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Simba looked at his cubs and the other cubs, who was eagerly awaiting his responce. "She's going to be just fine," Simba replied. "She just needs to be examined by Rafiki."

Simba then picked Kopa up and carried her back to Priderock with Kiara, Kovu and Kion right behind him.

"I hope Kopa is going to be ok," Faida said softly. Without a word Vitani got up and began to fallow Simba and her cousins.

"Hey where ya goin'?" Nuka asked his sister.

"To make sure Kopa is ok," Vitani called. "You guys comin' or what?"

"Right behind you," Zuri declared as she and the others followed Vitani.

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Simba had returned to Priderock and gently placed Kopa on the ground. "Oh Kings above!" Nala cried running over to Kopa. "What happened?"

"Kopa fell into the river," Simba explained. "Zazu go get Rafiki," Simba ordered.

"Yes of course at once," Zazu said flying out of the cave at full force.

"You were supposed to be watching her!" Nala snarled turning on Kovu her green eyes flashing with fury.

"I'm sorry Mom," Kovu said his voice trembling. "It was an accident. She slipped."

"A likely story," Nala scoffed. "You're just saying that to cover yourself."

"Nala that's enough!" Simba snapped angrily.

"No Simba it's not enough!" Nala cried. "Can't you see? Kovu deliberately pushed Kopa into the river! He tried to kill his own sibling! Just like Scar did! Who's next Kiara!?"

"No!" Kovu cried. "I didn't push her! She fell. I wouldn't try to hurt Kopa or Kiara!"

"Liar!" Nala growled swinging her paw and catching Kovu in the face causing him to cry out as one of her claws caught him in his left eye.

"Nala!" Simba roared outraged. "What in the Hell has gotten into you?!"

"The little lair deserved it," Nala spat out.

"He's not lying mom," Kiara said after coming out of shock from her mother's outburst and the fact she hit her brother, again.

"Yeah Kopa really did fall in," Kion said. "She was looking at the fish in the river and slipped and fell in. Kovu jumped in and tried to save her."

"He did?" Nala asked her expression softening. She turned towards Kovu and said, "Is that true Kovu?" Kovu merely nodded holding a paw to his injured eye so Nala said softly, "I'm so sorry Kovu."

"Oh just forget it!" Kovu yelled furiously. "You hate me anyways and this just proves it so why even bother pretending you're sorry!" With a growl Kovu turned and ran out of the cave the tears streaming down his face.

"Kovu wait up!" Zuri called running after her friend after apporching the cave with the others.

"Let him be by himself for a while Ri'," Faida said gently. "He needs to cool off."

"I guess you're right Fai'," Jayla said reluctantly sitting back down

"Well I hope you're happy Nala," Simba said glaring at his mate. "Sometimes I just don't understand you at all. Especially with your attitude towards Kovu. And hitting him! In front of the others too! You had better hope this doesn't scar him or so help me it won't be pretty. I better go talk to him."

After giving his mate one last glare Simba began to go after his son. But before he could go anywhere Rafiki arrived on the scene to examine Kopa. Simba decide it was best to stay with his injured daughter. Tiffu, Zuri and Faida left to find Nero and Khairi and tell them what happened and Nuka and Vitani decided to wait in their hidey hole until they recived word on Kopa.

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Kovu had arrived near the gorge where he hid himself in crevasses and began to cry. But the six month old Prince wasn't alone for very long. Soon he heard a voice say, "Why are you so sad little one?"

Kovu looked up and saw Zira staring back at him. "Oh hi Auntie," Kovu said wiping his eyes with his paw.

"Hello there young one," Zira said with a fake smile. "Why are you hiding?"

"There was an accident," Kovu said softly. "My sister, Kopa fell into the river. I saved her but my Mom thinks I deliberately pushed her in and that I would hurt Kiara. She thinks I tried to kill my own sister. Just like my grandfather did. And to top it all off she gave me this." Kovu pointed to his eye, which already had a swollen red claw mark around it which meant it would most likely leave a scar.

