It has been a month since Scar was forgiven for his sins. Relations to his brother have strengthened. his bond between him and the lionesses has become worse though. Zira left him, none of the lionesses will even acknowledge him any longer. Scar is beginning to lose hope that he will ever be accepted by the lionesses ever again.

Taka sighed as he lay on a rock in the sun staring up into the sky with a sad face. Its no use, I'm never going to regain their trust. I should leave, but how can I leave everything I have ever come to know?

He turned behind him to see Mufasa giving him a hard look. "Taka, you know our agreement, you need to go with the lionesses on their hunt today if you want to stay."

Taka sighed as he looked at his brother in despair. "I try Mufasa but they refuse to have anything to do with me, they won't even let me go hunting with them."

Mufasa sighed as he looked toward the lionesses at pride rock. "Fine but you still need to hunt, I will assign a lioness to go with you, no one in the pride hunts alone. But you aren't getting out of your duty's Scar-" Taka looked at him with a pain in his eyes." Mufasa saw his mistake and corrected himself. I mean Taka! Sorry Taka, but it will take so much more than saying you've changed to regain the prides trust." He sighed as he turned away. "Including my own I'm afraid brother..."

Taka stared at him dumbfounded, all this time he had thought that at least his brother had trusted him. He obviously inflicted so much more emotional damage to him than he could ever imagine. It hurt that Mufasa didn't trust him but what reason did he have to trust him? Tears welled in his eyes. "Mufasa... what have I done?"

Mufasa sighed as he looked at him with a pokeface. You've broken my heart brother... that isn't easy to mend I'm afraid. Regardless how I try to think otherwise..." he then walked off. "I'm going to go find a lioness who is willing to hunt with you."

Taka stared mouth agape as tears flowed from his eyes as Mufasa walked off. What have I done? Taka lay his head down to sleep. I need to sleep off this pain..."

Taka was awoken to find his mother Uru standing over him. "Taka, are you ready to go and hunt?"

Taka sighed as he stood to his feet. "Yeah lets go..."

Uru rubbed herself across his body in affection. "Taka, your eyes are red, have you been crying?"

Taka looked away. "Mother please, I don't want to talk about this right now..."

But Uru persisted. "Please Taka, talk to me, what's been going on with you?"

Taka looked at her with a glare, his eyes softened though. He couldn't look at his mother that way and mean it, he never was able to do so, he sighed. "Oh mother, you won't understand whats going on." He sat in the tall grass his head slumped down.

Uru stepped in front of him. "Try me Taka, I've been alive for a long enough time, give me a chance."

Taka closed his eyes holding in the tears, he hated all these emotions but he couldn't ball them all up. It was what led him to almost kill Mufasa, he sighed. "Life is so hard right now mother, I lost the trust of the entire pride. My mate left me... not even Mufasa trusts me anymore..."

Uru cupped his chin as she pulled his face towards her so he was looking at her. "Oh my little Taka, you can't expect to regain everyone's trust so fast!"

"I know mother, but... I thought Mufasa would trust me at least! he allowed me to stay, why would he let me stay if he doesn't trust me?"

Uru stared at him with sad eyes as she tried to think of something to say/ "I...I suppose..." Finally she sighed. "I don't know for certain Taka but my only guess is that he hopes that you will change. Think of it as a second chance I guess."

Taka stared at her surprised but smiled, rubbing on her making her purr. "Thank you mother, you always know the right thing to say to me to keep me going."

She rubbed her tail across his chin. "Yes, now tell me, why did Zira leave you?"

Taka stared at her, hurt coming to his eyes. "I-I'll tell you while we hunt mother."

Uru rolled her eyes with a sigh. "Taka you can't talk during a hunt, you'll give us away to our prey."

Taka sighed. "Well Mufasa told us to go hunt so-"

"We will, after you tell me what happened." She sat down stubbornly raising her chin authoritatively. "Taka, tell me what happened."

He sighed annoyed."Fine mother, I will tell you ?"

"I will be once you start telling me what happened instead of just telling me your going to."

Taka grit his teeth. "Mother is unbearable at times..."

Zira glared at Scar in anger. "Scar you told me I would be queen of pride rock, if Mufasa isn't dead how will that happen, tell me that genius!"

He sighed he looked at her solemnly. "You won't Zira, I'm not killing my brother nor will I ever be king... nor will you be queen."

Zira stared at him in horror. "S-Scar, darling!" She rubbed on him seductively. "Please, be reasonable, its not like I'm asking you to kill your brother with your bare paws! Just use those... hyenas you call friends. They are pretty dim, they could take down Mufasa too and-"

Scar shook his head. "No! it's not happening Zira! " He smiled at her gently. "Please Zira, I just want to live the quiet life, in peace, I don't want to hurt anyone anymore... I just... want to change myself back to who I was before all this happened..."

Zira sighed. "Scar I hope this is just a phase because I dislike this side of you, its so... submissive..."

Scar glared at her annoyed. "And another thing Zira, stop calling me Scar! My name is Taka."

Zira scoffed. " Your not the same lion I loved, Taka your weak, and spineless, no ambition, I want to be on top Taka." She gave him a hurt look. "What happened to the Scar I loved? You were cunning, smart, ruthless!" She swooned as she cooed the words. "What happened to that lion?"

Taka growled in annoyance. "He died and good riddance, that lion was evil and horrible..." His face softened. "I'm glad he's dead, I feel like a completely different lion Zira..."

She glared at Scar. "That's the problem Taka, your not the lion I loved! Your not my Scar! Your just somebody that I used to know Taka." She walked out of the cave calmly.

Scar stood to his paws in a rush. "Wait Zira, where are you going?!"

Zira turned to him stoicly. "I 'm leaving the pridelands there is nothing here but a shadow of a lion I loved more than life itself."

"I'm still that lion Zira! This is who I am, Scar wasn't me it Zira it was... somebody else..."

she smiled. "Exactly. Your not the one I love Taka. I explained this to you already, your nobody important to me anymore." She then walked out leaving Taka staring as she left, heart broken.

Uru rubbed against Taka to comfort him. "Oh my poor poor Taka..."

Taka silently let her pull him into her comforting embrace. "I know everything seems to be going bad for you now. And I fear they may become worse yet... But I promise things will get better for you if you don't harden your heart again... Believe me, my little Taka, things will get better someday for you. And you will be happier than you have ever been in your life."

Hey so the sequal is up. Yes I know this was quick but I enjoy this story a lot, its fun to write. Also I want to thank everyone who reads this story, I enjoy people reading my work, so thanks. Have a good night and bye.