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

[This Land]

"Yeah sure" sheek said in a friendly Relaxed Tone of Voice
Sheek Smiled with his mouth slightly opened.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui was lying under a tree. She had been fast asleep a while ago, but now she was totally awake. She had heard something.
"Nah, propably nothing" she thought.
She was just about to go back to sleep when she heared it again. Someone was talking. Or maybe it was someones!
Slowly she stood up and looked around. then she saw them, a little group of lions, chatting with eachother.
Kirsui was a bit afraid. She had been a loner for some time and didn't have very good memories of other lions. She wanted to go closer so she could hear what these lions were speaking of, but on the otherhand her fear stopped her.
"Oh my, what am I gonna do?"

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Tando caught a scent from someone close by. Tando turned around without saying anything and began walking towards the smell. ''Hmm.. a lioness'' Tando said and showed his claws. ''She better not be hostile'' Tando said and growled as he walked around spotting for the lioness, no one was to touch his friends, no one! ''Anybody there?'' Tando asked and looked into a big bush.. he could sense that someone was inside the bush ''Don't be afraid.. I wont hurt you if you wont hurt us'' Tando said and tried to sound as friendly as he could. He would rather avoid a fight than start one himself.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui was confused. Her previous meetings with other lions came to her memory. She had always ran, after being attacked. But this lion wasn't offensive.
Slowly she came out of the bush.
"Hi" she said carefully keeping her eyes down. She waited the react of the other lion. If he would attack her, she would run - fast!

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''Oh, hi there'' Tando said with a big friendly smile. ''Don't be afraid, I wont hurt you'' Tando said and smiled at the lioness. ''What's your name my friend?'' Tando asked and walked over towards the lioness, Tando could feel that the lioness was a bit afraid, so he stopped in his tracks to make sure she was okay.

[Kirsui]

Well, perhaps he won't hurt me after all... Kirsui thought.
"My name is Kirsui" she replied to the lion. His big smile looked quite funny so she smiled back.
"And what could I call you?"

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''My friends call me Tando, so you should do as well'' Tando said and blinked at her.
''Now, would you like to say hi to the others?'' Tando asked and turned around, looking at her over his shoulder.
''I'm sure they'll love you.. er.. You know what I mean'' Tando said and blinked.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui smiled a bit. She was quite nervous but somehow she felt reliefed. She looked at the other lions, sighed and took a step foward. A new time at her life started. Now she had an opportunity to have friends...
"Shure" she answwered. This Tando seemed to be quite nice. And after looking more closely, the others didn't seem to be that scary.
Well, atleast Tando's with me, she tought and followed Tando.

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Tando layed a paw on Kirsui's shoulder, trying to encourage her.
''Hey, trust me.. They'll like you.. really'' Tando said and smiled his usual friendly smile once again.
They walked for a while, and suddenly Tando realised that they were lost.
''I'm sure this was the way... I mean.. I was only ten meters away from them''
Tando said and looked around.
''Guys?! Where are you?!''
Tando yelled out and spotted in every direction, he didn't want to introduce the new one like this.

[Kirsui]

Now that Tando had started to call his friends Kirsui realized that they really were gone! Just a moment ago they had been there, she was shure of that!
"Where could they be?" she asked and looked around. Somehow Tando's friends had dissapeared.
"Did they mention earlier they would go somewhere?"

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''N-no.. that's what the problem is'' Tando said and looked around.
''Don't worry, we'll be just find'' He said and walked over besied Kirsui.
''We just have to stay calm and dont panic, and not enter places we dont know of, okay?'' Tando said and looked at Kirsui.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui looked to Tando and smiled happily.
"Ok" she replied. "you know, you're closest thing to a friend I've ever had. I've always been teased."
Kirsui sighed. She looked to the horizon and thought her past.
"Every lion I've met after leaving the ones who I knew have been very mean to me. Usually I've been attacked and forced to run away. That's why I was hiding in bushes..."

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Tando looked at her with wide open eyes.
''A.. Are you serious? I dont understand that'' Tando said and smiled weakly. Tando thought about giving her a hug, but he hesitated, but then walked over and gave her a hug.
''I dont know why they would tease you.. I dont see anything bad with you at all'' Tando said and smiled softly.

[Kirsui]

"Really?" Kirsui asked. Now she was really happy. She had never had a hug from anyone, accept her mom when she had been a cub.
"Propably I was a bit too nice" she said. "Well, atleast the others must have thought that way."
Then she smiled again. Maybe her life could turn better.
"Do you think we should go looking your friends?" she asked suddenly.

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''Well, you seem nice enough for me'' Tando said and nudged her lightly.
''Yea, let's go look for them shall we?'' Tando asked and walked up on a hill, looking around the savannah.
''Hmm.. I dont see anyone'' Tando said and looked down back at Kirsui.
''Well, I guess we better start walking in some direction.. I think I know where the waterhole is.. But I'm no so sure, well.. You're saying all your friends teased you?'' Tando asked, he didn't really understand, the lioness was rather pretty and was really nice.

