TheWhistlerify & Thegunner18

[TheGunner18]

Vitani was very surprised at Fadhili's change in heart. If she was adamant that taking the Pridelands was the wrong thing to do, then she could've easily just defected from the Outlands and joined the Pridelanders. It was as easy as that. Then again, if she did decide to join the Pridelanders, Vitani would probably go with her. The Pridelands seemed like a really nice place to live. Vitani opened her mouth to reply to Fadhili when a thought suddenly crossed her mind and she froze in place. They didn't need to kill most of the Pridelanders, did they? They were offering the Outlanders a chance to join them. They were offering peace...Vitani looked down to the ground and started reminiscing on the previous battle.

Kiara had actually been very close to getting a couple of the Outlanders to support them. Vitani could see it in their eyes. Even she had considered joining the Pridelanders, but Zira had managed to persuade her, and everyone else, to stay and fight. Vitani had agreed to fight against the Pridelanders. She had killed Kovu...Kiara was dead, too. Now that she knew her best friend had reservations about whether killing the Pridelanders was right or not, Vitani herself was beginning to regret everything she did. "I-I don't know-" Vitani stuttered, not knowing what to say after her recent regrets. She raised her head and looked up at Fadhili again, this time Vitani more or less understood where her friend was coming from. "You're...you're right. Killing them wasn't the only option we had..." she trailed off, breaking eye contact with Fadhili.

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Vah smirked at Kiara's enthusiasm to start exploring again and watched as she ran next to him. It looked like she had a refreshing spring in her step, which was very nice to see, considering she was found unconscious by Vah just yesterday. He walked past Kiara, brushing his fur against her's and then looked over his shoulder "Well, just thought I should show you where you can hunt when you're able to." he told Kiara, quick to add something onto that. "Obviously, I'm not saying that you can't hunt. I just don't want you to injure yourself." Vah was concerned that if Kiara overexerted herself she might hurt herself quite severely. It was quite difficult to take down something by yourself, and it certainly tired you out.

[TheWhistlerify]

Fadhili really didn't know what to say. It was kind of a good moment to make a comment about the way Vitani listened to Zira and actually killed her own brother, but she knew that she had no right to rebuke. She couldn't blame her friend for what she did while she herself hadn't done much to prevent everything either. "Look, obviously there's nothing we can do about it now... It's over anyways..." she said with a sigh and looked around, only then noticing that there were no animals at all, not even in the distance. "This is wierd..." she said, looking around them and again seeing nothing.

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Kiara smiled at Vah, feeling like knowing where to hunt was obviously important. "What are we waiting for?" she asked, her voice again filled with excitement. She was more htan curious about how did Vah get to come across such an amazing place, but she didn't dare ask since he ended up there by becoming a rouge. The reasons for him being seperated from his family or whatever it was were obviously not something he'd want to talk about, and that's what kept her back from asking.

[TheGunner18]

Vitani sighed staring just to the side of Fadhili's head into open space. She was torn between believing her mother was right in attacking and believing her best friend. Zira just seemed bent on the destruction of anyone who got in her way. She would never settle for peace and she had demonstrated that unrelenting desire for power when Simba was swiftly put down by her. Zira needed everything to herself, and nothing would halt her from getting everything for herself. Vitani thought that her mother sounded so...tyrannical when Vitani thought of her like that. That wasn't the case though, was it? Vitani really didn't want to believe that her mother was like that, but she just couldn't deny it. 

Vitani brang herself back to reality when Fadhili mentioned something about there not being any animals around. This was the Pridelands ,though, wasn't it? There should be life just about everywhere here. Vitani lifted a paw up and placed it on her forehead. She was getting a bad headache from trying to get around all of her recent thoughts about Zira - her mother - being a terrible Queen. Vitani groaned in pain as she planted her paw back on the ground and stumbled towards the nearest Acacia tree's shade. Once she reached it, she lay in the shade of the large tree and, again, raised a paw to her forehead. She had accidentally forgotten all about Fadhili being with her.

