Adulthood

"Will you two please shut up" Starla said sadly her ears hanging low as she looked at the two argue "Its not helping".

Jasiri stured slightly and snuggled more in Asha's fur no longer shaking or mewing.

(This RP seems to have gone dead. :hmm: Probably due to the fact that I haven't replied in a while...)

(gah i will try and get it going again)
Twilight awoke and sighed hearing the arguing he raised his head from his paws and looked at Jaini and Reth "Will you two shut up; some of us are trying to rest" he said before looking down at Miale and soflty licked the top of his head.

Miale stired slightly but didn't awake.

Starla padded back over to Twilight and lay down next to her brother.

"No, why don't you shut up." Jaini growls a little at Starla and Twilight, "You don't own me...you're not my father!" Jaini stops himself from saying anymore. He knows this isn't his personality.

"No Jaini but I care enough for you not to make a *** of your self" Twilight growled "And don't you dare growl at my daughter shes done nothing wrong here shes trying to calm the situation which your making worse"

"How am I?!" Jaini growls, "It's you who seems to have the problem! And I'm not having a little cub younger than myself telling me to shut up!"

Twilight sighed and got up and padded over to Jaini looking down at him growling a little "I don't have the problem Jaini" he said looking down into his eyes "Its you who has the problem and getting all aggresive" he said sitting down in front of him.
"And like I said don't have a go at Starla she hasn't done anything wrong" Twilight repeated again "And why you getting all annoyed at her....because shes right" Twilight said continuing to look into Jaini's eyes "Its not helping"

"Well, it's my brother and... ah forget it." Jaini sighs and lays down, "I feel like a fool now."

"Just give the whole argument thing a rest ok" Twilight replied sighing slightly and padding back to Miale and Starla "Its the last thing any of us wants to hear right now" he said flopping down on the ground again.

"Yeah, well you're not one who actually got injured...or are you?" Jaini looks over to Twilight curiously having calmed down.

"Yeah my paw got cut up" Twilight replied glancing over to Jaini before looking down at his paw giving it another lick.

"Well why don't you prove that? I don't believe you until you have proof!" Jaini growls and swishes his tail back and forth in anger.

Twilight looked angrily over at Jaini and Reth and growled annoyed but decided to say nothing.

Miale sturred slightly but didn't awake even with the arguing going on.

Jasiri continued to sleep nuzzled up in Ahsa's fur mewing softly.

Jaini growls at Reth and begins to walk up and down in anger. He doesn't say anything to Twilight or the others.

Twilight stopped growling and sighed and dropped his head looking at Miale who slept in front of his paws.
"I've nearly lost you twice now" he said quitely before sighing once more before licking the top of Miale's head softly trying not to wake him up.

Starla lay down beside Miale and looked up as Twilight licked the top of Miale's head and smiled slightly to him and nuzzled her fathers paw.
It brought a smile to his face and soflty licked the top of Starla's head as well smiling slightly.

Twilight looked back over at Jaini who continued to pace about.
"Jaini stop pacing will you please" Twilight asked no longer growling.

"Tell my brother then...he just acts like a complete jerk and dad's never awake to sort anything out!" Jaini growls again.

"Look we all been through alot today" Twilight replied looking at them both before glancing about at the others "We got injured...we don't wanna listen to this" he said stopping for a second looking down at Miale.
"I don't want to hear you talking about the Outlanders after what happened today...and I don't want to hear you discusing about one of you taking on one. Me and Katai hardly managed to get that lion down...wat makes you think one of you two can" he said looking at them for a moment more before looking away.

"That's what I've been trying to say you know." Jaini rolls his eyes and lays down, "I just wish dad woke up... I'm worried."

"Hes only just fallen asleep Jaini..hes got it rough today...much worse than me; let him rest" Twilight said looking over at Katai "Yeah I'm slightly worried about those cuts...thats not a good thing at all" he sighed looking down at his paw before looking at Katai's wounds which were visable from where he lay.

Meanwhile, more blood drips from Katai's muzzle and after hearing Jaini's voice, he moves a little and opens his eyes.

