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"M-my lord?" Jasi spoke "Zira h-has requested to see y-you". Halafi turned his head to the lioness, her dark brown eyes were filled with fear, a fresh large bruise was on her shoulder where Zira had beaten her. A growl left his throat, "Bring her to me!" he growled. Jasi nodded before leaving a minute later she returned with Zira, "Leave!" Jasi nodded again and walked away. "Why must I carry the burden of raising her, your son is more important than that brat!"
"You listen, Jasi is equally important to that cub! I will break our deal if you refuse to raise her as your own". Zira growled at the thought "I told you, I'll never see her as my own, but I will look after her", "Mother?" they both turned to see Nuka he looked to Halafi than to Zira "Mother someone wants to see you" he squeaked "Nuka" Halafi spoke "I thought you knew the rule never to speak when I'm busy!" "I-I'm s-s-sorry, My l-lord" "Leave, my son alone!" Zira hissed "Nuka, leave me!" he ran as fast he could to where he was out of their sight. "I'll be back" in irritation she left.
"Jasi? Jasi where are you?" Nuka's voice called for her with no answer, he stopped when he could hear faint crying curious he followed the sound and poked his head around a termite mound to see Jasi was lying on the ground crying, he could see that the bruise on her shoulder had swollen, causing her pain. "Jasi?" startled she looked up "Oh it only you" "Jasi why are you crying?" he walked up to her.
"Oh Nuka, I just… I just really wish I was dead right now" "Why?" more tears came down her cheeks "Nobody likes me, my mother's dead and I never met my father". "Halafi is the only one who treats me with respect; he gave a chance to live". Nuka leaned against her in comfort, "I'm sorry, if it makes you feel better my father is also dead". He paused "He was killed by Simba", Jasi placed her paw on Nuka's back "Don't feel bad, we'll take back the Pride Lands, and then you can become the king". Nuka then scowled "I won't be king, Kovu will be" Jasi raised her eyebrows "Surely you will be Kovu is just a baby, and you were born first".
The dark brown cub, growled "Mother, hates me! All she cares about is Kovu! She never has time for me!" "Like she used to" he muttered. Jasi held Nuka close "There, there is ok, I care about you, I think that you should be king instead you'd be very good at it". Nuka remained silent before speaking "Thanks Jasi". Halafi's eyes saddened he heard everything from behind; "If only you knew"
(flashback)
The rain poured down hard, crashing into the land. A lion ran as fast as he possibly could to a small den hidden in the bushes, it was time. Fighting his way in, the sounds of screaming could be heard from inside; panic ran through his system as he made his way through a tunnel that lead to a cave where a lioness laid in distress. She was carrying a cub and it was now ready to be born. As she coughed up blood it stained her light brown fur her dark eyes where turned to her mate. "H-H-Halafi" she chocked he came closer "Jafini hang in there" the lioness known as Jafini screamed in pain as another contraction kicked in. "Breath!" he placed his paw on her shoulder "Just breath!" he instructed another scream. More blood was coughed up as another contraction hit; a loud crack of thunder was heard from outside.
"Nearly there" he assured Jafini clenched her teeth in pain as in intense Halafi stared at his mate in worry his eyes widened Jafini screamed and the mews of a tiny cub could be heard. "It's here" he whispered Jafini gasped for air coughing up more blood. He calmed his mate before handing her the cub, she took it in her forearms and licked her clean, before giving a smile "It's a girl" she spoke her voice barely a whisper. Halafi bent down to nuzzle his mate and his cub, thunder cracked from the outside. The sound of the rain could be heard; "She's so pretty, just like you". As he looked up Jafini looked pale blood stained her maw and chest, the ground also bared it, and "Jafini!" he panicked are you alright Speak to me!"
The life from her eyes was draining but she managed a smile as she turned to look at her mate, "I won't last much longer, but I'm so glad that I could be your mate" Halafi's eyes widened "What are you saying!" "I remember the first time we met, how naïve we where back then" she coughed, her voice was fading "Take care of our daughter, I wish I could have been there to watch her grow up". "Jafini Please, you can't leave me!" "You where always there for me, I'm sorry that I can't be here for you in the future" "Please!" he begged "I'll go get help, then we'll still be together" tears now formed in his eyes "I need you! You can't die!" "Goodbye Halafi, I love you, never forget that I always will even in…death".
