by AustralianChaos » July 12th, 2010, 7:26 am
Tanga was roused by Imani's tail...not that it bothered him in the slightest. He did not move, however, merely opened his eyes, listening as Imani made her away from the others.
As he lay still, he thought over the last two months, which were the best of his life by a very long margin. He had friends in Auni, Ra and, to a slightly lesser extent, Mufalfa...and the love of his life in Imani. He stole a glance over at Ra, smiling at the sight of her swollen belly. He remembered the cubs from the pride he had briefly been a part of two to three months ago, and got the feeling that he would be perfectly happy helping Ra and Mufalfa watch over the little ones as the grew up.
Eventually Tanga's rested body cried out for movement, and he stretched and slowly sat up, making sure he did not disturb anyone else. He looked over the where Imani had headed off for a drink, before bowing his head slightly, nervousness taking over.
Two months...for two months he had been with her, shared her company, and given her all the love he could. He was extremely happy with the way things had turned out, but his nervousness was derived from one thing he had not yet discussed with her...the possibility of the taking the next, final step in their relationship.
For a few days now, Tanga had been very seriously considering the thought of asking Imani officially to become his mate. But his shyness and nervousness, while diminished from the months spent in the company of the group, had not disappeared entirely, and this subject still brought that side of him up in full force.
What made it harder was that he had no idea how to go about such a proposal. He had lost his parents too soon, and had not learned of how such things worked. In the midst of this thoughts, and his worries, he realised that, given how much Imani meant to him, he was going to ask her...and soon, but not until he knew the facts. And to do that, he was going to have to breach the subject with someone else.
He had considered asking both Auni and Ra about it, but could not decide. Knowing he wanted to propose to Imani, and soon, he decided that he would have to do it today...and with whoever he could talk with first.
But since everyone was still asleep, and Tanga was also feeling thirsty, he slowly rose to his feet, dragging his still-drowsy to the waterhole. "Morning," he said softly to Imani, giving her a quick nuzzle, before getting his own drink.