[~ Private RP with NukaKun ~]

[Baya]

"Flicks are going to be the least of your worries." Tupa said with a mischievous grin on her face as she followed behind Zira, Vitani and Nuka all in line. Tupa looked to Baya for a moment as they walked.

"You seem to really enjoy fighting her. Is that why you agreed?" Tupa asked her mentor. Her head was tilted and facing him in a questioning fashion. Baya smirked as he looked to Tupa.

"Mind your business girl. Don't forget your place." Baya warned, his eyes giving off a warning that would scare beelzebub himself. Tupa pursed her mouth shut, but stuck her tongue out at Baya. Baya stepped on her tail, making her fall to the ground as the group walked ahead of her.

"Real mature!" Tupa snarled as she stood and trotted after them as well. She let out a huff and walked so that she was alongside Nuka.

"So, what is this war about and with whom are we expected to fight?" Tupa asked quietly, her ears flexed back in irritation at what Baya did.

When they got to the den, many lionesses watched as Baya and Tupa walked into the dimly lit termite mound. They did not look amused at the addition to the pride.

"Zira, we have little food as it is, and you bring more members into the pride?" One of the lionesses snarled.

"Silence! The food we give to them will yield far better results than you!" Zira snarled in response, looking to Baya and Tupa once more.

"If you two cause any trouble, know that you will be killed without warning. I need you for battle, not for more complications." Zira pointed out.

"Very well." Baya murmured as he found himself a secluded spot in the termite den and let himself fall on his side. He was so exhausted from the traveling and the fighting, but he wouldn't ever say it out loud. His pride was his fortress, after all.

Tupa sighed as she looked to Vitani for a moment as Zira took Nuka outside to speak with him. "You know, if there's an solace to this, Baya has probably taken a sort of liking to you. He usually kills without dragging fights on for too long, and the fact that he just wants to fight with no end...well you seem to challenge him." Tupa muttered. "Best you know it at least, so it doesn't come off as something else." Tupa murmured as she laid down near Baya, and placed her head down on her paws.

[Applejack]

"Well," Nuka started to explain as he walked along next to Tupa, "Its a war between the Pridelanders and ourselves. Their leader, Simba, killed our leader, Scar. In return for the act, Mother killed Simba's son, Kopa, and we were exiled because of the act. Now, with our glorious Chooooosen One, Kovu, we're supposed to somehow kill Simba and reclaim the Pride lands, but I dont see how we can place all our faith in that failure of a furball." Nuka quickly eyes Tupa's tail, and, before she could argue, bent down to fix the twist in the tip of it. "There, much better. Now it doesn't look like a cub's twisted tail. Now it matches its owner's look. Then again, I'm not sure, you do have a sour side too. Maybe I shoulda left it like that?" Nuka snickered at his own joke and took the opportunity to slide in and attempt to flick her in the nose as payback, but tripped on a rock and crashed down headfirst.

Vitani, meanwhile, followed close behind Zira, attempting as best she could to ignore Baya's eyes that were burning into her pelt. When they finally reached the mound, she slipped away to sit down by herself, needing to think. Before she could, however, she was stopped dead in her tracks by Tupa's words. Not daring to come near Baya to ask her what she meant, she shook it of and dashed away deeper into the mound, finding a spot of solace where she could rest and concider. What kind of sick, twisted liking could he have taken for me, she wondered. I dont know whether to be disguisted, offended, or pissed!

As Nuka followed Zira out back, he looked around her questioningly. Finally, they reached a small crest where they were out of the sight of the pride. "Nuka!" she exclaimed, her pent up rage at what she had seen finally flying out. She viciously grabbed Nuka's muzzle, bringing it within a few inches of her own. "What in the world do you think you're doing with that , that filth of a rogue?! She could have killed you!" When Nuka attempted to explain that she had done no such thing, and that, infact, she had treated him with kindness, Zira, clamped his mouth shut with a hiss. "You had better pray that you watch your step, Nuka. How could you let Scar down like this? Does his parenthood mean nothing to you? All of those nights he sat with you, teaching you? I would have expected better." With that, Zira dropped Nuka, who landed in the dirt with a loud thud, a cloud of dust rising around him as Zira stalked away, finding a spot back in the termite mound near Baya, sure to keep an eye on him. Nuka slowly picked himself up and trudged back to the Termite Mound, his tail dragging behind him. Does this mean I'm not to speak to her again? But, she was so friendly to me. Not in a stupid Pridelanders way, but, in a respectable way... He sighed and found a spot opposite the den and lay there, staring hap-hazardly at her, his eyes fluttering half closed.