"I told you your mother was blinded by hate," Zira said. "Of course she thinks you tried to kill your sister. She always blames you for everything dosen't she? Why should this be any different? She wouldn't wany anything bad to happen to her precious Kopa or Kiara. After all they and Kion are Simba's real cubs and you're just the son of someone she deams a monster and giving you that scar merely proves my point farther."

"Why does she hate me so much?" Kovu asked. "It's not like I did anything to her. And besides I don't think I'm anything like grandfather. I just may look like him."

"She's really just angry at herself," Zira declared. "Because she seduced your father who was close to your grandfather. She wanted what I have and mated with him then regretted it. So she takes out her anger at herself on you."

"That's messed up,"Kovu said as he climbed out of the crevess. "And what's so great about Kopa? Or Kiara and Kion? Nothing that's what."

"You know if Kiara and the other two wasn't around there would be nothing standing in your way of becoming King," Zira pointed out.

"Yeah I know," Kovu said bitterly. "But there's nothing I can do about that."

"Or is there?" Zira said eerily. Kovu looked at her confusion in his green eyes. "We could eaisly get rid of the brats if you wanted to."

"No," Kovu said shaking his head. "I could never hurt my brother and sisters."

"Who's talking about hurting him?" Zira asked. "I'm just stating a simple face. No need to over react."

Kovu opened his mouth to respond but before he could say anything Sarabi came onto the scene along with Sarafina. "Kovu there you are," Sarabi said. "Your parents are worried about you. Why don't you come home?"

"Yeah I'm real sure Mom's worried about me," Kovu scoffed rolling his eyes.

"Kovu dear you know you mother didn't mean what she said," Sarafina said gently. "She loves you very much and she feels terrible for hurting you."

"If you say so Grandma," Kovu said, not buying it.

"Come along dear," Sarabi said as she and Kovu began to walk back towards Priderock.

Sarafina began to fallow them but before she did so the creamy lioness turned towards Zira and said, "Zira you've been warned about speaking to my grandson alone. If I catch you alone with him again I'll be forced to tell Simba and you and I both know what will happen if he finds out."

"Oh Sarafina will you stop with the dramatics?" Zira said rolling her red-orange eyes. "It's really very annoying."

"You've been warned," was all Sarafina said as she turned and headed back towards Priderock leaving Zira alone with her thought.

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Kovu and Sarabi had arrived back at Priderock and had entered the cave. To his relief Kovu saw that Kopa was awake. "Kopa!" he exclaimed running over to his sister and nuzzling her. "I'm so glad you're awake."

"Hey Kovu where've you been?" Kopa asked. Then her green eyes got wide, "What happened to your eye?!"

"I just had a little accident," Kovu said looking at Nala. "But don't worry little sis I'm ok. I just had to get some air," Kovu said. "But I'm glad you're going to be ok. You really scared me when you fell into the river."

"Scared myself too," Kopa said shaking her head. "I'll never do that again. That's for darn sure."

"You got that right young lady," Simba said walking over to the siblings along with Nala, Kiara and Kion who ran over and embraced their returned brother.

"Oh Kovu I'm so glad you're back!" Nala exclaimed running over to her son and pulling him close. "I'm so sorry sweetheart. I should have never said those terriable things to you. And I sure as Hell should have never hit you. I hate myself for it. Please forgive me."

"I forgive you Mom," Kovu said, although it was the farthest thing from the truth.

"You know I love you very much don't you?" Nala asked looking at her son.

"I know you do," Kovu said resisting the urge to say 'not'. "I love you too."

"We both love you son," Simba said with a smile.

Upon hearing Simab call him 'son' Kovu expression darkened. Simba noticed this and asked, "Kovu what's wrong?"

"Nothing," Kovu said softly.

"Come now Kovu if something's worng you can tell me," Simba said. "I'm your father and if anything..." But Simba was cut off by Kovu's angry growl.

"You're not my father!" he cried suddenly.