Chapter 2

Chapter 2 ready! I worked hard on this! Enjoy!

3 years later. Home. I had lived with Epesi and Zuri all that time. And left Mohatu behind. I still hated myself for doing that. I rolled over on my side. I wanted to see him again. After all, well, I loved him. I cleared him from my mind though. A faint light filtered in from the tiny grass den Mayzie and I were dozing in. We were almost ready to find our own homes, but Zuri worried about us, so we stayed longer than most cubs do. Suddenly, the light was blocked from the den. It was Epesi. "Zuri and I are going hunting. Stay in here until we return." He leaned down and licked my nose.

"Bye dad! Hurry home!" I called after him as he left the den. I crawled up to the entrance and peered out. They were off in the distance now. "Mayzie!" I chirped. She jumped up and I burst out laughing. "They're gone," I said. She nodded, and we both trotted out of the den.

"I did a good job fake sleeping right?" she giggled. I stretched and nodded.

"It was very convincing. How can you do that? I would have started laughing!" She shrugged.

"I don't know. It doesn't really make me laugh." I shook my head and examined the area. We lived on the edge of the savannah, next to a sparse bout of trees. Zuri wanted us to hide there if something bad ever happened. I padded down to the small creek that ran by our den. The water wasn't exactly tasty, but it quenched my thirst. I wiped off my jaw and leaped up on top of the thin, flat rocks outside the den. I figured I could sun there for a bit. The sun beat down on me, and I became very drowsy. Mayzie leaped up beside me. We both yawned and dozed off.

The next time I woke up, it was early afternoon. I sniffed the air, but scented no food. That was the least of my worries though. I sat up and nudged Mayzie with my nose. She yawned and looked up. "What is it? I was having a good dream!" she growled. I ignored her though.

"Mom and dad aren't back yet. They never come home this late." Mayzie sat up and lifted up her ears.

"That is weird… Let's give them a few more minutes, then we should go look." I sighed and dropped off the rock.

"No Mayzie, let's go now." She groaned and hauled herself off the rock.

"Fine. Let's go." I quickly found their scents, and we set off. We traveled through dense grasses, and open plains. Then we popped up in a place that pulled at my heart. We eventually found ourselves at the banks of the Great River. The Great River led to the orphanage, and to Mohatu. Mayzie helped me along though. Finally, the scent became fresher and stronger. We raced through the grass and popped out in a clearing. Then we saw it. I screamed, and Mayzie threw up.

The clearing was spattered with blood, and in the middle was a heap of spotted fur. Zuri. We raced over to her. I poked her with my forepaw, but she just rolled over. Her eyes were glassed over and dull. I felt myself tearing up. Mayzie was already wailing. I scented the air. Hyena's had been here. I saw a trail of blood leading away through the grass. It was definitely Epesi. Then I heard a cackle. Three hyenas' came out of the grasses. I didn't even give them time to speak. I roared and threw myself at them. I heard Mayzie shrieking as well. I ripped and tore at any flesh I grabbed. The hyenas' were growing weak. But I was weaker, and I began to feel dizzy. I was thrown by a hyena, and then passed out. Not before another lion showed up though. A lion… A white lion…..

Suspense! Hope you guys liked it and I am starting Ch.3. Everything except the hyena's and my character's belong to the Lion King. That includes Mohatu, The Pridelands, and Priderock. Later!