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Savannah – Amber Eyes
Story written on May 13, 2012 by kins40.
Her stomach ached with its resounding emptiness. But she ignored it, Instead keeping incredibly still. Keeping incredibly quiet.
Her ears flicked and she breathed in the steady air of nighttime.
She was entirely surrounded by darkness, a usual occurrence when the pride was hunting.
She was ready, primed and prepared but her environment felt suddenly very limited. She was aware of her own presence in the space and this awareness only reached as far as a few feet on either side of her.
As usual they had taken advantage of the moonless night, the kind her family preferred when they prepared for the chase. She strained her piercing eyesight only able to penetrate the depth of the night, so far.
Still but not silent the darkness was abundant with sounds. The croaking of the frogs by the waterhole, the shrill whispers of the locusts in the long grass and the swishing tails of the herd somewhere in front helped the lioness make sense of her surroundings.
Secure in the knowledge that the total obscurity would keep her concealed, she crouched in the dry grass, her heart was thudding in her chest, tension building at the prospect of launching herself, almost blindly, forward.
She was still young but each successful hunt had filled her with a renewed sense of belonging as a fully contributing member of the family as well as inflating her confidence to the point where her sisters knew now she could be relied upon.
Panting quietly in the coolness of the night she closed her eyes momentarily and she felt their presence nearby, the other females of the pride, crouched down similarly around her.
And just like the young lioness, their attention was solely turned to the colossal herd of wildebeest huddled in the darkness ahead of them, the scent of their new born calves shuddering in the chill of their first night, filling the nostrils of the stalking cats.
The invisible threat hung heavily in the air and the herd sensed it. The weight of the night vision empowered eyes pressed on the skin of the mothers and a slow but perceptible uneasiness started spreading throughout the closely huddled wildebeests. Hooves scraped nervously at the ground, eyes widened hoping to detect the yet undetectable and young ones were recalled close by.
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slntrdr says
Yippeeee! We’re back on the savanna! Savannah. Whatevs. So happy you missed your vet and your accountant; I did, too!
bumsue says
Ditto! Thank, thank you, thank you for bringing us back to the Savannah. I love this continuing story with all the various elements. Please keep it going for as long as you can as its so different from other stories. Woohoo!
rocknchick57 says
Ahhh..what a perfect Sunday afternoon..back to Africa..thanks for the visit, Kins!
LuRocks says
Any story you write gets me excited…LOL…I haven’t even read it yet and I know it’s gonna be amazing…thank you for posting a new series..will go back to page one now and start reading :)
talaula says
Hell yeah K✊😃 short or long, I’ll take it. Thank you😘
azmama says
I am thrilled that you’re back on the savannah. Your writing is so unique and colorful. It is a pleasure to read.
Dainty says
Yay!!!, you’ve surprised us with more of this fantastic story. So happy to have another chapter of our girls contending with the Savannah and all the breathtaking moments and mystery that it holds. Glad you missed them too because we certainly did. Thanks for bringing them back to us. We will happily give up a few chapters of Numbers for a few of Savannah. Dont know if you celebrate it or not but Happy Mother’s Day even if you don’t. Thanks.
Querida says
I missed the Savannah too! It’s great to see you back with another story. Good for Tina, Bette has taught her well.
Sammer says
I’m so happy to see these characters back and the beautiful Savannah setting. I can’t wait to see what happens with the cubs.
cvu says
I can’t believe my eyes?…Savannah is back!….whoo!!…. oh what an intro..The stalking, the chase and the killing.. Almost got overwhelm to the whole first page..I’m rooting for the Wildebeest to get away but on the other hand, I know Lions only kills because they had to feed themselves .. …And now I’m sad to know that Lion has a young…. Well done Kins, well done.
mette hartmann says
Yay you´re back. I´ve missed this wonderful setting. Can´t wait for those amber eyes to make some noise.
favcouple says
Wonderful. Thank you I love this story and so glad that you are going to give us a 3 chapter sequel. Thank you thank you.
didi1956 says
I’m glad this wonderful story is back.Thank you and well done Tina.
kbergin47 says
Yea for Tina! And yea for bringing Savannah back. PPS!!
Tibetter24 says
Oooommmmmggggg!!!! Yyeeesss my favorite story!! Wooo! I’m still number one in kill Jodi club but since she’s dead I’ll see if I need to start a new club
Merlion says
OMG Kins!! I can’t believe that I didn’t see it the first time.. Glad that finally the caffeine works and really open my eyes :-) and what a sight to a sleepy eyes! I enjoy the trip back to the savannah with you! And only there you can raise lions as a pet huh!? ;-) so fancy! LoL… Kidding! I just too exuberantly thrilled to read this. I hope you will bring more of them and the beautiful vet with the sexy accountant along! ;-) Thanks Kins!!
iHeartHeart says
Yabba Dabba Doo – here I am joining in on the collective Savannah happy dance :) Beautifully written – as always Kins! This story just gives me warm fuzzy’s all over and is the perfect way to end what was an exhausting weekend and Monday. Thank you! iHH xx
ut says
That’s awesome and love it, so happy for them
mscully says
Love Savannah.
Maddyson says
Oh my gosh I’m not sure if you will even see this but I just wanted to say I absolutely love your writing and your fics and the way you write Bette and Tina. I just got recommended another one of your fics so I can’t wait to start reading and I really want to read every single one of your fics. Ahh you’re amazing thank you for writing all these fics and sharing them with us