A young pale orange coated lioness with dark blue eyes and bangs jumped up from under a very large hyena.

"Chumvi, I can explain!"

Chumvi shook his head and said,"Do your sister know about this, Asha!"

The lioness nodded, "All of the lionesses do it, minus Zuri of course."

"Asha, I hope you're done." said a approaching orange lioness with dark blue eyes.

"Zuri, it's really good to see you." said Chumvi with a smile.

Zuri looked at the brownish lion and couldn't contain her joy."Chumvi!"

Zuri jumped on the young lion and nuzzled him. The hyena sat up and cleared his throat.

"What's going on here!?"

Asha looked at the hyena and said, "This is a very good friend of ours."

The hyena nodded, "But why is he here?"

"I came asking for help. My brother and I plan on taking over a kingdom and two of our friends, which happens to be large hyenas like you told me to come here."

The hyena nodded and said, "What are these friends names?"

"Suko and Sika." Chumvi replied.

"You know our clan trackers, but why should we help you?"

"Well since you like to mate with lionesses, there are a lot of them where we planed to take over. Plus I'll throw in a young innocent princess for you." Chumvi with a sinister smile.

The hyena smile provenly, "My clan will help you, I am Ariso."

Chumvi grinned, "I'm Chumvi and it'sgoing to be a pleasure working with you."

-O-

"Dimitri!"

Dimitri stopped running and seen his mother running after him.

"What are you doing?"

Dimitri glared at the dark cream queen and said, "I'm searching for my love."

Jaha quickly blocked his path, "Dimitri, son your love can never be!"

"Why not?"

"It's the law son."

Dimitri growled, "But laws didn't stop you, did it!" before running off.

-O-

Jata awoke to her name being called. She looked out the cave and seen it was sunny. The young lioness got up and stretched before walking out. Once her vision cleared she saw her best friend drenched and tired looking for her.

"Dimitri!"

The light brown teen looked up and smiled.

"Jata!"

Dimitri roared happily as he galloped towards the princess. Jata giggled and ran towards the male.

Jata pounced and landed on Dimitri, sending the two down a hill.

Jata laughed as she came out on top. Dimitri looked at the beautiful female as he reached up and licked Jata's cheek.

"I love you."

Jata couldn't believe her ears, "You love me?"

Dimitri nodded as the two sat up.

"But..." Jata started but stopped when Dimitri nuzzled her.

Dimitri put a paw on Jata's and said,"I know you're promised to my brother but there's a loop hole."

Jata looked interested as she nodded for her friend to continue.

"Let me tell you a story."

Jata laid back down and got comfortable as she listened.

"When my mother was a teen she was engaged to a lion named Abdul. But a week before the wedding, my mother caught him cheating with her sister..."

Jata raised an eye brow as her orange eyes widened, "I never knew grandma Sarafina would do that!"

Dimitri shook his head and said, "No, it wasn't Sarafina, it was her and my mother's oldest sister. But I forgot her name. Anyway, my mother was so heartbroken and angry that she went to my grandparents and told them that the wedding was off. That she wanted to rule by herself, my grandmother wasn't happy about that. She said 'there's no such thing as a queen ruling without a mate. It's the law, a heir of royal blood must have a mate'. So my grandpa told her, 'You have a month to find you another mate after your crowing, but if not. You are to married Abdul'. But my mother was ahead of them. She agreed on finding another mate after the crowning. But when she was crowned queen she threw away that law and there was nothing her parents could do, she was queen and what she said goes."

Jata was transfixed by the story, "Wow, but what happened to Auntie Jaha's sister and Abdul?"

"Mother said she banished them. That was her second act as queen."

Jata nodded, but then something came to her. "You said you love me, but if I follow out with this we can never be."

Dimitri sighed and said, "I know, but your happiness means more to me."

Jata smiled and licked his cheek, "You're so sweet, but I have to give you something in return."

Dimitri looked confused as the princess laid down with her tail to the side.

"You don't have to do this, Ja'..."

Jata laughed, "Of course I do. How else am I going to get an heir!"

Dimitri's brown eyes widen, "You want me to provide you an heir?"

Jata nodded, Dimitri took a deep breath before mounting the tawny lioness.

-O-

Kovu and Zira walked out of the cave to see Hadeon expecting a line of lions and lionesses. Three in the line caught Kovu's attention.

"You three on the end, step forward!"

Two lions and a lioness that stood on the end stepped forward. One lion was rusty brown with a reddish brown mane and dark brown eyes.

The other lion was sandy brown lion with grey eyes and light brown mane. As the lioness was tan with brown eyes.

Kovu looked at them and said, "What are your names?"

The lion with the reddish brown mane stepped closer, "I am Ndogo and this is Mshindi and his sister, Shida."

Kovu chuckled as he looked at Shida with a lustful eyes."I have great use for the three of you."

"Sire have you decided on when we strike?"

Kovu looked from the three new lions to his second paw, Hadeon.

"We attack in two months time!"