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CHAPTER 7: CONSEQUENCES

"Yes mom?"
Taka's heart was racing, he didn't know what she wanted, but this was getting scary.

"Do you think you can go talk to Mufasa? He's having some trouble with Sarabi, and it seems like you've got woman nicely figured out."

Sarafina blushed, looking down at her paws and smiling, the queen was also smiling, but her smile was weak, she was far to worried about her husband to be happy.

"Sure mom, but will he even listen to me?"

"I think so son, he'll listen to anyone at this point."
Ura disappointed her first son wasn't happy, even worse, the reason her first son wasn't happy was his own fault- now that put her on edge.

"Sarabi likes him, but she's really mad at him right now, he's not trying at all... If I can say that!"
Said Sarafina, not wanting to offend the queen.

"I know, now go up there Taka, I'll stay here and talk with Sarafina."

The two teenagers gulped, looking at each other worriedly. Taka briskly walked out of the den, jogging quickly through the rain and toward the main den where Mufasa was sitting. Alone.
The rest of the pride's members were in different dens and dry places, talking about other things.

Taka smiled as he walked, happy no one knew a thing.

"Mufasa?" Said Taka shyly as he rounded the corner, shaking off his brown fur and looking around for his brother, whom he quickly located with his sharp green eyes.

"Oh. Hey Taka."
Said Mufasa, looking away at something uninteresting, hoping his brother wouldn't want to drum up any mushy conversation or start a fight.

"Mom sent me."

"What for? I want you to leave me be."
Mufasa sounded annoyed, his idea about what might happen between them blocking off what actually would happen.

"She wanted me to talk to you about Sarabi."

Mufasa rolled his eyes.
"Oh because you're such an expert at womanizing right? They just fall in line for you don't they."
Mufasa was being sarcastic, mocking his brothers skinny figure and shy nature, not to mention his scarred face.

"I just came from kissing my girlfriend, so if you don't want me here i'll go back and finish up while you mope around."

Mufasa was surprised, not believing his brother at all.
"You're a liar Taka, dad always said you were a liar and he's right."

"What do you know? It's not like you spend time with me and get to know me. That's also the reason Sarabi is so mad at you, because you don't try to get to know her, you just indiscriminately hate her without cause!"

"And you think you can make my relationship better?"

"Yes." Said Taka proudly.

"Why should I trust you?"

"Because I'm offering to help you, and no one else is."

"Fine."
Mufasa motioned for his brother to sit down.
With prideful and heavy steps, Taka moved over to sit across from his brother. He felt so powerful, being able to hold something over someone made him feel good. The secret of who murdered Ahadi, and just that Ahadi was dead yielded an amazing power Taka thrived on, enough to get him in with Sarafina. But power over Mufasa specifically? Perfect.

"So, what do you think of her?" Said Mufasa shyly, his voice carrying much less weight in the submissive position.

"Sara's great, a real good kisser too."

"We're talking about me here, I've got the problem not you." Said Mufasa- but hey, his brother had a girlfriend for now, so he had one gloating free-bee.

"There's you're first issue, you said 'I've got the problem' and that sounds like you're saying Sarabi is a problem."

"She is the problem!"

"Wrong! You're the problem! You've always been the problem and you always will be!" Said Taka, his voice a little loader then usual.

"I don't like you're tone Taka, get to the point."
Mufasa was concerned that his brother was trailing off again, talking instead about their family situation.

"What I mean is, woman are complex, and if you expect them to be different, you're wasting your time, what you need to do is change your attitude, so Sarabi likes you. Not demand she change hers."

"Seriously?"

"If you act nice, so will she, and if you're an ass, she'll call you out every time."

"Seriously?" Said Mufasa again, amazed the truth was so strange.

"Yes, be the man and make her feel good, you have to woo her, not the other way around."

"But... I'm the prince."

"And so am I, but I don't get any breaks, ever." Added Taka, speaking a deep and evident truth.

"You got me there, but Taka?"

"Yeah?"

