The new danger in the land

[TheWhistlerify]

Marini frowned. "I don't hate you!" she said, sounding impatient. "You just asked too soon! I didn't know what to do or even think!"

[Adofo]

Tua: But...why did you mate with another male?

[TheWhistlerify]

"I..." she sighed, shaking her head in confusion. "I met him two weeks ago, after your proposal... He was really nice, and at first we just talked and enjoyed each other's company... We learned a little bit about each other and he's been living by himself with a very long time, he's very lonely... I don't know if I love him... Maybe I'm starting to, maybe I'm not... All I know is that I was confused because you kept acting as if living without me was the end of the world, which it shouldn't be!"

"It was like... If I don't end up with you, whether I want to or not, you'll just let yourself die... I just didn't know what to do! I felt confused and pressurred... I felt... alone... Like him, in a way... I went into heat two days ago and I saw him again that night... I dunno... He was alone, I was alone... I was all hormonal and so was he, because of my condition... I just let it happen, I..." She let out another sigh. "I wanted it... I think I needed it just as much as he did..."

"But... I don't know if I love him or not... Maybe I will, maybe I won't..." Obviously confused, Marini lay down in front of Tua and let her head drop onto her paws. "I'm not sntirely sure what's going to happen now..." She looked up at him, hurt in her eyes. "And the thought of you being gone from my life isn't helping me..."

[Adofo]

Tua: ...being without you IS the end of the world for me! My whole life I've been alone. No parents. No siblings. No one ever loved me. You are the only lioness in the world to show me true affection. I just wanted to be loved.....is that so much to ask!?
He broke down into tears

[TheWhistlerify]

"But this isn't just about you, Tua!" said Marini angrilly. "Are you telling me that I'm supposed to spend the rest of my life with you just because you can't see yourself with another lioness?! And what if I won't be happy with you?! What about my life?! And you are loved! You have Simba and the rest of the pride!" Growling, she stood back up. "See? This is what I was talking about. I can't figure out what I truly want with you constantly doing... This! How dare you even say that Simba and his parents never loved you?!"

[Adofo]

Tua: .....you just don't understand. But.....fine.....I'll come back...if you answer one more thing. Are you going to get pregnant?

[TheWhistlerify]

Marini let out another frustrated growl. "How should I know?" She wondered how Simba would havd reacted if he'd heard Tua's foolish and ungrateful words.

[Adofo]

Tua: I'm sorry I messed things up for you and me. I just wanted someone to love. Someone who I could look into their eyes and see my other half. Someone who could have my cubs and we'd be a happy family. That's the one thing I've always wanted. But this is all I deserve for hurting you. You are the love of my life.........but it's clear to me...that I'm not yours.
He started back towards Priderock with his head down low.

[TheWhistlerify]

Marini followed him, obviously annoyed. "Why can't you see that you're not even letting me decide? You just keep making me feel like I don't have time to make uo my mind - you're not even letting me think clearly!" The hormones were definitely not helping either. "And for the love of the Great Kings, Tua, I better not hear you say that you can't love another lioness again..."

[Adofo]

Tua just stayed quiet all the way home. The next day he still hasn't spoken a word.