a good idea?...” Kiros asked Alumine for support. “I think somewhere Sanura loves Naasir but she has to find it” The two walked into the cave and dosed off.

As the new day bloomed, Naasir dreaded it he placed one paw over his eyes as the sun peaked into the cave. He didn't want to wake up and have another dreadful day. All of a sudden Naasir heard someone walk out the cave, he peaked an eye through his paw and saw Sanura walk out. He jumped up and lept out of the cave. At the entrance he could see Sanura drinking from the stream. He had mixed feelings about whether or not to go down there with her or whether to stay away from her like she commanded so many years ago. Finally he decided to face the music and shot off Hazina and walked down to the stream as he arrived he noticed Sanura lift her head. “Morning” She greeted him with a joyful grin. Naasir was shocked by how friendly she was being but was glad to see her like this and didn’t waste it. “Good morning, how’d you sleep?” Naasir asked hoping for a promising answer. “Fine thank you” There was an awkwardness in the vicinity. The conversation froze and both just began drinking from the stream. At the same time the two said the exact same thing, “I’m sorry”. The awkward level rose and the two just had a chuckle about it. “I’m sorry about well everything” Naasir exclaimed. “Well I’m especially sorry about yelling at you, but thank you for doing what I said even though I didn’t mean it like that...it is odd because I never knew lions did things like that...” Sanura responded. “Like what?” Naasir questioned. “Well, I was so mean to you and yet still you did as I said” Sanura softly explained, “I didn’t mean for that to happen, and I didn’t expect you to be so considerate. I said stay away and you have for 2 whole years, I don’t know how you manage to put up with me.” Sanura lowered her head. Naasir didn’t know what to say after something like that. He wanted to make her feel better by head butting her but he felt it wasn’t a good idea. “If it makes any difference I forgive you” Naasir quietly whispered.  She lifted her head and half smiled at him, Naasir decided to try something else that may lift her spirits. “Hey to you remember when we were cubs and we were playing by this stream and I pushed in the water and then you pulled me in?” He chuckled while reliving the memories. It seemed to lift her spirits “Yeah and then we went and chased the zebras?” Sanura finished for him. “Yeah it was great” Naasir commented with a laugh. By the end of it he had gotten her to smile nd laugh. The two eventually stopped laughing then Naasir intersected the silence “Hey, why don’t we go to the clearing?” Naasir suggested. But didn’t get an answer instead Sanura stood up and walked away into the long grass. Naasir sighed and felt that he was right back to square one. SPLASH!. Naasir went head first into the stream he lifted his head out of the water to see Sanura giggling on land. He smirked in her direction and watched as she fell to the ground laughing, she was so amused she didn’t see Naasir going to grabbed her back leg. With one sweep she was in the water with him, he lept out and began running and Sanura was quick to chase him. Naasir tried to keep his stride going but it wasn’t long until Sanura literally lept in front of him taking the lead and still having the energy to laugh while running, quickly Naasir lost her breath and tripped over a strategically placed stone. He fell to the ground trying to catch his breath and laughing. Sanura ran back to check he was ok. “Are you alright?” She asked with a snigger. Naasir jumped up and began running again and Sanura was quick to catch up she ran by his side, both laughing hysterically.

