Sins of the Past
Part 3: Desire and Lust
Kovu, Vitani, and Nuka returned from their trip to the Pride Lands with full stomachs. A zebra foal had fallen to their hunting prowess. The siblings spent the rest of the day snoozing in the shade. Zira smiled from the shadows. Tomorrow her son would become a lion…
The next day started like most others. A run first thing in the morning, followed by sparing. Afterwards maybe another run or jumping rocks. Kovu trained as he always had, with determination not to screw up. Just because he was Zira's favorite, didn't mean she went soft on him. Today was just like any other day, until it wasn't…
"Great job Kovu!" Zira praised her son. "I have a reward for you before your next spar…"
Kovu stepped forth. This reward could be: a snack he liked, a break for a few moments, anything really…
"Doa!" Zira called.
The young lioness stepped forward. She lowered her head respectfully to Zira.
"Kovu…" Zira cooed, circling her son. "You have become a magnificent lion…"
Kovu stood still, not knowing what Zira was getting at. The rest of the pride stood by. They knew what was going to happen next…
"It's high time you have yourself… a mate…" Zira smiled.
Guilt flooded Kovu's mind. Had she seen me when I looked at Kiara? Did Nuka or Vitani tell her?! She's going to kill me…
"Relax…" Zira said calmly. "I have found the perfect lioness for you…Doa! Isn't she lovely?"
Kovu was in shock, he turned his attention now to Doa, who had lifted her head and pretended to smile.
"Mother…" Kovu said confused. "This is not necessary…"
"Oh but of course it is!" Zira said confidently. "My son is all grown up! Soon you'll be ready to go to the Pride Lands to fight Simba! You must explore yourself… Know what it feels like to be… alive…"
Zira nudged Doa and she approached Kovu, rubbing herself against his chest, moaning softly in his ear. Kovu became flush, the stirrings from the previous day coming back to him. He looked at the ground, embarrassed, knowing full well everyone could see him…
"Only you and she exist in the world…" Zira whispered. "Try it… You'll find it is a most worthy reward…"
Kovu closed his eyes. Doa looked up nervously at the young lion. He was aroused, but perhaps not interested? Zira would not stand for it…
"I'm nervous too Kovu," Doa whispered in his ear so that no one else could hear. "It's my first time too. Just keep your eyes closed. Pretend you're somewhere else… I'll lay down right in front of you…"
Doa nervously lay before the young lion, her tail on his front feet. All he needed to do was walk a few steps forward and he would be there.
Kovu focused on the feelings of longing in his loins. The image of Kiara came back to him. He pretended it was her before him. He felt the outline of her body with his paws, stepping over her, standing on top of her. Her tail of golden cream was raised, beckoning him closer. He gently prodded, finding her opening with his engorged organ full of need. Finding it, he unleashed his restraint…
Doa cried out in surprise. She had not expected the young lion's lust to be so forceful. But his vigor turned into pleasure, making her moan and roar. She dug her claws into the cracked earth around her as her partner pounded her relentlessly. He tightly gripped the back of her neck in his teeth, causing her to relax even more, losing herself in the moment…
Kiara's golden coat between his teeth, her moans driving Kovu wild. Her soft, warm fur, so intoxicating was its smell… Then something changed with him. He felt awash with euphoria. He roared to the sky, slowly feeling himself drain into Kiara's warm wet folds. She was his and his alone… He loved her. He would protect her from anyone… including his mother…
Kovu opened his eyes, shocked to find it was Doa under him and not his beloved Kiara. The pride giggled nervously as their young prince stumbled off his partner. Doa's smile at him was genuine this time. But a feeling of dread overtook Kovu…
"That was the most lust filled indulgence I've ever seen!" Zira growled. "Now you've experienced, Kovu, how blind a lion can become to his desires…"
Kovu nodded nervously at his mother.
"You cannot allow that to happen to yourself!" Zira snapped. "Otherwise it will ruin you!"
Kovu was shaking, truly afraid of what his mother was going to do to him. As if she could read his thoughts and know his soul…
"But alas my son, do not fret," Zira said calmly. "Doa here will not manipulate you as other young lionesses would. Together you will learn how to control yourself from your masculine urges. You will learn that she alone will be the only one you are safe to truly be free with. Everyone else to you is a lion. Unfit to look upon with any desire or longing whatsoever. The only lioness in your world is Doa…"
"Ya… yes Mother," Kovu replied nervously.
