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 Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:36 am
The little cub was thoughtful. It wasn't unusual for him to be a bit quiet and distant from his siblings, but today he was feeling particularly avoidant. There was something funny going on, something strange that upset his pleasant little life. His mother, Ukoo, had been acting very odd and seemed to continually gnaw on a wound on her paw. This behavior seemed odd . . .well, in all honesty, the entire affair was odd! Waking up to find his two mothers covered in wounds, neither one speaking to the other.
Rahim couldn't put his paw on it but he thought that maybe something had happened. Something had changed and he didn't know how to fix it. He had laid out grasses and gifted Ukoo with flowers in hopes of seeing her smile, but that didn't seem to fix anything. He hadn't yet bumped in to his other mother. . . .but maybe if he gave her flowers too she wouldn't feel so distant either.
Honestly, it was troubling to the cub. He prided himself on making sure his family was safe and happy. Unfortunately, none of the adults (at least his two mothers that were most important to him) were . . . and he couldn't figure it out. There wer missing pieces of the puzzle, information he hadn't been privy to, and he found it both horrible and fascinating all at once.
Trotting away from the den, making his way through the tall grasses and pushing on towards the lake, Rahim was unaware of his surroundings or those nearby. The little cogs of his mind were churning, consuming his free time for careful consideration. Honestly, though he preferred Ukoo happy and smiling, another part of him wasn't sure if he wanted tings to get better or worse. . . Studying the differences between what Ukoo and her sister had been and comparing them to how they reacted to each other now was incredibly amazing.
At least for the little cub Rahim.
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:59 am
Suha was innocently oblivious to the issue between the two lionesses under Vizier Taraq'. She'd been too caught up in the arrival of an aunt, and her daddy's old friend, to be aware of everything else that was going on at the moment. She was so excited to have more family to meet, though her aunt's explanation of how her Pad was now in the sky with Suha's grandfather had rather confused the little cub.
Sure it would be wonderful to float around on a cloud or play in the distant stars, but aunt Amani had been so wonderful to meet, and had been so sad that he was gone... how could he have left her like that?
It was puzzling, and no one had really had much of an answer for her. She'd not really asked much, it felt a bit...well. Like it wasn't something she was supposed to ask about. But she didn't know how else she'd understand if no one were willing to explain it to her. Maybe this was another of those 'when you're older' things.
She didn't like those things very much though.
Nor was she really that happy about what had happened when she'd tried to tell her first ever story. She'd worked so hard on it, and had made it up all by herself. And her audience hadn't even been able to listen long enough to know how it ended. She hadn't tried to make another story since, and it was starting to weigh on her a little bit. It wasn't that noticeable really, because she always tried to be her best for everyone, but Suha wasn't quite as cheerful as she usually was.
Her aunt's Pad had left her all by herself, and Suha couldn't understand how someone could do that to someone they loved. The rogue lands were dangerous! And even though aunt Amani had come home alright, she'd been so sad before she'd been given to a new Pad. Suha didn't like that idea much, what about falling in love? And her lovestory's utter failure had left her feeling even worse about it...
Her pawsteps dragged slightly, without stories to think up she didn't have much else to do at the moment besides dwelling on the troubling questions that she couldn't understand. It was warm enough to make her want a drink, so she'd decided to head off towards the lake, though what she was going to do after that she wasn't sure. Cloudwatching wasn't as fun when her stories about the shapes were no good...
...oh.
Silver-tipped ears perked up hopefully as she spotted a familiar dark green figure ahead of her. It wasn't the shy curious Anwar though. It was...Rahim. Somehow that made her feel slightly better. She'd liked seeing him before, he'd been so interesting. Maybe he wouldn't mind talking again?
"...hello," she said, suddenly remembering that Banu weren't supposed to speak first. But...but she wanted to say hello at least and he hadn't seen her yet...she was...she was just making her presence known. Yeah, that was it.
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:51 am
Ears turned as a voice spoke, breaking him out of his reverie. The voice sounded familiar, but not because it was his mother or another banu of his family. No, ears swiveled and red eyes soon fell upon the sight of her!
