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The Lion King 3: Kiara's Pride(Chapter 1)

It was morning in the Pridelands and it has been about 6 weeks since the Outlanders joined the Pridelanders! Sad enough, not to long ago, Simba died from an unknown deadly illness and it has taken awhile for the Pridelanders, especially Sarafina, Kiara and Nala. But eventually they moved on and it was back to normal.

Kovu woke up early and headed out the den and down to the watering whole to get a quick drink. As Kovu woke up, Kiara ended up being awaken, so she followed behind Kovu, although Kovu not noticing she's following him.

Once he got to the watering whole, he started drinking a little, then was finished. And just as he turned around, he bumped into a young lioness that had golden fur, brown eyes and a white-creamy underbelly otherwise known as Kiara.

As soon as Kovu looked up, he noticed it was Kiara , but before he could say anything, Kiara said cheerfully, "Good morning Kovu."

Kovu chuckled a bit and replied, "Good morning Kiara, how did you sleep?"

Kiara answered, "I slept just fine, thanks for asking."

Kovu replied, "Well, that's good."

Kiara asked, "Hey Kovu, could you teach me some more hunting lessons? Because I want to be a better hunter so I can impress my family."

Kovu chuckled again and replied, "Sure, why not."

So Kovu and Kiara went to find a good spot in the Pridelands so Kiara could get some practice.

Once they reached the spot, Kovu said, "Alright Kiara, I want you to go and find a spot in the grass and I'll lay here and pretend I'm the bait on this rock, just like before, okay."

Kiara replied, "Okay."

So, as soon as Kiara left, Kovu said to quietly, "Boy, this is going to be a long day, because the last time she tried to get me, she wasn't even close." So Kovu just rolled his eyes and waited for Kiara.

Back in the grass, Kiara was doing the best she could, trying not to make any loud noises. So as she got closer, she stepped on a small branch, and made a loud snap and said, "Oww."

After that, she froze for awhile, then stepped on another branch and snapped it and yelled quietly, "Oww, dumb branch."

Back to where Kovu was, he sighed as he heard Kiara saying, "Oww" and not to mention her breathing, she was still breathing to hard.

Back to where Kiara was, she was in pouncing range, so she said to herself, "One…Two…Three."

At that moment, she jumped out of the grass, but once again, Kovu ducked his head as Kiara ended up going over him and landed on her back.

So, as Kovu appeared over her, Kiara looked up and said, feeling a bit embarrassed, "You could hear me again, huh?"

Kovu sighed and said, "Yes, unfortunately I could hear you a lot."

So Kiara got back on her paws and Kovu said, "You're still breathing to hard, you need to relax and stay calm and don't get so nervous."

Kiara's ears flattened a little behind her head as she answered, "Oh, okay. I'll try harder next time."

As Kiara turned her head and started walking back to a new spot, Kovu grinned and quickly pounced on Kiara and the two rolled a couple of times and then Kovu pinned her playfully. So Kiara said, "Hey, that's no fair, I wasn't ready."

Kovu then said, "Also, one more thing, you need to always be on alert, because if you're not, the enemy will easily get you and you will be done for, unless I come to rescue you of course."

So Kiara said playfully, "Heh, gee, thanks a lot. That really boosted my confidence."

Kovu grinned as he let her up and Kovu asked, "You want to try one more time?"

As he said that, Kiara's face brightened up and answered, "Sure, I'd love to try again."

Kovu smiled and said, "Alright, well go find some place in the grass while I wait on this rock again."

So Kiara giggled a little bit and ran off to find another hiding spot as Kovu walked towards the rock he was on and waited.

So Kiara peeked out ahead of her and saw Kovu lay down on his belly and wait. She then said to herself, "I'll get you this time."

So as Kiara started stalking Kovu, she kept saying to herself as she moved on, "Don't breath hard, just relax. Don't breath too hard, just relax. Don't breath too hard, just relax. Okay, I got this."

So, as Kiara kept saying that to herself repeatedly, Kovu could hear her and giggled a couple of times. Although she was making progress and that was good.

Back to where Kiara was, she smiled, proud of herself for not stepping on anything. So Kiara narrowed her eyes, got in pouncing position and then jumped out of the grass and this time she caught Kovu off guard as she tackled him and the two rolled quite a few times until they finally came to a stop, but unfortunately Kovu ended up on top and pinned Kiara.

As Kiara's ears drooped back behind her head again, disappointed in herself that she didn't pin Kovu, Kovu said, "Oh Kiara, don't feel bad, you did a much better job this time. I was really impressed how much improvement you had this time. You did a Great job, okay, you should be proud that you almost got me."

Kiara then said, "But I still didn't get you. I did what you told me to do, but it doesn't work for me."

Kovu then looked straight into her eyes and said, "Hey, it's ok, alright. Don't be so down on yourself, you'll get better in time. I promise you that, okay? Trust me, you will get better, it just takes awhile okay, so don't put so much pressure on yourself, okay."

Kiara replied, "Okay. You really think I'll get better?"

Kovu smiled and replied, "Of course I do."

As Kiara looked up at him, a small smile formed on her face and said, "Thanks Kovu, for all the help you've given me."

As Kiara nuzzled Kovu and started purring in a loving way, he nuzzled her back and said, "No Problem. You want to go back now?"

Kiara smiled warmly at him and said, "Sure."

So Kiara and Kovu went and enjoyed the rest of the day together and had fun! But what they don't know is that a black figure was watching their every move and the figure disappeared in the shadows.

Well, what did ya think? Another published story! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this story! I worked hard on this so hope you enjoyed it!

Anyway, I will Update, "The Dark Cub," probably this weekend, okay! And I'll do my best to Update this one as well, okay!

Anyway, But for now, Please R&R!!

-Kovu 01 aka Derek Wilson