Ignorance is Bliss ; Nukakun & Songo Rp.

[Applejack]

Damatu's ears pricked up from her half-sleep state as Felix stood at the entrance to her den. His heavy scent filled the air, and she got up slowly, beckoning him in with her tail. As Felix stepped in, Damatu pulled him to a corner and suddenly flipped him over on his back, quickly standing over him. As she pressed herself closer, her breath tickling his neck, she purred with amusement. "Where were we before we were interrupted?" She said, her muzzle a hairs inch away from his own. Her eyes flashed appreciatively down for a second, stealing a glance at his body from this vulnerable standpoint. What she saw again wretched another purr from her throat.

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Danivu flattened his ears and hissed at Giza as she spoke ill of Jua until Felix told her to go patrol. A grin spread across his face as his ears straightened. "Thats right, go patrol, Giza. We all know you'll do anything to get into Felix's den." His eyes flicked down to Kuva as he padded next to Guerra. "Where do you suppose she's from?" He ventured, his shoulder brushed against Jua's, supporting her.

Kaput slid inbetween them and sat infront of them. "She really doesn't seem so dangerous," he ventured. "Maybe she'd like to be my clawing bag!" He smirked and snickered at the idea of this lioness standing still, taking claws from him.

Kuva slowly opened her eyes as the remaining lions seemed to be friendly with her. She stretched slowly, uncurling, and sighed, grunting with frustration. "Kuva," she managed to say. "I'm Kuva." She looked at Kaput and slowly pulled herself to a sitting position. "Why didn't you kill me," she said, looking up at Danivu, Jua, and Guerra. Then she narrowed her eyes at Guerra, as though trying to remember, and a soft light came to her face. "You..." she said softly. "You saved my life from that evil lioness."

Danivu glanced over at Jua. Obviously, this 'evil lioness' was Giza. "The name fits her," he chuckled, nudging Jua softly. Kaput, meanwhile, padded up to Kuva and smirked, extending a paw. When Kuva flinched away from it, he pulled it back, cocking his head. "Dont you shake paws where you come from?" He shook his head and sighed. "I'm Kaput. This is my dad, Danivu, and my mom, Jua."

"That 'evil lioness' is Giza, and she's just a cranky old cat with one too many fleas in her pelt. That big lion was Felix, our king, and, well, I see you're already met Guerra." He smirked and padded up to her, extending his paw again, and this time, she slowly took his small paw in hers. His eyes widened slowly as he felt the young lioness shaking. "M..Mom?" He ventured, "I think she needs help." When Kuva shook her head, he cocked his own.

"I'm fine," she said slowly. "I've been in this state.. and worse.. before. No one ever seems to need a kind lioness. They only want one that can fight and kill. I dont kill other lions. I'm not a murderer." She looked down. "My soul is as pure as my pelt," she said slowly. "Well, minus the blood."

[Songo]

Felix let a low growl of authority slip from his throat as Damatu took quickly to pin him. He quickly slipped from her grasp and switched their positions, he let out another growl of his own. "I am your King." he snarled his own roughness putting her in check. A grin spread across his muzzle as his hot breath fell on Damatu's neck, his own yellow eyes piercing into her soul.

---La La La....Fade to black. ----- XD


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Guerra's ears fell back momentarily as Kuva picked him out as the lion who 'saved her', he grunted. "I only saved you from becoming Giza's chew toy.." he added. "A kind lioness? You wouldn't even fight back? Kindness will get you killed in this world, you should try a different approach." Guerra muttered before pulling himself to his paws and he stepped over to the antelope, his claws flashing a second as he sliced off a chunk for Kuva. He grabbed it with his paw and tossed it at her feet, "You need to eat.." he ordered in his low voice.

"She will not be your claw bag, hush your tongue boy." Jua said resting her tan paw on Kaput's head. She smirked as he tried to lift it and she only looked at Danivu, she removed it once more as he spoke.

Jua gave a chuckle, "Giza's tongue is sharper then her claws....she will do anything to be Felix's next love toy..." she muttered rolling her pale blue eyes. Feeling a bit sad for Kuva her motherly instincts kicked in and she leaned forward giving the young lioness a nuzzle, "Well...Guerra can take you to the watering hole. You can clean your fur there." she said softly. "I don't like killing, but believe me Kuva when your life is in danger or your cub. You should want to do anything to help yourself.."

