Playing with Cubs [OPEN]

[Isoba]

"Isoba! Hey, king! You said you'd play today!" cried one of the young cubs as he ran up to the High King, who was taking a nap in his den. Isoba, smiling, raised his head and stretched, before standing up. He smirked before tapping the kit before running out and saying...

"YOU'RE IT!"

The kit immediately tagged another nearby kit, and raced out, following after Isoba. But, the king was too fast to keep up with, and soon was out in the pride rocks, as the kits followed after, tagging eachother.

Isoba turned and stood still, as the cub who happened to be it ran after him. Smiling, he dodged to the side, but was caught by the cub's paw, officially it again.

Isoba smiled and ran after one of the faster cubs, but caught up quickly and tagged him in the side, as the cub laughed before rolling over once and standing up.

Nearby, the cub's mothers watched over the play. They had all soon grown to like Isoba, and trusted their cubs to him. But, there were always a few who liked to watch their cubs lose to their king, or vice versa.

[Minane]

Leilana trotted past a few mothers to greet the absurd scene of the High King playing tag with a few little rowdy and over hyper cubs. She nearly turned around and laughed, but respect and politeness forced her to cough instead. Unfortunately, no matter how much she coughed, she couldn't wipe the smile off of her light face.

"A hem... ahaa...."

In an attempt to cover it she spun around and sat as far away from the King Isoba, her entire frame shaking as she soon gave into hilarity. She distantly saw a curious cub give her a strange look as he ran past her, but the look of a childishly gleeful king was stuck in her head.

"aa... aha..AHAHAHAHAHA!"

[Isoba]

Isoba stood up, then turned to see Leilana. He smirked, and walked over to her, as the kids continued to play. He took a step towards her, and in a joyful voice, spoke.

"Ya ever try it? I think that you would like it, it requires a lot of running." he said, then tapped her on the nose. "If you want to join, you're it!" he said, then ran off, back towards the children.

The cubs smiled. The king was like one of them, which was a good thing when you wanted to play. But he was also well respected among the pride, as he was able to keep things in shape.

[Minane]

Leilana sat for a few seconds, debating on joination. She stared at her large paws and sighed, before standing.

Within seconds she was in sprint.

bam

She tackled three cubs grouped up together and tossed them aside a little too roughly before rolling back into the run. Her claws raked the dust when she slid forward and trapped another cub against a tree. She quickly leaned forward and tagged her by the head before turning back, tail swishing.

Her hind legs sprung her forward and she pounced forward, trapping another cub, grabbing another with her jaws, and leaping in front of the second to last. Fur bright in the sun, she stopped to save her breath, before slowly beginning to approach the King, circling like a vulture.

Then she pounced, claws hoping to latch on his back.

[Isoba]

The king was quick, too quick to be caught, as he dodged aside, then smiled. Apparently she didn't realize she only needed to tag one of the cubs.

"You forget what tag was like as a cub? Just tag one. You're not it anymore." he said, then ran off, as the cub that was now it chased after him, before turning and lunging at Leilana.

Isoba turned, and sat down as the cub launched out it's tag

ooc: Sorry, a little short.

[Minane]

occ//Nah it's okay. I might lower the word requirements.


Refusing to be embarrased, Leilana growled, any thoughts of a silly kid-ish king gone.

"This is how I play," she challenged, her head high, "Funner, faster, and much more awesome."

As if to prove her point, she launched herself forward in a suprise attack and nicked the King's tail tuff. While her head screamed "I attacked the King omigod!", her eyes concentrated hard on the subject, her hunting mind tracing his movements. The cubs backed up and watched in fascination as she returned to her stalking pose, all offensive.

[Isoba]

Isoba turned, and smiled. "Alright. Kids, get her. I think she needs to learn what it's like to really... play." he said, and the cubs all smiled before lunging at Leilana, not menacingly, but playfully, as the began to paw at her nose and bite her ears.

Isoba smirked, as one of the cubs walked over to him. He smirked, the male cub pawing at his nose, before saying, "Is this like the initiation you gave me?"

Isoba nodded. "Yea, it is sort of like that. We just need to teach her that you cubs still pack a punch, despite how small you may be." he said, and got a playful flick on the nose as a response.

The cub smirked. "I could take you down anytime, Isoba!"

The king smirked. "Keep dreaming, Gunju, keep dreaming."

[Minane]

Leilana growled in frustration. She had to be careful else she might accidently rip one of the cubs in hald yet at the same time save her dignity. She struggled through the little balls of fur and managed to move at least a foot nearer safe ground. She pushed away two cubs and threw another before pouncing on safe ground and running for it.

It was a hilarious sight.

Wherever she ran, a mass of orange and yellow followed her like a pacman game. She sprung on, bounding for Isoba. She leaped over the conversing and the cub wave hit him hard.

"Ha!" she crowed.

