Bubblegum

Aldafjor wanted to go swimming with you. Really. Though, now you are waiting for her in the water and she's sitting on the shore, too terrified to move. Hah.

You sit next to Aldafjor to see how she's doing. She leans in to whisper her suspicions about another pride mate. Perhaps it bears watching?

While you were trying to enjoy a nap, Aldafjor bounced around excitedly, asking you to take her on an adventure. You growled at her to let you sleep for a couple more hours, to which Aldafjor huffed and mumbled something about how lazy lions are. You would have batted at her, if you weren't so tired.


While all the other members of your pride seemed to avoid the river near your lands, Bubblegum enjoyed swimming playfully for hours each day, always returning with sopping wet fur. You had to admit, it was pretty impressive to watch her dive under the water, and you could always admire a nice pair of strong muscles at work.


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Your exploring the pride when you find one of the strangest looking lions ever. You approach them unaware of their eyes on you. You stare at them trying to figure out what it was.

"No, I'm not a tiger!" She suddenly snapped at you, "Yes I am a tigon in case you were wondering." She glared at you from across the open plane. Some of the other lionesses began to snicker at her their questioning eyes ripping Bubblegums glare to shreds.

You begin to understand why she's so mean. She has no friends, treated like an outcast among her own pride just because of the way she was born!

You trot up to her ignoring her hissing and threats. You lay down next to her almost a fox tails length away from her face, but nonetheless in her comfort zone. You edge closer and closer as minutes pass. You can also feel everyone's eyes on you, including Bubblegums whose tail is thumping on the ground.

FInally you get really close to her and start grooming her head as soothingly as you can. Bubblegum hisses quietly but other than that doesn't object. The Lionesses drawn in by curiosity gather around you and Bubblegum and start grooming both of you and each other. Soon, there are purrs going around and everyone chattering about gossip from other prides as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening.

Bubblegum was still right next to you and casted you a grateful smile. After the grooming was done every departed to eat and then sleep but Bubblegum came up to you and started talking.

"I've been to countless prides ever since my mothers death, and I never felt welcome to any one of them. I figured this one would be no different and I would be on my way soon. I was wrong, you proved me wrong. Thank you for proving me wrong. I had never known what it was like to be a part of a family. But now, thanks to you, I might just have a shot at having a true home."

You shake your head explaining that all you wanted was for everyone to be happy and feel wanted.

You stopped by Bubblegums pride a couple weeks later and see that they all have accepted her as one of them. She looked as happy as ever purring away as one of the lionesses licked the fur on her neck.

She spotted you and called you over waving her big white paw in the air. You trot over to her and groom with the lionesses where she thanks you again as well as other lionesses for helping them get to know Bubblegum.