ARTIST NOTES

There are a few important things to be said before you begin reading.

-There are and will be mature scenes throughout this Fanfic
-I do not own anything Lion king related only these characters
- The Pride is known as Raidon which in japanese means thunder god.
-The characters name are pronounced as such : Mira(M-e-r-a), Soran( S-o-r-a-n), Akiro (A-k-e-r-o) Have fun and enjoy~

Arranged Marriage

A young chocolate colored lioness silently stalked through the savannah, admiring the meals before her and mentally choosing the best target. She was low on her hunches and about ready to launch, when a males voice called out her name.

"Mira!"

She cursed silently, growling to herself and turned around to see her young admirer bounding toward her, without a care in the world. He was just reaching adult, and ever since they were cubs together, he'd followed her around like some sort of lost pet. She sighed trying to be polite and greeted him with a half forced smile.

"Hello Soran," She said as she glanced at the prey all around her taking off. Her green eyes glowed with irritation as she asked the next words. "Did you need something…"

"I uhh…well I…."He got a bit of a blush on his cheeks and mumbled under his breath.

"Father decided I could pick my own mate…" he hesitated a bit and Miras eyes narrowed knowing what was coming.

She growled. "I don't plan on having cubs Soran, Its just not going to happen, Ill spend my seasons alone rather than the arranged marriages that your father likes to inforce."

Sorans face fell, but his tone softened. "Don't speak like that Mira, you know if Akiro heard you, he'd have you on the floor in seconds, your neck between his teeth. You must obey the rules…"

"And what if I don't want to?" She roared angrily. "what if I want to love someone for my own terms, not for simply making cubs.

Soran's expression looked hurt. "I-um…well I love you Mira…"

Mira's fierce expression softened and she came up and nuzzled him gently. He still was her childhood friend after all. "I know Soran, but its not the same for me."

Soran was all white with a silver muzzle, his eyes were different than other lions…one was more of an ocean blue…the other one a soft midnight. He was regarded with respect mainly because of those eyes…but if he has been anyone elses cub, he probably would have been put to death. His main was soft and flowy, and a soft black, He never would have done good on his own, had he been born from someone else. His features were always more soft than rugged, but he really was a handsome young lion. But what bothered Mira the most, is she couldn't see herself serving Soran, her childhood friend the rest of her life, pleasuring each other when in season, and giving him plenty of children. She wanted to be regarded as free to choose her own mate.

There was a rustle in the bushes and Standing in front of Soran, Mira hunched low and growled, hackles raised. Akiro snarled…stepping out from the bushes he boomed in a deep voice.

"Stand down, Mira." Miras head hung low and she bowed to him in respect.

He still snarled looking from her to Soran. Sorans expression was one of utter surprise and for a moment he couldn't manage utter a single word. Still stuttering he finally managed to speak…"F-father?" He said with a bit of worry in his voice. "what are you doing out so far away from the den?"

His eyes narrowed into a full glare as he looked at Mira and Mira felt a chill run down her spine. He circled her, nipping at her flanks and shoulders on occasion, Mira remained still knowing if she lashed out if would be her death.

His growl turned into a low cackle and he turned to his son. "you want this skinny lioness for a mate? Shes nothing but a rebellious brat in need of manners." he said through bared teeth as he flashed an angry smile at Mira. Mira's limbs went cold, so he had heard every word of her rant…What now?

"She's very wise Father, don't you remember her? Shes the one I use to play with when I was just a cub…"

Akiro turned toward Mira again and his eyes showed something boiling within. "Ahhh yes, She always was a little bit of a rebellious one. He walked up to her and Mira remained frozen, preparing for the worst.

"Don't hurt her Father…please…"

Akiro smiled a brutal smile as he craned his head to look at his son. "On the Contrary my son, I intend to break her will, not her body, even if she gets a bit bruised along the way. And in the open plains, in front of her childhood friend and where any other lioness of the pride could possibly see or hear. He mounted her. He bit into her neck hard and Mira struggled to escape his grasp. She wasn't even in season! He humped hard banging into her body and her legs shaking beneath her. She moaned in pain, and when he finally released her. He turned to his son.

"Learn from this son, When you need to break her will, simply be the dominant one. If she scratches or bites…bite back. From this day forward the Date will be set and the engagement is in stone." He turned to Mira with an evil smile.

"Please my son Mira…." he cackled as he walked toward the den. He called behind him. "Your life could depend on it…"

As soon as his father was gone Soran ran up to her. Mira's eyes were full of tears.

"Mira…I-I'm so sorry." He went to go toward her but she slapped him with her paw and took off running.

"Just forget it." she called through tears. She ran as fast as she could, not caring about anyone or anything she ran to a secret little niche, a crawl space beteen two boulders that opened up into a slightly larger more comfortable area. It was like a secret little cave…her place to think when she couldn't stand The Raidon pride any longer.

She was just about to drift into sleep when she heard a soft mewing. He ears pricked, that sound seemed a bit…familiar to her in a way. She stood up on her paws and attempted to discover the source.