[Isoba]

Isoba smiled and let out a laugh, accompanied by the cubs as he stood up. "Youneed to loosen up, Lei. It's not like they want to rip your eyes out. It's just what I call initiation. It's how we say, you're one of us." he said, then walked over and stood in front of her.

"In truth, these guys always ask me to play, and I must accept every time. It's too fun!" he said, then walked off. "Now I need a nap. I suggest you continue playing. It's good exercise, and it's fun. But if you do, abide by Gunju's rules."

[{.Onÿx|Drægôn.}]

Sarabi slinked into the Pridelands with ease, each paw placed carefully so as to not to give away her presence. She picked her way through the tall, yellowed grasses with the ease that was the product of hunting alone for so many years. Raising her head slightly so that she could see over the grasses, she gazed at her whereabouts cautiously.

The infamous Pride Rock was a ways off, and there was definate movement in the area around it. The young lioness lowered her slender body to the ground and continued making her way towards the pride. She came to a complete stop a little ways off, hidden behind a large boulder that sat underneath one of the few trees in the area.

Sarabi gathered her haunches and with a powerful leap, landed neatly and silently on one of the lower branches, out of sight in the tree's canopy. She stretched out across the long sturdy branch, watching with amber optics as the Prideland lions relaxed in the early morning sun.

[Minane]

Leilana growled in discomfort and annoyance.

"It's not like anybody wants to be in your little child clinque," she scoffed. Her still tense legs lowered to the ground. Though she was technically relaxing, her frame still seemed to crouch in a pre pounce, her eyes still flickered around hesitantely, and her claws always curled into the dirt defensively.

In all, Leilana was a seasoned survivor and hunter, and no matter how hard she tried, she would always be one. Lately, she had attempted to relax her fighter instincts, but the moment she stopped concentrating, she was in pose before she could stop it.

However, her annoying impulses might have helped her this time. Unable to explain the feeling, she lifted her head slightly and began to scan the area as inconspiciously as possible. What was that feeling...?

"Did you hear - feel," she corrected once she realized she didn't hear a single thing, " - That?" Lei asked the leaving King.

[Isoba]

Isoba nodded. "Yeah, I did. Most likely a rogue, but it's just a guess. Anyway, it might be a good idea for you to go investigate. I'll keep an eye on the cubs. Never know what a rogue wants." he said, then walked back over to the cubs, this time just watching over them, not playing.

In times of danger, Isoba wasn't as playful. Even though his main personality trait was that of a playful child, Isoba also had a secondary attitude towards dangerous situations involving rogues or other pride members.

ooc: Once again, short post.

[{.Onÿx|Drægôn.}]

The rogue chuckled to herself, her amber-hued eyes falling onto the High King himself. Sarabi yawned, her mouth opening to reveal her sharp fangs as her tongue lolled out lazily. Strectching out some more on the broad branch, she made herself comfortable as she settled in.

The lioness was aware of the danger her presence in the Pridelands caused, but she was feeling a little full of herself today and wanted to test the waters. "C'mon, little lion," she said in an almost bored tone. "Let's play a little game of hide-n-go-seek."

[Minane]

Leilana shivered and immediatly her mind instinctively shut down to a status that flickered between predator and prey. The surrounding sounds grew louder and she noted her surroundings, eyes narrowed.

The lioness gathered their cubs and walked away cautiously, but Lei immediatly moved against a boulder, listening to sounds and feelings, the only talent she held as close as her true speed.



...the grass bending against a small breeze

...the whispering of it hollowing though the branches of savanah trees

...her own slowing heartbeat accompanied by the King's

...the wind surrounding the objects

...the wind hitting the rustling leaves

...the wind being blocked by a sly object...!


Her eyes disappeared under her eyelids as she concentrated harder. There was a strange invisible heaving sound from the tree tops... a invasive koala? a bird? - no this object was too large.

A lion.

Within seconds, she was next to the tree, testing it's sturdiness - medium. It could take the weight of a single lion and many birds... but plus another lion and it would collaspe; perfect. Leilana leaped on the trunk and ignoring the revealed lion, hit the side of the object. With a loud rustling shudder, the five branches broke off before the enter tree hit the ground.

[{.Onÿx|Drægôn.}]

The lioness' ears pricked forward as her attention was grabbed by a lone lion making its way to the tree where she was perched. Lifting her body up from its prawled position on the branch, she kept a close eye on the Prideland lioness.
Sarabi shifted her own body so that it was facing the other; no sneak pounces.

If Sarabi had had eyebrows, they would've raised inquisitively as the other lioness put her own weight against the slim tree. By the time the sound of the tree crashing onto the savannah floor reached one's ears, Sarabi had leapt onto the boulder that she had used as cover earlier.

The lioness sat atop the boulder, silent for the moment, her amber eyes flitting from the fallen tree to the new lioness. The tip of her tail twitched back and forth before curling around her haunches. A sly grin of amusement crossed her muzzle.