"I told her she was ugly today, how do I fix that now?"

"How did she tell you to fix it?"

"What do you mean?"

"She must have said something she wanted you to do."

"I don't remember." Said Mufasa, unsure what exactly Sarabi had said, he wasn't really listening to her when she spoke, so knowing what she said was difficult.

"You need to listen, Sarabi and all lioness' won't ever like you if you don't listen."

"So, what do I do to make this better."
Mufasa gritted his teeth, knowing he had to tolerate his brother if he wanted help as badly as he needed it.

"You have to prove to her that you honestly think she's beautiful."

"How?"

"I can't do everything Mufasa! Think!"
Taka was getting annoyed at his brothers stupidity.

"Should I take her out?"

"Why don't you try and hold her, kiss her a little and tell her you care."

"But I don't." Whispered Mufasa under his breath.

"Then who do you like?"

"I really liked Imara."

"Why? Because she's attractive?"
Taka knew she was alive, and she was a good friend, and as far as Taka knew, she was Zuri's mate- Taka would much rather let Imara die knowing Zuri loved her, then in life knowing the prince wanted her sexually over his wife.

"Did you see her? She was sooo good looking it was insane."

"Mufasa, Sarabi's good looking too, you just need to see the uniqueness."

Mufasa scoffed angrily.
"Says you! Sara's pretty hot, so you can't tell me to just deal with being married to a rhino."
Taka didn't particularity appreciate his brothers assessment of Sarafina's body. He held it in though, standing tall and acting unshaken.

"You can't call her a rhino Mufasa! She'd beat you up for saying that!"

"So you want me to hold her a little?"

"She has to let you hold her first, you need to have a talk with her, a nice talk where you act like a nice guy, no more 'do this' around her, because neither Sara nor Sarabi like that."

"Thank you Taka, and what did mom say about dad?"

"She said if he's not back by breakfast we'd go look for him."

"Ok, how much longer do you think until Sarabi comes in here?"

"I don't know, maybe an hour."

"Thanks Taka, now go 'finish up' with Sara."

"Stay sharp! Try hard and you'll be happy."
For now.
Thought Taka, remembering that he would kill his brother in a year or two, hopefully before those two animals could get knocked up and create a new problem.

In the adjacent den, Sarafina was awkwardly talking to Ura, who had just walked in on her and Taka kissing intensely.

"This rain, we really needed some rain didn't we?"
Said Ura softly, looking out across the land, it's soft rolling hills disguised by sharp blades of water jetting down from the sky, hiding anything that might be out there, especially her husband.

"Yes."
Said Sarafina, not wanting to say anything- let alone a lengthy response or conversation.

"I hope he's alright out there, all alone."

"The king is safe, don't you worry, Imara is safe too."

"How do you feel about that boy? He showed up, found a girl, and stole her away, bloody and shaken."

"I hate him, lions like him are disgusting."

"How does Taka feel about him?"

"We had a fight earlier, Taka was in support of Zuri, and I was for Imara, he thought Zuri was a good guy, and that I was judging him to hard, and I didn't know everything."

"What does my son know that you don't?"

"I think he meant in general, that I didn't know all about that rogue, so I shouldn't judge him, I think he meant to say that judging anyone is wrong."

"Wise boy of mine... do you like him?"

"Of coarse! We might have something..."
Said Sarafina with a heavy blush, knowing her relationship was in fair condition compared to Imara's, Sarabi's, and frankly Ura's, and who knows what happened to Jua.

"Do you fight with him a lot?"
"Sometimes, but one of us always apologizes."

"That's good, I'm glad he's happy, I always knew one day he would be, but he managed to do it so quickly."

Just as Ura completed her words, Taka rounded the corner, shaking off the thick coat of water from his fur and mane, shivering slightly from the cold water.
Ura lifted her head, waiting to see what news was brought back about Taka's brother.

"He says he'll talk to her in a few hours, but I don't have much confidence in their relationship, he really hates her."

"How unfair of him." Whispered Sarafina.

