Here's chapter 10 and please review. Reminder that this story does not have a main plot; it's just a bunch of little stories creating a big story. Reminder that I do not own Lion King.

Simba and his companions returned to Priderock. He saw his mother and Sarafina waiting for him at Priderock. He greeted them both with a nuzzle which they returned.

"Did you find the rogue?" Sarafina asked.

"No, she crossed the borders before we could catch her. Where's Nala?" Simba asked.

"In the den, she has something to tell you." Sarabi said smiling at him.

Simba nodded and walked into the den. He had wanted to catch the rogue and ask if she had any info about Kiara, so maybe he could find something about where his daughter was. When Simba entered the den, Nala wasn't alone. She was holding someone in her paws. Simba gasped when he saw who that someone was.

"Kiara!" Simba cried rushing over to them and nuzzling Kiara.

Kiara looked up at her father happily. Finally she was back with him! Kiara wondered where he had been all this time. Where was that other lioness that had left her in the grass? And how about the one that had roared at her? But she continued nuzzling her father.

"You're alright," Simba breathed in relief, rubbing his cheek against her tiny face. Kiara mewed and batted him with her paws. Simba licked her face, and pulled Kiara into his paws.

"Where was she?" Simba asked.

"I found her in those bushes the rogue ran from. Alex and Tojo chased her, but they didn't notice her.'' Nala answered. ''I think that rogue was bringing her back. Did she cross the borders before you could catch her? Can you send Zazu to see if she's still around?'' Simba nodded while still focused on Kiara. Kiara gave Simba's nose a lick with her teeny tongue.

A few lions entered the den, along with their family so they could see Kiara. Once they had checked on the Princess, they left to give the Royal Family some privacy.

Kiara yawned a big yawn.

''Looks like someone's tired.'' Simba said smiling at his cub.

Kiara nestled herself snug in Nala's paws. Nala bent her head down and whispered something in Kiara's ear.

''Go to sleep Kiara.'' Simba said, nuzzling her. ''We'll be right here, I promise.''

Soon Kiara was asleep. Simba turned to his mate.

''Honey, you should get some sleep.'' Simba said, nuzzling his mate.

''You need sleep too.'' Nala said as she rested her head on top of Kiara's. Nodding Simba lay his head as close as possible to Kiara. Soon Nala and Kiara were asleep, but he stayed up thinking.

Flashback (to the time of the story,''Lion King with A Twist'')

Simba climbed down Priderock to look for Nala. A few weeks ago, she had told him that she loved him and Simba was elated that the lioness he loved, loved him back.

Most of the adults were in Priderock napping, to avoid the heat of the afternoon. Most of the cubs were out playing. Simba found Nala by one of the lakes.

''Hey sweetheart.'' Simba said, licking Nala's cheek.

''Hey,'' Nala said. She nuzzled his cheek with her nose.

''Were you hunting?'' Simba asked as they settled down in front of the lake.

Nala rested her head against his mane. ''I was, but I finished a while ago. Most of the older lionesses didn't really want to go hunting today.''

''Better then, I get you all for myself.'' Simba said, nuzzling her neck. He knew how much she loved it when he did that. Nala let out a small giggle and Simba smiled.

''How about you? Aren't you training with your father?'' Nala asked. She licked his cheek.

''Yeah, but it was too hot. He just went back to Priderock.'' Simba answered.

Nala wrapped her paws around his neck. ''Can we go to the jungle? It's probably cooler there.''

''Of course.'' Simba said. He and she had been there a few weeks ago. His father had taken it in as part of their lands a couple weeks ago. The place was beautiful, but they had to cross some dry land to get there.

''Let's go then.'' Nala said getting up. Simba also got up and as they began to walk, he entwined his tail with hers.

The walk there was nice, as the two chatted and gossiped. When they got there, both of them immediately took a drink of water.

''Nala,'' Simba said.

''Yeah, sweetie?'' Nala asked.

''Let's take a dip in the water. It'll feel better.'' Simba said.

''No, let's just go to the trees.''

''It's better if we take a swim. It won't take that long. And I'm not going in without you.'' Simba said.

''No,'' Nala insisted.

''Fine, be that way.'' Simba said. Nala thought he was going to walk away when all of a sudden he whirled back, grabbed her and pulled her into the water with him.

''Simba!'' Nala screamed. She heard Simba laughing. She glared at him after wiping the water out of her eyes.

''It was either you come with me, or I push you in. But you chose to do it the hard way.'' Simba said, in between laughter.

''I'm getting out.'' Nala said and began swimming to the end.

''No, you're staying with me,'' Simba said. He wrapped his paws around Nala and held her close to him.

Nala sighed and rested her head against his wet mane. She couldn't deny that she was enjoying this. She was always happy and enjoyed herself when she was with him.

''Doesn't it feel good?'' Simba asked.

''Yeah,'' Nala said, snuggling her head against his mane. She felt Simba nuzzling her neck and she let out a sigh of pleasure. She felt Simba's grasp on her loosening.

