Guardians

'When Ono is in heat, he ignores it. That is, until Kion decides to fix that little problem'

Kion was no fool. He could smell the strong scent of heat rising from his adopted brother. The eagret sat a few feet away from him, too busy messing with his feathers to notice the lion cub's eyes on him. And had he known, he might've been frightened.

Or should've. Kion had a feeling that Ono would probably just look at him with those aqua blue eyes with nothing but worry. Ever since the... incident, that was what Kion feared the most. He was terrified of scaring the keenest of sight.

But this, scent on him was driving Kion crazy. Janja had already helped him with his own heat but Ono was resisting it. Probably either ignoring it or waiting for the right moment to slip off and relieve himself with another bird of his kind.

But that would never happen. The other egrets were terrified of the smart bird who had always preferred to hang out with predators and even going so far as to get adopted by one. No, no other bird would dare to go near him.

But the fact that maybe he could caused the smallest of growls to build up in his throat. Biting his tongue, Kion shook his head, trying to force such dark thoughts from his mind as he pictured himself crushing his teeth into the neck of another bird even being in the same place as his brother.

Blood, so much blood. And the worry on Ono's face would be replaced with fear. So much fear...

Screwing his eyes shut, Kion tried to force the images from his mind all while trying to ignore the scent of the egret's heat. He couldn't help but to dig his claws into the ground, his body adopting a small shake of limited self control.

Maybe he was like that for a few seconds or a few hours but he was suddenly snapped back to reality by the gentle brush of a feathered wing across his paw. Snapping his eyes open, Kion met the worried eyes of said bird, his head tilted slightly to the side with confusion. Adorable.

"Are you alright, Kion?" It was a simple question but one that held so much meaning. He would always ask that calmly and steadily, never with any negative emotion. It was one of the many things he loved about his adopted brother.

Sighing softly, the tension dripping out of Kion's body. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine. I was just..." He paused, thinking quickly to come up with an excuse that wasn't the truth. "I was just thinking about the... incident"

Well, that wasn't a lie. He had been thinking about that. But not entirely. Forcing a small smile, Kion watched almost nervously as Ono flickered from non-believing to accepting in the matter of seconds.

"Oh, is my presence causing that?" He asked, looking to the ground. But before Kion could answer, Ono had hopped backwards and began to walk himself away from him, all the while murmuring, "Maybe I should just leave you alone while I go take care of somethi-"

He didn't get to finish before he was silenced by the lightning quick reflexes of Kion's paw coming out and pinning his tail to the ground, claws digging in and all. Ono did not flinch, but he did look back at Kion, confusion swimming in his vision.

"Kion, what-" Ono tried again but he was once again cut off when a magical force enveloped his body and nearly yanked him off of the floor. He was deposited next to Kion where the lion cub had since stood up. His eyes were narrowed determinedly as he took one look at Ono and hooked his teeth onto his tail.

Flung upside down, Ono was helpless to help himself as he was once more stunned into silence. He tried to look upwards at Kion but the moment he tried to, his adopted brother began to walk stubbornly to the back of the lair, a sound and sight proof barrier beginning to form around them.

Unfurling his wings, Ono didn't attempt to get free, just extending them to help him attempt to meet Kion's gaze. It didn't work and he simply fell back to dangling from the jaws of his best friend.

Any other egret would be panicking now, believing that they were being brought somewhere to become this lion's next meal but Ono wasn't afraid. Just confused and a little bit worried. He knew Kion wouldn't try to hurt him, no, never. But then, what was the problem?

His thoughts were cut short once they were in a secluded part of the lair, and the barrier around them would ensure they wouldn't be disturbed. Kion dropped him, using his magic to momentarily rotate him to his feet.

Steadying himself, Ono looked up at Kion, his blue eyes narrowing in focused confusion. "Kion, now I know something is bothering you. There is no reason why you would put up that barrier as well as bring me back here yourself if there wasn't something wrong. So please, just tell me what is making you act so oddly. I want to help you but I can't if you don't tell me"

To add emphasis, Ono stamped one foot lightly on the ground, shifting his body closer to Kion, unknowingly causing the scent of his heat to intensify.

Kion froze, the scent sparking an instinct inside of him. He swallowed hard before he spoke, his voice struggling to remain steady.

"Please don't hate me for this but... You're in heat, Ono and you haven't taken care of it. I know Janja already helped me with mine but..." A growl shook the lion cub's body as he continued. "But the thought of you being relieved by someone not in the guard, someone that isn't, well, me, it just... It just makes me fear the safety of whoever would try to get close to you. I think you can understand why I'm afraid of my instincts"

Ono knew why but the fact that this was all because of his own heat, the same one he had been ignoring for a few days now. He should've known Kion's heightened senses would've picked up on his smell.

