A/N: Hello everyone! Yes, I am still alive- by some miracle- and am happy to be writing for you all once again. I am terribly sorry for keeping you all waiting for so long but it could not be helped. Some very unfortunate events occurred in my life, I'm not going to burden you with that. ;) So, I would like to thank you all for waiting (especially Nala-Nay who wrote to me, reminding me that I hadn't been forgotten!) and without further ado, here are the final installments to "Have You..."

Night finally fell across the Pridelands and Kovu was suddenly filled with an almost giddy anticipation. He'd thought and dreamt of this night for a long time and it was finally here! And he just knew it would be so amazingly perfect...that is if... he didn't feel so darned awkward!

Well, who wouldn't be feeling awkward with their mate's extremely overprotective-paranoid- father glaring at them as if he knew every thought that crossed his mind? Now, if Simba could read his thoughts, Kovu would be a dead lion. Fathers did NOT like such things being thought about their baby girls.

Kovu yawned widely, feigning nonchalance as he padded over to his and Kiara's spot in the far corner of the cave-he was actually very much aware of Simba boring holes into the back of his skull.B all thoughts of Simba vanished when his green eyes landed on his mate.

Her tail with the small tuft of red fur on the end, flicked lazily back and forth as she watched him approach with hungry eyes. A slow, sultry smile spread across her face. Kovu returned that smile and padded predatorially over to her, his instincts taking over. Kovu was one second from pouncing when-

"Kiara!"

Kovu jerked back and turned to look incredulously at Simba. 'Now? Of all times, he chooses now?' Simba grinned sadistically at Kovu, praising himself mentally on his sheer cleverness, as he sauntered up to the young couple.

Yes, the king knew exactly what he was doing, and so did Kovu.

"Um...Yes Dad?" Kiara asked curiously.

"Would you join me for a walk?"

'Please say no, please say no!', Kovu begged in his head.

"I..." she glanced at her mate uncertainly and then sighed. "Sure Dad."

'NOOO!'

She got up, giving her mate an apologetic look as she brushed passed him. Simba grinned triumphantly and once his daughter's back was turned, he bared his teeth in a feral smirk. Kovu slumped to the cave floor when they left; it was going to be a long night for him.

For the next week, any time he tried to get close to Kiara, Simba would pop up out of nowhere to pull her away for one reason or another. Kovu was becoming increasingly frustrated...in more ways than one.

But luckily it didn't take long for Rafiki to figure out what was going on. He decided to take pity on the poor young lion, so, he stirred up a little trouble for the king. After all, he and Mufasa hadn't spent all that time planning and making sure they ended up together, for nothing.

Once Simba was out of the picture, Kovu saw his chance; he pounced.