The Dancing Bride And Her Spirit Warrior - Episode 30

 

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‘’No,’’ Vuyanzi pushed Koni with all the strength she had. She would not go on like this, stopping Koni was the only option. She went against her body that was demanding her to go back to him and let him continue doing what he was doing. She managed to push his weakened body off her and move away from the bed . Koni let her go and propped himself against the bed on his elbows, the sheets became tangled on his hips as he stared at her with an expressionless face. He looked very handsome in the low light, his hair all over the place and his wide torso open for her perusal. Vuyanzi had a second mind to join him but stopped at the last minute.

Focus woman, don’t let his hot muscles distract you, she admonished herself.

‘’Why?’’ his voice came out gruff betraying the cool façade he was putting on. He pushed himself on the bed and swing his body and the edge. Vuyanzi wanted to warn him to be careful about his injury but to her surprise, there was no wound on his body. No angry gush or puckered skin. She rubbed her eyes to see clearly but the wound had completely disappeared

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. She sharply looked at Koni’s dreadlocks and to her disbelief, they were back to the normal shoulder length size.

She gingerly took a step back. Koni looked at her cautiously. Realization dawning to her, Koni was not human.

‘’What are you?’’ she asked quietly. She should have known sooner. No real human had glowing yellow eyes.

Koni stood up sharply from the bed holding the sheets to his waist. Vuyanzi rechecked his chest again and she was met with the hard muscles, no injuries.

‘’don’t come near me,’’ she warned when Koni started approaching her.

He didn’t stop.

‘’What do you think?’’ he asked taking another step towards her again. Vuyanzi took two steps back. She didn’t want him to come closer to her.

‘’I don’t know what to think, you tell me,’’ she fired back her voice raising the same as her ire. She wanted him to come clean.

‘’Are you ready to face the truth, if I revealed my true identity Vuyanzi,’’

Vuyanzi my bride, a smooth voice called behind her. Vuyanzi swiveled her head behind but there was nobody there as always. No it couldn’t be, she thought gravelly. She turned to see Koni stand beside her, how did he get so close in such a short time? Koni was always so fast. He was close to her but he didn’t touch her, a breath away. He was so close that she had to lean back so as to look into the silhouette of his face. The bed side lamp was still on but it only produced dim light. In the light Koni looked like a untamed animal.

‘’What do you think Vuyanzi, what do you think I am?’’ he asked again this time raising his right hand. His nails had elongated to claws, claws the size of her fingers. Vuyanzi put her hands on top of her mouth to stop any sound from coming out. Koni had claws. She closed her eyes to let that information sink in.

‘’Look at me,’’ he growled angrily a sound that reverberated on the walls of the large room. It seemed like it came from deep inside his chest. A whimper escaped Vuyanzi, she couldn’t keep it in anymore.

Vuyanzi opened her eyes to look at his glowing eyes, eyes that seemed to glow more intently than before. His dreadlocks had elongated again and his canines were also out. Vuyanzi forced herself to take all that in. instinctively she knew that the creature standing before her was Koni and he wouldn’t hurt her but she couldn’t help but feel threatened.

‘’This is me Vuyanzi, with canines and claws, I am not fully human, I am partly animal, partly a lion, with claws, sharp canines a mane and a long tail to boot,’’ he confessed, his voice coming out brusque through the mouthful of the canines in his mouth. ‘’I am a spirit warrior and you are my dancing bride. We were destined to be together for life,’’

Vuyanzi kept shaking her head as if trying to avoid the reality of everything that was happening. Spirit warriors didn’t exist, they were mythical creatures. But then Koni was standing in front of her claiming to be one of them. How was that possible?

‘Why do you think you were attacked by hyenas? You were a target, because of who you are, I barely reached you when you passed you. I couldn’t bear to lose you,’’ his words softened and he ran his hand on his long hair.

‘’The large lion…was you?’’ she found the voice to ask. Koni’s unflinching gaze gave her an answer.

