Hey everybody its the prince, I know its been a long time since anyone has heard from me or seen me post any stories but lately been busy. But I got a whole new idea an I hope you all will like it. Review an let me know watchya think? :)
It was a dark stormy night simba was resting his head over a rock outside in the jungle, looking up to the sky he noticed the clouds were thickening an turning a greyish/black color. A storm was on the way, the rain came down hitting the earth ground faster than he could get up an move to his cave where he was resting at. Life out here began to get harder an harder every day. Pondering himself into the cave he shook the water out of his fur, a grumbling feeling began growling from his stomach. He just realized he hasn't ate all day. But sadly his supply on meat was low. The hunting grew tiresome an the feeling of killing innocent antelope was just heartless. It was like a dark nightmare that he couldn't wake up from, everytime he needed food he just craved killing them. But antelope were scarce around the jungle area. Not much else he could hunt or eat that had any kind of flesh on their bones.
slowly he walked over to what was left of his so called meal, just a tiny bit of meat. With his claws he picked the tiny flesh up an devoured it. His stomach growled yet still. It was just getting worse an worse as the days go on. Almost a full grown lion his appitite growed, an he was all alone out here. Ever since that tradegic accident with the hyena's Timon an Pumbaa were lost. It was a pain he couldn't bare, first his father. Now them, an the love his life Nala just didn't seem to care anymore about him. He was left to starve an lose his mind from lonelyness. But deep down in the bottom of what's left of his broken heart there lies a glimspe of hope that he just had to move on from his past an everything would be better once an for all. It just was so hard, when all he had was his own thoughts.
No other animal interaction for months, an now he was almost fully grown. He couldn't cry not now, not ever. He was too strong for that, all the things that he's been through. All the obsticales he's overcome. Not now, not yet, he must push on. As the wind shifted his eyes closed to the sound of the peaceful steady rain downpour causing him to start drifting off into dreams, an escape from reality. That was Simba's only escape in the world. Sleeping was very important at night cause no matter how stressed he got, no matter how many things happened in a day, there was always a peaceful time to just sleep an let all the problems go away till the next morning.
In his dream glimpses of the past haunted him, nightmares ruined it. Tossing an turning he barely slept, the sun dawned over the horizon blinding his eyes. He knew it was time to wake an go on the hunt. It stomach was rumbling he had to eat something. Quickly he got to his fourpaws an ran out the cave the sun hit his face. Crawling over the hill a group of hyenas of stood cackling an laughing at each other. Steadily Simba snuck around the hillside. Just as he saw them in a brave leap he charged them pinning one down chockin it. The others were frightened to death an ran off dropping there meat hides that they were chewing on.
''Leave now!'' Simba growled at the hyena as it held it's throat an took off with his companions. A huge grin formed at his face as he dug into the juicy tender antelope flesh. As he was chewin behind him he heard a voice, a female's voice. Strangely it sounded like Nala's but he wasn't stupid. He knew it wasn't.
''That was pretty impressive.'' The Female smiled glaring her eyes at the bold looking Lion. He had a gold coat of fur, an a long red mane. He looked majestic, royality of some sort. She knew he wasn't from around the area.
''Huh?'' Slowly Simba spun his head around staring the female down, the female was a redish brown coated lioness. She looked about his age, had dazilingly red eyes that sparked a sense of violence an fistyness within. Yet her smile said otherwise, that she seemed sweet an meant no threat. Of course Simba wasn't afraid of no girl.
''That was impressive, you scared the hell outta those hyena's an didn't even hesitate. I liked that.''
''Puh, well it wasn't anything great. I just had to eat. An I don't like hyena's.'' Simba seemed content to ignoring her an focusin on his meal. He hasn't ate like this in a good month.
''Well, it was pretty impressive still. But uh I haven't ate in awhile an seein as you stole my kill. Think ya could share a bit?'' Simba looked at her an was trying not to laugh. Who the hell did this chick think she was. He was there first an stole the meat before she even showed up.
''Well I was here first, sorry.''
''I'll just help myself then.'' The female hastily walked over just as she was about to bend down to eat one of the meat hides, simba slammed his left paw over it smiling at her while continueing to eat the antelope steak.
''Do you really think you're going to eat all that?''
''Uh yeah I haven't ate in days.''
''Neither have I, so I'm just only tryin to be fair.'' The Lioness rolled her eyes seeing as he was not wanting to share or be nice. ''Figures typical guys only care about themselves.''
''Answer this an maybe I'll give you some. Why should I trust you? I don't know you first off.''
''Yeahh truee, ya have a point there, well my name is Katari. I'm from the Red River Pride a bit on the otherside of the jungle.''
''You have a pride?'' Simba askes suprised, he didn't think their was any other prides for miles around here.
''Yupps thats what I said.'' Katari smiled.
''So seein as you look like you need a bit of help an I could help you, I suggest you share a little meat an I might just tell my father about you helping me out an maybe he'll give you a place to stay in our pride.'' The offer was tempting but Simba needed all the meat to himself so he would last a few more days without starving. An yet the girl did seem ok, maybe he could trust her. But not with all the luck he had with females there was no way she would be true to her word.
''I've perfectly fine by myself, right here thanks.''
''Puh, suite yourself. I'm just trying to be nice. Buttt that's typical for guys always want never give.''
