[Mane] Time For a Hunt

[kimbi]

The day was just beginning, the first lights of the sunrise starting to creep over the horizon. Some of the animals were just waking from their slumber, yet most remained asleep... and for those few who were awake, sleep was still heavy in their mind. Yet not for one predator, who happened to be stalking out of Pride Rock to go out to the open savanna. No, for him he was used to this, and already wide awake. Mind well rested, and muscles well poised to strike, he had a few scars on his pelt.. Which was covered in black stripes. His pelt was a deep golden color, his mane a shade of blonde and black, mixed together, like his ancestors known as the lions. Every muscle in his body was poised and ready for this, for a hunt, for the taste of fresh meat. His eyes focused on a spot in the savanna, far off in the distance. Tongue running over his mouth, he moved forward at a steady pace, ever poised in a predator like position.

There it was.. A gazelle with a fawn; the perfect target for a hearty meal. It was almost too easy.. Slowly, he got closer, he knelt down in the grass, letting his paws knead the earth beneath him in anticipation.. Inching ever closer, he got closer and closer.. But then.. his rear paw stepped on a branch, snapping it. The sound enough to alert the gazelle and fawn, and the chase was on. Paws pounded the earth, kicking up dirt and sand as he aimed for the easier target, the fawn. At first he wasn't sure he would get a catch at all, but after the young fawn cut a path from its mother he knew he had him. It took only moments for him to launch himself atop it, giving the death grip until the fawn lay still. The mother stared a moment before running off for her own life. Placing a paw over the carcass, he bit into the meat of the kill, temporarily quenching his hunger. Ears perked as he looked around. Food usually attracted attention. He better eat fast before his kill made him a target for someone else.

[mane6]

As the golden sun illuminated the dark sky, taking place as the sun rise, one of the most spectacular parts of the day. The sleeping lioness, known as Urim, slept comfortably, accompanied by her sleeping pride members, or those that were still sleeping. The lioness slowly opened her blue eyes, taking the utter most time to do so, sleep still trying to deprive her from consciousness. Finally her eyes fully opened, glowing in the dark of the cave. She lifted herself up, evading the sleeping forms of her pride mates and stepping over the tails that scattered the stone floor, like traps ready to be set. Finally, after what seemed forever, the golden pelted lioness made contact with the daylight outisde. Her eyes squinted slightly at the brightness, but she didn't hesitate in grooming herself.

Eventually the lioness stood In pride, watching over the kingdom, she loved looking down from the side of priderock, looking at the activities of the pride. Smiling, the lioness shook her fluffy part mane, protruding from her chest and her neck area. She walked into the grass, hearing running pawsteps, she quickly hid in the golden grass, eyeing the other lion with curiosity. She shrugged, hoping to getca meal out of the day, she took her eyes away from the liger crossbreed. She quickly snook up on a heard of gazelle and pounced, landing upon the back of a female, she clung on as the doe bucked around wildly, she sunk her claws into the animals throat, and with a swift swiping motion, the doe fell. She got off the body and wasted no time in beginning her meal.

[kimbi]

The male was already ravenously eating his meal, when he felt the fur on his neck stand on end.. It was the eerie feeling of being watched. Inhaling, he caught the scent of another lion; a female lion. But before he could so much as stand she had darted out from the tall grass, taking down the mother gazelle. Had she even seen him? This was his meal, his food. But she had killed her own, fair and square. Still, upon his gaze falling on the big gazelle, his tongue lolled out a little, before he walked over to her. A soft growl made his presence known, however it was not a threatening one. "Nice catch." He half growled, ending in a smirk. He reclined on his haunches, placing a paw on her kill.

Lowering his head, he took a bite of her kill and swallowed it, blood fresh on his jowels. Giving a blood stained smirk he said, "Thanks for the dinner, darling. What's a pretty damsel like you doing out here all by yourself?" He got off the kill facing her with his body set at a stalking position. Stepping towards her, he growled a little bit. He had to admit, she was a beautiful lioness.. But like it or not, beautiful or ugly, this was his way of life. It was the only way he could secure food for himself, since no pride would have him. One look at his striped pelt sent the prides in a turmoil of attacking him, and one look from a tiger and he would be dead. No, he wouldn't take that. His scarred pelt was a reminder to all who viewed of him of his past torment. One particular scar was over one eye. And so, as he looked at her, taking in her beauty, his growl softened, breaking his challenging stare, "Look just get out of here before you get hurt."

