Nalalicious, thanks for the review. All will be revealed in due time. Of course I should of stated that this is a AU at the beginning of the story. Now on to the next chapter, enjoy.
Before anyone knew it, the new additions were bubbling, excited four year olds. On a particular beautiful afternoon, twelve year old Hera and fourteen year old Javier were assigned to cub sit. The adolescents were watching Zira and Mheetu chase and splash each other at the water hole.
Young Javier seem to have a grow sport. He was a bit tall, not yet reaching the hight of his father, Chitemo. Who is a few inches shorter than Mufasa. His black tuff has grown to a few bangs above his brown eyes. Which was now on the two year younger teen besides him. "Hera?"
Hera slowly turned her bright golden eyes on her best friend. "Hmm..."
Javier avoided her pricing gaze as he found the ground extremely interesting. "Have...have you thought about who you're bringing to the coronation?"
Hera was slightly put off by her friend's nervousness. But to his question, she did have one in mind but he'll probably never want to be with someone like her. She shook her head before answering. "The wedding and coronation is in six months. I'm sure that..."
Javier lifted his head as Hera trailed off but his black rimmed ears perked at loud noises coming in the distance. Javier and Hera shared a concern look before springing to their paws and rushed over to the frozen cubs. Up ahead from where Mheetu and Zira were, Hera and Javier noticed a heated fight between Kala and Princess Aria.
"You backstabbing bitch! You're like your sister! You mate stealing whore!"
Kala glared as she bared her teeth and growled. "My sister didn't steal anyone's mate! Unlike you! You're pregnant with my mate's cubs."
Aria gasped before snarling, she wanted to rip the pale cream lioness' throat out. But instead took calming deep breaths. "Wait till my mother come. She will exile you and your mistake of brats."
Kala snarled, she took a step forward to step back when Uru ran over with Gier, who was stepping in for Sarabi since she was visiting the Mountain kingdom with Olisa. Even though the dark tan lioness wasn't Scar's mate but she had to pull some weight since she couldn't hunt.
"What's going on here!"
Kala bowed her head. "My queen. Your daughter slept with my mate!"
Aria went to say something when her mother growled. The dark golden lioness step back with her head low. Uru stood in between her daughter and Kala.
"Now. I don't recall a wedding with neither of you two and Torrent as the bride or groom. With that said, Torrent is a male. Lions are in title to mate with more than one lioness. As harsh as it sounds, that's life. Even if you are married some still want more. All you can do is raise your cubs and try to make sure that nothing like this happens again."
Kala looked up at Aria and pinned her ears. The princess was clearly in love with Torrent. She was too but they were the victims. Regardless of what Queen Uru said, Torrent is the enemy. Even if they're pregnant with his cubs.
Hera stepped back and sighed heavily. "Less get these cubs back to priderock."
Javier nodded as he turned and walked along side Hera to the cubs who ran off while they were watching the drama between Princess Aria and Kala. "Yeah. Before anything else happens. Plus I got to check on my mother and brother why my dad is away."
Hera smiled at her friend and help gather Mheetu and Zira before the four young lions headed for priderock.
BTBW
In the Mountain Region, Queen-consort Sarabi was visiting the neighbouring kingdom. It was a bit of practice for when she becomes queen. Plus she be able to invite King Maceo to the wedding and coronation. Along with her was Olisa and two of the guard. The strongest, Chitemo and the keenest of sight, a golden tan; dark brown mane lion name Sefu.
Sarabi sighed heavily when she caught the pale golden lioness looking at her for the tenth time since they entered the Mountain kingdom. "What!"
Olisa rolled her brown eyes. "You sure you should be making this trip?"
Sarabi groaned before focusing on the path ahead. "Olisa, I'm only two and a half months pregnant. Besides this is the best time before I get to busy with the child to do a lot of travelling."
Olisa sighed before nodding. "I guess-" Olisa's breath got caught in her throat when her eyes landed on a handsome dark orange lion. "'Rabi? Who's that?"
Sarabi looked at the apporching lion before looking at her friend and smirked. "That's King Maceo."
Olisa gasped before blushing when the king's orange eyes landed on her. Now closer she saw that his black mane covered most of his head and ears and he had a black beard on the bottom of his dark cream muzzle.
"Your highness. It's a honour to meet you."
Maceo tore his eyes off the young beauty besides the future queen of the Pridelands. "Same to you, Princess. I know that you must be getting back as you're a very busy young lioness. So I will say that our alliance is a go. But perhaps you wouldn't mind if I got to...get to know your beautiful friend."
Olisa blushed before nodding. "I would like that, my king."
Maceo shook his head before smiling. "Please. Maceo will do."
When the meeting was over Sarabi left with Chitemo and Sefu with the promise of telling her mother and brother about her descion to stay with King Maceo. On the way back Chitemo had a lot on his mind. In two months his oldest son will be fifteen. With him heading into his thirty second year in a few weeks he thought that he would retire from the guard and train Javier to take his place as the strongest. That way he will be able to spend more time with his family and help Java raise their newest son, Chumvi.
Not too long after Chitemo finish with his inner thoughts he saw they returned to the Pridelands. He bid Sefu and Sarabi farewell and went to his private den where his rusty brown mate was returning with a zebra dragging behind her. When Java's brown eyes landed on her mate, she dropped the prey and ran to her mate.
"Chitemo! You're back!" Java cried happily as she buried her head in the dull brown lion's faded brown mane.
Chitemo embraced his mate before moving his black eyes around. "Where's the boys?"
Java chuckled. "It has been a week since you left. But don't you remember that Hera is of age to get hunting lessons?"
Chitemo laughed lightly. Hera has grown wonderfully since becoming a Pridelander. Ever since Java return with Javier from visiting her family that lived in the Mountain kingdom with King Maceo. Javier and Hera has been close. Perhaps he should speak with Eleanor about bethroling the two. He shook his head before focusing on his smiling mate.
Java giggled before nuzzling the side of Chitemo's face. "Javier took Chumvi to Hera's first lesson."
Chitemo smiled before looking at Java with a clouded gaze. "The perfect opportunity to spend some alone time."
Java giggled before shaking her head. "You have duties first. Then when you are done, I will think about some private time."
Chitemo chuckled before giving Java another embrace before running off towards the Lion Guard lair.
