Thread:Theultimatelifeform/@comment-3562042-20171201125618/@comment-24182548-20180112211531

The morning lights of The Pridelands shone as my dark blue eyes opened slowly with a light yawn escaping my mouth. My small body getting up and stretching, I blinked repeatedly in order to fully wake up. Looks like a lot of the pride was still asleep...darn, I was hoping for some fun with my Aunt Jenna….well, whaddya gonna do, we girls need our sleep, right?

OH! Almost forgot to make introductions! My name is Sarabi, or Sara for short. I am the daughter of Prideland heroes Shujaa and Kiara, who, seven months back, defeated The Outsiders and reunited the prides, therefore restoring peace to the Kingdom. Hearing this story from my grandma Nala had me proud of being the daughter. The fact that I had the blood of two heroes and two of my grandparents being the King and Queen of The Pridelands...it was amazing…

‘’Look who woke up.’’ I blinked as I looked at my brother, Amal, who started getting up. ‘’ Have a nice sleep?’’

‘’Yes, little brother, I did.’’ I scoffed. ‘’It was a splendid combination of peace and prosperity.’’

‘’Which is essentially what dad dreams about.’’

‘’I-I...well…’’ I blushed, embarrassed at his words.

Yes, it was my brother, Amal. He and I are...complex together. I love him as any big sister would, but dad said he has more of mom in him than I do. The snootiness, the arrogance and pride, it shined through his words and expressions. It riled me up inside…

But again...that’s what little siblings do.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘’Besides!’’ He chuckled, walking next to me as we got out of the den. ‘’Vitani is actually planning on taking us somewhere in The Pridelands that dad never took us to!’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘’That’s because dad is overprotective of m-’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘’I understand he’s protective of you, but what’s the harm? He knows Vitani is fully capable of defending us! We’ll be fine!’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘’Amal, it’s not that simple…’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘’Ya know, my low-class sister?’’ He asked, me frowning as he called me ‘low-class’. It was one of the more infuriating things he did. He looked down on me as inferior to him just because of his status in the pecking order, which both my parents and grandparents keep tearing into him for.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘’But that isn’t fair to-’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘’Both of you, stop.’’ We heard our mom, Kiara, say as she walked out. ‘’Why are you even awake this early?’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">‘’Sarabi woke up early and her yawns and stretches woke me up.’’ Amal shrugged, looking at me with a smug smirk, addressing me by my full name. ‘Sarabi’. ‘’Just wanting to do something with her.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">I pointed at him with my paw. ‘’That is the EXACT opposite of what you wanted to do!’’ <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">What I have for Children of Light: Chapter 1 so far. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;">What all happened?