Chapter 2
Simba followed his mother out of the den. Today was the day he was going to meet Nala. Sarabi led her son to the waterhole. There was another lioness waiting there for them. Hiding behind her was another cub about Simba's age.
"Good morning, Sarabi," the lioness said.
"Good morning, Sarafina," Sarabi said, "You remember Simba, don't you?"
"Yes, I do," Sarafina said, "And how is the young prince doing this morning?"
"Fine, thank you," Simba said. He then noticed the other cub hiding behind her mother.
"Why don't you come out and say hello, Nala?" Sarafina said to her daughter.
Nala hesitated at first, but then she slowly walked out from behind her mother and towards Simba.
"Hi Nala," Simba said gleefully.
Nala didn't say anything. She just burst into tears and ran off.
"Nala, wait!" Sarafina said.
"Was it something I said?" Simba asked in confusion.
"It's not your fault, Simba," Sarafina said, "She's just terribly shy."
"Simba," Sarabi said, "Why don't you go talk to her? She could use some comfort."
"Okay, Mom," Simba said before running after Nala.
A few minutes later, Simba found Nala by a tree. She was crying her eyes out.
"Are you okay?" Simba asked, "What's wrong?"
"You wouldn't understand," Nala said, not looking at him.
"What are you talking about?" Simba asked.
"I'm the youngest of all the cubs," Nala said, "Since everyone's older than me, nobody wants to be my friend."
"Actually, I kinda do understand," Simba said.
Nala looked at Simba. "What do you mean?" she asked.
"I'm the crown prince," Simba explained, "Everyone else is jealous of me, so they ignore me."
"I'm sorry," Nala said.
"It's okay," Simba said, "You need a hug?"
"Sure," Nala said before snuggling up to Simba.
Nala began to stop crying and after about a minute, she broke away from Simba.
"Feel better?" Simba asked.
"Yeah," Nala said, "Thanks."
"If you want," Simba said, "I'll be your friend."
"Okay," Nala said with a smile.
Then a thought hit Simba. He completely forgot about their mothers.
"I think we should head back to the waterhole before our moms get worried," Simba said.
"Yeah," Nala said, "You're probably right. Do you remember the way back?"
"No," Simba said, "Do you?"
"No," Nala said.
"Uh oh," Simba said with worry.
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