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Chapter 10

It was the early morning, and Nala had found herself lost somewhere is a distance meadow. She wasn't in the pridelands, and had no idea where she was, but for some reason she felt comfortable and at home. "Mommy!" called a voice from behind her. She turned, she was faced with the upmost purest face she ever did see, and she was in love with it. A feeling she had never felt before. It overwhelmed her and she was obsessed with the little figure before her. He was an angel...she was an angel? Nala couldn't tell, the voice of the cub was so angelic she couldn't tell. "Hi Mommy…" the cub voiced again. The wide eyed lioness stepped forward to the cub that had bright light, shining so bright, she couldn't tell what the cub actually looked like. Did the cub look like her or Simba, was this cub even her cub, because she surely was in the presence of an angel.

"..Hi…w-who are you?" asked the cream colored lioness. Puzzled and mystified all at once, it was far too much. "Are you my baby…"

"I don't know, I think so." Chimed the cub. " Can I have a hug mommy?" asked the creature from the great heavens. Nala body became overwhelmed with a sir tog joy and delightment when the cub spoke to her. Why was she so happy?

"…yes, of course. Come here." She lent out her arms to welcome in the cub. As the bright light got closer, warmth filled the young lioness heart. She thought nothing could be more important than this moment. The cub jumped in her arms, wrapping its paws around her. "Hello there…" happy tears escaped her eyes. "Hey…hello?" the cub said nothing once he or she finally made contact with its mother, and the bright light that it shined….slowly started to fade away. This worried the young mother. " Hello? Are you okay…hey…wake up?!" she began to shout at the cub, as she placed the lifeless body down. "…Baby?!" the cub figure had soon started to dissipate into the meadow grass. Sinking slowly among the grass, leaving Nala alone. Grasping at anything she could to save it. "no.. No NO!"

"NO!" screamed nala as she shot up from her resting position. She forced herself to get up, and recollect her surroundings. Where was she? Why was she outside? Why wasn't she home, did she sleep walk? What the hell the happening. "..oh…my...god…" in seconds she placed her paw on her stomach, fearful of what she might find. But after feeling for a few moments, and still feeling the heaviness of her belly in her paws, she was soon able to clam herself. She was still pregnant. "Oh thank the kings…" a huge sigh of relief escaped the lioness chest as she breathed. "I'm so sorry…" she cried, rubbing her bump and appreciating it for the first time. "I love you so much...m-mommy loves you sooo much. And daddy loves you… and you have wonderful grandparents, and pride…but no one loves you as much as I do..." She wiped away her tears. When she couldn't finally see straight, she noticed that where she rested the herbs sack was open. She could smell the fumes from where she stood. It must have been the fumes that had her dreaming like that. She walked over and closed the sack with her paws. "That was too close…" she thought. Thinking that, by fate somehow this all worked out for her and helping her see clear. Not all is lost, and her life is not over.

When she got up and looked around she was it was early morning. She was away from priderock and by the time she got back the lioness would probably be getting ready to hunt. "Let me head back." Voiced the queen to be. " and take this back too." Referring to the herbs that she now had no use for. She got up, scooped the sack back up in her mouth and began to make her way back towards priderock. When the lioness reached her destination Sarabi was making her way dwon from priderock. She stopped to watch the queen and king descend, making sure not to have any eye contact with them. Maybe just maybe they wouldn't even notice her.

"Nala?" Dammit. Hang Nala inside voice. It was Sarabi. " You're up early?" the lioness quickly set the sack down so the queen would not notice.

"I went to get some water…" she answered.

"Okay, listen. " she took to lioness and they walked over in the distance. "I know yesterday was overwhelming, and honesty I feel we've gotten nowhere. No queen or not, I'm also a mother, so I know things seem like they are out of your control. After the hunt, I want to have a talk with you and I want to know how YOU feel. Being with a prideland lion…sometimes you can't always get your feelings out."

"…oh Sarabi..I would really appreciate that…thank you."