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Vah chuckled to himself as he watched Kiara run over to him again. He greatly suspected that she would never run out of energy when exploring, or any other time, really. She still obviously had an element of her adventurous side that she had as a cub. In fact, she must have and more than just an element, she probably never grew out of that adventurous side. It certainly breathed new life into Vah's life anyway, so he wasn't complaining. He actually found it rather cute. It would probably take a while for that adventure to rub off onto Vah, but having Kiara around most definitely hoes. "You seem very eager to get going." he stated simply as he started to walk with Kiara to the so-called 'hunting grounds'.

[TheWhistlerify]

Fadhili stood silently next to Vitani and waited to see whether her friend was going to say anything. But that never happened since Vitani all of a sudden turned towards one of the tree. Fadhili did notice the slight influence what she said had, but now that Vitani was acting like that she was beginning to get a little worried. The lioness slowly followed her friend and lay down beside her once reaching the shade, "Vitani are you feeling okay?" she asked, out of pure concern for her friend.

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Kiara giggle at that. She still couldn't remember anything about her past life, but she doubted she was acting any different from the way she did when she still had her memory, before meeting Vah. "I guess I'm just like that." she said, her tone again filled with excitement as she walked alongside her mate. That again caused her to become more curious about the lion's past and childhood, but she again did not ask just in case his past was not a pleasant one.

[TheGunner18]

Vitani winced slightly as another spike of pain surged through her head. She had no idea what was going on in her mind now, but whatever was happening, it was certainly confusing to say the least. About 30 minutes ago, she was absolutely adamant that her mother did the right thing by killing most of the Pridelanders. Now though...now that wasn't the case. Vitani didn't know why she didn't believe it was the right thing to, but it seemed like something had finally made itself known to her all of a sudden.

There was also something else that was desperately trying to fight Vitani's doubts about Zira, off. At the moment, though, it was just way too confusing for Vitani and she needed some time to think about it. She looked up to Fadhili and put a paw above her eyes to block out the sun. "Yeah, yeah...I'm fine. I just need some time to...think about-about something." Vitani tried to make it sound as if there was nothing to worry about but she didn't know how well it was actually working.

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Vah glanced to his left and smiled at Kiara. He was glad that she was being adventurous and he was really enjoying their time together. He hoped that, no matter what happened in each of their lives, they would always be together, through thick and thin. "Well, please don't change. I'm sure you'll eventually bring out my playful cubbish side, even if you do think it seems impossible. In fact, I think your personality is already rubbing off on me." Vah smirked and licked Kiara on the cheek. Today really was a day that he would always remember.

After walking a little while longer, him and Kiara arrived at their destination. Vah was quick to notice that there was a herd of Antelope grazing a couple of hundred metres ahead of them. "So. Do you think you could hunt with me in a few days? I'm not trying to rush you, I'm just asking." Vah flashed a reassuring smile at Kiara and then glanced up towards the herd.

[TheWhistlerify]

Fadhili was really confused about her friends behaviour as well as she was worried. This sudden and direct mood swing seemed like it was not doing either of them any good, and she completely understood her friend wanting some time to think. "Okay." she said, slowly nodding, "I also need to think a little... I'll see you later okay?" she said as she slowly turned around and walked away from her friend so that they could both get some time to think to themselves.

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Kiara, as excited as she was by then, was about to say that she should give it a shot and hunt right then, but she held herself from doing so. She might still not be in a shape to hunt, and hurting herself wouldn't make her feel any better at all. Smiling, she looked at Vah, "I guess so... Is there still anything left from that zebra in the den, or will you need to hunt now?" she asked, hoping he wouldn't so that she wouldn't feel useless by just sitting and watching from a distance.