[Applejack]

Kuva slowly pulled herself to her paws and looked down. "No one can ever accept me for being who I am," she said softly. "Just because I don't condone violence, doesn't mean I cant defend myself. I just don't. I hate fighting in every aspect." She felt like a child being scolded for not fighting, which made no sense to her. Why couldn't anyone accept that she wanted to be peaceful? She shook her head and sighed. "Guerra, is it?" She asked, looking over at the large lion. She bent down as he roughly threw the meat her way and nodded her head. "Thank you, for, well.. saving me. And for the food." She delicately ripped at the meat, a small, graceful smile on her muzzle.

Kaput looked up at his mothers' paw, and then over at Guerra. "Where's mine?" He protested, but was cut short as Danivu stepped forward. "Kuva," he said, "If I may ask, where are you from? You carry a scent that I myself have never scented before." He settled on his haunches and looked at the lioness curiously, his eyes alight. Kaput danced forward and climbed up onto his fathers shoulder, balancing for a better view.

Slowly and lightly finishing her bit of meat, Kuva looked up at the two and nodded. "I come from somewhere most lions have never heard of. It was such a harsh environment to be born into, especially when no one understands you, not even your parents. You've heard of Kilimanjaro, right?" Kaput shook his head, but Danivu nodded. "Past Kilimanjaro there is a vast stretch of plains with an odd tribe of lions unlike anything you have probably seen, all colored like sand. As you can imagine, a white lioness already causes trouble and inconvenience, and then, when living in a desert and being a soft, gentle lioness, well, lets leave it there. You have to be tough to survive in the desert, and I wasn't that at all. I'm not."

She shook her head and continued. "For two years I've been searching for a place to call home. For a pride that can accept me for who I am, but, no one will have me. No one cares for a gentle white lioness. The only thing they want to use me for is..." She shuddered, unable to bring up the word. "Things... desires." She whimpered at the thought and continued. "After travelling for a few months, I finally found a pride that seemed to accept me. They were kind to me, and treated me good, but then the floods came. I was the only survivor." She hung her head. "This... this is the first pride I've seen in a year that would even second glance me, even if its because I was almost killed."

[Songo]

When everything was all said and done Felix stood to his mighty paws and he shook the loose dirt from his pelt, his head turned back to Damatu and he gave her a nod. Taking a breath he exited the den and he glanced down on his Pride, his noticed the lioness was up and moving. 'Good', he thought to himself. Her innocent face was stained in his mind and a low growl emitted from his muzzle, he was just letting the Pride know he was watching. Giving a nod to Guerra he hopped up the ledges into his den, where he laid down and relaxed. Alone in peace.


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Guerra's attention was on Kuva and then he stood to his paws when Felix showed himself for a moment, he gave his King a nod back. Letting out a heavy sigh Guerra turned to Kuva, "Let me take you to the watering hole, then you can go have a talk with our King. Maybe he'll let you stay..." he insisted. He gave Danivu a nod and he turned his back heading into the Pride lands, he walked quietly.

Jua looked to Kuva, "Well better follow Kuva...We don't want you wandering the lands without Felix's permission." she said whole heartedly. Her pale blue eyes watched Kuva follow Guerra and she looked to Danivu, "Do you think Felix will let her stay? I mean what use is she to us...not much. But maybe I could vow for her to be my helper, i'd teach her." Jua said with a small frown. She always wanted to help others, maybe killing wasn't her way of solving problems but it was still a skill she possessed. It was one of the main reasons Danivu choose to love her, she was strong and needed no lion to defend herself. Danivu knew if something happened to him Kaput would grow up to be a strong lion by the guide of his mother and if she happened to pass, she knew Danivu would keep him safe.

"What of Giza...she practically chewed Kuva up. We'd have to watch her...I don't know where she gets her balls from. But not around here. You know Danivu she is pushing my buttons, one day i'm going to choke her out." she said bluntly. Taking a few seconds she licked Danivu's muzzle and laid her lean body in the soft grass. The light tan lioness stretched out her lean body and her pale blue eyes flickered Danivu's way and then she rolled to her belly, "Kaput?!" she muttered standing to her paws and giving a quick look around.


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Guerra strolled next to Kuva in silence, many things passed through his mind before he spoke up. "When you meet the King you know how to talk right?" he grunted and his green eyes gave a side glance to Kuva. Next to Kuva Guerra was large, bigger then Danivu but not as massive as Felix. It was probably the reason Felix was still King. He was large and strong, but Guerra saw no reason to patrol anymore. The lands had been quiet for months, no one was hunting them anymore.

