This story is about Randa and Halazua, Kovu and Kiara's twins (Randa is a girl though and Halazua is a boy) and about their struggles growing up. Randa means dancer for the soul and Halazua means sword dancer. Both are Swahili.
Randa sat on Pride Rock, facing the setting sun. She let a tear fall from her dark blue eyes down her amber cheek, and it fell to the ground, and the earth sucked it up, it was that hot and dry.
Halazua walked out of the den. He saw Randa standing there and walked up behind her.
"What're you doing?" he asked, sounding exactly like his father,Kovu, when he met Kiara. He startled Randa, making her jump up.
"Don't scare me like that, Halazua!" She sat back down. "I was just...thinking."
"Oh. You were thinking about Grandma Nala and Grandpa Simba, huh?" when she didn't answer, he contiued " I know you were really close to her. I was really close to Grandpa Simba! But its been a month since Grandma died and about 3 weeks since Grandpa died!"
"Oh, I know, but everyone is still in mourning. They were really loved! No one seems to care about us anymore. They seem to think since Grandma and Grandpa are gone the kingdom is never going to go on! I mean, sure, Mom and Dad are King and Queen but they aren't really doing anything since everyone is in mourning and nothing is happening! It's so boring here that I can't HELP but think about them!! I wish..." she got a look that Hanazua knew very well.
"Oh, no!" Hanazua said, backing away from her." I know that look! You're getting an idea!" he looked around, but as usual, everyone else was ignoring them. "What is it?" he asked, leaning in by her.
"I can't tell you..not here.." she looked around "follow me."
She ran down Pride Rock, followed close by her brother. She ran down until she was right below Pride Rock. She slunk into the shadows, just in case Timon or Pumba,(the only people that seemed to care) came past.Her brother did the same.
"Why don't we run off into the jungle and start a Pride of our own? I mean, we take care of ourselves here anyways. I mean, remember how I even got our food yesterday?" Randa asked, keeping her voice low.
"How could I forget that? I'm still hungry! It seems like we are always hungry around here! But still, running away? And besides, there is one flaw!"
"What?"
"I'M YOUR BROTHER! I CAN'T BE YOUR MATE!! GROSS!!" he yelled. "And there is a drought! We will never survive!
"Halazua, keep your voice down!" she said, looking around fratically. "We would find find other runaways in the jungle! All of them know that we were the Prince and Princess, so they wouldn't question us! And we could be extra powerful because I could have an mate, and have heirs and then YOU could have a mate and have heirs! We could have like tribes.. And there is much more water and food in the jungle..." she trailed off thinking. "Well, we could think about that later..what'd you think?" she expected him to not like her idea; he never did.
"How did you come up with such a good idea??" he asked, surprised "but do you think they will really listen to us? I mean, we are barely young adults!"
"Oh, they will. I know. I'll tell you how later." she looked outside, noticed that it was dark, and said to her brother, " it's now or never. Wadda ya say?"
"Fine. Let's go say goodbye to our mom and dad, then we can say we want to go out and play; they always say yes at least these days; then we can go." He said, making it up as he went.
"Good idea! Let's go!"
Randa walked up to the den, followed on her heels by her brother.
They walked in quietly, to see their mom in their father's arm, crying. The crying never seemed to stop.
"Mom, dad? Can we go out and play by the watering hole by the jungle." Halazua asked, nuzzling his mom as he spoke.
"Sure, sweetie. Just be back before dark." Kiara said, nuzzling Halazua and Randa at the same time.
"Thanks mom, dad." Randa said. She nuzzled her dad, as did Halazua.
"Bye, mom.Bye, dad." Randa and Halazua said in unison. "I love you!"
"Ya, bye we love you too." Kovu said, nuzzling his mate. "Now run along, and have some fun." He smiled half-heartedly, and went back to consoling his mate.
Halazua and Randa ran down Pride Rock together, the ran off to the jungle, a determined look on thier face.
Randa sat on Pride Rock, facing the setting sun. She let a tear fall from her dark blue eyes down her amber cheek, and it fell to the ground, and the earth sucked it up, it was that hot and dry.
Halazua walked out of the den. He saw Randa standing there and walked up behind her.
"What're you doing?" he asked, sounding exactly like his father,Kovu, when he met Kiara. He startled Randa, making her jump up.
"Don't scare me like that, Halazua!" She sat back down. "I was just...thinking."
"Oh. You were thinking about Grandma Nala and Grandpa Simba, huh?" when she didn't answer, he contiued " I know you were really close to her. I was really close to Grandpa Simba! But its been a month since Grandma died and about 3 weeks since Grandpa died!"
"Oh, I know, but everyone is still in mourning. They were really loved! No one seems to care about us anymore. They seem to think since Grandma and Grandpa are gone the kingdom is never going to go on! I mean, sure, Mom and Dad are King and Queen but they aren't really doing anything since everyone is in mourning and nothing is happening! It's so boring here that I can't HELP but think about them!! I wish..." she got a look that Hanazua knew very well.
"Oh, no!" Hanazua said, backing away from her." I know that look! You're getting an idea!" he looked around, but as usual, everyone else was ignoring them. "What is it?" he asked, leaning in by her.
"I can't tell you..not here.." she looked around "follow me."
She ran down Pride Rock, followed close by her brother. She ran down until she was right below Pride Rock. She slunk into the shadows, just in case Timon or Pumba,(the only people that seemed to care) came past.Her brother did the same.
"Why don't we run off into the jungle and start a Pride of our own? I mean, we take care of ourselves here anyways. I mean, remember how I even got our food yesterday?" Randa asked, keeping her voice low.
"How could I forget that? I'm still hungry! It seems like we are always hungry around here! But still, running away? And besides, there is one flaw!"
"What?"
"I'M YOUR BROTHER! I CAN'T BE YOUR MATE!! GROSS!!" he yelled. "And there is a drought! We will never survive!
"Halazua, keep your voice down!" she said, looking around fratically. "We would find find other runaways in the jungle! All of them know that we were the Prince and Princess, so they wouldn't question us! And we could be extra powerful because I could have an mate, and have heirs and then YOU could have a mate and have heirs! We could have like tribes.. And there is much more water and food in the jungle..." she trailed off thinking. "Well, we could think about that later..what'd you think?" she expected him to not like her idea; he never did.
"How did you come up with such a good idea??" he asked, surprised "but do you think they will really listen to us? I mean, we are barely young adults!"
"Oh, they will. I know. I'll tell you how later." she looked outside, noticed that it was dark, and said to her brother, " it's now or never. Wadda ya say?"
"Fine. Let's go say goodbye to our mom and dad, then we can say we want to go out and play; they always say yes at least these days; then we can go." He said, making it up as he went.
"Good idea! Let's go!"
Randa walked up to the den, followed on her heels by her brother.
They walked in quietly, to see their mom in their father's arm, crying. The crying never seemed to stop.
"Mom, dad? Can we go out and play by the watering hole by the jungle." Halazua asked, nuzzling his mom as he spoke.
"Sure, sweetie. Just be back before dark." Kiara said, nuzzling Halazua and Randa at the same time.
"Thanks mom, dad." Randa said. She nuzzled her dad, as did Halazua.
"Bye, mom.Bye, dad." Randa and Halazua said in unison. "I love you!"
"Ya, bye we love you too." Kovu said, nuzzling his mate. "Now run along, and have some fun." He smiled half-heartedly, and went back to consoling his mate.
Halazua and Randa ran down Pride Rock together, the ran off to the jungle, a determined look on thier face.