NUKA
"Shanti of the mountain pride, I have to say. You find new ways to amaze me every day." I couldn't help, but get wrapped up in the emotions of Shanti grey orbs. Lovemaking with her, is something far different then what I have experienced. I've learned that forcing someone into saying they 'love you' does not fulfill the underline needing of not only needing to hear the word but feel it too.
Forcing someone to love you, I now see isn't strong, but pathetic. I'm a king, lionesses should be the one's graveling at my paws, for every bit of my love and attention. I now see that I was too close-minded before. too eager and needing of affection of any cost at any cost. Love made me do crazy things, needing love reciprocated the way I needed. Made me do the unthinkable.
Isn't' anything we ever due in the name of love?
"Thank you Nuka, I've learned growing up that it's no good being predictable." Shanti and I laid close together, entangled in the mess of wrapped limps and tails. this for the first time, in my life, felt perfect. Almost too perfect, almost too easy... yet there was something in her eyes the way she looked at me, which made me feel like my suspicions were not needed.
"Is what you were so easily able to betray my sister?" she had to be growing tired of my suspicions of her. Constantly checking and judging her, never letting my guard down, well... I guess you can say that, until now.
"I saw a better opportunity, and I took it. Heartbreak can open your eyes to alot of things. I knew staying under her rule I would not be protected." I felt her paws start to unravel around me. she was getting up to leave.
"Don't. I was simply asking."
"You have every right to. it's hard for a lion-like you to find trust."
"Trust, what is that?"
"Trust is easy to do. But it's hard to find, and even harder to keep. It takes skill to see when you can find that in a lion." For someone who is only a few years older than myself, Shanti speaks as if she's had a lifetime of experience. "Do you think you can trust me?"
" Should I?" she always interests me with this opened-ended question.
"Hmp, I trust you and your ideas. As wild and barbaric as they may seem, it's the noyl thing that can be done. True lions, strong lions only react to strength and fear. if you don't impose one of the two then you might as well be letting everyone run buck wild. the lionesses in this pride, respected Kijivu because he had a good heart...but look at where that good heart got him."
"Trust I won't let love cloud my judgment."
"Hmp, you say that Nuka but you will. A lion-like you is very easy to read."
"What do you mean by that?"
"You mask hurt with violence, you go to the extreme to stay cautious, you don't let others in, because you've constantly been kick out-"
"So what the FUCK are you saying?" How could she make my blood rage to boiling hot, by just those few words? my paw was at her neck, body over hers. I could easily brush it off, I can brush it off-but I won't. whenever she says something about me, it nags away at me. Playing itself over and over again in my ear. She's dangerous now, thinking she could play with me.
"I'm saying, I can see your heart." her relaxed nature as she let my body overpower hers was otherworldly seductive to me. Feeding into my ego, maybe I was easy to read. I just craved love and power.
"I'm saying I could kill you right now, you've already seen as a traitor, no one would shed a tear over your body."
"I'm saying you won't." she was glistening, as she bit the bottom of my lip. Radiating with something that drove me insane and that I needed to consume! "You'd be a very sad lion without me in the picture, ha very sad." with no hesitation, I filled her over and mounted her. Biting the back of her neck with my fangs. I was the one that called the shot, I was the one that controlled you in your head. Not the other way around...
"You think you can just come into my life and try to play games with me?"
"Hmm...what the point of playing the game if there's no chase..." Entering her felt like heaven, she was heaven. I was welcomed into a warm embrace that I had never felt from anyone before. Not my mother, not my father not Nala. Shanti was able to fulfill every need I had at that moment and it was beautiful. this moment is something I want to last-
"Hey, boss-" fuck, can I not have a moment to myself. Without these idiots making a grand appearance.
"Can't you see im busy?!"
"It's Vitani isn't awake now." fuck, now? Vitani sure did have great timing. "But I'll come back later if you-"
"No, we can go." I felt Shait start to raise underneath me. she turned to look at me and I saw a devious twinkle in her eye. " Besides we can finish at any time. We have a plan to issue right Nuka?"
"Right."
When we arrived at the den the air was stale and filled with blood. I was expected to see the worse, but then I remembered I told them not to kill her. But that still didn't stop the images of her I pictured in the back of my mind. Laying dead, her body shredded on the floor. I wonder if that's how my mother looked, in the final from. I wonder what parts of her body the hyenas let stay on this earth and not digest in the pit of their stomachs. I'm still her son, and a part of me still wonders about his mother. Tragic as it may seem.
