I'm glad you guys like the idea of Luis and Sherise together. But there's unfortunately a hiccup before that happens.

Enjoy chapter fifteen of Delicate.

Princess Sherise blinked her dark purple eyes open with a yawn as the sun light crept into the cave. She groaned as she tried to fall back to sleep but after another yawn left her muzzle, she knew it was useless.

A warmth feeling caused the princess to sit up and look around to see she was in between Luis' large paws. She sighed as she remembred why she was in between her friend's paws.

A roarish yawn brought Sherise out of her head.

Luis opened his brown eyes and smiled at the cub between his paws. "Shouldn't you be with the rest of the cubs?"

Sherise smiled bashfuly. "I just woke up."

Luis chuckled before standing with a stretch. "Well you should go. I believe you have someone waiting for you."

Sherise looked confused before looking towards the cave entrance and seen a pair of dark brown eyes looking in before disappearing. Sherise groaned before she knew it, Luis pushed her forward.

"I have to meet your grandfather and uncle. I'll see you later, Sherise."

Sherise nodded before watching Luis walk out of the cave. When she knew her friend was gone, she groaned. "You can come out now. Zendaya."

The pale beige cub with a tuft of fur over her head walked in, along with a brownish cub. Her dark brown eyes were full of curiosity. "Morning to you too."

Sherise rolled her eyes before standing and heading towards the entrance. "Why were you two spying?"

Zendaya laughed lightly before waving a colorless paw. "We wasn't spying..."

Sherise gave her friend a 'calling out bullshit' look. "Uh huh. Who sent you?"

Zendaya and Bianca shared a glance. The brownish cub sighed before replying. "Shaina and Uzuri. They wanted to know what was going on between you and Luis."

The dark brown cub scoffed as she began to leap down the rocky slope. With Bianca and Zendaya in tow. "There's nothing going on. I was being a support to a friend in need."

Zendaya was quiet for a few minutes before she spoke up again. "So you don't have a crush on Luis?"

Sherise stopped walking before looking at her friend with wide eyes. "You must of really lost your mind."

Zendaya pinned her ears as she defined herself. "Hey! It was Shaina and Uzuri's question!" a small smile formed as she trotted to get to the younger cub's side with Bianca. "Besides, you got to admit...he's kind of cute."

Sherise looked at her friends before looking back in front of her as a blush crept across her face and she pinned her ears. "Maybe."

Bianca and Sherise giggled before the three ran off towards the water hole.

...

A few days after the death of Leila. Princess Sherise and and her two best girl friends, were allowed a camp out in the cave under priderock.

Though only if Luis were there as well. Considering that an zebra calf was murdered earlier in the day. And of course, it made Sherise afraid and guilty.

Sherise sobbed as she flatten her ears to her head. "If I didn't need constant protection, then Luis could of been there...with the extra help...that poor calf would be alive."

Bianca frowned before giving the seven month princess a small nuzzle. "It's not your fault. It's whoever killed baby zebra."

Zendaya nodded in agreement. Her dark brown eyes full of sadness as she looked to the cave's entrance where Luis sat with his back turned but she and the others knew he was hearing everything. "It's not even Luis fault. His job is protect you."

Sherise sniffed up some of her tears before looking at the young adult creamy white lion. "Of course. I could never blame Lulu."

Luis was by the cave entrance groaned before smiling. He absolutely hated that nickname but Sherise made him love it. Looking back at the sky and noticed that it was pretty dark, the creamy white lion stood and faced the cubs.

"I believe it's time for you three to head to sleep. You all have lessons in the morning and princess, you have your hunting lessons followed by joining me on patrol so rest up."

Reluctantly the cubs let out a yawn. They didn't want to go to sleep. Luis laid in between the entrance and cubs. After watching the last cub, Sherise close her eyes is when Luis relaxed and let sleep take over.

"Mommy!"

A small creamy white cub cried out excitedly as he followed him. Before his eyes the cub ran towards a gorgeous dark brown lioness.

"Mommy!"

Once the cub got to the breathtaking beautiful lioness, she bend down and nuzzle her cub. As he walked over and nuzzled her lovingly.

The area switched and there was the gorgeous dark brown lioness drinking from the crystal clear pond before looking at him, with stunning big dark purple eyes and a numbing smile before running off.

She runs back with a vine in her tannish muzzle and splashes into the middle of the pond. He looks out over the edge into the still water, suddenly the beautiful lioness lunges up under him and pulls him in the water playfully.

He immediately climbs out dripping and miffed. When the lioness comes out, he smirks at her before pushing her back in before running off. Which end with the two chasing one another. They end of play fighting, causing them to tumble down a hillside, he ends of pinning the lioness. She smiles before giving him a slow lick across his cheek.

He looked startled and stares at the lioness. She stares back with a seductive smile. He then smiles back as his expression change from surprise to comprehending.. The two rub heads, nuzzling and embracing. Before they moved things forward...

With a sharp gasp, Luis woke up with a start. His chest was heaving as he tried to regain his breathing. That was the second time he dreamed of that but the first with the cub. They are so intense and it's driving him insane.

Luis didn't want to talk to anyone about it but now he knows that he's not going to get answers if he don't. After dropping the cubs back at priderock in the morning, he's going to search for answers.

With a deep breath, he laid his head back down between his paws and closed his eyes.