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NALA'S POV

Simba looked thrilled. His handsome face lit up with a broad smile. "I'm so happy you said that," he purred, walking over to me and licking my ear. I smiled back, "Me too." We just sat there, my head under his and my paw over his, occasionally licking each other until a voice ran out clearly in the dusk.

"Are you guys going to stay like that all night or are you going to spread the news?!" it was clearly Timon.

Simba looked outraged and embarrassed. "You guys promised not to peek or eavesdrop!"

Pumbaa and Zazu appeared out of nowhere. "We just came by to check where you were. Simba, your mother's getting worried." Zazu smirked, "I didn't tell her what you were doing though." Simba left my side but kept his tail on my shoulders, as if to protect me from Zazu.

He glared at them. "Why are you invading our personal and private time?"

As they snickered, he looked like he was ready to pounce on them so I soothed, "It's okay, Simba. They were going to know anyways." I walked to his side and licked his face while I winked at Zazu. He nodded thanks for saving his life.

There was a lengthy awkward silence while Simba was tensed up and angry and with Timon, Pumbaa and Zazu looking meek and sheepish.

"Well! Let's get going...shall we?" I laughed nervously. "Yes, let's." Simba agreed, finally relaxing. I looked back and saw Timon and Pumbaa looking so forlorn and left out that I stopped walking. Simba stopped, concerned. "What's wrong?"

"Why don't Timon and Pumbaa come with us? They should be there to celebrate," I reasoned. Simba looked back, let out a long breath and sighed, "All right. Come on, guys." They immediately obeyed and practically all of their body parts perked up: ears, tail, snout, eyes, mouth, etc., not to mention lit up. Simba rolled his eyes as I chuckled and we trotted back to Pride Rock together, like a family.

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SIMBA'S POV

I was still angry at them. I mean, they broke a promise. I thought about this on the way home, then realized that I broke plenty of promises when I was a cub. Going to the elephant graveyard was one. Another was promising not to tell anybody about the elephant graveyard, and plenty more. I decided to forgive them with a long sigh. I looked at Nala, the love of my life. How did I get so lucky? I have a loving family, a loving to-be-Queen, and… I looked at Timon, Pumbaa and Zazu…the best friends I could ever have. As we approached Pride Rock, shapes came barreling toward us. My mother, Sarafina, Zuzu, and…Timon's mother and Uncle Max?

Zazu gasped, embarrassed. "Mom! What are you doing here?"

Zuzu freaked. "ZAZU! Where were you?!" She flew over and started dusting off his beak with her wing. "I was so worried! Sarabi told me you were guarding the entrance to the cave and then I went to see you and…and…" she started sobbing, "You weren't there!" Zazu rolled his eyes and hugged her.

"It's alright, Mom, I'm here! For goodness' sake, I'm not a chick anymore! Way beyond that! Why, I have children already!" Zazu sighed as three small shapes flitted over, yelling "DADDY DADDY DADDY!"

I gasped. "Zazu, you never told me you had children!" He blushed.

"From now on, you tell me everything that goes on in your life!" I scolded him.

"Yes, Sire!" he exclaimed while battling the tiny wings piercing his eyes. Suddenly the chicks burst into laughter.

"You call him Sire?!" they guffawed. "That's so stupid!" Zazu covered his beak with his hands, obviously stunned at their behavior.

"That 'Sire' is the king of Pride Rock! Be aware of who you are talking to!" he scolded, and they were shocked into silence. They glanced up at me, and suddenly started crying. I realized it was my fault they were crying.

"Uh…no-no-no-no-no-no-no! It's okay! It's okay! Shhh….Shh…it's fine. It was just an accident!" I exclaimed, but every time I tried to lean down, they would cower away since I was so big. I shot a glance at Zazu.

"Right! Uh, children, come on now, come with Daddy! Time to go back to the nest!" Zazu rounded them up as he mouthed "sorry". I nodded my head and smiled with understanding. Nothing could ruin my day…or night, rather. Nala had agreed to be my queen!

Oh, no. I saw Sarabi now, running toward me. "Simba! Where were you?!" she exclaimed, looking up at me, furious. I struggled to hide a smirk. I'm taller than you! Na-na-na-na-na-na! "…We were so worried! We didn't know what happened to you! What were you thinking?"

I just laughed. "Mom, I have to tell you something."

She tensed. "What is it?" Sarafina, Timon's mother and Uncle Max all turned their attention toward me.

"Mom…I've asked Nala to be my queen," I told her, unable to keep the goofy grin from splitting my face.

She stood stock-still for a moment as Nala came over to my side and sat down so that we looked fused together. "You guys are such a great couple! Oh, Simba honey, I'm so proud of you! I'm so happy for both of you!"

Sarafina walked over and also had a broad smile on her face. "I knew it! You guys were inseparable from the start! Oh, how cute!"

Timon's mother and Uncle Max came over, "Simba…you really deserve it! Nala…you're perfect for him! You can keep him in control!"

"Er…yeah!" Nala faked a laugh. "Like I'll ever need to; he's the king," she muttered under her breath.

"Well! It's been a tiring day; let's go to bed now, shall we?" my mom interrupted the awkward silence of smiles.