It was . . . it was Suha! Her pale coat and violet splotches were a familiar sight and the little olive coated one was rather pleased to see her again. She had been fun to hang out with and was a pleasant little banu. . . Not at all like some of his sisters. The fact that she wasn't one of his sisters made it even more interesting, even if she was just a silly banu.
Though banu weren't supposed to speak first, he was inwardly glad that she had because he might have walked right on by without noticing her. The little cub trotted forward, his thoughtful expression shifting from serious in to something a little more pleasant. A small whisper of a smile crossed his features and it didn't take long for him to change the route he'd been walking so he might bridge the distance between Suha and himself.
"Hello again, Suha," he greeted, proud that he remembered her name. He didn't necessarily have to remember any banu's name but he'd chosen to remember hers. She was much better company than that strange half-ling cheetah-lion. . . . At least in Rahim's opinion. But then, the quiet cub often preferred the company of banu as opposed to his more rough and tumble brothers. It wasn't that he was a weak or small cub, certainly not, but he did enjoy the fact he could relax in their company without judgement.
Brains over brawn, or so Rahim liked to play. And Suha seemed to be pretty intelligent . . . for a girl.
"How've you been?" It had been a little bit of time since he'd last crossed the path of her. He was curious to know how she'd faired and what was new with her life. Settling down before her, he wrapped his striped tail around his paws and waited patiently for a reply. No reason he couldn't get comfortable. . . Besides, she'd prove a good distractions from the heavy thoughts and mysteries of his mother.
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Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:53 pm
He remembered her name.
A giddy little swirl of feel accompanied that knowledge, though it did seem a bit silly. She'd remembered his after all. And his brother's. And Mirage's. And Zarha's. And Afsar's. And...and lots of people. Of course he wouldn't forget... but well...he might have thought it wasn't so important to remember the name of a mere Banu.
But she wasn't just some Banu. She was Sultan Aali's daughter, and just because she was Sultana Aysel's youngest didn't make her any less special. But she wasn't sure she'd ever told Rahim that...not that she was trying to keep it a secret. She just... didn't feel it was something to be announced all over the pride. That would be too much like bragging, and she didn't want to do that. Even though she was so very proud to be daddy's daughter.
She grinned at him as he approached, though she managed to compose herself to just smile at him. She didn't want him to think she was just some goofy little cub...even if she might be. No, she wasn't going to be some silly girl. She was a polite, intelligent, well-mannered Banu. A young Banu. But a Banu nonetheless.
"It is good to see you again, Rahim," Suha greeted, now that he had spoken she had no need to try to remember to be quiet and wait to be addressed. She was already relieved that he hadn't commented on her out of order hello. At his question she shuffled one paw against the dirt, sitting herself when he did. It would be nice to have someone to talk to.
Really, his question shouldn't have needed that much thought. But...well. A lot had happened, and some of it had hurt. Not that it was really a big deal, but...well...
"I am alright," she decided. Her story attempt had been received terribly, and had rather depressed her, taking away her creative impulse to make up new ones. But her aunt had come back, and now had a new Pad of her own. So the bad was balanced by the good then. So then she should be well enough. It wasn't really her place to complain about lacking talent... "And you?" Suha asked in return, "How have you been?"
It hardly seemed the usual sort of conversation two young cubs might have, but she was trying so very hard to be polite, to make a good impression. Because she was still her daddy's Banu, what she did might reflect on him. She only wanted it to reflect well, to make him proud of her. And maybe make Rahim think she was a good Banu too. She liked him, he seemed to be smart and kind of interesting, she didn't want him to think she was just some silly little girl.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:02 am
Rahim allowed his red eyes to study the little female before him. He remembered her creams, of course, and the tickle of lavender on her coat. But with her just sitting before him, the inquisitive cub found other things interesting about her. Like her hair. . . it was black. . . . even amidst all the pales, it was much darker than the rest of her and yet it didn't scream to be noticed. Huh. . . . And there were darker purple stripes amidst her lavender socks. . . . An interesting little cub, really, quite different than the olive, black, blue and white striped cubs he saw on a daily basis.
Etching such things to memory (a habit he had with everyone he met) Rahim found he was genuinely curious to see how she'd been. It wasn't like that with everyone, of course not, most of the time he merely acted the part other lions and banu expected him to play. Strange, really, but he found he was a very good actor. . . . He was observant enough to know how he should respond and reply.