Twilight sighed seeing Katai awake "Katai go back to sleep...you need to rest pal" he said looking back over at him sounding concerned for him.

"No, it's alright Twilight." Katai looks across to Twilight, his head still resting on his two front paws, "...I'm still living which - is good. However, I'm still in a lot of - pain."

"Yeah exactly your in pain thats why you need rest Katai" Twilight replied looking at Katai concerned.

"Well, to be honest with you I only woke up because I heard Jaini's voice..." he looks across to Jaini who is asleep himself.

"Yeah he was arguing with Reth" Twilight sighed "Not really the perfect to be arguing after what happend today" he said laying his head on his paws sighing softly.

"It's not odd for him and Reth to argue anyway... I think I'll have another few hours. I'll hopefully feel a little better after a little sleep." Katai rests his head on his paws again and drifts back off to sleep.

"Boy do I know it" Twilight sighed as he rested his head on his paws and closed his eyes thinking.

Katai seems to keep his eyes open and he can't sleep. He sits up and looks around, "I think I'll head off to the water hole. I'm thirsty," he begins to stand up; his reactions are very slow at this time. With a little bit of difficulty, Katai finally stands up and walks towards the den entrance, limping slightly.

Twilight opened his eyes looking at Katai "I'm coming with you then" he said yawning slightly and slowly stretching while he got back onto all fours "Not going to have anything happening to you now"

"Alright...the water hole isn't too far away from here so I guess I can make it." Katai gives Twilight a weak smile.

"Yeah Its close I know" Twilight replied slowly padding over to Katai. His paw hurt and only slightly limped.
"Don't want something like this happening most of the time" Twilight smiled back "We're not as young as we were"

Katai looks down, "No, I guess not. I'm at an age now when I only fight if I need to..."

Meanwhile, Karia opens her eyes and spots her father about to walk out the den with Twilight. She quickly gets up and runs over to the two adult lions, "Dad... you really need to rest..." she looks at him concerned, "...are you sure you want to go?" she nuzzles up under his chin lovingly, "...I just don't want anything to happen to you. I love you." She purrs and begins to clean Katai's wounds.

For one of the first times this very day, Katai smiles after feeling the loving comfort and care his daughter had to offer him, he looks down to her after he feels her nuzzle him. He nuzzles her back lovingly, "I'll be fine Karia... don't you worry." He nuzzles her again, "...I love you very much as well as your brothers, sisters and mother. You're all special to me..."

"Well yeah...we rarely need to fight as it is" Twilight replied sighing "As much as I hate violence something like that had to call for action" he said with a slight shrug.
Twilight smiled down at Katai's daughter "I'll make sure hes ok...we are only going to the waterhole as it is"

"Well, alright then. Just don't get hurt or anything - both of you." She smiles a little to Twilight before padding back over to where the others were.

Katai looks at Twilight, "Maybe we should head off now..."

"Yeah sooner we get there the sooner we can get back and rest up" he smiled slightly "Going to have all our cubs worried if we are gone to long" he said looking back at Miale and Starla who slept slightly snuggled up to one another on the ground.

"Yeah, and I'm guessing Jaini, Guan and the others will be worried also... it's not just Karia who's worried." Katai looks back over to them all before looking back at Twilight. He begins to limp again and exits the den.

Twilight looked back once more before padding after Katai.
"You'll be ok in a few days Katai trust me then we can put what happened behind us" Twilight replied "We have to make sure that our cubs never go there again....well I doubt they will after that" he said looking ahead.

"Hopefully, they've all learnt their lesson... they shouldn't have really gone there in the first place. I can remember when I was a cub, I was almost the same." Katai smirks.

"I think we all sorta were...well I wouldn't know I came here when I was a young adolesent" Twilight replied "We never had problems like this back where I lived" he said shaking his head sadly.

"To be honest with you, I haven't lived here all my life. I actually came here about 2 or 3 years ago. I had just passed my adolescent stage and I was a young adult. I was only about 3 or 4... can't remember how old I exactly was."