In the Heat of the Pridelands

‘Well … ?”

It had been a lazy day in the pridelands, Scar’s army had been quiet for a few days, which had given the Lion Guard a chance to take some time off to relax. As the afternoon heat rolled in, most of the animals of the pridelands were napping or spending time at the waterholes while the younger animals played.

The morning’s patrol finished, Kion had taken the time to wander off to a secluded pond on top of a hill near pride rock while the rest of the guard went to do their own things. Very few knew about the hilltop oasis, the pond was surrounded by trees and hidden from view and Kion often went up there when he needed some time to himself, hidden from the outside world.

Kion was lying down by the pond, eyes closed lightly napping, not fully asleep but dozing on and off. Try as he might, he couldn’t stop worrying about Scar and his army. Their attacks had been increasing, that they’d been quiet for a few days was unusual and this made Kion a little uneasy. He tried to fully relax and enjoy the time while he had it, but he couldn’t switch that part of his mind off completely, wondering when the next attack might come.

The dry season was definitely well on its way, the heat of the afternoon had become oppressive with very little in the way of wind to help cool things down. The watering holes had also started to dry up which meant that the guard had been strictly rationing how much time animals could spend drinking at them so as not to run them completely dry. This made Kion’s little hideaway with its small pond even more special.

He lay there for about an hour by himself, snoozing in the shade of the trees, when he was startled out of his reverie by the sound of snapping branches. He turned to see Kiara making her way through the trees behind him and flopped to the ground by his side. The pair had been getting along a lot better of late ever since taking the trail to Udugu with Nala, while they still had their sibling squabbles for the most part their relationship had improved greatly. In light of this, Kiara was one of the only people he’d told about this hilltop oasis, and the pair often made use of it together.

Now woken from his nap, Kion looked across at Kiara, she wasn’t looking directly at him, but she had a look on her face he couldn’t quite place. Almost a smirk, but a friendly one. She was either about to tell him a secret, or more likely, tease him about something. He tried to think of what he might have done lately to earn a teasing, but his mind was still working slowly after his nap and the afternoon heat made it difficult to think anyway.

Kion was a bit confused as to why she was here, they’d not arranged to meet up this afternoon, it wasn’t until earlier that day he knew he’d have some free time. Perhaps Kiara just needed some time away from everything as well, he thought.

“Do you have any idea how difficult it was to get away from Zuri and Tiifu?” Kiara asked with a sigh. Kion remained silent for a few moments, watching as she played with the surface of the water with a paw. She turned to look at Kion for the first time since she arrived, “Seriously, I can’t even pee without them wanting to tag along like it’s some sacred royal ceremony or something.” Kion chuckled at this, he’d not spent a lot of time with Kiara’s friends, but from what he knew of them he could certainly believe this was true, if a bit exaggerated. Kiara chuckled along with him. 

Laughing as she spoke, Kiara continued, “In the end I had to tell them that last night’s dinner wasn’t sitting right and I had to go find somewhere quiet for a few hours to, err, work it out. The look on Zuri’s face was priceless.”  Kion erupted with laughter at hearing this, he could just picture Zuri’s face. “Don’t get me wrong, I love them both to bits, but they can be a bit much at times. Sometimes I just need some ‘me’ time, you know?” She finished once Kion’s laughter had died down.

“I’m glad you managed to escape from them,” Kion said in mock relief. “What do you plan to do with this ‘me’ time?” Kiara had that look again, like waiting for the other paw to drop it made him a little anxious.

“Well, I saw the rest of the guard go off on their own and knew you’d be up here, so I thought I’d come and spend some time with you.” she turned to face him, now very much smirking. “Sooooo, speaking of Tiifu.” she teased.

Kion immediately flushed at hearing Tiifu’s name. He now remembered exactly what had happened. About a week ago Kion, Bunga, Kiara, Tiifu and Zuri had become trapped in a cave after an attack from Scar’s army. Tiifu, it turned out, was very afraid of the dark, while Zuri had made fun of her Kion had tried to comfort her and ease her panic.

Shortly after escaping the caves, Tiifu came to see Kion to thank him for comforting her while she was frightened. One thing led to another and the pair ended up having sex, Tiifu really wanted to show her appreciation Kion thought to himself. After all was said and done, the pair went their separate ways and Kion thought no more about it. They weren’t a couple after all, they were just two friends enjoying each other company after a particularly harrowing experience. Tiifu had obviously told Kiara what had happened between the two of them and now here she was to tease him. 

