The lion king 4
Chapter 1: The find
In the pridelands of Kovu, the sun had yet not risen. Foggy clouds loomed over the wet savannah grass from last night's storm. Still, the African savannah was still and silent. Not a sound could be herd for miles around. In the cave of pride rock, however, no one was asleep. They all lay around lazily the odd chatter here and there.
Vitani lay soundly, her head resting on her mate, Kezu's neck. Vitani's eyes were closed though she was not sleeping. Like Kiara, Vitani was expecting cubs any day now.
The two lay in the back of the cave, Kezu was dozing and a smile on his face.
Kezu had joined what had been Simba's pride at the time not too long ago. He had befriended Kovu in the outlands when they were only cubs. They had grown along side each other as best friends up until the day of the battle between to prides when Kezu had fled the lands of both. Latter when Kezu returned to find that the outlanders where now pride landers and Zira dead, he joined his old friend becoming the kings "adviser".
Kezu was a simple coloured caring lion. His main fur colour was a light savannah tan, his paws, muzzle, and stomach a slightly paler colour. His mane was a chocolate brown, a colour splodge down the middle and stretching to his upper mane of the same colour as his paws etc.
Kovu and Kiara lay in the centre of the cave, on a small risen stone where the royals before them had slept.
Simba and Nala who once slept higher than all the other pride members did now lay among them.
Slowly and steadily, the sun began to make its shine in the wild plains of Africa, as its beams shone into the cave bring morning to the land Kovu began to wake everybody up. With his morning roar, he made a stretch and shook of the last sleepiness the hung over him. Slowly as the lioness and lion woke, Kiara stood only to a few moments latter lay down again, Vitani watched from her spot as Kezu yawned in her ear. She watched Kovu walk over to his mate looking worried only a few seconds latter hear him give the orders for all the pride members to leave the cave immediately, "What's wrong?" Vitani asked as she stood walking over to her brother. "It's time." Came Kovu's reply, Vitani nodded in understandingly, looking over her shoulder she saw Kezu was already begging to leave the cave.
Vitani followed him, as she excited the cave, the suns first rays of light shone across the savannah. It made the water around shimmer and sparkle like a blue night sky. Sighing, Vitani followed her mate; she glanced over her shoulder to see Kovu following behind her. Nala was sitting by her daughter. It was tradition that the queen should have her cubs alone in the cave of pride rock. How ever, it was aloud to have one other in the cave, to help out incase anything went wrong. Kiara had chosen her mother. Kovu gave a nod so that Vitani would move on. At the bottom of the pathway leading from their home, Kezu was waiting for her. He greeted her with a nuzzle
Vitani smiled at him happily. Kezu looked over towards the water hole where the other lionesses were heading. Following his eyes, Vitani sighed. She found it quiet boring talking with all if them. They always seemed to say the same things, never tiring of them.
Kezu gave her a smile, and nodded his head towards them in a "follow me" way. Vitani sighed, "I'm going to go for a walk in the outlan…." She cut herself off quickly as she remembered. The outlands were not called the outlands anymore. Kovu had re-named them the day he was crowned king. With asking Vitani and the other original outlanders, they had called that part of the pridelands the "Growing savanna" Vitani quickly said covering up. Kezu noticed this though he didn't show any sign of being offended, why should he? He grew up in the outlands just as all the others had. He gave a nod in silence then smiled, turning around he trailed after Kovu who was also heading to the water hole. Vitani sighed happily, she watched him walking off for a few moments the decided to head off.
The growing savannah was not too hard to get to; you only had to turn off a small dirt trail then head along the Crocodile River looking for a crossing.
Vitani found one soon enough, with one leap she jumped over a thin part of the river and into her old homeland.
She gave a sigh at the state it was in. It was not a bad state; the old outlands were covered with new grass strands and small plants here and there. The land was fresh and clean no more termites lingered among this part of the pridelands anymore.
It brought back so many memories of her old home. Her brother Nuka who had died, he never even had the chance to live this new life.
She gave a smile; maybe Nuka would not like the fact of living along side Simba and Kovu as King.
Walking around the growing savanna brought back so many old memories. Some good, some bad, Vitani sighed as some birds squawked loudly over head. Mumbling she decided it best to head back, Kiara had probably had her cub now.
Just as she turned to leap back over the crocodile's river a small squeak of an animal was heard near bye. Vitani looked over her shoulder to see nothing. She completely turned around, cautious of whatever had made the sound. Sniffing the air was no use, the smell of dirty mud and rain dew was still lingering in the air.
She frowned, waiting a few minutes, another mew was heard and Vitani spotted who made it, a black infant cub lay amongst a few strands of grass, it stuck out so plainly Vitani wondered why she had not seen it after the first mew.
With a quiet approach, she nuzzled the cub. It twitched a bit, Vitani sniffed the cub, and it was female. Obviously, by its smell it had been out here over night, feeling a soft spot for the black lioness cub she sat down by the orphan. Vitani sighed, a small breeze blew, and the cub squeaked loudly. Shaking her head she wondered how to explain this to every one back home.
Gently, she picked up the infant and began her journey back, leaping over the Crocodile River she landed quiet unsteadily, UN used to having to carry anything with her.
The walk back was easy, as she made her way back to pride rock quickly, the others had gone inside.
Vitani paused for a few minutes with a sigh, she thought over how she was going to explain this cub she had brought home with her, a few minutes past and she began to feel awkward, "There you are." Came Kezu's voice as he emerged from the cave of pride rock, "I wondered where you'd gotten to." He chuckled as he followed the path down to great her.
Vitani smiled at him she gave him a nervous smile as Kezu had not seemed to notice the little cub she still held.
As Kezu approached, he looked at the black lioness cub and smiled, "Who's this then?" He asked her, his voice kind and caring as he spoke.
Vitani laid the cub on the grass, it shivered slightly, and twitched, "I found her over in the, the growing savanna." She sighed; "The poor thing was left alone," Kezu looked at the cub a smile on his face, "Are we keeping her?" He asked.
Vitani was taken aback slightly as Kezu still surprised her at how caring he was. She found it odd how much he seemed to love the world, his views of things was so different to hers and that is what she loved about him. She smiled, "I hoped you would be okay with adopting her?" She asked him, Kezu nodded, "Of coarse I would," He just said nuzzling her cheek. She purred slightly as he did. After the two seemed to be caught in a moment of silence as, they looked down at the infant laying amongst the grass. Vitani noticed the cub had small white paws, each little paw was as white as a fluffy cloud, she hadn't noticed that before. The cub also appeared to have small three freckles on each side of her face, they were a light grey and all set out perfectly in order. Already Vitani felt as though this cub was her own. "Dose she have a name yet?" Kezu asked disturbing the silence which had taken place for the past few minutes, Vitani just shook her head briefly, "No, I don't know," She said quietly, "Well, let's give her a name of her own, she's ours now unless her real mother comes and gets her she is our child" He said as he pawed her leg. Vitani nodded, "Beko, it suits her" She suggested, Kezu nodded he looked at her lovingly, "Beko it is," He said as they decided that was final.