''You don't even know me chick for one so don't make accusations that you have no idea about.''
''I was just saying I could really see you need help. But that's okay good luck maybe I'll run into you again, see ya!'' With that the red Lioness took off into the trees as Simba lay finishing his meal through the afternoon. The rest of the day he sat relaxing watchin the scattered clouds change shape an pass by. Before he knew it it was dark again. Slowly he drifted into his bedspot in the cave concealing the meat behind his rockside bed. As he fell asleep something disturbed him, it was a sound of movement but there was nobody but him in the cave. Somebody was intruding..
His eyes burst open an behind his back was a dark figure with fur, quickly he snapped back attacking whatever was slamming it into the wall. Just as he noticed it was that girl from earlier.
''You again? What do you think you're doing?''
''I have to eat! I haven't ate in days I'm sorry but your being an ass for not sharing.''
''So you steal off me! I knew you were shady the moment I saw you earlier today.''
''Hey if it means I can eat hell yeah I'm gonna steal, my family is sick an thick I'm not going to let some stingy male just horde a pile of steak to himself when there is a whole pride dying from starvation.''
''Oh, I had no idea. I'm sorry-''
''Yeah I bet you are! Get your paws off me.'' Slowly Simba let his paws slide off her shoulders releasing his grip on the lioness.
''I'll just leave then an go back with nothing..'' Suddenly Simba felt bad for the poor girl, her family was starving an he had to be stingy. This isn't who he was. He could see the tears swelling up in her eyes as she was walking away.
''Hey! Wait up.''
''What?'' The girl sniffled.
''Here, look I'm really sorry I had no idea I didn't mean to be like that I just-uhm..been going through some things lately. I haven't been myself.''
''I don't know you so it wouldn't matter anyway.''
''Well here just take this meat, an forgive me. I had no idea..'' Katari smiled an quickly wrapped her paws around Simba's neck embracing him tightly in a unexpected hug. His cheeks flushed a little, he couldn't remember the last time he had a hug from a lioness, or from anyone for that matter for a long time.
''Thank you so much..listen you should come with me. I think everybody would like to meet you, my father would be happy to see somebody helping us.''
''Uhh-hm I don't know. It might not be a good idea, I'm a rogue I don't feel comfortable around other prides.''
''My father won't care just please come?'' The girl pleaded desperately, her eyes were too cute for simba to resist.
''Alright, I guess I will.'' He smiled.
''Yay! Okay good, just follow me.''
An with that the two were off deeper into the jungle trodding over a dirt path that lead through the trees. Simba had never been so deep in this part of the jungle before it looked different, it was almost like the elephant graveyard, but with trees. From the distance he could hear tribal chanting an growls. As the two emerged into a open space of barren dried up grass he saw a huge mountain it was amazing, it looked like a volcano. Surrounding it was a large bit of coves an caves on the mountainside, an a small river running through around it.
''Wow.''
''There's not much to see, it's a bit of a sad site these days.'' Katari said with sadness in her voice.
''How many lion's are in your pride?''
''Alot, alot more than most prides. We like to be well defended, especially cause of the nearby cheetah prides that border us.''
''Cheetah's live near you to?'' Simba asked in amazement. He had never really seen a cheetah before, he heard stories of them that they were very fast an sneaky but not many were in Pride Rock.
''Yeah, but my father hates them. An I don't blame him for it, they're cruel. When I was just a cub I remembered they attacked us an kidnapped my one friends little brother. He was never seen again, they just stole him in the night.''
''I'm sorry to hear that, thats crazy..''
''Yes it is, come on this is it.''
The chanting suddenly stopped an the pounding of paws, simba stood side by the girl as she held the pile of meat in her hand. From the volcano in the one large cove a group of majestic fearless looking Lion's emerged from the shadows. One had some sort of crown of red feathers around his blackish brown mane. Simba knew that must of been the King.
''Father I've returned.''
''Ah my sweet daughter, an what have you brought?''
''Food, I brought food thanks to-''
''And who is this-?'' The King asked stepping down from his cove, he circled around Simba's body studying him like he were a book or something.
''Uhm daddy that is my friend I met, he helped me kill the antelope an saved my life almost.''
''What it is his name.'' The King asked curiously with a angry look on his face.
''Uhm sim-'' Katari was about to say his name for him till her father cut her off aggressivelly
''I asked him darling not you, well boy speak!'' Simba bowed his head in respect for the King an spoke loudly so all could hear his name.
''I am Simba your highness.''
''Simba? Simbaa-a-a, hmm I've heard that name before. Have I not.''
''No daddy, he's new around here.''
''He's a rogue is he?''
''Yes daddy, but please can he stay with us he has nowhere to go an he helped me get food.'' Katari begged.
''Hmm, yes, yes he may stay for now. But he needs to respect our rules.''
''Thank you your highness you won't regret it, I'll help in any way you ask of me.''
''First you will stay by the river since you are not officially part of our pride, an second watch yourself with my daughter.''
''Of course sire, I will not disrespect in anyway.''
''I mean watch over her boy haha. Protect her, you will be apart of our hunting party. An hopefully if you're good we will keep you.''
Simba couldn't help but smile he had found a new home, an hopefully he could start a new life amongst this pride. Yet the pain of his life before him still lingers within his beating heart. For now he was happy to be safe an in a place where he would not be alone.