Part 1 - Let the journey begin... [Finished]

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Oshiani smiled as Flare came and sat down next to her.
'' Hey Flare... well.. me?..'' She said and thought of what she could tell him.
''''Well i ran away from my pride when i was a cub. They treated me like filth, i was their slave. I hated it! So... i ran away and have been looking for some new friends or maybe even a new pride. And here i am today.'' She exclaimed and smiled at Flare, he was friendly..
''What about you?''

[This Land]

Sheek lay down and smiled, Things seemed to have grown since the begining, this was another new start for him, another new pride, just like the last he had a long time ago. this one seemed friendlier though, sheek looked all aorund him, the atomphere was pretty nice, everybosy getting to know each other, sheek felt right at home, just a matter of finding one now.

[Kirsui]

Flare looked to the golden lioness under the tree.
"I'm known as Flare" he replied to the question.
"I've been wandering around for some time now. Grew too old in my pride and got exiled by the leader."
He smiled a bit.
"And Kirsui is my cousin" he said and thought what to say next.
"My mom raised her since she was only a little cub, so Kirsui kind of became my little sister."

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Tando gazed over at Oshiani and Flare and looked at them for a moment, then something strafed his mind...
''Huh?'' Tando said to himself and closed his eyes on half to look more concentrated. ''Is it just me... Or do they just fit perfectly with eachother?'' Tando said and moved his headbackwards and opened his eyes widely at what he had just said. ''Just a thought, that strafed my mind.. nothing special'' Tando slapped himself lightly at the side of the face. ''What am I doing?! I hope Oshiani didn't hear...''

[Kirsui]

Kirsui slowly turned to look Flare and Oshiani.
She had heard what Tando had said. Now she was looking those two, searching for what Tando had seen.
"Yes, dear" she whispered then with a grinn.
"They do seem to fit perfectly for eachother."
She turned to look at Tando, still grinning.

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Oshiani heard Tando mumble something but she couldn't quite make out what so she just kept listening to what Flare had to say.
''So uh.... anyone hungry??'' She said and blinked.
For some reason she couldn't think of anything to say, normally she'd be blabbing away.

[This Land]

Sheek looked and Smiled at the rest of the group
He stood up slowly and gave his bosy a shake
"Ill go to get the food, anybosy else want to come??"
Sheek said as he walked toward the center of the gruop

[Kirsui]

"I'll come" Flare said. He loved hunting, and he was a very good tracker.
Flare stood up, ready to go.

Kirsui looked at Tando.
"Mind if I go too?" she asked and gave him a nuzzle. She hadn't hunted in a group for a long time and she felt like needing some practise.

[This Land]

Sheeek smiled widley
"Yeah thats great, more food for everybody aswell, we could catch more than one" he said happily
Sheek bared his claws and brushed them across his chest and licked the sides of his claws while waiting.

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''I'll stay here... with Dabiku and Tando... if you guys aren't going that is.''
She said and smiled. Oshiani looked around.... they had a pretty big group now.
" I wonder if another wanderer will find us..." she said to herself.
She looked up and smiled at them all again.. She'd never really had friends like these guys..

[Kirsui]

"All right" Kirsui said and smiled.
"Let's get going then."

Flare nodded and started to walk. He walked for some time and kept looking to the ground.
"Do you find anything?" he heard Kirsui asking.
"No, just old tracks."
He lifted his head and looked around. Then he looked at Sheek.
"Having any idea where we could find something?" he asked.

[KanuTGL]

Dabiku saw Tando and Kirsui say something to each other and look at Ohsiani and Flare. She thought she knew what they said and she smiled slightly, then took a closer look at the brownish male and pale tan lioness. She nodded to herself and her smile grew wider. They did fit perfectly for each other at least, she had to admit that.

Then someone said something about a hunt, and Dabiku pricked her ears at once. Hunting was something she found a great entertainment. "I'll come!" she said, maybe a little too eagerly, and rose up. She then followed the others. Her movements were now smoother and quicker, head was held high and her tail was carried more relaxed, she was in a good mood.

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Tando couldn't stop a little smile, when Dabiku finally were in a better mood. Actually it embrazed Tando a bit to see her like that. But still.. The thought of that ignorance that came from her, when he tried to appologize... Was just too much.
Tando looked over at Kirsui and smiled softly, as they went off. ''I'll go and look..'' Tando said and slowly got up and picked up the pace. He hurried up beside Kirsui and smiled.
''Just going to see what my star has learned'' Tando said and smiled.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui smiled back to Tando. Oh how she loved him.

