Disclaimer- Scar, Mufasa, Ahadi, and the name Vitani belongs to Disney. OC Vitani belongs to me

Chapter 10- The Death of a King

Vitani had been in the Pride Lands for a few days, and Scar was very attracted to her. He had never thought that a human could be so beautiful- she had light brown skin, long black hair, and pretty blue eyes. All of Scar's feelings for Zira were lost whenever he looked at his new friend.

He was also surprised that they also shared a few things in common. Vitani's father was supposed to become leader of the Kikuyu tribe-which Vitani descended from-but his best friend was chosen instead. In revolt, her father left for the United States (which took Vitani a few hours to explain to Scar, since he didn't even know there was any land outside of Africa) and met Vitani's mother. Scar was a little surprised to find that the girl didn't want to take back her father's rightful power, but just wanted to learn more about Kikuyu history.

This wasn't the main subject of their conversations though. What they talked about the most were name origins.

"My friend's name was Zira, which means 'hate,'" Scar told his friend one day. "If this was my father's idea for a name, then I'm not surprised. She did come to the pride nameless, after all."

"What is your father's name?" Vitani asked.

Scar hesitated before answering. For his entire life, he always hated his father's name… it just led from one bad thing to another. "Ahadi… which means 'promise,'" he finally said.

"You don't seem to happy with your father." Vitani commented.

"And why should I?" Scar remarked. "My father is just a bunch of broken promises. To fix our family, letting both Mufasa and I rule… the hunt…" Scar could feel his wound burn with those last words.

It was quiet for a moment, and then Vitani asked, "Is Scar your real name?"

"No, it was Taka…" Scar sighed. "Just great… I was the cub named 'trash!'"

"You know…" Vitani said slowly. "I actually like that name…"

"You do?" Scar asked. "But… the meaning…"

"Scar, names don't have to mean anything," the girl assured him. "I mean… look at my name. 'Vitani' actually doesn't mean anything- I was just named it because my parents liked it."

"So… you think it's a good name for me?" Scar asked.

"Well… it would almost sound like something I would name my child, possibly a daughter," Vitani admitted. "Otherwise, I like your name, and wished you kept it."

"You can call me 'Taka' if you'd like." Scar told her. "Now then… would you like to meet my family? I haven't exactly seen them in a while, and…"

"You miss them?" Vitani finished, and smiled. "Trust me- I ran away from home once too and missed my parents, even though I hated them then. That's 'unconditional love' we're both stuck with!"

When Scar and Vitani got to Pride Rock, there were hundreds of animals gathered there. Zazu was flying over the crowd, and flew down to the pair.

"Taka… you must come to Pride Rock!" the bird said in a hurry. "Terrible things are happening… Hekima died last night of old age, your father is in bad shape, and-"

Zazu stared at Vitani, gaping. "A human!"

The animals nearby turned around and were also startled by seeing the girl. Scar growled at them, and them motioned Vitani to follow him.

They made their way through the crowd, with remarks being thrown at them left and right.

"Taka brought a human here?"

"They didn't name him 'trash' for nothing!"

"And what an ugly creature she is!"

"Taka isn't looking too pretty either…"

"Go home, human!"

Vitani looked around nervously, and almost turned back, but could feel Scar against her side. He urged her to come along, and he obeyed.

They then climbed up the mountain, and into the cave. In the back, they could see Mufasa with his head up against his father. Scar could see that Ahadi could only take short breaths, and Rafiki was tending to a deep wound on the lion's side.

"Taka…" Ahadi whispered. Mufasa turned around and saw his brother, then let him by. Vitani stood outside of the cave, not wanting to intrude.

"Father…" Scar said softly. "I'm sorry I left the Pride Lands…"

"No, son… it's my fault." Ahadi admitted. "I was a horrible father to you, and… I apologize."

He then looked up to his older son. "Mufasa… when I go… both of you will be kings."

"But… the animals!" Mufasa gasped.

"I've been listening to their whining for years," Ahadi sighed. "It's just not fair…keep my promise…" the king took one last breath… and died.

The two brothers looked at each other. So that was it. Their father was gone, and the kingdom was theirs.

In silent agreement, they walked out to Pride Rock. They expected the animals to be looking up at them, expecting to see their new kings, but they weren't. Instead…

"TAKA!"

With the call of his name, Scar ran down the rocks, with Mufasa and Rafiki trying to keep up.

Underneath the pointed ledge, Scar found Vitani, being growled at by the pride. None of the other animals seemed too happy either- monkeys screeched, hoofed animals galloped in place, and the elephants stuck their tusks out at her.

Scar jumped in front of the crowd and roared loudly. The noise quiet down at once.

"Taka! What is going on?" Mufasa asked, but immediately saw Vitani. "A human!" Mufasa growled, and walked towards her.

Scar blocked the girl and growled at his brother. "Leave her alone." he muttered.

"Taka, are you out of your mind?" Mufasa inquired. "Don't you know how Dad died? A human shot him!"

Without warning, the lion lunged at Vitani, but Scar blocked him. As they fought, the girl ran away from the mob.

"Vitani!" Scar tried to call after her, but she was long gone.

"And good riddance!" Mufasa remarked. "She probably killed Dad, for all we know…"

Scar smacked his brother in the face with his paw. "Why, Mufasa?" he shouted. "Why does the fact that a human killed our Father make you think Vitani is so evil?" He turned to the animals and yelled, "Since when did being different ever be such a bad thing?!"

"And why do you even care?" Mufasa inquired.

"I loved her!"

Scar pushed the king out of the way, and ran out into the plains. He ran until he could run no longer, and collapsed onto the ground. Once more, he had lost someone very dear to him.

It's all Mufasa's fault! Scar thought angrily. But this time…he will pay!

I know, I did make Mufasa look like a total jerk, but think of it this way-his dad just died. And since Scar has been avoiding his family for months, it's not like he was going to keep calm like he did in Chapter One!