It didn't bother him that he didn't care. . . Because he did. Sometimes. He loved Ukoo with all his heart, he respected his father, and he was protective over his siblings. Mind, some of them he wasn't particularly close to, and for the most part he kept his distance. . . . . but he wasn't completely apathetic. Just sometimes.
But Suha. . . . she was interesting. He'd always found banu amusing, but she was so polite and they did have fun the last time they met. No, he found himself intrigued despite himself and eager to hear what she'd been up to.
Unfortunately, it seemed as if the answer was complicated. The way she sat there, quiet for a moment, caused his ears to swivel towards her. His head canted lightly to the side as he studied her. . . Hmm. He tried to pinpoint the emotions that he thought he saw, but not knowing her well made it difficult. In fact, he could only guess what was running through her face and what her body language meant. . . . but. . . .well. . . . maybe in due time he'd begin to properly figure her out.
". . . just all right?" He questioned, looking down to study one of his paws for a moment before returning his gaze back to her own. "I might have hoped you'd be well." A slight poke and pry, curious to know what made her so thoughtful for a moment but he wasn't going to demand her speak.
no, Rahim wasn't like some males that were pushy and full of orders. If he wanted to act like that he would, certainly, but for some reason he didn't want to with Suha. No, with her he thought it might be nice to just be . . .well. . . . himself. "I've been all right too. Things have been a little strange back at home but. . .well. . . . it's nice to have a distraction." Implying Suha, of course, and the small smile that followed was genuine.
He hadn't really bothered to talk to any other cubs outside of his family. . . so it as good to have met her this afternoon. It certainly kept his brain from trying to figure out what was wrong with Otep and Ukoo.
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:41 pm
Her silver-tipped ears dropped slightly when he commented that he’d hoped she’d been ‘well’ and not just ‘alright’. Maybe she should have just given him the usual reflexive ‘fine, thanks, how’re you?’ instead. But…but it felt dishonest somehow. Even if what was bothering her was kind of silly. She just…some of it she didn’t understand, and some of it was her own shortcomings. So mostly it was just her fault and she should learn to be better than that. Somehow.
“It…it was a little busy our home for a while too,” she finally decided, scuffing her toes into the small dent she was making in the ground, “My…my aunt came home. But… but her Pad had went away. She said…she said that he went to be with my grandfather in the sky, because they were very good friends, but… but he made her so sad when he left…
“She has a new Pad now,” Suha hastened to add, “The one with the really fluffy mane! He saved my brother, and daddy- ah, I mean, my father gave her to him in… in gra-ti-tude…” Suha paused a moment, mentally checking she’d said it right. It meant he did it to say ‘thank you’ only it was a better way of saying it… yes, she’d said it right, she was sure of it. “I think she’s happy now, but…I don’t understand why her first Pad would leave her all alone in… in the rogue lands. H-how could he leave his Banu like that?” Suha was plainly distressed by the question. It didn’t help that she wanted to know why he and her grandfather were in the sky either. Would Aunt Amani’s old Pad be upset that she belonged to someone else? And why didn’t they come back to see their families anymore? She’d never met her grandfather, her daddy never mentioned why. Maybe grandfather didn’t want to meet her?
And…and what if her Pad decided to go live up in the sky and left her all alone someday? What would she do? She didn’t know how to go live in the sky, she couldn’t fly like a bird or float along the wind like the big fluffy clouds she sometimes watched. She would be all alone. Aunt Amani said that her Pad had loved her, but if someone as wonderful and beautiful as her aunt could get left behind…what would Suha do?
“…I’m sorry, I think I talk too much sometimes…” she mumbled, ducking her head as if to study the dust and bits of grass clinging to her toes as she pawed at the ground. “If I’m bothering you, you could just tell me to be quiet,” she added after a moment, lifting her light eyes to glance shyly at him again. His eyes were such a striking color. Bright red, not like any of her brothers’ or sisters’ or any of her mommies’ eyes. Or her cousins either. She offered him a timid smile in return for the one she saw on his dark-furred maw. Such pretty almost-stripy patterns in his fur, all so dark with just enough brightness to stand out…
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:32 pm
The little cub blinked as soon as Suha's ears dropped. He wondered why she suddenly looked so unsure or apologetic to his reply. It had been a compliment, after all, seeing as he had wanted her to be well and cared enough to actually think it. It wasn't her fault she was upset. . . .