[Applejack]

"Well," Nuka started to explain as he walked along next to Tupa, "Its a war between the Pridelanders and ourselves. Their leader, Simba, killed our leader, Scar. In return for the act, Mother killed Simba's son, Kopa, and we were exiled because of the act. Now, with our glorious Chooooosen One, Kovu, we're supposed to somehow kill Simba and reclaim the Pride lands, but I dont see how we can place all our faith in that failure of a furball." Nuka quickly eyes Tupa's tail, and, before she could argue, bent down to fix the twist in the tip of it. "There, much better. Now it doesn't look like a cub's twisted tail. Now it matches its owner's look. Then again, I'm not sure, you do have a sour side too. Maybe I shoulda left it like that?" Nuka snickered at his own joke and took the opportunity to slide in and attempt to flick her in the nose as payback, but tripped on a rock and crashed down headfirst.

Vitani, meanwhile, followed close behind Zira, attempting as best she could to ignore Baya's eyes that were burning into her pelt. When they finally reached the mound, she slipped away to sit down by herself, needing to think. Before she could, however, she was stopped dead in her tracks by Tupa's words. Not daring to come near Baya to ask her what she meant, she shook it of and dashed away deeper into the mound, finding a spot of solace where she could rest and concider. What kind of sick, twisted liking could he have taken for me, she wondered. I dont know whether to be disguisted, offended, or pissed!

As Nuka followed Zira out back, he looked around her questioningly. Finally, they reached a small crest where they were out of the sight of the pride. "Nuka!" she exclaimed, her pent up rage at what she had seen finally flying out. She viciously grabbed Nuka's muzzle, bringing it within a few inches of her own. "What in the world do you think you're doing with that , that filth of a rogue?! She could have killed you!" When Nuka attempted to explain that she had done no such thing, and that, infact, she had treated him with kindness, Zira, clamped his mouth shut with a hiss. "You had better pray that you watch your step, Nuka. How could you let Scar down like this? Does his parenthood mean nothing to you? All of those nights he sat with you, teaching you? I would have expected better." With that, Zira dropped Nuka, who landed in the dirt with a loud thud, a cloud of dust rising around him as Zira stalked away, finding a spot back in the termite mound near Baya, sure to keep an eye on him. Nuka slowly picked himself up and trudged back to the Termite Mound, his tail dragging behind him. Does this mean I'm not to speak to her again? But, she was so friendly to me. Not in a stupid Pridelanders way, but, in a respectable way... He sighed and found a spot opposite the den and lay there, staring hap-hazardly at her, his eyes fluttering half closed.

[Baya]

When Baya awoke, it was very early in the morning. He looked around quickly, scanning the other lionesses of the den with caution before dropping his gaze to his paws. He let out a bit of a sigh, not being used to having...security. The earliest to wake, was the most prepared out in the desert. Here, there didn't seem to be any point in waking before the others. Regardless, Baya could not break the habit so he decided he would sit outside for awhile.

He stood, avoiding Tupa and the other lionesses as he trotted outside the termite mound. The sky, still dark, with a bit of moon left and a few clouds. He laid down on the currently cold cracked ground and watched some termites walk in formation. He smirked as he let a burst of air escape through his nostrils, throwing them out of line. Within seconds they reformed and resumed their duties. Baya smirked as he slammed his paw down, killing several of them at once. No way they could reform now!

