The Lion King: A Father's Retribution
Chapter 2
Unaware of the situation back at Pride Rock, Vitani was slowly making her way towards the location of Rafiki's tree. These past six months have been hard on everyone but things are finally starting to move towards normality. However, after the pride discovered Vitani had killed her own mother they all seemed to worry about her state of mind. They thought it was strange that she didn't show much grief or guilt over the event. Vitani had insisted she was fine countless times but it didn't stop the concerned looks. There was a reason behind her cool exterior but she knew none of them would fully understand.
After being trapped by her mother and her ideals for so long, being free of that felt great to her. She had taken a few days to grieve over what she'd done but in truth she was too relieved in the end. So much so, she didn't feel like she had anything to grieve over anymore. She was finally able to be with Kopa and that meant more to her. She still doesn't regret her decision and she never will. Her mother needed to die otherwise she never would've stopped trying to hurt Simba. Her mother's death was inevitable and it had freed a lot of lions from her wrath.
Once she'd arrived at Rafiki's tree, she walked right up to the trunk and called out to him.
"Rafiki, are you there?" she called, but there was no answer.
"Strange." she said, walking around to the other side. "Rafiki, it's Vitani." she called out again, but still no answer.
All of a sudden she heard movement. It wasn't long before she found herself face to face with a younger looking mandrill who wasn't Rafiki. The mandrill hung upside down with his arms folded.
"Rafiki's busy." he said and Vitani blinked.
"Excuse me, who are you?" she asked, frowning.
"I'm Nefu and I'm a relative of Rafiki's." he explained and Vitani was surprised. Rafiki had never mentioned any of his relatives before.
"Well you don't look like you're related." Vitani said, noticing his darker fur colour.
Nefu looked insulted. He was just about to say something when Rafiki finally showed up. He climbed down the tree and gave Nefu a disapproving look. It's only been one day and Nefu is already testing his limits.
"Nefu behave and get back inside the tree." Rafiki ordered. Nefu said nothing and did as his uncle asked. He kept his eyes on Vitani until he disappeared back into the tree. "You'll have to excuse Rafiki's nephew. He doesn't trust lions at all." Rafiki apologized, turning towards a stunned Vitani. "So, how are you?"
"I'm fine, but are you sure about my condition?" she asked, keeping her voice low. She didn't want to risk Rafiki's nephew overhearing this.
"Rafiki is never wrong when it comes to that sort of thing." Rafiki chuckled. "You don't have long now, they'll be here soon." he said.
"I know." Vitani said. "Wait a minute, did you say they?" she questioned, wondering if she'd heard him correctly.
Rafiki nodded and said "Yes, did Rafiki forget to mention that to you?" he wondered.
"You might have, yes." Vitani said, starting to panic.
"Oh well, it must've slipped Rafiki's mind." he chuckled. Vitani blinked. How could something like that have slipped his mind?
"Slipped your mind?" Vitani questioned, utterly speechless. "I haven't told Kopa any of this you know, he has no idea." she revealed, trying to explain the seriousness of her situation. "How am I supposed to break this to him now?" she wondered, pacing back and forth.
It's no secret to her that Kopa's been having trouble adjusting to his new life. She could see the pressure he was under and thats why, when she found out, she chose not tell him as to not add to his growing stress.
"Rafiki, how am I supposed to tell him something like this?" she asked, showing her more vulnerable side. She didn't do that very often. Vitani had always been a strong and skilled lioness, confident in who she was. But she had never been able to prepare herself for something like this.
"Well Rafiki would suggest telling him before they arrive." he said and Vitani just stared at him. Rafiki didn't seem to be taking this seriously at all, but what did she expect? This was Rafiki after all.
"I've been trying to tell him for the past month." she said, trying to keep her voice calm. "But I'm not sure he could handle something like this, not after everything he's been through." she said. "I'll try, but maybe it's best he doesn't know for now." she concluded.
Rafiki was about to protest but he could see Vitani had made up her mind.
"I should head back." she said, thanking Rafiki before turning and heading back towards Pride Rock.
Rafiki sighed as he watched her leave. He headed back into his tree, but not before he spotted the same dark figure from before. He climbed onto a tall branch overlooking the grassland. After studying the figure for a few seconds, he managed to conclude that the figure belonged to a lioness, however he didn't recognise her and retreated back into his tree.
