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CHAPTER 12: FIGHT
Scar sat on the perch of pride rock, looking out over the lands. They were still in descent shape, given a week they could be lush again. The hyenas were driving the herds away, and he had been trying his best to keep them on a short leash. Their were so many of them, he had nothing left to do. The next mating season was only a few months away, and he felt lonely. There was no more Sarafina, he had forever sealed her name in the 'bitch' section of his mind, rightfully so.
Yes he had beat her, but he reacted the way he was raised. When Ahadi was mad, he'd hit Scar. Now, when Scar is mad, he'd hit Sarafina. Without her by his side, he simply ordered the hyenas to bully her for him. Then, to make everything a million times worse, Sarafina had gone out and gotten pregnant just to piss him off. He knew she did it only to piss him off, and he was basically right.
"Sarafina never wanted to be alone... she cheated. I messed up, and then she made an ever lasting mistake named Nala."
Whispered Scar to himself, feeling the wind blow through his mane. He sat tossing a small rock around between his digits.
Looking over the edge, he saw Imara, Sarabi, and that big dreadnought (ship) of a woman sitting together.
"Shenzi."
Scar called for his friend, wiggling his paw at her for her to come over to where he was sitting on the perch.
"Yes Scar?"
Said Shenzi in her sly and smooth voice, looking at him menacingly, her head lowered.
"Could you go get Imara for me?"
"Sure."
"Oh, and after you send her up..."
"Yeah yeah I know, terrorize the other two."
"No! Sarafina! Not Sarabi, only Sara alright?"
"Don't worry Scar, I've got your back."
Said Shenzi, smiling and walking away down pride rock and toward the three women. Hun was wrapped up happily in Imara's paws and Nala was wrapped up happily in Sarafina's paws. At the sight of the approaching hyena, Sarafina tightened her grip on the little girl, and Sarabi backed up slightly, not wanting anything to do with this, but she'd stay for her friend.
It was well known now, if Imara or Hun were around, you were safe. Without them, you were not. King's orders.
Sarafina started to growl as Shenzi came within feet of Nala.
"Hi Shenzi, how are you?"
"I'm alright Imara, thanks. Scar wants to see you."
"Ok."
Imara stood up, and so did Hun, bounding happily up pride rock, leaving her mother in the dust so she could go and see Uncle Scar. That's what Hun called the king, no one knew why, but he liked it.
Sarafina gulped, without the two of them, anything could happen. As Imara walked away, Shenzi growled at Sarafina.
"Whore."
Said Shenzi, snapping her teeth at Scar's ex lover.
"Screw off dog. At least I've got looks."
"Yeah, pretty girls like you are mating posts out there In the outlands, but that doesn't matter because you'd like it."
Sarafina growled back, standing up slightly.
"You skinny little shit!"
"Maybe I could make that dream come true, Scar hates you anyhow."
"No he doesn't!"
"You don't know shit slut. Go kill yourself, take that love child with you when you jump."
Sarafina lunged forward, tackling the hyena in an angry rage. Her teeth bared and a deep lioness' roar escaping her throat.
Scar looked away from the approaching Hun and Imara, only to see the dreadnought on top of his hyena friend. Some of the other lioness' had looked to see what was happening, and some of the hyenas had also stirred to see what was happening. Banzai had ran down pride rock from his spot, trying to break up the fight.
Scar roared from the perch, getting everyone's attention and stopping the fight, Sarafina on top of a whimpering Shenzi.
Sarafina had stopped clawing and biting to look up and see her man... pardon, her king looking down at her with hot glaring green eyes. In her distraught state, Banzai whipped her across the muzzle, knocking Sarafina down and off of Shenzi. Banzai helped her up, and they retreated back up pride rock. Scar continued to stare at Sarafina, but he shot Banzai a glare for hitting her. Mental torture was acceptable, but he didn't want the hyenas to hit her- sometimes they did, but he didn't want them to.
"You will not instigate fights in my pride! If you cannot control yourself them you will leave! Do I make myself clear?"
Yelled Scar down to Sarafina, whose lip was bleeding lightly. She nodded up at him, tears welling in her eyes. Sarabi left Nala with her mother, heading up pride rock to talk to the king about what had just happened.
"I'm sorry Imara, these things happen too often."
Said Scar, treating his friend warmly. Hun hid behind her mother's paws, frightened a little.
