Is this true love?
The sun showed it golden locks that fall ever so blissfully onto its blinding head as it awoke. It's exuberant fire engulfed the Pride Lands in vivid shades; light oranges, blinding shades gold, and a fiery red that stands above all just as a grand maestro shines above all others in the orchestra. These vivid colors began become opaque as the sun began to rest high in the light blue sea of air that floats above. As the array of colorful light shone on Pride rock Simba began to stir in the den. As he awoke he was enraptured in warmth from a soft velvet texture that surrounded him, it was as if a cloak of iron had been dropped from above he shyly looked above to see a dark array of browns and blacks with a single streak of red. He thought for a moment "What could this be." and began to push it off as he was ever so lightly moving the 'cloak' he realized what it was. He turned with a strong look of concern on his face, "The black the brown, the streak of red" He cautiously peaked and sure enough he saw Kovu in a heap at his feet this instantly allayed fear in Simba's heart. With a strong sense of fear in his voice, and a look of sullen disbelief he softly whispered so that those around could hear, "Kovu." Simba's voice quivered as Kovu lays motionless, "Kovu wake up! Please wake up KOVU, KOVU! KOVU GET UP!" Tears gently rolled down Simba's mane and dripped to the floor adjacent to Kovu, the timekeepers watch had stopped ticking as Kovu lied there on the floor *TICK, Tick,tick,tick,tick.* The few rolling tears had transformed into a raging torrent and Simba's knees gave way to the Earth and it's mournful song Simba's screams were muffled by silence and came out shrill and rye, "Kovu please wake up...they should have taken me instead...why not me? HE WAS YOUNG WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE ME!" Simba went silent the only sound heard was the torrent of tears bombarding the earth, he collapsed next to Kovu wrapped him in his arms and started to cry into Kovu's mane.
*tick, Tick TICK!* Kovu let out a single breath. Simba stepped back the tears in his eyes glimmered in the sunlight; he gave a slight premature smile and managed to shrilly squeak out, "KOVU! YOU'RE ALIVE! You're alive." Simba ran to Kovu's side and collapsed beside him with a thud. Simba warmly embraced Kovu, he felt the warmth of his polished black mane and the velvet texture of his brown fur once more, Kovu returned the embrace, but he was dazed and puzzled he croaked out, "Simba what happened?" He had no recollection of what had happened and had a groggy feeling. Simba sat there in the moment not thinking about Kovu words, but thinking about life without him and he let out tears filled with both pain and joy. Kovu re-positioned himself and slowly creaked his neck to the side he spoke softly, carefully. "Simba what happened? What's wrong?" Simba noticed the look of worry on Kovu's face and choked back the tears he spoke with short sobs that stab at your heart after every word. "You weren't breathing I thought I lost you. I don't know what happened I woke up and you weren't breathing. I thought you were gone and I realized how much you mean to me I couldn't live without you." Kovu smiled and softly but reassuringly whispered, "Simba I'm alright. I don't know what happened but I'm here now." Simba's tears stopped sharply and he smiled at Kovu who was now bawling himself. Simba softly laughed and then he stopped and thought for a moment. Simba quickly backed away from the embrace and spoke. Simba spoke strongly, but softly and his voice was carried by a smooth undertone of curiosity, "Kovu, why were you on top of me when I woke up this morning?" Kovu looked away quickly and blushed, "No reason...I was hugging you last night...maybe I rolled over?" Kovu continued to blush. Simba wasn't sure what he should think about this he didn't feel repulse just odd. Simba thought to himself, "Do I really want to know?" Simba walked closer to Kovu using a long strong stride, Simba quickly question Kovu, "Kovu did you..." Kovu cut Simba off mid-sentence and snapped out a response, "NO we didn't do that again...it was just a hug nothing more." Simba slightly blushed too and quickly shot out another battery of questions, "So we spooned?" Kovu snapped back at Simba, "In a non-sexual matter of course." *cough* Simba's cheeks were now rose red and he spot back a response, "Well of course why would I ever think of a thing like that?" the two grew closer to each other and they grew silent, inches away from each other their bodies touched. Kovu's short slender body met with Simba's large, tall, muscular build, their colors clashed in between, light brown, golds, reds, and oranges clashed with the dark brown and black shades that covered Kovu. Finally Kovu leaned in and spoke softly, sweetly to Simba, he spoke in a hushed tone it had an undertone of embarrassment and romance, "Simba...do you truly love me?" Simba backed away he was shocked, but quickly responded, "I've already told you you're like a son to me." Kovu's face turned rose red as he whispered to Simba his voice was high, shrill and uneasy, "No, Simba I mean more than that, do you love me more? Simba backed away completely he was shocked and spoke quickly. "Kovu I..."
