Smart Minds

Written by:

CelestialStorywriter

Introduction: The Present

It's five hundred years after humans were wiped out by an incurable disease,

There are barely any left at all, maybe under a hundred survivors.

Leaving all the world to the animals.

But there is still evidence of human contact on the very fur of most animals,

Now they can be green, blue, purple, red, any color combination at all.

You can thank scientists for that.

Subconsciously flicking away a fly with my tail, I sat regally upon my boulder, surveying my territory surrounding my Pride and I. What a lovely day… I muse idly to myself, giving a huge yawn that show off my fangs, which glint in the hot summer Sun's rays. Beneath me, I hear one of my three cubs yawn as well. Barely. My cubs are so young that any noise they make is small and quiet.

Except for when they're hungry. Then they won't shut up.

My name is Karibua, and I am King of this Pride. The Storm Pride. I have four lionesses in it already, and one other lion. Including four cubs, and a few more on the way.

Diadae, my Queen, my love. She is the first lioness to ever mother my cubs, and will be the one to mother most of them. Her fur is a lovely sandy color, her eyes a dull green. She is by far the most beautiful lioness I've ever laid eyes on, and not only that, she is kind and understanding to match her delicate motherly features.

Awagati, the second lioness to mother my cubs. She is large with soon-to-be-born cubs. Two or three, I believe. She is dark brown, her muzzle, paws, chest and belly a much lighter shade of brown. With brown eyes that blend in quite nicely with her color scheme. She has a more fiery spirit, you could say, but nobody can doubt that she has a soft spot for cubs.

Xithoga, a good friend. With benefits. She has agreed to mother my cubs sometime soon, and I will not pressure her. She will decide when the time is right. She has golden fur and orange eyes the color of they sky at sunset. She is more of a go-with-the-flow kind of lioness.

And finally, Chekara. She is the newest lioness, who just joined a couple months ago. She has a comeback for anything you say, always has to have the last word, and is sarcastic and cynical as all hell. Gray with dark blue eyes, she is the oldest member of this pride. Older than I, and at the same time she is still young enough to mother many cubs.

I pity the cubs she will undoubtedly have in the future.

And then there is the only other male in my Pride. His name is Redmane, which is appropriate. His mane is literally red, his fur purple. His muzzle, chest, belly, and paws a lighter shade of purple, like lavender. His eyes are red, matching his mane.

He looks so much like his father, Bloodmane…

There are my three cubs. Dau, Tifpa, and Kahio. Dau and Kahio are both males, and both take after Diadae the most. They both have sandy fur, although Kahio's is a lighter shade, whilst Dau looks just like a mini male version of Diadae. Tifpa is the only female, and is a russet-brown color, like me. Nobody knows what their eyes look like, because they have not opened yet.

Oh, me? I am a russet-brown male (of course. I mean, if I wasn't male, how could I be a King?) with eyes that look to be a mixture of red, orange and brown, and my mane is brown. I am a fully-grown adult, and am the second oldest member of this Pride.

In the heart of the Pridelands is the Pride Rock, where King Simba, Queen Nala, their daughter Kiara and son-in-law Kovu live. I have met them all personally, and I hear Kiara and Kovu have had a cub recently. Someday I will visit them again.

There, at Pride Rock, Pride life works differently. The firstborn cub is always next in line, Kings do not fall at the claws of nomadic lions, but of natural causes. Most of the time.

But, life out of the Royal Pride is no easy task. Definitely not. Life is much different. I have seen many Kings rise and fall, cubs born and killed, lionesses sacrificed and loved.

Listen carefully as I reminisce in the memoirs of a smart-minded King.

A/N: For those of you who give a damn, I'm still doing Warriors: She Will Die and the Warriors oneshot series thing, don't worry. I've just been working on this for a while and thought I should post it... R&R, please!