A/N

I always thought that despite how much Simba and Nala loved each other their relationship could've easily failed because the two of them have stubbornness issues, are short tempered and have strong personalities, I mean just look at them in the jungle one moment they are feeling the love and the next one they are fighting , so yeah this me imagining what it would be like to watch their marriage fall apart and the complications that adding children to mix would cause.

so leave a review or two telling me what you think!

-ali

Chapter 1

Simba's point of view

I was standing in the middle of the elephant graveyard with nothing but bones around me; I desperately tried to find my way out of there in the dark when a green mist began forming around me "how does it feel to be king, hmm?" a voice haunted me and tried to get away from it but it only got louder "ah, Simba… running away as always" Scar said materializing before me "why, you must be a truly inspiring ruler by now, after all you ARE the son of the great Mufasa" my uncle said walking towards me with an evil smile on his face as the ground parted I help on to a ledge "be careful or you might end up like him!" he laughed manically as he pushed me of the ledge.

That's when I woke up abruptly looking around with my heart racing I realized that I was actually in the den with the pride and Nala sleeping with her arm wrapped around me, I got up and went outside to get some air hoping it would calm me down.

It's been a few weeks since I returned the Pridelands to take the take the throne away from Scar and I'm still adjusting to say the least but I know that coming back was the right decision, it's what my father would've done.

Sometimes I miss the careless life I had back in the jungle with Timon and Pumbaa. That life ended abruptly the day Nala appeared, her intoxicating beauty and built up passion I had for her, my childhood crush made it impossible to resist the burning passion and tension between us. We shared a magical night, making love under the stars felt so right and deep inside I wished it never ended and hoped she would want to stay to live the careless life in that small paradise in the middle of the jungle but she was set on getting me to come back to the Pridelands and showed her stubborn and pushy side when she kept pressing on the subject, eventually she got what she wanted I decided to return and take my place as king and I wish I could say that we all lived happily ever after Scar was overthrown but we're still far from that. The Pridelands are far from being the luscious lands they once were, it's up to me to pick up the pieces and rebuild this kingdom but my past is still tormenting me and new insecurities are surfacing and to add to this I have to live up to the high expectations everyone has of me and I'm starting to think that it would be easier to leave.

Nala's point of view

My eyes fluttered open in the middle of the night as Simba slipped away from my hold and got up from my side breathing heavily as he left the den without saying a word, I quietly followed after him. His mother and I were growing concerned over his lack of sleep and his constant mood swings, ruling a kingdom the is hard work especially one that was left in such a critical state by the previous ruler and it was starting to take a toll on him and putting a strain in our relationship.

Outside he sat looking over the Pridelands without noticing me "Simba, are you okay?" I asked approaching him, he kept silent and looking away from me but I could see how drained he looked "you haven't been sleeping much and-"

"That doesn't concern you!" he snapped rather loudly and startling me, he closed his eyes and sighed before apologizing

"It's okay…" I said quietly "why don't we go back to sleep? You have long day ahead of you"

"My father would know what to do to fix all this But I don't Nala …" he said gesturing towards the destroyed lands. I could tell he felt lost, confused and frustrated and he tried not to let it show and put on a confident façade but at times like this I could feel his vulnerability "I'll never be the king my father was, I should've stayed in the jungle"

"Don't say that, everybody believes in you as a king…you just haven't done much yet" I told him trying to nuzzle him

"I know that" he scoffed moving away

"Then stop mopping and DO something!" I say letting my temper get the best of me.

"I can't! He snaps again

"You haven even tried!" I insist

"What can I do? I've been working night and day to fix it but this place is still a dump, it's not even worth it!" he raises his voice and with that I'm done there's a limit to my patience he should know that by now I'm done arguing with him.

"Then leave! Nobody is forcing you to stay here" I said with hot tears falling from my eyes as I go back to the den and placing my head of my paws in a vain attempt stop the sudden dizziness I was feeling.

The next morning I left without any of my pride sisters noticing and headed to Rafiki's, last night dizzy spell was now becoming a recurrent event so I decided to go see the healer and hoped he would say it was just indigestion or something but after he examined me Rafiki confirmed my suspicion "you are pregnant" he announced and I was overcome with emotions as thought of Simba and the night we shared in the jungle and how we just got carried away then and last night when we said those hurtful things, I didn't want him to leave especially now that I need him the most.