"Alright, I'll see you soon."

"Okay, see you soon." She chimed. "Okay…that seems good, talking is good. Understanding is good…oh." Then remembering " let me go put this back." She wasn't to get rid of these herbs as soon as possible. She's do it after dinner that night.

Meanwhile, walking along the path of the morning sun, Simba was taking Ingine to see Rafiki. Simba took some time to think about it, and he shouldn't be so hard on Ingine for the cubs sake…the cub can't control anything. And what she said about Nala really hit home. Honestly he wouldn't know what do it, if something did have to her or the cub. It's something he had never really thought of. For some reason the future king just couldn't keep his head or emotions straight.

"If you walked a little faster, we'll get there sooner." He chimed looking back. Ingine just stared at him with a sigh as a comment.

"Huh…I'm trying." She complained, stopping for a moment to rub her aching stomach. Now Ingine had started to notice something was off. Her cub was acting very funny, at first she barely notice the sudden kicks and movement. She'd go days without feeling anything, then all of a sudden her cub was making all the noise and ruckus. The cramps would roll in unannounced, causing her day to take a turn for the worst. It didn't start to happen until more recently, but the sudden change in her body caused her to worry. She probably did something that bother the cub, not knowing it. Stress, it had to be the stress she was going thru. After all its not easy being in her paws.

"So." Asked Simba still walking ahead. "What actually wrong?"

"huh?"

"What do you think is wrong with the cub?" did Simba seem to have an interest in the baby for the first time? "You're along in the pregnancy so, it must be something."

"I probably just did something, maybe stress." Stress? This made the king chuckle. What did she have to stress for? She lives in the best pride in all of Africa, is having the cub of the future king, and relaxing for the most part- besides trying to take his fiancé spot. That does take a lot of effort. "What? What's so funny?"

"n-Nothing."

"Tell me?"

"Well the fact that you called yourself 'stressed'" Ingine raised a brow. Who the hell was he to laugh at and mock her? He didn't know her story? And he dam sure didn't know what she had been though. Ingine was indeed stressed, and stress is all she has known. "It's funny." Simba didn't care is he sounded offensive or not, he was just giving his opinion.

"What's so funny about it? I am stressed…" Simba gave her a look. A 'really' look, like do you know what you're saying, look.

" Yea being a stresser yes, stressed? No. Come back to me when you're being blackmailed with some stranger having your cub and the forcing their way into your life. Ontop on that have a kingdom to look after and pregnant fiancé."

"…all those problems weren't caused by me." referring to Nala.

"Yea, but the ones I don't want to deal with are." He chimed turning to face the front. Man where was this Baboon tree when you need him? They were a couple miles out on the savannah they should be seeing his tree appear soon. Simba hoped sooner because he knew when he hung around Ingine his temper would get the best of him. She made him have so many emotions of anger and guilt he barely knew what to do with himself. "Now c'mon, we should be there soon. When we get there I'll wait around the corner and you'll go in-"

"I want you to come with me."

"Of course not, I'm not going to be seen with you."

"But what if something is wrong? I want you to be there." She was really in no position to demand anything from him. The fact that she felt she had to right, got under the prince's fur. "That monkey won't know the difference, just say you're taking me because your concerned about me."

"I'm not going to say that, because it's not true. I'm not concerned about YOU I'm concerned about the CUB…and barely if that." He uttered the last words under his breathed, but eh all-knowing mother knew what he was saying.

"Excuse me?" Simba turned to her he could feel an argument begin to boil. "Simba this is your cub?! Just because it wasn't conceived the way you might have wanted it-"

" I'm not sorry that I'm not so thrilled about you having this baby-"

"Don't say that, the cub can hear you!" feeling the cramps rise in her lower stomach again. "And your pissing it off!" which in turned pissed her off. "I can't understand why you won't give me or this baby a chance, to love and care about you- when you have a lioness that doesn't give a crap about you!"