Flare suddenly turned his head. He had seen something. He stopped right there where he was and stared at the direction.
He saw a pack of wildbreest and zebras.
"Hey guys" he said.
"How about those?" he pointed at the direction of the pack.

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''Good idea Flare'' Tando bowed down in his crouching position.
''Now.. remember what I teached you Kirsui'' Tando whispered softly in her ear.
''Aim for the throat.. Then you'll bring it down instantly'' Tando licked her ear playfully to make her feel the middle point of this, in Tando's eyes, she was.

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''Good luck on finding some good food guys..'' Oshiani said and smiled.
She watched them as they wondered off into the long grass.
Oshiani rolled over and her back and stared up into the sky...
''I wonder how my parents are.. if they're still alive..'' She said to herself..
She'd love to find them again...

[KanuTGL]

Dabiku had also noticed the herd of animals ahead and she stopped to examine the situation. "Both wildebeest and zebras... How odd..." she thought, but didn't care much. Both were tasty... She turned to the others. "We need to work as a team if we want some food..." she said. Her whisper wasn't more than a hiss in the gentle breeze. Luckily for the hunters, the prey had the wind in their backs, meaning an advantage for the lions. "Two of us should sneak around and attack on the other side while the others stay and wait here. We'll chase the prey your way and you'll just have to pick one and bring it down. I'll go around, who's coming with me?" the lioness continued and looked at the group, one by one. She even glanced at Tando for a second. She still wasn't too fond of him, but if the hunt would be able to work, they'd all have to cooperate.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui crouched and looked to the direction where the wildbreests and zebras were. She would stay here.

"I'll come" Flare said to Dabiku and crouched down. Then he slowly started to circle around the pack, keeping an eye on both the pack and Dabiku.

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''Alrighty then.. I'll stay back with Kirsui'' Tando said and crouched down beside her. ''You ready sweety?'' Tando asked and gave her a lick to embraze her . ''We'll do just fine.. Me you and Sheek, we're going to bring one down!

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Oshiani watched them as they were hunting.. SHe could just see Dabiku and Flare walking off and Tando and Kirsui and Sheek staying the other way.. They must have a good plan..
She looked around and saw something in the distance... another animal...

[Kirsui]

Kirsui looked as Flare and Dabiku went of. She stayed where she was and concentrated on what she was doing.
Be calm. You must NOT be nervous when you have to jump on one wildbreest or zebra, she thought.
Then she saw a movement from her eyecorner. She quickly turned to look at it.
Her eyes went wide open as she saw what it was, another animal running thowards Dabiku.
She didn't know what to do.
If she wouldn't do a thing, Dabiku might get hurt...
And if she would warn Dabiku, she would spoil the hunt...
She looked to Tando, she was desperate. She needed help.

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Tando's eyes widened, he focused on the wild animal, heading towards Dabiku. Apparently, she hadn't noticed it yet. Tando didn't hesitate for a second, he leaped up and rushed towards Dabiku. She didn't even notice him, so he had to save her... which was a weird feeling.
Tando just made it behind Dabiku, aiming for the throat and bringed it down before it could cause harm to Dabiku. Tando quickly let go and looked at Dabiku and Flare. ''Are you alright?'' Tando asked concerned and looked at Dabiku, for the first time very concerned.

[KanuTGL]

Dabiku nodded at Flare and began to walk around the group of prey in a wide circle. Their scent would make them stir up and get worried... Which was good since she wanted them to run away from her and Flare. "And straight into the fangs of our friends..." she thought and couldn't help but grin. Such stupid creatures those were...

Then she noticed something... Something, or someone, was approaching... She stopped in the middle of a step, leaving one front paw hanging in the air, and lifted her head, trying to catch a scent, a sound, movement, anything. When she found neither of those, she decided that it was better to wait and see... But she cuoldn't get rid of the funny feeling that the something that was closing in by every step was after her and would try and get her.

The golden lioness wasn't sure of what to do now. If she stopped and told Flare to be on his guard, the wildebeest might hear them and run, and she didn't want to spoil the hunt for the others. But she didn't do anything... What'd happen then? Still feeling very uneasy, she kept on moving. Next thing she knew was that something flew up behind her and another thing was pinned hard to the ground. In less than a second she had turned around and was ready for a fight when she saw Tando standing over another animal, holding it to the ground tightly. She couldn't really see what it was, Tando and the high grass blocked her sight, but God was she glad that whatever it was was right there. On the ground. Unable to move.