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A low warning growl rumbled In her throat as she felt the presence of another, approaching her. She laid over her prey, in case the other lion tried anything. She frowned as he came into sight, he was clearly hungry. As he placed a paw on her kill, her tail lashed around angrily as her eyes narrowed into a glare. Her blue gaze, cold like rock hard ice. "Just who do you think you are! Sneaking up here and stealing my prey. Catch your own." She sneers, batting hardly at his paw, without claws extended. "Thats a warning, get away from me and my prey." She says, clearly not liking the rude male. She was a lioness not fond of sharing, she preferred to hunt alone and not in a group, otherwise she would have to share what she had rightfully caught.

As he bent down to take a bite, she batted at him again, a full blown swing with claws extended. "Don't push your luck." She growls again. She drags the carcass away from him. "Thanks for the lunch? Oh, your solely mistake, you will be dinner for the hyenas when im done with you." She says, her growl raising in a more threatening tone. "Don't judge by appearance you foolish male, im not just a pretty face." She says again, standing over the body as he looked down at her, she hated being look down upon. She looked him directly in the eyes. "Im not alone, im a Pridelander." She states proudly. "Get hurt? Why, you scoundrel! You uttermost fiend!" She yells raising her tone, lashing her teeth at him., "I suggest you leave, before I call for my pride. Or, I make sure you never lived"

[kimbi]

As her growl emitted from her throat, he felt his own low growl form in his chest... Upon her paw coming down upon his face, landing on his scar, he threw back his head and roared, standing up quickly. "Look, miss. You have a pride, you have plenty of food. You want this feast so bad? Have it." He snarled, getting up and walking away from her. He turned back to her with an expression somewhere between anger and pain, snarling softly, "Call your pride, then. Pridelanders like you don't care about anyone else. Starving or not." He turned, stalking off to his own kill, where he took it by the neck, dragging it off.

As he dragged it he happened to catch a glimpse of her snarling figure, and he averted his gaze back to the gazelle. Pausing a moment, he lifted the fawn up into his jaws and with a few quick strides he was back in front of her. His eyes met hers for a moment, cold at first, but softening just a little. Then, wordlessly, he dropped his kill at her paws. He turned around and stalked off towards the border. As he turned to leave, he looked back at her, "Consider it my apology." Giving a small, barely visible smile which soon turned into a frown as he walked off towards the border.

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She lost confidence slightly as the roar rang through her ears. "I may have a pride, but for one, I catch my own food, if I don't catch anything, I starve. Im not like them, I don't like others doing work for me. And that way, I can have my full fill, without any of them stealing so much, until im chosen to eat last, and there's nothing but bones." She says, referring to her first days in the lride, that were ones of starvation. "As I said, im not like them. Im supposed to be, a Queen. You really don't know me if you'd think I'd hunker down to their level, you could've just said you needed the food, instead of strolling up and stealing." She replies. She nudges the prey towards him, only to find he had gone.

She looked in shock at what he was doing, as he walked away she quickly strode over to him, pulling on his ear softly, it in her mouth as she guided him back over to the food. "Eat." She demanded like a mother, looking away from the food, holding her head high. "I can be selfish, but I can't turn down a starving lion. And with the looks of it, you've had a fair amount of fights, and im guessing thats because your a liger? Don't worry, im not treating you any differently as I am to any other lion. I must say though, I am jealous of those markings of yours, very fine Indeed." She says.

[kimbi]

The feeling of tension was soon lifted as she explained that she wasn't like them, and when he returned with a full offering for her he was surprised to feel a tug on his ear. Dumbfounded a moment, he looked at her, she was guiding his mouth to the food. He took in her story she had just told him, as he obeyed her command to eat and ate... He restrained from eating messily, and though his hunger was great he was still a gentleman so he took his time to eat, but taking bigger bites to fill his stomach just the same. He chanced a glance up at her, at her head held high. He remembered her saying something about being a queen. "I must say, I misjudged you.... " He said softly, then as she guessed his breed and how many fights he had been in, he looked down, averting his eyes a minute.. He expected the judgement, but his comment made him lift his eyes to look at her.

