By the time they got to Pride Rock the rain had stopped and the cub in Mufasa's mouth had fallen asleep. Rafiki entered the lion's den before the king and shook Zira awake.
"Leave me be, Rafiki! ''The pregnant lioness growled, turning on her other side.
"Mufasa found a cub, Zira. We need you to feed her."
''Why not Sarabi? "she asked, and Rafiki rolled his eyes.
"You know the Queer can't nurse a cub that's not hers.'' he stated blandly. Zira sighed and rolled onto her side. Mufasa entered, Ashanti starting to wake up in his Mouth. The King put her near Zira and she latched on immediately. The dark Lion looked at the little cub that as how her charge, and suddenly felt ok with taking care of her. "Her Name is Ashanti," said Rafiki, "and she is now yours."
"She will be safe." Zira promised as Ashanti stopped eating. The dark golden cub looked up at her new mother and shivered. "Why was she out in the rain?" Zira said, licking the mud off the cub.
"Her father was killed, as was her pride, I suspect." Said Mufasa, walking pass the soon-to-be mother. Ashanti whimpered and moved close to the lapping female.
"What's with all the racket?" asked a slightly grumpy voice to the left.
"Scar, wake up," Zira nudged him with a paw as Mufasa walked away.
"What?'' he growled.
"Mufasa gave us a cub." Scar shot up and looked at the cub between his mate's paws. Ashanti lifted her head and sniffed at scar. "Her name's Ashanti," Scar gave the golden cub a close look over, before snatching the cub by the scruff of her neck, and placing her between his own paws. Ashanti looked up at Scar, then snuggled into his mane.
"Scar?" Zira said, cocking he head to the side. at her mates odd behavior.
''This is one of Chanuan's cubs, is it not?'' Scar asked Rafiki.
"Yes, she is, ''Rafiki said, "But how did you Know?" Scar moved Ashanti away from his Mane, despite her news of disapproval licked her fur. Ashanti opened her eyes and mewed again.
"Her eyes." Scar said simply. Rafiki and Zira moved closer to Ashanti, who shied away from their gazes. Her eyes weren't golden or blue or even green, but they were silver, a sparking silver. "When I was little, I had wondered to close to the Pride Land boundaries." Scar said, letting Ashanti hide in his mane. ''I was cornered by a rhino, I was sure it was going to kill me.'' Ashanti was pressed against Scats chest listening to this new male father. "I heard a roar from behind the rocks, It was Chanuan, though much younger. He was bigger than Mufasa is now and the rhino was terrified of him.
This cub has the same coloring as Chanuan, and the rest of the lions on his grasslands, but only he had these silver eyes. She is his, and now she is ours." Never before had Rafiki heard Scar speak so well of someone. Giving the Cub to him and Zira was the best thing that he could do for her.
"Rafiki!!" he baboon turned his head from Ashanti and her new parents, to a pregnant lioness in the corner, who was about to give birth. With one last look at the trio, Rafiki decided that Ashanti was as good for the hardened lions as they were for her, and set to work helping bring in another member to the pride.
AN: is there anything I could add to this chapter?
