by Natavia
“You made a fool outta me. I want to kill you,” she seethed. Her face turned into her cat’s and her eyes glowed at me.
“The sabers were here first! The lost land is our land and your kind are just guests. That’s a fact and you know it. We have been generous for many years. Shared our world with the rest of the cats, cats that don’t even fucking like us! So, you damn right I told him what he didn’t want to hear. I guess you want me to kiss your ass because we’re meant to be but let me put you on to something. Y’kiki is the reason I died many years ago. She was afraid to love me because she couldn’t be a queen and a saber’s mate at the same time. You want to fuss at someone, curse her ass out,” I said.
“She has nothing to do with Lynx! You did that. Every time I come around, it’s about Lynx. Look at you, your clothes are ripped and you’re covered in blood. I hope she was worth it,” she said.
“I wasn’t fighting over Lynx. I was fighting because I couldn’t deal with him smelling your scent. It wasn’t about her, it was about you,” I replied. She pulled away from me and the dagger in her hand turned to ashes.
“History is repeating itself. Rajan and Y’kiki argued because of their differences. If we keep doing this, we will end up with the same destiny. We gotta be strong because we are being tested again. The closer we get to knowing our past life, the more shit keeps happening. It’s going to worsen until we are left with nothing. I need you on my side this time around. It’s not about sabers or lions, it’s about us. If I gotta die again to be with you, I will,” I said.
“Can we just stay in the house until I’m done with this heat cycle? Our best times are when we are alone,” she said.
“Being alone is keeping our relationship a secret. We don’t know how to be around others because in our past life, all we did was be alone. The lake at the cabin and the small room in your temple were our getaway spots. We aren’t hiding this time. If you don’t like the club scene, that’s cool. We can do other things,” I replied.
“Let’s go home,” she replied. We cut through the alley and to the parking lot. Police and firetrucks were outside the club. I wondered if anyone saw what happened but it would’ve been impossible. Too many men were surrounding me to point me out. I opened the door for Sy’noba and she got in on the passenger’s side. The drive back to the estate was a silent one. Instead of playing my usual rap music, we listened to a song by a group called Troop.
“All I do is think of youuuu. Day and night is all I dooooo. I can’t get you off my mind. Think about you alllllll the timmeeeeee,” I sang. Sy’noba looked at me and giggled.
“Why did you stop?” she asked.
“‘Cause I was ready to roar when they hit that high note,” I replied and she laughed.
“You have a way of making me smile. I’m sorry for what happened back there. I feel really bad for how I treated you. Lynx makes me jealous over you. I get so filled with rage when I think about you two,” she expressed. I grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it.
“All I need is one mate. I’m not like those other cats,” I said and she burst into laughter.
“You sound like a human man trying to get inside my panties. ‘I only need one woman, I’m not like all those other men.’ They said that to me when they were trying to get their mack on,” she said.
“Baby, nobody says mack anymore, but I’m serious. Why do I need another mate when I died to be with you? Think about it,” I replied.
“Good because I’d have to kill her to have you to myself and I will,” Sy’noba said, eyes glowing.
Minutes later…
When we walked into the estate, Toyi and Quanir were asleep on the couch. Toyi’s cubs were sleeping on Quanir’s chest.
“They are going to think Quanir is their father. Koja never interacted with them, he only cared for his son. They’ll miss Quanir once Toyi gets on her feet,” Sy’noba said as we stood in the entryway.
“I think Toyi should stay here. Quanir has never taken anything serious until she came along. She’s his missing piece in life,” I replied.
“So, y’all just gonna talk about me like I’m not sleep?” Quanir asked as he sat up.
“Cuz, what happened? Sy’noba scratched your clothes up?” he asked.
“Lynx’s little boyfriend saw us at the club and wanted to fight. She’s in heat, so he’s trying to make a claim on her,” I replied.
“Lynx always starting shit. She’s not good for your life, cuz,” Quanir said.
“He’s invited to my temple for some of Safari’s jungle juice,” Sy’noba said.
“Give me the info and I’ll be there. Call it Madagascar, I like to move it move it,” Quanir joked.
“You watched that cartoon, too?” Sy’noba asked.
“Yeah, I’m a male who likes cartoons. Speaking of cartoons, cuz, you gotta watch Zootopia after smoking a blunt,” Quanir said. Toyi sat up and roared when she yawned.
“Damn, girl. You aight?” Quanir asked and Toyi flipped him the finger.
“What happened to your clothes?” Toyi asked me.
“Got into a little altercation. We weren’t in the club long,” I replied.
“Which is a good thing because it’s not my atmosphere. I like peaceful surroundings,” Sy’noba said.
“Me, too, but that’s because we weren’t exposed to that type of life. I’m willing to go clubbing the next time. I watch music videos so I know a few dances and songs,” Toyi said. Sy’noba yawned and stretched her arms.