"Who?! Please-"

"Please is right! It pathetic, I come here giving you nothing but love and affection-"

"You blackmailed me!"

"You left me!" she retorted. "And I don't give a dam about what you say, I know that night you and I had a connection. How do you think we got pregnant to fast? Only true love can do that. Why do you think stayed with me and spoke nothing but of me!"

"I drugged me with some herb!"

"I was letting you express your true feeling, and obviously…" she looked at her belly "They spoke otherwise. You didn't want to go back to her and that drama she and her hightail attitude caused. You're a down to earth lion and she some uppity bitch with her in the clouds and too good to please her lion! You shouldn't be together she doesn't know you like I know you-"

"Frist off, I suggest to stop talking before you find yourself in a world of trouble! Second, don't dare call Nala out of her name-"

"A self bitch a selfish bitch, I call them like I see them!"

"Then you must looking yourself in the face, because you're the most selfish bitch, I've ever met! Who the hell kind of lioness goes out her way to trap someone! Force herself into his life and ruine everything just to get some dam brownies points, and freaking look at?! You're crazy Ingine!"

"Crazy? I just want to be loved and accepted-"

"Well find someone who wants to do that, because no one cares for you here. You may have everyone wrap around your paw but not me and to be frank-im done with it. Tell everyone I;m the father I don't care. I'll just be like you and lie my way out. They have no proof and you only your word, which honestly, against mine no one will believe! Hurry up and have this dam baby and get out of life!" he had pushed passed Ingine, causing her to stumbled over her weak legs. He began to walking back in the direction from which them came. Obviously this plan was a bust. She had to stop him, he couldn't just leave in miles away from pride rock alone.

"Please, your life was not perfect before I got here! You can even ask Nala about that. You think she loves you? You think she loves this cub she's having please! Don't be fooled Simba Nala's got rid of the cub. You know how? Because she asked me!" Simba stopped in his tracks. His blood boiling, if smoke could be shown coming from his ears…then you'd be seeing what looked like a fire. He ran up the Ingine and seized her by the arm,

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" the king roared at the lioness that was in his grasp. Ingine smile grew wide as the great sea, knowing she had caused this. "ANSWER ME!"

" hmp, seems like you know someone until they stab you in the back huh- what a surpise-"

"What do you mean she got rid of the baby- I swear to the kings if you did something you her…"

"I didn't do anything, she did it herself. She came to me for advice and I gave her what she needed. She couldn't come to you, you were the one the ruined her life practically. And a lioness should have to bare a cub she doesn't want too, so I helped her. It was really me giving her a favor, because Simba..oh Simba, you should have seen her poor pathetic face " I don't know what to do, I'm scared, I'm not ready, he wont listen to me!" geeze, I thought you atleast screw a lioness with alittle more backbone? Lionesses get pregnant all the time, big deal. But it was in end of her so called world. So you have to options, you can come with me and see the baby that is actually going to be born, that will love you. Or go back home to a lioness that did even consider to you or the sake of YOUR baby."

One does ot know where to start when it came to all the inform that Ingine had just spilled out. He didn't know if you should be mad at her or Nala or himself. What the hell was happening. He was so sure of everything at that moment, he was going to ditch her. He didn't care about her or that baby, hell he would even come clean if he had too, this was just too much for him to take. But now…now he doesn't know who's he's going home too because that was a lie. How in the hell could Nala do that or think of doing that and not tell him?! No Hell no! not his baby not his future family.

Sudden the price released his tight grip on Ingine and pushed her aside. He made a haste back to pride rock. Ingine didn't even care, she knew that information crushed the poor kings heart. Nala was done for.

Back at the kingdom the great sun was now in full circle of the sky. Sarabi had finished her hunt this the lioness and was back home with Nala. There they had to discuss the importance of the future events to come, snice everything will be moving at hell speed now. Now Sarabi wasn't out to make the young lioness uncomfortable, but honestly that was all the young lioness could read. She could only see her queen having nothing but disappointment on her face. If she didn't see it then she must have thought it, how could they have gotten themselves in this huge mess weeks before the wedding?!