''No, Simba, don't let go.'' Nala said.''Hold me,''

Simba smiled and tightened his grasp around her, holding her against him. It was such a luxury to be with her, and hold her close to him. He loved her so much and would do anything for her. She felt Nala nuzzling her nose against his cheek.

''Still want to go back and rest under the trees?'' Simba asked in a teasing tone.

''Let's just stay here for a little longer.'' Nala said. Simba chuckled and licked the back of her ears.

''I love you.'' Simba said.

''I love you too.'' Nala said, her voice sounding a bit drowsy.

''So, what would your father's reaction be if he knew we were here?'' Simba asked.

Nala chuckled. ''He would freak. He's too protective of me sometimes.''

''Of course he is. You are his only daughter.'' Simba said.

''We should do this more often. But everyone's going to get suspicious of where we're going.'' Simba said. He licked the top her head.

''Mmm-hm.'' Nala said, agreeing with him.

'' This water's probably going to wash your fur clean. You won't have to bathe yourself.'' Nala said, smiling at him.

''I guess.'' Simba said. ''You would know, since you are the most beautiful lioness in the Pridelands.''

''Simba quit lying.'' Nala said. She tapped his nose with hers. Simba ran his tongue across her muzzle.

''I'm not lying. You underestimate yourself.'' Simba said. He felt Nala rubbing and licking his chin and he let out a happy sigh. Simba held Nala for a little while longer as she licked and nuzzled him.

''Can we go and rest under one of the trees now?'' Nala asked. Simba nodded and both of them swam to shore, and shook the water out of their fur. They lay down in the soft grass under a grove of trees. Nala pulled herself up and laid half on the ground and half on Simba.

''Sometimes,'' Simba said softly, "I wonder if I'll be a good King. I don't know how I'm going to be as responsible as my father."

"I have faith in you. I know you can do it." Nala said, giving him a loving look.

End of Flashback

Simba looked at his mate. Even after all these years, she still kept him level headed and was there when he needed her the most, always advising and supporting him. She knew when she needed to be gentle with him or when she needed to knock some sense into him. He knew he had chosen the perfect mate and nothing would ever change that. And now because of her, he had a beautiful daughter. With these final thoughts, he fell asleep.

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The next day, Zazu set out to see if he could find the rogue that had returned Kiara, but he came back with no news. Simba figured that the rogue must have run away. Nala wanted to go look for herself, but she Kiara needed her and to Nala, nothing was more important than her daughter. Simba and a couple other males returned from the patrol. Simba went into the den to find Nala dealing with Kiara, who was crying.

"What's wrong darling?" Simba asked, licking Kiara's forehead.

"She has a fever." Nala said looking at Simba. "It's probably from being out in the Outlands, and being his in the dirt in the middle of the night. Who knows how long she was there and if the rogue even fed her properly?"

"I know," Simba said, settling down next to his family.

"It'll go down in a couple days, but she's going to be fussy, and I doubt we're going to have a good sleep for the next few nights." Nala said with a sigh.

Kiara had stopped crying, but she was whining and her breathing seemed heavier than normal.

"Come here, Kiara." Simba said. He picked Kiara up by the scruff of her neck and placed her in his paws.

Kiara began to whine and cry louder now. Simba placed her by Nala's side so she could feed. Kiara hungrily began to nurse. When she finished, she was asleep.

"Nala, you've been in the cave all day. Go out and take a walk. I'll stay with Kiara." Simba said.

Nala shook her head, "No, I want to be with her."

"It's okay, she's asleep. I'll get someone to call you if she wakes up." Simba assured her.

Nala thought for a minute, "Okay, but I'll be back soon." She gave his cheek a nuzzle, and then walked out of the den and down Priderock. She saw Tama with her three cubs, Ari and Tanabi who were twins, and her youngest daughter, Danyssa who was only a few days older than Kiara.

"Hello Nala." Tama said smiling when she saw her. Nala returned her smile.

"Hey," Nala said settling down next to her. She gave Danyssa a quick nuzzle.

"Is Simba with Kiara?" Tama asked. She knew how Nala didn't really like being away from Kiara.

"Yes, she has a fever." Nala answered.

"It's nothing to worry about. I remember, Tanabi got a fever when he was only two or three weeks old. I panicked but it went down in a couple days. But those nights, were really sleepless nights." Tama said with a chuckle.

Nala smiled, and continued talking with Tama for a little while before she excused herself and went back to Priderock to be with her daughter.

When she reached Kiara, she was still asleep. She gently felt her forehead, by her pressing her cheek against it, and realized that it was still warm.

"She woke up a couple times, but I put her back to sleep." Simba said.

Nala nodded and lay down next to him. The King and Queen stayed with their daughter for the whole day. That night, Kiara woke up several times crying. A few times she would fall back asleep, when she felt someone nuzzling her. Other times, Simba or Nala had to gather her up in their paws, and soothe her back to sleep. The next day she still had a fever and the night was restless. The day after it slowly began to go down until she saw back to normal and Nala was relieved.

Nala was walking up Priderock one day when Sarafina came up to her.

"Mom, is there anything wrong?" Nala asked.

"Not really, but Zakia went into labour. Karan is with her." Sarafina replied.