The following morning, Kopa woke up to the bright light of the sun, the light that signified a new day. He'd stayed out all night because in his state he couldn't return home. He was too angry and he knew if he returned it'd just make things worse. He'd needed the time to himself anyway. He stood up and eventually decided to back. He was going to have to face his family sooner or later. He began to walk back, regretting everything he'd said to them. He knew he hadn't exactly handled the whole situation very well, but he couldn't help it. Everything just seems to be moving at a pace he's not quite ready for.
He just wants them to understand that he's not cut out to be king. But then again, in order for them to understand that he'd need to tell them the reason why. He shook his head, unable to even consider it. He was too afraid of what they might think of him, especially his father. The only one who could possibly understand was Mheetu because he was there that day. The two of them had tried to put it behind them and move on, but while Mheetu seemed to forget Kopa could not.
He sighed and continued walking. All of a sudden he heard voices, voices that weren't that far away. Following the rising sound he soon came across a dark furred lioness and she was with a lion, most likely a rogue. From what Kopa could gather he seemed to be harassing her.
"Come on princess I won't bite." the lion said, getting too close for comfort.
"Get away from me, I'm not interested and I'm not a princess." said the lioness trying to shake him off.
Kopa hid in the grass as he watched the scene before him. He stared at the lioness and for some reason she looked kind of familiar, like he'd seen her before.
"Please, how can you not be interested in this?" the lion wondered, stepping in front of the lioness and blocking her path. She frowned but it didn't look like the lion was going to leave her alone any time soon.
"Hey!" Kopa said, stepping out from behind the grass. Both the lion and lioness looked towards him, stunned. "Leave her alone." he said, placing himself in front of the lioness. He wasn't going to stand by and let this lion harass her like that.
"Oh yeah and who's going to make me?" the lion said in an arrogant tone. Suddenly, the lioness stepped in front of Kopa wearing a large frown.
"I appreciate the help but I can handle myself." she said with confidence. Kopa just ignored her.
"Do you know where you are?" Kopa questioned the lion.
"Nowhere important." the lion scoffed.
"Wrong answer. You're in the Pride Lands and unfortunately for you I just happen to be its prince." Kopa revealed, shocking the lioness beside him.
"Prince?" she whispered, slightly confused.
"I suggest you stop harassing her and get out of my sight before I make you." Kopa growled.
The lion, obviously not up to the challenge, gave up and left. He didn't come here looking for a fight, especially one with a prince. Kopa knew this and as the lion walked off he smiled with glee. He turned back to the lioness and asked if she was ok.
"I'm fine. Thanks I guess." she said, carefully studying him. "Are you really the prince of the pride lands?" she asked, not at all convinced.
"Yep, In the flesh." Kopa grinned and the lioness was shocked.
"I'm sorry, but you can't be." she said, shaking her head. "If you're the prince that would mean you're Simba's son and Simba's son died a long time ago." she said, completely sure of that fact.
Kopa looked at the lioness confused. How did she know all that?
"What's your name?" Kopa asked.
"I'm Timira." she said and the name didn't ring any bells. He didn't recognise her either, but something about her did seem familiar. "I lived in the Pride Lands with my family when I was young. When my father decided it was time to move on we left." she revealed. "It was shortly after Simba's son Kopa passed away."
Kopa couldn't take his eyes off of her. If she knew so much about him and his family they must've crossed paths when they were young, it was the only explanation. Only thing was, he couldn't remember anyone called Timira.
"Well I hate to break it to you but I am Kopa."
"That's impossible. He's dead." Timira said shaking her head.
"Yeah, about that, technically I never died. I was just lost." he explained. Timira couldn't quite believe what she was hearing. But the more her eyes studied him the more she came to believe he was telling the truth. His features were similar to Simba's but his mane was darker, more maroon in colour. What did it was his eyes, she remembered staring into those eyes many times when she was young.
"I don't believe it, Kopa?" she questioned, walking around him in a circle.
"Yeah that's me." he laughed nervously.
Timira stopped and suddenly a huge smile crossed her face. She let out a joyous laugh, jumping on top of him and knocking him to the ground. She buried her face in his mane and Kopa was utterly speechless. Awkward did not even begin to describe how he felt at that moment.
"I can't believe it's really you." she said. "We were children the last time I saw you." Kopa figured as much, however he still couldn't recall her. Most of his memories were still a little fuzzy.
"Oh really, we were?" he asked. She sensed the awkwardness in his tone and backed away, concerned. "What?" he said, noticing her expression.
"You don't remember me?" she said, disappointed.
