Niota looking for Neko

[yaka]

Yaka looked back to see 2 lionesses with their heads down, she ran back up to them, and smiled, "hey, cheer up! it's not like we are banned here forever...even though it is quite boring here...we can stir up some fun!" she said and bounded around their forelegs, "it's quite hard to stay here for such a long time though..." Yaka said and started bounding away, unaware she is talking to herself now, "...and there isn't a lot to do here, so it really is going to be hard, but there might be some other lions around....." she continued to say, and trailed off into the distance and joined Meru, bounding next to her side, and smiling up at her, she tripped on a small rock and fell forward but regained her balance and bounded around her side

[Kiara]

Meru chuckled, happy that at least someone was happy. She noticed the lionesses behind her and felt slightly guilty. But she tried not to be hard on them. She watched Yaka bounce about, unaware of the gloomy atmosphere. That was fine. More than fine.

[Niota]

Niota through a sarcastic smile to Yaka as she bounded up to her and Neko. As she cought her mother glanceing at her, she looked back to her paws. Feeling ashamed that she had disapointed her mother. As she padded along, she suddenly realized how tiered she was. Wearness overcame her and her paws felt like they where routed to the ground. She shivered as a cold wind blew across the savanna. She couldn't wait to get back to the cave and sleep.

[Kiara]

Meru smiled. "Don't worry," She looked at Pride Rock, her old glory shining in her eyes. "I'm not that mad. Just a bit. . ." She looked for the right words to say. She wasn't completly disspointed, but she wasn't mad either. "Regretful." She decided on that word, since none other fit.

[Niota]

Niota went up to her mother and purred. She affecnitly rubed her body agenest Merus like she did when she was a cub. "I won't disapiont you again" she said.

[yaka]

Yaka was already snuggled at a far corner in the cave, her tail's point where a tuff of fur is is placed just above her nose, she flicked her ears absentmindedly and fell asleep

[Kiara]

Meru smiled and turned to her daughter. "Don't worry about it. Just try and get some sleep." She chuckled. "I'll ridicule you in the morning."

[Neko]

((Sorry I havent posted, I didnt think everyone would post so fast...lol, I'll cacth up though )))

Neko followed her friends silently. She glanced back over her shoulder a few times as they went, stareing out in to the outlands. Her ears pricked, was something moveing out there, but as soon as she thought of it, it seemed to be gone. She dismissed the thought, and contiuned to follow the others back to the cave.

Neko padded in to the den and went straight for one of the far corners. She always liked to sleep away from the others, were she could be alone. SHe curled up in the shaodws, and lay stareing at the others. She wacthed Niota and Meru for awhile, thinking about how close she and her friend had been to sneaking out. Something always seemed to happen that prevented her and her best friend from haveing an adventure. She sighed and turned her head away from the others. She wasent sleepy at all, and she let her thoughts wonder away.

[Niota]

Niota nooded to her mother. Drowsely, she made her way over to Neko. She cricled a few times in each direction and layed down. Parting her jaws in a huge yawn, she set her haed down. After a few moments of wondering thought, she slipped into darkness.

[yaka]

~next morning~

Yaka woke up and yawned, she stretched luxuriously and bounded out of the cave, she looked around to see who is around

[Kiara]

Meru stretched, roaring faintly. She saw Yaka and half-hoped she wasn't looking for adventure. She would be dissapointed.

[yaka]

Yaka spotted Meru and immediatly bounded over to her, "goooooood morning!!" she exclaimed and smiled happily, she remembered that they are told to stay in pride rock and she wouldn't disobey if she didn't have to , she can still have fun here, she pawed Meru's tail, "nobody is awake yet, except you"

Frasia made a delicate yawn to attract attention, she glanced around to see nobody looking, she grumbled and stood to her paws, as a morning ritual, she started grooming steadily and fully, around every part of her body until it is so clean you can almost see your reflection in it, she stepped out of the cave with her head held high and spotted Yaka talking to Meru, she snorted at the young cub, with hatred and jealousy in her voice, she padded up to the cub and loomed over her, "oh i see that you are kept in and punished because you deliberatly disobeyed the rules, this should need some HEAVY punishment right Meru?" she questioned with evil in her eyes, she hated Yaka since she was born and wanted to hurt her all the time

[Kiara]

Meru scowled at the lioness. "No." She replied scathily. "Yaka is just a cub. She hasn't learned all the mistakes and I will NOT punish her." She glared at Frasia. "But maybe you should be for even suggesting hurting this cub." She unsheathed her claws at the sheer feeling she got from this hunter. Meru was desturbed by the feeling that maybe she would betray the Pride one day.

[yaka]

Frasia hissed and glared back before stalking away out of pride rock

Yaka hid behind Meru's front leg and only when Frasia left did she dare come out of her hiding place, she looked up at Meru with big sad eyes, "why does Frasia hate me? why does she want to hurt me all the time?" she said with a questioning voice that sounded so innocent you wouldn't know how to answer, she looked down at her paws, "did i do something wrong again Meru?" she asked quietly

[Kiara]

Meru lay down and turned to the cub. "No, you didn't." She replied. "All you did was get in her way somehow and now. . ." She didn't know how to explain to her. She shook her head. "Let's go outside and watch the sunrise. It's not technically leaving Pride Rock." She smiled and started to head outside.

(Is Yaka Meru's daughter? Just asking.)