I appreciate the reviews. In this chapter Kiara and Simba's relationship is about to unfold. Also the song used is one of my newest favourites, it's One Call Away by Charlie Puth. I just changed a words. Enjoy.

Simba's mind was going through a variety of thoughts. He for one actually felt awful for the way he treated Kiara. So he decided to try in his most power to try to make it up. It didn't take long for him to find the teen, who was at the newly named Hakuna Matata Falls. Good thing Timon and Pumbaa was back at the oasis he grew up in when he was in exile.

Simba cleared his throat before folding his ears when the teen jumped. "Sorry."

Kiara took deep breaths before glaring at the older lion. "Can I drown in sorrow in peace!"

Simba frowned as now he really sees the underside of his actions. "I'm sorry for the way I have been acting. It's no excuse but I have bad history with your parents and you're a reminder of what they done."

Kiara was quiet before sighing. "I understand. I'm not their biggest fan either."

Simba raised a eye brow but didn't push her to share. He's sure in time that she'll tell him and if ever he's ready to talk about his heartbreak, he'll tell her. "I want to try to make it up to you. Would you mind accompanying me on a special tour of the Pridelands?"

Kiara was uncertain but when she looked in the king's bright orange eyes, it was like a pull and she couldn't help but to accept. "I'll like that."

Simba didn't know why but it made his heart warm and fuzzy as a smile formed.

...

Sherise spent the day and half of the evening looking for Kiara. Cayo could be such a bitch. Kovu once told her that she wasn't always like that, a few months after King Simba chose her to be his chosen heir, Cayo changed and not for the better. Sherise sighed. Kiara has been through a lot and she really wishes that her cousin would come to her and tell her what happened. Both in the Mountain kingdom and the oasis, but she guess in due time Kiara will come to. On the other side of things, her feelings for James has grew. But he'll only have eyes for Asha. Sherise took a deep breath and pinned her ears. She so badly wanted someone to talk with. Her mother was out of the question. Sherise...she was going to share her thoughts and fears when Cayo chased her off. Plus, Dayaa has been stuck to her boyfriend, which wasn't much of a serect.

"Hey!"

"Ah!" the dark brown lioness cried out in surprise before she turned to see the subject of her affections. "James! Don't do that!"

James chuckled before smiling his crooked smile that Sherise loved so much. "I have been looking for you actually."

Sherise smiled lightly as her ears flickered. "Oh..." she didn't know why she felt so disheartened when her crush was in front of her.

James smile fell as he frowned. "Hey, is everything alright?" he apporched the older female who turned her head with her ears back. "Sherise?"

Sherise turned her head away from James to keep her friend from seeing her tears but failed.

James pinned his ears before nuzzling Sherise's head before pulling back. "I'm only one roar away

I'll be there to save the day

The great kings got nothing on me

I'm only one roar away"

Sherise lifted her head and looked at James with her ears slightly forward. James smiled before nuzzling Sherise's cheek and continued singing.

"Call me, if you need a friend

I just wanna give you love

Come on, come on, come on

Reaching out to you, so take a chance

No matter where you go

You know you're not alone..."

Sherise debated on rather she should confess her feelings or not. But James...the words of his song was doing the unspeakable and she couldn't help the words that fell from her muzzle. "I am in love with you. Have been since I first came to the Pridelands."

James smiled before embracing Sherise. "I'm in love with you too."

Sherise smiled before returning the affection.

...

Five months went by and Kiara's sisters were running around with their nursing brother, Daniel, Sirius and Douglas. The five ran around without a care in the world. The teens were young adults now and relationships were the height of their problems. Minus two sets of couples, Draco and Dayaa had came public and was to be wed in a few days along with the other public couple, Sherise and James.

Kiara was happy for her friends but she felt left out. She wanted to find love but the only male that gave her look was Akar and the light orange furred lion was not her type. For the past five months Kiara have been hanging with Simba more than her own 'boyfriend'. Kiara doesn't know what came over her. One moment she is trying to figure out his iced heart, then another she's laughing at some silly thing he said. She can't possibly have feelings for him, can she? She admit, Simba is sweet, funny, caring and so handsome.

Wait..what!

Don't forget smart, just the other day he solved a problem between the zebras and the giraffes. On the day of her and her sisters sixth month anniversary of being Pridelanders, Kiara was sitting by the watering hole for a bit before she go give Vitani and Aria hunting lessons when Kiara heard her 'boyfriend' call her name. Kiara turned and for sure there was the light orange lion.

"Yes Akar?" the golden orange lioness said as loving as she can, but she really don't mean it. Her mind wasn't even there focusing on him. Then again, it never was.

It's no serect that Akar sleeps with other lionesses. He after all just knocked up Zuri and that was a month after they were together as a couple. She remembers that day, it was odd as when she and Akar announced they were a item. King Simba wasn't too pleased. It bugged Kiara to no end. But even though she recently discovered that she might have feelings for Simba, he'll never feel the same. If she did, which she don't.

"Where were you," Akar growled. His hazel eyes burning into his girlfriend.

Kiara knows that Akar was the only chance at not being lonely but there are better solutions than Akar.

"Don't you ever growled at me, we're done!" Kiara snarled baring her teeth.

"What!" Akar roared, anger flashing in his eyes.

Before Kiara knew it she went soaring through the air and hit her head on a rock. Before Kiara could get up Akar pinned her and sneered in her ear. "I'll die before I let a lioness dump me. Now to make you fully mine."

Kiara's brown eyes grew wide with fear, she snapped them close and before she felt any inner pain, an ear splitting roar was heard. She looked up and saw Simba standing over her growling.

"That's a big mistake old man!" growled Akar before he got low getting ready to pounce.

Simba growled and as Akar pounced. Simba pinned him to the ground with a roar,

"I don't ever want to see you around her again," the golden lion growled.

Kiara watched Akar bolt across the kingdom, running towards the nearest border before turning her attention to Simba who was walking towards her. He lay behind Kiara and nuzzled her. Which she returned it. Kiara leaned onto him and rest her head on his strong shoulders.