"Uh no not really. I lost a lot of my memories when I fell into the Zuberi River. I've only just started to regain them." he explained. He could see the look of disappointment on Timira's face and struggled to find something to say.
"I see, well it's nice to know you're alive." she said with half a smile.
She turned to leave but feeling guilty, Kopa stopped her. He couldn't just let her leave after that revelation.
"Wait, you don't have to leave. Come back to Pride Rock with me." he proposed.
"No I couldn't possibly-"
"Please, you probably don't have a safe place to sleep. It would make me feel better knowing you were safe." he insisted.
"I don't want to be bother, besides how would Simba feel about it?" she wondered, walking closer towards him.
"I'm sure he won't mind." Kopa assured her, even though he wasn't completely sure how his father would feel.
"Well, if you insist. I can't exactly refuse and invitation from the prince." she giggled. She smiled as the two started to head towards Pride Rock, Kopa, keen to know what happened between them when they were young.
It was a glorious day at the River Pride, well, for Hodari at least. With Kucha and Sikio gone the pride now answered to him. He'd gotten exactly what he wanted. Now, all he needed to do was make sure Kucha didn't return. With Kucha out of the way the pride would be his for the taking. All he needed was for something to make that happen.
"Look at this land." he said to himself. He sat below the centre tree, lounging on the slanted rock that Kucha usually slept on. "It's nourished from the river and the life here is close to perfect. Kucha never really understood that. All this power and he refuses to use it." Hodari commented, staring out into the distance. Kucha never really appreciated his home. "Makini's death definately changed him. He hardly rules at all-"
"Uh Hodari?" asked his subordinate, Jicho. Hodari didn't like the interruption but all the same he allowed him to continue. "Forgive me for asking, but since Kucha's out of the way , shouldn't we start planning our next move?" the skinny lion wondered, not taking note of how loud his voice was.
"Keep your voice down Jicho!" whispered Hodari. "I don't need the entire pride learning of my plan." he growled.
"Sorry." Jicho whispered.
After checking that no one had heard them Hodari continued their conversation.
"In order to make sure Kucha doesn't return, I'll need to make a trip to the Pride Lands to keep an eye on his movements. You will come with me of course because let's face it, I can't do this alone." he said. He'd contemplated sending Jicho there alone but he wouldn't have been able to trust that he'd gotten the job done. "We will leave for the Pride Lands tomorrow morning. I'll make up an excuse to tell the pride. They'll be gullible enough to believe it." he whispered, looming over Jicho.
The lion nodded and Hodari grinned with pleasure. Soon the River Pride would be his and no one will be able to challenge him.
"Sire, I'm sure the prince will return soon." Zazu said. He watched as Simba paced back and forth atop the throne of Pride Rock. "There's no need to worry." Zazu tried to assure the king but considering the severity of the situation, it was going to take a lot to convince him.
"He's been gone all night Zazu. I just want to know that he's safe." Simba said. "Please, just find him." he ordered.
"Of course sire." Zazu said, unable to disobey him. Zazu turned around, ready to take flight, when all of a sudden, he noticed Kopa approaching and he wasn't alone. "Sire the prince has returned." he informed him.
Simba stopped his pacing and looked out onto the ground below. Relief swept over him when he saw Kopa approaching Pride Rock and he wasn't the only one. Vitani had come back from Rafiki's yesterday to find Kopa gone and his family on edge. They hadn't exactly given her the best explanation but she knew something had happened, she just hadn't expected him to stay out all night. Along with Simba and some others, she went down to meet him. The smile fell from her face the moment she saw Timira behind him.
"Hey, where have you been?" she asked, as Kopa and Timira made their way onto Pride Rock. "I didn't see you at all yesterday and then you stay out all night, why?" she asked, not giving Timira any attention. Kopa didn't answer as he was unsure of what to say to her. "Who is she and why have you brought her here?" Vitani asked, gesturing to Timira behind him.
"I'll explain everything in a minute Tani ok?" he said as they came to stand opposite a relieved Simba and Nala. Turning to his parents he introduced the lioness he'd brought with him. "Mother, father, this is Timira." he said and Timira stepped forward.
"We know." said Nala with a gentle smile. Kopa's eyes widened, as did Vitani's. He looked between Timira and his parents and something told him they'd met before. Timira was all too familiar with Simba and Nala, so she'd recognised them instantly. The only one who didn't know what was going on was Kopa.
"What are you talking about?" he wondered, hoping someone would give him an answer.
"It's been a long time Timira. How are you?" Simba asked, softly.
