saw that she was examining him with a shy and awkward gaze. realizing that this time he was the subject of examination brought a warm, wondering smile to Kovu's face. Kovu wanted to extend a paw to the little cub, but decided to hold off and see if the cub's next actions were inviting or fearful.

[KiarasMate]

Watching as Taraji and her mate interacted, smiling from the way the little cub seemed to slowly warm up to Kovu, Kiara gently removed her paw from around the small cub, figuring that her mate’s presence was no longer being taken as a threat by their daughter. Kiara listened closely to what her mate was stating, nodding as she responded softly.

”Yes, I think that’s a good plan Honey. Best for her to get to know the both of us before we start introducing the rest of the pride. One of us will have to go fetch some breakfast though for her. I don’t mind which one of us goes. I’ll leave that choice up to you Honey. I’m sure my dad isn’t even awake yet though. You know him and how much he loves to sleep in.”

Returning her stare back to Taraji now, Kiara gave the little cub a light nudge as to encourage her to go see her newly acquainted father as she addressed her in the warm, motherly voice that the little cub had come to recognize.

“Go ahead Taraji, you can go have a closer look. He won’t bite you Cutie.”

Feeling awfully proud of the way things were going, Kiara relaxed and continued to observe the way the curious little cub took in her new surroundings as the three felines gradually began to bond with one another.

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Feeling that she had laid around long enough, Nala lazily rolled herself off of her favorite sunning rock, giving her body one last stretch before she waved a paw to Amanda as she spoke.

”Well, I’m going to head for a drink. You stay safe Amanda and if you need anything, just go wake up that lazy king of ours.”

Giving Amanda a mischievous grin, Nala turned and wandered off towards The Private Waterhole. As she traveled through the tranquil landscape of the early morning, her mind stayed busy, thinking of the various subjects that she needed to bring up to her fellow Pride Members. It wasn’t until she neared The Private Waterhole, did she notice the presence of both Daxis and Gumu. Clearing her mind of the many issues that cluttered it, the cream colored queen casually strode to the edge of the crystal clear water and spoke to the two males before taking a much needed drink.

”Well, good morning you two. Sleep well I hope?”

Taking her time as she let her raspy tongue dip leisurely into the refreshing liquid, feeling its cold nature slowly bringing her body to a more rejuvenated state, Nala remained silent as she drank, lifting her muzzle after a moments time, licking over her saturated lips with a pleased expression pasted on her face.

”Mmm, nothing like a nice, long drink to get the day started.”

Figuring that there was no rush to get anything done at the moment, Nala made her way over to where the two males were positioned, taking a seat as she addressed each of them in turn.

”I don’t think I got a chance to properly introduce myself to you both yesterday, but my name is Nala. I am Simba’s mate and if you must say so, the queen of these lands although as you’ve probably learned by now, formality isn’t the most stressed topic here in our pride.” Turning to face Daxis, Nala continued. ”You must be Daxis. It’s nice to meet you. From what my mate tells me, you’re very, erm, let’s say, outspoken?” Giving a lighthearted giggle as to show she was merely being humorous towards the young male, the polite queen turned her gaze to the older male now as she resumed speaking. ”And you must be Gumu of the Southlands, am I correct? From what my mate has told me about you, you are quite the opposite of Daxis here.” Nala stated, smiling happily as she awaited a response from either male.

[Faolcho]

Gumu was still sulking from his last encounter with Daxis, but then, Nala, the [url]queen[/url] appeared. This was almost as big as meeting the king's daughter, now the mate! Calm down Gumu, calm down.. you'll do just fine. Relax, she said that formality wasn't a priority? Yes?

He nervously cleared his throat and did his best to dispose of his grumpy look, the first impression, first impression..

"Ah, g-good morning my queen!" He nodded his head in a more forced way, Daxis is bound to make a bad impression. "You could say that. O-ofcourse, you are Simba's mate. I am pleased to meet you." He sighed at his failing of being formal to Nala, he was hardly able to practice, as the Southlanders' leader's main mate was somewhat too posh to talk to the socialise with the average folk. "There is not really more to know about me, well, not anything important."

"I assume your mate is already awake? I need to report something.. annoying. Maybe even ask permission." He couldn't help to smirk at his intentions, discipline, sweet sweet discipline.

[SinChei]

Daxis turned his head to Nala. He felt much better when she was around unlike Simba was around him.
But he still acted Arrogant and evil. He looked arrogant at her and answered with an arrogant voice.

My name is Daxis and i dont care who you are.

He turned his head back to Gumu and looked again arrogant at him.

Oh it looks like Simba has a new Peon. You wanna tell him something annoying? Then tell him my den is too small i want a bigger one

He knew Gumu would never do this but Daxis wanted to annoy Gumu more and more.

[KiarasMate]

Having dealt with many an ornery creature in her lifetime, Nala’s patients was nowhere near tested by the smug remark Daxis gave her in return for her warm welcome. Shrugging with a casual smile, the cream colored queen merely nodded and replied in an overly sweet tone.

”Suit yourself Hun but just remember who brings home the meals in this pride.”

Giving a nonchalant flick of her tail, Nala turned her focus back to the more polite Southlander, speaking in a more suited tone in regards to what he had told and asked of her.

”Oh, I’m sure you have many interesting stories you could share with me Gumu. I’ve never been to where you came from and I always enjoy hearing stories about places I’ve never been. They always intrigue me to no end.” Letting a giggle escape freely from her muzzle upon hearing Gumu inquiring about her mate, Nala shook her head playfully as she stated. ”Oh, one of the first things you’ll learn here about Simba is that he LOVES to sleep in late. He’s probably one of the laziest lions you’ll ever meet Gumu but that’s not to say that he doesn’t take charge when the situation calls for it. By all means though, you are more than welcome to go wake him up if this matter of yours holds any importance. Someone always seems to end up waking him up anyways, as I bet if we let him sleep for as long as he wanted, he’d never see the light of day.”

Giving Gumu a reassuring stare as to convince him that he was free to rouse the king if he so chose, Nala gave a leisurely stretch before rising to her paws and speaking to Gumu once more.

”I have some matters to bring up with my mate as well, so if you’d like, we can go to the main den together, that is, if you don’t mind my company of course Gumu.” Nala remarked, flashing an innocent smile towards the golden maned Southlander as she stood patiently, waiting for a reply from the large male.