Eyes quickly rolling down to his striped paws, he looked back up at her and smiled a little. He took another bite of the meal before his stomach was full, and he strode over to her. This time, instead of his usual stalking way of walking, his stride was relaxed and his eyes holding a softness in them. "Don't fancy a queen would like to spend some time with an outcast?" He said softly, a small smirk on his maw as he looked to her. It turned into a smile, as he reclined on his haunches. He moved his head a little closer to her, saying softly, "I'm Kuno." As he looked at her, he scarcely breathed. He hadn't appreciated how beautiful she was up until that moment.

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She smiled victoriously as he ate his fill, seeing him eat, and not make a mess, apart from the odd few parts of blood on his muzzle, she was shocked, because earlier he made quite a mess with his messy bite. "You misjudged me a little, but not much. I prefer to not be called Queen by the way, thats in the past, and hm, I prefer my life without leading a pride. Much less judgement, and you have to do everything correct, no errors, just thinking about it makes me want to hide away again." She smiled at his shock. "Shocked? I've seen many species, each being magnificent in their own way, but never have I crossed paths with a liger, and I must say, the markings are the most majestic I've seen. You have surely beaten the King Cheetah by a mile!" She says with a smile.

She noticed his relaxed walk. "Im glad you don't fear my judgement. I just wish there were more lions who showed kindness to crossbreeds. I don't appreciate those who judge people for how tgey look." She paused at his comment. "Im no Queen no more. And your no outcast, whoever got that information needs to have some sence knocked into their thick skulls and small minded comments."

[kimbi]

He smiled at her, as she complimented his appearance. A visible blush formed beneath his golden fur, and he came next to her. Gazing at her beauty, he smiled at her compassion. As she told him she was no queen, and he was no outcast, he smiled and looked at her for a long moment. "You're amazing. I come, act all tough, and you still treat me like I'm gold." He said softly, ending with a soft chuckle, "No one else would do that." He looked at her, smiling. "I guess that's what makes you special." A soft purr rose in his throat, he moved closer to her...

Hesitating only a moment, his maw fairly close to her his head down and his eyes soft, he looked at her, before nuzzling against her gently. The touch of her pelt sent sparks down his veins, ones that he hadn't felt in a long, long time. Not since he was a teenager, and it had always ended in heart break. Pulling back slowly, and hoping she would welcome the contact, he gazed softly at her, saying in a tone barely above a whisper. "You really are amazing.."

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She laughed at his comment. "I thought you would be awful and attack me for my food, thats what got me so angered, since im not one for sharing. But, I can make exceptions. " She purrs, eginning to mess around with his mane enjoying the texture of it. "Your rarer and more pure than gold. Your a diamond. Your rare, delicate." She says. She watches him blush and laughs slightly, she blushes slightly, covering it with her partial mane. She didn't know why she blushed, it was just something about this male that intrigued her. He was different, acted rough, but was really so sweet and gentle. "Oh no, your much more special than me." She says, but blushes slightly brighter at his comment.

She felt his wirey mane press against her soft fur, and welcomed the contact with open arms. She pushed gently into the nuzzle, slightly sad he had broken from the contact, but smiked nonetheless. Her face had illuminated a pale pink colour, as she tried to hide her blushing face. "Your more amazing" She replies softly, almost a murmur.

(What a coincidence, im listening to can you feel the love tonight right now. )

[kimbi]

As he felt her against him, her face in his mane and against his neck, he smiled.. There was no better feeling in the world. He listened to her sweet nothings and compliments, and soon he moved back in to nuzzle her again, this time taking a moment to tenderly lick her cheek. Pausing a moment, he began to shower her in gentle, tender licks, as she told him he was more amazing he smiled, moving his one big paw to her shoulder in an attempt to roll her onto her back. As he did so he came to rest gently atop her, gazing down at her affectionately. His face was surely a deep red, as he leaned in and nuzzled against her gently.

