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 Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:45 am
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Briskei
Story Contest Plot Entry
Plain Brother Name and Owner: Kujali ('caring') - Ruler of Everything
Spotted Brother Name and Owner: Briskei ('finds') - Dame NightFury
Leopardess Name and Owner: Kuamini ('trusting') - xxLuminol
What's going on here?: Though it is difficult to tell from Kujali and Briskei's spotted differences, the two are brothers from the same long line of cheetahs. Their parents were madly in love, though the two never really had the chance to see that. Kujali was born in the pair's first litter and just so happened to be the only cub that came from it. Almost immediately after his birth, his mother was pregnant once more in hopes of being able to raise a large family. Kujali grew taller while his mother's belly grew larger, and his father always had to keep a watchful eye on him. He was always getting into things out of boredom simply because no one would play with him.
Their mother was about three quarters of the way through her pregnancy when, surprise, Briskei was born prematurely. His birth was a messy one and all of the other cubs were stillborn - still too young to live on their own. This difficult birth resulted in the death of their mother, who wished them all her love. Their father was distraught. He had no idea how to raise cubs on his own! Luckily enough for him, the boys were easy to manage. They grew close quickly and, soon enough, were the best of friends. Their father raised them to be bold and strong, just as he was. When Briskei was old enough, their father left them to go on his own way. And so began their journey together.
Meanwhile, a white leopardess happened to be making trouble for herself. For days, Kuamini had been evading a leopard that she had rejected. He had been furious with her. He ended up lashing out at her, sending her running. Which did nothing but make him even more angry. With cruel intentions, he followed her. And in a few days, she was exhausted. She had gotten little sleep and had been on her feet almost constantly. She thought she was safe. Kuamini curled up near a rocky dropoff, thinking that no one would find her there.
The rejected leopard did find her, though. He raked his claws across her hindquarters while she was asleep, which startled her awake. She jumped back as fast as she could - right over the drop off. It was not large enough to kill, but it did its damage. Her head hit a rock upon impact with the ground, and after that, all was a blur to her. Thinking he had killed her, the leopard panicked and ran. It was only by chance that Briskei and Kujali happened to stumble upon her.
The boys realized she was alive, and being sweet and well-mannered, positioned themselves on either side of her and went to sleep. Upon their waking, the leopardess was already scurrying around, sniffing about and appearing perfectly fine and content with what was going on. The boys exchanged glances and got up to speak to her, only to be shocked at how she greeted them. "Brothers! Finally you are awake!" It took them both a moment before they realized what had happened. The lump on her head and loving look in her eyes told them all they needed to know. She thought she was related to them.
Kujali pitied her, and named her Kuamini. He often spoke to her in conversation and mentioned her name to make her feel more involved, while Briskei helped her along as best as he could. While she felt happy and content with them, the boys could not feel anything but awkward. They forced themselves to be kind out of pity and knew almost nothing about this mystery leopardess. Then again, they seemed to know more than she did.
Eventually, the boys grew to accept her into their lives. They travel with her constantly and are never far about. They simply have two issues. How will they ever tell her that they are not related? Or that she isn't actually a cheetah? |
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:52 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:56 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:57 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:58 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:03 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:04 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:05 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:59 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:00 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:02 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:17 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:18 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:32 am
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