Adilah and Hakuna walked down the same path Simba and Nala did all those years ago, their tails together, "You know, my grandfather probably walked down this path."

"Oh really?" Hakuna raised an eyebrow, "But he didn't have such a beautiful lioness by his side."

"Oh stop it, you big oaf." Adilah laughed, "My grandmother was beautiful."

"What did she look like?"

"She had a cream coloured coat with eyes a few shades bluer than Almasi," The princess sighed, "I miss them."

Hakuna nuzzled the princess, who rested her chin on his head, "I know, I miss my mother too." The rogue sighed, closing his eyes.

The young lions sat in a comforting silence, enjoying the warm sun shining on them, "You know, I was thinking." Hakuna broke the silence, "About us leaving the jungle going to start a pride of our own. We can go find a small territory, pick up a few lionesses along the way."

"But what about Kopa, Almasi and Uzuri?"

"Me and Kopa could co-rule. The girls will be apart of the pride, I'll be king and you could be my queen, King Hakuna and Queen Adilah." The honey eyed lion smiled, "I like the sound of that."

"Oh Hakuna, I don't know, I'm the rightful heir to Pride Rock, I can't just go and start a kingdom. I have to find a way to go back, see my mother if she's still alive." Adilah shook her head, nuzzling Hakuna, "Though I do like the sound of King Hakuna and Queen Adilah."

Hakuna frowned, "Adilah, we're lions. We can't stay in this jungle forever, think about our future? If we settle down and have cubs, think of when Almasi and Uzuri find mates, they won't want to raise cubs here," The dark brown lion said gently, "And Kopa may even want to leave to find a mate and pride."

"But my grandfather lived here-"

"Simba lived here until he was a young adult, the age we are now." Hakuna said, getting to his feet, "Think about it."

~O~

The lioness ran, Kiara said to go find her children and lead them away, her blue eyes narrowed, Nala sent them to the jungle, so that's where they probably are. It's only been a few months. The lioness only a few moons older the Adilah shrugged through the ever shifting sands, the sun harshly shining on her already bronze coat. Panting the lioness spotted a lone tree a few metres away. With a glare to the sun she raced to the tree, collapsing under it, sighing in annoyance, "You two better keep me safe, Kovu and Simba."

Sighing the young lioness continued on her journey. After a few hours she finally got to the outskirts, panting she sniffed the air for water, finding the smell she needed she headed in the direction of the river and unknowingly towards three of the lost royals.

~O~

Kopa laughed seeing his younger sister trying to pounce on the meerkat brothers, who were ducking and diving out of the way of the lioness cub who was bigger then both of them.

"Can't get me!" Buzz taunted, his green eyes shining as he dived out of the way of Uzuri's paw. Appearing behind her he stuck his tongue at the young princess, who spun around leaping for Max who slid out of the way.

"No way! Pussycat!" The oldest twin laughed, his hazel eyes sparkling.

Kopa cleared his throat behind the meerkat, startling him. Max turned around, seeing the teen lion smiled nervously. Kopa laughed and scooped him up, "I got one 'Zuri!"

Buzz saw his twin in the clutches of Kopa, with a war cry he flung he's small body at Kopa, "Let my brother go! You grown cat!" The meerkat pulled on Kopa's ears and mane.

"Ow! Let go! It's a game! Not real!" Kopa tried getting the young pup off without hurting him.

Almasi laughed at the sight, before sniffing the air, "Kopa."

The prince looked up, frowning when he saw his sister looking toward's the river, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know, I smell something," The orange lioness sniffed the air, "A lioness."

~O~

The lioness froze when she heard the orange lioness on the rock say 'Kopa'. The missing royals...If that's Kopa, then that's Almasi and the cub must be Uzuri. The bronze lioness looked around the small clearing the royals were in, Then where's Adilah? Her thoughts were interrupted by a roar behind her, spinning around she came face to face with a lion.

"Who are you and why were spying on them?"

~O~

Adilah having heard Hakuna's roar raced to where it came from, her heart beating faster when she saw it was near the clearing her siblings usually played in. Pushing herself to go faster she soon reached the clearing, checking on her siblings and the meerkat brothers making sure nothing was wrong. Seeing them all unharmed and safe, Uzuri and the meerkat twins were a bit shaken but nothing wrong.

"There's a lioness there." Almasi informed her elder sister, nodding Adilah nuzzled the young lioness and turned to where Almasi nodded.

The eldest princess stepped through the tall grass where she heard Hakuna question the intruder.

"Who are you and why were you spying on them?" Hakuna snarled, to the lioness.

"Hakuna!" Adilah rushed to the lion and nuzzled him, trying to calm him down, turning to address the lioness, her eyes went wide.

"Rita..." The princess breathed, before her face broke into a smile.

~O~

All thought it was Nala didn't ya? Well I got you all there!

So the lioness isn't Nala but a relative of Adilah.

Rita's father is Mheetu, let's just say he mated with a lioness back at Pride Rock. So she's Adilah's second cousin.

Anyhow I'm pretty proud how this chapter turned out :) Don't you just love Hakuna/Adilah? They're so cute!

Anyhow I honestly don't know when I'll be able to update again, maybe tomorrow, maybe next week. Don't forget to leave a review, also thank you those people who reviewed last chapter.

Til we meet again fanfiction!