As he pulled back from nuzzling her, his maw stopped just as it came to hers, he found himself nose to nose with her, and his breathing heavy. Soft eyes looked into hers, he gently pressed his maw against hers... A smile formed on his lip, this time he didn't pull back. He held his maw there, hoping she would respond well. He had a feeling like no other as he lay there, he felt like his whole body was electric, as his heart thundered in his chest so loud he could have sworn the whole world could hear it.

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She continued to give him compliments, and shower him with what love she had for him. She would've never expected this a few moments ago, when it seemed tgey would become bitter enemies, but instead, they were in love, pure love. It was the first time Urim had been loved in such a gentle way, in fact, she had never experienced love at all, this was all new to her. She moved closer to him, entwining her tail with his, like humans holding hands. She purred at his soft, gentle licks, she laughed a little, at every delicate touch, a shudder was sent throughout her body. She rolled upon her back, upon the lush green blades of grass, as they were squashed by her weight. She nuzzled him back, enjoying the way he made her feel.

As she felt his nose against hers, she let out a deeper purr. She felt his muzzle against hers, as she closed the slight gasp, closing her eyes in the pure etcasy of the moment.

[kimbi]

As he felt each nuzzle, he felt the wish that this would last forever. His eyes steady on her he found them closing, his mind wandering a bit. He felt quivers down his spine, and as he felt her maw press against his he let out a growl of pleasure and deepened it, rolling her over so she was on top of him. His paws fell around her, claws gently gripping her fur in his passion. His breathing became heavier, passion took over the moment and...

-fade to black-

His eyes were wide, and he rested himself well for a moment. A few weeks passed and things were normal, he stuck by her, sneaking out to the pridelands at night to see her. It was on one late night a few weeks later that he had snuck into the pridelands to see her once more. A soft call was given for her as he came to the border just soft enough so she would hear and it wouldn't wake the other lionesses.

[mane6]

The golden lioness, hearing her mates calming calls warmed her heart. She stood up, blinking her eyes, having only just awoken from a short slumber. She steps outside, her shadow given a silvery ojtlinr. She made no haste over to him, calling back to him as she came closer. Eventually she reached him, and nuzzled him. Her once thin stomach had gained a little weight, she had, earlier that day to see the shaman and consult him, thinking she was pregnant. Her assumptions were true. "Kuno, my love, I come with great news. Im pregnant." She says, with an undeniable joy to her face.

(I have to go D: see you towmorrow)

[kimbi]

The worry built within him as he waited for her, only easing when he saw her figure on the horizon. Anticipation grew in him as she became closer. Something about her was different.. He couldn't place it... Had she groomed her fur a certain way? Did her mane get more fluffed up? His mind raced with trying to figure out what made her look so different. But it was a good type of different, for as she approached he could see a glow around her.. Like her entire world was lit up somehow. It made him smile fondly at her, and as she came to him, telling him she was pregnant, his jaw slackened a little.

Yet it formed into a smile, a great huge smile on his strong jowels, and he burst forward, stopping just when his nose came to her neck licking her face gently and giving her neck licks and nuzzles. "Thats great news, dear!" He said softly. Cubs.. Cubs! He.. He was going to be a father... The realization hit him and suddenly he pulled back. "Urim.. How will I be here for them? I am a rogue.. What if.. what if your pride doesn't accept this?" He asked softly, worry in his voice. His mind raced, trying to think of a way he could be there for her and the cubs for the rest of their lives.

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She embraced him, tears of happiness streaming down her face. This was the most happiest day, well one of the most happiest days of her life. She had fulfilled what she had wanted for such a long time. Her heart was beating, pounding against her chest, she nuzzled into his mane, enjoying the warmth of it once again. Oh how she had missed him, and it haden`t had been that long.

She grins as he smiles, the love of this couple was unmatched, they were just right for each-other. Urim just laughed as he licked her, and nuzzled her, in the most wonderful ways possible. "I only found out earlier this day, i thought i was putting on weight from food." She says, blushing in embarrassment. "But, im finally going to have cubs, its what i`ve wanted all my life. Cubs, and a caring father." She purrs, her tears of joy had stopped, her eyes glowing in the early morning. "You will be able to be there for them, for us. Because.. i want us to run away together, so we can live a life of freedom, and so can our cubs. We can run away now Kuno, leave this place behind, we can go wherever the wind goes, we can be free, wild and free." She says, hoping he would say yes to her untimely decision, she held her head down in anticipation, hoping he would say yes, but deep in her heart she hoped he would say no.

