[Closed] Little Stranger (Taraji Chapter 1)

[Faolcho]

Oh shoot. Why did Simba told him not to mind Daxis? He insulted the queen, and he couldn't do a thing about it!

Gumu stood bedazzled as Nala found a very good comeback to Daxis' behaviour, how was he going to react to this? He hoped they'd be gone before the cub could think of an answer.

He cocked his head sidewards as she talked of the king sleeping too long, and even letting himself be awakened by others, even a foreign new lion as he is.

"Well, the first of my stories will be the following." He warped a glance at Daxis. "My former king used to rise before all did, he is a serious lion that doesn't like to be unconcious for too long. Threats can be everywhere, trust no one is his motto." He had a little bit of a sour expression. "That is why he exiles grown male lions. Well, a reason also is that cubs would grow that are not his."

He swallowed shortly after his attention being drawn away by his former pride.

"I-I would be honoured to accompany you."

[SinChei]

Daxis didnt know how he should say to Nalas reply. He raised quickly and made short leaps of fury while snarling quietly.
But after a while he stopped leaping but continued his snarling at her. The red maned cub nearly shouted at her.

Ok then i hunt my own food you will see. then he whispered something stupid heyana

He didnt care if Gumu or Nala herd his whisper. Then he layed down again.

[NightmareMoon]

After a long, peaceful sleep, Mila finally awoke.

The talk that Simba and Mila had the previous night were a bit scary to her. She had no idea how to begin to hunt, or take care of herself, and she was afraid she would be a failure. To her, failure was the worst that could ever happen. She wouldn't be able to deal with it.

To be able to think about these things that had been presented to her, Mila had slept a little ways off from the main den at Pride Rock, where she usually rested at night with her family. Her thoughts about the future continued and continued until sleeps grasp took hold.

Mila stood up quickly, a bit annoyed that she had fallen asleep outside. She thought about Simba and Nala. Hopefully they aren't worried about me... she thought. Her light brown fur gleamed in the sunlight at an awkward angle, making her exceptionally beautiful. It also made her stand out through the Pridelands, especially at Pride Rock. Hopefully someone would notice her like that.

Mila began walking towards Pride Rock, to see Simba and tell her the thoughts she had gathered about the subject she desperately wanted to forget about, when she saw a lion with Nala. That lion... there was something about him that she could see, even at a distance. Her eyes strained to focus in on the details a bit more, but failed. In an attempt to visualize this lion clearer, her walking began a fast-paced walk.

[KiarasMate]

Turning to face Daxis, Nala didn’t look the least bit intimidated by the young male’s display, even going as far as to walk up to where the brazen adolescent had stopped at, giving him a gentle pat with one of her fore paws as she spoke in an encouraging voice.

”That’s a good idea. That way, you can burn off some of this energy of yours and I’m sure there are plenty of lizards around here that will make for some decent pray for you Hun.”

Making her way back to where Gumu was, Nala listened to what the golden maned feline had to say about his former pride, bringing a more sympathetic look to be featured upon her face as she spoke in response to what she had heard.

”Sounds like a tough life to live Gumu. Reminds me a lot like how this pride used to be like under the reign of Scar, my mate’s former uncle, but I’d rather not get into detail of that matter if you don’t mind. It doesn’t hold many pleasantries for me.”

Shivering slightly from the thoughts of Scar and what she had endured under his rule, Nala’s mood shifted to a more desirable one as Gumu accepted her offer to escort her to the main den. Smiling and wasting no time, Nala took lead, motioning for the large Southlander to follow as the two felines left Daxis to his own accord. The pair hadn’t been walking for very long however, when Nala’s keen eyesight picked up the familiar silhouette of Mila, who seemed to be making her way towards the two. Turning to Gumu, knowing that the golden maned lion knew his manners and wouldn’t pose any threat to Mila, Nala spoke softly to him as the young lioness approached.

”Ahh, looks like you’ve caught the eye of someone else here Gumu. That young lioness there is named Mila. She’s very friendly and reliable. Don’t let her looks fool you though, she isn’t my daughter, although both Simba and I have raised her since she was a cub, due to some unfortunate events involving her parents. Another subject though that really isn’t discussed much. I’m sure you understand though.” Waving a paw to grab Mila’s attention and to signify that her presence had been known, Nala called out to her fellow lioness in a cheery voice. ”Good morning Mila. Didn’t see you for supper last night. Is everything okay?”

As the three felines met up, Nala stayed quiet for a moment, allowing Gumu to take the initiative to introduce himself to the cute lioness in front of him, knowing that Mila was always more than happy to make new members of the pride feel as welcome as could be.

[SinChei]

Daxis was speechless and just snarled after her very loud. He stayed on the warm ground
and yelled after the two adult lions.

Yeah walk off like two mingy hyaenas

He rested his head on the ground and cllosed his eyes

[Faolcho]

Gumu couldn't help to make a sound in amazement at Nala's handling with the cub, she was mopping the floor with his 3 hairs for a mane! His vengeance was sweet, he heaved his head and formed a very mischievous smirk. He narrowed his eyes in victory at Daxis, hah! Being that far away from disciplined lions can really make you petty.

He heard Nala talk of this Scar once more, which made him think where the cub near him has gotten that weird cross shaped scar. He shrugged it off as it being a punishment for his behaviour. Meanwhile, she was still talking about Scar, which made his attention turn at her once more.

