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So here’s my last minute entry for *Rinjapine ’s contest. XD Leave it to me to wait until last minute to get it finished. XD I’m so bad at procrastinating. Then go figure my internet gave me such a difficult time trying to upload it. But anyway, I choose to do mine on the subject “Falling in Love”, or rather discovering that their feelings for each other have grown into more than friendship, as love doesn’t just happen overnight, it takes time. The discovery of love can be sudden, but it took time to grow that way before you realized what it was. XD So I hope you guys enjoy my story and that it’s not too long for what you wanted Rinja! XD

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The sun rose slowly over the mountains, casting a glow over the savannah as I padded out of the den of Pride Rock. I stretched and yawned, casting off the last dredges of sleep that tempted me back into the cave. It was a new day, a new adventure, and I wanted to spend it with my lifelong friend, Kipendo.

It had been too long since we had last spent time together. The past few days he’s been going off alone and I would find him staring out to the horizon, deep in thought. This worried me, had he heard the gossip as well? I loved my pride, but the lionesses were horrible gossips, and what I’ve heard recently makes me concerned over Kipendo’s recent moods.

Having known Kipendo for so long, I have ceased to notice his white pelt and it didn’t seem so out of place to me. But the lionesses seem to still take notice of his pelt and his presence is a reoccurring topic for them. They’ve always believed that having a holy white lion among our pride means we have been blessed, but it has been only recently that I’ve heard that few think that maybe keeping him here among us is bad luck. We took him from his home, they say, and we should return him to the holy lands of the Spirit Pride where all white lions belong so that he may live in the luxury the land offers. This, they believe, is what would make the Great Spirit happy and he would surely bless us then for returning him.

This seemed like complete rubbish to me, all of it. But, did he think so too? This is the thought that worries me. But I refused to think ill of my greatest friend, not without some proof that he might buy into it. So with a bound in my step, I went to find my best friend.
I found him some time later, secluded on a rather large rock and gazing into the distance, lost in his thoughts as I had found him the past few days. Until this point, I had not disturbed him from his reverie, but today I decided that he’d had plenty of time to think. I missed playing with him and today I had a plan to get him out of his mood. Bounding up on the rock beside him, I gave him a nudge to get his attention. He seemed surprised at the attack, as if he hadn’t noticed me approach and I laughed at his reaction. Still smiling I lied down beside him.

“Hey Kip!” I said. “I heard that there’s a cave over in the gorge we haven’t explored yet! They say you can hear the stones whisper in there! Sounds spooky, right? You wanna go check it out?”

“Hmm?” Kipendo inquired, his gaze far off as if he hadn’t heard a word I said.

“Weren’t you listening!?!” I huffed, his inattention irritating me. “I said there was a spooky cave we haven’t explored yet! Aren’t you interested!?! What has you so transfixed that you haven’t wanted to play the last few days!?!”

My tone finally seemed to catch his full attention and he seemed shocked at my attitude. This just annoyed me even more that he couldn’t seem to understand why I could possibly be upset with him.

“I’m sorry, Uru.” Kipendo replied. “I’ve just been thinking about my homeland. I was wondering if maybe I should go back.” He intoned. “To visit you know.” He added as an afterthought.

“WHAT!?!” I shrieked as my anger flared, fueled by fear as what I dreaded seemed to be coming true. Jumping down from the boulder, I turned to face him. “And what brought all this on!?! Was it the gossips!?! Do you believe them!?! Do you think you’re BETTER than us!?! An oh so holy white lion!?! And I thought you considered THIS your homeland!?! You might not have been born here, but did all the time we spent to raise you and be your family mean NOTHING!?!”

“Uru! Calm down!” Kipendo yelled out in surprise. “You know I don’t think all that, don’t you!?! You’re over-reacting!”

“OVER-REACTING!?!” I yelled out, my anger reaching a new height I didn’t know I was capable of. “My best friend tells me he’s thinking of leaving for his “homeland” and I’m over-reacting!?!”

“Uru!” He interrupted. “I only said I wished to VISIT my birth pride!” He yelled back, his own temper flaring in response to mine. “I never said I wanted to leave for good! Stop being irrational! If you’re going to be like this then maybe I SHOULD just leave!”

“IRRATIONAL!?!” I screamed. “Well fine then! Maybe you SHOULD leave!”

“You don’t mean that, Uru.” Kipendo leveled.

“I DO!” I snapped back, turning away from him and stomping away.

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So I wanted this to start off with an argument for some reason and thinking about their personalities, I tried to consider how it could happen and it seemed obvious that Uru would have to start it. She seems to have a problem with temper. X3 So giving Uru a reason to get mad, I figured maybe she could find out Kip wants to visit the Spirit Pride. Seems reasonable, you’d think he would want to see his mom and being reminded of his home by the gossips would make him think about it. So with Kip off being all quiet and unsocial, lost in his thoughts, Uru would of course be annoyed. Plus, you know she had to hear the gossips as well, and this could only create doubt in her mind. So when she hears that he WAS thinking about leaving for a visit, and after he wasn’t paying attention to her, she would be scared to lose him and her being herself would cover up that fear with anger. Then Kip went and made it worse, the last thing you say when someone is mad is to calm down, that they’re over-reacting, or that they’re being irrational. XD No matter how true it is. lol Also, dA, or rather my internet has been giving me a horrible time editing a deviation once I submit it, so until I can go back and fix it, the link to the next pages will be posted in the comments.

