Author's note:

RusherWolf - I think that's a great idea to make this male... well, Kweli theirfather. Thanks!


Chapter 7: "No. How could I?"


Mana shut her eyes tightly - she knew she was going to die. Just then, she heard an ear piercing roar. She looked up, seeing Kweli standing protectively over her.

"Kweli?" she gasped.

Much to her dislike, he ignored her and roared furiously at the males.

"Leave, now!" he growled, in an attacking position.

"Or else what? Six lions that will attack us?" giggled the males. "You leave or we'll-"

"Is that a threat?" said a thick, deep voice coming from behind Kweli. A large, bulky lion emerged with bright green eyes and a low growl. It was Ahadi and behind him, were the rest of the Pride except for Ishi and Uru, who stayed to take care of the cubs. "This land is taken, leave now or will we have to lead to violence?"

Mana remembered Kweli said that, or at least something along those lines. "Kweli..." as his name slipped from her lips, the small teenage male turned and nuzzled her.

"I'm so sorry, Mana. You shouldn't have to go through this.." he apologized.

Ahadi let out a loud roar and with that, the intruders ran for their lives, angry and annoyed that their plan didn't work. Kweli scooped up Mana - leading Uzuri to immediate jealousy and walked home with the rest of the Pride behind him.


Ishi cradled her four cubs tightly. "Do you think they'll be okay?" she asked Uru, who sat across from her.

"I hope so. But Moto and Ahadi are strong - not to mention they have the Pride." she replied, whilst licking Mufasa. "And, can I tell you something?"

"Of course you can, I'm your friend." confirmed Ishi.

"I'm expecting a cub," Uru groaned - she was afraid of Ahadi's reaction. "I'm worried.. Ahadi won't like the news."

"Of course he will. He was just as overjoyed at Muffy's birth." said Ishi, licking her cubs. Mufasa managed to slip out of his mother's arms and made his way over to Sarabi, who tried to nibble the cave floor. "Oh, Sarabi. You'll break your teeth if you try eating the floor!" chuckled Ishi.

"Look, I think Mufasa likes Sarabi." stated Uru. Mufasa went over to Sarabi and pulled her ear.

"Mewww!" Sarabi screamed, crying that Mufasa was pulling her ear.

"Mufasa!" Uru scolded and slipped him back into her arms again. "Don't do that!"


The pride bolted into the cave and set Mana down at once. Ishi and Uru couldn't get up because of their cubs, but they could still see what was happening.

"Get Rafiki!" yelled Ahadi to his majordomo - Zuzu. She flew gracefully yet quickly over to a large baobab tree.

Within minutes, Rafiki arrived with a cure of his - mint from a leaf. He smeared it over Mana and told her to rest. The sun was coming out again outside, leaving the grass wet and muddy. The lionesses decided to go out - too many in a cave at once wouldn't help Mana get better.

Hours Later...

Mana awoke and saw Kweli asleep at her feet, curled up like a ball and holding her back, cuddling. She looked over and saw Uru and Ishi asleep, the five cubs suckling at their nipples. Ahadi was outside on the perch with Moto, talking about things.

"Kweli?" she whispered. To her content, he woke up and smiled at her.

"You're awake." he stated, happy.

"Yes, but aren't you with Uzuri? You are together.. what are you doing with me?"

"No. How can I be with Uzuri when I'm in love with you?"

Mana's eyes widened at that statement. "You're in love with me? Are you sure?"

"As sure as the sun will rise in the morning," he said. "Do you feel the same way?"

Mana bit her lip, she wasn't sure but she did love him a little. "Yes." she said and they both purred as they nuzzled tenderly.


Chapter 7! I had it ready since yesterday, but then my laptop crashed and it got deleted. In the next part, we'll skip to the months ahead and we'll be focusing mostly on Sarabi and Mufasa, perhaps Ishi and Moto and maybe even Mana, Kweli and Uzuri - even though this is a Mufasa-Sarabi story.

Please review! Hope you liked it! Thanks for reading :3