I would like to give a shout out to my sister, for helping me come to a conclusion on a title to this, thank you Ash.
Now, this contains different stories, featuring Lion King Characters, in their solo stories. The length of each story will vary. Most of the stories will feature mature themes, some of these themes may not be of your liking. I am looking forward to any thoughts, any reader has on these stories. Please, do tell me what you think.
Pride Lands: The Untold Tales.
Book One: Vitani.
Chapter One.
In the Pride Lands, there are many untold stories, and I am here to tell you them. This first story is about Vitani. A lioness who was born in The Pride Lands, but grew up in the OutLands.
Years have passed after Kiara and Kovu reunited the Pride, and Vitani attempted to adjust to the new life she was living. But she couldn't truly accept it. She felt it was too good for her. Not that she was a lioness with a big ego, but she felt that she didn't deserve it. She left the Pride Lands, and wondered through the Lands of Africa. Trying to find her self.
Vitani naturally got thicker, she gained more muscle mass, just a bit though, and she managed to keep her long length though. She also kept her tomboyish attitude as well, mostly having it hard for her to keep any friends. Being a rogue most of your life, can cetainly make you act differently about life.
Vitani was walking through a grass field, sighing softly, unsure of what to do today. She needed to travel some more, but was starting to get bored of doing so, for a few years. The older lioness slumped to the ground, sighing deeply. Vitani rested her head on the dirt ground, and inhaled. A small cloud of dust came up. Some of the dirt traveled up her nostrils, causing Vitani to sneeze.
She got up, and looked around. The sun was beginning to set, and Vitani began to think about her deceased mother.
"She rarely talked to me..." Vitani began to think.
"And when she did...It was to do her own bidding. Hell. She treated Nuka better, then she did me."
Vitani looked up to the beautiful sky. The sun light splashing purple and pink, even blue, across the sky. "I've helped her with what ever she asked of me. I asked for nothing in return. Hell, I wasn't expecting anything in return. But was it so hard to show you cared for me, as much as you cared for Kovu?...No, I guess not. You used all of us..For your own personal revenge." Vitani thought more, to her self.
She raised her paw, and had her claws unseathe themselves. They clicked as she moved them back and forth. "Nala was more of a mother to me, than you ever were."
Vitani growled and slammed her paw down on the ground, baring her teeth. A small trickle of blood, slid down the left side of her maw. She realized she bit her tongue. Vitani let the blood settle there for a few seconds. She then licked it away.
She could feel a very small puddle of blood form inside her maw, she ran her tongue over it, tasting it. Savoring it. Then swallowed. Vitani bit a lot harder down on her tongue, then she realized. She honestly didn't mind.
She stretched lazily, and began to continue her, perhaps, pointless trek. Vitani was never taught The Circle of Life, and she didn't really have a belief. She took care of her self, and was smart, because the feud between Zira and Simba's Pride was utterly pointless. Kiara finally made her and the others realize that.
Vitani was deep in thought, until she heard someone calling for help. Vitani's furry ears twitched, and she looked around. Curious as to who was shouting for, said help.
Vitani turned to her right, and saw splashes in a well sized lake. It must have been deep, because a lioness was in there. Trying to stay above water. The lioness must of made the wrong assumption of how deep the water was. Vitan's natural instinct to help the lioness came, and she ran to the edge of the lake.
With no hesitation, she jumped in the water. Vitani came up, to the surface soon after, and gasped. The water was freezing! It seriously made it harder to swim, the cold water not doing any good to her old joints. Vitani began to swim toward the lioness. Her muscles burning, because any activity being done in water, was always harder then doing it, outside of water.
Vitani pushed on, and did her best to grab the adolsecent lioness by the scruff of the neck. But the lioness wouldn't stop moving. This irritated Vitani.
"Hold still. Please!" Vitani said harshly. The lioness did as was told, and slowly began to sink, but Vitani grabbed the scruff of the other lioness's neck, and with all the strength she could muster, swam back to shore. She crawled upn the shore, and soon as she did, she let go of the lioness. She panted, trying to catch her breath, her old muscles ached, but she knew deep down it was worth it. Or, at least Vitani wouldn't admit to it, until later on.
Vitani got a better glimpe at the lioness, and her eyes looked upon the figure in wondrous awe. She personally thought that this lioness was beautiful. Just as beautiful as Nala. The perfect shape of those curves, her teal eyes twinkled, from the few shining stars. And the moon cast light upon the beads of water on the lioness's fur, almost making it as if she was the night sky.
Vitani tilted her head, she never observed a lioness in this way before. It confused her, and she shook her head, snapping out of the trance.
"Are you alright?" Vitani asked.
The lioness coughed, and finally was able to speak.
"I'll be fine...Thank you."
Vitani scoffed and got up.
"Next time don't be so clumsy, because next time I won't be there to save your sorry hide." Vitani said, and turned around to leave. Trying to mask something, even she couldn't figure out yet.
The lioness looked down, feeling like a total idiot, and sighed. Her eyes glistened with tears. She felt very small indeed, for the first time in her life. Vitani then stopped in her tracks, looking back, seeing the hurt in her eyes. This made Vitani regret the things she said.
"Hey..." Vitani began, unsure on how to begin this apology.
The lioness sniffed and looked to Vitani.
"I..." Vitani continued. Walking to the lioness.
"I didn't mean to sound so harsh...It...You didn't deserve that." Vitani said, softly, looking away, unable to look the other lioness in the eye.
"I forgive you. My name is Kula, by the way." Said the lioness.
Vitani nods, to the introduction. Kula was a younger lioness, entering her first year being an adult, at least. Vitani kneaded the ground lightly, unsure of what to say next. Vitani was grateful that Kula soon fell asleep, resting after what she just went through. Vitani was tired from saving Kula, and lowered her head, slowly closing her eyes, emitting a yawn, before falling asleep.