So I was inspired to write this AU story after listening to Taylor Swift, You belong with me and watching the Lion Guard. So here's the first chapter, remember to read and review. Thank you.

The sun had started to rise from behind the horizon. Animals from the crawling ant and leaping antelope raised their heads before starting their day. In the middle of the lands, known to all it's inhabitants as the Pridelands stood a magnificent mountain structure, Priderock. At the peak stood the fair and graceful ruler, King Mufasa. He stood with his eyes closed, as he focused on the voices around him. It was something his mother taught him, to be one with the circle of life and to be connected with the great rulers of the past. But the king's traditional routine was intruptted when a green melon hit him on the head. The king groaned before snapping his amber eyes opened as a golden cub ran head and tucked the melon under his chestnut colour paw.

"Sorry dad." the golden cub said with his head low.

Mufasa shook his head before looking at his son. "You know that you have lessons. Why can't you be like your brother, Simba?"

The golden prince lowered his orange glaze. "Kopa is more suited to be king."

Mufasa sighed and shook his head. "Kopa wasn't chosen to be king, you were. Now I have to do my rounds." the golden lion headed from the peak but stopped before he reached the rocky slope that led to the savannah and called over his shoulder. "And please stay out of trouble."

Simba sighed before heading back towards the smaller cave next to the main one. Before he entered he was tackled to the ground by a light force. He looked up to stare into the dark orange eyes of his attacker, that belonged to a golden orange lioness cub.

"What happened to the melon?"

Simba sat up as the cub backed up. The golden prince lowered his head and sighed heavily. "Sorry Kiara. I ran into my dad and he started talking about me starting my lessons and I forgot."

Kiara smiled and was about to say something when a shadow cast in the entrance of the cave. The two looked up to see a goldish lioness looking at them with dark orange eyes. She looked down and nuzzled Kiara. "Sherise and Nala are waiting on you to track antelope."

Kiara frowned before giving Simba a friendly nuzzled before following the goldish lioness out of the cave and into the savannah. Simba turned to head in the main den when laughter reached his ears, he knew it was his brother and his friends. One of them, Zuri a golden peach cub with some fur sticking up on her head looked towards him with dazzling hazel eyes and a bright smile.

"Morning Simba!"

Kopa looked from the small gathering to the apporching cub and smiled, his orange eyes wide with excitement. "Hey brother."

Simba smiled at his brother, unlike their father and uncle they look alike. Same rich golden brown fur and bright orange eyes. Only difference is that even though Kopa is the youngest, he had a dark brown tuff on his golden head. "Hey Kopa." Simba noticed the looks from the younger cubs and forced a smile. "What are you guys up to?"

A dark brown cub rolled his green eyes before smiling at Simba. "Where's your girlfriend?"

Simba glared at the cub who was also his and Kopa's cousin. "Kiara is not my girlfriend."

"Whatever you say." the cubs looked and seen a teen rich brown lion with a small black mane. "Unfortunately I have cub duty. Let's go before I decide to throw you all to the hyenas."

Simba was the last to exit the cave, he had a lot on his mind. More than lately, especially now that he's supposed to be having king lessons soon. He feels that he's not worthy to be king, what if he turns out to be like the first king of the Pridelands. He shook his when he noticed something blue heading towards Priderock. Already knowing it was his father's majordomo, Zazu, he quickly headed down the slope and towards the watering hole.

-YBWM-

A herd of white tail antelope grazed not knowing that they were being watched. Three lioness cubs were hidden in the tall blaze of grass as they watched and studied the herd's movement. The leader, a large buck with antlers to match lifted his head before continuing to graze.

"Are we going to take one down?" a peachy cream cub asked before turning her light blue glaze to the golden orange cub besides her.

Kiara shook her head before answering her friend. "No, Nala. If we hunt just to learn than we'll be no better than the hyenas. We have to hunt for the pride needs or we're destroy the balance."

A dark orange cub smiled at the golden orange cub. "You'll make a wonderful queen."

Kiara looked grateful before frowning as the words hit her. "Wait! What?"

Nala and the dark orange cub, Sherise giggled before Nala started to turn away from the herd, with the other two following. "Come on, Kiara. Everyone knows that you like him."

Kiara blushed before lowering her head and sighed. "Apparently everyone knows besides the one that matters."

Sherise and Nala shared a sympathetic look before focusing on their friend who was heading towards a part of the Pridelands where they meet their other friend. The three made it to a hill where Sherise nearly fell down the steep ground when something flew by. Kiara rolled her eyes with a amused expression.

"Fuli!"

A dark yellow king cheetah cub looked back before turning and heading back towards the three lioness cubs. Once she reached the three she smirked as she planted her butt on the ground. "What's up with you three?"

Sherise smiled at their cheetah friend, amber eyes full of excitement. "Just got finished tracking antelope."

Nala giggled before looking at Fuli. "Kiara is in denial again."

Fuli rolled her green eyes. "Nothing new. Scaredy-lion."

Kiara pouted before standing, "If we're going to go through this again, I'm going somewhere else."

"Awww. We were just fooling." Fuli smiled as she ran to walk by the golden orange cub's side.

Kiara sighed, some times it gets overwhelming but she had learned to deal with it since they found out about her...crush. She shook her head and turned to her friends and smiled. "So what are we doing next?"

"How about a race!" Fuli smiled with excitement in her green eyes.

Nala sighed deeply before groaning. "Come on, Fuli. We already know that you're going to win. You're the fastest in the Pridelands."

Fuli looked at the peachy cream cub and smiled. "As if any of you lions could beat me. But I'm talking about my clan's race."

Kiara and the other two shared a look before nodding towards the end cheetah cub. "That sounds like fun."

"Alright. Let's go." Fuli started down the hill before she burst into a run. "Race ya!"

Kiara shook her head before running after Fuli with Sherise and Nala close behind.