The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior

THE DANCING BRIDE AND HER SPIRIT WARRIOR.

PROLOGUE.

Vuyanzi woke up startled. She was in a semi dark room with a fire burning in the middle of it. Squinting her eyes, she could see an opening on the far end of the room. It looked like the opening of a…cave? She was in a cave! Vuyanzi tried to swallow the panic that was threatening rising inside her.

The room was warm and she lying on furs. The furs were soft against her skin and so…so warm.

Light from the fire bounced off on the walls of the room . She could also hear the faint falling of rain in a distance and thunder booming.

She tried to sit up but a very strong arm pulled her closer to a warm hard body. Vuyanzi yelped. What? It was then the familiar scent assaulted her nose, morning dew grass and the definite musk of man. She looked down at the arm holding her waist and her eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

The arm was definitely not like a normal arm. Encircling her small waist was a big paw, (yes a very large cat like paw) spread on her stomach.

No, it cannot be Vuyanzi thought, this must be a dream. Vuyanzi shook her head ignoring the warmth that was trickling her ear and sending shivers down her spine. She could a stare on her back but she refused to turn instead squeezing her eyes completely shut. She squeezed her eyes shut.

‘’Vuyanzi look at me,’’ a deep smooth voice rumbled behind her.

Sharply she turned around to the piercing gaze of Koni Jasiri or… not. The paw on her waist did not move they held on firmly as if letting her go was not an option.

Vuyanzi could only gape at the creature beside her in awe.

The normal reaction to seeing a man – beast was to scream and try to get away from it as much as possible. Yet Vuyanzi had the most intense need to run her fingers through the long darks strands of hair falling on his broad shoulders.

She should be scared of the canine teeth that were the same length as her index finger but she was not afraid. Deep down Vuyanzi knew that this creature, Koni posed no threat to her.

Koni’s eyes were trained on her, the volatile yellow like the savannah grass burning with an orange flame. His eyes were on her like a hawks’ eyes on a prey. Vuyanzi now understood why Koni was a predator.

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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 1

  • Chapter one. Vuyanzi Amani ran as fast as her legs could carry her. If she was caught, she would have to say goodbye to the small rabbit that she had cra...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 2

  • Koni Jasiri crouched in the long elephant grass and stilled his body. He could feel his brothers behind him, waiting for his order to attack. The sun was just setting and the day&r...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 3

  • Later Vuyanzi woke up with a start. It was very dark and she lying on her bed. Strange. She listened to signs of life but could hear nothing. Her small bedroom window was still ope...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 4

  • ‘’ Vuyanzi…Vuyanzi…psst…madam is looking at you…wake up,’’ Vuyanzi heard the voice of Caro calling her, dragging her from her sl...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 5

  • The next morning Lishevi waited for her granddaughter to leave the house before scrambling out of bed. It was very early in the morning approximately 5.30 am if the radio by her be...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 6

  • It was a hot Saturday when Vuyanzi was alone at home preparing the small garden behind the house ready for planting. Her shosho had left some vegetable seeds and asked Vuy...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 7

  • Vuyanzi fluttered her eye open. She was in her bedroom on her bed and it was still daytime. Caro looking at her beside her was Juma. Both were standing looking at her with worry on...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 8

  • Guma was on his medical hut when he sensed the presence of the beast. It was in the middle of the night and all was quiet. His son was asleep, a perfect time for him to p...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 9

  • Vuyanzi phone beeped and she checked her phone. A message read, he has left the boma (compound), he will be out for an hour. Hurry. Vuyanzi set her plan in motion...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 10

  • ‘’What are you carrying? The smelly fish your shosho sells in the market?’’ Kweyu asked coming closer to Vuyanzi, the hockey stick in his hand looking more ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 11

  • ‘’Juma let’s slow down,’’ Vuyanzi tried to march Juma’s determined steps but she was failing miserably. She didn’t know how long she could...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 12

  • That evening after Juma had helped her deliver the cub back to the reserve, she made her way home, humming to herself. A day well spent. She couldn’t wait to go hit the bed a...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 13

  • A tall silhouette of human being, a man. He was standing still facing her direction, his intense gaze on her. Looking directly at her, Vuyanzi held her breath, everything around he...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 14

  • Vuyanzi look at me, the s*ductive voice whispered in the wind. Vuyanzi was in the river swimming. She, Caro and several friends always did that every Sunday afternoon afte...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 15

  • Vuyanzi was with her team behind a stage. There was a buzz in the air because a chopper had just landed in the wide football pitch that was adjacent to the cultural centre. The fie...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 16

  • Vuyanzi was hungry. The activities of the day had tire her. She just wanted to eat and sleep. It was night time but it looked like the middle of the day in town. She stayed around ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 17

  • Koni watched as Amani entered her home before he drove away. He was itching being in clothes the whole day and the being in a car didn’t help. He rolled down the window to al...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 18

  • Vuyanzi leaned against the door and took in a deep breath. She heard Koni’s car vroom away. She hurried to the window and watched his taillights reflecting in the dark as it ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 19

  • Koni slowed down when he reached Vuyanzi’s house. It was quiet and no soul was on sight. He kept in the shadows and avoided the lights. It would not do well to have anyone sp...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 20

  • Koni was livid. He should be back at Nyati town with Vuyanzi and not here in the city. He could not wait for this meeting to be over so that he could go back. He paced back and for...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 21

  • A loud noise had woke Vuyanzi up. Sirens were going out loud and she could hear voices shouting from a distance. Caro was also awake, sitting on her bed and rubbing the sleep from ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 22

