With the sun starting to make its way to where it sets Simba gathered the entire Pride to tell them of the accounts that had happened.
"Yesterday the hyena and vulture Outlanders executed a daring plan that involved the kidnapping and maiming of my daughter and princess Kiara," stated Simba.
The Pridelanders gasped and murmured amongst themselves.
"They had also maimed Kovu and Fuli, a member of the Lion Guard," he added.
Once again they were surprised that they would do these acts.
"Fret not however they are all safe and are expected to make a speedy recovery despite the severity of the looks of the injuries," he continued.
Some of the Pridelanders breathed a sigh of relief knowing that their future Queen and King were safe.
"I believe I interpret the will of the Pridelands and of its inhabitants when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again," Simba stated.
"Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our fellow Pridelanders, our territory and our interests are in grave danger," he continued.
"With confidence in our Lionesses and the Lion Guard - with the unbounding determination of everyone here - we will gain the inevitable triumph every single time," stated Simba.
"They have been given an ultimatum," he added. "If they make a single move against us or the Circle of Life they will not be a problem any more."
"So I ask this of you my fellow Pridelanders, not as King but as a father and a friend, keep daughter and son as well as Fuli in your minds and hope for their fast recovery," he said.
"As for the Upendi Day celebrations, me and the rest of everyone at Pride Rock have decided that they will go on five nights from now so we, and all of the Pridelands, can get reacquainted after the events that has happened," stated Simba.
Cheers broke out from the crowd as they would be able to celebrate the day of love after all.
When the cheering died down Simba started, "That is all I have for now," he stated. "I will keep everyone updated on their conditions. For now you can all return to what you have planned for the day."
As he walked down from the top of Pride Rock, Kion approached.
"Nice speech," he complimented.
"Yeah well it is not that easy to come up with a speech when you had as much time as I did," Simba replied.
"It still was a good speech," Kion stated. "Even with the short time you had to come up with it."
"Thanks Kion. I appreciate that," his father replied.
Kion made his way back into his area of the den of Pride Rock where Fuli was laying down.
"Do you like it here in the den?" he asked Fuli.
"Not that much," she replied. "It is really cold in here and I necessarily don't like being around all of these others in here as well."
"Well once after you heal completely we could go out into the Pridelands and try to find a den for ourselves if you would like that," Kion told her.
"Really? You would do that for me? Move out of Pride Rock and away from your family?" Fuli asked with a surprised tone.
"Fuli I would do anything for you and your happiness," he replied. "Even if it does mean moving away from my family. Besides they would understand why I would move out."
"Aww. Thank you Kion. I love you," she cooed.
"No problem my love," he replied. "Anything for you."
"Are you hungry at all?" Kion asked. "I know you haven't eaten for a while."
"Now that you mention it I am starving," replied Fuli. "Why? Are you going out to hunt?"
"Yes I am. I figured that I would hunt for you as well since you are injured." Kion replied. "Any preferences? Antelope? Zebra?"
"Thank you Kion and I think that I would like some zebra if you don't mind," she requested.
"Not a problem at all," he dismissed. "I am going to be taking care of you for a few weeks anyways."
As Kion departed the den Fuli could not help but think back on recent events.
"Who would've thought that I would be beaten up and with the one I love in just two days," she seighed.
"Yeah love can work in mysterious ways," Kiara said startling her.
"Gah! How can you sneak up on me like that?" Fuli asked.
"Probably because every time I do you are focused on something else," she replied.
"Yeah. Back to what you said about love works in mysterious ways. That can never be more true," Fuli replied.
"It is. Just when you think something will never happen it does," Kiara said.
"So true. I am glad that our relationship went farther than just friends," she said.
"Yeah I am too," Kiara replied. "My brother deserves to have love in his life."
"And I am glad that he chose to love me despite all of the others to choose from," Fuli stated.
"Heh you know he had a crush on you since you were young," she said chuckling.
"Wait what?" she asked confused. "He said that he only started to have feelings for me a few months before the journey."
"Really? Well he did have feelings for you before that then. I got him to confess it when I caught him giving you a loving glance," she told Fuli a bit surprised.
"Why would he want to hide his affections for so long?" Fuli asked.
"Maybe because you are the first female he ever liked and he never had any experience with relationships," Kiara replied. "He would probably feel embarrassed if he told you that he loved you for that long and didn't speak up."
"I guess so. Either way it does not matter now since we are together," she said. "If he wishes to tell me he will. I won't force him to admit it."
"That's good of you," Kiara said. "I know that I didn't force Kovu to tell me about his time with his mother when I knew it would make him uncomfortable. I let him tell me when he wanted to."
A few minutes later Kion came in with the zebra he promised Fuli that he would get.
"Wow that was fast! You must have ran fast to get him." Fuli said surprised.
"Not really. I got lucky the herd was near the beginning of the plains so it didn't take long at all," Kion replied.
"You went hunting for her brother?" Kiara asked.
"Yeah I did," he replied. "I figured that since she was injured that I would take care of her and hunt for her as well."
"Thats nice of you," she said.
"Maybe I can get Kovu to do the same for me," she said with a mischievous grin.
"You probably could since he would do anything for you in the first place," Kion said.
The three shared a laugh together knowing that it was true.
"Well I guess I will leave you two so you can eat in peace," Kiara said. "Get well soon Fuli!"
"Thanks Kiara," Fuli replied as Kiara was leaving.
"Well this zebra won't eat itself. Let's dig in!" Kion said as he began to eat.
Fuli could only shake her head at his silliness as she herself began to eat.
When they were finished Kion disposed of the zebra and went back to lay with Fuli.
"Thanks Kion for offering to help. I probably won't be able to do many of the things I am used to doing," she told Kion.
"It really means alot to me," Fuli said laying her head in his mane.
"That is what I am here for," he replied. "What kind of lover would I be if I didn't help you in a time of need?"
"You are right," said Fuli.
As the night descended upon Pride Rock the two lovers once again fell asleep in each others paws to sleep the night away together.
Well then this chapter is a bit early isn't it? That shouldn't be a problem should it? I am amazed at the amount of people that had read the first chapter alone in the sequel 150 people! I am thankful for all that chose to continue on from my previous story to this one. In this chapter I decided to use an idea that yingyangmaster did in his KionxFuli story and that is the speech that Simba gave the Pridelanders, a President of the United States gave that speech I just changed a few words to make it fit in the story. Can you figure out which one, when and what for? As always I would appreciate it if you would tell me how the story is going so far! I would love to hear your opinions and suggestions on what I have done or could improve on! Until the next chapter!
