Another few months later Kopa has grown to where he can, walk, talk, see, and already grown a part of his mane already on the top of his head with the color of brown his facial features, half of his personality and fur color of goldish yellow from his father and eye color, other half of his personality, and positive attitude from his mother. The morning sun has risen and for once Simba has been beaten up as young Kopa comes running out of the cave and up pride rock seeing the still dark land as the sun just now peeks out of the horizon. When he turned around to go see if his fathers up he runs into the leg of his father, Kopa looks up Kopa:" oh morning father!" he said cheerfully Simba:" morning Kopa" he said smiling and nuzzling his son. Kopa:" what are you gonna do today?" Simba walks up pride rock with his son next to him Simba:" well I'm gonna show you the kingdom" Kopa:" cool!" he says cheerfully excited as they sit at the edge of pride rock as the sun rises more into the sky lighting up the land. Simba:" Everything the light touches is our kingdom" Kopa:" really?" Simba:" yes, and soon will be yours to rule as king" Kopa:" King?" Simba:" yes, like my father once said the new king rises with the sun and soon the sun will set on my time and will rise with you as the new king" Kopa:" so tomorrow I'm king?" Simba laughed:" ha ha ha Kopa".

As they sit at the edge of pride rock with the sun higher in the sky lighting the whole land, Nala walks out of the cave stretching looking around to see her husband giving their son a look of the kingdom like what Mufasa shown Simba when he was young. Nala smiles proudly as Simba looks behind him to see her smiling then she started to walk down the rock like stairs heading towards the waterhole as Kopa sees her, Kopa:" morning mom" Nala stops and turns to look at him " morning son" she says then continuing the path that leads to the waterhole. Simba walked towards the stairs and started to walk down them as Kopa ran to catch up, they walked to the grass of the pride lands while Simba tells him about the land and the balances Simba:" Once you become king you'll have a important responsibility of keeping the balance of life and peace from the smallest ant to the leaping antelope" Kopa:" but don't we eat them, the antelope don't we eat them?" Simba:" yes, but let me tell ya, when we die our bodies become the grass and the antelope eats the grass making us all connected in the great circle of life" Zazu flies above and lands in front of Simba on a rock Zazu:" morning sire" Simba:" Zazu I haven't seen you in ages where have you been?" Zazu:" oh I left once Scar was reign I didn't see any point in staying knowing that I'll get eaten alive" Simba:" what made you return?" Zazu:" I heard word that there's a new king around so I was curious on seeing who it was then I recognized Nala at the waterhole said hi to her and told me you were out and around here" Kopa looks at the bird not recognizing him or knowing him.

Kopa:" dad, who's this?" Simba:" (looks at his son) Kopa this is Zazu our majordomo throughout the land also a good friend, (looks back at Zazu) Zazu this is my son Kopa" Zazu bows greeting him Zazu:" hello young prince Kopa" Kopa:" hi" Zazu:" welp I gotta fly" Simba:" where you going?" Zazu:" to do my job that's not done to give you the morning report later" he says flapping his wings to fly away. Kopa looks around then sees a area in the distance that looks dim with no grass just dry land with what seems like endless rows of bones of elephants and other animals. Kopa:" whoa" he says walking closer getting interested in the sight Simba notices what he sees as he runs getting in front of Kopa and stops him picking him up and carries him away Kopa:" dad I just wanted to see what's over there" Simba puts him down on a rock away from the area " that's beyond our borders which you should never go" Kopa:" but I thought you said everything the light touches is ours?" Simba:" yes, but there's a certain limit of our power that's given to us, and we need to respect it unless strong enough to take on what's thrown at you it's best to stay in the pridelands" Kopa:" what if I am strong enough" Simba chuckled a bit:" You'll understand someday at what I mean" Kopa:" but-" Simba nuzzles him.

Simba:" you'll learn" he says as the sun starts to show evening about to make the sky orange hint of coming night, as Kopa is left by himself but with supervision from Zazu who is on a tree branch keeping an eye on Kopa as he tries to find some sort of fun to do since he's the only cub in the pride while Kopa search for some form of entertainment a lioness in the tall grass distanced away from Kopa or sight from Zazu watching the little cub Lioness:" hmm wait for the right moment at the right time" she says very very quietly as she waited a little bit longer. While she waited another lioness comes walking by the lioness in the grass not seeing her as the lioness in the grass looks to see who it is it turns out to be Kopa's grandmother or Simba's mother Sarabi take a stroll through the pridelands before night fall.

Kopa looks and sees his grandmother Kopa:" hi grandma!" he says running catching up with her, Sarabi stops hearing the voice turning around to look at her grandson smiling Sarabi:" hello Kopa" she says as they continue to walk down the path once Kopa caught up, as they walk the lioness in the grass slams the dirt in frustration Lioness:" I should of had him" she growls as she turns around to head back to pride rock knowing the timing isn't correct. Kopa:" so what are you doing out here?" Sarabi:" oh just a nice stroll through the land before night, very peaceful and relaxing" she says as a cool soft gust of wind blows around making both of their furs dance around with the wind which makes her remind her of someone as her smile slowly fades looking up at the sky starting to show stars with them sitting in the dusty path with little grass as Kopa notices the emotion of his grandmothers face changed. Kopa:" Something wrong grandma?" She didn't answer the cub for a second then finally looks at him smiling Sarabi:" You didn't know him but if he was here he would be very proud of all of us" Kopa gotten confused Kopa:" who?" Sarabi:" your grandfather" she says trying not to get emotional Kopa:" oh, what happened to him?" Sarabi looks at him:" you'll be told about what happened to him when you get older to understand".

