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P-Three Peas In a Pod; [Kofi]
Topic Started: Aug 14 2011, 02:12 AM (427 Views)
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Pride Rock stood majestically in the late afternoon light, as it almost always did in any given light. It cast a shadow across the Pridelands, moving and elongating as the sun creeped down the blue sky. Underneath some brush caught under the rock's shadow was a lion that didn't belong. "Incredible," murmured Mwanafunzi with amazement as he poked out from the brush to gaze at Pride Rock. "The stories I've heard, they never described it like this." He stared in awe at the rocks, as it towered above him and jutted out into the air.

He had seen the rock on the horizon hours before, and he knew instantly what it was, as it was nearly as recognizable as Kilimanjaro. Curiosity and cublike wonder had brought the rogue to the very heart of the pride's territory. He yearned to get closer, to climb the rocks. Mwanafunzi unconsciously took a step out of the brush closer to his goal, but his rational adult mind prevented him from going any farther. This great symbol of power wasn't for outsiders like him. He knew the dangers of being discovered as he ventured into the pridelands, but the temptation to discover was too great to fight. Now here he was, hiding in the shadow of Pride Rock and unable to get any closer. "So close," he whispered, "I can almost touch it."

Mwanafunzi crouched in the afternoon shade, unaware of anything but the great rocks. He didn't know what would happen to him if he stayed, but he didn't care. He was too happy enjoying the sight to give running away a second thought.
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Kofi was one of Pridelanders who kept to himself, many often didn't seem to mind this or they just ignored him for his bizzare looks. He had a stripe down his back, that was tanner than his fur. Then his paws matched the maine that was starting to form around his chest and head, it was a dark brown. Though on his back feet he had a group of spots, they didn't really mean anything, he always had them since he was born. And the last noticeable feature about him was his eyes, they were almost a ghostly blue, perhaps almost crystal, they seemed unatural for any lion.
Though since he was a Pridelander he had to keep to the Pride incase he was needed, but for now that didn't seem like it was neccessary. He looked up from his resting spot in the rocks to avoid the Savannah's hot sun for the day. He was sure he wasn't seeing anything, something was moving across the grass. He cocked his head to the side as his tail swished gently, "Someone's here?" He asked in surprise as he began to streatch his muscles. Perhaps this would give him something to do, to investigate this new arrival.
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Mwanafunzi sighed. He had no idea how much time had passed, but he saw the sunlight creep closer to where he was, and knew he had to leave soon. It had been pure dumb luck he hadn't been spotted yet. Before he turned to leave, he took one last glance at Pride Rock and wondered. "What I would do to see a sunset from up on top of that..."

Mwanafunzi was about to turn back when he noticed a shape hidden amongst the rocks. It was hardly noticeable, but he had the distinct felling whatever it was was watching him. Mwanafunzi made sure not to stare directly or for too long to make it seem he wasn't aware of whatever it was. This is what Mwanafunzi had been worried about. "Great," he mumbled. "I can't be seen as a threat, but I can't look too weak either." Then he realized what he had to do. "Sit and wait," he said. "And pray for the best."
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Kofi had noticed that the lion had stopped moving, for whatever reason, he had this feeling he had been spotted. Perhaps by him or another lion from Pride Rock? He wasn't entirely sure as he began to climb down the rocks. He had no interest in frightening or threatening another lion just to see who was passing by. It was more of curiousity that lead him to the other lion. Finally the other lion came into view but he kept his distance showing that he wasn't much of a harm, but perhaps body language wasn't enough for him, He could tell that the lion seemed nervous.
"...Don't worry." He said softly trying to think of some sort of prersuation. "I'm not here to harm you, I'm just curious."
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Mwanafunzi kept watch on the shape in the rocks, and he saw it get up and walk towards him. As the shape got closer, Mwanafunzi was able to distinguish what it was, and to his relief it wasn't the lead male of the pride as he had feared. In fact it wasn't an adult lion at all. From what he could tell it was some lion, younger than him.

Then he heard the lion speak, and Mwanafunzi gave a sigh of relief. He got up and approached the young pridelander. "I won't harm you either. Believe it or not, I'm here out of curiosity, too." It felt good to relax a bit after the moments of stress earlier.

