The Pride Lands (Zeke, NM, kovu42, morri908)

[Zeke]

Zeke dashed through a wall of fire, feeling the burning coals under his soft paws. Around him could be heard the roars of loved ones hopelessly fighting for their lives against countless enemies. He coughed and sputtered in the ash that hung menacingly in the air around him and searched for a way out. "Mom!" He cried as he ran, but as always, there was no response. Zeke kept running, to where he did not know, but out of nowhere, a soft voice broke through the chaos. "Zeke," It said. Zeke stopped in his place and whipped around to find the source of the sound, but found an immense lion standing above him, raising up to strike him. He flinched, awaiting the blow, but the voice called out again, "Zeke, you awake?"

Zeke shot up out of his sleep panting and looked around frantically for the source of the voice. He found Mila standing above him and attempted to calm himself down. "I'm up," He said, as if nothing had happened.

[morri908]

Tai had been watching Nanati all morning, she looked amazing. Pure eye candy. Tai crouched down, and silently crept toward her. He circled around her sun bathing area, finding the best angle of attack. He found the perfect angle, he darted out of the grass and leaped. He landed right on her, then looked at her and said, "My, don't we look sexah today?"

[NightmareMoon]

Mila was a bit surprised at Zeke's sudden jump. "Woah.. what was that?" She asked. She had never seen Zeke look so frightened before.

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Nanati was enjoying the relaxation of just sitting around, until she was hit by a pair of paws, which sent her to the ground. When she looked up at whoever the paws belonged to, she heard Tai complement her looks. She giggled. Just what I was going for. She thought as a smirk crossed her muzzle. "Being a stalker now, are we?" She asked Tai. Before he had a chance to respond though, she added something. "Well you aren't too bad yourself.." She trailed off, as she stretched, showing off a bit to Tai. Her muzzle developed a mischievous grin as she did this.

[Zeke]

Zeke took a deep breath to control his breathing and began to speak. "Nothing, just....bad dream," He was still a little shook up from the haunting memory. This dream reoccurred often and even though they have defeated the cause of it, regret still follows him where ever he goes. "Same dream..." He whispered to himself, not aware that Mila might hear. "Anyway," He began, "What is it you wanted Mila?"

[morri908]

Tai grinned, then looked around, there was no one there. Tai was "excited", He licked Nanati's face and said, "Yeah, I've been watching you all morning... And it looks like no one is around."

[NightmareMoon]

Mila overheard Zeke's whispers, and she looked at him, a bit concerned. "Wait, you mean you've been having the same dream over and over again?" She asked Zeke in a concerned manner. "You want to talk about it?" She added, ignoring her own needs.

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"Hmmm... no one is around, you say?" Nanati spoke through her grin she wore. She stared into Tai's eyes. He looked back at her and showed so much care for her, and he was obviously content about where he was at. "I might just have to do something about that...." She said, and went in to kiss Tai.

[morri908]

Tai leaned into the kiss, he wanted this, alot. He never wanted to end it, but he did, and then asked, "Should we go somewhere a little more..... private?" But before Nanati could answer, he started kissing her again. He wrapped his forelegs around her. And never wanted what was happening to end..

[Zeke]

Zeke thought for a little bit, the images still stinging in his mind. "Well...it's more of a memory than a dream, from my cubhood." He paused, thinking of a better way to say it, but there wasn't. "From when my pride was killed. I get the same dream almost every night and it follows me where ever i go. It's just that...I could've gone back, but I ran like a coward and now I...I can't get away from it. I don't know what to do Mila," he said, his voice becoming slightly distressed with the thought.

[NightmareMoon]

That's horrible... Mila thought as Zeke spoke. "I'm kinda glad you did... if you didn't you wouldn't be here right now." Mila spoke, attempting to make Zeke at least feel a bit better. She leaned in for a short kiss, and after a second, pulled away. She smiled warmly at Zeke, and scooted down next to him. She wrapped a foreleg around his torso and nuzzled him.

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Nanati was basically drowned in kisses. She had no time to talk, but didn't mind. She kept going and going, as long as Tai wanted to would be fine with her.

[Zeke]

"But Mila, I would almost feel better if I died like the rest. You have no idea of the kind of suffering I've been through the past few years. I was a little older than a cub and wandering around by myself, I couldn't hunt, I couldn't defend myself, I could hardly do anything but steal scraps and get nearly torn apart when I was caught. I could only run." He paused, took a deep breath, and continued. "It seems like living wasn't really worth the trouble I had to go through. That and I let down my pride which is something I can never live down."