"I'm fine-"
"Hold on a minute." Kopa said, cutting over Timira. "Could someone explain this to me?" he asked, glancing at all three of them, waiting for one of them to respond.
Simba and Nala looked at each other, wondering if they should reveal this. Nala nodded and Simba spoke.
"Originally, when you were young, we'd intended for you and Timira to be betrothed." Simba revealed.
Kopa stood there utterly speechless, wondering if he'd heard them correctly. He looked at Timira who seemed to be avoiding his gaze. If that's true he can understand why she seemed so disappointed when he told her of his inability to remember her. Vitani on the other hand was trying to hide her displeasure, but to no avail. This is just what she needs right now, but she knew she had nothing to worry about, at least not at the moment.
"You were both young at the time but it seemed fitting considering how well things had worked out between me and your mother." Simba explained, glancing at Nala with a loving smile.
"I don't believe it." Kopa said, unable to say another word.
"You don't believe it." Vitani muttered, raising her eyebrows. She looked away and desperately tried not to feel irritated.
"I've only just returned to the Pride Lands." Timira said, breaking the awkward silence. "My parents passed away some months ago, so I came back here. The Pride Lands always felt like home to me." she explained.
"We're sorry to hear about your parents." Nala said. "They were good friends."
"Thank you." she nodded politely. "Kopa assured me you'd be ok with letting me stay for a while." she said, smiling over at him.
"Of course, please stay as long as you like." Simba said, noticing his sons silence.
Timira thanked him once again and the pride dispersed. Vitani walked off, hoping to calm herself down. While Timira went off with Nala to catch up, Simba and Kopa were left alone. Kopa hadn't moved since Simba had revealed his past history with Timira, a history he didn't remember.
"Kopa, can we talk?" Simba asked, looking hopeful.
"Not right now." Kopa said, bringing himself out of his daze.
"Please, it won't take long." Simba persisted, but Kopa backed off.
"Maybe later, I just need to be alone at the moment." Kopa said, walking away. After that shocking revelation about Timira, he really needed to find some peace and quiet.
"I see." Simba said, disappointed. He watched Kopa disappear from view and sighed. Kopa wasn't letting him in and he didn't know why. Mheetu, who'd seen how troubled Simba had been over the past few days, figured he needed someone to talk to. He was probably the best lion for the job anyway, considering the one responsible for his troubles was Kopa.
"Why won't he talk to me?" Simba asked himself as Mheetu came up and sat beside him. "I'm his father, I should know him better than anyone and yet he refuses to talk to me." he sighed.
"You shouldn't be so hard on yourself Simba." Mheetu said. "Kopa just doesn't know how to approach you yet, but I can assure you he will in time." Mheetu explained. He could see how much this was affecting Simba, mainly because he himself was closer to Kopa than the king was. Simba's tried not to let it bother him but lately it's begun to show.
"You know you sound exactly like your sister." Simba commented. "She keeps telling me to give him time but the more time I give him the more I feel like I'm losing him and I can't lose him, not again." Simba admitted, bowing his head. "He's pushing me away and I can't do anything about it."
"Simba you are his father, I could never replace the bond you and Kopa share." Mheetu told him. He could see how much this was hurting him and if Kopa couldn't see it he needed to look harder.
"But you're the one who raised him Mheetu not me, not Nala. We missed out on the most important part of his life. You know him better than anyone, better than me. You're the only one he'll listen to, the only one he'll talk to."
"Maybe, but Simba you really will lose him if you don't at least try and talk to him." Mheetu warned.
Leaving Simba with something to think about, Mheetu went to find Kopa. If he couldn't see how much he was hurting his father than he'd have to make him see. Simba was right though, at the moment he's the only one Kopa's going to listen to. Hopefully.
Luckily, Tojo's pride did not share the same tense atmosphere. Their jungle paradise was indeed, paradise. Once a safe haven, these lands have now become a home to many. Those that lived here were the happiest they'd ever been, including the pride's leader Tojo, Simba's childhood friend. He was resting under a tree that morning, listening to the peaceful sound of silence around him. However that silence wasn't going to last long. Eventually Tojo was disturbed by two female cubs, his daughters Tamu and Khali.
"I got you dad!" Tamu giggled, pouncing onto his back.
"Come on daddy you promised you'd play with us today." Khali moaned tugging on the tip of his tail.
"Really? Did I?" Tojo said, acting like he didn't remember.
"Yes you did." Tamu said, biting his ear.