"It's okay dear, don't be afraid to answer the questions." Commented Sarabi. They were in the heart of the royal den. Mufasa was out on rounds with a neighboring pride. The young lion, Simba as nowhere to be found. So it was just the girls of pride rock.

"I'm sorry, do I look afraid?"

"Very"

"…well that's because I am…" she chimed, not to Sarabi but just speaking in general. Nala was fiddling with her paws, placing one ontop of another almost like a game of cat and mouse, never stopping. That is, unless Sarabi had her attention. "Oh…sorry." Sarabi sighed.

"Do you have a plan dear."

"Yea, to have the cub and then rule…right, isn't that what we agreed?" Sarabi shook her head. And walk towards the lioness.

"No what's you're plan, what is Nala thinking and what does Nala want?" to hear Nala be consider for once was something different. She hadn't been able to speak her mind at all and actually forgot how she felt. It was all with mixed emotions really. She was so certain of one thing and thing things would turn and she think another, but after that dream. She was for certain of one thing.

" I want to have the cub, that's for sure….honestly I didn't want to have it at first. I don't know, I was so confused and I didn't know how to handle things. I couldn't tell Simba and I thought my life was ruined."

"Well if we are having this baby we need to plan accordingly. C'mon." the two walked over to the entrance of the den. " Mufasa and I will fight hell or high water for you two, so be sure you and Simba will make this work on our behalf as smooth as possible."

"..i..is Mufasa mad at me? he doesn't want me to keep my baby does he?"

"Mufasa.." the queen started " My mate can be very challenging to work with, he has a mindset and sometimes it hard to break that. I think he's more surprised and unready than anything- we both are actually. So I think this is his way of coping with it, until he's ready to accept the fact he's going to be a granddad. He not mad at you nor Simba…he, well we, we want life to be as easy as we can for our children. And this I can grantee will not make things easy. Yes, we can bend a few rules, speak to the pride. It'll really all up to you."

"..Pride, ugh that's the last thing I want to think about. Sarabi I'm almost the youngest one here, I know they must feel I'm not ready or capable to lead anyone… I can't even make good decision! Please the little respect I had will probably be nothing now…"

'They will respect you, because you are QUEEN. Trust me, the elder lioness and i don't get along all the time. And even if my judgment is questionable, best believe they know it's only for the well being of my pride. That they cannot challenge. And so what, you made a mistake, everyone makes mistakes. You just learn from them, you think Mufasa and I were goodie two paws, growing up…no, we just learned how to roll with the punches and if we had to cover, then we covered them."

"It all seems so impossible now. Like moving this whole ceremony forward, I know it can be done. But just thinking about it when it was at its normal date was stress. Now we have to have this ceremony, literally by tomorrow…" she said this while rubbing her belly with the kicking cub inside, it had seemed like overnight the cub had spouted. She didn't remember her body feeling this heavy and low to the ground yesterday night. Now it feels like she's in a total new body. "It's starting to kick now, feel." The young mother took the older queen paw, and placed it one the side of her stomach. This brought a smile to Sarabi face, the cub was having a field day in there. Completely unaware of the outside drama.

"Cool huh?" asked Sarabi.

"…very…"

"Can I ask you something, what changed your mind, why did you decided to keep it?" the lioness took and moment, could she explain herself like it happened in the dream. How crazy surreal everything was, how she already met her cub…but then the cub disappeared. Would that be crazy- it sounds crazy.

"I-" suddenly the lioness caught a glimpse of her future mate, he was making his way towards priderock. A smile came to her face, she wanted to tell him to good news. How she had spoken with Sarabi and everything will work out, they don't need to stress and that the baby had started kicking. She quickly made her way down tot steps to greet her love, but when she got there she noticed the king was in a bit of a ruff. That his eyes where glaring right at her, like some look or betrayal. When he got closer all hell broke loose. "Simba whats-"

"We need to talk, now…" he spoke from one side of his mouth.