[kimbi]

He nuzzled against her, oh how good it felt to feel her warm pelt against his maw once more. He had been going through heart ache after heart ache without her around, and now that she was here he knew he never wanted to leave her side again. Tears finally reached his eyes as he nuzzled her, asking her what would happen now. He couldn't bear the thought of losing her, of never seeing her again or never seeing their cubs be born.. or grow up... He knew he had to do something, but he didn't know what.. not yet. As she told him about her pregnancy and then about how she wanted to run away together his eyes closed.

The tears came off his eye lashes finally, as he nuzzled against her. He pressed his maw against her neck. "I.. I can't let you do that..." He said softly, the very words breaking his heart. "You have a home, a pride that cares about you... They'll protect you and take care of you, like they always do for each other." His heart broke at his speech as he closed his eyes tightly, choking down the tears. "You have a family here, Urim. I can't.. I can't mess that up for you." He pressed his head into her neck, he didn't know what to do... Finally, he managed to choke out in a whisper, "I just.. I don't want to lose you.."

[mane6]

She enjoyed the contact he had given her, oh how she had missed the softness of his mane, and his warm breath against her face. She had missed everything about Kuno. She hated leaving him, sure she had freinds, she had family, but every second without him made her long more for his company, for him to whisper sweet nothings into her ear as he groomed her soft fur. She saw his soft tears reach his eyes, she licked them away, a smile on her face, running a paw down the side of his cheek.

She licked away his tears once more, and relished the moment as he nuzzled against her, she returned it with the care of missing him so much. "Why not, we can finally be together, away from your suffering, with our small family." She says trying to stop a few stray tears roll down her face, she hated looking at him when he was upset, it broke her heart in two. "I do have a home, and thats with you, all i need is you, and our small family, i don`t want to stay here anymore, i miss you too much!" She sobs into his fur. "I don`t want to loose you either.. but we need"

[kimbi]

He sobbed into her fur, his tears finally flowing. When at last his last tear was spent, and his eyes dry, he listened to her telling him how much she needed him, how she was his family, he nodded softly and whispered, "You are my love, Urim. I wouldn't trade you and our cubs for the world.. But I need you to be safe..." Suddenly a sound met his ears, it was the sound of growls, not just one but a whole thunderous rumbling of growls. Closing in on them were lionesses.. Backing up a step, he looked around himself in horror. But suddenly his instinct took over, and a ferocious snarl formed on his lips as he stepped between them and his love Urim. They had him surrounded now, snarling at him and snapping their teeth. "Outsider!" They snarled. "Get out of our land!" His anger was fueled, he stepped towards them with a snarl.

"No." He growled through gritted teeth. He might have to regret his words, for stepping through the lioness crowd was a big, strong lion.. A golden pelt with a red mane with a snarl to match, his head held high. It was none other then Simba, who as the outsiders had previously learned hated outlanders moving in on his land. His roar snarled in Kuno's face.

"Who are you?" He snarled at Kuno, who glared back at him, raising his head. It made Simba snarl at his disrespect for his leadership. Kuno met his eye, "I am Kuno, a rogue who has as much right to be here as any of you." The tension grew, Simba's enraged roar filled the air as he snapped his jaws, moving towards him.. It made even the powerful Kuno cower just a little in his shadow. "You.. have no right to be here... You were banished with the others. Get out."

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"But Kuno, we won`t be safe if they find out we`re seeing eachother, we need to go now. Its our only hope, please." She pleads with him, tears rolling from her already damp blue eyes. Hearing the growls, she whipped around, to find Kuno had already stepped in front of her, protecting her from harms way. "Move Kuno. I won`t tolerate this insolent fools no longer." She growls, stepping from beside him to face the other lionesses.

She lets out a warning growl, despite there being so many of them. "Yes, i have been seeing this lion. And yes i am pregnant, with his cubs. So don`t even bother me and tell me he`s an outsider, he`s no different than you, And you selfish lions, you let that scarred one into your pride diden`t you? So why not allow my mate in, because he`s too different for you? Well i don`t care. Fight or no fight, you will not touch a single hair on him."

