A/N: Thank you Simba-Nay and almondbutter for the review. I'm really glad you like this chapter. Now I know you all been wandering is I'm going to kill of Mufasa. I should but...you just have to wait and see.
"Are you going to let her speak to us like that!"
Mufasa slowly nodded, "I'm sorry Fina, but I have no say. I love you"
Sarafina sighed, "And I love you. But..."
Mufasa looked from the sky to see the sun setting to the apple green eye lioness.
"But..."
"What are are we going to tell the cubs"
"Well Nala and Simba's bethrol is still official. But...as far as telling them about us...well I'll take Simba out tomorrow"
Sarafina smiled before leaning on the large golden lion with a purr as she watched the sun set with her lover.
-X-
Morning was approaching fast as everyone was fast asleep. Sarafina and Mufasa was asleep on the platform as Sarabi slept near Mesha and Safi. Kula and Simba was cuddled up in a ball with Malka and Nala. Mufasa slowly opened his eyes and seen the sun was about to rise from the cave entrance. The golden king nuzzled his mistress before getting up and moving over to his queen and son. Mufasa nudge his son's cheek with his brown nose. The prince blinked his eyes open with a whine.
"Dad?"
The king smiled, "Come I want to show you something"
Simba gave a cubby yawn before following his father out of the cave and up Pride Rock. Once at the top, father and son sat as the sun began to rise.
"Wow" said the prince as he watched the golden orb bath the kingdom in a golden glow
Mufasa chuckled remembering when his mother took him up here.
"Listen Simba, a king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun. One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king."
"And this will all be mine?"
Mufasa smiled down at his heir, "Everything."
"Everything the light touches." Simba gets up and looks all around. He views the rip-rap canyon to the north. "What about that shadowy place?"
Mufasa's eyes widen as he looked at the rip up canyon. Memories of when Taka took him and few of their friends there. A frown sat apound the king's face as he remember what lies in those barren waste land.
"That's beyond our borders. You must never go there, Simba."
Simba looked from the shadowy place to his father. "But I thought a king can do whatever he wants."
Mufasa smiled as he got up and began to go down the slope. "Oh, there's more to being king than... getting your way all the time."
Simba was in awed as he began to follow his dad. "There's more?"
Mufasa chuckles, "Simba..."
Mufasa and Simba are out walking on the savannah. When the king had deiced to talk to his son about Sarafina.
"Simba"
The golden cub looked up with curious reddish brown orbs.
"How do you feel about about Sarafina, Nala's mother?"
Simba looked down and as his face began to redden. Simba has been having confuse thoughts. He likes Kula but there's something about Nala, that sparks something in him.
"She's cool, I guess"
Mufasa looked out into the savannah to see his subjects with their mates and family.
"Your mother and I aren't really together anymore. Sarafina is my mate but your mom is still the queen"
Simba titled his head, clearly the young prince of six months didn't understand the love triangle. But he will.
Mufasa sighed, "You'll understand one day. Now back to our lessons. Everything you see exists together, in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance, and respect all the creatures- from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope."
Simba was listening but there was questions burning holes in his mind. So he asked one,
"Dad?"
The king looked from a herd of antople to his heir.
"What about the pride?"
"What about them son?"
Simba looked down, hoping he wasn't stepping his boundaries.
"They're going to talk..."
"Let them, they can talk all they want but they know not to ask me, Sarafina, your mother or you anything"
Simba nodded as Zazu flew down on a nearby rock and began the morning report.
-X-
Sarafina and Nala was talking a stroll when the cream lioness took a deep breath.
"Nala..."
The light cream cub looked up at her mother in wonder with her rich blue eyes.
"How do you feel about being a sister?"
Nala rolled her eyes which shocked the cream lioness.
"I know, so when are you due?"
"Wait, wait, wait. You know? How?"
Nala smiled, "The beautiful chain of gossip"
Sarafina smiled, "You know, you get to have royalty too"
"I do?"
Sarafina nodded, "Yes, you're going to be married to Simba but don't let him know yet"
Nala nodded as her mother nuzzled her.
"Come, I know Simba is going to ask you to play. So let's make you all pretty...even though you don't need it"
Nala giggled before following her mother to the pride's resting place.
-X-
Zira walked to the western border where a bunch of tall green grass.
"I'm here!" The dark pale tan lioness yelled
"And we're all very impressed"
Zira growled as a large handsome gray-cream lion with sapphire blue eyes and a dark brown mane walked through the tall grass.
"Where's your brother!?"
"Somewhere, maybe giving us time to have some fun" the lion wiggled his eyebrows
Zira snarled as a dirty cream lion with a light brown mane and golden eyes stepped through the tall grass.
"Cut it, Tej"
The gray-cream lion chuckled before sitting. The dirty cream lion looked at the lioness.
"Did you think about my offord?"
"I did...but Scar...I can't"
"Why not!?" Tej smirked
"Ni!" Zira growled
The dirty cream lion sighed, "Why not?"
"I'm preagant, Ni? I don't want my cubs to grow up without a father, like I did...before he, know"
Ni walked over and nuzzled the dark tan lioness.
"Don't worry, I'll be there for you. Now what's Taka up to?"
"I'm not sure, he's been planing every since he found out Mufasa is going to be a father again"
"Sarabi's preagant?"
"No, Sarafina is"
Ni's eyes widen as tears glistened in his eyes but they were gone as soon as they came. "Look, just looked out for them...even Sarafina and could you keep an eye on Nala"
Zira groaned, "What do I look like?"
"Please, Aiwa feels like there's something bad about to happen. So please, keep an eye on Nala and Simba"
"I can't promise about Simba...but I'll try"
Tej stud, "That's good enough"
"Go, before he suspects something"
Zira nodded before running off towards the cave she and Scar sleep in.
"Is she trust worthy?"
Ni sighed as he and his brother headed towards Aiwa's jungle kingdom.
"I'm not sure, Tej"
"Well, I hope so. So you're going to tell the king, Mufasa knocked up your girl"
Ni smirked before looked at his brother, "Nope. You are"
Tej gaped, "Me? Wait...I might be killed"
Ni just laughed as he continued the trek to the jungle with his brother following.