"What?" he took her by the paw and led her to the side of the rock. Out of sight he threw the sack that he had been holding in his mouth. It was the herbs. Nala was frozen in her tracks, how did he get this…how did he know. "…Simba, what is that…"

"Don't act like you don't know Nala." Spoke Simba looking at his fiancé, " Start explaining." The blue eyed lioness ears pinned flat on her forehead, how could she possible work up tht nerve to explain this?

On the far side of the pridelands, two lioness where walking back from priderock after taking a detour route towards home. It was still early morning so the girl didn't have to rush for their breakfast.

"What are we getting again?" asked the red eyed lioness.

"Cherry rose buds."

"Why again?"

"Because it will cheer Nala up, duh. Geeze don't you know how to give a gift Tama?"

"Well you can see I clearly came you with, this is your department. The kisses girly, feel better thing. While me, I'll be the one right behind your back and ready to tap in when we have to kick somebody ass. Ya know, girl power."

"…Yea that sounds about right." Said Kula, as she scanned the grasses before her. They were existing the tall grass are and where now making their way into the forest area. "Hey, I bet you those flower will be over there."

"Whatever you say, I'm just following you." The two headed off in the direction of the small forest, soon finding the flower that Kula was questing for. Once she had gotten her small bundle of roses, in a varieties of sizes, they two decided to make their way back towards priderock to give their friend her surprise gift. It was on their way there that they ran into Ingine. The lioness could be seen walking slowly in the same direction as they were. It was odd to see her out here alone. But thinking nothing of it the two lioness made their way over to their pridesister.

"Hey Ingine, what you doing out here?" voiced Tama as they caught up with the grey lioness. She turned , surprised to see the two. She flashed a small smile.

"Oh hey, what are you guys doing out here?"

"Hell we ask to same to you, we just took a detour form hunting."

"oh…"

"What are you doing out here?" asked Kula as she placed the flowers down to talk to the lioness before her.

"Me?...i was heading to Rafiki to check up on the cub, but then the walk got alittle too far."

"Girl, we'll go with you." Confirmed Tama "You're literally less than a mile away. C'mon, Kula and I will walk you." Little did the two other know Ingine was in trouble. Snice the moment Simba had left her after the intense argument. She had been feeling great pains of cramps in her stomach. She figured she had been too intense when she and Simba argument and that the cub was trying to tell her to calm down. But no, the uncomfortable pain never ceases snice then, and in fact had started to increase. The back of her head had begun to thud annoyingly.

"Um, that's okay, I need to head back. OW!" the grey lioness bent her head over the headache had struck her powerfully form nowhere. Tama and Kula immediately rushed to her aid.

"Whoa are you okay? What's wrong?!"

Ingine put out a paw to distance herself. She didn't need to big fuss, and quite frankly, didn't want to be around anyone of Nala friends. "Nothing…nothing. My head is just killing me. I just need to head home."

"Are you sure? Maybe you should see Rafiki-"

"No, no I'm fine…" she seemed too determined to get home, but surely she knew something had to be done for her? Even if she didn't want to be cared for on my the monkey, being asked random questions with all the uncomfortable poking that comes with any examination. At least do it for the sake of the cub. "Really."

"Are you sure?" asked the purple eyed lioness. Ingine nodded. Soon the grey lioness began to walk again with the two lioness following slowly after. Tama and Kula didn't understand what was with Ingine, but she knew her body and her baby so, maybe it was nothing and they were the ones tripping. So they walked, but the walk wasn't a very long one. Ingine was still ignoring the pain that she was causing on her body. She thought she would be fine, after all the baby had been still for so long expect for now, maybe it was just a small phase in her pregnancy. And soon her baby will be still again, but it wasn't. it wasn't he kicks she was feeling and choosing to Ingine, it was the painful cramps. Like she was going into season, which wouldn't be the case snice she was with cub. That fact alone, did cause the mother to worry, so she did the best thing she could and didn't think about it. "Hey Ingine…" Kula began, but her soft voice soon began to blur as the sight before her began to fade. Suddenly Ingine stopped. The two lionesses behind her stopped. "Ingine?" she again questioned, suddenly the two pride land lioness saw the grey lioness turn white, and collapse to the ground. "Ingine!"