Still, he'd ponder her reaction later and instead focused on what she had to say. Family huh? Rahim knew a lot about family as things had happened between Ukoo and Otep. He still wasn't exactly sure, but with the way both of them had been scarred and the coldness felt between them he was guessing maybe a fight. But why they would fight, he didn't know. . . but he certainly knew he didn't like it one bit!
At least now he could focus more on what Suha had to say. . . . Something about her aunt being left alone? Her pad going to the . . . .the sky? The cub reflexively glanced up, his little tail twitching in thought. The sky. . . the sky. . . . Oooooh, something told him he knew exactly why he'd left. He'd . . . he'd died, hadn't he? Because lions didn't just grow wings and fly, after all, that would be ridiculous!
Still, the older cub didn't want to be the one to be the bearer of bad news and if Suha didn't understand well. . . .she would, someday. The distress in her voice was kind of cute though, and Rahim felt compelled to reassure her. "I've heard of this happening before," he stated with a nod. "Sometimes it happens to banu too, where they leave their pad. In fact I . . . I think it's meant to happen to all of us someday. I don't think it's an intional thing, ya know? It just. . . happens." He blinked, thinking about it and not really liking the idea.
In retrospect, he realized he might scare the banu more with such a thought and hastily continued, "But from what I recall it doesn't usually happen until you're much much older! So don't worry too much, Suha." He grinned, reaching out to lightly paw at her. "The fact that your aunt is lucky to have a new pad and still has all the memories of her old one is good too, remember. Just cause he's gone in the sky doesn't mean he's forgotten or any less loved."
Or something. That sounded good, right? Girls liked to hear about love and affection, right? Besides, it's how Rahim would like to hear about it. If he were to leave all his future banu and go to the sky, he'd want to be remembered and loved forever and ever and ever.
"Oh, don't worry . . . I like knowing what you have to think and say," he encouraged with a shrug. "I dunno about others but I think banu are interesting. Besides, we're friends too, right? Just cause you're a banu and I'm a pesar doesn't mean we can't be friends. . . " He added, his ebony striped tail flicking behind him cooly. "At least that's what I think," he added with a firm nod. Maybe other pesar and pad's felt differently. . . in fact he KNEW they did. . . . but Rahim was a little different himself.
He preferred the company of banu over his fellow rough and tumble males. He liked to study and use his brain more than brawn. . . it would serve him well someday. In fact, he knew that if he was smart enough he could make any of the banu in the pride like him or hate him. . . even banu just like Suha. Grinning a bit, he stretched and gave a little laugh. "I could tell you to be quiet but I won't. Maybe other Pad and Pesar will but you don't have to worry about that with me. I like you. You're smart, so I like knowing what's on your mind."
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:09 pm
Suha was quietly attending to the deeply crucial task of observing the dirt now clinging to her paw and therefore could not to anything else stupid or annoying or whatever that might bother Rahim, or upset him, or…or…something. She wasn’t sure what it was about him that made her want to confess how she felt and, at the same time, prove that she was just as good at anything as anyone else might be. It seemed impossible to do both though. And now she rather felt like she’d botched it entirely.
So it was with a look of hope that she lifted her eyes from where shed been studying the dirt at and on her feet when Rahim said he’d heard of it happening. Her ears lifted slightly forward, as though she hung on his every word. And, in a way, she did. She’d been struggling to find an answer to this thing her aunt had told her, and it had done nothing but trouble her since. It was…distressing. That a Pad might abandon a Banu who needed him, who loved him.
Unfortunately, just as Rahim had predicted, his next words, that it happened for no apparent reason, that it would happen to everyone…it did scare her. Her ears went back again, her pale eyes going huge with fright, and she cringed slightly, as though afraid the sky might snatch her away right then and there. His explanation that it usually happened when someone was older did help soothe her some, but she couldn’t help worrying then about all the ‘older’ people she knew. And, for a young cub, most people were older. Mommy, daddy, aunt Amani…just about everyone seemed old to the little cub. Was the sky going to take them away too?
