A few weeks had passed since Hatari's death and as of far, Leta's pregnancy had been going smoothly.

Mheetu had announced that Leta was his crowned heir and Bakura shrugged it off by saying he was happy and then went to nuzzle Asali. Mheto smiled as he nuzzled into his sister's leg, giving off a purr before running towards Kion.

Gallus shrank when he thought about the sudden weight of being Leta now on his shoulders but smiled happily when she nuzzled him. All he could think about was how he would be different from Hatari in terms of fatherships. His cub would have all love and support from him instead of training them to kill.

The King of the lands shared a look with his Queen before nodding as Rafiki came up Pride Rock with some marking paint and Gallus' eyes widened as Leta bowed her head to her family friend.

"I remember you!" Gallus gaped at the baboon. "You're the one who lead me to Leta that night."

Rafiki chuckled as he nodded. "Dat is correct and I see you know who you are! Now, bend down. I need to mark you with the royal wedding paint."

"Wedding paint?" gulped Gallus as he shifted on his paws.

Mheetu chuckled weakly. "In our Land, those who get pregnant before marriage usually seal the love with the marriage and swear to raise the cubs alongside together without having to worry about marriage after the cub. It's better to get marry before the cub is born."

Gallus smiled as he nuzzled his love. "Then by all means." he smiled as he bent his head downwards for Rafiki.

After finishing up Gallus' markings, Rafiki moved on to Leta and shortly finished as he stepped back to take up his staff and smiled happily as he shared a look with Mheetu as he sighed heavily before smiling softly at the two.

The King roared to get the Pride's attention and walked up to the two while Rafiki moved aside them. Leta smiled as she nuzzled her brother before her mother and then finally at her mate and Gallus purred loudly as he watched Mheetu.

"Today, we witness two hearts together coming together as one as they found Upendi." Paka laughed as she saw her mate struggling to not cry. "I know it's short noticed, but do you have any vows? Or will you go with the traditional?"

Gallus rolled his eyes before speaking. "I got my own." he declared, surprising Leta. "From the first moment we've met as cubs, I barely thought of anyone else when we were apart. As we grew and met again, your beauty and heart struck me more than I ever remembered. I promise I'll love you for eternity, respect you, give you anything you want, stay faithful, and honor you to the fullest."

Leta rolled her eyes as she saw her father trying his hardest not to either pounce on Gallus out of his protectiveness or not cry at this moment. "I can say the same about our cubhood. When we met again, I couldn't believe we had met once more and maybe it was the Great Ones of the Past saying it was meant to be. I will be faithful, caring, honest, and give you all I have until we die."

Paka snickered as Mheetu couldn't finish the wedding as he was crying. "I now pronounce you mates." she stated, finishing the ceremony.

Gallus smiled as he nuzzled his mate before going down on his paws and nuzzling the small bump and the pride gave a small 'aww' as he did so.

DOTNO: TBC

The rest of the pregnancy went smoothly and soon enough, Leta had gone into labor. In her pregnancy, however, Bakura and Asali had wedded and were expecting a cub of their own, Mheto had grown taller into his teenage years; Kamaria had grown into a playful young cub.

Kovu, Kiara, and Kion began to approach their elderly years. Mheetu and Paka had grown into an older adult stage.

Gallus and Bakura's manes had came in a little more and they grew taller, Leta and Asali had grown a little taller as much as the cubs would allow.

When Leta was finished birthing, Gallus padded into the den first to see his love laying down with a dark red furred cub between her paws as Rafiki smiled at the male before heading out of the den, as he had just finished checking the cub's health.

"Isn't he handsome?" Leta cooed at her mate.

Gallus smiled warmly at the cub before moving closer. "He's going to be a heart breaker."

Just then, Kion walked in with Mheetu and Paka at his side. Kovu and Kiara came in next with Mheto and Kamaria who was stopped by Mheto when she tried to jump over to the small cub. Bakura and Asali smiled warmly when they came in.

"Wow, sis. He's really beautiful." Bakura cooed along with Mheto as they gazed down at their nephew.

Leta purred in affection as she leaned into Gallus' mane.

Kamaria looked over the lioness' arms. "What his name?"

Leta smiled warmly as she locked eyes with Gallus who shrugged. "Honestly? I thought it was a girl so I only thought of girl names." Gallus explained.

"Of course." Paka laughed quietly as she licked her daughter's head. "So, what's his name?"

Leta smiled at her cub and licked his head to reveal soft teal eyes much like the deceased Queen Nala. Kion had to hold back a gasp as did Kiara. "Tabari..."

"I never thought I'd see those eyes again." Kion cooed as he looked down at his great - grandson. "The same eyes of my mother..."

Kiara winced at the memory of Nala's death. "I agree."

Mheetu glared slightly before turning his attention back to the small family. "We'll leave you alone for some family time."

As the family members cleared out, Leta nuzzled into her mate's mane as she gazed down softly at her son who was gazing at his father with wonder.

"I love you."

"I love you too, love."

DOTNO: TBC

As Tabari's ceremony was happening a few days after his birth, Mheetu watched out onto the Pridelands carefully, and it earned Paka's attention.

"What's wrong?" she whispered.

Mheetu sighed. "I can't help but feel something's out there."

"What do you mean?"

Mheetu sighed once more as he shook his head to get rid of the off feeling. "Like... like we didn't end the Cycle of Hatred with Hatari's death. Like there's still apart of him out there somewhere."

Paka huffed. "You're overreacting. Just enjoy our grandson's ceremony."

"Alright..."

They had gotten rid of Hatari, thus ending the Hatred Cycle for good. What was there to be alarmed about? Nothing would happen...

Right?