"Yes, let's," Timon and Pumbaa agreed. But then my mom hadn't noticed they were there and they exchanged pleasantries for a while. I tried to refrain from rolling my eyes but…by the time they finished, it was dawn.

"Oh my!" Sarafina exclaimed. "Look at the sky! It's time to go!" However as we were just settling down to sleep, Zazu came flying in.

"Good morning, Sire!" I groaned.

"Good morning, Zazu," I mumbled from under my paw.

"Whatever's the matter?" Zazu asked, concerned. I made an effort to stand up and stretch.

"Er…nothing. Come on, let's get the morning rounds done."

"Wait! You forgot the-"

"I know. The morning report. Get on with it, Zazu," I sighed.

"Well then!" he replied, looking hurt.

"Sorry, I didn't mean that. I'm just-" I yawned, "-tired." Zazu looked concerned.

"We can skip today if you'd like, Sire," he offered. "I've never seen you like this before!" I laughed loudly, causing the pride to wake up.

"Sorry!" I exclaimed, embarrassed. Nala woke up from my side. "Don't go," she mumbled, pulling me down.

"Nala!" I hissed. "I gotta go do the morning stuff!" She grunted in complaint and promptly fell back asleep. Zazu watched us, amused.

"Come on, Zazu. Let's go."

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ZIRA'S POV (I know, ooooh, sorry it's so short though)

"That damn Simba! He's such a fucked-up bitch! Son of a bitch! HA-HA-HA!" I cackled to myself. "Mufasa's a bitch and so is Simba! AH-AHA-HA-HA-HA!" Suddenly Shawni came in, my closest…ally, not friend, but ally. Zira doesn't do friends. Zira does allies.

"Zira!" she hollered, dragging me back to the present. I nudged Kovu closer to me so he could nurse.

"What?" I snapped.

"Well we have come up with a plan. My sources in the Pride Lands tell me that Simba has asked Nala to be his queen," Shawni reported.

"Ahhh…" I mused. "Of course. What's the plan?"

"Well…" Shawni explained the plan to me.

I threw back my head and laughed, causing Nuka and Vitani to wake up. "HAHAHAHAHAAH-BWAHAHAHAHAHAH-MUA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA -HA-HA!"

Shawni looked concerned. "Um…are you okay?"

"Bah! I'm more than okay! I can sense the victory! I can taste it! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!"

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ZAZU'S POV

It was finally the day for Simba and Nala's marriage. I felt a strange sense of pride blossoming in my chest. I dunno why. It was like…I watched these cubs grow up, I mean, and now they were getting married. It was kinda cute. Rafiki came bounding along the rock and I watched Simba hug him the way Mufasa had. It was a strange feeling. I felt like crying.

"Zazu!" Simba hollered, and it snapped me back to the present.

"Yes, Sire!" I hollered back, bowing before him.

He met my gaze and smiled. I smiled back. "Big day for you, isn't it, Simba?" I asked.

"Yeah. Hey, could you get Nala and tell her we're ready?"

"Of course, Sire!" I flew off. Nala was in the main cave, with Sarafina grooming her. Sarafina rubbed Nala down with some mint leaves for a sweet smell and smashed some berries to put on her cheeks.

"It brings out your eyes," Sarafina was saying.

"Nala, Sarafina!" I yelled. They both looked around them, perplexed, until they spotted me on the floor.

"His Highness is ready! Rafiki is here! Please proceed to the Rock!" I announced. Nala gulped and Sarafina gave her a reassuring smile.

"Come, Nala!" I said and Nala smiled.

"Remember the day of the elephant graveyard and you said that? I'm glad I'm not in trouble this time," she laughed. I could understand why Simba loved her. She was funny and her laugh was a beautiful sound. Not to mention as she grew up she grew more beautiful each day. This day especially, Simba would probably fall for her again. She followed me to Simba.

"You look beautiful," he murmured, his eyes darkening and traveling across her body. I shuddered and stepped away. Talk about seductive.

"Look who's talking!" she replied, giving him a small lick. I smiled and watched as Rafiki held his stick between the young couple and broke that red fruit. I still don't know the significance of that. He smeared some paste on both the couple's foreheads and noses. They stepped forward and touched foreheads and noses in perfect synchronization.

Gee, is this rehearsed? I thought. Rafiki then brought out a crown of finely weaved flowers, grass and…fur from every animal in the Pride Lands. Euck! He placed it on Nala's head as Simba stepped forward to lick her snout. A hair from Simba's mane fell and Rafiki picked it up and placed it on the center of Nala's head. This is so complicated. Stepping back so that they could roar together, making it officially known that Nala was queen of Pride Rock, I took my place in the ceremony. I flew in front of Nala and Simba and bowed.

"My queen," I declared.

"My queen," the pride echoed.

"My queen," the Pride Lands replied.

SIMBA'S POV

"My queen," I smiled at Nala's stunning face. "You're mine now, Nala," I told her, licking her face. The ceremony was over and we were left alone in a secluded cave. She smiled.

"I'm yours, Simba," she snickered and snuggled closer to me. "I'm your queen. You're my king."

"Without a doubt and forevermore," I replied as we fell asleep.