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Awoooooooooooooooo! Hey Hey Hey! The Lone Wolf is back on the hunt dear readers! Just read a really emotional LadyNala story update, had me crying it was that good! Also just read IanTheShafs latest update, also incredibly good! One brought me to tears the other brought me a grin of pure cuteness! Highly recommended BOTH OF THEM! Ahem…. Moving swiftly on I loved the point of wolf remark by LadyNala haha aye the wolf within reveals all ;) well with no more ado. The moon is full the air is icy, the wolf smells blood and the hunt is on! Enjoy dear readers and REVIIEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!

Cupid's Mistake

Chapter 2: Echo's of Another's Pain

Nala's POW

I awoke from my nightmares and entered the world were my nightmares became reality. Another day to endure, another day of torment. What got me up on a morning I don't know I suppose sheer will power and the hope that maybe one day I would find someone to be my friend. I even tried once to make friends with the other animals but they just ran away. I was so desperately lonely, my sides ached with loneliness everyday and I prayed with all my might that maybe someone would pity me. But no they all joined the crowd of those that took pleasure in my pain.

I pressed down on the ground elevating myself to my normal unimpressive height and padded gently over to the mouth of the den. Maybe if I could get to the air before anyone else I could dry my eyes and nobody need know I still cried myself to sleep. The air was warm but refreshing; a gust of gentle wind swept the sleep from my body allowing my eyes to adjust to the sudden surge of light. There on the tip of pride rock sat a familiar golden cub, he looked as though he had been there for quiet sometime. I crept up on him silently hoping to catch what he seemed to mumble to himself. I was really inexplicably interested in the young prince his opinion changed from day to day. I mean one day he was just a rival racing me and the others; well really he was racing the others I just joined in to feel like part of the crowd. But mainly I'd keep pace with him, he was faster though. Then on other days he would be really cruel towards me. His words hurt the most; they were cruel and often very insulting towards my looks. I didn't consider myself ugly until I met him. I was in earshot now and I lay in waiting for him to start mumbling again.

Before I heard anything he whipped around with a glint of mischief in his eyes. That should have alerted me, whenever he got that look in his eyes it usually meant he was pulling a prank on someone. He smiled at me. That was another thing I should have been wary of, he never smiled at me I mean ok he smirked but never smiled.

"Hey Nala come over here" he offered, I moved over to him slowly thinking I was dreaming. Surely he wasn't truly going to be nice to me?

"Stand here and mumble to the sky it'll make you popular! Then we can hang out!" he exclaimed excitedly. I wasn't stupid but I was still young and any logic sounded like good logic so I asked for the logic to be supplied.

"That doesn't sound right" I stated puzzled. Had he finally lost it?

"I did it how do you think I keep so popular?" he added cockily raising his eyebrow.

Being foolish and desperate I gave in grinning widely I leapt over to where he had stood.

"What do I say?" I asked stupidly

Simba's eyes glinted.

"Just tell all your secrets! I'll leave you alone so that I don't hear!" he told me kindly. I nodded and waited until he had left to start spilling my secrets. My fear of water, how I cried at night. Everything I didn't want anyone to hear. After several minutes I heard laughter from not far away. I perked up my ears and followed the sound of laughter. I found Simba had his back to me and was telling a crowd of cubs something they all found deeply amusing. It was then I heard what was so funny.

"She's scared out of her mind of water! She's still talking to herself about all her fears!" laughter erupted around him. My eyes stung as my heart beat faster.

"So far we have that she's scared of water, sleeping alone, storms and she still cries herself to sleep!" The laughter roared once again, finally when silence hit the air I let out a loud sob. Simba turned the laughter still etched on his face. Tears were falling thick, large and fast by now. He had truly gone to whole new lengths in tearing me up inside. I sniffed the pain evident on my face, the shine in Simba's face faded we locked eyes his filled with mischief but somehow I could sense the shame in them. The pain was building further to unbearable new heights. The one time I trust him and he completely humiliates me. The other cubs began to circle around me cutting off my escape. They chanted insults and teased me for my secrets. My ears dropped to my head as I sniffed and cried hard the sobs shaking my body violently. I wished I would just die then and there.

After several minutes of chanting Simba leapt in front of me facing the crow, the chanting stopped. He looked at the group and they left chatting and laughing. He turned to face me; I squinted at him too surprised to cry any more.

"Are you ok?" he asked softly. I shook my head trying to look angry but only managed a watery glare. He didn't move.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean for it to go this far" he told me, his eyes were no longer glinting. He was being sincere. I cried some more, after a while I felt his paw rest on my back gently in a reassuring gesture.

"I promise I will look after you ok?" he told me kindly. I nodded I would hold him to it. When I finally got a grip of myself we both walked towards the watering hole for some water.

Simba's POW

After I had finished telling everyone what I had heard from round the corner they seemed to laugh harder. I noticed one or two sending evil smirks over my shoulder. I turned to see Nala, she was crying as I had never seen her cry before. Fast large tears fell from her eyes. Her eyes that had lost the shine of happiness, had I done that?

I had to do something, this was horrible.

We locked eyes for a moment her eyes shone like sapphires, they were really beautiful, and I mocked her. Humiliated her I felt awful.

Once the group were bullying her again I knew what to do. I would change.

I leapt into the circle shielding her from the abuse and silencing the crowd, I glared at them in a silent order to leave. They got the message and left me and Nala alone.

I turned to her and promised her from the core of my being to look after her.

From that day everything was turned upside down.

Sorry for the brief description from Simba's POV but im falling asleep! REVIEW please! Yeah Simba's growing a heart huh? Hope you liked it and LadyNala I will give you a POW Point of wolf later on! Well it's getting late and its time for me to get drunk! The Wolf has hunted the blood is on the ground. Another hunt another kill! It's time the night ended! And so dear readers I leave you with this chapter to satisfy your hunger until next time… night dear readers review and let me know hooooooooooooooooooow you found it. This is The Lone Wolf signing off! Awooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!