Lion-o feels like a nobody with his brother Tygra around. Who just married Cheetara. It makes his father happy at becoming a grandfather sometime in the future. Lion-o feels rejected and wants to be loved he felt like his father didn't care about him at all. Then he meets up an orphaned noble white lioness who is his age. He falls head over heels for her and she falls for him at the same time. Can they be together and will the king approve?

chapter 1

Lion-o saw his brother Tygra he had just gotten married to Cheetara. Claudius was busy congratulating him. "I hope to get some grandchildren soon." he said. Lion-o always felt like a nobody when Tygra was around. He felt like his father only loved Tygra. Claudius was more focused on Tygra. He acted like he was his only child. True Tygra was the oldest and was adopted before Lion-o was born and his mother died from getting sick when he was a baby.

He felt unloved. He sat down on his bed looking sad. Jaga walked by and stopped when he saw Lion-o sitting on his bed on the verge of tears. "Is everything alright Lion-o?" Jaga asked.

"Like anyone cares," Lion-o said.

"I care I am you teacher," Jaga said. "Now tell me what's wrong," he said sitting next to him.

"I just feel unloved dad cares more about Tygra, it's like Tygra is the only one who matters to him like he is his only child right now even as cubs at time it was Tygra often who he spent time with. When he's with me he's always barking at me, yelling, screaming, shouting at me to do something like this or be more clever or something else he treats Tygra like an angel and me like a criminal," Lion-o said.

"Lion-o maybe you should tell your father how you feel," Jaga said.

"He probably just yell at me for being a weakling, Tygra is always better than me," Lion-o said.

"Well you have good points Tygra doesn't have, and I think the king is only hard on you because he cares," Jaga said.

"What is so caring about always chewing me out even when I have done nothing wrong?" Lion-o asked.

"I think he's worried about you, he probably feels you need to toughen up because he thinks you are too fragile for the world," Jaga said. He remembers the king calling Lion-o his precious heir a fragile piece of china.

"But I'm not fragile anymore true I was a late bloomer but I'm fine now I'm almost nineteen." Lion-o said.

"Just trying putting yourself in your father's place," Jaga said. "It's late now go to sleep," he said.

Lion-o went to bed and Jaga went to find the king.

"Jaga where is Lion-o he missed his brother going off on his honeymoon he's not sick is he?" Claudius asked.

"No, he just feels hurt," Jaga said.

"Hurt? Why?" Claudius said.

"He feels like you treat Tygra better than him, he says you are always so loving and nurturing towards Tygra." Jaga said.

'I love Lion-o he's my son my heir to the throne," Claudius said.

"Well he feels unloved by you, because he says when you spend time with him it is rarely fun and games like you do with Tygra it is always training and you yelling and screaming at him to do better, or when you talk to him you tend to raise your voice and make him feel like a criminal and Tygra is angel," Jaga said.

"I just want him to be a good king, I'm trying to help learn, not make him feel like he's unwanted," Claudius said.

"I know, but still you must tell him why you are rough on him," Jaga said.

Claudius sighed and decided to talk to Lion-o in the morning. The next morning Lion-o saw Claudius at his door way. "Hey," Lion-o said.

"Jaga told me how you felt last night," Claudius said. "Do you really feel that way?" he asked.

Lion-o nodded and looked away. Claudius sat down the bed. "Lion-o I only did it because I want you to be a good king I was worried if I didn't you will be torn up. I felt if I didn't that you would be stronger than me and be safe," Claudius said.

"I can handle myself," Lion-o said.

"I know, and I see qualities in you I wished I could have you are full of compassion like mother, I guess I wanted to protect you from that side so I wouldn't lose you like I lost her." Claudius said. "Now how about you go enjoy yourself today. But be back home before supper alright?" he said.

"Thanks Dad," Lion-o said hugging him.

Lion-o headed out and began exploring Thundera and then he ran into someone literally. Lion-o sat up and saw who he ran into. She was the most beautiful white lioness he had ever met. "I'm sorry, " she said.

"It's okay I'm Lion-o," he said.

"I'm sorry your majesty." she said.

"It's okay," he said.

"I'm Liosella I was just out exploring today," she said.

"Me too," Lion-o said. "Do you want to see Thundera together?" he asked.

"Sure," she said. She wondered what her roommate Pumyra would think of this.

Lion-o and Liosella experienced the sights, smells and sounds of Thundera together. It was amazing. Lion-o fell head over heels for Liosella. Liosella was head over heels for Lion-o. Lion-o made it home and ate his dinner. He laid down in his bed and sighed he was in love.

He hoped to see Liosella again.