“I’m going to bed. My stomach is cramping,” she said.
“I’ll be right up. I’m going to make you a smoothie,” I replied. She kissed my lips before she went upstairs. Toyi took her cubs from Quanir and went upstairs to the guest bedroom. We went inside the den and sat down at the bar. Quanir poured me a drink and I downed it in one gulp.
“Take the whole bottle. Are you straight?” he asked.
“Naw, I’m stressed out. Every time me and Sy’noba argue, I see flashbacks of our past lives. She was the same exact way back then. The arguments are about our differences. Now she’s talking about spending time together away from everyone. We are reliving our final moments all over again. I checked the calendar. I died in my past life a week from today,” I said and took another shot.
“But she’s in heat, right?” he asked.
“Yeah, but her body isn’t ready for cubs yet. I have to wait until her uterus expands,” I replied.
“What sense does that make?” he asked.
“A human woman’s uterus expands during pregnancy. An immortal uterus expands before. Her body will prepare itself for a four-mouth pregnancy. You studied human anatomy in school, right?” I asked.
“I was late to class every day,” he replied and I shook my head.
“It was nice chatting with you. I gotta get up for work in the morning,” he said. He patted my shoulder before leaving the den. I grabbed the liquor bottle off the counter and sat on the couch. The TV on the wall was on but I wasn’t watching it. I saw glimpses of my past life inside my head like a movie. Suddenly, my eyes got heavy and I closed them…
When I opened my eyes, the den was pitch-black. The patio door to the den was open and a strong wind blew the curtains. I smelled a familiar scent from the cool breeze. When I stepped outside on the patio, the estate disappeared and I was standing by the lake at the cabin. Her sandy-brown mane was sprawled out around her as she sat by the lake. When I approached her, her gold eyes stared into mine.
“Have a seat, Rajan,” Y’kiki said.
I sat next to her and stared into her face. She was darker than Sy’noba but they were identical.
“Why are you so stressed, eh? I came back to you in spirit and you’re still not happy,” she said.
“I haven’t forgiven you, yet,” I admitted.
“I know you haven’t but this time around will be so much better than before. Everything you have been enduring is a test, including Lynx,” she said.
“Lynx?” I asked.
“Yes
, she is the perfect mate but not for you. The wolves that attacked her was my calling. I wanted you to find her and heal her, and eventually she fell in love with you. Before Sy’noba found you, I had to make sure you weren’t capable of loving someone else since you’re still mad at me. Once I saw that you couldn’t love another, Sy’noba came into your life. Do you know how old you were when you died?” she asked.
“No, I don’t remember,” I replied.
“Twenty-three. You died on your birthday, the day of your rebirth. Every two hundred years, a great warrior from a god is born. So, I’ve waited two hundred years for us, for your soul and mine to come together; weeks before she goes in heat. We are going to have cubs and make a better life,” she said and tears fell from her eyes. I pulled her closer and she rubbed her face against mine. Tears fell from our eyes because our spirits couldn’t rest. We were fighting to be together. I picked her up and carried her to the lake. My reflection was in the water. My hair was in long locs, yellow and white tribal drawings covered my forehead and I had a scruffy beard. I opened my mouth when I realized I had gold fangs.
“Wait, I don’t remember having these before,” I replied.
“Sometimes we lose memory in rebirth but your teeth were covered in gold metal to kill your enemies faster. They were used as a shield, too. And the symbol on your manhood is a way to measure your length. It was a male thing to do back then. Your rebirth gave you things from your past life,” she said.
“I thought the teeth and symbol had something to do with my personality,” I replied.
“That was your personality back then. Drawings on your body lets other warriors know you are superior. They are like trophies. Some things may never come back to you,” Y’kiki replied.
“You came back to me,” I said.
“I was always with you. Do me a favor, don’t tell Sy’noba I died. It’s a memory I don’t want her to have. I told her I sacrificed my soul to my goddess, and in a way, I did, but death was how I did it,” she replied and I pulled away from her.
“Nobody found your body,” I replied.
“My body is inside the statue of Sekhmet in my temple. I poisoned myself for four days then slit my wrists. The poison stopped me from healing, so I bled out. Sy’noba has images of it but she thinks it was the way I prayed to my goddess. It was how I sacrificed my life,” Y’kiki said…
“EZE!” Sy’noba’s voice called out to me. I woke up and rubbed my eyes and she was standing over me while I laid across the couch. When I stood up, I hugged her closely to my chest and squeezed her.
“Good morning to you, too,” she giggled and I pulled away from her. I grabbed her face and smothered her with kisses.
“What has gotten into you?” she asked when I pulled away from her.
“I’m just glad we are here,” I replied.
“Why are you crying?” she asked.
“I’m happy,” I said.
“Me, too. So, I was thinking about what you said last night. I heard there is a rap concert in town tonight and I picked out this cute outfit so we can go,” she smirked.
