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She woke slowly from her dreaming state warm and comfortable curled up next to Kimba. She smiled, a slow sigh escaping her lips as she gazed at her dozeing mate. They had been alone together on their adventure and it was the most wonderful time she could remember.

Turning her gaze tot he pool they had both played in the day before she slowly got to her foot paws stretching out her acheing limbs before she padded to the waters edge and lapped up the cool clear waters refreshing her body.

Taking a deep breath she absorbed the air around her. It was another beautiful day for them to continue on their adventure. just the two of them together.

Kimba stirred once his mate left his side, looking up slowly with a grunt of concern, as he rose.

Was she kidnapped?

The male stretched, claws flexing before he saw where she was. He velveted his paws, and padded over, rumbling softly.

"Good morning, my love."

He purred softly.

Lifting her head the soft tan female gave a long puurr and padded up to her mate greeting him with a friendly head but and a nuzzle. "And a beautiful day it is to continue our journey." She laughed softly, herr gaze turning to the sky, the suns rays dappling through the thick foliage over head.

Kimba smiled, nodding and stretched, looking up.

"And which way today, my love? Why don't you tell me?"

He rumbled softly to his queen.

Lyra gave a little giggle gazing up at her mate. "Hmm, I thought this was your adventure, but okay." She nuzzled him and flickered ehr tail picking a direction at random. "This way i think." she nods, picking up her paws and padding off with ehr tail flickering back and forth, sometimes she liked to be ahead, other times simply being stood next to her mate was a satisfactory place. Today she was ahead of the pack though her playful independant side comeing through.

Kimba followed after rapidly, smiling brightly.

It couldn't always be about him, and he knew that.

She turned her gaze to check that Kimba was following her her tail flickering back and forth as she hopped from a rather large root to another root. "Come on slow poke!" she purrs her tongus pokeing out over her lips in a silent raspberry.

Kimba smiled, running after the female and laughing softly. His paws thudded along as he moved, letting her outstrip him.

It was more fun to chase anyhow...

She slowed for a moment to flick her fluffy tail tip in his nose before she once again sped forwards. She was in a playful mood, their time together had washed away all ehr fears and she sort of hoped that this adventure would never end, though she knew it must eventually. "Kimba, do you think, do you hink we could just, have some time alone? I mean, I know we are alone now but, well I would love to have some cubs someday Kimba and i don't want them to not have a father. What if the humans kill you?" She sighed pulling to a stop, it was her greatest fear. "can't we just escape for a while?"

Kimba chased, but at her words, he slowed, padding over.

He himself knew what it was to have no parents, just as Lyra did. As a cub, he spent many nights sleeping with his father's pelt, and the male shivered, raising his head determinedly.

"They'll have a father." Kimba said softly. "I promise."

Lyra looked at the male saddly, her soft blue eyes full of tears as she leaned over to him and licked his face lovingly. "i don't want them to grow as we did kimba. Please, promise you will stay with us if I have cubs? I don't know what I will do if you don't come back."

Kimba nuzzled the female tenderly, rubbing her gently, reassuringly.

"I promise. I will. They won't be alone. I promise."

He knew they wouldn't... He'd see to it.

She took a deep breath and licked the tip of his nose once more, before once again starting to walk. She beleived him, whole heartedly wanetd to beleive he would be at her side, thattheir cubs would not be alone as they had. "we should move on, or we'll never find this waterfall." She laughs chasing away her fears with her little giggle.

Kimba nodded, rumbling once more as he walked by her side proudly. No...

He'd not let his cubs be alone, and he grinned, suddenly bolting ahead

"Hey!" Lyra gigglesd racing after him her tail lashing out behind her. She would worry about cubs another time, it was time for joy a time for play a time to be together as she they should be, alone with her mate on an adventure in the great, beautiful jungle, alone with their thoughts.