"Exactly." Said Taka, hearing Sarafina's whispered words.

Ura sat, unsure what was happening. Her son wasn't in love the way he should be, and there was nothing anyone could do about that.
"I'm going to go and sit with some of the girls you two, see you later tonight."
Ura walked away, still feeling down about all this Mufasa and Ahadi business.

The two teenagers watched as Ura rounded the corner, only to lock muzzles and tackle each other immediately after she was out of earshot.

"I missed you, your mother's so dreary."
Said Sarafina, kissing Taka hard immediately afterwards.

He backed out, nuzzling her face with equal hardness, feeling good about the whole day.

"Thanks Sara, you're a really good friend."

She jumped back mentally, pondering the word friend.

"What?"

"You're a really good friend Sara, I had an awful morning, and now my afternoon is blessed with kissing my best friend, this is great."

"Best friend?" Not mate?

"Absolutely Sara, you're my best friend." Apart from Zuri, but he doesn't count right now.

"You, you don't want to be with me?"

Taka chuckled a little, snorting some.
"Of coarse I want to be with you, you're tremendously hot."
Sarafina didn't blush this time.

"No Taka, I meant like... Mates."

Taka fell back, rolling off of her and lying on his back, unsure what to think or say.

"Gee Sara, I never thought about that, I thought..."

"Taka, be careful, if you hurt my feelings..." Tears welled up in Sarafina's eyes, threatening to fall at any second.

"I like you! I just didn't know you would want to be with me forever."

"Of coarse I would you fool! I don't kiss you because you're attractive!"
Sarafina didn't realize what she had said until she had said it, and by then it was to late.
Now it was Taka's turn to well up with hot tears, and this exactly what he did.

"I knew it, you hate me just as much as everyone else, Zuri didn't hate me."
Taka had that feeling again, that urge to hit her. He wanted to do it. Should he?
Yes. Taka's mind was moving so fast, he had no time to think rationally, but to him, this was the rational decision.
He hit her, directly across the muzzle, not enough to fling her through the air or knock her down, but enough to turn her head to the side. A small drop of blood dripped from her chin, Sarafina had bitten her tongue.

Her eyes welled up with sad tears too, she deserved it, or she felt that way, but he shouldn't have done that to her. She wanted to say something, but Taka spoke first.
His words were shaky and weak, stumbling as he spoke, unable to talk because he was so upset. That feeling of fire and ice inside you're body at the same time, raging it out in the same places, all the places.

"Don't you ever call me unattractive, ever. I can be anything you want me to be, but I can't change this."
Taka began to cry, a mixture of hot and cold tears, he wanted to see her hurt, physically just like he was mentally. At the same time, Taka wanted her to see him hurt, like it would justify the blind violence.

"I'm sorry Taka but..."

"Get away from me."
Sarafina had tried to reach out and kiss him again, feeling awful for want she said, not yet considering the entirety of what had just happened.
Taka walked out of the small den slowly, disappearing behind a curtain of rain, leaving Sarafina alone to cry deeply.

What's the matter with me!
Why would I say that! And he hit me... He hit me... Why would he hit me?

Time passed, and eventually Sarabi entered the den, she had been avoiding Mufasa, trying to stay dry someplace else. But she couldn't keep this up forever. As she trot in, Sarabi shook off her matted and damp fur as every other wet lioness and lion had done.
As she suspected, Mufasa sat stone still, looking at the opening to the den, starring out at the rain. His gaze parted only for Sarabi strangely enough. She liked that he'd look at her, even if he was an ass, she still liked him, she wanted it to work- maybe he could love her.

"Hey Sarabi?"
Said Mufasa shyly, lifting his head and twiddling the digits of his paws, unsure how she might react this time- but Taka had some good advice for a loser, so Mufasa would give it a try.

"Yes?" She replied with slightly more desperation and happiness in her voice then she wanted to lead on, but the pitter patter thumping of the rain disguised some of her emotion.

"Can we sleep together?"