Urim stood between him and Simba. "He`s Kuno. And the male i have been seeing all this time." She growls. "Don`t even think about fighting him Simba. Do it, and you will never be your father. Murdering an innocent person, just because he`s a little different from you. You diden`t do that to Kovu did you?" She growls, hearing his other comment. "NO! He has every right to be here! He`s just the same as you, the only thing thats different is the fact that hes a liger! You will never be your father Simba! Your father never, never exiled people because they were different, he would`ve gave them a chance, but your still an immature cub, not ready to rule!" She growls, snapping her teeth back at him

[kimbi]

Her pleas were in vain, for they had already found them.. And as Kuno stood facing them he saw from the corner of his eye a movement, and turned his head to see Urim beside him. She told him to move, but he met her eyes. "We're in this together." He said, softening his tones so just she could hear him. As Simba roared at him and told him to get out, he listened to Urims words and saw Simba's enraged expression. But more enraged were the lionesses, and while Simba wouldn't hurt a pregnant lioness the lionesses might. He gave them a low warning growl and stepped ahead of her, nudging her chest to back her up.

Simba glared at them, "Back down." He quietly commanded his lionesses, who simply stopped moving only to glare at them. Simba's snarl rose in his throat as he stared Kuno in the eyes. "You may be part lion, and you may be her lover, but you have no right to be here." He growled quietly, then looked down at Urim, staring her dead in the eyes. "Get out. This is your last warning. Both of you."

Kuno glared at Simba one last time before turning, nudging Urim a bit firmly. "Lets go." He said softly, hoping she understood the only reason he was being firm was to keep her safe. He gently nudged at her hinds in an attempt to turn her around. As he headed out he turned. "Send a party after us and they won't live to make it back." He growled, and turned away before he saw the surprised yet contempt filled expression on Simba's face. Without turning back, "That's not a threat, its a promise." He growled loud enough for him to hear him. Looking at Urim, his eyes softened a bit, and he looked away. He supposed now she would find out the real reason he was banished. Sooner or later, she would know.

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Urim turned to face Kuno, she nodded, smirking. "I won't let them hurt you." She says feeling a new found confidence. She held her head high in defiance. Never had she stood up against royalty, and she felt a strong desire to protect those she held close. As Kuno nudged her to back up, she growled angrily at him. "A moment ago you said we were in this together" She snaps at him, beginning to have moodswings that would become a daily thing in her life.

She looked at Simba with a slight sadness in her eyes. "Very well." She says, sheathing her claws. She looked into his eyes, all she saw was fear and anger, but why fear? "And to think I had a family here." She looks away, closing her eyes in sadness, she frowns.

She turned around at his harsh nudge, and wasted no time in walking away. She looked over her shoulder, seeing the disapproving gazes in their eyes. She looks to Simba and sees the anger and sterness, she quickens her pace, taking another quick glance at her home. She had to stay strong and move on. She stops, once far enough she growls at him. "Why were they calling you outsider? Have you lied to me about something?" She growls angrily, glaring at her mate, god help what she might do if she found out he lied to her after all this time.

[kimbi]

As she growled at him he looked surprised. Never before had she showed aggression towards him, and he had to remind himself her pregnancy came with mood swings. As they walked away, he lowered his head, closing his eyes tightly as he came to a stop next to her. As she questioned him, growling and glaring at him, he looked away, bowing his head in shame as memories of his past flooded his mind. The fights, the claws, the betrayal, all of it... Flashing in violent scenes before his eyes.. Finally he looked up to her, a pained expression on his face. "There is.. a reason I was banished..."

He finally turned to look at her, a pained expression on his face, before he looked down at his paws. "My old family.. They weren't exactly friendly." He started, looking up at the stars. Closing his eyes, he said quietly, "They trained me all my life for a mission. For the first year of my life I was trained to kill... And one day they put me on the edge of the Pridelands, in hopes that I would take out Simba after I gained his trust." He finally looked at her. The pain was evident in his eyes.