She did manage a small smile when he pawed at her and added that they were loved anyway. If they could be loved still, then maybe they still loved the people who they left behind. And aunt Amani did seem to be pretty happy now. Love was the best thing of all, if it could even reach as high as the sky. Aunt Amani had said that he’d loved her, her Pad. And she loved him. So…so maybe…maybe it wasn’t as horrible as she’d thought. After all, he hadn’t just left her. The sky took him. He really might have loved her and wanted to protect her and help her. Maybe his love had helped her to come home. Maybe…
As he continued on, saying that he liked to know what she was thinking, liked hearing what she had to say…Suha stopped looking so anxious and started to smile a little more. Friends. Yes! Yes she wanted to be friends with Rahim! He was so very smart, and so very kind, and she felt like she could tell him almost anything and…and he liked her and liked to talk to her and wanted to be friends!
”I like talking to you too,” she admitted, almost shyly though she wasn’t sure why she suddenly felt shy. She was feeling quite glowy with what he’d said about wanting to be friends. “You know so much that I don’t understand. It’s just…it’s so easy to talk to you. I feel so much better now,” she added, moving as though she intended to rub her cheek against his dark patterened fur but remembered to stop herself. She wasn’t sure she was supposed to do that. But she kind of wanted to. It seemed like it would be nice to cuddle him or something. She did feel very much like being playful now. Much much better than she’d felt before, worried about Pads abandoning Banu who loved them and such.
“Is…is there anything I could maybe try to help you with?” she offered uncertainly. She’d like to do something to make him happy, he just didn’t seem to be that upset right now. Which was a good thing! But she wanted to maybe repay the favor. Even if he seemed to be so much cleverer than she was, he probably wouldn’t have anything she could help with. But maybe she could listen and he would feel better for having talked about it? She certainly felt better now!
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:47 pm
The young lion cub was pleased to see the little cream banu relax. Her smiles came much easier now, and he liked that. . . . He had helped make her smile and the red eyed cub couldn't help but puff out his chest in pride. He was such a good pesar. . . . making banu feel happier. So he had a little ego and confidence in himself, there was nothing wrong with that.
Quite content by this meeting, his pleasure at her smiles helped him feel better. As she admitted her relief, the little cub gave a small chuckle and shrug of his shoulders. "Well. . . I'm very glad then. I only know so much cause I'm a little older, that's all. You know lots more than some of my sisters!" Or at least that's what it seemed - he wasn't very close to many of his siblings, but he tried. Still, she was a smart girl and he couldn't help but be happy by that. Banu should be smart, just not smarter than him.
"If you ever feel bad though, or just want to talk. . . just let me know, okay? Cause I won't get mad . . . I'd listen to anything to try to make you feel better." And that was the truth. The little cub was still impressionable and was perhaps at his most sweet. Lucky for Suha, she was worming her way in without realizing the feat it would take the older he got. She certainly was a very special little cub!
His ears pricked as Suha inquired about wanting to help . . . Her? Help him? He was startled by the request, seeing as most of the time nobody seemed to notice or mind the olive hued cub. Still, his surprise was quickly washed over with a warm grin. Good humor danced in his eyes and he pawed lightly at the ground. "Oh I . . . I'm all right. You've already made me feel better by letting me help you feel better. But uh. . . " He gave a small sigh, his smile falling slightly. "I've just been thinking about my family. My Mom, Ukoo, isn't . . isn't so well right now. And Otep, my other mom, isn't doing well either. I . . . don't know what happened though but everything in the den's changed. The atmosphere is really weird I guess. I just. . .don't like not knowing what happened. They used to be friends. Now they don't talk at all." He was prattling and he quickly stopped. Still, admitting things to Suha wasn't as hard as he'd originally imagined. He liked to be cool and full of confidence but . . well. . they were friends. He could talk to her too, right?