Meanwhile back at priderock, the future king and queen of the pridelands were having it out. Simba could not believe Nala, he had to hear what she had to say for herself, obviously, she had no idea Simba knew she planned to abort the cub, and learning this information from no other than Ingine, well it was a slap in the face you could say. The king was hurt and livid. "Start explaining Nala!"

"i…I don't know what to say?"

"Well you can start off my say, Simba I'm sorry I decided to kill our baby!" roared Simba. Nala had never seen him so furious and at her too, it was devastating and startling.

"Shhh! Simba…"

"What?! You don't want everyone to know- funny because I surely didn't-"

"Who told you?!"

"It doesn't matter! What matter is you LIED to me!" Simba as going to take this out of proportion, she had no idea what the situation was. He had no idea that she had had a quick 360 mind change and wanted to keep the cub, and the only reason why she was thinking about the other options, was due to that fact that she didn't think she was ready.

"Simba I didn't lie to you…I just didn't tell you…"

"Which is basically I lie, you knew all along you didn't want to have the cub? And didn't tell me? How could you even think something like that?!"

"What is going on?!" voiced a concerned mother making her way around the corner. It was be a lie to say Sarabi couldn't hear all of the screaming and shouting Simba was doing. This was characteristic way out of his normal character. As she stood between the two. "Simba?"

"Why don't you ask Nala…" the queen looked over to blue eyed lioness.

"Look…Simba if you let me explain-"

"Then do it, explain to me, how you planned on killing our cub. Without tell me!"

"I was going to do it, but not anymore. I changed my mind be-"

"Because you practically full term and couldn't the guilt, that would sound about right. What where you even thinking?! Why would you even think-"

"BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THE CUB, OKAY! YOU HAPPY NOW-THERE I'M A TERRIBLE LIONESS…" screamed Nala. "I'm sorry I was being selfish and thinking about myself and how it would affect me! I'm sorry but I wasn't ready to settle down and become a mom yet, not to mention a queen. And I dealing with you it impossible because all you do is think of yourself!" this was not the response Simba was hoping for, it wasn't that 'I'm sorry, I should have come to you first' Not this pregnancy was affecting her and not him, what did Simba say and how he felt not matter. He just wasn't affected at all, he was just living day by day like nothing was wrong.

"What- Nala you don't think you getting pregnant affected me! it changed everything-"

"NOT HOW IT WOULD HAVE FOR ME! AND YOU DON'T GET THAT."

"Nala what are you talking about I course I know?! What, you think I'm just stupid?!"

"No of course not, but I knew you wouldn't be considerate of how I felt, because it wasn't the same as yours! Simba as soon as I told you I was pregnant your attitude surprised…I was hoping you be accepting ..but NOT that accepting, because I wasn't. and when I found out you were excited I couldn't tell you…it crushes you."

"So going behind my back is the right answers!"

"No, but it was the only option I had…" tears flew form Nala face, as she couldn't control her emotions. The love of her life must hate her…hate her to his core. And form the looks of it, he did. Simba had never given her such a look of distain and distrust.

"Simba…" Sarabi said intervening. "Clam yourself and try to understand her plight."

"So you agree with her? MOM she'd be killing your grand cub, or don't you want too?!"

"Simba, of course I want me grand cub, but that's not my decision. But I understand the positions- that does not mean I agree with it."

"Pshh, from where I'm standing it seems otherwise."

"SARABI!" the three lions turned to see Kula rushing in. She had a panicked look on her face, and her urgencies could be felt.

"What? What is it?"