Sarabi was standing in the distance, looking at Scar, signaling with her eyes for him to come closer so they could talk.
"Excuse me Imara."
Said Scar walking around his friend toward the former king's mate.
"Be a good king."
Said Imara with a smile, sitting down and nuzzling her daughter.
Scar walked over to Sarabi, only to receive a killer death glare.
"Why did Shenzi tell Sara that you hate her?"
"Well I..."
"Why are you so impersonal toward her? Me! Why do you hate us!"
"I don't hate you."
"Well you hate Sara and Nala, so you hate me too."
"Sarabi, you have no idea what's going on here..."
"That you hit her? I know, she told me, I held her while she cried for days about you."
"She cried for days?"
Said Scar softly, never realizing how much she loved him.
"Yes! You just left her to die!"
"Shut up Sarabi! She left me to die too, she got pregnant to spite me, and don't you dare act like I don't care! She cried for days? I cried too! I felt just as bad. I regret ever laying a paw on her, but I didn't know what else to do. You can thank my father for that. Now get out of my face!"
Whispered Scar furiously. Entirely angry with Sarabi for ignorantly meddling in his business. She backed up, unaware that he felt just as bad as Sarafina had, and did.
"These little hyena sessions need to stop Scar."
Sarabi turned to walk away, but Scar stopped her by placing his paw on top of hers.
"What Scar?"
"Do you think... she'd ever take me back?"
He looked incredibly sad, and he was. This little conversation stirred up a lot of old emotions which had settled, long ago buried beneath months of sediment and hate.
"Ask her yourself, but you'll have to accept Nala, she'd never even look at you unless you accepted Nala."
"Thank you."
Said Scar as Sarabi walked away, heading down pride rock.
He moved slowly over to Imara, trying to forget everything that had just happened for a little while. Being with her and Hun made him feel better about himself.
"My struggles."
Said Scar with a nervous smile, walking around to the front of Imara, sitting down so his muzzle was eye level with Imara's paws, and Hun who was hiding behind them.
"Good afternoon little miss, how are you?"
"I'm alright Uncle Scar."
Hun came out, putting her two small front paws on his nose, smiling into his eyes. He smiled back.
"Scary stuff huh?"
Said Scar, lifting his head and letting Hun curl up between his front legs.
"Yeah, everyone's alright?"
"Yes, I'm going to make everything alright by tomorrow."
"Your so cool Uncle Scar!"
Scar chuckled, kissing the top of Hun's head happily.
"Cool as a cucumber Honey, cool as a cucumber."
Hun giggled.
"Have you played any fun games recently?"
Hun nodded her head, the small tuft of sandy fur on top of her head bobbing playfully.
"Nala and I play sometimes."
"Is she a good girl?"
Hun nodded again. Imara was surprised Scar would talk about Nala or Sarafina, he never wanted to talk about either of them. They didn't exist in his mind up until today.
For the rest of the day, Scar walked around with Hun, playing cub games and what not- still avoiding Sarafina and Nala.
As night set down over the pride lands, the hyenas and the lioness' settled down for the night. Sarabi, Sarafina and Nala were keeping their distance from the den, and they had good reason.
"He's so cruel to me. Did he say anything to you Sarabi?"
Sarabi straightened up, putting on her serious face.
"He said that, when you two broke up, he cried too."
Sarafina scoffed.
"He's full of it."
"He also said he regretted hitting you."
"I bet he does."
Sarabi swallowed hard.
"He wants you back Sara, he misses you."
"Liar! He lied to you..."
"Think about it Sara, he doesn't know how to talk to you, did he ever?"
"No."
"He doesn't know what to say! He was begging me Sara! He didn't ask me to talk to you, he only asked if you'd take him back."
"What did you say?"
Said Nala,
"I said he needs to accept Nala first."
Sarafina started to cry, nuzzling her daughter.
"He hates her. I wanted a daughter so bad... look what I did." Sarafina looked down at Nala, kissing the top of her small purring head. "I have you Nala... but I lost him. My Taka's gone forever."
She sniffled as she stopped crying.
Up in Scar's den, he was talking to Banzai. Angrily too.
"Why did you hit her? I had everything under control and you hit her! In front of everyone!"
Yelled Scar, circling Banzai in frustration.
"She was beating up on my Shenzi!"
"Inexcusable! I demand you apologize to her!"
Yelled Scar, stopping in front of Banzai and slamming his paw down.
"No!"