An idea came to Mwanfunzi. If he could get on this lion's good side, maybe, just maybe, he could climb to the top of Pride Rock. "I take it you live here?' As he said that, he looked up to the rock formation again. "I have to say, it's quite impressive."
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Kofi nodded as he watched the other lion and remained calm, "Yes many have said that when they come and cross our paths here." He said softly it was almost a whisper. He couldn't help it, it was just his personality to take the blame. Then he forgot something, realsiing that he had forgotten to introduce himself to the other lion. "My name is Kofi, as you already figured it out I'm a pride lander." Though most wouldn't have taken him as a pridelander if they hadn't seen him in the area. His pelt was far too different than the others, and he wondered why, sometimes.
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Mwanafunzi couldn't help but smile at the soft spoken young lion. Kofi reminded him of himself when he was younger, especially after his brother's death. Mwanafunzi had never been the most social lion, and the death of his brother only made him more of a loner. However, his time as a rogue had forced him to be more open with others. Sometimes, that's how you survive.

"Kofi, it's nice to meet you. My name Mwanafunzi, but you can just call me Funzi if you want." Mwanafunzi examined the young lion: A black and tan lion with with white stripe and a few spots. "In all honesty, you're the first lion I've met here in the Pridelands. I've always heard that outsiders aren't welcome here, but I just had to come here. I've heard so many stories about Pride Rock and the Pridelands. I was afraid of running into the pridelanders if they were all true. However, you seem nice. I'm glad to meet you."

Mwanafunzi hoped he didn't just spoil his chances of befriending the young lion, and with it his hopes of climbing the Rock. Did he talk too much? Did he say the wrong thing? What if he didn't like nicknames? Do Pridelanders like being called nice? All these thoughts went through his mind, and perhaps it showed on his face. That was why he was never a social lion: he always over thought everything.
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Kofi nodded softly, "Yes I'm not exactly the social one I'd rather be exploring or hunting on my own instead of being with the others. Usually they make fun of my appearance, I'm not exactly your average pridelander." He said but decided that it was best to avoid the subject for now. Something told him he should go back to Pride rock, yet the other side told him to stay here and keep this new lion company. He didn't seem that bad. But the king would have the final say if he could go or leave.
"Yes there are many stories of the Pridelanders and most of them are true." He nodded agreeing to what Funzi had said.
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Mwanafunzi could see a bit of agitation in Kofi after saying he was made fun of by others. Perhaps he shouldn't push the subject, but Mwanafunzi couldn't tell why he'd be made fun of. Although, he did recall cubs could be especially cruel to others back home, but cubs always were as far as Mwanafunzi knew. On top of that, Kofi liked to explore. Mwanafunzi couldn't help but like the young lion. Mwanafunzi felt lucky meeting Kofi, now. Perhaps the rest of the pride wouldn't have been as welcoming as Kofi was, considering all the young lion just said.

Mwanafunzi decided that if he wanted to befriend the lion he must not scare him off by asking him about more about himself. Kofi didn't seem to like that, and Mwanafunzi liked him. "I've heard so many stories, I can't tell which are true and which aren't," replied Mwanafunzi. He got up and started walking in the direction of Pride Rock, but slowly as to not alarm Kofi. He also hoped that by telling a story to Kofi he wouldn't mind. "I guess when you're a cub, all of them sound true. Back home we didn't mind rogues. They always had the best stories, after all. There was so much to learn from the outside world judging from what all they said, and I wanted to see it for myself. My brother and I, we'd go out and explore to see what we could, and we had some fun adventures. Very fun adventures..." Mwanafunzi's voice trailed off, as his memories came back of all the good times he had with his brother.
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"Yes I remember my first exploration, I thought at first it was one that wasn't worth it. But then I came across my first loner. He was a friendly one, a bit odd, but he sure did enjoy talking. Probably because he didn't speak with others a whole lot." Kofi said remembering the cheetah that he had run into when he was a young cub. He had to amdit, he was starting to trust this new lion as he came into the pride. He seemed to understand his exploring side quiet a bit. Though he followed his gaze back up to where he was looking back up at Pride Rock and flicked his tail.
"I know what you're looking at, if you want a peak of the area you could have just asked. Everyone seems to want to do that." Kofi said with a shrug as he looked back at Funzi. Of course, they were the luckiest members of the prides that were here to have such a great view. It looked over much of the land. And in the north you could see the Majabalian pride, their allies that had been peaceful with for a long time. While in the east, you could see what was the remains of the Outlands, and they were still there.
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Mwanafunzi came back to reality when Kofi started speaking again. He smiled at his tale of his first venture out, and Mwanafunzi too was remember his own first adventure. In retrospect, it was not much of an adventure: just a trip to climb a pile of rocks with his brother. However, it was still a great memory that he loved to hold on too. In fact, the more Mwanafunzi thought about it, the more Kofi seemed to remind him of his brother.