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:21 pm
Suha scuffed her foot shyly, though her smile never faded. He seemed to be standing a little taller now, was it because he was thinking about what she thought of him too? He was making her a little self-conscious, just a little. But it was almost in a giggly kind of way. She liked him. She would love to be friends.
Besides, he thought she was smart. And he liked letting her speak her mind and ask questions, and he answered her questions, and knew so much… she felt so much better talking to him. It was only natural to try to return the favor.
But when he spoke, Suha realized that, unlike Rahim, she just…didn’t know the answer. Family was so important to her, it was such a happy thing that they all seemed to get along as well as they did. What would she do if her mommies started fighting? She’d feel so sad, she’d want to do something to help…
“Maybe…maybe they just need a little cheering up?” she offered tentatively, “You…you could bring them flowers. And…and tell them you love them. That would make me feel better. I think it would make my mommy feel better too. Maybe it would help?” It probably couldn’t hurt, gifts and signs of affection were nice things. Nice things wouldn’t hurt someone, right? Impulsivly, she leaned forward to butt her head gently against his shoulder, a timid gesture of almost-affection. She’d no idea that she was worming her way into his heart, or that she would one day be the only Banu he loved besides his mother. All she knew was that he was a friend that she liked very much, who was sad and she couldn’t help him.
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Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:28 am
Rahim thought about what Suha said. Bring them flowers and let them know they were loved. His mind contemplated such a move, though a wisp of a smile crossed his features. "Funny, I just brought Ukoo some flowers a few days ago. . . ." He remembered how pleased she seemed, how she had doted upon him and seemed to enjoy the colourful and good-scented addition to her bed. But that hadn't really fixed anything. . .
Ukoo still licked at her paw and avoided O'tep. O'tep seemed to revel under Father's attentions and generally ignored her mother. And a strange sort of awkwardness ensued. Perhaps he needed to be more affection with O'tep? But would. . . would that fix anything? Or just make him feel better? Heaving a small sigh he shrugged. "Things didn't get better though. . . . I dunno. I think this is one time I can't do anything, it's up to them to fix it. But I don't like them being so distant. My mother deserves to be happy, it isn't fair that O'tep is taking it away."
Frowning for just a moment, the little cub shook his head before looking back up at the Banu after she nudged him. The action surprised him but pleased him nonetheless. He'd never really touched another outside of his immediate family, and even then, he wasn't necessarily inclined to signs of affection unless it was with a favored sister or his mother. But it pleased him that Suha had done such a thing.
See? They really were friends.
Smiling lightly, allowing his frustration to pss, Rahim continued, "But enough about me. I think. . . I think we just both need to think about others things. Wanna go on an adventure with me? I bet we could find something fun to do . . . " There was much of the pride he hadn't seen yet, and certainly there had to be some fun to kick up. It was better than moping around with Suha when they could be having fun!
"But thanks for the advise. Maybe I'll try again with O'tep. . . or something." He didn't want her to think he wasn't grateful.
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:40 pm
"Oh," Suha mused quietly when Rahim said he had already tried bringing his mom flowers. So he'd thought of that already too. He really was ever so smart. No wonder he'd been so good at helping her...she just felt bad that it meant she wasn't going to be able to help him in return...
Still. She hated not being able to do anything about things. At least she was just a silly Banu cub, she wasn't expected to be able to fix everything. But Rahim was going to be a Pad someday and people would expect him to fix things and he would be a wonderful Pad but what if something like this happened again and...and...
...and she rambled too much with her 'what ifs'.
Shaking her head slightly to clear it of her sillieness, she offered him a small smile that slowly grew as he suggested the prospect of an adventure. "Oooh, yes, that sounds like fun!" she purred, wriggling slightly in childish excitment. She'd always always always always wanted to have an adventure like in the stories her daddy sometimes told her, but it had always seemed just a little too scary to do all by herself.
Rahim wouldn't let anything scary happen though, he was far too...something or other for that. Too smart and nice and wise and amazing. Or something like that. There was probably a long grown-up word that she hadn't learned yet that meant all of that, and when she learned it then she would know what it was. But for now, she'd just have to list the adjectives in her head.
