A/N: I'm baaaaack! *ducks flying objects* HEY! THAT WASN'T NICE!...well…neither was leaving you guys hanging for so long… =^^= Please forgive me for making you all wait so long for this chapter! Life has a funny way of throwing me mean curve balls, so I had to take the time to swing and miss or hit them haha (by the way…my batting skills suck!) Anywho, I just want to thank Celtic Warrior for giving me a little push in getting this out as soon as possible! Oh I also want to thank all of my wonderful reviewers for taking the time to leave me comments, they just make me smile! Now, here is the long-awaited chapter you've all been waiting for, I hope you all enjoy it! ;)

Nala lounged in her favorite spot, warmed nicely by the sun. Flicking her tail lazily and surveying hers and her mates' lands with half-lidded eyes, she spotted something rather interesting.

Her sky-blue eyes widened a bit when she saw Simba tackle their young son-in-law.

"Oh my." She murmured as she took in her mate's features; her loveable mate looked positively murderous.

She got to her feet and loped over to the two males. She fervently hoped she could get Simba to be calm for both Kovu and Kiara's sakes.

"I wonder what's going on?" she wondered aloud, and then she saw her daughter running up on the scene looking worried. Oh no! she groaned inwardly. Simba's mood had to do with Kiara. He'd always been overly protective of their cub, but what had Kovu done to make Simba like this?

Could Kovu have taken up with another lioness? No, it couldn't be! Could it? No, of course not! He and Kiara loved each other, it was clear as day! Nala growled softly to herself. She'd kill the young lion herself if he was ever stupid enough to hurt her daughter that way.

Not too far away, she could hear Simba snarling and Kiara pleading with him to let Kovu up. Just then, Kiara caught sight of her.

"Mom! Oh thank Mufasa you're here! Can you get daddy to let Kovu up?" she pleaded.

Nala circled around so that she was beside her daughter and then she sat back on her haunches.

"Simba!" she chastised. Simba growled one more time before looking at his mate.

"What in the Pridelands has poor Kovu done to get your tail in such a twist?" she asked.

"He-"

"Daddy thinks Kovu has gotten me pregnant!" Kiara cut in before her father had the chance to condemn her mate.

Dead silence reigned for an endless second before Nala's soft voice cut through it effortlessly.

"Is this true, Kovu? Is Kiara pregnant?"

Kovu lowered his paws from his eyes and looked up at his kind and loving mother-in-law.

"No. W-we haven't done anything yet. We barely decided that we wanted cubs, but we wanted to ask for your blessings first."

Simba growled and mumbled under his breath, "Liar!"

"Simba!" Nala admonished. "Don't you think it's time to let him up?"

"No." he grumbled sullenly, but did so, and padded over to sit at Nala's side. From this position he could glare at Kovu better. Kiara breathed a sigh of relief as Kovu rolled over and got up and shook out his mane. She went over to him and nuzzled him before sitting at his side so that they faced her parents.

Nala dipped her head regally, "Alright, go ahead and state your request."

Kovu cleared his throat and stared directly at the two older lions.

"Kiara and I would like to have cubs. We want to start our own family and we'd very much like your blessing."

Simba nearly lost it again, but Nala's soft blue eyes soothed him when she noticed.

"Hmmm…I do very much want grandcubs, Simba." She said, looking at her mate.

Looking from his mate to his daughter,he could see their pleading expressions, but both females had a glint in their eyes that promised retribution if he refused them what they both wanted. Knowing both lionesses as he did, he knew that if he denied them, they'd give him more trouble than all of his dead uncle Scar's hyeanas put together. He shuddered just thinking about it. Knowing he'd been defeated, he sighed heavily and threw one last glare in Kovu's direction before nodding once, albeit stiffly.

"Alright. You have my blessing."

"Oh thank you!" Kiara exclaimed, jumping up and running to her parents excitedly. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you daddy!"

Simba's eyes softened a bit at the look of joy shining in her eyes.

"Thank you." Kovu said, a little more subdued, but judging by the look in his green eyes, he was just as happy as Kiara.

Nala smiled and Simba grunted in his general direction before turning back to Kiara.

"Now Kiara," he began, getting to his feet and walking away with her. "being a parent is a lot of hard work. There are going to be times when-"

"Wait, shouldn't you be telling Kovu this too?" she asked curiously.

Simba looked back at him and smiled, an evil glint in his eyes.

"Oh, Kovu and I are going to have a long talk tomorrow."

A feeling of dread washed over Kovu, but when Kiara smiled softly back at him, he was instantly calm. He could handle whatever the king dished out as long as he had Kiara.

"She loves you." Nala commented softly as she watched her mate and daughter walk away.

"Yeah, she does. Almost as much as I love her." He said.

Nala was glad that the two had each other, and she was excited that she was going to be a grandmother soon! But Kiara was still her cub, and she had a few words to say on this subject.

"You are very lucky that you asked for our blessing before you went ahead and started your own family." Nala's voice had gone from soft and loving to a low and dangerous pur. She growled low enough so that only Kovu could hear.

"Had you done anything beforehand…Simba would be the least of your worries."

Kovu gaped in shock at his normally sweet mother-in-law. Her warm blue eyes had turned icy and they flashed dangerously as she bared her fangs in a smile.

"Hurt her, and I'll kill you myself." She said, and with a flick of her tail, she got up and padded slowly after her mate and daughter.

Kovu gulped and shivered slightly. Gah! How many more death threats would he receive in one day? Kovu shook his black mane and followed after the full-grown lioness at a safer distance.

Damn! He thought. I swear, they were nicer to me when I was their enemy!

A/N: I hope you all liked it! Again, sorry for the wait! ^^ Please review and tell me what you think, I hope I didn't fall too terribly short of your expectations!