[Applejack]

Kuva ducked her head as she padded along near silently next to Guerra. "Of course I do, Guerra sir." She straightened her head in a mocking manner, unsure of why she was so comfortable around Guerra, and took on a regally obediant tone. "Your Majesty, I live to serve. There is nothing I would not to do stay in your royal company. I wish to remain a part of your Pride, so that I may serve the royal family." She let herself fall back into normal pace and glanced at Guerra, hoping he would match her smile. She felt herself blush, and prayed that it didn't show through her fur.

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Kaput smirked inwardly as he crept along a few feet behind Guerra and Kuva. He didn't know why he followed them; it just felt right. He looked at the strange lioness and saw him as someone he wanted to befriend, even though he really had no friends. He confidently crawled forward, and, not realizing it, stepped on a twig. It cracked with a resounding snap, and he flinched down to the ground, unaware if Guerra's sharp ears had heard it. When neither of the two turned around, he resumed crawling, inching closer and closer just in time to hear Kuva's joke. He grinned, resisting the urge to laugh. Cute and funny, he thought, almost giggling. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to befriend her after all.
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Danivu looked at Jua in thought. Perhaps Felix would find a way to let this lioness stay. Jua seemed to have grown attatched to her instantly, and he knew that Jua would not let go of this little girl lightly. Danivu heaved himself to his paws and glanced back at Jua. "I'm going to speak to Felix," he said softly. He leaned forward and nuzzled Jua with a purr and lucked her cheek before jumping up to Felix's den. He peeked his head around the corner and bowed his head. "Felix," he called, "A word, if you please?"

[Songo]

Jua smiled as Danivu went off to speak to Felix, she loved Danivu so. But there was also a little monster she loved but went missing, her ears flattened back to her head. She quietly padded behind Kaput her own paw scooping him up from behind, "Gotcha..." she whispered letting Guerra and Kuva keep walking. Even though Kaput put up a fight she set him to the ground and grabbed his scruff. She padded back to Pride rock victoriously with him in her mouth and she set him on the ground. "Now Kaput, spying is frowned up. What do you think you were doing? " she said eyes glancing down at her son.

Jua could tell he was restless and didn't have any cubs to play with his age, she sighed. "Tomorrow your father is going to take you out to practice pouncing." she said with a small smile.

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Guerra's green eyes side glanced at the smiling Kuva and he nodded, "Good. Then I have no doubt you will do fine." he said sternly. Even though she joked with him he still had his guard up. This lioness was new and he didn't no if her story was real, she could've been a spy. As they approached the water hole, Guerra padded ahead and took a long sip of the cool water. He took a seat by the edge of the water and he stared at his reflection before turning his attention to Kuva, "What of your mother? You left your whole family back in Kilimanjaro?" he said wandering how deep her loyalty to a Pride was.

He was the King's finest fighter, he couldn't have some scrawny pale lioness take out his Pride now. It was his family, even though some lionesses were rude and distasteful he still protected them. The sun was setting on the lands and shadows flickered around them as the night approached, "Let me ask you something, what can a 'Kind lioness' do for a Pride, but make them weak?" he said looking up from the water.

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Felix never slept so as soon as Danivu poked his head in Felix's head lifted up. "Yes, Danivu." the mighty lion said slowly standing to his paws. He motioned for Danivu to walk with him outside the den and he took a seat on the ledge of Pride rock. He admired the Pride lands as the sun was setting, "What can I help you with?" he asked in a low tone. His yellow eyes peered down at Damatu's den and he wondered what she was up too, after their little fiasco earlier in the day.

[Applejack]

"The truth is," Kuva said, looking down at the mention of her mother, "In my pride, no one cared for me at all. I grew up for a year there, and not one day was happy. I was beaten, battered, and bruised." She looked up at him, pain on her face as she lifted her front right leg, revealing her chest. She gently parted the fur and revealed a long, dark scar that looked like it had grown with her. She winced and released it so that the fur fell back and she looked at him. "My mother gave that to me the night before I ran away. I couldn't take the abuse. The hate. Ever since then, I've never been quite so trusting of anyone. To be honest, your pride is the only one I've felt comfortable enough talking about this with."