Her eyes closed, and her body went still she was dead, "Jafini? Jafini!" He shook her, "Wake up! Please wake up!" It was hopeless nothing he did would bring her back. Tears ran down his cheeks he laid his head on her body crying, she was his mate, the love of his life dead. "Jafini" he cried; he stayed like that until the body was stone cold. His attention turned to his daughter who mewed in pity, with care he lifted her "You're Mother is dead, child" he stared at her, a part of him was angry at her for killing his mate, the other relieved his cub was safe.
He held her close, taking her by the scruff and running into the rain. It seemed to come down harder morning the loss. He shivered from the cold, but he was most worried about his minutes old daughter. He couldn't lose her from the cold. He kept running until he came to a strange rock formation. 'Shelter' he thought as he ran to the formation, as Halafi reached it he was stopped by a pack of hyena's that surrounded him. "Just where do you think you're going" one of them teased "How nice of you to drop by" another said. The circle formed tighter around him. The cub shivered violently from the rain, Halafi now started to panic there was no way to escape, and the cold would surely take the cub if he didn't do something soon. "Leave him" a lion appeared "Scar, we where only…" "Enough!" Taking his chance he put his cub down for a moment "Please, I have nowhere to go, my mate is dead will you allow me to stay". His face in dread as he looked at his cub to the lion "Please" he begged.
Halafi nervously waited as Scar paced before speaking "Come with me" picking up his cub he followed with hyena's close behind he was lead to a cave to the back of the rock formation it was warm and dry to his relief. He placed his cub down rapping her in his large forearms to give her warmth, "I want that cub" "Huh" Scar grinned "I only allowed you to stay here because, I want that cub, it'll be a great addition to my collection" Halafi's eyes narroud "To what?" "Oh" Scar's grin grew "I could use a cub, you see it gets rather lonely here; being surrounded be hyenas all the time, but with that" he looked to the cub "I'll be able to have a little company". Halafi looked to Scar "You'll never have her!" "So it's a girl, how nice".
"I'll tell you what, I allow you to live here for as long as you want but in return you help me in a special assignment". Halafi raised an eyebrow "What kind of assignment?" "You'll see" Scar smiled; thinking it over it would have to be the best choice for his cub. Who knows what would happen if he ran back to the rain. Where would he go? He had no pride, and with Jafini dead, he wouldn't be able to stand living solo without her with a sigh he spoke "Alright, you have my word". With that done, he was left alone with his cub. Her mews made him look down at her; she looked just like her mother. Light brown fur that was slightly darker around her ears. "You remind me so much of her" the cub's eyes then opened "They where brown just like his. He smiled then realized that his cub had no name; it took him a moment before he made his decision "Jasi, You're name will be Jasi in memory of your mother Jafini". The cub smiled in approval of her new name, Halafi bent down to nuzzle her "I love you my little Jasi".
(End Flasback)
It had been years since he had told her that, he never even spoke about her mother. His heart turned cold over the years, he had devotion for Scar because he spared Jasi at a young age. "Zira, I'll make sure that you take care of her, if not I'll kill you" he mumbled as he walked away. He walked into a cave mounded into a termite mound; where he saw two tiny cubs sleeping. He growled lowly at them, they where his. Scar had asked him to father Zira's cubs for one of them would become king when the time was right.
"You're lucky I spare your lives" the two cubs shifted in their sleep. Halafi's gaze was on one cub in particular; he had dark brown fur, with a darker tuff of small hair on top of his head. He despised these cubs even though they where his. He was forced to do the deed that created them. They only thing that stopped him from killing them was is promise to Scar that he'd make his son king. "Kovu you listen to me, you may one day be the king…but you'll never be accepted as my son, despite the face you are!" "My lord, Zira wishes to see you" a lioness spoke he growled glancing at the cubs one last time before leaving "You'll never be my son".
This chapter was long; I hope that you liked it. Jasi is Halafi's daughter making Kovu and Vitani her half brother and sister. The next chapter might be up the next day, Simba will have a little surprise in that one. See Ya!