Chapter 9 – I love him

Mufasa growled in anger and roared to the sky "I swear, Beya if you ever come back I will kill you!" and with that he ran back to the pride lands to see if his friends were ok.

As he arrived he saw the sad faces of all the pride, he couldn't help but feel his brother was gone, suddenly Rafiki came out his eyes were moist he sighed and shook his head, Penda roared in pain and cried heavily, she tried to run inside but two other lionesses held her back with a roar of pain she turned on her heel and ran, Mufasa looked at his father "dad….is brother dead?" he asked, Ahadi looked at him in surprise "No…he is not dead he is only unconscious, why Mufasa son what is wrong?" he asked , Mufasa sighed "when he wakes up ..Tell him Penda needs him, some of the lionesses wouldn't let her see him" he explained to his father. Ahadi growled slightly "she ran away didn't she ...I'll talk to the lionesses you get your mother and go find Penda" he said padding over to the lionesses and having a word with them. Mufasa sighed and rushed to find his mother and tell her what had happened.

Meanwhile an upset Penda was sitting by the lake where she and Taka use to sit together she sniffed and lay by the water watching it she felt tears roll down her muzzle she looked at the sky "dad…. please watch over Taka and keep him safe up there" she shut her eyes and muttered "I love him daddy, he is my love my soul mate and I will never leave him… So I'm begging you please bring him back to me" she said looking at the stars above her , she heard a voice "Penda…Taka's ok" , Penda shot up as she saw her father's face in her reflection he looked at her in the way he use to "he's alive Penda" he said . Penda looked at him "he is" she said, Lukulu nodded "he is still with you", Penda smiled and ran back the way.

Ahadi saw her from miles away he smiled and looked at his youngest son as he breathed slowly "she's coming Taka she's coming for you" he whispered in his son's ear, Rafiki looked at her and smiled "ah young Penda, you're here to see him aren't you?" he asked. Penda nodded and slowly walked inside. Ahadi smiled at Penda "you ok?" he whispered to Penda, nuzzling his son. Penda looked at him "yes Ahadi I am ok" she said looking at Taka she sighed and her ears drooped sadly "so…how is he, will he ever wake up?" she asked, Ahadi looked at her in surprise he knew something was going on between them but he had no idea how much was going on though "Rafiki said he will wake up soon when he feels his love is close" he said looking at her with a slight smirk , Penda looked at him and blushed giving her fur a pink sheen "Rafiki said that" she muttered as she looked at Taka breathe slowly next to them , Ahadi looked at her again and nodded "that mark above his eye is going to scar" he said , without thinking she thought out loud "scars are what define someone , my father had three scars he told me each told a story of his past and that my mother had told him she loved him and the scars made her fall in love with him and I guess that is the same way I feel about Taka he is my soul mate I felt it when I first laid eyes on him" she said , Ahadi smiled at her and put a paw round her in a hug "you love him don't you?" he asked , Penda nodded and nuzzled Taka "more than you will ever know" she said , Ahadi laughed heartily "Penda , I know all too well what it is like to in love it is how I feel about Uru and I am sure that Taka feels the same way about you" he said , Penda looked at him her blue eyes shone as she smiled "how do you know he feels the same?" she asked him curiously . Ahadi laughed and smiled "you remember two nights ago when you fell asleep before Taka , I faked being asleep and he watched you rest he looked truly transfixed by you and smiled lovingly at you just like I used to watch Uru and sometimes I still do when my sons and you are sound asleep" he said. Ahadi stood up and began to walk towards the den "now it is time for me to hunt and you to be with the one you love" he said before finally walking outside , she was alone with a sigh Penda made sure no one was looking before she licked Taka's cheek and lay down before falling asleep and snuggling into him in her mind she said my darling, Taka when you wake up I'll be right here next to you and forever more and once you are better my darling you and I will go to the jungles of Upendi.