Thinking quietly to himself, he started to put what he was said to cause this situation and where they were now. Looking back up from the floor, Ono quietly questioned his mind, "So when I was saying I had to go take care of something, you thought...?"

Kion nodded solemnly, leaning downwards in order to nuzzle into the side of Ono's head apologetically. Ono returned the kind gesture, shutting his eyes contently.

But considering the situation, Ono should have seen the signs. He shouldn't have put his guard down. Almost the second he closed his eyes, he felt himself get teleported onto his back and when he snapped his eyes open, he was shocked to find Kion crouching above him, a genuine smile on his face as he gazed down at the exposed underside of his best friend.

"Ki-Kion, what are you doing?" Ono nervously asked, unfurling his wings in a failed attempt to shield himself. Kion laughed softly to himself seeing Ono not try and pull away but instead trying to hide the fact that he was blushing madly underneath his adopted brother.

"What does it look like?" Kion asked playfully, placing a paw on Ono's tail and pulling it down, further exposing the glistening heat of the egret. The bird let out a surprised sound, pulling his wings further in front of him, colour rushing to his creamy white face feathers. "I'm going to relieve your suffering"

"S-Suffering? I'm not suffering..." Ono stuttered quietly, watching through a crack in his feathers as Kion inched closer and closer to him.

Kion smirked slightly, nosing the feathers protecting Ono's heat and flicking his tongue once against it. The results from one little touch set the lion cub's fur on end.

Ono let out a strangled moan, his wings tucking even closer to his face, mortified of the noise that had just escaped him. Kion moved closer to him though, trying to get a better angle to which Ono lifted his legs up to his body, unconsciously giving Kion more room to work. The leader of the lion guard almost wanted to praise him for his willingness but he held it back. Maybe later.

But that didn't mean that he wouldn't tease him. "If you weren't suffering, you wouldn't have made that perfect sound" Ono blushed harder at his words but Kion couldn't physically see it yet, not when Ono was trying so hard to hide himself. "Oh come on buddy, put your wings down and let me see how much you want this, how much you need this" Kion knew he was being cruel but not doing so would've been worse of his own part. No, he needed to see Ono's reaction to this. He just had to.

After a brief moment of nothing from his adopted brother's part, Ono shakingly lowered his wings to his sides, leaving them unfurled but on end. They weren't like that because of fear, Kion knew, but because of arousal. And the sight of a flustered Ono beneath the prince sent his heart into a frenzy. Thoughts of his and Janja's conversation echoed in his mind as he leaned forwards, swiping his tongue down the side of Ono's small head in a comforting gesture.

"There you go. Now, just look at you, look at how much you're loving this already. And this is your first time no less" To that, Ono froze, his eyes widening and his heart beating out of his chest.

"I-I-" He tried to explain himself but Kion hushed him silent. He didn't need to explain himself.

"Ono, whether you did this hundred times, I wouldn't care. You were neglecting your own body and you expected me not to take care of it?" Kion questioned playfully with a lash of his tail. "Besides, after talking to my sister about a bird's heat, it's not like I was going to put that knowledge to no use"

Ono gaped at Kion as his words processed. He-He talked to Kiara about a bird's heat and just so happened to have put them in this situation? No, he had planned this. Tilting his head back so that his frills brushed against the cushioned ground, Ono sighed. "By the gods'. You-You planned this. You knew what you were getting into..."

The trail off caused Kion to begin to worry. Laying down on his stomach, he pushed his paws underneath Ono's wings, cushioning them from the ground. The lion cub pressed his nose against the rising heat of his best friend, speaking softly so as to not breath onto said heat.

"Is that alright with you?"

Ono hesitated before lifting his head to look back up at Kion, his aqua blue eyes lidded with pleasure and gratitude, a small smile adorning his face. "Well, considering all the instincts I have resisted already in my life, I am perfectly fine with this" The egret kicked the air lazily as he allowed his head to tilt back to the ground. "Ple-Please, proceed" he breathed out, his voice an almost plea.

Kion smiled to himself, understanding what Ono was asking of him, and just what that meant for them. Ono was craving his and only his touch and only he could relieve him of his tension. He had resisted every instinct of an egret and had been hurt badly because of it but it was all worth it in the end in order to have what he had now.

Feeling a part of his heart and mind open up, he looked down at his adopted brother's form beneath him and knew instantly what Ono's plea and submission was saying. He belonged to Kion and no one else. His body, mind, heart, and soul had chosen him and no one else to belong to. This thought warmed Kion up enough to make him first real move.

With an almost devious smirk, he slithered his tongue into Ono's heat, the taste flooding his mouth and the delicious moans of his second mate filling his heart.