91I didn't know what I was doing on that flight, all I knew was that I had booked and got on a last minute plane to Africa. I couldn't even remember the city; that is, until we landed some 14 hours later. I had slept most of the time, and my mind was to jumbled to think straight.
"We arrived at Cape Town miss," I heard the flight attendant say as I shakily stood up and got my bag down.
"Thank you," I said as I exited the plane and went in search of a hotel.
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Two days had past before I came out of my hotel room. I called my family, just to make sure that they knew that I was alright. However today, I was tired of being stuck in that room so I decided to go on a safari. I had read about one in a travel book that I had picked up at the front desk, and it sounded fun. I arrived at the place designated in the book and waited.
"Hello, welcome to Africa, home of wildlife beyond your imagination," the driver said as me and about 4 other people climbed in the truck.
I rolled my eyes as that statement flowed out of his mouth;
'What was there to see?'
I thought but I kept my mouth shut and watched out of the window.
"Here, is a vast expanse of desert," the black haired man said, "we will stop here for a bit, there is lunch in the compartment to your right..."
I gladly jumped down off the truck, thankful for the blistering heat that fell upon me as I walked around. There was nothing but the hot blazing sun, sand, and the truck as I sprinted away.
'Just a quick run.'
I thought, I loved running in the most extreme temperatures; from cold to hot such as this. I skidded to a halt however as I nearly tripped over a sharp plant sticking in the ground.
It was then I stopped and looked around, I could see the truck... but was it moving? Had I run so far? Standing quickly, I began to run after the truck; but due to the fact of my previous run, I was running out of steam.
I saw it pick up speed as I kept my flat out sprint towards it.
"Hey, I'm here!"
I shouted, but my voice became choked as a strange gust of wind blew over me, bringing sand along with it. It was then I cloaspt onto the hard desert ground, and I felt my head hit a rock.
"What the?"
I questioned as I opened my eyes and looked up to see a odd looking monkey with white hair and blue striped cheeks.
I expected it to walk away, to screech and run back towards his family, but I didn't expect it to talk, and actually say, "you don't seek your old life."
I struggled to sit up, but my head was pounding so fast that I laid it back down, "what?"
"You seek something different, that's why you ran away."
"How, how can you, talk? I don't understand this..."
I stammered, my heart racing as my dark eyes looked in to his own.
"You are lost, Sakari," he said, "my name is Rafiki."
"How do you know my name?"
"The winds, they told me that a beautiful woman will come and that she is looking for her destiny."
"What?"
I awed at this creature, disbelief in my face as I listened to him, still not fully understanding what was going on.
"I will help you get started; the rest is up to you."
"How how will you?"
Suddenly, I felt the wind pick up, and I could feel myself reshapen. My dark brown eyes remained squeezed shut as I felt my hands and feet move in ways I knew they couldn't.
"R-"
I tried to speak but nothing came out. All went dark for what felt like hours, then I felt rather than see the bright sun as I landed hard back on the ground.
"Rafiki?"
I said, as I tried to stand.
'Huh?'
I thought as I looked in a tiny pool of water that I found myself gazing in to.
"This is the first part of your destiny," Rafiki said, "you are a lioness now."
"What? How do I walk? What do I eat? Where do I go?"
"You are a lioness, enstenct will take over, bye!"
Rafiki shouted as I watched him run off, and I clumsily got to my paws. I stood shaking as I began to walk, unsteady at first, but with every step I took, I began to feel more and more like a lioness. As I continued, I stopped and gazed at my reflection in another pool of water. I was a full-grown lioness; with dark brown eyes, although they were a few shades lighter than I had as a human. I also had golden fur with brown stripes going through out my pelt. My muzzle, belly, and paws were a creamy golden color, and I watched as I licked a paw and ran it over my head.
I tested my body movements in the water, lapping up what was in the pool and at least, soaking my hot paws.
It was then I picked the direction of south, with no clue as to where I was going in mind as I began to run, the wind lashing at my face.
:::End Of Chapter 3:::
A/N: I'm so very very sorry that I haven't updated in forever! I was having problems with my pc (and ) so I couldn't update!
BTW, for those of you that are reading unexpected Blessings that will be updated tomorrow!
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