Ignorance is Bliss ; Nukakun & Songo Rp.

[Applejack]

Damatu grunted and lifted herself to her paws quickly, jumping up from her den to Felix's. She poked her head in and glimpsed Felix pressed against the wall of his den. After a few seconds, he realized he was against a lioness. "Felix!" She exclaimed, her eyes wide. "What are you doing here with this lioness?" Her face betrayed her mistrust and hurt, and in the moment, Kuva used all her strength to push away from Felix, darting out of the den. She flew down the hill, shaking, and finally made her way up to Guerra and Jua. She lay down, panting and shaking, her eyes wide with fear. She opened her mouth, but was unable to say anything.

After a few minutes, she sighed, her words shakey, and said slowly, "H..he... will let me stay... but I.." She couldn't bear to even speak of what he had almost done to her. Of how violated she felt. "Guerra, how could you make me go to him! He's a monster!" She shivered and hid her muzzle in her paws, refusing to say anymore.

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Danivu crept up with Kaput after hearing the commotion and reached the dens to see a very distraught Kuva surrounded by Guerra and Jua. He quickly slid next to Jua, and Kaput sat down next to Kuva. "What happened here," Danivu inquired, his voice cold. "Did she try to do something already?"

[Songo]

Felix's face was a bit surprised at Damatu's entrance and he looked to her with a frown, "Damatu, come here." he said sternly. His yellow eyes flickered over at her and he circled her a bit before sitting beside her. "I almost failed you, that lioness. She is a temptress, she asked where my Queen was." he said lifting his paw and putting it on his forehead. He sighed heavily, "Watch her at all costs, because you will have the spot as my Queen." he whispered in her ear. Felix leaned his muzzle towards Damatus and gave her a lick. "No one can take me from you.." he said in a sly growl. His own muzzle nuzzling at Damatu roughly, he encircled her in his long arms.



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Guerra's ears flattened back, as Kuva called his King a monster and he sighed. "He asked to see you Kuva, what did you want me to do? I follow my orders." he retorted.

Jua growled at Guerra and she padded to Kuva's side and she rested her paw on Kuva's head. "I'm sorry my dear. Felix has a way of turning lionesses into his play toys..." she said with a frown. Jua rubbed Kuva's back, and she smiled at Danivu as he sat next to her, she gave him a nuzzle. Seeing Kaput, Jua scooped him up with her paw and she gave him a lick.

"How did the pouncing go today? Did you have fun Kaput?" Jua asked her son. Her pale blue eyes flickered to Danivu as he asked a question about Kuva, she shook her muzzle. "It seems Felix has taken interest in Kuva." she whispered.


Guerra growled a little and he looked to Jua, "That could be bad." he pointed out. But his eyes caught sight of Giza dragging a Wildebeest towards them, "Lunch." he said, giving Kuva a poke with his paw.


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"Yes..Yes, Lunch is brought by Giza. Well hopefully this lioness starts picking up her slack." she hissed, green eyes glaring at Kuva. "But the pretty kitty gets to eat last anyway. " she cackled. Giza dropped the beast in front of Danivu and Jua, they always got to eat first. Then it was Damatu,Guerra, her and now Kuva was at the bottom of the food chain. Giza took a few steps back and smiled at Kuva, "Well...I guess they accepted you into the Pride. A weakling..you are of no use to us." she added with a snicker.

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Jua stepped to the wildebeest and pulled off a chunk handing it to Kaput, "There you go honey." she said with a smile. She took a chunk for herself as Danivu was sinking his teeth into the meal.

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Guerra stepped up and grabbed his chunk of meat, he tossed it in front of Kuva. "Enjoy." he said grunted. Guerra turned his back and walked past Giza, "You better never forget Kuva is part of the Pride. If you harm a hair on her body, I wont hesitate to rip your throat out." he growled loudly in Giza's face. Guerra made his way out into the Pride lands to patrol, he needed some fresh air.

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Giza growled back and clawed at the air missing Guerra and she hissed as he moved away, "Pfffhtt." she snarled looking at the others.

[Applejack]

Kuva slowly dipped her head down gratefully and tore softly at the meat Guerra had tossed her. Why did he keep giving up his meals for her? He needed to eat too. Her face softened, and she turned, wishing to run off after him, but knew that it would only bring trouble. Sighing, she finished the meat she had and lay down, delicately cleaning her face of the blood from the meat. "Thank you, Giza," she said, inclining her head to the lioness. She was determined to make peace with the older lioness, no matter what.

