Chapter 1: The Beginning
The sky held dark clouds and rain poured heavily. Thunder clapped and lightning struck every few minutes. A young lioness breathed heavily and she roared in pain. She was alone until another lioness joined her.
"Kema, are you alright?" asked the other lioness. The lioness, Kema, was a beautiful dark cream/gray color with bright orange eyes. Her body was slim but her shoulders were broad and strong.
"Help. Please." Kema cried.
"Ok. Just hold on." The lioness, Aslin, walked over to Kema and watched in horror.
"Ok, when I count to three, you have to push." Aslin said. Kema nodded.
"One, two three!" Aslin said. Kema pushed and two cubs came out at the same time.
"Oh Kema, they're beautiful." Aslin purred. The white lioness walked around with the cubs in her mouth and sat them down in front of their mother.
"Oh dear. One of them is a girl." Kema looked up at Aslin.
"What are you going to do?" Aslin asked.
"I am going to keep her." Kema said.
"Will he like that?" Aslin asked.
"I don't care what he thinks. He has his son and I have my daughter." Kema said. At that moment, the King of the Northern River Pride walked into the den.
"What happened?" he asked. The king was huge. His dark gray pelt shined off of his dark black mane.
"There's two of them." Aslin said.
"Well, one is a boy and one is a girl." Aslin said. The king looked at Kema.
"Is this true Kema?" the King asked.
"Yes Mosi. It's true." Kema said.
"What have you done? I needed a strong male to rule. Not a worthless princess." Mosi said. Kema was furious.
"Well you got him too. And I am going to love both of them with all my might. You will not turn my son into a monster and you will not treat my daughter with any disrespect." Kema said.
If the queen was able to stand she would. Her body was in too much pain but the strength in her heart prevailed. Mosi looked at the lioness that bore his cubs.
"Fine. But she will not be queen of this pride. Even if she is the oldest." He said.
Kema looked at her mate with both hate and sadness. His father had done such horrible things to him. Brainwashed him into thinking females weren't of any good unless it was hunt and bear cubs. That was how this pride functioned. Kema didn't like it at all and had done everything in her power to change how things were. It didn't work, for the King always shut her down. When the King walked out of the den, Aslin walked over to Kema.
"If it makes you feel any better, both cubs are beautiful. Even if their father is a jerk." Aslin said. Kema smiled.
"Thank you." Kema said.
"What are their names?" Aslin asked.
"The boy's name is Mansi and the girl's name is Sarabi." Kema said.
"They both will be great." Aslin said.
"Thank you. But their father might be more of a monster than we think." Kema said.
"What do you mean?" Aslin said.
"It doesn't matter. All I know, is that my little princess will be loved no matter what." Kema said.
The young Queen looked down at her new gift and tears streamed from her face. She knew how Sarabi would be treated when she gets older. That didn't matter to Kema. She will fight for daughter no matter what.
Well how was that? I'm not sure where this idea came from but I am gonna run with it. Hope you guys enjoy it.