"I didn't want any part of it, not after I saw them all there together, living such a happy life. I actually.. I wanted to be one of them. But it wasn't to be..." He looked away once more, "Before I got the chance to come clean about why I was there, and try to make it right, my family attacked.. They brought both tigers and lions, after hearing I wouldn't do it from an inside source.. I didn't know it but they had a spy there who was living in the Pride lands, watching me. After they attacked, they left without hurting Simba, but injuring most of his lionesses..." He finally looked back to her.

"They made sure I would leave and never come back." He finally managed. Then he stepped towards her, so the moonlight was on his pelt, his scars that covered his body in plain view, yet his head turned away. "That's how I got these scars." He finally turned his head to look at her, the horrifying scar that was over his eye in plain view despite the darkness. "Simba gave me one final reminder of my betrayal, and ever since then, I've been alone, trying to find some home to take me in, but no one would. They had heard of my deeds and what my family had done. Simba made sure I would never be welcome with any lions." He looked down at his paws. "If I could change my past I would.. I didn't want to be like them... But maybe I am just.. an outsider.." He looked away, closing his eyes tightly. He wondered briefly if she would believe him that he wasn't a killer, if she would see past his scars and his past. Or would she hate him now, and go back to the Pride lands to beg for their forgiveness, leaving him forever?

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Her ears crashed against her head, the person who she most trusted and just lost her home for, had betrayed her, not told her about one thing that could've changed their relationship, she would've understood, she always understood him. So why did he lie? Sadness filled her eyes as she felt as though the sky had crashed on her. "I trusted you." She says, her voice slightly cracking as a few tears fell from her eyes. "You promised to tell me everything. Why?" She asks, lying down on the floor.

She listened and so far, it didn't seem so bad. "Im sorry to hear that Kuno." She says, referring to his horrible family. She listened carefully. "That sounds a lot like what Kovu had to do, his mother Zira trained him to kill Simba. But you, I would've never guessed... but.." She says, as she blinks her eyes vigorously to try and keep the tears away. She looked him in the eyes. "You were the lion I trusted the most, you said it was because of your pelt... AND YOU LIED!" She shouts in sadness, backing away slightly from him. Sadness filled her, and before she knew it she had ran a distance from him, sitting down, she was still in sight, but further away.

Tears streamed down her face as she closed her eyes as the tears formed puddles on the ground. "He lied. I lost a family, defending him for the totally wrong thing." She swiped at the floor, crushing a firefly with her paw. She rested down, alone and began to sleep. She wasn't very happy.

[kimbi]

He looked to her as the pain formed on her face, and it broke his heart. "Urim, please.. I didn't.. I'm sorry.." He pled with her his eyes pleading, but she just got angrier and more sad and more hurt. It pained him to see her so hurt and as she cried he said "Please, I'm sorry just.. please.. listen.. No, wait.. Don't..." But she as turning away, and running off. "No, wait.. please.. please come back..." But she was a mere speck on the horizon. He lay down, seeing his reflection in a puddle and looked away. He didn't like what he had become, or what he had done. He fell into a restless sleep and soon woke, wandering around.

Shortly he came to her sleeping figure and placed a flower near her paw, nudging it in an attempt to get it under her paw. He laid down a short distance off. "My dear Urim.. I'm sorry. I know what I did was unforgivable, but I hope somehow you can forgive me someday. I don't want to lose you, but I'll understand if you leave. What I did really was unforgivable. I'll be here, whatever you decide." He looked up at the stars, waiting, watching, for her to wake up. For when she woke he might find out if she would forgive him, or if he was about to lose the best thing that had ever happened to him.

[mane6]

Urim didn't want to wake back up, she just wanted to stay happy in her dreams. She didn't want to wake up and have to face the consequences of her mates past. He could've just told her from the very beginning of their relationship, but it hurt her even more to think he had never told her, she beleived him for the whole pelt story because she knew how lions were so judgemental these days. When she first joined the Pridelanders nobody trusted her because of her mane and slight resemblance to Zira. But she gained their trust, only to betray them by falling in love with the lion who was destined to kill Simba. Simba, to her was like the older brother she never had. She always messed with him.

She opened her eyes, feeling an object under her paw. She looks down to see a flower, and she tucks it behind her ear. She slowly, and quietly stands up, without a word, looking for Kuno. She eventually spots his figure, wordlessly she walks over, lying beside him, resting her head on his back. She closed her eyes and began to sleep, not before a single tear fell from her eye upon his back, and she finally fell to sleep.

