Kion was sleeping with his head laying on top of Rani's head.
Nala walked in to see how the lion guard was sleeping and stares at the way Kion was sleeping with Rani and wonders how much they love each other "I think I can give them a loyalty test."
She whispers "sleepy head, wake up."
Kion ask "mom?"
Drowsy Kion yawns opening his eyes and ask "what is it mom?"
Nala answers "well, wake up your girlfriend. By the way, how much, do you love Rani?"
Kion answers "I would do anything for her."
Rani yawns waking up and and sees Nala in front of them and says "good morning, Nala."
Nala smiles "good morning, daughter in-law."
Rani blushes at the word daughter in-law.
Kion licks Rani's cheek "good morning, Rani."
Nala ask them "what do you plan on doing for your anniversary day?"
Kion looks at Rani wondering what could they do together.
Nala leaves to go see what her mom is up to.
Kion tells Rani "I love you, Rani."
Rani tells Kion "I love you too, Kion."
Kion and Rani walk outside to go get a drink by the watering hole.
Rani whispers in Kion's ear making him blush.
Kiara and Kovu walked up next to them and smirked "what are you two doing for your anniversary day?"
Kion blushes and says "I'm taking Rani to Upendi."
Kovu smiles at them and says "have fun there."
Kovu left with Kiara to go play.
Rani turns back to Kion and smirks "now that their gone where are we going?"
Kion smiles "follow me."
He leads her to the hot tub cave to relax and go swimming.
Kiara ask "Kovu, can you wait until next year to be married?"
Kovu sighs "yes, I can wait even longer until your fully ready to take your place as queen."
Kiara smiles at the thought of being queen with Kovu as her king.
Kiara ask "do you remember when my dad didn't want you around me?"
Kovu sighs "yes I remember it. You stood up for me against your father. He told me that I had to do what you ask me to do."
Simba and Nala walked over to check on them.
Kovu tells them "hi, mom and dad."
Simba ask "Kovu and Kiara, have you seen your brother?"
Kiara answers "yes, he was taking Rani to Upendi for their anniversary."
Nala looks at Simba and says "well we will let them spend their time together alone."
Simba and Nala turn around and begin to walk away and says "don't stay out too late."
Kiara replies "we wont, mom and dad."
She smirks "Kovu, follow me."
She leads Kovu to a hole in the ground and starts to hear laughter.
She peeks in the hole to see Kion and Fuli playing in the hot tub and motions Kovu to come see.
Kovu looks down to see them too.
Kiara tells Kovu "watch this."
Kiara picks up a pebble and threw it in the hole.
Kion ask "what was that?"
Rani answers "it looked like a pebble."
Kovu whispers to Kiara "let me try it."
Kovu throws a rock into the hole to splash in the water.
Rani ask "Kion, who would throw rocks in here for?"
Kion answers "I'll go check for you."
Kovu and Kiara left to go back to the watering hole laughing.
Sarabi and Sarafina sees Kovu and Kiara laughing and smirks "why would you two be laughing for?"
Kovu answers "we were messing with Kion and Rani on their date."
Kiara smirks "Kovu! You weren't supposed to tell anyone what we were doing."
Kovu replies "oops, sorry Kiara."
Kiara sighs "it's okay."
Sarabi smirks "you two remind me of Simba and Nala when they were cubs doing things together."
Kiara ask "Sarabi, do you have a story about them when they were younger?"
Sarabi smiles and says "yes, but I'll tell you all it tonight."
Kovu ask "Sarafina, where's Mheetu at?"
Sarafina answers "he's with his daddy."
Kovu sighs sad.
Sarabi ask "what's wrong, Kovu?"
Kovu answers "I wish I could find out who my real father was."
Kiara nuzzles Kovu and says "maybe you will someday."
Sarabi answers "actually, Kovu, I know who your father is, but it is a sad story to hear."
Kovu ask "will you tell me about him?"
Sarabi sighs and ask "are you sure about wanting to hear it?"
Kovu answers "yes, I want to know who he is."
Sarabi begins with "after Scar murdered King Mufasa. He took over as King and Simba and Nala were still your age, so I told him to take Nala and go to the Jungle of Love and stay there until he was old enough to take the throne."
