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It's the next day and all have slept in from the battle yesterday. Kovu is just starting to wake, he looks around and sees Kiara beside him, Buria in between them and Vitani in front of him. He gets up, stretches and shakes his whole body to dismiss and sleepiness still left in him. Some of the other lionesses have also started to wake, and make their way out of the cave. Most stop and take in the bright sun before going on with their day. Kovu now is out of the cave, one lioness named Kia is starting to walk down Pride Rock.
"Kia! I don't think that anyone should go anywhere by themselves, at least not until we know where and what the leopards are doing."
"Oh... ok, then can a group of us go to the water hole?"
"Yes, maybe we should wait until everyone is up."
"Ok sire." Kia walks back up to the cave to see if her month old cub Nomala has woken up yet.
Kovu hears a large yawn behind him, he turns around, and sees Simba stretching.
"Good morning Simba."
"Good morning Kovu, beautiful day isn't it?"
"It sure is."
"So do we have anything planed for today?"
"No just recuperating from yesterday."
"Yes, I heard all about that, though you did well to drive them off."
"Yeah, but will they stay away, or still linger around?"
"Well that I can't tell you Kovu, but I can tell you that sometimes you have to go with your gut with these kinds of things."
"Thanks Simba."
"No problem."
"Kovu." Kiara says from behind Simba
"Kiara." Kovu says as he walks past Simba to embrace Kiara.
Simba not wanting to bother the couple heads down to go get a drink.
"Is Buria awake yet?" Kovu asks pulling away from Kiara
"I think I might have woken her up when I got up." as if on cue Buria comes walking out of the cave with a smile on her face.
"Mornin' Daddy!" Buria says and runs to Kovu and hugs his leg, he bends down to nuzzle her.
"Mornin' Buria."
Buria quickly pulls away and runs to her mother and does the same thing.
"Morning Mom!"
"And good morning to you!"
"Can we go play today Dad?" Buria asks sitting Right in between her parents
"No I don't think so Buria, it's too dangerous right now for you to be out there.
"Aww... not even at the base?"
"Hmm, I don't know... I would have to be down there with you, and two other lionesses."
"Ok! I'm gonna go tell them."
Mara has gotten up and is walking out of the cave when Buria comes barreling into her.
"Ouch Buria watch it!" Mara says rubbing her head
"Sorry, I was just coming to get you and Malkati."
"Good luck, he was sleeping on Mama's arm, and when she got up he fell to the ground and still didn't wake up!" Mara says with a slight laugh
Buria giggles. "Fine we'll wait for him, where's Sudo?"
"Um..." Mara looks around and Sudo comes out of the cave, sees his friends, and trots over to them. "Found him!"
"Hey guys, what are we doing today?"
"Well my dad said that it was too dangerous to go out into the Pride Lands, but we can play at the base as long as he is there and two other lionesses."
"Aww, that's no fun." Mara pouts
"Well we've never really played there so it's something new." Buria says trying to smile. "And besides we can't get away now with it being my dad watching."
"I guess, well anythings better than sitting around here." Sudo says looking around at the lionesses that aren't in exactly a good mood today. "Is Malkati up yet?"
"No as usual." Mara says rolling her eyes
"Hey you guys wanna have some fun?" Buria says with a smirk
"What?!" Mara asks excited to know what her friend has thought up this time.
"Lets go scare him."
"Ok!" Sudo and Mara say at the same time. They creep back into the cave, all of the lionesses are out now, and just Malkati is sleeping in a little ball with his back towards the entrance. They creep to him and stand in a circle around him, Buria mouths the words one...two...three and all three cubs let out screams! Malkati suddenly wakes up and screams with them looking around scared for the reason why they were screaming. The trio stops screaming and start laughing, Malkati is not amused.
"Guys that isn't funny."
"Yes it is! You should have seen the look on your face!" Buria says through her laughter
"Wel..." Malkati begins to talk but is cut off by Kovu, Kiara, and Vitani
"What's the matter?!" Vitani asks as she runs to her cubs and observes them
"Nothing Mom we just scared Malkati." Mara says, starting to calm down from her laughter
"Yeah and it wasn't funny to me." Malkati says walking to his mother and standing behind her front legs.
The three cubs start laughing again.
"Guys that wasn't nice, you should just let him sleep." Vitani scolds
"We're sorry Mom." Mara says, not laughing anymore
"Yeah Aunt Vitani, we just wanted to have some fun." Buria says
"Well you have to think about whether the other lion will take it as funny, what it will do to them."
"We're sorry."
"You better be, now come along and play." Kovu says motioning his head towards the entrance of the cave.
"The three cubs run out while Malkati stays and walks with his mother.
"Kiara, Vitani do you mind watching the cubs with me?" Kovu asks
"No." Kiara says
"Sure" Vitani says
Kovu, Kiara, and Vitani follow the cubs down to the base, find a good rock and lay down to sunbath, but still keep an eye on the cubs.
"Ok I say we play tag!" Buria says hopping on a small rock.
Mara and Sudo agree, but Malkati...
"I don't know if I want to play with you guys." He says sitting down and looking to the side.
"Oh, Malkati, don't be a party pooper, we said we we're sorry." Mara says
"If it helps, I'll be it first." Sudo says
Malkati takes a moment to respond, but takes one look at his friends' 'sad' looks and soon agrees. Sudo give the others a 5 second head start and then takes after them.
Simba has finished his drink and has started his trek back, when he hears something behind him. He looks back and doesn't see anything, so keeps walking, again he hears what sounds like feet following him. He stops again and turns all the way around, when he sees nothing he shrugs his shoulders and turns back around, only to be met by Shera standing right in front of him with an evil smile on her face.
"Shera!" Simba yells/growls
Shera slightly laughs "Simba! Finally this time has come!" more leopards appear around him, some laughing evilly and some smiling.
"HELP!" Simba shouts
"Oh, Simba there is no hope for you now!" Shera says and starts to laugh again.
"Get em'!" Shera says looking Simba right in the eye.
Dun dun dun!! Hope you liked it please R&R!!
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