ORIGIN

the feeling of anxiety showed all over his face as he continued to walk about, lately his parents had been constantly reminding him of the fact that the big day was nearing as time passed and his mother had been attempting to have quintus sing at the wedding for a while now which was what happened to be bothering the teen the most, i can't sing! the words had constantly been ringing inside his head and fear of failure was beginning to conquer him bit by bit. he had heard his mother sing before and if singing meant sounding anything like her well then he had no faith in himself, i can't sing! the words would continue to ring inside his head and the idea of giving up and disappearing began to pop inside his head at least once or twice. it would already be too late, his steel blue eyes noticing the frame of his mother on the horizon, here goes nothing.

The preparations for the wedding were coming along smoothly but she had to do her part to help along with them. One of those things was teaching the choir to sing and one of those choir members was her son. She'd absolutely love it if her very own son could sing a solo at the wedding. Truth be told she'd never heard him sing but that didn't mean he couldn't. Makyna was of the mind that everyone had a song in their heart that they just had to try and let out. That's what she was here for... To help tutor them in unleashing that song in their heart and also their musical talent.

There, she could see the dark coat of her son in the distance and she picked up her pace excitedly, a smile forming on her golden muzzle. Once she reached him she dipped her head down and touched hers to his in a very feline-like greeting. Her tail was raised happily, the tip flicking side to side. "Hello there son. Are you ready for our lesson?" She took a step back so that she could look up into his eyes. When had he grown so much?All of these young cats growing up and making me feel old! She thought in amusement.

steel blue eyes would look on as his mother would continue walking towards him and he could not help but regret every second but then again he could not just go back on his word, i promised her. unlike himself, makyna seemed to be having a good day which was evident in her mannerism; the teen would allow a throaty purr to escape his mouth at least pretending to be as jovial as his mother happened to be, he didn't want to bring her spirit down by letting her know of all his buried insecurities. do they really want me to mess up their wedding that bad, whilst looking down at his paws a deep exhale would come out of his maw but instead of keeping his head down, quintus would rise up with a rather goofy looking smile now adorning his visage; "ready as i'll ever be!"

Now, despite her abilities Makyna was no psycic. She couldn't read another's mind without their permission but there was just something off about her son today. Despite his smile, despite his words to her there was still something that wasn't right. It tipped her off when the young lion lowered his head and sighed and again when he spoke. As ready as he would ever be? Was that... doubt?

The lioness tipped her head to the side, studying her son's young features. Her eyes softened with concern for him as she spoke again, "Son, is something the matter? You can tell me, you know, I won't be upset." She smiled, silently urging him to reveal what troubled him.

just as expected, his mother would notice how uneasy he actually was despite the pretending as soon as she would look at his face, it's that weird magic of hers, quintus was quite familiar with his mother's form of magic and it proved to be quite the bothersome and fearsome enemy when used against him, there's no secret i can keep from mother. despite the fact he was expecting his mother to notice the negativity drifting all about him, the teen would flinch in surprise causing him to accidentally activate a certain spell of his; the loud noise of his heartbeat would surprise him even further but did not cause any pain from a sensory overload like it did last time. the teen would pause for a few good moments trying to recollect his thoughts and attempting to think of a way to perhaps get away with lying to his mother. despite all that, he would eventually come to the conclusion that it was just not possible, my mom's a witch. quintus's gaze would look over his mother's frame before answering her question, "mom, i-i don't know how to sing."

It was a little while before the younger lion answered and during that time Makyna continued to smile and look at him encouragingly. There was nothing for him to be worried about, no matter what it was she wouldn't be angry. No. Not even for his admittance that he was unable to sing. Unable or had he even tried before? The lioness sat on her haunches and considered him for a moment before saying, "It's not hard, my son. You just have to stop and feel the song in your heart." Here she raised a paw to her own chest and half closed her eyes. She remembered the day that she had found her own heart song before... It was absolutely wonderful.

"Here, we can even do a little exercise to help you. You just have to trust me." And who wouldn't trust a lioness named Songcat?

"Do you?"