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So here’s my last minute entry for *Rinjapine ’s contest. XD Leave it to me to wait until last minute to get it finished. XD I’m so bad at procrastinating. Then go figure my internet gave me such a difficult time trying to upload it. But anyway, I choose to do mine on the subject “Falling in Love”, or rather discovering that their feelings for each other have grown into more than friendship, as love doesn’t just happen overnight, it takes time. The discovery of love can be sudden, but it took time to grow that way before you realized what it was. XD So I hope you guys enjoy my story and that it’s not too long for what you wanted Rinja! XD

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The sun rose slowly over the mountains, casting a glow over the savannah as I padded out of the den of Pride Rock. I stretched and yawned, casting off the last dredges of sleep that tempted me back into the cave. It was a new day, a new adventure, and I wanted to spend it with my lifelong friend, Kipendo.

It had been too long since we had last spent time together. The past few days he’s been going off alone and I would find him staring out to the horizon, deep in thought. This worried me, had he heard the gossip as well? I loved my pride, but the lionesses were horrible gossips, and what I’ve heard recently makes me concerned over Kipendo’s recent moods.

Having known Kipendo for so long, I have ceased to notice his white pelt and it didn’t seem so out of place to me. But the lionesses seem to still take notice of his pelt and his presence is a reoccurring topic for them. They’ve always believed that having a holy white lion among our pride means we have been blessed, but it has been only recently that I’ve heard that few think that maybe keeping him here among us is bad luck. We took him from his home, they say, and we should return him to the holy lands of the Spirit Pride where all white lions belong so that he may live in the luxury the land offers. This, they believe, is what would make the Great Spirit happy and he would surely bless us then for returning him.

This seemed like complete rubbish to me, all of it. But, did he think so too? This is the thought that worries me. But I refused to think ill of my greatest friend, not without some proof that he might buy into it. So with a bound in my step, I went to find my best friend.
I found him some time later, secluded on a rather large rock and gazing into the distance, lost in his thoughts as I had found him the past few days. Until this point, I had not disturbed him from his reverie, but today I decided that he’d had plenty of time to think. I missed playing with him and today I had a plan to get him out of his mood. Bounding up on the rock beside him, I gave him a nudge to get his attention. He seemed surprised at the attack, as if he hadn’t noticed me approach and I laughed at his reaction. Still smiling I lied down beside him.

“Hey Kip!” I said. “I heard that there’s a cave over in the gorge we haven’t explored yet! They say you can hear the stones whisper in there! Sounds spooky, right? You wanna go check it out?”

“Hmm?” Kipendo inquired, his gaze far off as if he hadn’t heard a word I said.

“Weren’t you listening!?!” I huffed, his inattention irritating me. “I said there was a spooky cave we haven’t explored yet! Aren’t you interested!?! What has you so transfixed that you haven’t wanted to play the last few days!?!”

My tone finally seemed to catch his full attention and he seemed shocked at my attitude. This just annoyed me even more that he couldn’t seem to understand why I could possibly be upset with him.

“I’m sorry, Uru.” Kipendo replied. “I’ve just been thinking about my homeland. I was wondering if maybe I should go back.” He intoned. “To visit you know.” He added as an afterthought.

“WHAT!?!” I shrieked as my anger flared, fueled by fear as what I dreaded seemed to be coming true. Jumping down from the boulder, I turned to face him. “And what brought all this on!?! Was it the gossips!?! Do you believe them!?! Do you think you’re BETTER than us!?! An oh so holy white lion!?! And I thought you considered THIS your homeland!?! You might not have been born here, but did all the time we spent to raise you and be your family mean NOTHING!?!”

“Uru! Calm down!” Kipendo yelled out in surprise. “You know I don’t think all that, don’t you!?! You’re over-reacting!”

“OVER-REACTING!?!” I yelled out, my anger reaching a new height I didn’t know I was capable of. “My best friend tells me he’s thinking of leaving for his “homeland” and I’m over-reacting!?!”

“Uru!” He interrupted. “I only said I wished to VISIT my birth pride!” He yelled back, his own temper flaring in response to mine. “I never said I wanted to leave for good! Stop being irrational! If you’re going to be like this then maybe I SHOULD just leave!”

“IRRATIONAL!?!” I screamed. “Well fine then! Maybe you SHOULD leave!”

“You don’t mean that, Uru.” Kipendo leveled.

“I DO!” I snapped back, turning away from him and stomping away.

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So I wanted this to start off with an argument for some reason and thinking about their personalities, I tried to consider how it could happen and it seemed obvious that Uru would have to start it. She seems to have a problem with temper. X3 So giving Uru a reason to get mad, I figured maybe she could find out Kip wants to visit the Spirit Pride. Seems reasonable, you’d think he would want to see his mom and being reminded of his home by the gossips would make him think about it. So with Kip off being all quiet and unsocial, lost in his thoughts, Uru would of course be annoyed. Plus, you know she had to hear the gossips as well, and this could only create doubt in her mind. So when she hears that he WAS thinking about leaving for a visit, and after he wasn’t paying attention to her, she would be scared to lose him and her being herself would cover up that fear with anger. Then Kip went and made it worse, the last thing you say when someone is mad is to calm down, that they’re over-reacting, or that they’re being irrational. XD No matter how true it is. lol Also, dA, or rather my internet has been giving me a horrible time editing a deviation once I submit it, so until I can go back and fix it, the link to the next pages will be posted in the comments.