Home Is Where The Heart Is ((OPEN))

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Ok here is the plot you have all been waiting for. In a new land, far away from the precious PrideLands, lives a lioness named Ara. She lived alone most of her life. She then meets some lions, and well, of course, lionesses too. She decides to let them to become part of her pride, what other choices did she have? Then, came a day when all things came to a halt. They seemed to be interested in whyAra ran away, and how she became to rule new lands.

The young teenager trotted around, pacing. Her eyes flicking around warily.  A twig snapped, as she let out a yell of shock, causing birds to scatter, but it was only her brother, Aza. Ara immediately began putting on a fake smile like it was a joke brushing the dirt from her soft cream socks and her sleek golden fur. She whipped around, facing her brother, her minty green optics narrowed.  "Hey! What was that for?!" She yells at him, but Aza just shrugs and walks away. She goes back to sitting down. Bored, again.

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(I'll join with Komala.)

Komala wondered around looking for a place to settle for the evening. He wasn't sure how far he had travelled since he was kicked out of his pride, but he knew that he would have to find a new place to live soon. That last few spots he tried to stay at proved to be hazardous, but this area looked promising. His stomach growled from hunger that he had felt for days, so he decided to try and find a meal before resting, and hopefully not encounter a pride in the process.

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"Aza, just stop it!" She growls, pouncing on her brother angrily. "I think theres somebody here.." she mumbles.

Aza just smirks, pushing his sister off. "Daww, is wittle Ara Scared?" He says in a funny like tone, which caused an extremely loud argument, as always it ended with the two agreeing to disagree.

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Komala stopped in his tracks when he heard voices nearby. He got low and stalked in the direction of the noise and came across a lion and lioness arguing with each other. Not wanting to interfere, he started to back away but froze when he stepped on a twig, causing it to snap. "Crap...." He muttered.

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The young teens rose up, fear evident in their eyes. "Is anybody there?" One says, looking around. Ara crouches behind her brother, hoping he could protect her.

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Komala groaned and slowly stood up so they could see him. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to alarm you. I was just passing through and I heard voices nearby."

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"Its, its fine.." She stuttered out, standing up to face the male. Aza just rolled his eyes at his sister, batting his tail afross her face playfully.

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Komala scrapped the ground shyly as he watched them. "What are your names?" He asked. "I'm Komala."

[Leto]

(I'd pitch a teenage Leto into this.)

Life was hardly fair, this was a lesson everyone had to learn sooner or later. Though nature wasn't a kind mistress in the ways she divulged this message; if you didn't pay attention and missed it, too bad for you, the price could very well be your life.

Fortunately for Leto he had learned this message the day he was born, but now found himself wandering through a strech of savannah, nothing in his poise betrayed the troubled thoughts stretching his skull. 'Where were they?' the thoughts mulled in the back of his head, the rest of the squad were to supposed to rendevouz here, but from the looks of Things it seemed either Leto had been fed false intel, or the had squad been caught up with something.

However voices not far from his position betrayed the presence of strangers. Deciding he had some leeway to check out the noise, he stalked towards the sounds. Only to find a group of lions, most of them about his own age. "You're awfully loud to be out here on your own." the young soldier remarked as he made his presence known through approaching them, noise would only attract hostiles and other unwanted attention.

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"Im Ara, and the annoying one is Aza, my brother, unfortunately for me.." She said with an annoyed sigh. Her ears flicked towards the parting of grass, as she met eyes with a male teen, her age. "You can thank my clever brother for that." She remarked, frowning. Aza turned to her and frowned, padding away into the cave, not really that bothered by her comments. He lets out a huff as his partially growing mane flopped into his eyes.

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Komala jumped slightly at the sound of the newcomer and he quickly turned to face him. He had hoped to avoid contact with other lions, but now it seemed like this area was flowing with them.

[Leto]

The ice-blue eyes trailed the assembled felines, they were young,about his own age. From what little Leto knew of other pride customs most lions at his own age would leave their prides and seek out lands of their own. Perhaps that could explain why these young ones were on their own.

"Siblings can be a liability." Leto nodded curtly as the female considered her familiar bond with the male to be an unfortunate circumstance for herself. He had seen sibling rivalry in his own pride, usually it never came to anything as the parties out-grew their childish bickerings, but sometimes the rivalry devolved into hatred, and from that followed murder.

Leto was not a rogue, his pride had no such customs of leaving. It would be foolish to let such resources leave the pride. Each had their part to play, a part to play in the pride. Unfortunately this didn't change the fact that he was marooned, his squad had failed to show up and sending intel of the situation would take days. Three males and one female, the female puzzled Leto a little, didn't females usually stay with their prides, at least that was what he had been taught; females never became rogues.

The brother left, the other male though seemed uneasy, "You can leave you know." the soldier remarked towards the skittish male, his tail giving a quick flicker.

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Komala looked down at the ground, feeling a bit silly for getting worked up. "No I... I think I'll stay. It's been a while since I was around other lions." He admitted.

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"Well, you are welcome to stay, me and my brother often get bored of being alone." She says with a shrug. "We take shelter in the cave my grother rudely stormed into. He is probably thinking of leaving.

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Komala looked up at Ara. "Thanks." He glanced at the cave and tilted his head curiously. "Why is he thinking of leaving?"

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"I don't know. But, he's always going on about leaving, but he never does." She says in a shrug, looking back to the cave and les out a sigh

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"Well I'm not sure where he wants to go." Komala replied, feeling a little confused. "This is the best area I've come across since I left my last pride."

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"Me neither.Really? The best land? I guess we picked right."

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"Yeah it's really nice." Komala replied, nodding. "The others I've come across were either dried up or already taken by another pride. Aside from you and you're brother, there doesn't appear to be any other lions here."