"I thought you said she was awake?" voiced Shanti.
"She is." Jojoba went over and yanked the back of Vitano head up. Her mouth was covered in blood. I knew that wasn't all hers. I know the hyenas who didn't show up to greet me this morning, were probably healing their wounds. Hell, I could still see parts of their fur stuck to the red crimson in her mouth. "Wake up!"
"Argh!"
"See, I told you they were only going to rough you up" I walked over and leaned down to see her face. My sister was never a good looker to me. So now those bloodshot eyes and half-torn off ear won't help. "you keep surviving long enough and you might just see you son again." she didn't say anything, I didn't expect much of her now, but to just play her inspiring role. "Pick her up, it's time to go."
"Yes, boss!"
" Where are the lionesses?" asked Shanti
"At there den."
"Everything in order Nuka."
"Perfect."
The walk to the lionesses den was almost enjoyable with Shanti by my side. So many times I had to walk the path the destruction alone, it was nice to have this change. She walked with more eagerness than myself. "There's going to play right into your paws Nuka."
"I hope you're right, I would hate to use a useful lioness."
" Trust me, my love, they have no choice."
When we approached the den, I could see the commotion of lioness talking. That all came to a stop when we came into view. The air went still, the tension rose a whole 10 degrees. "Good morning, I hope you all are doing absolutely wonderful today."
"What do you want?" voiced a lioness who was clearly older than her counterparts. "And where is Vitani?"
"Is that any way to speak to your King Mwenya?" Shanti stepping to my defense.
"Don't speak to me, traitor!"
" I think I am the last one who you should be calling a traitor." the lionesses from the mountain pride had gathered behind thier...leader. The lioness looks a day away from a needed heart attack. I hope she's the first to go when I take the Valley pride, it not she'll be an old thorn in my paw.
"Why are you here?" ah finally! Sarafina and the rest of the pride and lionesses. Great the teams all here, even my sister who stood in the background. I motioned for her to come here, she walked very slowly passed everyone dragging her paws. i quickly wrapped my paw around her, geez what was she so shaking for! "...what do you want?"
"I'm so glad you asks! you see I have a proposition for ALL of you! and trust me you won't be able to refuse."
"None sense we won't do anything you ask! king killer!" King killer...that has a nice ring to it.
"Oh but I think you will. You see, I know the tension this pride has with the Valley pride. The months of killing back and forth, the loss of loved ones. Really for no real reason, at least... not a reason we know about correct."
"Our war with the Valley pride has been over for four years now." I didn't know this young lioness speaking. However I did remember her being the one, Nala insisted on walking to Vianti with. " Made a treaty."
"We all know that peace treaties were made to fail. i mean what did you have to give up in order to keep the peace?" my question didn't go on deaf ears, I watched them all look-back and forth at each other.
"I'll tell you we had to give up." Shanti " our home out on the plains. now we leave in the mountains. We lost loved ones who got captured because we refused to have a backbone and fight back. We took the peaceful route. we lost our respect a mountain pride lions when we growled at the paws on our enemy to make 'peace' for the next generation!"
"Hmm, nice points Shanti. A very nice point."
"...Nuka...whats going on? what are you doing?" I heard my Shia faint whisper as she leaned into my ear.
"Not what am I doing, what are WE doing."
"huh?"
"I'll explain." I gave my sister a kiss on the forehead and kept it moving. she stayed standing back behind me. " AS king, it is my duty to protect my kingdom and my legacy. but kingdoms rise and fall like the tides of the water. It's never permanent, until now. Look around you, I've already started the making of my mega pride by joining the pridelands and the mountain pride. we have the numbers and strength to take on our enemies."
"We don't have any enemies!" voiced Mwenya "Shanti, is this your doing... no matter what you do it won't bring your father back! You need to let it go-"
"WE have to be the ones who forget all the pain and trauma we've been through? While they'll probably over there speaking about their many fake victories of their cubs! making up lies about how they beat the savage Moutain pride? We who suffered MOST are the villains!?"
"Shanti..."
"I'm tired of Suffering silently. It's time that they suffered just as much as we have!"
"...what are you saying?" asked Sarafina.