"She…needs you…Ingine, somethings wrong…"

"What's wrong with her?"

"I don't know, she just doesn't feel good…. She light headed…we tried to get her to Rafiki but-"

"Alright, I'm on my way." Before the queen left she looked at both her son and Nala. She knew they were not in any condition to be left alone, but she had no choice. Ingine sudden sickened, trumped Simba and Nala argument for the time being. "You two, don't move a muscle. We will talk about this when I return." The two said nothing. "Got it?" they nodded. "Alright let's go Kula." She voiced as she left the two to simmer their temper for the moment.

Inside a side den that Tama had carried the sickly lioness to, Ingine was in completely misery. Everything was hurnting, head stomach, back. Her back was killing her. She could barely move, let alone curl up in a ball to get some type of comfort. Tama had no idea what was happening, she sent Kula to get Sarabi, but maybe she should had sent her to get Rafiki. By the time Kula left Ingine had gotten worse, Tama was barely able to drag/ carry the stiff lioness to the den location. The mother was now in a ball on the den floor, curled as tight as she could. Yet her stomach prevented her.

"Ingine, is there anything I can do for you?" Ingine patted.

"I…I… don't know, unless you have some strong pain herbs…then no.." she said though closed teeth. Well at least Tama tried, she hated she could do nothing. She didn't want to watch the poor girl suffer, but what could she do.

"Don't worry, Kula a fast lioness she and Sarabi will be here soon."

"No…no you didn't have to go and do all that…"

"Ingine, you passed out of course we called for backup. So, expect so extra paws " Chimed Tama. She walked over to the entrance of the den. She saw nothing. She turned back around to see Ingine struggling to get up. "Don't, just try to rest."

"You try to rest, with pissed out cub, killing your insides!"

"Okay…testy." But she honestly didn't mind. Soon within a matter of minutes Tama could here Kula and Sarabi making their way . when she peaked her head outside she saw they were accompanied by three other lionesses. See whenever a lioness in the prideland is in trouble the help always brings in back up, and lots of it. "Hurry, we're in here!" she voiced.

When all five lionesses came into the den, it became a little cramped. Sarabi and the elder lioness walked over to the resting Ingine who was still curled up on the floor. Kula and Tama decided to step back, this was way out of their field.

"Ingine what's wrong? asked the queen.

"Nothing, the cub is just upset."

"I was told you passed out."

"…yea…I'm just tried, I just need to get home." She again tried to get up. The other lioness stood by her side to help her up. Sarabi stood in front of her, she had a feeling that she shouldn't be getting up. But it was up to Ingine herself.

"Okay, just get up sl-" suddenly a huge cry could be heard coming from Ingine a she sent collapsing into the floor. Thankfully the other lionesses where there to stop her fall. They were able to stop her body from chasing into the hard floor.

"Argghhh!" when the placed the lioness down, one of the lioness saw something startling.

"Sarabi…" she voiced in a hushed tone, "look…" she pointed downward to the liquid that had escaped form the lioness body. It was a white-pink mucus that had cloth like material in it. "Somethings wrong…"

"….okay, here, sit her up." Voiced Sarabi.

"ow..ow.."

"Ingine relax." Voiced one of the other pridemother. "How are you feeling?"

"…is that really a question…terrible."

"And the cub?"

"I don't know…the cub was fine until a day or so ago…why?"

"How was the cub acting? Any weird movement?"

"No…the cub barely moved"

"And the pain, where is is coming from the cub?"

"I..I guess, its nothing but a whole bunch of cramps…"

"Like kicking ? Or just cramps?" why was she asking her 110 questions at a time like this? What would answer those questions do? It wouldn't stop the pain that's for sure.

"No…like painful ass cramps! Owww!" she gripped her stomach. "They are killing me!"

"Sarabi" voiced the queens pride sister. "She's going to have this cub…."

"I know…" then the lioness in the middle of the conversation gave her little two cents to the matter.

