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"Where are you going at this hour, Naji?" Faeqa cracked open a tired eye and shot a glance across at her sister who was slinking off towards the entrance of their shared den. She was always doing this; doing things she shouldn't be, getting herself into awkward situations. Faeqa knew what would happen. It always happened! Najiyya would get herself into trouble and then those brown eyes - eyes they both shared - would look to her sister and she would have to get her out of the mess she'd gotten herself tangled up in.
Najiyya's sheepish face said it all. "No where, Si-si."
"It doesn't look like nothing from where I'm lying. The moon is up. It's dark. You have no reason to be leaving the den now."
Najiyya's ears dipped. "But Si-si, you don't understand."
"Exactly. I don't understand. I never understand. Oh, love, come here and tell me what's wrong." The ginger pelted female pulled herself up into a sitting position and lifted a paw to hug her sister close.
Najiyya sank easily into her sister's embrace, sighing from the comfort it seemed to bring her. "There's this thing, you see..."
"A thing?" Faeqa felt her heart sink. This spelt trouble indeed.
"Yes. A big thing, really. Oh, Fae, please. Please. I know what you're going to say. You always do!"
"By the Sultan, what have you done now?"
Najiyya pulled away and paced back and forth a few steps. Her brilliant white pelt was clearly visible even in the poor light, but her face was shadowed by that ginger marking. Najiyya was the shorter, fuller one of the two. She was curvy and voluptious and did not blink an eye at intimacy.
Faeqa, on the other hand, was trim and proper. All legs, slim in the face and one who never broke the rules. She was not the prettiest of the siblings but she had good favour in that she never stepped out of place. She knew her position as female and was quite happy with it. She had no desire to rebel or cause mischief. Not like her younger sibling...
"I didn't mean for things to get so out of paw, Si-si. It's just that...well, I've never met anyone quite like him." She turned her head away.
"Him? HIM!? Najiyya, please, tell me you haven't."
"I think this is it, Fae. This is love."
"Love? Females in this pride do not love. We belong. We belong with our male, not with any other, not unless he wishes it. You know that as well as I do. Oh, love, what have you done? You could be beaten for this! Beaten or worse! Do you truly wish to cause me pain when all I've ever done is cared and loved you?"
"But this is different. He makes me feel so...special!"
"You've slept with him, haven't you?"
Najiyya hesitated and changed the subject. "Anyway Si-si, love or not. He knows I cannot go with him. A rogue such as him does not belong here. He knows that. And I cannot follow him. Unrequited love isn't wrong, is it?"
"Yes, Naji, very wrong!" She was on her paws, moving towards her sister now. "What am I going to do with you? What if he finds out?"
"He won't!"
"But what if he does?!"
Najiyya frowned and turned to face her sister. "I'm going to see him tonight. I'm going to put an end to it."
"You better had. You were lucky enough the first time you got yourself infatuated with a rogue. Must you continue to test your luck like this?"
Najiyya reached out and touched her muzzle to her sister's, hoping to extinguish some of that anger. It seemed to work a little. Faeqa nuzzled each other back and after a moment the tension eased.
Najiyya backed out towards the entrance again, but she spared one last nuzzle for her sister, giving her a kiss across the muzzle. "Love you."
"I know." Faeqa sighed, returning to her sleep. She wouldn't sleep though. Not until she knew this was over and the morning brought with it a new and eventless day.
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