She ducked her head shyly when he added that he would try her idea with Otep, he didn't have to, she'd only suggested it. Besides, he'd thought of it already anyways... "Um..." the little Banu cub scuffled a paw in the dirt she'd been digging in, "Where should we look? By the lake? Around the dens? Or, maybe not the dens..." They'd obviously already been by the dens after all. Obviously.
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:05 am
Rahim was pleased that Suha had offered some suggestions and seemed to genuinely want to make him happy...or at least help fix what was wrong between O'tep and Ukoo. Despite being unsure if he could fix it at all, the little cub decided he wasn't going to worry about it right now. If there was fighting between the banu, while he would always always defend his mother, there came a point when it would be up for Tariq'ra'd to step in. . . or something of that nature.
For now, he would worry about Suha and they would go on an adventure together. Even if she were just a banu, he liked her company and she was always so cheerful and fun. Yes, she was a good banu, and Rahim knew he could be himself around her. "We could always head out towards the lake," he agreed, giving his body a long stretch and a yawn before he stood fully. "But I bet there'll be lots of banu around. If we really want an adventure we should go . . . we should go closer to the borders. Not across, but just somewhere others won't be. I bet we can find lots of fun things to do or imagine. . . . Like if you were my banu and I had to fight a rogue. Or . . . what was that story your Dad told? About the Coldest Day or . . something? Or you could tell me a story and we could pretend to be in it or something fun." He suggested with a little grin.
"C'mon, let's go on some great adventure. . . " Even if they were too little to leave the borders (and honestly, why would they want to leave the borders? This was home, after all!) they could always make-believe they were doing something epic.
Though he might not play make-believe with his brothers, with Suha it was all right. And it could be fun too.
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 8:55 pm
Suha started to agree to going to the lake, that might be fun. But she paused when Rahim continued, a deliciously nervous little shiver running down her spine at his next suggestion. The borders. That could be dangerous. That could be so dangerous. But…it would be exciting. It would be new, and it would be exciting. It would be an adventure.
She’d always, always, always, always wanted an adventure!
But she was too scared to go alone. Going with Rahim though…that was perfect. That was absolutely perfect. She had no real idea why, but the perfectness of it tingled all the way down to her silver toes, and she gave a little wriggle of delight. She even managed to forget what a terrible storyteller she’d turned out to be out of sheer excitement for going on an adventure with Rahim.
“Ooh, yes yes yes, I wanna go on an adventure!” Suha squealed, the excited wiggle spreading further until she’d gone from scuffing her paws in the dirt to practically dancing around Rahim. “Oh, oh, let’s go!”
Which way were they going? She had no idea at all. But she wanted to go. Rahim would have a good idea. He was so very smart. With so very many good ideas. She’d follow him anywhere!
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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:01 pm
Rahim watched as the excitement grew. Seeing the way his friend wriggled and practically pranced around him in her happiness at the idea of adventure was too much for Rahim. He absolutely couldn't keep the smile from his features, his crimson gaze sparkling with sheer delight and amusement. Suha was such a fun little banu . . . . he was very glad to have met her!
It was very good of him to make her so happy. He liked it that she seemed to be fond of his suggestion of going to the borders, and that made him feel both proud and pleased. Why shouldn't she want to go to the borders with him? He'd never been there himself but . . . he was more than certain they'd be just fine.
Puffing out his chest, Rahim beamed up at Suha. "Well all right then, let's go! I'm sure we'll find lots of things to discover," he confirmed. "Just stick close, cause even I can't tell what we might find." He added with a nod, completely certain of both his bravery and the fact that she was his friend. Sure, she was a banu and he didn't want to get any of them in trouble, so it was up to him to keep them safe on their adventure. But most importantly she was his friend and he'd take care of her no matter what.
Prt of him figured that they wouldn't find anything, just because the borders were often secure. But that didn't mean he couldn't prepare for the worst. No no. . . Suha was in good company if he did think so himself. "I've never been to the borders either," he added after striking out in a direction. "It'll be a first for me too."
What better cub to share it with than Suha! He didn't mind admitting he wasn't entirely sure hat they'd find once they got there, he was completely at ease with the pale coated cub. Trotting forward, Rahim did his best to navigate them around the more notorious social spots fro both banu and Pad alike. He didn't want them getting in to trouble, after all.
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