The images of what Felix had said and done up in the den still burned into her mind, and she shook her head fiercely, trying to be rid of the thoughts. Why had he even wanted to do that? He was a king, and she was an outsider. And then there was the matter of Damatu... What if Damatu saw her as a threat that needed to be eliminated? She flinched at the though, as the lioness would tear her worse than Giza had. Trying to be rid of the thoughts, she turned to Kaput, who had also finished his meal. "How did your pouncing go, Kid?" she asked with a smile.

Kaput turned to her and smirked, jumping on her. "It went about that good," he replied happily He then got off of her and looked away, then back at her. "Sorry about that," he said. "Got excited. How was your talk with Felix?" Kuva's face saddened instantly, and Danivu turned to Kaput with a dissapointed look on his face. Before he could reprimand his son, though, Kuva got up slowly and turned away. "It went... I may stay." She padded away slowly, her tail down and ears held back. When she reached her den, she jumped in and curled up at the back, attempting to hide from the world.

Kaput felt terrible. He turned to face Danivu with a sad expression on his muzzle. "Dad," he said, "I'm going up to her. I'm going to try to talk to her." Without waiting for a response, he dashed off after her. Danivu shook his head and turned to Jua. "What happened?" he inquired, unsure of what had Kuva so upset from just one question.

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All worry erased instantly from Damatu's face at the mention of queen. She leaned into Felix's embrace, a purr ripping from her throat. "Me... queen?" She trailed off in though, licking Felix's muzzle softly. "Because of yesterday? Or, what?" It was as though her dreams had all come true in just that one statement. Then something dawned on her. This meant she had to eliminate Kuva. Kuva posed a terrible threat to her being Queen. She hissed inwardly, then shook her head of the thoughts. Now was a time for happiness.

[Songo]

Rolling her green eyes Giza snorted Kuva's way, "Don't get use to it." she hissed. Giza moved swiftly and grabbed a leg of the wildebeest, and dragged it to her rock to eat. Her teeth cut through the red meat quickly, as she devoured the flesh within minutes. When the meal was over Giza curled up on a rock and licked her paws clean. Rubbing them over her face she let a small purr slip from her muzzle lips and she eyed the others. They all seemed to be caught up with Kuva and what was aching her, Giza rolled her eyes.

"It was real fun.." she growled hopping to her paws. Taking a few steps she leapt up the boulders towards Pride rock, she poked her head into Damatu's cave. It was empty; of course it was. Giza growled and laid to her belly once more, resting her head on her paws with a loud sigh. She waited for the lioness to return, her eyes closing to catch some sleep.


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Her pale eyes flickered with sadness as she watched Kuva head into her den slowly, she frowned. She looked to Danivu and motioned at Kaput as he chased after her, "You raised a good boy there." she whispered softly giving Danivu a lick on his muzzle. She sat beside him and snuggled up against his massive frame, his large body hid her from the chilly breeze. "I guess Felix had other plans for Kuva. Plans that I don't think she wanted to be involved in." she hissed softly. "You know how he can be at times Danivu, so hungry. Always."

Jua shivered at the thought of Felix and his wild appetite and she sighed, happy on the inside that Kaput ended up being a boy. She nuzzled her face into Danivu's mane, "I don't want her to suffer, she's so sweet and Kaput seems to take a liking to her." she added with a small smirk. Her blue eyes side glanced and she noticed how alone they were, "You know we never get to be alone anymore. I'm kind of liking this.." she cooed softly in his ear. Standing to her paws Jua slowly circled Danivu, her tail flicking under his chin seductively. "It's like we are young again." she said purring softly.

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Felix smirked and nuzzled Damatu's neck, "You are fierce and strong. I need a lioness by my side capable of running a kingdom." he said softly in her ear. His embrace on her grew tighter and he purred softly, "Plus I need my heir, I want to be able to teach him tricks of ruling while I still can." he added.

Felix let go of Damatu and circled around her, his massive body coming up behind the lioness. His yellow eyes flickered in the darkness as he whispered in her ear. "You know this throne belongs to you, my dear. No one can take it from you...from us." Felix let out another growl from behind Damatu, his rough muzzle finding the scruff of her neck as he pushed her down. "What do you say to that my pretty?" he growled towards her.

[Applejack]

Danivu nodded slowly in thought as she spoke of Felix's seemingly insatiable hunger. "Luckily," he said softly, "I got to you first." He nuzzled her with a smirk and sighed. "Kaput's a good boy. I just wish he'd adjust his attitude, you know?" He shook his head and nuzzled her, his long black mane falling over her muzzle. He chuckled when he looked down at her, the laugh resonating deep in his large chest. "I agree," he said softly. "Being young again would be nice, no? I could actually run without hurting myself." He snickered and leaned closer to her, pressing his form against hers. "My love," he said, "How long has it been since we had more than a few hours to ourselves?"