"WHAT?! NO NO IM NOT DUE YET….I CAN'T!" sweat started to form on her forehead.

"I'm sorry sweetie, but you are going to have to have this cub." Chimed the other pridemother. "It looks like he or she wants to make an early appearance." This was a shock to Ingine, and completely took the other two prideland lioness off guard. They didn't know today they would witness a birth. It took no time at all to convince Ingine of her situation. It was as if her body, hearing the term "birth" triggered a reaction. Soon the urge to push was becoming prevalent.

Two hours, two hours had passed snice the other lioness had come to aid in the help on Ingine. Not knowing they would be assisting in a birth, everyone was doing their part to help ease the pain and discomfort. Kula and Tama stood outside of the den, to give the adults who knew what they doing some much needed room. They could hear the cries of their follow pride sister.

"Push Ingine push!" coached all three of the elder lioness. Sarabi stood by the lioness head, allowing her to rest on her paws. While the two other lioness stayed at her mid-section to coax the cub downwards and at the rear end to get the young cub as he or she entered the world. "Push!" Ingine wanted to say' what do you think I'm doing? Just sitting down and enjoying everyone being in her person space.' Of course she was pushing, she was pushing the cub out with all of her might. But it felt like the cub was tangled in her insides. Like it got caught in the tubing.

"C'mon Ingine you're almost there!"

"Ughhh!" she grunted, then suddenly. It all stopped. The pain and tangled feeling she felt in her insides. It all came to a sudden halt. The voices of the coaxing pride land mother came to a halt as well. That eerie silence came over the den. Was the cub out? The cub had to be out...she wasn't feeling anything anymore. Was it suppose to work like that? All the pain and suffering just over, within seconds. Something didn't seem right? "…wh…at" she panted " What's…what's wrong?" no one answered "What's wrong?!" demanded the exhausted mother.

"I'm sorry Ingine, the cub was…stillborn." It was dead silent. No one knew what to say, what do you say at a time like this to a new mother that her cub is…dead.

"..w…what….no..no…you're lying to me.. lying!"

"….If you want, we can bury the cub and-"

"NO NOT WITHOUT ITS FATHER ITS FATHER HAS TO BE HERE!" cried Ingine hysterically. She wasn't in her right mind, who would be. Maybe that it why she's crying for the cubs father to be here. Yes the cubs father is out there, but last Ingine said, was he left her and the cub in the night and never returned. How would the lioness find him? Would he even come if they did somehow find him? Ingine was broken, every bit broken into little pieces…what was all the care for? For a cub, she just lost? Sarabi did her best to calm the mother.

"Alright Ingine, we will get the cubs father… we will find him." She assured. The lioness at the mid section of Ingine spoke softly.

"Sarabi, we don't even know where he is. He walked out on her. That was weeks ago, we wont be able to find him."

"Yes…but, she needs this." She then turned back to the grieving lioness. Who was in a puddle on blood, sweat and tears. By now Tama and Kula had heard the commotion and had come to aid their fallen friend. "…Ingine, honey…tell me who is the father of the cub, you tell me and we will be able to find him." Ingine said nothing, her head between her paws. " Ingine you have to tell us, so we can help. Who is the father? I know he would want to see his cub." Slowly, inch my inch the lioness uncovered her face and brought up her head. You could see all the sweat and tears leaving a stain on her fur. Her face was emotionless, stained with tears running down every part of her face. She began to open her mouth, grinding her teeth, almost as if she was angry. This puzzled the lioness, but maybe this was her way of coping…they didn't expect anger, but it happens. she began to speak, but then stopped herself. This left everyone had the edge of their seat, Ingine had never talked about the lion that walked out on her and cub life. The no show, not lion enough to be a father to her cub. They could finally put a name to the lion. Now, at this point. Ingine had lost everything, and had nothing to live for. She said the mystery lion name, and when she blurted it out, no one was expecting that answer.

"Simba, Simba is the father!" this left everyone and especially the queen, speechless.