Yet, they still did. Even with the loss of their comrades, they formed a line and continued their way into the cracks. "Odd creatures..." Baya mumbled to himself. This was the sort of thing he did when he wasn't fighting. Observation. Taking in his surroundings. Something many creatures failed to do in their rat race of life.

[Just so you know, this is only a few weeks before the fire plan.]

[Applejack]

A little after Baya had woken up, Vitani was up. Her keen sense of hearing had pulled her from her troubled sleep as she heard the rustle of fur and paws on the ground slowly leaving the mound. With a low growl, she stretched after he'd left, loosing a small yawn. She quickly turned around to bite at an irritating itch on her back and then settled on her haunches, watching the world outside from the safe distance of the mound.

Inwardly, however, she was in turmoul. A roill\ing mass of confusion and emotions raged inside her from the events the previous day. She lunged forward and stalked outside, straight past the form of Baya. "Lousy termite," she hissed, not even realizing she was there. She ventured a few paws forward and sat down, still unaware of Baya's presence. "Who does he think he is, saying that. I don't need coddled. I'm not a child. If he wanted to kill me, he should have just killed me. Thats the law. Kill or be killed. Yet, he toyed with me. He was like Nuka with a branch." She growled fiercely and slashed with all her might at a small termite mount infront of her, rending it in two.

[Baya]

Baya's attention turned to the doorway of the termite den behind him as he noticed someone stepping out of it. He wasn't in direct view, so it wasn't much of a surprise when she didn't notice him. He recognized the lioness as the one called "Vitani" when she began to mutter angrily to herself. His ears twitched as he listened, no expression really taking on his face. He noticed that the fact that he let her live was bothering her. Baya slowly approached her, hoping to at least ease her mind of such thoughts. Not that he cared much for her comfort.

"I didn't kill you because there's no fun in a strong fighter being dead." Baya murmured in monotone from behind her. He knew he would pretty much be provoking her this way. "And where I come from, all the fun is in the battle not the outcome." Baya said with a grin as he walked in front of Vitani. "Besides, shouldn't you be grateful that you are alive?" Baya wondered with a smirk. "Then again, I wouldn't wanna live either if my entire life was devoted to my mother." Baya pointed out.

[Applejack]

Her voice cold, she turned around. "You obviously have no problem killing, as you almost killed my brothers," she replied, steel in her words. She was obviously not in the mood, but she held her ground. "What bigger honor is there than serving your pride to the fullest you can? I live for my pride and would gladly die in service of them. Mother, being our leader, gets that respect and even more." She took a dangerous step close and grabbed ahold of his muzzle, shaking it gently. "You listen to me now, Baya of the Desert," she said, her voice now deadly calm. "If I catch you one paw out of line, one pawstep in the wrong direction, I will not hesitate to pin you again, and this time I won't giv ethe mercy of waiting to make the killing blow." She released him and stalked off, obviously displeased.

Nuka raised his head inside, hearing Vitani's loud, angry voice, and slowly padded around to the entrance, hiding in the shadows. He almost burst out laughing when he saw Vitani do what she did to Baya, and had to cover his muzzle with both paws to refrain from doing such. "Who's all big and bad now, Baya?" he whispered as he turned around and went back inside. As he sat down, he found his eyes falling on Tupa again. He closed his eyes, remembering the previous day. Why did she not even fight me? As she pointed out, there was no use in fighting a useless battle, but, still, she's a rogue, invadiong out land, and she wants to sit and talk? Nuka shook his head. Too much thinking gave him a headache anyway. He lay back down on his side, trying to sleep, but he found that his eyes kept wandering over to Tupa. "What's going on with me," he muttered to himself.

