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« Thread Started on Jul 6, 2007, 5:04pm » | |
Serabi followed the well worn cattle path from a distance, almost hidden by the shoulder high savannah grass. It had been easier to follow than she had thought the previous morning.
She would not dare try to take down a cow; hatred and death would linger in the air if she did so. She had only made the habit of wondering down here every noon to find herself being fed scraps of food left from the two-legged's lunches. She knew this was the best she could find for the moment, being alone and all. But she tried to keep thoughts such as those out of her head and threw all of her streangth into trying to find a sutible place to live, such as a small burrow closer to where she was headed.
But something made Serabi stop dead in her tracks. Anger could be smelt throughout the land surrounding. She heard angry voices and laughs cut through the air. She slinked closer, hoping to see what the comotion was. What she was made her laugh. A small calf was running away from one of the two-legged with what seemed to be a bread-like solid. She turned, seeing to that it might be best if she left. The calf was already running from the man. Either pure joy or fear of being caught was in the calfs head; who knew what would happen if she came out for all to see.
She ventured back down the trail a mile or two then wondered away from the path and under a shady tree where she had kept to herself for the past few days. A river was four or five miles off, not too far but not too close. She settled under the tree, lightly panting. Before she knew it her eyelids were becoming heavy as she began to dose off without a thought in her head, much less a word to be spoken when she would later be revived, sleep refreshing her brain, memory, and skills. That would all be later though. The sleep would help her forget how unfortunate she was, that she had no pack. Worry would soon be renewed of weather or not today would be her last day on earth, or if she would somehow escape the deathtrap of lions claws. But such negative thoughts would get her no where, which she saw daily in her life. That was the point of forgeting.
But she had promised herself, when the pack had basically split up, that no matter how painful anything was, she wanted to remember it all. Forgeting worry was one thing; forgeting memories was like loosing a piece of herself, something that weather or not she remembered she would always feel the empty space and hardly know the cause for it. But for now, it was time to forget worry. It was time to settle down, thin things over. Even if she was already asleep.
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How come no matter how much you eat you can never fill the empty space inside you?
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« Reply #1 on Jul 7, 2007, 10:26am » | |
Mumbi sniffed the air curiously. no one would see her with the beautifully camouflaged coat she wore. It was genius and she was very proud of her flesh. The humans were already wearing down a young cattle, her target. It was as if they wanted Mumbi to eat it. In time the fawn would be tired and they would give up whatever venture they were failing. It was a funny sight to watch though. The laughter that spilled from their tummies almost made Mumbi laugh as well. She was too hard-core though, and she knew this. It was her hard core attitude that kept her ever-hunting, just as play. Gluttony is a sin, but Mumbi couldn't help herself. She didn't believe in that nonsense anyway. She believed that one should love thyself and not something that may or may not be true. She worshipped the goddess within herself, and no body else. Though, she was an awfully lonely self. Not even with Silver did she feel at home. Perhaps it wouldn't hurt to make a friend...
Large acoustics caught the sounds of another femme nearby. The cracks of twigs and sighs of sleep gave her presence away. At first Mumbi wanted to attack, but then again she needed to make a friend. Taking a large gulp of air she barked loudly to wake it up. Unsure of what to say she waited for the other to speak first. Then, an idea came to her. What if this femme helped her to catch the weary calf?
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« Reply #2 on Jul 7, 2007, 11:16am » | |
Waking only a few minutes later, Serabi's mind was quite dazed. It looked to be the same time she had fallen asleep. Maybe she hadn't slept at all. Shrugging the random, unnesscary thought out of her head, she yawned and stretched.
Hunger stabbed her stomach, making it scream inside. She was used to it, yes, but hadn't had it this bad since she began to have a daily visit to the cattlemen. Seeking comfort, she trotted down to the far off stream for a drink. It numbed off some of the hunger, but not quite all of it. She walked back to under the tree, not bothering to scare up anything she passed or sensed. She could be using her energy for better things than that. She paced impatiently in the shade, as if a meal would come from thin air. She knew that was unlikely, but she could always hope.
Taking the time to sit and think about what she could do to make living more comfortable here, she began to take in anothers pressence. She looked merely toward the direction where the other dog perhaps was, but she could be wrong. Hm. They probably only came here to seek something to eat or run the cattle. Things like that seemed to happen often up here.
But the way she got her food wasn't because she disliked killing; she'd acutally like to do so, be able to run and chase, remember the fun she had had when she was two or three. It was that she had a thing for being in trouble; she wanted out of trouble. She had always longed to have some of the sweet meat, ripping from the bone off a calf or cow. The thought made her grin an odd, happy grin that would confuse some.
Having the same grin on her face, she stood and began to walk towards where the other dog hopefully was. But she never thought it would be so close. She was walking for only about five or six minutes when she stumbled upon the dog, a female dog. She nodded a mere greetting, hopeing maybe not to be chased off because of her own presence.
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How come no matter how much you eat you can never fill the empty space inside you?