Scar's eyes grew large and angry at Banzai's insubordination, and Scar promptly wrapped his teeth around Banzai's nap, pulling him out of the den. Banzai tried to resist, clawing at the ground, but his hyena muscles were no use against Scar's lion strength.
From around the corner, Sarabi and Sarafina watched as Scar wrestled with the hyena, they were going their way.
"What the.."
Whispered Sarafina to herself.
Sarabi smiled.
"You watch, this is his emotional expression."
Scar continued to drag the whining hyena toward the two lioness' and Banzai grew louder as they neared their destination. Scar spit the hyena out in front of Sarafina, glaring at him as Banzai tried to escape. Scar stepped down on the hyenas tail, then, like a machine digging one of his claws into the hyenas backside.
"Alright alright alright I'm sorry! I'm sorry I hit her now stop hurting me!"
Banzai was screaming, little trickles of blood dripping from his backside. Scar lifted up his claw, stepping off Banzai's tail also.
"You need to learn to listen to me so this doesn't happen again."
Whispered Scar, holding Banzai's ear in his paw.
"Yes sir."
Said Banzai desperately. scar threw him away, and the hyena ran off with his tail between his legs. Scar watched as he ran, stone still and unable to look at Sarafina. His eyes drifted down to the ground sadly, and he turned to face her.
"I promise none of the hyenas will be terrorizing you any more."
"Or Nala?"
Scar swallowed.
"Or her."
Sarafina scoffed again.
"Only you can hit me right? That's your job?"
"I'm sorry I did that alright?"
"No your not."
"Sarabi, could you..."
"I know."
Sarabi stood up, signaling for Nala to walk with her. The ex-queen and Nala walked away, heading into the den and leaving the two alone. After they were far enough away, Scar spoke again.
"Can I sit with you?" Asked the king silently, looking down at her paws. Sarafina retracted her paws, not liking him looking at them.
"No." She said flatly.
"Please."
"No!"
Scar rolled his tongue over his teeth, sitting down in front of her. She looked away, and he smiled. Waiting for her to look back at him.
"I don't want you anymore."
"I made a mistake."
"Yes you did!"
Yelled Sarafina, looking back at Scar with her blue eyes glowing with rage.
"Every king needs a queen Sara, I still really like you."
"Don't touch me! Don't look at me! don't think about me! We never had anything, and we never will!"
Scar raked his claws through his mane, flustered.
"I will have a queen, whether it be you or someone else."
"Why don't you marry Imara, she drools all over you."
Scar rolled his eyes.
"She was meant to be with Zuri, and when he comes back they'll be together, and they'll be happy. I want to be happy too Sara, you must hate sleeping alone every night."
"You want to know something? My daughter is scared to live here! Every day she has to watch her mother fight with hyenas, being called a slut and a whore! She's so afraid Taka! So am I!"
"I'm... I don't want you to be afraid to live here..."
"It's not just that Taka, I'm afraid of you."
"No, no no no no you can't be, I wouldn't hurt you... anymore."
"Be honest Taka, did you tell the hyenas to harass me? Was it because of Nala?"
"Sara..."
"Tell me!"
"You moved on so quickly! We'd broken up only a few weeks before you were pregnant! Not in a relationship, pregnant Sara!"
"It was her... you blame Nala."
"No, I just... I over reacted! I don't hate you, I just... I hit you... I didn't know what else to do! No one told me how to handle these feelings! I had to raise myself!"
"Don't make this about you."
Said Sarafina bitterly.
"I'm not trying to, Sara, I told them to be mean to you. I was jealous!"
Sarafina stood up, walking away towards the den before Scar stopped her.
"I was jealous Sara! I didn't know what to say to you."
"That's what Sarabi said you'd say to me, that you didn't know what to say."
"I want you back Sara, let me make you queen!"
"No! I don't want to be your anything!"
Sarafina reached out with her paw, slapping Scar just like he used to do to her, knocking him down onto his back.
"That's how I felt. Don't bother sleeping in the den Taka, your not welcome."
Sarafina walked away into the den, leaving Scar lying on his back, crying as he looked up at the stars.
"Taka is dead."
Whispered Scar to himself, laughing manically at the dark sky above.
Poor Scar, he just can't get a break can he?
Next few chapters we'll be sticking to the pride lands, Jua and Zuri are back burner for now, but they'll be back, and so will Downey- trust me. Tonight is a double post because this chapter was a little short.
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