She sighed and looked at the water before looking up at the sky. The stars were shining brightly by now, and she padded slowly into the water. Her fur dampened instantly, and she shook herself in the water so that she could get all of the blood out. She glanced back and saw her fur sparkling brightly in the water, her fur as pure as the moonlight. She sighed as she went under for a moment and then came back up, glancing at Guerra who was starting intently at her. She shook her head and swam up to him, shaking herself softly as she sat next to him. "I'm great with cubs," she began. "I've always loved watching them, enjoying their company, and they always seem to enjoy me. I'm also good for speeches. I can help to speak to people to people. Most times I'm able to bring about a peaceful solution. To those that will listen to me, that is." She sighed, looking at him, and stepped back into the water, this time enjoying it. She let herself float as she gazed back at Guerra. "I cant thank you enough for saving me, you know." she said. "I feel like you're my guardian angel."

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Danivu approached Felix as the moonlight filtered into the den. "I would like to request that you allow this lioness to stay with us. We'll watch over here and take care of her, if you'll let us." He sat and bowed his head respectfully towards Felix, his paw extended as a courtesy.

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Kaput giggled and looked at Jua with a genuine smile on his face. "I like her!" he exclaimed, jumping up and down. "She's like that sister I've never had." He shook his head and rubbed his scruff. "I'm not spying, I'm just... enjoying her company from a distance." He looked up at Jua and nuzzled her leg, an out of character move, attempting to win her over and 'convince' her that he was being a genuinely good child. His ears perked at the thought of pouncing with his father, and jumped up on Jua's shoulder, pushing her to the ground. "When when when when?!" he cried, giddy from excitement.

[Songo]

Maybe it was the moonlight, maybe it was the fact this lioness was always being tormented. Guerra couldn't be to sure but for a single moment he felt bad for her. His heart gave a few beats in his chest and he felt the need to protect her, the need to make sure no one could hurt her again. It only took him a few seconds to realize what she called him, shaking his head he spoke. "I am no guardian angel, I'm far from that." he grunted lifting his head back up to look at her.

Her pelt was stunning to say the least, it was so clean once the water washed the blood away. She was radiant in the night and Guerra looked away sheepishly. Lifting a paw to rub the back of his head he sighed, "Well....we aren't exactly saints on this side of the lands either. As you see Giza almost ripped you to shreds. But we use to be a lot happier, until our King lost his Queen to a war he started. Now, you could say we are restless and always must be prepared for battle." he added, his green eyes watching the water flow over her body.

Guerra decided he needed a little bath himself and he stepped into the water, letting it rush over his body. He dunked his head under until he felt the chill, go down his spine. Pulling his head up, he growled a bit and pulled himself out from the cool liquid quickly. "I don't know how you can stand in there that long." he pointed, out giving his own pelt a long shake. Guerra rolled onto the grass, and relaxed back a minute before rolling to his belly to look at Kuva. "Listen, Dont get to comfortable here...be careful who you trust." he grunted.


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Felix lifted his head from his paws as Danivu made an entrance. Sitting up he reclined to his hinds and took a good look at Danivu's seriousness. Felix gave it a moment but nodded to Danivu, "Train her to fight, because its obvious she lost to Giza. If she brings any trouble to the lands I'm holding you responsible Danivu. If she seems like shes trying to sneak away, kill her. She doesn't leave, I will be watching." he said in a cold tone. He lifted his brown paw and scratched under his chin and yawned, "Your request is granted, leave me to sleep." he said, motioning with his paw to Danivu to leave.


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Jua smiled as Kaput pinned her and she nuzzled her son, "I know you dont have any siblings Kaput, but right now our Pride isn't to safe." she said, softly rolling over to her belly. She stood to her paws and grabbed Kaput by the scruff, she hopped up to the ledge of their den and she setteled outside the den. She rested Kaput between her paws gently. "Tomorrow your father will take you pouncing, but you need to relax because its almost time for bed." she grinned slightly, noticing the protest in his face.

Jua's pale blue eyes flickered in moonlight, as she gazed up at the stars. "Kaput, All the great Kings of our past are up there. They are always watching down on us, hopefully they are trying to give us sunnier days. Even Queen Victoria would be frowning on how Felix is ruling the Pride." she said in a whisper.


Giza clapped her paws together as she sat nearby listening to Jua, she stepped towards the mother and cub. "I know Felix wouldn't appreciate that type of talk Jua, be careful you never know who's listening." she hissed padding into her own den. Giza laid her own body down and and fell asleep rather quickly, patrolling always made her tired.


Jua let out a deep growl as Giza passed by, she looked down at Kaput between her paws."If Felix lets Kuva stay. Kaput, I want you to always watch out for Giza. Shes not to be trusted around our new friend, be careful yourself too." she said, giving him a few licks before going back to looking at the stars.

