That night, Sid nudged Diego with his shoulder

"What was that for?""No reason. I was just wondering when your going to make your move on Kiara."

"Sorry. I don't date lions. Besides… she's taken.""Alls fair in love and war my friend… Kovu sure is a lucky guy. You don't find a girl like that everyday. Heck, I wish I were a lion!"

"Well I'm certainly not a lion so stop bugging me.""Your close enough!" Sid argued "Just trim those teeth of yours and you'd fit right in!""Nice try Sid" Manny said "You and I both know your wasting your breath"

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Kiara had trouble sleeping. She looked at Kovu who was fast asleep. How could anybody sleep on this freezing cold weather? She got up and started to wander when someone called her name. She thought it was Kovu at first, but when she turned around, it was only Diego.

"Can't sleep?" He asked

"How do you possibly sleep on snow? Way too cold for me"

He chuckled and glanced at Kovu "I see he fell asleep easily. He must be warm with all that fur around his neck"

"It's called a mane"

"Oh. Why don't you have one?"

She giggled "Only male lions have manes. I guess you could call it an attractive feature… Did you attract your mate with your teeth?"

"No, we all have teeth like this and… no, I don't have a mate"

"That's a shame. You must be lonely""Manny and Sid are the only companions I need"She looked into his eyes and could easily tell he was lying. "You say that but you don't mean it. Everyone deserves love" She winked at him and began to walk away.

"Where are you going?" he called

"Talking a walk" she simply answered

Diego ran in front of her, blocking her path "Your boyfriend over there isn't going to be so trilled when he finds out you were wandering off all alone."

"Okay then. You come with me."

"Uh… Well… Okay" He said, trying to hide a smile

As they walked deeper into the valley, Kiara face lit up. Everything was bran new to her and she simply loved it.

"I sure could just go for a juicy zebra right now" Kiara noted. Not a single zebra in sight. Diego raised a single brow "Zebra?"

"Um… another animal from where I come from. I bet you'd love them. The perfect meal for any animal with claws.""Sounds appetizing"

There was a long pause of silence until Diego spoke again "Your different, Kiara." He coughed "I mean that in a good way"

"Your different too." She grinned "In a good way. I guess you and I really do come from different worlds"

She looked up at the stars and smiled. Diego shyly sat down next to her.

"You have stars where you come from, don't you?" He asked

"Luckily, yes… My father says all the great kings of the past are up there… including my grandfather" "Kings?"

She nodded "Yes. Back home, Kovu and I are king and queen of the pride lands.""Really? That's… impressive" She chucked "Not really. Unfortunately, if your born royalty you have no choice."

"Kiara?" Someone called. Kovu approached the stargazers and sat right next to her. "Am I… interrupting?"

"Actually, yes you are… your royal highness" Diego smirked

Kovu glared at the saber. How did he know he was king?

As the silent seconds pasted, Kiara felt more and more awkward between them. She faked a yawn "Well, I'm exhausted. Goodnight Diego" She slowly began to walk away, expecting Kovu to follow her. But Kovu thought otherwise.

He gave Diego a dirty look "Listen buddy. Stay away from Kiara, got it?" Kovu snapped"Jealous much?""I am not jealous. Your just a bad influence on her" "She can do what she wants. And so can I. You can't control me… buddy"

Kovu opened his mouth to roar but Kiara cut him off "Kovu! Come on!"

The angry lion glared at Diego one more time and stormed off, catching up with his mate. Right away, Kiara could tell something was bothering him.

"Kovu?" She softly asked "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine" he paused "I just don't like seeing you spending so much time with that… saber"

"No need to be jealous. Diego and I are just friends"

He huffed "I am not jealous. Why does everyone keep saying that?" And with that last remark, he laid down on the snow, placing his head on his paws.

Kiara sighed and laid down next to him. "I'm sorry, Kovu… I know you hate it here"

He looked up at her, his green eyes sparkling "It could be worse. I could be stuck here without you"

She smiled as she cuddled up next to him. He was so warm and in this temperature, she would take all the warmth she could get. Kovu blushed as Kiara continually nuzzled up against his mane. As much as he hated to admit it, Kovu was defiantly jealous… and this could be a problem.