[Baya]

Baya's eyes widened slightly as his muzzle was grabbed by Vitani, and he held onto every word that spilled out of her's. He wasn't one to get angry, or even afraid. Throughout his time in the desert, no lioness ever spoke such strong words against the demon of the desert. They would cower in fear, or throw a jibe at him. Other then that, just plain nonsense. But her words had a bit more force to them. Baya smirked as he quickly trotted in front of her, his chest puffed out. "I know you can't stand me. Does it bother you that I fight for the sake of fighting? Does it bother you I don't fight for some higher purpose?" Baya asked with a cackle. "I'm a brute my dear. I don't know anything else but fighting. I had no pride, I had no father and my mother abandoned me. You want me to kill for honor? For someone besides myself?" Baya asked as he inched closer his eyes not faltering from hers.

Tupa heard the noise outside, and sighed knowing Vitani and Baya had probably intercepted one another. She usually woke up early, and thought she would get the joy of sleeping in. Her tired magenta eyes looked around the termite den, and she noticed Nuka was awake and pretty much staring at her. She smirked from where she laid down and slowly stood. She stretched, more so trying to show off her slender, but well built form. Her tail flicked the air as she slowly maneuvered around other sleeping lionesses until she got to Nuka. "Want to take a walk? It's probably not too fair to talk in here, after all." Tupa whispered as she pinched Nuka's cheek.

[Applejack]

Vitani stopped and held her ground as he speaked. Her own mind reeled with the anger and the knowledge that he could never really understand why it upset her so that he killed for no apparent reason but the sake of killing. She herself enjoyed the thrill of a fight, but there was no use in senseless death. Her eyes locked on his, their violet hue still cold, as she raised her head slowly. "Demon, you could never understand what it is like to care for anyone but yourself. Or do you even know how to do that? The feeling that is there when you care for someone? That you would gladly die to defend them? It is unlike nothing else you could ever know. But you will never know that feeling. How could someone care about someone like you, who all you want is to fight fight fight?" She hissed at him, her ears flat. "There is more to life than constant fighting. There is more to life than death." She thrust her muzzle until it was inches from his, blinking angrily. "But you can't see that. All you can see is the lust for blood in this world." A single, angry tear slid from her eye down her cheek. She shook her head and turned it away, but otherwise did not move.

Nuka smiled a genuine smile as she pinched his cheek and slowly got up. "I know the best places in these Outlands for a nice walk," he said softly. "If you'll follow me, I can take us to a place we can talk more freely. Besides, I want to get away from these termites. They all kill me." As if to emphasize his point, he turned around and scratched at his back, the same spot as yesterday but he still couldn't reach it. Grumbling angrily, he started to pad out of the mound, his tail flicking, motioning silently for her to follow him. As he weaved his way through the lionesses' sleeping forms, he wondered what reason she could have for possibly wanting to talk to him in a more private setting.

[Baya]

When she walked off, Baya cackled loud enough for her to hear. He knew that she was disgusted by him, and that she thought him as filth for doing what he did. In a way, he knew what she said was true, but that isn't how he grew up. That isn't the central idea of the desert's teachings. She had a mother, and siblings and a pride. She had purpose, while Baya was just along for the ride. His purpose had always just been to fight and to kill, simply because the desert provided him nothing else. He wondered if she truly despised him. It would make the fight alot more interesting.

Tupa chuckled as she watched Nuka try to reach the spot, entertained at the prospect that he could not reach it. When he stood, scratched the spot for him, managing to actually getting ahold of the termite with her claws. She squished it by flicking it aside and walking along side Nuka. "Consider that payment for fixing my tail." Tupa murmured as she itched her own cheek. The termites had found home in her too.

As the two walked out, Tupa noticed Vitani walking off all upset and Baya simply laying down a few spaces away. "Such a charmer you are Baya." Tupa said with a grin at him, as she and Nuka passed by him.

Tupa walked with Nuka for a bit before she dared to start conversation. "It might not seem like it, but Baya is really soft on the inside you know. He kills and kills and kills..." Tupa said with a sigh. "But he took me in as a cub. He could've killed me like it was nothing, but he let me live. What's more was that I was trying to attack him, but I was a cub...so it was like being harassed by a termite to him." Tupa muttered. "Now..." Tupa said with a grin as she playfully nudged Nuka.

"What was your mother talking to you about yesterday? Were you being naughty?" Tupa jeered.