“Stop playing,” I replied.
“Nope, and after we leave the concert, I was thinking maybe we can pull over on the side of the road and you know,” she teased, rubbing my chest.
“Naw, tell me,” I replied.
“Have sex,” she said.
“You wanna make love, huh?” I asked.
“Yeah, that’s nice, but I like the animal,” she replied.
“You want me to fuck you, beautiful?” I asked and she nodded her head. I looked at the clock on the wall and it was six o’ clock in the morning.
“I got an hour right now,” I replied, untying her robe.
“We have to go to the bedroom,” she whispered as I laid her down on the couch.
“I can’t make it,” I replied, kissing her stomach. Sy’noba buried her nails in my back when my tongue pierced through her soaking-wet slit. For ten minutes, I made love to her center with my mouth until she exploded.
“Ezeeeeee,” she moaned.
I pulled down my boxer-briefs and laid on top of her, pushing my dick in her tightness. The couch had claw marks from Sy’noba, her nails ripping the leather like paper. She wrapped her legs around me as I buried my face between the swollenness of her breasts.
“This pussy is so wet, baby,” I groaned in the into her neck. She tightened her muscles around my shaft, pulling me further in as she orgasmed. I gripped her hips and pressed her down into the couch as I drilled into her, slamming against her g-spot. Sy’noba’s sharp teeth pierced my neck and I exploded. She bit my sensitive spot.
“ARRGHHHHHHHHH!” I jerked inside of her. After I was finished, I turned her on her side to enter her from behind. My animal purred against her neck while I wrapped my arms around her. Her head rested in the crook of my arm while I slow-stroked her. She felt all of me in the spooning position. Her cat’s tail wrapped around my legs and tiny gold hairs highlighted her skin. Her black nails grew three inches longer and symbols of her history appeared on her body. Gold bangles were around her wrist and ankles and her wild mane covered our bodies and made a nest.
You’re so beautiful, I thought.
I feel beautiful because of you, she thought.
My dick swelled and I pulled her closer to me. She moved to the rhythm of my strokes, taking me further in. Her pussy was like quicksand, hard to pull out of. I laid still so she could work her hips and finish us off. She purred my name as I pulled at her hair and filled her pussy with my semen.
“That was amazing,” she said.
“You got hair in my mouth,” I replied.
“Your mouth has been in other places,” she said.
“Let’s take a shower so we can go for another round,” I replied and pulled out of her. She grabbed her robe and I grabbed my pants. We tried to sneak down the hallway but Toyi was coming down the stairs. Sy’noba tried fixing her hair and I messed it up again. She slapped my arm and I chuckled.
“Stop being an asshole,” she whispered.
“Stop covering up my work,” I replied.
“Is everything okay down here? I heard a lot of growls,” Toyi said.
“Yeah, we were just wrestling,” Sy’noba said.
“We were fucking,” I replied and she elbowed me.
“He’s just playing,” Sy’noba said.
“Naw, y’all were definitely fucking. It’s natural, don’t be ashamed,” Toyi laughed and headed towards the kitchen.
“Intimacy is supposed to be secret,” Sy’noba said.
“There you go again, love. We are done hiding, remember,” I replied and she pushed her hair behind her ear.
“I know, hiding just seems so natural,” she replied.
“Let’s hurry up. The third one is going to be quick. I don’t have much left in me,” I said and she blushed.
“Come on,” she replied and crawled along the wall to my bedroom.
I had one goal: keep the peace in our relationship so we could finally mate. We couldn’t let life pass us by again.
*************
After I showered and got dressed, I was ready to head to the office. I knocked on Quanir’s bedroom door. When it opened, a cloud of weed smoke blew into my face.
“What’s up?” he asked.
“I have to take care of a few things before I go into the office, so answer my calls for me and make sure you send out an email to all the hotel managers about payroll. The last raise our employees received was five years ago. Oh, and schedule a meeting with the general manager of our Miami location. His flight and room will be paid for. Finances aren’t adding up over there,” I replied.
“You’ve been working, huh?” he chuckled.
“One thing is for sure, I know when my money ain’t right. There is no way the Miami hotel is always booked but we aren’t seeing the funds. I need answers,” I replied.
“Got it,” he said before closing the door.
Sy’noba was sitting a
t the kitchen table with Toyi table eating fresh raw meat with a glass of milk.
“I’ll be back in a few hours,” I said and kissed her lips.
“Okay, I’ll be here,” she replied.
“Make sure she doesn’t leave,” I said to Toyi.
“I can try,” she laughed. I kissed Sy’noba’s bloody lips before leaving the house.
An hour later…
I pulled up to a new condo building in the city. Lynx was standing in front of the building with her arms crossed. When me and Sy’noba got out of the shower, I texted Lynx and told her I had to meet with her. Before I got out of my truck, I grabbed a backpack.