Kion turned to face the water, trying to hide his blush. This was a game between the pair of them, one of them would do something, the other would tease them about it and they’d both laugh afterwards. He didn’t suspect Kiara was angry at him for sleeping with one of her friends, this was more like when one of them caught the other masturbating. Still, he decided to play dumb.

“What about Tiifu, is something wrong, is she okay? Does she need something?” he asked in his most nonchalant voice, though he knew before he’d even finished speaking this was the wrong question to ask. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Kiara’s grin widen.

“Oh, she’s fine. We were speaking the other day.” Kiara’s own attempt at nonchalance was about as successful as Kion’s. “She told me how grateful she was to you for keeping her calm while we were all stuck in that cave last week. That she went to see you that night …” Kiara left the question un-asked. Kion remained quiet, though his poker face was slipping rapidly, he tried desperately to keep his own grin from his face.

“Well …?” Kiara stretched the word out to three syllables.

Kion relented. “Yeah she did, and yes we did.” his facade had completely slipped and he was now fully grinning along with his sister.

“HA! I knew it” She exclaimed, poking a paw at Kion’s side. Kion looked at her quizically, this was not the reaction he was expecting to get. “Oh, she didn’t tell me you slept together, just that she went to see you to thank you after and how you were so kind to her. I guess I know what she really meant now.” Kiara continued with a giggle.

“Oh, you’re evil” Kion’s blush had returned after realising he’d outed himself, but his grin had also returned. He splashed water at her in revenge, the pair lapsed into gentle laughter at the situation.

“So, I want details. How was she? We never talk about this sort of thing. Tiifu’s too shy and Zuri’s too squeamish.” Kion became aware that she had started to inch herself closer to him as she spoke.

This was not an uncommon topic of conversation between Kion and Kiara, ever since their relationship had improved they’d been very open with each other. It started when Kiara had proudly told Kion, in explicit detail, about the first time she’d had sex. In response, her about his first time, though he was less explicit. There were no secrets between them when it came to sex.

“Well, shy is a good way to put it,” Kion thought back to his interaction with Tiifu that night. “She seemed a bit nervous at first. She thanked me for helping her out in the cave and asked if there was anything she could do for me. She never actually asked for sex outright, though I could tell that’s what she was after, she kept flagging her tail at me.” Kiara chuckled at this. Kion continued, “I think it might have been her first time as she didn’t really know how to act around me, but she relaxed a bit once we’d agreed that this was what she wanted. She was actually pretty good, especially if it was her first time.”

Kiara poked him in the side with her paw again “Why didn’t you tell me?” She asked with mock anger.

“I thought you might be angry at me for sleeping with one of your friends, obviously I was wrong.” By now, Kiara had moved so close to Kion that their sides were touching.

“Nah, I’m proud of you, little brother. If it was her first time, I’m glad it was with you, I know you’d have taken good care of her.” She gave him a quick lick on the cheek and rested her head on his shoulder.

This was the next part of their game. One of them would do something embarrassing, usually involving sex, the other would tease them about it and they’d both laugh. They’d then end up like this, close to one another.

The first time this had happened was when she’d caught him jerking off in the guard den after a long day. She had been impressed by the size of his cock and offered to lend a paw, Kion remembered vividly the hungry look in her eyes as she watched. He eagerly accepted and it was one of the best paw jobs he’d ever had. The next time came a few days later when Kion walked in on Kiara licking herself while she was in heat. He had offered to reciprocate for the paw job she’d given him and Kiara had agreed almost before he’d finished asking the question. It wasn’t long after that they had sex for the first time and had been on and off ever since. 

“She does know it wasn’t your first time, right?” Kiara whispered into Kion’s ear. Sex had been the last thing on Kion’s mind when he retreated to the hilltop oasis, given the heat of the day, but the conversation and now Kiara’s closeness was beginning to have an effect on him. They both rolled onto their side to face each other and Kion pulled Kiara into a hug. He could feel himself pressing into her lower belly.

He rolled Kiara onto her back, now atop her, he looked into her eyes and brought her into a kiss. Kion could tell she was as turned on as he was, the air around them had become humid and he could smell her excitement. Their tongues wrestled lazily, there was no urgency in their movements, it was too hot for vigorous sex, this would be slow and intimate but no less passionate.