[Kirsui]

"Yeah well... I wouldnt call them friends" kirsui whispered. Those memories were painful, but once she had now opened them for this lion she couldn't keep them under controll. All that laughing, yelling, namecalling and fighting came to her mind. And behind all of this there was this shadowy character who was the reason for all of her pain.
"I was different" she said. "I belonged to a pride some time ago. My mom raised me to be kind. Then something happened. I think she was hunting with other lionesses. But when they came back my mom wasn't with them."
Kirsui took few steps foward, looking around for Tando's friends.
"Then it started. I became teased. One of the older cubs started it. He was always somewere, waiting a moment so the adults wouldn't hear. But when I had grown enough and joined my first hunt I, well..."
Kirsui looked at Tando, holding tears. She didn't want to cry!
"I had to leave. I couldn't stand it anymore!"

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Tando was shocked, from what he had heard, she had been having a terrible past. Tando was also on the edge of crying, so he stood up and walked over and gave Kirsui another big hug, this time he held her there. ''It's gonna be alright okay? I wont tease, abuse or do anything to you, and neither will the others, I hope so'' Tando said and sighed as he tried to comfort Kirsui, he could do little to ease her pains.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui sighed deeply. She was endeed very reliefed that someone atually spoke nicely to her.
"Okey" she relpied. "Thank you for supporting me."
Then she looked to Tando's eyes.
"Could you not to tell enyone about my past? I'll tell them myself when I'm ready."

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''Of course, I understand.. and I wont say anything to anyone, I'll let you handle it yourself'' Tando said and let go of Kirsui.

[This Land]

Sheek looked at Dabiku and then looked at Tando and somone else in the Distance, Sheek smiled
"ill be right back im just gonna check Tando Out, i has found another Lion"

Sheek ran over and finallly cought up the Tando
"Hey Man, i wondered where you was going off too"
Sheek looked down at the New lion
"Hey there, how are you....Whats your name" Sheek said Gently

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Oshiani saw another lioness. She looked at Dabiku. ''I'm just gonna go check out this other lioness. And don't think i'm deserting you either. You can come if you want.'' She said and smiled at Dabiku.
She started to run off down the hill and come to a hault next to Sheek infront of Tando and Kirsui. '' Hey uh... umm...'' She paused.. She smiled at the lioness then kept on talking.'' I'm Oshiani. You know, you kinda look familiar...'' Oshiani said and tilted her head to the side.'' Anyway, you want to come and meet the others?'' Oshiani smiled at the lioness then at Tando.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui wasn't looking anymore for Tando's friends. Actually they had found her and Tando! What a relief, maybe...
"Hi, I'm Kirsui" she answered to the question. Then she looked at Oshiani.
"Um, I don't actually remember seeing you before" she said, tryind to think where she could have met Oshiani. Then she smiled shyly.
"But I'd be pleased to join you."
She didn't say a word about her past. Though she kind of trusted Tando, she had too many bad experiebces of lions and didn't want to reveal too much to the ones she didn't know.

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''And I we will be pleased if you will join us.. heh.. we are like one big pride'' Tando said and giggled at the thought. Tando could feel this was the start of a big friendship between him and all of them, especially Kirsui. ''I'm starving.. anybody wants to go and get something to eat? Dabiku? If you still aren't mad at me'' Tando said and looked down into the ground.

[Kirsui]

Kirsui smiled weakly but then she had to stop.
"I am starvin..." she said. "But I'm not a huntress. I've fed my self by eating what I've managed to find.
Without meeting other lions, she thought but decited not to say it aloud. She thought that noe that Tando knew her story, atleas he would understand why she wasn't a huntress.

[KanuTGL]

Dabiku just rolled her eyes as the others left one by one and lay down in the grass, resting her head on her front paws... "Geez... These fellas are odd..." she thought. The two blue eyes closed and the golden lioness let the sun, which had now finally risen over the mountains, warm her body. "Life is beautiful..." she mumbled to herself. That was what her father had once told her... "Life is beautiful..." She repeated the phrase once more. Those were wise words... Dabiku yawned and opened one eye to look for the others, wherever they were... But... They'd be back... She knew they'd be back...

The golden one closed the eye again and concentrated her thoughts on the warming sunrays. Then she sighed. But of happiness for once.

"Life is beautiful..."

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''Don't worry'' Tando said and smiled at Kirsui. ''We'll handle it for you. Now, you just relax and sit tight as me and the others find some food, alrighty?'' Tando said and kept his smile on. ''It's okay, everything for the newcomer'' Tando added and looked at the other guys. ''So, let's get going, aren't you starving?'' Tando asked and began spotting the savannah for something eatable.

[This Land]

Sheek stepped forward
"Ill get the Food, i have to contribute the the gruop somehow" he said with a smile
Sheek ran off and stopped by Dabiku
"Hey there, sorry i ran off, i was curious, fancy a Bit of Hunting with me or are you ok" sheek said with a big smile on his face

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Oshiani ran up to Sheek and Dabiku. '' Remember guys, the spot up on the hill. Zebras are there every morning till about lunch time.'' She said and smiled and lay down next to Dabiku.

[Kirsui]

Happily Kirsui followed others, from distance though. She wanted to stay close to her new friends but didn't want to mess up the hunting.
Then Kirsui got an idea.
"Wait a sec" she thought. "I could wathc them hunt and try to learn that way!"
She thought this new idea closely and decited to follow it. It was a start after all.

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Tando looked over at Kirsui and smiled softly. ''So, do you want to come and watch? Or do you prefer to stay here? Both decisions are alright with us'' Tando said and looked over at the others. ''Am I right guys?'' Tando asked and giggled lightly.