"Good!" Zira exclaimed. "Now spar with Vitani again…"
Kovu was thankful Doa wasn't given to him as a reward again right away. He wasn't quite sure he would have the nerve to accept it given Zira's last critique of him and his lustful desires. He and Doa gave each other knowing glances, as if acknowledging their combined struggle. They were mates now… Whatever the heck that meant…
Nearly a week past and Kovu was given another free day. It wasn't his first choice of activities, but he knew he needed to sort things out with Doa before his mother called on him to perform before the pride again. He asked Doa to accompany him to a more secluded spot, far away from the prying eyes of the pride. A small cave, near the old Elephant Graveyard. The hyena clan had all but abandoned it when Zira's pride had begun hunting the hyenas for food. There were still a few hyenas around, but not the massive clan their once was.
"Doa…" Kovu began, unsure where to start. "I need to be honest with you… I didn't ask for this… I don't know what gave my Mother the idea that I wanted a mate… But I just don't think she would take no for an answer… She never accepts criticism well and I'm afraid to tell her that I don't have feelings for you…"
"It's okay Kovu," Doa replied. "You're right… Zira never takes no for an answer. She's exactly how King Scar was. Whatever he wanted, he got. Now Zira's in charge. She runs our pride the exact same way…"
"So why did you volunteer?"
Doa gave Kovu a sideways glance.
"Oh honey," she stated dully. "When does Zira ever ask for a volunteer? She told me I was to become your mate. She looked over the whole pride before choosing me. But she didn't tell me exactly why. She knew I was still a virgin and completely devoted to her. Perhaps those are the only reasons she needed…"
"I'm afraid she's going to put us on the spot again," Kovu stated. "Give you as a reward for me… I wish she wouldn't… But we both know that she will…"
"Yes," Doa agreed. "I really enjoyed our first time, but I don't think repeating it would be favorable in front of Zira… If you were… done quicker then she'd have less to complain about…"
Kovu nodded his head in agreement. He shouldn't have fantasized about Kiara. He hardly knew her… It was stupid to think about being with her. After all she was the enemy. The one he had to control himself against. After he killed her father she wouldn't willingly be with him anyways! Zira's desire was to hold Kiara captive as his plaything. But Kovu's fondness for her would make that impossible. She would never love him. And all he had felt for her was lust. Something that needed to stop. The sooner the better.
"Do you mind if we… practice?" Kovu asked Doa.
Doa looked into the young prince's torn eyes. He shouldn't have been forced into this arrangement, no one should. But the pain and fear in his eyes was the same that had been in her own when Zira had approached her. No one disappointed Zira. Even in this they could not refuse her. She nodded her head, agreeing to Kovu's practice. He would need to show Zira his improvement from his first time with Doa…
"Do you think Mother will assign me a mate?" Nuka asked Vitani as the two wandered around looking for something to eat.
"Nuka…" Viatani said in annoyance. "I've told you before: I don't ask questions that will bring Mother's wrath. That most certainly will…"
"But it's not fair!" Nuka protested. "I'm nearly a year older than you two and I don't have a mate! Mother knows I look at the lionesses when they're in heat… She yells at me to focus…"
"Nuka, I don't know why Mother does what she does! She just does it! For example: she's always harping on us how important practicing is… But she doesn't want me to practice for seducing Simba… Now what kind of sense does that make? I've only ever been around you and Kovu. I don't know what lions like…"
"Doa is the prettiest lioness in the pride! That damn Kovu… Everything is just given to him… And he didn't even act like he appreciated it initially!"
"That's because he was mortified, you idiot," Vitani rolled her eyes. "Trust me. I think he likes Doa. Otherwise why would he choose to spend his free day with her?"
"Just rubbing it in my face," Nuka growled. "But at least that Kiara girl will be out of his head. With Doa as his mate, he'll always come back to her…"
"That's probably why Mother gave Kovu a mate," Vitani theorized. "So she can control him once he leaves for the Pride Lands. He can't betray Mother if she has her claws on Doa's throat…"