Jucser's Journey (part 2) (c) 1998
by Killjoy

Jucser was walking alone through the savanna once more, it had been three
days since he and Bromada went their separate ways. As he walked, he thought
about how much they had meant to one another, he'd lay curled up on her back
as she wandered about between watering holes. They had laid together every
night, enjoying each other's company and Jucser had began to forget about
searching for a way home, he was content to spend the rest of his days with
her in his new home.

Then on that fateful day, Bromada caught a scent in the breeze and the two
of them made their way to a new watering hole, there they found a huge bull
rhino marking his territory. Jucser and Bromada watched him from the tall
grass as he strutted about the waters edge, stopping to mark a bush or take
a drink. Jucser had to admit that he was a big one but, didn't think any thing
of it until he looked up at Bromada and saw the look in her eyes, she was
obviously in love.

"Ahh...Bromada...." Jucser spoke but, his words fell on deaf ears as Bromada
was in a trance, all of her attention was on the huge, muscular beast who
walked about in front of her. She finally calmed down enough to move, walking
out into the clearing of the watering hole, Jucser crouched down in the grass
and watched. As Bromada walked, the bull noticed her and stopped, his head
held high and his ears perked forward.

He soon began moving and the two stopped nose to nose, staring into each
others eyes. Jucser watched helplessly as the two got to know one another and
the large bull made his way around Bromada, his immense shaft dropping out of
its sheath. Had any one been watching Jucser, they could have guessed at the
exact moment when his heart tore open, his face lost all expression and his
head hung low. "Well, at least she found what she was looking for..." he
sadly consoled himself as he walked back into the grass of the savanna.

Jucser was now more alone then he had ever been, he wasn't even paying
attention to his surroundings. He no longer cared about any thing, not even
himself and kind of wished something would leap out of the grass and eat
him, at least that would end his pain. As if in response to his thoughts,
Jucser suddenly heard the rumble of hooves coming towards him. He crouched
down and waited for what ever it was to pass, the sound got closer and closer.

When the sound finally reached him, a deer like animal leaped over him from
the grass and kept running, followed closely by large, spotted cat. After
they passed, Jucser stood up and watched them, they were moving faster then
any thing he had ever seen before. As the spotted cat caught up with the deer,
it swiped at it's hind legs, causing it to trip and fall with a crash. The cat
was on the fallen animal in a flash, biting it's throat and holding it until
it stopped moving after a bit of struggle.

Jucser watched in awe, the cat was smaller then the others he'd seen in this
new land but, its body was more densely muscled. Jucser circled around it,
watching and sniffing. He hid in the grass behind the cat and watched hungrily
as it fed on it's fallen prey, it's tail twitching back and forth as it ate.
"Female?" Jucser questioned his eyes and he moved closer, he had a clear view
of her rear and she was most certainly female. Jucser just couldn't believe
that a female was that fast, she had passed him like a tan blur, none of the
other cats he'd seen were that fast.

Jucser looked her over once more, she was skinny but, muscular. Her tan fur
was covered with small, black spots and she had a long tail which never seemed
to stop moving. Her head was small, only slightly larger then his with small,
round ears. "She beautiful..." he thought as he stumbled forward, the she-cat
heard him and darted up a near by tree. He walked over to the kill and looked
up at her, she was looking back at him, waiting for him to make his next move.
Jucser approached the tree she was in and put his front paws on it while
looking up, "Hi."

The she-cat looked down at him with a strange expression, "Umm, hello..." she
replied, not quite knowing how to respond. "What the heck is that?" she
pondered, looking Jucser over, she'd never seen any thing like him before.
Jucser was staring at her, his long red tail wagging back and forth. He was
smaller then she was and didn't seem threatening so, the she-cat slowly made
her way down the tree, watching him closely for any sudden movement, ready to
either spring on him or charge back up the tree.

When she reached the bottom, she leapt off the tree trunk and onto the ground,
Jucser pranced over to her and sat down next to her, his tail still wagging.
"So, come this way often?" Jucser asked, not knowing what else to say. "Well,
yes, I live around here." the she-cat answered, examining Jucser a little
closer, still not knowing what he was. "My names Jucser." he edged a little
closer to her. "Mina." she replied while taking a step back. "Your fast."
Jucser was obviously out of it, his unblinking eyes traced every curve on her
body.

