"Of course you could Kyung." He nudged him lightly with his shoulder while entwining their tails further. "But I'll be happy to be by you, even after you figure that out for yourself!" and Chisulo truly believed that. Kyung was possibly the kindest person he had even known. He was caring, thoughtful and worked really hard! That's how Chisulo knew Nahasi would like him, because Nahasi was all those things too! And soon Kyung would know that too!
And if Chisulo was being honest (which he always tried to be!), being with Kyung made the achy feeling in his heart go away, just like Nahasi. He hadn't really noticed it at all, until that scary dream he had after his momma moved him and his brothers to a separate den. Chisulo had started feeling it after that, but being around his brothers, momma, sisters, and Nahasi made it go away. But then his sisters had to leave, his momma was never around anymore, and his brothers all started their apprenticeships. Suddenly, that dream felt like it was coming true and the ache hurt really bad. But then Kyung and him had become friends! Whenever he was with his friend he never even thought of the ache! Between Kyung, Nahasi and his momma's occasional return home, Chisulo hadn't felt achy in a long time!
He saw Nahasi enter the park cavern and resisted the urge to bolt over to him and greet him. Right now Kyung needed him, just like how he needed Kyung! He did wave though, as he saw Nahasi spot them! He gave Kyung a reassuring smile as his cousin walked toward them.
"Good Morning Nahasi! Hope the morning meeting went okay! I know Ijara was excited about how the new tunnels were coming along!" The leopard doesn't show it, but Chisulo knew he was happy when he was doing his job! But it was time for the exciting part!
"Kyung, this is my cousin, Nahasi! Nahasi, this is my best friend, Kyung!"