She rolled her eyes, blushing, she wanted to be with him, but that's rather inappropriate considering the circumstances- and Sarabi wanted love first, then and only then would he get her that way.

"No Muffy, I told you, be nice to me, care about me, love me, and then maybe, but right now? You can go stroke more then your ego, because I'm not doing it for you."

Mufasa was offended entirely by her comment, sure words are misinterpreted, but a simple "no" would have been sufficient, no need to tell him to go suck himself off.
Taka, Taka, listen to Taka, she's not the problem, I am! This is my fault... It isn't really, she's just being a bitch, but I'll figure this out...

He'd play the innocent card, hoping to mask his frustration.
"I didn't mean it like that! It's just chilly out so I thought maybe..."

"I'd want to cuddle with you?"
Sarabi completed his sentence, eyebrow raised and smiling slightly. She was so pretty, young and in her teens, Mufasa didn't see it- but someone, one day, someone would see it.

Mufasa nodded in conformation, glad she understood him now, but still slightly upset that she reacted the way she did the first time.

"Maybe I do, but why do you want to touch me all of a sudden?"
A legitimate question, and luckily for Mufasa, he knew the right answer. All be it, he didn't agree with the right answer, but he was following the "Taka Guidelines to Sex."
Here was his answer:

"I'm sorry I called you unattractive earlier, I was angry then and now I want to prove to you that I didn't mean it."

Bingo.

"You really mean that?"
Said Sarabi, letting her desperation and happiness out this time for purpose, not just slipping, but truthfully believing Mufasa was (even though he wasn't) being honest.

"Of coarse, so, will you please?"
Mufasa smiled weakly, knowing he was asking her to do something he didn't want to do himself, but his father said make it work. Whatever the hell that means.

Sarabi walked over to Mufasa slowly, stopping halfway to look up at him. Her head had been down low, and from this angle, the top of her face was visible as well as a sliver of her staring eyes, she was definitely attractive.
The stare was very hot, and Mufasa felt much more comfortable about holding her knowing she wasn't entirely ugly.

She laid down next to Mufasa, waiting for him to make the move, not her.
The prince cleared his throat, wriggling over closer to Sarabi, eventually lifting his front paw and placing it around her shoulder.
She took his large paw into hers, and held it close to her chest, glad he was trying.
Before she, and before he, closed their eyes, Sarabi made her move.
Mufasa didn't think she was a real girl? She wasn't good enough? We'll see about that.
Sarabi spun her head around so she was facing his muzzle, and very quickly without hesitation reached out and kissed Mufasa. She even gave tongue.
After releasing the very surprised (and slightly aroused) male, Sarabi said her final good night.

"Just to remind you what kind of woman I am."
With that, Sarabi lay her head back down and closed her eyes, unsure how he'd reacted.
She didn't like that kiss at all, it was whorish and wrong, but Mufasa wanted a hot girl, and Sarabi would try very hard to be the hot girl.
It must have worked, because on her backside she could feel a slight pressure that hadn't been there before she kissed him.
Mufasa tried to conceal his *problem, but there was no concealing it. She kissed him, and he really liked it.
Maybe this relationship could work after all...

A whiles later, both prince and princess had fallen asleep in each others arms, one hopeful and the other sexually driven at this point. Which to give credit was a much better motivation then earlier.

Sarafina had been in the den for awhile, with each entering lioness, she hoped to see Taka, but was sadly wrong.
The sight of Sarabi all tangled up with Mufasa did nothing to help her feel better, spring time was weeks away, and Sarafina was in the worst pickle of her life.

Another hour had passed, and by then everyone was asleep, even the queen. Sarafina remained still, looking out of the den and out at the rain, waiting for Taka to come inside. Little did she know, he was sitting outside the den, just out of sight. He had been there for a while, and he was getting cold. Even with his thick brown fur, his bones shivered and he couldn't keep warm.

I'm going in, she'll be asleep anyway.

