Way to make me feel much older than I actually am, guys.

Yes, The Lion Guard had taken an interest in my stories of the past after I had revealed the fire to them and had insisted I tell them more...kids. Whether it's me talking about my life on my world or talking about my previous time on this one, The Guard had taken satisfaction at the stories I had told them but today, the Guard is worried about other things. No, it's not the endangerment of the pridelands that Janja's clan is providing at the border with the outlands due to a mistake I made, but because Fuli has spent a lot of time alone.

But right now, I was being taught about being a king by Simba with Kiara.

''When you are the king and queen of pride rock, you have absolute power over everyone, but what's important is you don't abuse and misuse the power.'' Simba explained, ''Scar made that mistake and it through the circle of life off balance and ruined the pridelands as a result. As king, you must understand the balance of circle of life, respect all creatures and make sure all arguments among the pridelanders are settled peacefully.''

''Understood.'' I said, but Simba continued...not that, I minded.

''My father told me that a king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun and in two months, my time as king will fall and the two of you will rise.'' Simba continued, ''And then after you step down, the eldest child will step up and rule in your place and so on.''

''But eventually, Kion will become king?'' Kiara asked and Simba nodded, causing me to raise an eyebrow.

''But where do I come in when it comes to Kion leading the pridelands?'' I asked and Simba chuckled.

''You two could give him advice. Rafiki, Nala, my mother and I will not be here forever, so it's up to you two to show him the way.'' Simba replied, causing me to chuckle until I noticed Fuli running from the guard.

''...I'm sorry to leave this so early, Simba, but I have something to attend to.'' I told him before running after Fuli.

''Fuli, wait up!'' I called to the cheetah, who stopped at flat ridge rock, a rock that sat just above the outlands, ''Is something wrong?''

''OF COURSE SOMETHING IS WRONG?'' Fuli bellowed at me, ''THE GUARD KEEPS TRYING TO DICTATE HOW I RUN MY LIFE!''

''Well, what exactly are they doing it for?'' I asked, causing Fuli to sigh.

''They're saying I need to spend more time with them rather than being alone because they're concerned that something is wrong with me.'' Fuli replied, ''Truth is, there's a reason why i'm always alone and it's not purely down to the way cheetah's are.''

''And that is…?'' I wondered, causing Fuli to look at me with a saddened face.

''I was born in the outlands to cheetahs named Bebo and Kesho...let's just say it wasn't the best marriage.'' Fuli started, ''My dad abused both of us, especially since he wanted a male to make it easier to come and retake the pridelands after he was king of it for a very brief period of time. But when I was six months old, my dad did something that I could never forgive him for.''

''What did he do?'' I asked and Fuli started crying.

''He killed her...he killed my mom...out of fear, I ran away and came to the pridelands, where I met Kion, Bunga, Beshte and Ono, but I still can't get the image out of my head...my mom just lying before me, not moving or breathing...it's so terrible that I wanna puke just thinking about it.'' Fuli continued before she couldn't say anymore, causing me to look down in sympathy. She lost her entire family and now stands here, a loner because of her past. It's like me prior to coming to this world…

''Fuli…'' I started, ''None of this is your fault...sometimes, the past cannot be changed...but what we can change is our future. While your mother being killed by your own father is a horrendous act of murder that would most likely result in harsh punishments, her last remaining legacy is through you.''

I put a finger on her chest before continuing

''And whether she expected this to happen, i'm sure she would be proud of the cheetah you have become and as of now, the closest thing you have to family are me and the guard, so it's up to you to decide what to do. Help your friends and accept them as a family or be forever alone...it's your choice, Fuli.'' I said before walking off, but being stopped.

''Shujaa, wait…'' Fuli begged before smiling, ''Thank you…''

''It's what I do.'' I said, ''I help the pridelands whenever I want to with whoever needs that help.''

''Such is the way of royalty.'' Fuli said before bowing, causing me to have a lump in my throat at the addression as 'royalty'. Regardless, I walked off as Fuli sped away.

I sat on top of a hill overlooking The Lion Guard having a group hug with Fuli as Kiara sat next to me.

''So, this is what you decided to do? Stalk the guard?'' Kiara asked and I chuckled.

''Not so much stalking rather than looking out for them.'' I replied, causing Kiara to smile.

''I'm glad that you're trying your best to be good helper...I have full confidence you will make a fine ruler when we take the throne.'' Kiara told me, causing me to scoff.

''Please, I am a doubtful ruler at best.'' I said, causing Kiara to giggle.

''Aw, don't be like that, Connor!'' Kiara said, ''I guess we'll see how you do when we do ascend, huh?''

''Yeah…'' I replied, then looked at her, ''Ya know, have I ever told you how majestic you look with that necklace on?''

''Oh stop, you're embarrassing me.'' Kiara blushed, but smirked, ''How about the fact you're handsome with that smug face?''

''Hey now, don't be bringing faces into this, Kiara.'' I said, ''But seriously, you look fine in that...did you ever take it off?''

''After you left last time...no.'' Kiara admitted, having a sad face while looking at The Lion Guard, ''After you left, I felt a piece of my heart being torn out by your absence. True, I had Kion, Mom, Dad and Grandma, but I...didn't know what to do without you...and now that you're back, I feel that piece coming back onto that very same heart.''

Hearing that made my eyes widen...she basically went into a depression after I left.

''For eleven months, I tried everything I could to make myself happier, but nothing else worked…'' Kiara continued before looking back at me, tears now in her eyes, ''You have no idea how happy I feel that you've returned...my prince….coming back to be with his other family….I missed having you around so much, I distanced myself from everyone else simply because you were the lion that kept us together through everything.''

When she said that, she full on burst into tears and hugged me.

''You have no idea what this means to me…'' Kiara whispered.

''I assure you, Kiara...I won't leave you again...even if I wanted to.'' I said before hugging her back.

I helped five people within the same day and learned the truth from the one I love...while not all moments are special, this might as well be.

NEXT: Shujaa joins the pridelanders in The Kupatana Celebration, but things go awry as a Jackal pack arrives from the outlands, using manipulation to get on the pridelanders' good side.