[TheGunner18]

Vitani let out an exasperated sigh as she watched her friend walk off. She let her gaze search the area around her, although she took no notice of the surrounding scenery, as her mind was still fixed on her earlier conversation with Fadhili. She seemed to have swayed Vitani's opinion about the Pridelanders and changed it for the better. Although she still couldn't trust them with anything, she could maybe start treating them just a little bit better. Just a little bit so that her mother wouldn't notice her change in heart. Then Vitani could maybe start generally chatting to them. No, she knew that wouldn't work, as the Pridelanders would still hate her and the other Outlanders for what they had done. 

Vitani shook her head and closed her eyes. She should probably tell Fadhili about this. She was her best friend, anyway. Vitani quickly opened her eyes and lay eyes on Fadhili. She wasn't too far away yet, so Vitani pushed herself up from the ground and ran outside the shade of the tree. "Hey, wait a second!" She called out, trying to grab her friend's attention. She continued running towards her until she was almost next to her. "Thank you." Vitani said simply, although she thought that Fadhili would probably want an explanation. "For telling me what you honestly thought about the Pridelanders. You made me look at them in a different perspective. In a way...I feel sorry for them, too." she explained truthfully and as best she could. "I still can't trust them, though, but maybe I'll treat them better than I have before..." she added, still quite weirded out by her different outlook on the Pridelands. 

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Vah looked out on the herd of Antelope and then back to Kiara. There really wasn't any need to hunt, as there was still a lot of that Zebra left. It would just be pointless to hunt something and not eat it. "There's still plenty left on that Zebra, So we're not going to hunt today. Being a rogue is tough, though, and being able to hunt well is vital for survival." Vah stated, becoming a bit more serious. "I'm just wondering if there's anything you want to learn now. Or if you want to wait until tomorrow..." he quickly added. Really, he wanted to wait until Kiara felt she was ready before she did any hunting. Vah sat down on his haunches and glanced up at the sky. It was probably best that Kiara also knew about his life before becoming a rogue, as she was now his mate and he trusted the lioness standing next to him with his life. Granted, it was a random thought in the circumstances, but still, she needed to know.

[TheWhistlerify]

Fadhili looked at her friend, feeling that she not only understood her but also now somewhat shared her feelings. She wanted to say something about her last statement, but she couldn't really. "Me too..." was all she could manage, "I mean... what else can we do?" she sighed as again a wave of guilt went through her as she was reminded of what she hadn't done. But thinking about it now was obviously pointless and not helpful, so she pushed the negative thoughts aside,

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Kiara for some reason found the situation familliar. She went ahead and replied, "Impress me." that statement made the entire scene look even more as if it has happened before, but this time it didn't caused her any headache and she only felt good about it, causing the lioness to giggle as she sat next to Vah. Maybe that meant that she also had some happy times in her life, but that again meant that it somehow ended when she ran away, or was forced away, or whatever it is that had happened to her. But there was no need to bother herself over it now so she pushed those thoughts aside and smiled at Vah.

[TheGunner18]

Vitani nodded and smiled a little at Fadhili. She knew there wasn't anything else that could really be done to help the Pridelanders unless the person who did help wanted to face the consequences. Zira would most definitely not be pleased and Vitani knew that her mother would have no mercy in dealing with traitors. Even though Vitani agreed that she should be a bit kinder to the Pridelanders, she still wouldn't trust them and she would still be cautious when near them. "Yeah, I know. We have to be discreet when helping, though. Zira won't be too happy if she finds out." Vitani told her friend, looking over her shoulder to make sure nobody was eavesdropping on their conversation. She couldn't see anyone, but if somebody was listening in...well...then they would regret it. "so...weren't we meant to go hunting? Or do you need some time to think about whatever it was you were going to think about? Vitani asked, aware that they still couldn't find any animals to hunt. Why there weren't any animals around? Vitani had no idea.

