Hey everyone! I'm sorry for not updatingtill now but I feel like I'm rushing through all three of my stories so I took a breather. I'm sorry this is short but please enjoy, and leave a review!
Abiye is speechless for a moment then he looks down.
" Can I think about it?"
Kovu stands up and nods.
" of course. But in the meanwhile, let's get you and your sister fed okay?"
Abiye's stomach takes that a opportunity to growl in agreement. Everyone laughs as Vitani goes over to Anami and crouches down, she looks Abiye.
" May I pick her up?"
At first the cub is surprised she was asking him but then he understood and nodded. Vitani gently picks her up and the two of them follow Kovu up the huge rock to a smaller cave. Kovu looks around then turns to Vitani.
" I think She's part of Kiara's hunting party that's still out. Let's wait till they get back ."
Vitani nods and lays down with Anami between her front paws still sleeping. Kovu sees this and chuckles.
" Thinking of settling down, Vitani?"
The lioness rolls her eyes.
" ha, funny."
Abiye looks back and forth between them feeling something familar as Vitani and Kovu banter back and forth. Then it hits him, he sits down in front of them.
" Are you two brother and sister?"
They both turn to the cub smiling. Kovu gives a side look to Vitani.
" Its that obvious, huh? Betcha you can't tell who's older?"
The young cub smiles, his older siblings did with him before. He studies the two lions before him carefully, the two of them have connection no one could ever have and that is...
" neither of you is the oldest. You two are twins!"
Both older lions stare at the cub surprised for a full minute before Kovu cracks another smile and Vitani just nods approvingly.
" very well done. You have a great attention to detai- what's wrong?"
Vitani and Kovu watch the young cub sit back with tears in his eyes. Abiye sniffs and turns away to wipe his eyes. Watching Kovu and Vitani reminded him of Rona and Jua. He shakes his head trying to clear the thought out, he glances back at the older lions.
" nothing. I'm just tired."
Right after he says that, he realizes it true when he starts yawning. Vitani studies the cub then glances over at Kovu, she gets a idea. She gently picks up Anami from between her paws and stands up, she places the small cub between Kovu's paws. Kovu looks down at the cub in a panic, he turns to his sister who is walking out of the cave.
" Wait! Where are you going?! Are you coming back?"
Vitani chuckles evil like and keeps walking. Kovu resisted the urge to jump up and follow her.
" I'm going to go find your mate and Renai while you watch the cubs."
Kovu's eyes go wide.
" But-I can't- I... I don't know the first thing about cubs!"
Vitani stops and shakes her head, then she walk back in and nudges Abyie over to Kovu's side. She looked at the two very confused males in front of her and their exspessions seem to mirror each others.
" take a nap both of you. Don't forget to watch Anami too."
And with that she exits the cave wishing she could watch this unfold but know if her plan is to to work, they must be alone. Kovu thinks about what his sites just said and calls out.
" Wait, how do I sleep and watch her?!"
Kovu look down at the small cub in his paw then turns to the slightly older cub Vitani had pushed up against him.
" So do you know how to take care of a cub?"
Abyie shakes his head thinking back to a conversations he had with his sister.
" No, my sister told me that boys aren't very good at watching cubs and that lions put male lions in charge of watching cubs to see how long they can last. That's why my brother Jua wasn't allowed to watch Anami for my sister so she could come out and play with me."
Kovu groans and gives his signature confident smile to the cub.
" I knew it. Sisters can be cruel."
The young cub nods in agreement.
" Just like birds."
Kovu chuckles.
" I second that."
Abyie smiles then looks around the cave.
" So what now?"
Kovu scans the cave too the. Shrugs.
" I guess we do as she said, we nap."
Abyie nods and scoots a few feet away then curls up. His dreams consist of hyean laughter and fire for some reason. He awakes with a start to find Kovu gently shaking him with a outstretched paw looking concerned.
"Are you alright, Abiye?"
The cub nods when he realizes he was crying. Kovu stares at the cub and desided to share something with him.
" you know, I have often had nightmares and I also often wish I could change them."
Abiye looks up at him surprised.
" You do?"
Kovu nods.
" yes, but I also had to learn that the nightmares won't always last as long as you find something good to cover them."
Abyie thinks about this for a moment. He starts to think of all the fun he and his older sister had before and that time Jua actually let him go off to play without getting teased. He looks to the older lion feeling lighter somehow. He stands up and walks closer to Kovu.
" can.. Can we.. Still be your cubs?"
Kovu looks surprised for a moment then gets the biggest grin Abyie has ever seen another lion do. Kovu nods his head recovering.
" Of course."
Abyie sits down next to Kovu feeling relaxed for once in forever it seems.
" thanks."
Abyie feels his eyelids start to droop and he thinks about moving away from the older lion but, something about older lion's warm fur gave him comfort so he curled up right there beside him falling asleep almost instantly.
Kiara goes into the cave in a hurry since Vitani only said that Kovu had a urgent matter to discusses.
" Kovu what's-"
She is surprised to find that her mate was sleeping but when she starts to speak he wakes up shushing her.
" Shhh, you'll wake her."
Kiara tilts her head in confusion.
" Who-"
She then notices the small cub in between her mates paw sleeping. Her eyes snap back up to her mate.
" where did she come from?Who's is she?"
Kovu smiles.
" well, she's ours."
Kiara is stunned.
" what?"
Kovu nods to the cave entrance.
" Rafiki had something to do with it. They needed a home."
Kiara caught something.
" They?"
Kovu nods and motions to his other side. Kiara slowly pads over to her mates other side to find a golden cub curled up against her mate' flank. Kiara stares at the sleeping cub then turn to look at her mate with tears in her eyes.
" They are both really ours?"
Kovu smiles and Kiara's eyes shine brighter than he has seen them in a long time.