"Ah, a lioness told me of Scar yesterday." He said whilst following Simba's mate.

He narrowed his eyes only to see a silhouette, later on, he recognized her to be a lioness. Nala told him of her, seemed to have a tragic past. At first he thought the Pridelanders to be free, careless and outward, but, when seeing closer, he saw that this is not the truth. A lot of felines seem to hold their tongue about certain subjects, at least some form of discipline!

"Good morning." He nodded his head in acknowledgement and greeting at the lioness. "My name is Gumu, I originate from the southern savannahs. Nala already told me about you, I am pleased to meet you."

[NightmareMoon]

As Mila was heading for pride rock towards Nala, she saw that she had already been noticed and that Nala wanted to talk.

She made her way towards the two felines, taking note of Gumu and that he was foreign. She was not too shocked however, as many new faces had been popping up around the Pridelands as of late.

She listened as Nala asked her a question, and as Gumu introduced himself. As he talked, she scanned his muscular frame stealthily as she listened carefully to the booming voice of the male. Hmm.. a formal lion. were her thoughts towards his manners.

"Pleased to meet you too, Gumu. I'm Mila." Mila said, with a innocent smile that she seemed to have at all times. She nodded her head as well as to try and be polite back towards the masculine figure.

Mila turned her head back towards Nala in response to her question. "Yeah Nala, there's something on my mind, but I'll talk to you later about it in private if that's alright? I definitely don't want to avoid the new lion here." She said with a bit of a smirk towards Nala, to indicate what she meant.

[KiarasMate]

Nala stood idly by while the two felines got to know each other, speaking up when Mila addressed her.

”Of course Mila. You know I have to go for the hunt later on but if you happen to catch me before or after that, we can chat.” Dawning a sneaky grin, Nala added in. ”Oh, I doubt anything would get to Gumu here. From what I’ve seen, he’s already had to put up with a lot from that Daxis fellow. If you haven’t met him already Mila, I suggest you prepare yourself for a very cold welcome. He’s just a young adolescent though.”

Being patient as she allowed for Gumu and Mila to converse, Nala took a seat, not knowing how long the two might engage in their conversation for but knowing that her mate was most likely still asleep, there was no reason to rush the situation. The cream colored queen simply watched her two fellow Pride Members with an intent gaze, smiling from the way Mila seemed to have taken an interest in Gumu already.

[Lodrill]

Taraji closed the gap to Kovu bit by bit sliding a bit forward with her forepaws every minute. It looked funny. All the time she kept Kovu focused and each of his movements made her wince back. But encouraged by Kiaras words she tried to figure out more about this big lion.

It took her forever until she reached him and her small nose trembled while she tried to get the scent of Kovu. He smelt a lot different from Kiara even if a bit of her scent was at him. Kiara smelt like flowers and wind... or so Taraji associated her scent.
Kovu in contrast smellt more like earth. A nice scent for its own alright.

Taraji slowly investigated the mane of Kovu. She never had seen a lions mane before. It fancinated her. She even began to purr very faint. But with one small movement of Kovu that made the mane move too she winced back and rushed back to Kiara. She snuggled deep into her fur. Here she felt safe. But her eyes were already on Kovu again. Even if still very shy about him it was clear that she liked him just as much as Kiara.

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Meanwhile Laini got up and left her den to get a drink before all the others were at the watering hole. From the distance she saw Nala and the strange lion from this night walking towards pride rock. They met up with Mila half away. Laini picked up a faster pace and made a big circle around them to get to the direction of the water hole.

As she peeked back over her shoulder she could see another stranger at the private water hole. She could only see the red mane but not really how the lion looked like. Also did Laini not really care. She was used to sneek around other lions and get our of their way. She rushed towards the water hole that, she was really lucky, had no visitor so far. She decended her muzzle to the crystal surface and slowly started drinking.

[KiarasMate]

Letting out an amused giggle from the way Taraji retreated back to her side, Kiara leaned down to give their daughter a loving nuzzle as she encouraged her to try again.

”Oh yes, he’s a big boy, huh Taraji?” Giving her mate a smile, Kiara spoke again. ”at least she’s not running away from you this time Honey. That’s progress, right?”

Feeling the little cub being so close to her once more, Kiara felt the low but unmistakable vibrations of Taraji’s stomach as it growled hungrily, causing the golden furred princess to think about retrieving their daughter some breakfast. Remembering how much effort was needed for the tiny cub to devour the small amounts of antelope meat that she was given the previous day, Kiara thought of some other form of sustenance for Taraji to eat. Still not knowing if any of her fellow lionesses were producing milk, Kiara decided to go have a look to see what she could find for the little cub. Speaking softly towards her mate, Kiara lightly rose to her paws.

”Sounds like Taraji is hungry Honey. I will go see what I can find for her to eat. Will you watch her for the time being? Maybe you two can get to know each other a bit better. She looked as though she was pretty intrigued by your mane Honey. Maybe she’d like a ride on your back or something. I know you will think of something but I’ll be right back. Leaning down to give their daughter a tender nuzzle and lick, Kiara spoke warmly to the small cub. ”I’ll be right back Taraji. I’m going to go find you something to eat, okay Cutie? I promise I’ll be back really soon. You play nicely with Daddy Kovu.”

Not wishing to leave without a verbal confirmation from her mate, Kiara stayed situated as she awaited his reply.