Taka stood up slowly, shaking off his fur loudly, turning and walking into the den. It was noticeably warmer inside, dryer too.
Sarafina's ears had perked up at the sound of his fur shaking, she knew he was ready to come home now.
Taka noticed the mass of sleeping lions, only to see Sarafina's ears standing tall, panning around and listening to him breath.
After a moment more, Sarafina lifted her head to face Taka, looking at him with sad and longing eyes.
He looked back, unsure how to feel. He had killed his father, and if Sarafina didn't provide the alibi someone might get suspicious. He had to be on her good side, whether he liked it or not.
Taka walked forward toward her, eventually standing over her, looking down at her head. She laid back down, pretending to sleep in a silly teenage way, wanting him to say something nice before he got affection.
He moved in next to her, placing his body so it was touching hers lengthwise. She scooted away from him. Taka scooted back toward her, this time placing his paw on top of hers, and whispering in her ear.

"I'm sorry Sara, I'm so sorry for everything, I overreacted."
It wasn't perfect, but neither was Taka. Sarafina allowed him then to touch her, sleep with her for the cold night. She was cold, but he was wet, and that didn't do anything to help her.
Sarafina was still mad at him anyway, it was only her womanly instinct that told her to have a man and hold on, even if he was abusive and demented.

By the next morning, Sarafina had woken up first. She didn't look around at the other lions, she simply kept her eyes closed and nuzzled her face into Taka's mane, trying to feel more comfortable, as well as making him feel more needed. That was always his problem, no one told Taka they loved him apart from his mother, so he always assumed everyone else hated him.
Taka stirred next, feeling Sarafina shoving herself into him. She was becoming tiresome in his life, causing more trouble then she was worth. Once this alibi situation is cleared, I'm done with her. Taka never liked Sarafina as anything more then a friend, and he knew he never would. She wanted to be more then friends though, that was obvious.
I don't need a mate, she'd just slow me down and yell at me, tell me I'm doing everything wrong. For now, Taka needed to impress Sarafina.

"Do you see my father?"
Taka knew the answer, but for his alibi to work, he didn't know the answer.

Sarafina craned around, seeing Ura sleeping alone.
"I don't think so."
In Taka's mind, he was looking for words to make Sarafina feel good, something that would put her in a good mood, and make her be defensive of him later.

"I want you Sara."
Taka made a very wise choice, because this is very nearly exactly what she wanted to hear. Taka had called her his 'best friend,' but you don't want you're best friend sexually. Thus, something might still be there for Sarafina, even though there wasn't.
"What are you going to do to get me?"

Taka sighed silently, happy she was playing his game, but sad she had to play any game, let alone this game.
"Anything."
Taka was a magnificent actor, his tone so desperate when his thoughts were a mix of positive and negative. He sounded just like Zuri did when he first arrived and was given Imara as a mate, so desperate and innocent.

The weather was cloudy, but no longer raining. The hot African sun projected its white light through purple clouds, reflecting a bright orange and purple horizon. There was also a cool breeze flowing gently toward the hyena land, coincidentally placing Zuri's den downwind of the dead king.

After a long night of taking shifts watching the land, the three teenage lions woke up entirely, sitting around each other inside the den. Zuri had gone outside to look around, and when he returned, he walked slowly and happily over next to Imara, sitting down and letting her sit very close to him also. Jua, who was across from the two, was feeling very jealous. Even his choice of seating was obnoxious to her.

"Yes Zuri, thank you, I'd like to sit next to you too."
Jua spoke with great sarcasm, her jealousy came just as her anger did, in quick unexpected waves, full of force and emotion.

Zuri closed his eyes, rolling his tongue across his teeth, smiling a big and attractive smile.
"I'm sorry Jua, I didn't know you cared so much."
Imara was looking up at him from her cuddly position, knowing full well she was impeding on their relationship. But did they have a relationship? All she said was she loved him, and so far that doesn't sound entirely true. She'd ask later.

"Of coarse I care, didn't we talk about this?"

"Of coarse we did Jua I remember! I just don't actually know if we were entirely honest with each other."