"Ya, most cheetahs are." she tried to blew him off and started back to her
kill with Jucser following close behind. Jucser laid down and rested his head
on his front paws to watching her eat. Mina looked at him occasionally in
between bites, noting how he stared at her dreamily. Mina was feeling a little
flattered by the way Jucser was watching her, no one had ever paid this much a
tension to her before. She gave a leg a good tug and tore it free, tossing it
over to him.

Jucser stood up and sat in front of the leg, "For me?" he questioned. "Well, I
don't see any one else here." Mina replied with a grin and watched Jucser eat.
He was the oddest animal she had ever saw, he was smaller then she was, with
bright red fur and a thick, bushy red tail. Most of the animals she had ever
seen were tan and she wondered why he was red, "Oh well, who knows." she
thought and returned to eating.

After they both finished eating, Mina laid down in the shade of a tree and
began to clean the blood from her spotted coat. Jucser sat next her and also
began to clean himself. He soon finished and watched her as she licked her
paw and then rubbed it over the side of her face, trying to wash off the
blood. Jucser quietly moved closer to her and gave her cheek a lick before
leaning back, Mina looked into his eyes for a moment and then returned to
grooming herself. Jucser again licked her cheek and continued doing it when
he did not get a response the second time.

Mina stopped cleaning herself and let Jucser continue his work. He licked her
cheek and forehead, soon moving to her ear, his soft tongue working deep
inside of it. Mina started to purr as he licked her, his tongue was much
softer then her's, she'd never felt any thing like it before. Mina got lost
in the moment and began licking Jucser's chest and then his chin, when she
opened her eyes, she was nose to nose with him. They stared into each other's
eyes, neither moving or speaking.

Mina finally started to blush and turned her head, Jucser smiled and rubbed
his head against her. Mina turned and licked his face, Jucser froze and
allowed her to have her way, enjoying every second of it. She moved to his ear
and licked the inside of it, trying to mimic what he had done to her. Jucser's
hind leg started to kick slighty, her warm tongue felt good but, it was very
rough and almost painful. A low moan escaped his muzzle as the mixture of
pleasure and pain sent waves through his body.

Mina stopped after what seemed like an eternity and looked at him once again,
Jucser's muzzle was open and his tongue hung out. He looked back at her with
a dazed expression on his face. Mina laughed and turned to lay down, flicking
him with her tail as she did. Jucser shook out of his daze and danced around
her, feeling new energy, Mina watched him for a moment and then rested her
head on her paws. Once Jucser got himself under control, he laid down next to
her and rubbed his head against her once more. Mina began purring and Jucser
could feel her rumble next to him, he pushed himself closer to her, snuggle
against the white fur of her stomach. Mina looked back at him and smiled,
she'd been alone for so long, none of the other cheetahs she'd ever met
seemed interested in her or made her feel the way her odd looking little
friend did. She gave him another lick and rested her head on her paws before
drifting into a pleasant slumber.
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A nature program I was watching about cheetahs inspired this story.
I think they're the most beautiful of the big cats. I live in the northeastern
USA and the only big cats we have are some lynxes in the woods behind me and
I've been told there are some mountain lions out in the mountains but, I haven't
seen any so, I don't know. I know this doesn't have any relevance to the story
but, I was thinking, cheetahs have a problem breeding in captivity and I think
its due to their surroundings in the zoos. I'd like to try raising a pair of
cheetahs out in the country where I live, there's little or no prey animals
and the only other animals here are farm animals so, they wouldn't feel
intimidated. I say its because cheetahs are solitary animals and fear most
other animals (except the ones they eat) in their natural habitat. I know
having wild animals in this kind of environment wouldn't be good and I
encourage any one who's thinking about bringing a wild animal into their
house to rethink it, of course, every one around my area has odd animals like
that. My neighbor has a serpentariam with snakes and reptiles, another raises
exotic birds, another ferret, and many more have other animals like wolves
and stuff.