Mother and daughter walked up to the cave that Zakia was in and waited by the entrance. A while later, Karan came out.

"Karan is she okay?" Shari asked. Shari was Zakia's twin sister. Kareena was Karan's younger sister.

"She's fine." Karan replied.

"How's the cub?"Kareena asked.

"It's a girl." Karan replied, looking elated. "You can come in and see her."

Everyone walked inside to where Zakia was nuzzling a bundle of fur. She smiled when she saw everyone.

"Her names Divya." Zakia said, nuzzling Divya. Divya opened her eyes to reveal the same green eyes as her mother.

Karan smiled at his newborn daughter. He had wanted a cub for years now. Zakia had become pregnant once but had delivered a still born. He hadn't been with her during that labor, and he was glad he hadn't. He remembered Zakia's sobs, and her screaming at Shari not to take the cub away from her. Shari had wanted to take the cub away from Zakia before she could see it, so maybe she wouldn't be a hurt. For the while after that, Zakia had refused to eat, and Karan had been worried about her health. But soon she had recovered until the point they were ready to try again.

After everyone had seen Zakia and Divya, they left them, so the family could have some privacy. Karan coaxed Zakia to go to sleep. Divya was awake and stared at her father with her green eyes.

"Go to sleep my sweet one." Karan coaxed. "Daddy's here."

Looking reassured by his words, Divya slowly fell asleep. Karan nuzzled her; he was just so thrilled to have a cub of his own.

The next day, the family woke up. Karan greeted them with a nuzzle.

"Are you doing the patrol today?" Zakia asked after feeding Divya.

Karan nodded, "I'll be back, I promise." He licked his mate's cheek and nuzzled his daughter.

"I'll be back soon." He said softly to Divya. He didn't want to leave them, but he knew he had to keep up to his responsibilities.

Karan walked out of the den where he was Simba and Chumvi were waiting for him along with Amri.

"Ready?" Simba asked. Everyone nodded and they began their way down Priderock.

"So did you get any sleep last night?" Simba asked Karan. The males laughed.

"I did actually. Divya didn't wake up once during the night." Karan replied.

"I wish Kiara was like that. When she wakes up, I or Nala have to soothe her back to sleep." Simba said.

"Kovu's just the same." Chumvi said. "But it's always Kula who deals with him."

Amri laughed, "Leaving your poor mate to deal with him."

Soon they reached the border. When they were almost finished, they heard a growl.

The males turned to see hyenas approaching them.

"Form flanks." Chumvi said. The males got into position.

The hyenas lunged at them and the battle begun. Karan slammed the hyenas away as best as he could. He saw a hyenas lunging at Amri and before it could reach him, Karan threw it on the ground.

Several hyenas slammed into Karan and he fell on the ground. The other males were trying to make his way to him but they were being blocked. Karan tried to get up but there were too many hyenas. She felt one of them sinking their teeth into his neck his vision began to get black.

"No!" he heard Chumvi roar.

The hyenas ran off, satisfied that they had killed at least one lion.

"Karan!" Amri rushed up to him.

"Can you get up?" Chumvi asked.

He couldn't get up, Karan knew he was dying. The hyenas had slit his throat; there was no way he could survive. There was a pool of blood around his head.

"Karan, get up!" Simba begged. "We can carry you back to Priderock."

Karan looked up at them. "It's no use." he said hoarsely. "Promise me you'll protect Zakia and Divya." He knew time was running out.

"I promise." Simba said, and the Chumvi and Amri echoed his words.

Karan closed his eyes as he felt his life draining out of him. Why did this have to happen? He finally got a cub of his own, something he had wanted so badly, and now he was dying. He was leaving his mate with their newborn daughter alone. He thought about Zakia and Divya. He vowed that in his afterlife he would watch over them. Nothing could ever truly take him away from his precious gift.

"I promised that I'd come back." Karan thought.

Karan felt darkness taking over his vision. Slowly his life drained out of him.

"Be safe my little cub." Karan thought, and the last of his life drained out of his body, and the lion knew no more.

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The hyenas that had attacked the males went to the Outlands where Zira was waiting with her followers.

"Did you kill them?" Zira asked.

The clan leader, Shenzi stepped forward. "Yeah, we killed one."

"Was it Simba?" Zira asked. "Did you kill Simba?"

"Well," Shenzi said nervously. "We didn't get a chance to kill Simba, but we managed to kill one lion."

"Who was it?" Zira demanded.

"I think his name was Karan." Shenzi said. "I heard them calling him Karan."

"So Karan's dead." Zira said, thoughtfully. "Ah, the pain Zakia will go through!"

"But Simba isn't dead?" Zira asked.

"No," Shenzi answered.

"Isn't he even injured?!" Zira roared.

"Well, we tried but he's a tough lion." Shenzi shot back.

Zira let out a roar of anger. She had the hyenas out to kill Simba, not Karan!

"Get out of here! We are not giving our prey we caught to you!" Zira snarled.

"Hey, you promised!" Shenzi exclaimed.

"You couldn't even do your job properly! Now get out before we attack!" Zira said jumping forward.

Yelping, the hyenas ran away.

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