Imara was surprised he'd said this, Zuri always seemed so sure of himself- yet he also was not a particularly strong leader, he let Jua make certain decisions, like where to go and what to do, but for him to be so sassy in an otherwise meaningless situation? Wow.

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Do you trust me?"

"What?"
Jua didn't know how to feel, but an embarrassed feeling was rising in her stomach, bringing frustration with it.

"How much do you care?"

"I love you!"

"Do you? I don't know if you do anymore. If you ever did. All that's happened, I don't know if you're right for me."

"What!"
Jua wanted to smack him again, rattle his brain a little and make him see that they worked.

"I'm wondering what would happen if I went back, how quickly or slowly they'd kill me. This life is running out for me."

"What are you saying!"
Questioned Imara, bringing herself back into the conversation.

"Two dead lion, both partly my fault. One does not simply kill people, and live a happy life afterwards."

"You don't think you'll be happy with me?"

"I don't know if I can ever be happy."

Outside the den, a loud, bloody scream echoed across the empty outlands and into the small den, altering the conversation if only for a moment.

"What was that?"
Imara was scared, to many thing had happened just over there for a scream like that to mean nothing.

The pride landers had not only ventured out after a long and rainy night to find the king, hopefully with a live Imara and a dead Zuri somewhere, but instead everyone was shocked to find a disgusting and dead Ahadi. His fur matted thick with blood, dirt, and rainwater.
His eyes, still open slightly, stuck with dirt, and they were thick, very thick, glossy like cataracts.
His mane was by far the bloodiest, matted almost flat with dark brown blood. Throat slit.

Lioness' backed away in fear and disgust, the many claw marks plain as day raking through his skin in deep tracks.
Sarabi nestled back into Mufasa, frightened that one day that could be Mufasa if something didn't change. The prince himself was unsure how to react, his father had died, and he stood, mouth open and eyes wet, although not crying.
Taka looked distraught even though he killed Ahadi not 24 hours ago. He was a great actor mind you, and no one suspected him.

Ura was devastated, she whimpered lightly, looking over her dead husband's bloody and dirty face.
"He died the death of a monster."
Ura wanted to kiss Ahadi, but there was nowhere to do so. Not anymore.
Suddenly, Ura felt a tension in her chest, a chord pulled so tight it snapped and in recoil broke many other things. As the pain died down, so did her vision and her breathing. Taka stood in shook, watching his mother slowly fall to the ground, landing in a pool of semi dry blood, her face becoming covered as her legs and torso also did.

"Mom?"
Taka ran to her side, his paws tracking into the blood on the ground. He didn't care, Ura was to important to him.
Yet, she was dead.

"Mom!"
Taka pushed her neck with his nose gently, only for her head to roll over, limp and lifeless.

"No, no no mom please no! This can't be happening not you! Not to you it can't it just can't get up mom please!"
Taka whispered into his mother's ear quickly and full of adrenaline, hoping she had only fallen down.
Sarafina moved up slowly, reaching out and trying to help Taka, move him away from the saddest thing the pride would ever see.
"Taka..."

"No! Don't touch- don't touch me!"
Taka ripped his shoulder from her chin, stepping out f the blood and looking down at his paws, seeing that he was covered in blood, face and paws.

"We should go Taka, come on."
Sarafina walked up next to him again, channeling him away from Ura and Ahadi's dead bodies.

As Taka and Sarafina cleared everyone else, she tried for a second time to comfort him.

"Taka, are you ok?"

This phrase was the worst thing Sarafina could have ever said. Taka was not ok, he had killed his father. But in doing so his mother had died. Take felt that anger inside of him again, but father then letting it build, he did what he knew would make it go away. He hit Sarafina across the muzzle as hard as he could, knocking her down at least 4 feet from him.

"Shut up Sara! I am not ok! My mother's dead, and I'm not good enough for you! It drives me crazy that you're so perfect and I'm such piece of shit! Don't talk to me Sara! I'm going to make myself into something perfect, and then I'll be happy!"

"But Taka, we can be happy now!"