Kion did not worry that they would be seen, the trees surrounding the pond offered privacy from anyone looking up at the hill from ground level, and the tree canopy prevented any birds from looking in from above. Ono could probably still spot them, but thankfully he had no reason to be looking for either of them right now. He was a little worried that they might be heard, Kiara could be quite loud at times, so he decided the best course of action would be to keep her mouth occupied.

They began to move against each other, grinding against one another. Kion, now fully erect, could feel himself leaving small sticky trails along her body where they rubbed together, while at the same time, he felt a wetness around his balls that could only have come from Kiara. 

He pulled his mouth away from Kiara’s for a second to catch his breath, they each gasped for air. Propping himself up on his forelegs he looked down at the panting Kiara, the sight sent a spike of arousal through him. He began lengthening his strokes against her moving himself closer to her opening. He could feel her paws against his back, her claws scratching light furrows into his fur while at the same time her hind legs tightening around his waist.

He paused his movements, teasing the tip of his penis at her entrance causing her to moan quietly. Then, without any warning, he entered her while at the same time claiming her mouth in another kiss. This time her moan would have been much louder had he not muffled the sound.

Once fully inside, he held the position for a second, to allow them to get used to the feel of each other. He then slowly began to withdraw until just his tip remained in her. Wasting no more time he thrust back in causing Kiara to gasp around his tongue and her claws to dig in a bit harder. Kion now lost track of time as he began making love to her. 

Far from being an inactive partner, Kion could feel Kiara moving against him, clenching around him as he withdrew, pushing against him as he thrust into her. He kept good time and she was right there with him. He considered changing up his strokes to keep things interesting, or rolling over and letting her ride him for a bit, but there was no need for that. 

They’d had a lot of sex since that time she’d discovered him in the den, fast sex, slow sex, in any number of positions, working out what they each enjoyed. Kiara loved being taken in traditional lion style, while Kion was more fond of Kiara being on top. Still, they had both decided that this position was the most intimate. Kion looked down at Kiara and kissed her again, closing his eyes and surrendering to the feeling of their lovemaking. The outside world had lost all meaning to the pair, all that mattered was each other, the sounds and smells of their sex, the sight of each other looking into one another's eyes.

Eventually, Kion could feel his orgasm approaching, his thrusts once perfectly timed were now more random and erratic. He could tell Kiara was close too, her movements just as haphazard. Her hind legs were now squeezing him tightly and her claws dug in almost painfully.

He felt Kiara tip over the edge, felt her tense up and, with a moan, began clenching around him. This pushed Kion over as well, with one final thrust, he buried himself as deeply as he could inside her and let go. He groaned as he fired shot after shot of his seed within her.

They held onto one another as they each rode out their orgasm, Kion’s eyes squeezed tightly shut. When finally his pleasure abated, he gasped for breath and collapsed on top of Kiara. He felt her tighten the hug around him, he enjoyed this closeness when they’d finished, he could feel Kiara’s heartbeat through her chest racing as much as his own.

When he felt her hind legs loosen around his waist he rolled off of her and onto his back, still panting for breath he began to question whether sex in this heat was really such a good idea. Kiara rolled with him onto her side and placed a foreleg across his chest, nuzzling up close to him she gave him another quick lick to the cheek.

Drifting in and out of post-sex consciousness, his breath slowly returned to normal. While this wasn’t how he’d pictured spending the afternoon, he certainly wasn’t complaining either. Neither spoke for a while, content to let the afterglow of their lovemaking last for as long as possible. The sun was still far from setting and the long afternoon stretched before them.

After a while, Kiara finally spoke, “Well, now that you’ve had sex with Tiifu, I guess you’ll have to have Zuri next. Then you’ll have had all three of us.” Kion tried to act horrified at the thought, but he was too tired and it was too hot. Zuri, while not unlikeable, was definitely the most highly strung of the three. He could only imagine sex what sex with her would be like, probably an endless string of complaints about not getting anything in her fur. Instead, he just laughed along with Kiara.

He decided that this was exactly what he needed for his afternoon off. He’d managed to relax after all and his mind had been cleared of his worries about Scar and his army. He’d got to spend some private time with Kiara, he was glad he’d decided to tell her about his little hideaway, otherwise meetings like this would be much more difficult. Snuggling up next to Kiara he drifted off for a nice long afternoon nap.