[Applejack]

Kuva chuckled as she looked at him watching her. "I beg to differ," she countered, smiling at him, a genuine, peaceful smile. "I believe you might very well be a guardian angel. Why else would you save my life? Anyone else would want me dead, obviously." She motioned a paw towards the dens and shook her head. "'Specially that Giza." She closed her eyes for a few minutes and let her paws slip from under her, floating out into the middle of the hole with a content sigh. "The cold water feels so good. I feel comfortable in the water, even if it is cold. It relaxes me." She looked at him and stood up, moving closer in the water. "Whats that there, Mr. Guerra? Whats with the embarassed paw?" She giggled and lay back down, her head and neck above water, but the rest of her under, and purred. "Heaven," she said.

After a few minutes of thinking about what Guerra had said about the pride, she shook her head and smiled once more. "Guerra, I can see that you aren't brutes, though. There is a peace in your way of life, and of your pride, even if you are battle-hardened. Perhaps one day, when your King finds a new Queen, he can be a little happier, and learn the meaning of peaceful ruling again." She slid closer to him, only a few feet away, and examined him with her piercing blue eyes. "I don't think you're a bad lion," she said. "I think you're a lion who does what he has to to prove himself because you think what you do is not good enough." She shook her head and pointed a paw gently at him. "You're a good lion, Guerra." She watched him slip into the water and burst out into peals of laughter when he nearly bolted out of the water. "Its not that bad," she said. "You just have to get used to it!" She motioned with her tail, calling him back in. "Come here, next to me, and you'll see what I mean."

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Danivu bowed his head to Felix and padded out slowly, then slid down to Jua and Kaput outside the den. He cocked his head as Giza strode out and shook his head. Something was always up her fur nowadays, and always had been, really. He put a paw gently on Kaput's head and smiled. "Thats right," he said. "I'm going to teach you how to pounce for real tomorrow. Then you can show that nasty Giza what you can really do." He snickered at the image of Kaput taking Giza to the ground and then shook his head. "That doesn't mean to attack her, though, son." Kaput frowned and looked up at Danivu, frowning. "Do I look like i have a death wish, Dad?" he said, batting a paw at his fathers' foreleg. Danivu shook his head again. "You look like you have a tickle wish. Don't worry, I'll take care of that later."

Danivu turned to Jua and laid down next to her with a sigh. "We have a new responsibility," he said. "Felix has agreed to allow Kuva to stay with us... on one condition. We have to train her to fight." He shook his head at the idea of the poor lioness fighting Giza again. Giza had only been playing with Kuva when she had done this to her. What if Giza were seriously fighting? There would be nothing left of Kuva. "If she does anything wrong, Felix is going to hold us accountable, and if she seems like she's sneaking away, like a spy, we have to kill her. If we don't, he'll kill us." He shook his head again and looked at Jua, nuzzling her once. "I don't know what we're getting outselves into, but I'm in this with you til the end."

[Songo]

His emerald eyes watched Kuva closely as she approached him, he let out a warning growl for her to get back. "Why is it you think you know me? I could be a very bad lion." he said in protest. Guerra gazed into Kuva's eyes and he blinked looking away back into the water, he grunted. She made him feel all fluttery, and he wasn't sure if he liked this feeling.

Lifting himself to his paws, Guerra went towards the edge of the watering hole and looked down. The ripples from Kuva's swimming around caused his reflection to disappear. Guerra looked back over to her, as she motioned him into the cold water, he snorted at her."No, I don't want to get in there." he muttered.

He couldn't quite understand what made her so happy and smiley, Giza had almost killed her earlier. Guerra's brain was taking notes of a thousand different things, he sighed heavily. Giving Kuva one more look he decided he was going to take a chance. Taking a big breath Guerra pounced into the water taking Kuva underneath with him, he swam to the surface chuckling a bit.

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Jua's smirked at the thought of Kaput being able to take Giza out, she snickered and nuzzled Kaput. "Well I will have a talk with Kuva." she said softly. "Maybe, I can convince Felix later on that Kuva would be a better den mother then a fighter, and she could have my spot. I could spend more time patrolling with you, love." she added.

Jua lifted Kaput up and nudged him into the den."Its bedtime dear, your father and I need to talk." she said, giving his head a lick. Jua chuckled as Danivu sent Kaput on his way, and Jua curled up next to Danivu's side. She nuzzled his mane and gave his muzzle a slow affectionate lick, "You know my love, Kaput said something about having a little brother or sister. Perhaps its time we work on that." she said letting a deep purr rumble from her chest. Her light blue eyes gazed at Danivu lovingly, and she gave his muzzle another lick.