Kopa:" (sigh) no fair, how come everything has to wait when I'm older?" Sarabi chuckled at his pouting question " you sound just like your father when he was young" Kopa:" really?" Sarabi:" oh yes, he wanted to go somewhere and his father or your grandfather wouldn't let him" Kopa:" so let me guess he had to wait until he was older?" Sarabi:" that's what your grandfather said but that didn't stop your father and mother going there" Kopa:" wait mom went with him?" Sarabi nods almost giggling at the memories "yes, she went everywhere with him even if it meant they're gonna get in a lot of trouble, they were best friends since they met when they're the smallest cubs" Kopa thought about it for a second " do you think I'll meet anyone" Sarabi:" what do you mean?" Kopa:" I mean as in meet anyone that will be my best friend" Sarabi:" there will be someone, you just got to be patient" she says as young Kopa yawns.

Sarabi:" looks like it's your bedtime" Kopa yawned again Kopa:" no, I'm not tired, I... can stay... up" he says slowly drifting to sleep falling backwards, Sarabi smiles proudly almost giggling at her grandson as she pick him up and carries him back to pride rock. Sarabi holding sleeping Kopa by her mouth enters the cave as Simba and Nala meet them at the entrance, both smiled at the cute sleeping cub, Nala whispers:" someone stayed up too long" she smiles as she take Kopa from Sarabi and carries him past the just now laying down lionesses to where both her, him and Simba sleeps. Sarabi speaks quietly:" where you two heading off to?" she says smiling at her king but she will always speak to him as her son Simba:" oh just a little stroll around pride rock looking at the stars a little date I guess you can say" Nala walks up behind him Sarabi:" ok, while your gone I'll keep an eye on things" Simba:" what things do you think?" Sarabi:" in case Kopa wakes up or intruders or something in that atmosphere" Nala smiled at her mother in law:" thanks Sarabi" Sarabi:" no need to thank we're family, and that's what families do" she says as they walk by her Simba:" we'll be back" Sarabi:" ok have fun you two".

Once they left Sarabi went inside and lays down not next but near the sleeping cub as she closes her eyes and drifts to sleep. Simba and Nala walked and walked for a little bit until they reach a green grass with a slight hill laying down on their backs facing the stars, Nala:" very beautiful night" she says looking at the stars and the half full moon Simba:" yes indeed you are" he says purposely Nala smiles and nuzzles him. Nala:" even after months you still haven't lost your ability to make lioness's heart melt" she says looking at the stars then back at him with him smiling back Simba:" shall I tell you more like old times?" Nala rolled over onto him to look and listen to Simba, Nala:" please" she says laying her head on his upper torso looking at him, Simba smiles happy that Nala loves his loving comments about her and nuzzles her as he thinks of a good one Simba:" um" he says thinking "your heart is as loving as the end of Cupid's arrow, but the loving magic comes from your beautiful smile" Nala smiles ear to ear while hearing the words as she nuzzles him as he hears her purr, it's soft, comforting, and loving as she continues to do so for a long five minutes before telling him to tell her more, Simba:" Your smile may just be as loving but the sound of your voice even if it's just humming it's like if it came from the great angels themselves" Nala gives him a loving lick to his snout as she then nuzzles him.

Nala:" I love you so much Simba, I said this before but I'll say it again, I couldn't of asked for a better best friend, husband, and king" Simba:" I love you too Nala, and I couldn't have met a better best friend, wife, and I couldn't think of anyone better for the queen reign than you" he says as they lay there for another hour. Nala:" our son looks and acts so much like you" Simba:" he has your eyes though, attitude and intelligence" Nala:" yeah but he has your nose, ears, face, personality, and from family traits he has your father's fur color and your mother's heart" Simba smiled at the two family trait facts Simba:" but he has a mix of you and your mother's smile" Nala nuzzles him until they separate to look back at the stars but stays close together. Nala:" Simba" Simba:" hmm?" he says responding to Nala looking at her, Nala:" have you noticed that Kopa is the only cub in the pride lands right now?" Simba:" I noticed, where are you going with this?" Nala:" how about maybe" she blushes a bit Simba:" go on" he says smiling Nala: "how about we give Kopa someone to play with" Simba:" I'm not kidnapping if that's what your saying" he says laughing showing it's a joke Nala also giggles " no I mean give him a sister or brother to play with" Simba:" are you sure you can take the pain and hassle again?" Nala:" I can handle it, plus it was very worth it when I had Kopa" Simba looks at her with a smile Nala:" so what do you say?" Simba thought about it for a second then smiled Simba:" sure I don't see having one more would hurt" Nala smiles at him giving him a lick and nuzzle close to his snout as Nala stood up and bends over with her tail raised high giving Simba full view of her member as he gets up. Nala:" you know what to do" she says smiling and giving Simba a wink.

End of part 7