AN: We'll see CSIMentalistTLK lover. Enjoy chapter fourteen!

Kiara ran out of the save to the edge of Pride Rock.

"Wow"

Kogan came out chuckling at the princess.

Kiara looked at her cousin and glared at him, "What's so funny?!"

"You! Kiki. You seen the Pride Lands how many times"

Kiara huffed before turning back to the stairs. She was about to jump down but a paw catches her.

"Whoah. Where do you think you're going in such a hurry?"

Kiara wriggles in Simba's grasp as he moves her to safety. Kogan laughs at Kiara's struggle.

"Daddy! Let go!"

She keeps giggling as she tries to escape.

"Well, I just want you to be careful."

After Simba let her down, Kiara pounces after a butterfly; Simba steps on her tail to pin her down.

"Kiara... are you listening? Accidents can happen. You could easily get hurt, or stepped-"

Kiara says this well-practiced line along with Simba, and finishes it for him.

"...Hurt, or stepped on, or even get lost."

"And remember,... I want you to stay in sight of Pride Rock at all-"

"At all times, I know." She's testy at the repetitive warning; she continues reciting, "And if I see any strangers, don't talk to them. Come straight home. Okay, okay. Can I go now? Please"

Sherise, Nala and Zazu enter. Simba exchanges a glance with Nala and Sherise, reminiscent of when they played out this same scene as cubs.

"Hmm. Very funny."

Nala and Sherise laughs gently, "Mind your father, Kiara."

Kiara giggles, "Yes, mom, auntie."

"And stay away from the Outlands."

"Nothing there but a bunch of backstabbing, murderous Outsiders!"

"Zazu's right... you can't turn your back on them."

Sherise nuzzled her brother, "Don't worry to much. Kogan will be there"

Simba sighed as Kiara walked over and gave him his famous smile, "Pleeeeease"

Simba nodded before he ran a paw over her, then nudges her off; she resumes giggling and runs off down Pride Rock with Kogan.

"And stay on the path I've marked for you!"

Sherise chuckles, "Simba. Who does she remind you of? Hmm?"

"Huh? What? Who?"

Sherise and Nala shared a look before laughing, "She's just like us were when we were young."

"Exactly. Do you realize the dangers we put ourselves in?"

Nala glares as she tackles Simba and puts him on his back.

"You mean the dangers YOU put us in."

They chuckle and nuzzle for a few moments, then Nala gets up.

Sherise looked at her brother and smiled,"She'll be fine."

Simba smiled lightly as he watched his mate and sister walk in the cave.

-X-

In the savannah Kiara is walking through the tall grass, chasing a butterfly with Kogan not far behind.

"Hey! Wait! Come back! I just wanna play!" She sees the butterfly land, and crouches to attack, "Ahhh... the mighty hunter has cornered her prey." She snarls, "Errrrh!"

Kogan burst out laughing as Kiara pounced. It took her up the side of a small rise, from which she can see a distance into the Outlands.

"Whoah... cool! The Outlands! I wonder what's out there..."

Kogan stopped laughing and said, "Kiara! No! You heard Uncle Simba"

Kiara rolled her eyes, "Come on Kogie" she then gave him her puppy dog eyes

Kogan sighed, "Fine. But we look around and come back!"

Kiara smiled brightly which could made Kogan's heart melt. Which it did.

"Come on"

The two started for the borders and started to cross a log.

"Before careful, Kiara"

The light golden cub just giggled and wasn't paying attention to where she was going as she tripped and went rolling.

"Kiara!" Kogan yelled before running after his cousin. Only to stop when he saw a certain dark brown cub, "Kovu"

Kovu looked from the scared princess to the pale golden cub and laughed. "Why isn't it my favorite cousin. Where's Kopa?"

Kogan growled and was about to pounce til Kiara stepped in the way.

"You know each other" then she turned to Kogan, "Who's Kopa?"

Kogan gulped as he closed his eyes. He didn't want to lie but...its to protect her. "Kopa was a friend I knew...he...moved away"

Kiara looked down and said "Oh"

"So what are you Pridelanders doing here anyway"

"None of your concern!" Kogan snapped

Kovu smiled before looking at Kiara who jumped from side to side. "What are you doing?"

"My father said to never turn your back on an Outsider"

Kovu chuckled darkly, "You always do what your daddy says"

Kiara frowned, "No!"

Kovu smirked, "I bet you do! I bet you're daddy's little girl!"

Kiara shrunk back as Kogan growled, "Leave her alone!"

Kovu just laughed before jumping on some rocks in the river, "I don't need anybody. I take care of myself"

Kogan snorted, "I doubt it"

"Really cool"

Kogan's eyes widen as a growl escape his throat as he watched Kiara followed Kovu with a look of awe. Kogan followed with a scowl on his face. What's so amazing about him? I can hunt, fight and on top of that is going to be KING! What's he going to be? Rotting! In the dump with the rest of his backstabbing family!

"Ahhh!"

Kogan shook his head to rid of the thoughts when he heard Kiara's scream.

"Kogan, run!"

Kogan turned and gasped there was a large crocodile jaw coming down on him. Without another thought he ran with the younger cubs following. They soon stopped on some rocks to catch their breathes.

"That was a close one"

Kogan rolled his eyes before they widen as the rocks they were on started to rise.

"Run!" Shouted Kogan

The cubs wasted no time and ran. Kiara ran up a tree as Kogan ran to another rock and Kovu fell in the water. Kogan looked around and saw a branch leading towards land.

"There!" The pale golden prince yelled

Kiara leaped on the croc's jaws that was about to close down on Kovu.

"Move"

Kovu waste no time ran up with Kiara and Kogan following. Once on land the cubs stopped to breathe. After they moved to the edge where Kiara gave them a raspberry before moving to a safer spot.

"Man did you see the size of those teeth!"

Kogan sat in the back and snarled at the little flirting Kiara was giving towards Kovu. He watched as she tagged him. He snorted when he saw Kovu didn't know how to play. Just then a loud roar ripped through the air. Kogan looked and saw Simba roaring in Kovu's face. Tama and Zira jumped from behind some bushes and roared at Simba. Kogan was scared of these lionesses and back up, to only back up to his grandmother's leg.

"Zira"

"Simba"

"Tama"

"Sherise"

"I banished you from the Pride Lands! Now you, your mother and get out!"

At the loud shout Kiara shrunk back.

"Oh you remember my son, Kovu. My father came to me and told me, Kovu was to be his heir...to be king!"

Simba growled as Kogan snorted.

"You know the penalty of returning" growled Sherise

"But the child does not! How ever...if you need your pound of fresh"

Simba looked at Kovu before looking at Tama and Zira, "Take him and get out! We are finish here" he picked up Kiara and made why to walk home till Tama walked up

"No Simba, we have barely begun"

With that she picked up Kovu and head back to the Outlands with Zira. Simba glared before walking away. Kogan sighed before getting up and following.