He was about to say something about it, when Kofi noticed his desire to explore the Rock. It took him by surprise, and it took his mind off his brother. "I only have to ask?" he said incredulously. "That seems way to easy. I heard the Pridelanders kill any outsider who tries to climb the rock? Of course, if I recall, that traveler didn't really seem to like lions in general. Or was that another traveler..." Mwanafunzi just started muttering to himself trying to recall which traveler back home said what story. He then realized he was talking himself, and he stopped before the situation got too awkward. "So, you say all I have to do is ask?" he repeated, sounding a little hopeful. "In that case, may I climb Pride Rock?" Mwanafunzi couldn't keep the excitement out of his voice, hoping for the answer to be yes.
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Kofi nodded softly, "Of course," He said, he was starting to believe at this point that he could become a close friend with this lion. Though he being a loner and him being a Pridelander, there may be problems with that in other lions eyes. He shook the thought aside, how bad was it showing a loner around? Maybe they'd come back later and ask to join, it wasn't bad at all trying to find new members to join the Pridelanders.
"Come on then, what's that old thing that the young cubs would say? The last one there is the rotten egg?" He asked with a soft tease as he began to quicken his pace, even though Pride Rock wasn't that far away, it'd make the travelling a bit easier.
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At the sound of Kofi's approval, Mwanafunzi felt like a giddy cub once again. Then came the young lion's challenge, and Kofi quickened his pace. "A rotten egg, you say?" Mwanafunzi said, he too moving faster. "We'll just see about that!"

Mwanafunzi was excited. He would finally be able to see one of the wonders of the savanna like he had dreamed of when he was a cub back home. What's more, he is having fun like he hasn't have since he was a cub back home. It was just a playful little race, but after having to survive a rogue life for quite some time, it was good have nothing to worry about for once. It was like he was a cub again.

All this sentimental thinking made Mwanafunzi feel old, and he didn't like that. He didn't even have a full grown mane for that long, he recalled. He was still young by almost every definition. With those thoughts, he ran even faster. He ran until he ran into Pride Rock. He was laughing a good laugh all the while. It didn't matter who won, mostly because Mwanafunzi wasn't paying attention. All that mattered right now was having a good time with Kofi and climbing that rock.
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Kofi was still young. Though, he too never had a true taste of what it felt like being a cub. He remembered recalling that his mother died when he was an infant at a young age, long ago as she came to the Pridelands. Though she was not allowed to become a member for some odd reason, he was allowed into the Pridelands as he proved himself worthy. That was all in the past, and it seemed like now he'd get that chance of having a good time as an adolescent with this rogue. After looking back to see how Mwuanafunzi was doing he realized that the two were almost neck and neck in the run. But it was true it didn’t matter who won as long as they had fun. As he looked back ahead of him, he could see that Pride Rock was almost at their paw steps. “We’re almost there.” He assured Funzi.
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"Okay," Mwanafunzi managed to say between laughs, "Who won? I honestly can't tell." They were at the end of the race, and Mwanafunzi could tell by looking at Kofi that he too had a surprisingly good time with the simple race. Mwanafunzi was glad to know that Kofi was having just as much fun as him.

Mwanafunzi was able to compose himself after a short while. He looked up and saw just how imposing Pride Rock really was. It was even more impressive standing at its base than he imagined it would be when he was hiding under the bush. He nearly fell back trying to look up to the top.

Mwanafunzi glanced back at Kofi. He realized that they were getting along rather well, more so than Mwanafunzi had originally hoped for. It made him think about his brother once again. Before he dwelled on it too much and ruin his mood, Mwanafunzi asked his new friend, "What is the best way to get to the top of Pride Rcok?"
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