"I'm not sure-"
"Girls!" all of a sudden Tama appeared and Tojo was relieved. "Girls stop tormenting your father. That's my job." she laughed. Tamu and Khali stopped as soon as their mother appeared.
"But he did promise." Tamu said, Khali nodding in agreement.
"I know but there's something I need to discuss with your father at the moment. Don't worry I'll make sure he plays with you later." she said, nuzzling both her daughters before they eventually ran off to play somewhere else.
"Why is it that both our daughters inherited my looks but your personality?" Tojo wondered, getting to his feet.
Tama laughed and said "I don't know but I for one like it. They keep you busy all day which is more than I ever could." she reminded him.
Six months ago Tojo slept practically all day while Tama kept an eye on their growing pride. Now, they've received three new additions, their own daughters and Sukari, Chumvi and Kula's young son. The sound of children's laughter filled their pride and Tama and Tojo couldn't be more happy. Suddenly Tama turned to a more serious note.
"Koko was out all night again." she revealed. "I saw him come back this morning just before I went on my hunt. I asked him what he was doing but as usual he said nothing." she explained. Tojo sighed and rolled his eyes. Koko has been a part of their pride for six months now and he's only shown the slightest interest in redeeming himself.
"I don't know what more I can do for that kid. I've tried to help him but he never seems interested. The only thing I've managed to get him to do is protect the land from invading rogues. He hunts on occasion but it's only ever for himself and when I try to teach him the ways of a pride he's completely disinterested." Tojo said, exasperated.
When he told Simba he'd take the troubled kid into his pride he never thought it would be this hard. He wasn't allowed back into the Pride Lands unless he himself saw a true change in him. But he can't begin to make a change unless he lets someone in.
"He spends all night away from the pride because he doesn't feel like he has the right to be close to us after what he did. He doesn't want to hurt us and I can understand that, but not letting anyone help him won't do himself any good."
"Maybe we should try harder. I know for one Boga isn't giving up on him." Tama said with a small smile. "She has a soft spot for him, I can tell. But like you said he refuses her help and pushes her away."
"I've noticed and I can tell Mega isn't too happy about it, Babu too. But Boga has a mind of her own, she doesn't care what they think." he chuckled. "Anyway we head out for the Pride Lands later today, maybe some alone time will do him good."
"I hope so." Tamu sighed and the pair followed after their young cubs.
Their conversation had been overheard by Koko who was hiding behind some trees. He wasn't surprised that Tojo seemed to be giving up on him. He thought it would be a lot easier if he just kept to himself. That way he doesn't have to hurt anybody again. He turned around, intending to leave but instead he found his face inches away from Boga's. She stood right behind him like she'd been waiting for him to turn around.
"Seriously why are you following me around?" he asked since this wasn't the first time.
"I'm worried about you. I haven't seen you a lot lately." she said, backing off. She could see how uncomfortable he was with their closeness.
"Well don't worry, I'm fine." he said sternly.
"You don't look fine." she replied with a frown.
"Why are you trying to help me?" he wondered. A part from Tojo and occasionally Tama, she was the only other one that seemed interested in trying to help him out.
"Simple," she said. "I know you have good in you, you just haven't been given the chance to show it yet."
She left and Koko walked off in the opposite direction, not sure what to make of her. Still, there was a part of him that welcomed her concern, but he didn't intend to show it any time soon.
At Pride Rock later that afternoon, Mheetu had endeavoured to talk to Kopa about the way he's been acting. He found him talking with Timira, asking about when they were young. She was laughing and Kopa looked a little embarrassed.
"Kopa?" Mheetu said, interrupting them. "Can I talk to you for a second?"
"I'll leave you to it." Timira said, leaving the two lions alone. Kopa walked over to Mheetu wondering what this was about.
"What's going on Mheetu?" he asked.
"Kopa, has something been bothering you lately?" Mheetu begun, wanting to ease his way into this conversation. He didn't want to agitate Kopa too early.
"Why would you ask that?" Kopa wondered, confused.
"I've noticed the disturbances in your sleep this past week." Mheetu replied and Kopa rolled his eyes.
"Mheetu, honestly I'm fine. Nothing's wrong." Kopa said, desperately trying to reassure the older lion. Mheetu stared at him with a frown. He knew Kopa well enough to tell when he was lying and he was surprised Kopa himself had forgotten about this.
"Don't lie to me Kopa I raised you, I think I know when you're lying." Mheetu shot back, forcing Kopa to look at him now.