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Kuva opened her eyes and her head flicked to the entrance as she heard a rock being kicked. She jumped up, on the defensive instantly. She was in no mood for Felix to attempt what he had earlier. Her eyes widened in surprise as Kaput slowly picked his way into her den. She sat down instantly, her head cocked, then lay down sadly. "Yes, Kaput?" she asked softly, her eyes searching him. Was he spying on her? When Kaput didn't say anything and padded closer, she sighed. "What is it... are you here to pester me some more?" She slowly sat up as he approached her, and he finally opened his small mouth.

"I'm sorry," Kaput said softly. He finally reached her, and he sat next to her, his head resting on her side comfortingly. "I didn't realize something had gone wrong with King Felix while you were up there." His eyes gazed up at her, full of regret for asking what he had. "I saw how bad what I said hurt you, Kuva. I didn't wanna hurt you like that. I don't wanna see you hurt like that." He nuzzled her once, then backed off a little bit. "Sorry for.. y'know.. touching you." He turned his head away and was about to walk out when Kuva grabbed him up on a tight hug. Tears stained her face and muzzle, some of them happy, some of them sad. She nuzzled his small face and then set him down.

"Thank you, Kaput," she said softly. "You dont know what it means to me to know that someone actually cares that I'm hurt. The others act like they care, but.. I doubt they do. I'm just a pain to them..." She trailed off with a sigh. Kaput looked up to her, and Kuva laid down. Kaput jumped on her back and rested there, smiling. "I don't think you're a burden," he said softly. "I think you're just misunderstood." He jumped down and started to pad out. "I'll leave you to rest. If you need me, you know where I'll be. I'm gonna practice pouncing a little more. I gotta pass my dad!" With that being said, Kaput ran out of her den and jumped back down to his parents. Rather than pounce, however, he slowly padded into his den and curled up. What had he just done? He wasn't a sweet, innocent little lion. Why did he care like that for her? He shook his head and curled up tighter, trying to get rid of his thoughts, but they just came stronger. She was a big sister to him. He wanted to make sure she felt better, thats all. He sighed and slowly drifted off to sleep.

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Damatu's purrs erupted loudly as she lay down infront of Felix. "My king. My dear Felix, I will bear your Heir without any complaint." She then turned her head, following him as he circled her. "If the throne belongs to me, that would make me.. queen." Her eyes widened in realization as her purrs stopped abruptly. She was too surprised to do anything but jump up. She licked his cheek repeatedly. "Yes!" she exclaimed. "I will be your queen!"

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After some time had passed, Kuva lifted her head with a sigh. Alone wasn't a foreign feeling, but she found herself missing Guerra. She remembered hearing something about him patrolling, and she pushed herself slowly to her paws. Jumping out of her den, she ran out into the pridelands. A little ways out, she caught ahold of his strong scent. Even his smell mirrored his sheer strength. She sniffed a few times and lifted her head, searching for the source. Suddenly, she had it! There, near what was the eastern border of the pridelands. She darted off quickly, heading for the sweet scent.

Finally, she spotted him padding slowly along the border. Her eyes followed his every movement. The way his mane seemed to flow through the wind, and the way his strong muscles moved, hidden under his pelt, with every single motion he made. She couldn't help but let a purr of adoration slip from her muzzle. Quickly, she placed a paw over her muzzle and got closer to him. Finally, she got over her nervousness and padded up next to him, keeping his pace slowly. "Hey..." she said, trailing off. "I'm sorry for sneaking up on you like this." She sighed and looked closer at him. "Its just.. I cant stand to be alone, and your company always cheers me up. If you'd like me to go away, just tell me, and I'll run along... " She hoped he'd allow her to stay there with him. For some reason, she felt a lot safer around him.

[Songo]

Jua let a deep purr slip from her muzzle lips as she leaned back against his sturdy frame, "Too long.." she whispered rubbing her head off his. Nuzzling her face deep into his warm fur she inhaled his strong scent, and smirked. "Lucky for Felix, I chose the only lion that ever caught my eye." she growled teasingly. Jua nipped at Danivu's ear playfully and she pouted as she spotted Kaput running towards them, she smiled as he disappeared into their den for his nap. She nodded approvingly and she purred once more, "Tonight, meet me by the watering hole." she whispered with a small giggle.

Jua pulled away from Danivu's side with a sigh and padded towards their den. Her pale eyes flickered at Kaput resting and she laid beside him, curling up around her son, her body keeping him warm. She looked to him, "Want to talk about it?" she asked softly in her motherly tone. She looked back when she heard no answer, noticing he was fast asleep. Giving his head a lick she snuggled close and joined him for a little mid day nap.