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Serabi
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« Reply #3 on Jul 7, 2007, 11:40am » | |
Mumbi perked her ears. It was just earlier today she had taken a bath and left her ears soft as cotton swabs. The femme didn't hear her, and yet woke up anyway. What a curious way to be. Mumbi herself was a light sleeper. A bark like her own would send her flying. She was quite proud of it too. A light sleeper wakes in the face of danger. She watched as the dog yawned and left for the river just down the bend; not wanting to be noticed or to bother the stranger. Lots of tall grass blocked each other's view. Mumbi's head strained above the tickling weeds to see where she was going. Her dark spots and soot colored ears gave her away to onlookers. The river was a long way away, but not at all a struggle.
she was temped to follow the femme. Once out of sight Mumbi stepped from her hiding place and walked along the path. It was wide and easy to walk along. Cow hooves could easily be made out in the dry and sithed sand. The two moon shaped irons almost made a full circle. Mumbi didn't see the femme coming back. She ducked her head below the ends of grass; frozen and hoping the femme didn't notice her. Perhaps making a friend was a little out there and completely unnecessary. The femme didn't see her after all, only smelled Mumbi's scent.
When Mumbi turned to go she stumbled upon the femme as the femme stumbled upon her. A simple nod was given to her. Mumbi growled and recoiled into her hiding place. Her tail hid cowardly between her legs. Teeth barred against intruders. She would rip and tear this femme's flesh if she dared to attack. Mumbi hopefully made this clear.
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« Reply #4 on Jul 7, 2007, 10:18pm » | |
Serabi stepped back, knowing she may not be widely apprieciated at the moment. But she was used to it. Some saw her as a threat for an unknown reason, others just didn't like her because of her likes and dislikes. She looked towards the group, hoping to show a retreating sign that she would not fight, only allow herself to be beaten up.
Gathering up hope, perhaps courage, she allowed herself to speak to the female. Hello, stranger. Then an upset look fell upon her face. No no, I didn't mean to call you that. Its not that your strange or anything... I'm so sorry! Its just that I didn't know you... and she kind of trailed off. She seemed so insecure, so caring at times. IT was like she cared what others thought about her, what others said about her. She whimpered.
She had embarrased herself deeply. She should try to start over, she knew. She satand placed her tail beside her feet. I..I... Um, hi. My name is Serabi. I live here.
What a total screw up I am. Here I am, calling her a stranger.... she wasn't even strange or anything! But maybe we could still be friends.. right? The femals precence struck her as she came out of thought. She grinned a slightly goofy grin, hopefully pleasent enough.
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How come no matter how much you eat you can never fill the empty space inside you?
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« Reply #5 on Jul 12, 2007, 10:07am » | |
It brought great amusement to Mumbi as the femme tripped over her own language. Stranger is the word for unknown dogs. It isn't an insult. Mumbi spat the words to the dog. It was so stupid. Her tail slowly rose with dominance. She saw that this would be an easy kill. Her problem was that the calf wouldn't be easy to kill.
She watched this femme closely. Her build was skinny and weak, maybe. Even with her they couldn't bring down a cow. They would need a third party. Her hopes about a standard meal were crushed and she no longer wanted to be with this dog.
Mumbi growled at the femme and turned to leave. But when Serabi mentioned that she lived here, Mumbi couldn't help feeling sad. She wasn't exactly sad for Serabi. She was sad that a dog, a close relative to the magnificent wolves, would subject itself to such empty meals.
Do you kill the cattle often? This simple comment from herself changed Mumbi's mind with a whole new perspective. It was no longer a stupid dog, it was a grand killing machine. No wonder she couldn't hold up a healthy figure. It takes time and planning to kill a cow and even then it takes great strength. The humans must be very ware of her. Serabi kills cattle all by herself. This dog is a meal ticket.
Mumbi smiles what a dog can to be friend like. Smiles had been offered to her many times before, and she could imitate one easily. I am Mumbi, excuse my rudeness. I am not what you would call 'social.'
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« Reply #6 on Jul 12, 2007, 10:33am » | |
Serabi pricked her ears. Only if I can get by the two-legged. she said, shrugging. I only play as a friend and betray them. S'not anything major. Couple of calfs here and there... They get left behind alot when they make a fool out of themselves like that one is. She motioned towards the foolish calf.
She stood and turned away, heading back towards the tree she had been at earlier. Only someone foolish would go out while them men were still there. She then called back, Don't go up there while they are still there; you'll only meet your death. The calf will probabl be left behind anyway.
Many would think at this point she would be giving up, be making an exscuse why she wouldn't go up there. IT wasn't that she was afraid, never afraid. She had come to know these men but turn around and break the trust between them unknowingly. She knew they would not hurt her, that she at times could be more than welcome at times. But only if they never find out.... she thought with a cheerful, wicked grin.
She found herself once again under the tree's shade, watching the grass sway back and forth. Since the pack split up she no longer had anything to do, anyone to care for, anyone to love but herself. This other femme, Mumbi, I think her name was, stole her attention for the moment. If she was not social, Serabi could leave her alone and be silent. If she evr wanted to talk, well, Serabi could do that, too. But only if Mumbi had wanted to. Serabi knew better than to take over like that, to force someone to do what they didn't want to do. She turned back to see if the other dog had come and waited.
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How come no matter how much you eat you can never fill the empty space inside you?
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Serabi
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« Reply #7 on Jul 13, 2007, 4:55pm » | |
Mumbi will reply in a few hours when Mumbi's muse returns... 0.o
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