[kimbi]

When he woke, he blinked his eyes open. There was a weight on his back, which made him look over to see Urim sleeping next to him. Wordlessly, he moved closer to her, wrapping his front paws around her, before falling asleep. Time passed, and every day he would try to show her how much he loved her. It didn't matter to him about his past pains any more, all he wanted now was for her to be happy. His life was her now, and soon hthier cubs as well, for when she was happy he was happy, and when she was upset he strove to make her smile somehow. Whether it be catching her a meal, or giving her a flower or simply a loving nuzzle, he wanted nothing more then for her to be happy. And in doing so, he only fell more and more deeply for her.

It was one morning, a good while later, when he quietly went out for his morning hunt. But half way out to the savanna something in him made him stop. No sound or call had been made, but rather a feeling. A feeling that something was happening, something that made his ears perk and his heart pound. Turning back without a kill, he started to run back to where Urim was, approaching and finding her. "Urim, Urim!" He called. He looked around himself and finally spotted her, approaching. Upon seeing her, he nuzzled her and asked softly, "Is everything alright dear?"

[mane6]

Since that day when Kuno came clean to her, telling him about his past, he had done everything in his power to regain her trust. And he did, he had made her so happy, but as her happiness grew, so did her stomach, until it was difficult for her to walk, after a few minutes she would have to lie down, breaking into a cold sweat. She hated being immobile, and it annoyed her to no end. It was unknown how many cubs she was carrying, but it was obviously more than one, due to the sheer enlargement of her stomach. Finally, those days of waiting in a cave and staring at a wall for hours were finally over, the cubs were due anytime soon...

And of course it had to happen when Kuno was away. It was another boring day for Urim, sat staring at the cave walls as Kuno did all the work. After he had left for hunting, she felt a horrible pain in her stomach, she scrunched her eyes, thinking the cubs were kicking again. Truth be told, she looked down to the cave floor, seeing a damp spot, her waters had broke. No sooner had it happened, she was pushing, her adrenaline rushing as her vision was becoming blurry, just as Kuno showed up. She looked at him with desperation in her eyes, she needed his help, but the only thing she would get would be soothing words. She scrunched her eyes again, the pain becoming too much for the first time mother to handle.

-Fade To Black-

Urim didn't waken from her pained state, after the cubs were born, she had lost consciousness. The pain too unbearable. A pained expression on her face as she slept.

[kimbi]

Kuno saw her, her pleading eyes met his. "Urim!" He half screamed, rushing to her side.. "Urim, whats wrong? Urim, no wake up.. Wake up!" He cried, before watching the cub become stuck in the canal. The head and neck were out, and it was the final cub, so he took the cub and pulled it by the scruff to be born. But it wasn't enough. For when he looked back to Urim her eyes were closed, and she lay limp. He licked the cubs clean quickly, placing them at her side. He knew they needed warmth or they wouldn't survive. And they desperately needed their mother, her touch and her care and love. He.. he needed her.

"Urim.." He pleaded, nuzzling her face, a pained expression on his own as he looked at her. "Please.. wake up..." He licked her face over and over, praying, willing and wishing for her to wake up. "Please Urim we need you.. I need you.. Wake up.." He buried his face in his neck, tears overflowing as he caught a sound of his cubs whimpering for their mothers touch. "Please.. wake up.."

[mane6]

Urim tried her best to lift herself up, but the best she could do was move slightly. Her body ached. She was tired. She felt the cubs against her paw, and pulled them into an embrace as her eyes flickered open as she fought to stay awake. She managed in a swift movement to pull part of her body up. She lent her head down, sniffing the cubs, studying them, she began to clean them, licking them gently and cleaning the blood from their fur. She smiled weakily, her eyes drooping for a moment, before she forced them open again. "My little babies" She coos, barely audible. She nyzzles the tiny cubs, that were just about the size of her face. Well, part of it.

The younger male just mewled quietly, as he wrinkles his small nose and sneezes, before scrambling over his little sister, in his blind dash to get some milk. He squeaks as his mothers tounge licks him, in defiance he paws at her face before tumbling over his sister and sneezing. He eventually just gave up, sleeping.