‘’But…’’

‘’But what? You deliberately put yourself in danger. You and Juma,’’

‘’Please don’t bring Juma into this Koni,’’

‘’Why because he is a perfect man and I am not? Is that why you like him? Is that why you can’t wait to leave this place and go back to him,’’ Koni grabbed her shoulders and shook the life out of her his voice raising an octave. Vuyanzi was lucky that the claws had retracted but his gleaming canines were still dangerously close to her face. She knew he would hurt not her but she didn’t want to deliberately egg him on. He needed to come down and talking about Juma was doing the opposite of that.

‘’Koni stop, you are hurting me,’’ with that Koni let her go and punched the wall behind her. She flinched, she hadn’t realize she was close to the wall. She had nowhere to run to. She tried to reach for the injured fist but Koni brushed her hands away but he didn’t move far away.

‘’This is all much to take in, a dancing bride?’’ what does that mean?

‘’A mate for life, don’t you feel the chemistry between us. That attraction will always be there,’’ Koni said softly gently rubbing her chin and Vuyanzi found that she was leaning into him, her eyes growing heavy. Despite his canines, they didn’t threaten her. He was so warm and comfortable, if she only leaned against him.

Stop, it’s not the time, she admonished herself.

‘’Koni I don’t even know you. We are practically strangers,’’

‘’We have known each other for a long time sweetheart, you just don’t recall,’’ at that Vuyanzi tried to remember where she had seen Koni.

‘’No I don’t think so…,’’

‘’Think hard Vuyanzi, think hard,’’ Koni crooned as he rubbed her neck with his thumbs. How was she supposed to think when he touched her like that? She could barely hold back a moan threatening to come out. She took hold of his wrists and pushed his wondering hands away. Koni chuckled and took a step back, relaxed. He didn’t appear as tense as before, his face had also softened.

‘’The night of the attack in the forest, almost two years ago. A lion roared that was you,’’ Vuyanzi exclaimed, ‘’I have always wanted to know how I got home that night,’’

‘’I carried you, you passed out from being choked, Kweyu was lucky that night,’’ Koni said vehemently, Vuyanzi eyebrows shot up in question, silently asking him explain ‘’spirit warriors can’t kill humans, it’s against our nature. We have to protect them against the amanani,’’

‘’Amanani?’’ Vuyanzi was getting was getting more confused.

‘’Yes amanani, terrible beings that cause chaos in the community, it sounds like a fable doesn’t it?’’

Vuyanzi nodded her head, ‘’I don’t know what to believe Koni, amanani and spirit warriors,’’

‘’Close your eyes Vuyanzi,’’

‘’Why?’’ she asked apprehensively. She folded her arms across her chest defiantly. Why should she close her eyes? If he had anything to show her, he should do it with her eyes open.

‘’Do it, don’t be afraid and trust me,’’ Koni urged.

‘’ No,’’

‘’Okay suit yourself,’’ Koni said before starting to untie with the sheets he had bundled on his trim waist.

Vuyanzi gasped once she realized what he was doing, she covered her eyes with her hand, ‘’what are you doing, I don’t want to see that,’’ her voice came out as a squeal. She could feel Koni lopsided grin even she couldn’t see him.

Vuyanzi look at him, she heard his voice.

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. Oh no she was not going to look at him parading naked.

Suddenly she felt something rubbing against her chest, the suddenness surprised her and she dropped her hands to come face to face to a fully grown male lion. Her breath hitched as she looked at the majestic animal sitting before her on its hind legs gazing at her. When seated like that its head reached her chest, it was that big. It had a tawny fur that contrasted deeply with its dark as midnight mane. She could also see a long tail with a bushy tip flapping behind it. Its eyes were trained on her, watchful and waiting. The unnatural golden glow piecing her.

‘’Koni,’’ Vuyanzi hesitantly stretched her hand to touch its wide nose. Its skin was soft. So soft.

The beast replied by purring and closing its eyes, leaning into her hand just the way a cat would do. Her apprehension flew out the window.

Vuyanzi realized that Koni was a cat. A very big cat and she loved it.

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