" What she is saying is that WE the MEGA pride will overthrow the lions of the Valley pride. we will kill their king and queen and take over their land." hearing the uproar that followed was predictable. The cursing, the shouting, the madness, please could they be wasting their time many more? "get your shouting out of the way, because in the end, you WILL do this."
"No we won't Nuka this has done tow far...what will you gain for this?!"
"The world, and my legacy. but if you think you have another choice. Here, take a look at what refusal looks like." I gave a signal and the hyenas who were standing off out of sight brought Vitani limp body forward. they threw her on the ground, blood spilled fro her mouth. "Now look she not dea-"
"VITANI?!" Shia shoved passed me and collapse over Vitani's limp body. ugh, I could already tell she was going to be dramatic. Just like when I told her mother died " No.. no.. no, Vitani please look at me?! say something?!" What the hell did she expect a half-conscious lion to say? "NUKA HOW COULD YOU DO THIS?!" alright it was time for her to go, i looked over to Shanti who figure it was out to get Shia out the picture if I was going to finish my speech. " No let go of me...Vitani...VITANI!"
"kings could she be less loud."
"Nuka what is the meaning of this..."
"Relax relax, like I said she's not dead." Bones was standing to the right of Vitani. He quickly yanked her head up, which made her scream in agony. But hey I wasn't lying see.
"ARGHH..."
"STOP IT NUKA!" while everyone else looked away and had tears running down their eyes. I looked to Sarafina who knew the business. She knows I have no problem killing every last one fo them if need be, remember my other hyenas are only a call away.
"I'm going to keep it short. If you don't fight for me, she dies. If you also don't fight for me, you all die! Now, I just need everyone to do their part and fight for the bigger picture. imagine living in a world where there is only one pride and one ruler! Pride wars over territory will be a thing of the past." everyone stood still in their uncomfortable silence. "Hey! yea's an idea. I'll give you until tonight to come up with your decision sound fair? now continue your day as normal, I expect to be called form the hunting party very soon I'm starving"
I turned to leave, the hyenas picked up Vitani and followed suite back to my den. when we got out of earshot from the clamoring pride, my ears were assaulted with another form of shrieking. Shia was still causing a scene with Shanti who was having trouble restaining her. Oh boy. "Stop! you need to calm down-"
"FUCK OFF you bitch!"
"Nuka i.."
"It's fine let her go." Shia immediately came after me.
"How could you?! first mom and Vitani-ARGH!" one backhand of her jaw was all she needed to hit the ground. I picked up her face in my paw. Blood from her nose stained the ground as her lip could not stop quivering.
"Now that you've clam down I can tell you. I didn't want to do this to Vitani-"
"She's our sister! our family-Agggh!" clearly one hit was not good enough. She's as hardheaded as Vitani "Stop it Nuka please..."
"She wasn't family, because she betrayed me. You know how I am when FAMILY betrays me. and unless you want to end up like her, you'll do as I say." Shia jerked her head away from me, wiping the blood from her nose. "Shia you know I love you, and all I want it whats best for us. I just needed to ensure you know that and what YOU'LL do what needs to be done for the family."
"...t-this isn't you...you aren't my big brother anymore!"
"This has always been me, you were just too blind to see it. Now Bones, take Vitani back, Jojoba, clean Shia up before the lionesses get back from the hunt. Oh and tell me if she gives you any trouble."
"Yes, Nuka!" both hyenas voiced in unison.
"Good, now if you don't mind, Shanti and I have some very important business to attend to, elsewhere. Don't come looking."
* I split OJ on my laptop at work...that's all I have to say. It's going to be a long week.
+RyanSquad, They do, I will give it to them...eventually lol
+KawaiiCutie12 , No worries all character aren't for everybody, I appreciate the review.
+Guest , I think you're right, he's differently not in the strongest mindset to hear what really happened yet. but I think the next conversation they will have together won't be as heated. We're going to have a gushy moment with the two. And yes, Kenya will be the breaking factor for Simba's decision. Simba is trying to fight his destiny because he's scared of it. He's broken down and tired and I can say from personal experience pretending that there is no problem brewing is a way of coping ( NOT RECOMMENDED btw). The reality might be too hard to handle if you're not ready, especially if you don't have a safe way of coping.
+Trager5, hmmm idk you'll have to wait and see!