For the first time in a really long while, she was really frightened.

"Are you alright?" someone said and the golden lioness winced and looked up. It was Tando. For maybe a half second, she hesitated talking to him, but that ridiculous thought soon disappeared and she nodded, incredibly grateful. "Yes... We... we are..." she said and did her best to keep her voice steady. "Th-thank you..." she whispered and had to look away. She felt so dumb...

[Kirsui]

Flare was surprised. He looked to Tando, who apparenly had just saved Dabiku's life. He slowly walked to them.
"What is that?" he asked from Tando. He didn't see the wild animal properly.

Kirsui had seen Tando standing up and running to the wild animal. He had saved Dabiku.
"I quess the hunt's not gonna work anymore..." she said and stood up. Then she started walking thowards to Tando, Flare and Dabiku.
"You coming, Sheek?" she asked and looked to him.

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Tando, who still stood at the... animal... glanced over at Dabiku and started walking over to her. What should he say? After all this... Apparently there was good in Dabiku as well.. more than he could imagine. Tando came real close to Dabiku and raised an eyebrow, looking sharply at her.
Suddenly it turned into a soft smile
''Anytime'' Tando said and nudged her over, maybe this would at last end, the hate between Dabiku and Tando, hopefully would end.
''Just make sure to watch yourself when hunting'' Tando said and blinked at her.

[KanuTGL]

Dabiku was still shaking some from the experience. What was happening to her? Normally she would've noticed the attacker far before it would've had any chance to get at her. But today...

It was frightening her... Her senses seemed to have weakened... And if you, as a rouge, wasn't able to detect an ambusher or attacker, that meant...

Death...

The only thing she really feared... Death... Only the word... Frightened her... Suddenly an unwanted stream of images flashed before her inner vision. She saw... What she saw... She gulped and blinked once. Twice. And they were gone. Something had taken her back to reality.

Tando.

"Anytime." he said and gave her a nudge, Dabiku was close to falling over, she was still so shocked, but maintained balance. "Just make sure to watch yourself when hunting." he said, now smiling. Dabiku returned a pale smile and nodded, trying to maintain her dignity. "Y-yeah, you're right." She giggled stupidly and looked back at the brown male. "I-I shall."

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Tando could see something in Dabiku's eyes.. He stared into them for a while to figure out what bothered her. The shock... the fear was in her eyes... the horrible thing, that could have possibly happened if Tando handn't jumped in.
Tando hesitated, but gained hope and layed gently a paw on Dabiku's shoulder.
''Hey.. We all makes mistakes.. And if that should happen again... Always know Tando is watching your back''
Tando said and blinked at her. This situation somehow reminded him of his tragic loss of his mother... Alot of thoughts ran through his head... Dabiku... Kirsui... all the time, just racing through his brain. His heart was racing.. What in the world was going on?
Tando took a deep breath and removed his paw from Dabiku's shoulder again.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui reached Tando and Dabiku.
"Are you all right?" she asked concerned from the golden lioness. She was worried a little bit, though she didn't know dabiku as well as the other lions of the group.
Then Kirsui walked to the animal.
"What is that?" she asked. She had never seen an animal like that. Though, she was still young and maybe this was one of the savannah animals she had never seen, but had maybe heard about.

[KanuTGL]

"Hey... We all makes mistakes... And if that should happen again... Always know Tando is watching your back!"

Dabiku smiled again and felt somehow better. Even if she knew that Tando could never always be her guard... Her smile faded.

She just couldn't understand... Until yesterday she had been perfectly fine. On her own, with no company needed, or wanted. Then this group had showed up. And her world had been turned upside down.

Dabiku shook the last quivers out of her body and felt a little less like a complete coward now, when she wasn't shaking like a leaf in the wind anymore... "Thanks..." she said again to Tando, and suddenly felt like if an enormous load had been lifted from her chest. Maybe the tension between these two had finally eased?

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Tando looked down at the pinned animal in disgust.
''I do not know.. I have never seen such a thing here before'' Tando said showing his claws, making sure that creature wouldn't touch Dabiku og Kirsui at all.
Tando turned around to Dabiku ''Thanks...'' she said to him. A feeling of joy and happiness raced through his body making him almost wince. Tando walked over and gave her a hug.
''So I guess we are fine with eachother.. hm?'' Tando whispered softly in her ear, hoping for the best.. He couldn't think of any other opportunity.