Kovu ask "what happen next?"
Sarabi sighs and says "well Scar was ruling Pridelands as king and began to think about a heir to the throne. He had his sights set on Nala when she grows up, but Simba took Nala with him to protect her.
Scar asked me where Nala went to? I told Simba to runaway and Nala went with him to runaway. He had to figure out what other lioness he would choose from and he picked your mom Zira. She already liked him anyways.
When they had your brother Nuka, Scar seen how he was weak and said he wouldn't be able to handle himself in a fight and had to find another lioness to produce a heir. He told your mother to take their cub and leave him.
She left to go be alone. When she came back a little later and said she meet someone who opened her eyes to the world. After that she would sometimes leave and not come back for two or three days until Simba and Nala came back."
Kovu ask :did mom ever tell you who he was?"
Sarabi answers "after the hyenas killed Scar, she realized how much she loved Scar but he didn't care and told him where her loyalty lies.
Later we found out she was pregnant with a cub. Your father is a lion named Maxis and he lives in a pride next to Mar Pride above Riverside Pride."
Kovu ask "so Scar wasn't my father after my mom wanted me to follow in his paw prints and take revenge for him and he wasn't my father?"
Kiara ask "did you ever tell mom and dad about Zira?"
Sarabi sighs "no but if I did Simba would see Kovu in a different light and know how lost he really was. That's why, when Kovu came to the watering hole lost in thought I knew Zira did something to him.
Your father was nicer to your mother than Scar was. So remember this Kovu when ever you feel lost again go to a place that puts your mind at rest so you can think straight."
Kovu smirks "that's easy, it's taking Kiara to the top of Pride Rock to watch the sunrise or sleep up there."
Sarabi looks to the sun going down and says "it's getting late."
Simba and Nala were waiting for the cubs to come home.
Simba sees his mom walking back with Kiara and Kovu and ask "where's Kion and Rani?"
Kiara smirks "oh they're at the hot tub cave spending Upendi together."
Simba walks past the watering hole to see Kion and Rani walking back and ask "did you have a good anniversary?"
Kion says "yes until someone was throwing pebbles into the hot tub above us and I got a good idea on who it was."
Simba ask "and who would that be?"
Kion answers "my sister and brother."
Simba leads them back to Pride Rock.
Nala tells Simba "your mom is gonna tell Kiara and Kovu a bedtime story tonight."
Simba ask "Kion, do you want to come listen to the story or go sleep?"
Kion looks at Rani and smiles nodding yes and says "yes, we'll come listen to it."
They enter the royal den and Sarabi says "tonight's bedtime story is Simba and Nala's first christmas together as a couple. Mufasa and I were sitting in the cave wondering how Simba and Nala would spend christmas together.
Nala walked in and ask us if we knew where to find a mistletoe at? So I told Mufasa that I would take her to find one. Mufasa nuzzled me goodbye and I took Nala to go find a mistletoe.
I ask is it for Simba and she told me yes but I want it to be a surprise for him. I showed Nala the mistletoe tree in a forest a little ways northeast of here. After she picked one from the tree, I asked her when she wants to show him it.
She said tonight before bedtime. When we came home Mufasa was talking to Simba in the den so I told her to take the plant to the top and hide it under a rock to hide it.
Nala came back down to see us and I told Nala that Simba is waiting for her at the watering hole. That night when we all returned to sleep I told Nala that you can go get some flowers for us. Simba ask can I help?
Mufasa said no and to stay here. Nala walked into the den slowly to see Simba talking to his dad. I told Simba merry christmas and he replied telling us too. I notice Nala behind him and told him to turn around.
Simba turned around to see Nala standing there. Nala said merry christmas, Simba, isn't it pretty, through her teeth. Simba looked at it and ask mom, dad? I told him you know you have too.
Simba smiled and kissed her in front of everyone taking the plant out of her mouth and placed it behind her ear and whisper to her I will love you forever. Nala pounced on him and kissed him until they needed air to breath.
Simba and Nala went to sleep in that position."
After the story, the cubs and Rani looked at Simba and Nala to see their faces as red as a tomato and laughed before going to sleep.