"Nothing is bothering me Mheetu. Have you considered that I might just be fed up of having everyone constantly on my back?" he asked. "No one seems to get it do they, even you?"
"We just want to help you Kopa but we can't do that when you keep pushing us away. Hiding from those who care about you won't make things easier. In the end you're just going to end up hurting them." Mheetu said, sternly. He could see from the look on Kopa's face that that had managed to resonate with him.
"That's not my intention." he muttered.
"Then talk to them Kopa, otherwise pretty soon you'll lose your family all over again." Kopa said nothing and quietly walked off. Mheetu watched him leave and hoped that for his own sake Kopa had listened to what he'd said, really listened. He passed Vitani as he walked away, giving her a concerned look as he left.
She'd overheard the conversation and had realised just how much Kopa wasn't telling her. She's worried about his state of mind, she has been for a while now. Seeing him like that only proved to her that she was right in keeping her secret from him. However, she vowed to keep an eye on him, hoping that he wouldn't become too distant in the process.
Kopa was in a dream. He knew he was dreaming because the atmosphere around him was too peaceful. He was walking through a field of lush grassland on a bright, calm day. He noticed the silence and even though he liked it, he had to wonder why it was so quiet outside. As he continued to walk he saw someone up ahead. He went to investigate, until he eventually caught up to who it was. Once he'd caught up to the figure, he realised it was a lion. The lion had stopped the moment he arrived. When he turned around Kopa's heart sank. The lion standing before him was the one he'd killed. He didn't look any different. He looked exactly how he'd looked the day Kopa had killed him, like he was frozen in time.
"No, no you're dead." Kopa said, backing off. However, the lion appeared behind him and Kopa jumped back, afraid.
"You can't escape me and you can't escape what you did to me." whispered the lion.
"Please, just leave me alone." Kopa begged, backing up more. The lion slowly moved towards him and the atmosphere around the two turned dark.
"I will never leave you alone. You think you can hide what you did from your family?" the lion wondered walking around Kopa in a circle.
"It's the only way to protect them." Kopa explained, carefully watching the lions movement.
"You mean it's the only way to protect yourself?" the lion corrected. "You chose to hide what you did because you are ashamed and afraid, afraid of what your family might think of you." the lion said. He soon began to laugh just as dark clouds encroached the sky and rain began to pour.
"I'm not-"
"Oh but you are. You're especially afraid of what your father might think, you don't want to disappoint him do you?" wondered the lion, tilting his head to the left. Kopa said nothing and just stared at the lion in silence. "That's why you refuse to become his heir. You don't feel like you deserve the right to rule after you robbed mine from me." the lion growled, turning aggressive.
"I had to, you begged me to." Kopa defended.
"I had no other choice after what had happened to me. But you're right, you don't deserve to be a king. You might look strong on the outside, but on the inside you are weak and fragile. You will disappoint you father regardless of whether you tell him or not."
"No." Kopa said as thunder shock the ground and rain raged down on him.
"Yes you're just one big disappointment!" the lion roared, pouncing on top of Kopa. The moment they collided everything went black...
Kopa woke up screaming. The moment he remembered where he was he realised he'd woken up most of the pride around him. That dream had been the worst yet. Tones of eyes were on him, all looking extremely concerned. Kopa tried to calm his breathing but the dream was still fresh in his mind.
"Kopa it's ok." Vitani said beside him. She'd heard everything. "You were just dreaming." she said.
"No it's not ok." Kopa said, getting to his feet.
"Son, please tell me what's wrong." Simba begged, coming forward.
"No, no." he said, shaking his head. "I'm sorry I woke you all up. I'll sleep outside tonight." he said, shocking the entire pride.
Kopa looked at his father before leaving the den. Simba could see his son was in pain, something was bothering him. But as usual he can't do anything to save him from that pain and that hurts him. He'd never expected to hear such cries from his son and that's what had shocked everyone that most, including himself.
Outside, Kopa settled down and he made sure he was a good distance from the den. If he has another dream like that, he doesn't want to wake everyone up again.
"This is for the best." he told himself. "It's the only way I can protect them." he said. But the voice of the lion still echoed in his head. You're only doing this to protect yourself, not them. Forcing the voice away Kopa eventually settled back down to sleep.
Chapter 2 is up and I think it's the longest I've ever done!
This is has probably taken me an entire week to do, mainly because uni assignments had to come first. Anyway hope you like it!
Dreaming 18 :)