  • Vuyanzi sneaked out of their room after Juma confirmed he was waiting outside. The sirens were blaring more loudly than before meaning the hyenas were truly moving towards the town...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 23

  • Juma woke up in a hospital bed amid of beeping machines and a pounding head. He tried to shield his eyes from the blinding light that seemed to penetrate inside his eyeballs. After...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 24

  • Vuyanzi was running from a hyena when a lion blocked her path roaring at her. She tried to run away but they caught up to her. The lion stopped in front her and planned to jump at ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 25

  • Koni punched the wall in his study room creating a dent on the fine surface. He felt like strangling something or someone, better yet, strangling Juma Kanze. Who in the wo...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 26

  • Special dedication to my silent reader. ................................... The following days Vuyanzi was c...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 27

  • Lishevi practically ran all the way to her home. She had hastily closed down her stall in the market and ran home. They are here, go home immediately, Guma&rsquo...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 28

  • Koni was growing restless, he wanted to be done with this mission and go back to his bride. He had decided to come out clean and tell her his true nature. The stakeout in the old a...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 29

  • Vuyanzi was pacing inside the bedroom it had turned to be a prison more than anything. She was waiting for Koni to come back home. She was going to face him and tell him of her dec...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 30

  • Guys thank you for heartfelt comments in the previous section. Much love. ........................................ ‘’No,’’ Vuy...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 31

  • Vuyanzi slowly approached her grandmother’s gate. A hoot from a car made her turn around, she turned to see Koni standing before the car waving at her. How did he manage to l...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 32

  • ‘’What?’’ Vuyanzi was perplexed, she could not believe what she was hearing. Her whole life has been a lie. ‘’Nyanya, I…,&rsquo...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 33

  • ‘’What do we have here Dume,” Koni stalked closer to the operating table at the coroner’s office. The room was brightly lit and sparkly clean but the smell ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 34

  • Vuyanzi paid the bodaboda rider and walked inside the cemetery. Nyati Cemetery was built at the edge of town far away from human settlements and at the fringes of town. The cemeter...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 35

  • ‘’She’s here,’’ Ma. Anika jumped at the sound of a car hoot at the gate. She hurried to open the door and walk out of the house to welcome Koni and Vu...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 36

  • A knock sounded on Koni's bedroom door where Vuyanzi was. She knew for sure that it was not Koni as he had locked himself up in the study room with his brothers short...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 37

  • Koni paced like a cage beast. Neza was totally messing up his plans. He had tried his best not overhear the conversation between his bride and her aunt but he couldn’t help b...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 38

  • Hapo zamani za kale (a long long time ago), the people of Miamba Valleys co-existed in relative peace. The tribes were ruled by chiefs and council of elders. The ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 39

  • ‘’Everybody knows what happened during that meeting Chief, we want to know since when did the amanani stared pairing out with rogue warriors,’’ Roiman Lenku...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 40

  • ‘’Nyanya make sure you are eating and listen to whatever Mr. Jasiri is saying. Don’t be too stubborn,’’ Vuyanzi rolled her eyes at her shosho’s ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 41

  • Koni kicked a dust bin spilling disposed paper all over the tiled floor. He wanted to punch something. His muscles tensed with tapped energy. The action startled a few people milli...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 42

  • Vuyanzi felt like if she spent a minute longer in Sheba’s company, she was going to kill the city girl. Vuyanzi had never met a more obnoxious person in her life, Sheba was l...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 43

  • A loud bang woke Vuyanzi up. She woke up to find herself on the bed alone. Koni was already on the bedroom door opening it. Vuyanzi tried to stand up but Koni only looked back at h...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 44

  • ‘’Juma,’’ Vuyanzi held her breath looking at the phone. A new number had called and she picked up. The caller had been Juma. Vuyanzi sat up straight from he...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 45

  • Koni was running through a dark fog, it was dark and only a street light shone through barely cutting through the darkness. Ahead of him Vuyanzi stood giggling.  She was dress...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 46

  • Vuyanzi woke up to stare at the vengeful face of Kweyu Kisiki. He was sneering at her. With a startled look she sat up but fell back on the hard surface she had been lying on. Her ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 47

  • Koni sank his claws deep inside the amanani’s throat and dismembered the neck from the body. He let out a satisfied growl as the amanani’s body disappeared in a wisp of...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 48

  • ‘’Vuyanzi,’’ Koni’s voice rumbled behind her but Vuyanzi stubbornly refused to turn her back. She was ashamed to face him. Ashamed for all the things ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 50

  • Uncle Liyai came in that morning together with the chief, who helped to organize some space large enough to hold the cattle in the form of Vuyanzi’s dowry. ‘&...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 51

  • Vuyanzi stretched her back muscles to get rid of the kinks and knots just in time for a large, old and dusty encyclopedia to be dropped in front of her with a loud bang. She nearly...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 52

  • Vuyanzi locked the door behind her and rested her head on it. Taking a deep breath. The room was dark and as she hoped everyone seemed to be asleep. Tip toeing into her bedroom she...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 53

  • Koni was on his office working on the much delayed report he had to present to the KWS (Kenya Wildlife Service) about the attack on Karura Forest. After he had been able to rescue ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 54

  • ‘’So elders we are gathered here today because our son, Koni saw a beautiful ‘flower’ in your compound and because Koni loves beautiful things. He has come ...
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  • The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 55

  • Epilogue. Koni watched as the rain fell from the balcony of his house. It was early in the morning. The sun was not up yet and he could see thun...
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