"A son. Your son!" Uhru said softly as she moved her paws to reveal a brown cub. "Our son! The heir to the Pridelands." Ahadi said proudly as the newborn yawned then went back to sleep. As the sun shone high the next morning, Ahadi breathed a sigh, Their first cub, a son, had been born late the night before. The new prince was a great mixture of him and his girl, Uhru. The Queen had been exhausted; the cub, two weeks early, had been smaller than average but healthy, and today the whole kingdom would bow before Prince Takari, the heir of the Pridelands.
A few months passed, until the day every Pride-land Prince longed for: The date that marked their birth six months of passing, the day their father and/or mother went up to the summit at dawn and taught the heirs about the kingdom. Prince Taka was so happy when the day came that he woke everybody in the den when sun up arrived. The protesting groans of lionesses filled the cave. King Ahadi and Queen Uhru laughed and then both let out yawns. The Prince bounced about, stepping on Zira in the process. "Ouch! Get off!" Taka bit her ear in return, starting their favorite game as all felines arose and began to carry out daily duties. "Get out!" "Yeah? Get a life!"
They began to growl and claw and nip, until Abasi snarled at her daughter. "Stop, child. Go get me some food." Her tone was sharp, but her eyes held a twinkle, if you looked hard enough. "Zira, dear, what am I going to do with you?" Zira lowered her head in shame until her mother nuzzled her. "Baby girl, you need to be careful. You might hurt the Prince- or yourself." "Or you." Abasi shook her head. "Anyway, this discussion is over. Go get some food and we will eat together while Taka has his lessons." Taka looked at the older lioness sweetly, but inside he was boiling with fury. She was so mean to Zira. To everyone, actually. Losing her stupid mate a week earlier to hyena's had took its toll. She had arrived in time to fight them off, but her back leg had gone lame. She then had laid down in the pouring rain to nuzzle her mate until his eyes faded, getting very sick in the meantime. Still recovering, she was hostile to her daughter and anyone who spoke. She had also began to show signs of being with cub, though she denied it to no end. Taka sighed, then brightened as his parents led him to the summit.
Two hours later, he raced to Zira happily, screeching to a halt as he watched Redasa stride up to her. "Zira, hi. Wanna go up to the-" "No, Red, I don't. I wait for Taka." "That furball?" "The future KING." Zira said. Redasa was humiliated. "Aw, why hang around that fuzzy disgrace when you could have me 24/7?" Zira shoved him away. "Get lost, I love him. And YOU aren't worth my time." "HOW DARE YOU!" he snarled, leaping onto her back. "Get off of her!" Taka screeched as he raced to Red and leapt on, his jumping weight pulling the male off his best friend. A brawl ensued, and, perhaps it was because Taka was fighting for her honor, and not for his own that he got the upper paw. He bit Red's ear with all his might, a chunk falling off. Red's eyes were full of pain, but also fury. "My EAR! You'll pay for that, scumbag." Redasa slashed Takari's face hard, throwing the prince backwards, and onto the ground. Taka looked up from where he lay and tried to get up. "My PAW! It hurts!" He sobbed then looked up at Red and let out a half-snarl. Eyes filled with terror, he gasped. "RUN!" Zira followed his gaze, as did Red. A single hyena stood there, drooling with hunger. The three cubs froze as fear consumed them. That's when the hyena jumped for Zira.
A/N: Well, here it is! My first stroy! I've written a lot of this but am going to make it a multi-chapter. It will have some twists (duh) and will follow young Prince Taka/Scar from birth until death.