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Felix smirked widely and nodded, "Good, then bare my heir and the throne is yours." he said, letting out a purr of his own. His yellow eyes flickered over Damatu, she was strong and would be a good mother to his cubs. Queen is what she deserved, but he thought for a moment of the pale lioness Kuva. The very thought of having her pinned against the wall; defenseless, made him tingle inside. He let out a growl and turned to Damatu, "Run along, I will call for you later tonight.

I need to do my rounds." he said giving her muzzle a lick. He stood to his powerful paws and padded out to the edge of Pride rock, his eyes leering over the lands. He wondered where Kuva was, taking a quick look down to Danivu he nodded disappearing behind the rocks. The King strolled through the lands slowly, his yellow eyes glancing towards the forming rain clouds. His muzzle held a frown, and he glanced at the giraffes and they bowed their heads in respect.

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Patrolling was boring and Guerra was gazing off into the distance, until a sweet scent found his nostrils. He snorted it out and then took another whiff, she smelled of flowers and rain. It gave him a comfortable feeling and his green eyes side galnced as Kuva made her way next to him. He grunted, "I could tell you were coming a mile away." he spoke calmly.

He wondered why she felt so safe around him, when it was him who let Giza tear into her at first sight. Giving Kuva a look over he nodded, "I'm just doing my rounds, how are you feeling?" he asked curiously. He walked beside Kuva and his green eyes watched the rain clouds form above them, he sighed. How he hated the rain.

[Applejack]

Danivu chuckled and purred softly as Jua walked away to go speak with Kaput. Shakin ghis head, he padded off towards the watering hole, needing a drink. "That lioness is a temptress.." he said, smirking. "I knew there was more than one reason I fell in love with her." His mind's eye slipped back to the day that the two of them had decided upon becomming a mated pair, and smiled softly. Back then she had been beautiful. Now she was strong, beautiful, and kind. A dangerous combination. Truly, he was lucky to have her. He looked up and realized that he had finally reached the watering hole. Leaning down, he took his time, drinking his fill. When he was finished, he turned around and started to pad back to the den. He figured that before his meeting with Jua tonight he would relax and rest up.

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Damatu nodded and slipped out of Felix's den with a grin. "Farewell for now, my king," she called after him. She then jumped down into her own den, sitting in it, pondering. Her fur felt like it was charged with a thousand bolts of lightning. It was as though she were no longer lion, but immortal, in the stars with the Kings themselves. She shook her head with an amused purr. No way would she become oone of those god aweful den mothers. She snickered. Once her cub was born, she'd raise it strong, and then would leave it with Jua. Jua wouldn't care; it would be another cub for her to watch, and she loved watching them.

Suddenly, Damatu heard a cough and turned her head, whipping around to face the darkness. When she saw nothing, she grunted and sat up. "Stupid Kuva," she muttered, swiping her claws at the air. "She's the only thing that stands between myself and Felix." She sighed and stood up, growling softly. "I swear, I'll kill that little pest some day. Then, nothing will stand inbetween myself and the throne!" She hissed and turned around, hearing another cough. This time, her eyes focused on the form of Giza, who was crouched by the entrance of her den. "To what do I owe this pleasure, Giza?" she sneered, stepping forward.

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Kuva looked over at Guerra and ducked her head softly. "I figured as much," she said, sighing. "My pelt is too much of a giveaway." She looked at his wandering eyes and followed them to the sky. "With rain comes life," she said quietly. "Life is good, is it not? So in that sense, rain too must be good for some things." She chuckled softly and sighed. "I'm feeling a little better now, thanks to the little one." She smiled at the thought of Kaput's concern and looked at Guerra. Guerra had been concerned too, obviously. He'd saved her from Giza, had he not? Then again, he'd taken her to see Felix. She shook the thought from her head. He'd had no idea what Felix would do to her.

"How about you?" She blurted out, looking at him again. "Are you well?" She silently scolded herself for asking questions she had no place to be asking, but she couldn't help but ask. He'd saved her, and she thought about him. What if, some day, she were forced to make a choice of whether to fight to save him, or to let him die? She cringed slightly at the idea; she wouldn't fight, but she couldn't let him die. She put a paw to her face for a second before sighing and resuming walking. Guerra, for some reason... she didn't know why. She just felt safe around him. She looked up at him. Maybe it was his strong features? Or the gentleness that she new rested somewhere inside his tough shell? She couldn't tell, and, truth be told, she didn't want to. She was afraid to think of anything like that; afraid that she'd hurt another lion like Unasi. Unasi'd died for her.. she wouldn't let another lion die for her.