Nala was out of breath. She looked around at where she was realizing she was at the watering hole. She bent over and lapped up the water. She drank too quickly however causing her to cough.
Nala stared at her reflection in water trying to see any trace of him. She could not, try as she might Nala only saw the traits of her mother and not a bit Scar in her.
At first Nala wanted to believe that Scar had told a bold faced lie but she knew he no real reason to. She wondered why her mother her mother never told her. She like all the other cubs avoided Scar when she was young. Back then Simba was the only cub who would approach him. It's not that they didn't like Scar he just seemed… dangerous somehow.
Now that Nala thought back Scar would often shoot her mother smiles that she would return. Because of this Nala would try to smile at Scar as well, but then her mother would drag her off whenever she did.
Nala tried desperately to remember any time that Scar showed her affection. Anytime he gave a hint that he was her father. Then she remembered. After Simba and Mufasa died in that stampede Scar had comforted her and told her Simba would always be with her. He also said that the conversation would be their little secret. That was problem to prevent her mother from finding out.
With that a sudden wave of anger fell over her. Way had her mother not wanted her to know who her father was. Scar could have been there for all the times that she was sad or upset. Scar could have been there to help her when, when he died.
Before Nala focus more on that thought she saw lioness running towards her in the waters reflection.
"Nala!"
"What is it Kula?"
"It's Zira, her cub is coming."
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Nala waited outside of Pride Rock with the other lionesses. Sarabi eventually came out.
"It's a boy. He is a little small though, so Rafiki is still looking at him."
Nala noticed all of the lionesses turning. She looked over to see Scar walking towards Pride Rock.
"Don't you all have hunting to do." The lionesses went off one by one clearly upset.
Nala decided to stay back and follow Scar.
She walked in the cave creeping behind the king.
She saw Zira with her new cub in her arms with Rafiki looking at him.
Scar walked over to Zira and starred at her cub. His eyes moved from the cub to Zira.
"This is it." Scar said dryly. "I'm very disappointed in you Zira, if this is the best cub you can produce."
"Scar I know he is a bit small but…" Zira tried to blurt out.
"Rafiki will he make it?" Scar questioned.
"Dar is a chance he will not I'ma frade, but it could go either way."
With that Scar walked out of the cave calmly.
Nala was disgusted at the way her new father had acted towards his new son, her new brother. She ran over to Zira to comfort her. Nala looked down at her new brother. He had brown hair and light tan fur but Nala suspected that he would eventually darken to resemble his father.
"Zira, I'm So sorr…" Nala tried to say.
"JUST GO!" Zira roared tears running down her face, staining her fur.
Nala ran out of cave. She began running across the savanna with a new plan in mind. Nala was going to find her father and give him a piece of her mind.
She wandered aimlessly until she heard a sound coming from a cave entrance. The cave was the entrance to Nandembo Caverns so there was an echoing amplifying the noise. Nala walked in to investigate the noise. She was shock at what she saw. Scar was laying the ground near the cave entrance crying.
Nala decided to approach him.
"Scar." No response.
"Scar." Again nothing.
"FATHER!"
Scar looked over to see his daughter staring at him.
"Oh, Nala I was just… just…" His sobbing resumed but this time he pulled Nala close to him.
"I can't do this again Nala. I just can't. I can't lose another son!"
"Father what are you?" Nala's eyes widened in realization.
"You mean... Mheetu was your cub too." Scar's sobbing somewhat subsided.
"Of course you think after being with me your mother could settle for anything less." He said with a soft chuckle.
"Father that was then, this is now. You can't push your new cub away just because of…"
"It's more than that." Scar interrupted.
"I was there. I was there when your brother died." Scar thought back to the last moments he spent with his son…
The second chapter is finally here. And yes this is now officially a full fledged story. The time Nala mentions when Scar comforts her after Simba's death is a reference to Silverbellsb's story Comfort from way back in 2010. A big thank you to all who reviewed and favorited the first chapter. Warning: next chapter will be a tear jerker.
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