Soon they came to the top of the hill that leads you down to the clearing, Naasir stopped immediately so he didn’t end up rolling down it. But Sanura was preoccupied and didn’t notice him stop and ran right into his back and pushed him down the hill. She remained at the top and watched as he rolled down until he hit the bottom. She saw him turn and groan, “Naasir!” Sanura yelled and ran down the slope. Once she made it to the bottom and ran over to Naasir’s side. “Are you ok?” She asked half humorously half concerned. He groaned and rolled over to look at her and laughed, with that she sighed knowing he was ok. She fell to the ground right next to him still laughing. Suddenly hundreds of butterflies flew up from the ground and Sanura had a memory come back to her. “Oh my god this is where we came after we chased the zebras like 3 years ago, I thought it looked familiar.” Sanura announced. “Yeah I come here all the time still, it is my favourite place” Naasir revealed. He kept his eyes on all the butterflies but couldn’t help turning his head to look at Sanura. She knew he was looking at her but continued to stare at the butterflies as they hovered into the sky. “Why do you still come?” Sanura asked with interest. There was a pause of silence before Naasir answered her question, “It reminds me of the good times…and you” He said while watching her. She turned her head to face him. The two became transfixed with each other’s eyes. Eventually they looked up to see the sun set but saw no need to return make to the pride, they continued to lay in the clearing watching the sky in complete silence, every now and then Naasir would watch Sanura, but with all the butterflies gone by then they were perfectly content staring at each other. Soon it was pitch black and the only lights were the stars. For both the day drew to a end, the two of them slowly falling asleep. Naasir was the first to wake put not immediately, as he slowly opened his eyes expecting to see the cave roof, but he didn’t he had forgotten neither of them returned home last night, he turned his head still half asleep hoping to see Sanura still by his side, and there she was sound asleep. She quietly rose from the soft grass and stretched. He didn’t want to wake Sanura but knew eventually he had too, so he sat by her side watching her sleep until she woke up. By the time she woke the sun was right on the two warming Naasir. Sanura woke slowly to see Naasir standing patiently by her side. “Did I sleep in?” Sanura asked sheepishly. She stood up and quietly yawned. “We should probably head back” Naasir recommended. Without reply the two began walking back to The Mlima Pride hoping there would be no questions asked. After a far walk they returned back at the worst possible time all the lionesses were awake including Kiros and Alumine. Sanura and Naasir then went their separate ways. Sanura went to be by her parent’s side out at the entrance of the cave and Naasir went to sun bake with the lionesses. “Hello honey, and where were you last night?” Alumine questioned her daughter. “With Naasir” Sanura answered in as short a way possible. Alumine and Kiros felt an erge to smile knowing that they had succeeded in getting the two together but didn’t want to push the limits and left it at that. “I better go then hun, I got to go and patrol I think I might take Naasir with me” Kiros announced. “See ya girls” Kiros departed with that. “So you spent a night with Naasir?” Alumine teased. Sanura couldn’t help but grin as they sat at the entrance. “Yes, it was nice.” Sanura answered as mature as possible. “So what did you two kids talk about?” Alumine continued to drag the conversation out. “Well you could say we revisited our memories together, some really nice ones. You remember that day we were gone for the whole day and then we came back when it was really dark?” Sanura explained. Alumine nodded, answering Sanura’s question. “Well we just talked about that” Sanura finished. “Mom…I think I love him” As hard as it was for Sanura to announce this so openly she had managed it and a thrill of excitement rushed over the both of them.

Meanwhile, Kiros and Naasir were talking about the night before. “I hope you controlled yourself!” Kiros began his interrogation on Naasir. “SIRE!” Naasir replied with a large amount of shock, “I would never…I mean you really think I would do something like that?” Naasir felt his pupils extend in size and he became nervous about what else lied ahead in the conversation. “Well you cubs now a days” Kiros teased. Naasir turned his head away from Kiros so he wouldn’t have to meet his eyes. “So then what did you two talk about” Kiros continued. It took a while for Naasir’s answer “Well just about our childhood, really” Naasir managed to answer. Kiros threw himself at Naasir and looked him right in the eyes “It better stay that way!” Kiros growled. “I’m just kidding kid” Kiros broke the stare and began laughing, Naasir instead just laughed nervously. “It is just I never thought I would do anything like this, you know set the ground rules. You know be like a real dad?” Kiros was obviously thrilled about the whole thing, which brought down Naasir’s fear. “So does this mean you are feeling better about the marriage thing?” Kiros asked. Naasir for once in his life didn’t mind hearing the word ‘marriage’. “Yes, I just hope she feels the same way.’ Meanwhile back at Hazina: “Do you think he wants to marry me?” Sanura nervously