I was sleeping pleasantly until a loud noise woke me up. It was my new baby cub, Mheetu. It had been a year after Mufasa's death and Scar was the King. I couldn't let Scar find out I had given birth to a cub that was not his. The rule was if any male cub was found, it would be killed by the hyenas. Also, what if it wasn't his? Same reason. Sarabi had found a secret hideout for me and Mheetu, only me, her and Nala knew.

"Why, Good morning, Mheetu." I smiled, giving him a lick. Sarabi walked in with Nala - who carried a piece of meat.

"Hey, mom. Me and Queen Sarabi brought this for you." she placed a zebra leg down in front of me. I was so hungry, I couldn't help but grab it and tear it up. The two gazed at me, surprisingly.

"You alright, Sarafina?" asked Sarabi, a worried look on her face. I felt humiliated.

"Yes, sorry. I just haven't eaten in days.." I moaned. "And, how is it for you two in the Pride Lands."

"Oh, it just gets worse, Sara. We can only eat once a day, yet Scar and the hyenas can at at anytime!" Sarabi groaned.

Nala moved forward and tapped Mheetu. "Are you awake?" she asked. The cub turned around to meet her eyes. She sighed in relief.

"I wish I could stay with you, mom."

"Me too. But we can't have too many lionesses gone. He'll begin to get suspicious." I rolled my eyes, not at Nala, but at the thought of Scar. "Sarabi will take care of you."

Sarabi sat next to me. "Mheetu just gets bigger everyday." she stated, smiling at the cub. I was glad to have a friend like her. She was my best friend. We've been together even through tough times, yet she still stuck by me. Nala nodded sadly.

"I miss Simba," she pressed her head against my paw. "I really miss him, mom. Why'd the hyenas have to kill him?"

Sarabi looked at me with concern then looked down to Nala. "I miss him too, Nala and Mufasa, I miss him so much." she said.

"I miss him, too Nala. He was a good cub." I looked at Sarabi and she began crying.

"Why them? Of all the people... why them?"

Nala cried too. "But we shouldn't cry, this is the birth of my new brother and he shouldn't be brought to a world with tears." she stated. My daughter was right. If we were going to raise Mheetu, this needed to stop.

So, this is chapter 1. It's the birth of Mheetu and I assumed he was born during Scar's reign. I'm not positive, though there is some fan art with him playing with Simba, Nala, Tama, Tojo, Chumvi and Kula. I'm not sure, but even if he wasn't born during Scar's reign, I still made him because this is my version. Please review! If there's anything you want to add - maybe change - please mention in the comments.

This will be a short story. But anyways, I'm kind of proud :) Thank you snowflakexx