"No we can't! I'm nothing right now, but you wait, one day I'll be something!"
Sarafina struggled to get up, trying to make eye contact with Taka.

"You can't just hit me Taka! Just because you're upset..."
"I can do whatever I want! I don't want you in my life! Go away!"

"But when we kiss..."
"What? My tongue goes in your mouth? Yes Sara, that's supposed to happen!"

"But last night..."
"I was lying! I don't want you! I wanted to be your friend, but now I know that I dream to much! I want to much! So stay away from me!"

"I love you Taka!"
"Shove it up your ass!"

"Don't you love me?"
Taka hit her again, growling and knocking her back down.

"I hate you! You're everything I want to be and you don't even notice!"
"But..."
"Shut up!"
Sarafina began to cry now, heavy tears falling from her eyes and dripping to the ground, she curled up in a ball as Taka stormed off, shedding tears of his own from his angry green eyes.

In Zuri's den, he had watched as Taka cried over his mother's dead body, that action making him cry himself.
The pride was dispersing, having held their services and done what lions do when someone dies.

As the pride walked back, their inner distress made them blind, but Sarabi could see just fine, and not to far away she could see what only could be Her friend.
"Sara."
Whispered Sarabi under her breath as she stopped walking, looking over in Sarafina's direction. Mufasa stopped as well, standing next to her as the pride continued to walk on, flowing around the two lions effortlessly.

"What's wrong with her?" Asked Mufasa, looking over and seeing Sarafina's back, we was lying down, facing away from them.

"I'll go check."

"Be back soon."
Mufasa kissed Sarabi lightly on the side of her muzzle, sniffing her lightly as he pulled back.

"What did I do to deserve that?"
"Not you, me, I needed a kiss."
Sarabi reached over and did as he said, it was a long day, both his parents had died, and one kiss was warranted.

"Hold me tight tonight please."
"Hell yes."
With that, Sarabi trotted off to where Sarafina was lying down. Mufasa continued to pride rock with everyone else.

"Sara? What's wrong?"

She sniffled, bringing back some tears. Sara also rolled over onto her belly, Sarabi sat down quickly next to her.

"It's Taka, he said he hated me."

"What?"

"He said he never wanted to be with me, ever."

"Why?"

"I don't know! That's the worst part I just don't know Sarabi! I love him so much and he hates me and I don't know why!"

"Maybe he'll get over it, don't forget both his parents died today."

"It's worse then that, he hits me sometimes."

"What!"

"When he gets angry, I don't think he knows what else to do! He told me I'm everything he wants to be and I don't notice, what does that even mean!"

"I..."

"We were so happy! We had something and he was faking it the whole time! He said he wanted me last night and he was lying!"

"I don't know what to say Sara, I just don't know."

"I know."

"What?"

"Nothing (Sarafina sniffled here), lets get going."

"Maybe he'll apologize?"
Sarabi didn't think he would, but hope wasn't a sin.

"I doubt it."

Zuri walked inside of his den, sitting down, this time next to Jua. only to be stopped by Imara, who insisted to him in shy whispers that she follow him.
After arriving outside the den again, Imara immediately kissed Zuri with far more passion then just a friend would give.

Zuri pulled back.
"What are you doing?"

"I have an idea!"

"To kiss me? No!"

"It's better than that."

I'm so sorry guys, I started you all out on the happy trail and then I pushed you face first into oh-shit-creek. Everything is moving very fast for everyone, and Zuri, the man who was so sure of his love, is no longer entirely certain. Get ready, because the next chapter is completely bonkers. You get not only the answer to the Imara or Jua question, but you're going to learn a little something about Sarafina as well.

Every chapter I'll post a question, and your answer will help me write the story!

What is Sarafina thinking? (She had an idea, what is it)
What is Imara thinking? (She also had an idea, so what is it)
Can Sarafina and Taka ever truly work? Or is he just to crazy?

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(And sorry for being a day late, the next chapter and the whole stories' schedule hasn't changed, next chapter still on Tuesday.)