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Vah was surprised that Kiara wanted him to try and impress her by successfully hunting something. But, then again, he should've expected it really, as Kiara had that type of personality. Not that Vah was annoyed or anything because he would gladly take up a challenge, and Kiara's challenge was no different. "Well, if that's what you want, then I'll do it. Vah told her, accepting the challenge given to him. He wasn't planning on disappointing her. "I don't work very well under pressure, though. he quickly added, throwing caution to the wind. It was true though. He didn't work well while others were watching him and putting him under pressure. That wouldn't stop him though.

Vah fixed his attention on the herd of Antelope and blocked every nearly every other distraction out of his mind. He steadied his breathing and crouched as low to the ground as he possibly could, concealing himself within the tall grass. He was very careful when placing his paws on the ground, as he didn't want the herd to be alerted by any sudden noises. After a few minutes of stalking, he had managed to get within 75m of the Antelope. He edged closer, still crouched as low as possible, but before he could do anything else, something caught his eye. A herd of Wildebeest just another couple of hundred metres away. Vah changed course from the Antelope to the Wildebeest and began making his way slowly towards them.

Taking down a Wildebeest would definitely impress Kiara and Vah felt that he could kill one of them anyway, despite it being more difficult than taking down an Antelope. His heart rate slowly began to increase, but he managed to keep his breathing under control and as quiet as possible. After a minute or so, he was just the right distance away from the herd of Wildebeest to start hunting one of them. He quickly picked out what he thought was one of the weaker Wildebeest and readied himself to start chasing it.

Vah swallowed once out of nervousness but forced himself not to let that hinder him during the hunt. He inched a little closer to the Wildebeest and then started to gradually speed up, coming out of the crouching position he had been in for the past few minutes. In a matter of seconds, Vah was sprinting at full speed. He could feel the adrenaline rush through his blood and noticed the Wildebeest look towards him, startled by his sudden appearance. Vah didn't slow down and if anything sped up even more, gritting his teeth as he got closer. He ignored all of the other Wildebeest and focused on the, what he thought was, the weaker of the herd. As soon as Vah saw the Wildebeest turn and run, though, he knew something was wrong, but he couldn't give up now. 

Vah kept his speed up, slowly gaining ground on the animal. Sure enough, after a few more seconds he was in pouncing distance of the Wildebeest. Transferring all of his strength into his hind legs, Vah leapt onto the back of the animal and dug his claws into it, gripping on as hard as he could. As Vah was about to bite the Wildebeest's neck, the animal, in its pained struggle to get its attacker off of its back, swung its head back and sliced Vah's cheek in doings so with one of its horns. The Wildebeest violently swung its head back the opposite direction and pulled Vah off of its back, at the same time ripping through Vah's cheek as he fell. He could feel no pain, despite the large injury he had just been inflicted. He lay there with no knowledge of what was going on around him and didn't even notice the pool of blood gathering around his head. His breathing was fast and shallow, his eyes staring out into open space.

((OOC: Sorry for the long post ))

[TheWhistlerify]

Fadhili slowly nodded, before remembering that they just couldn't let Zira, or anyone else, find out about their opinion or the actions to were soon to follow that opinion. "Yeah, we don't want anybody to find out about that... Especially not your mother..." she said with a sigh, before taking her mind back to the entire hunting thing, "Yes, you're right, but..." again she could see no animals when she looked around them, "But I can't find any animals at all..." she looked at her friend, "This is wierd."

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Kiara chuckled and remained to sit down where she was as she watched Vah headed over to the antelope. She continued to sat still untill she saw Vah get thrown off of the antelope's back, which caused her to immediately rise to her feet and run in Vah's direction. She had no idea what was the antelope going to do, and she let out a loud roar to scare it off just in case it gathered up some courage and decided to attack Vah. She continued running towards him despite the fact that the antelope ran off because he lay there without moving. For a moment she grew really concerned, but a small relief went through her as she arrived at his side and noticed that he was breathing and had his eyes open. "Vah?" she asked, her tone a mixture of her usual calm tone and of a worried one. "Are you okay?" she asked, noticing the deep cut across his cheek and the blood dripping from it.

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