Journey to the Heart

by Queen Simba94

A young lioness finds love and friendship after retreating an attack with her heart-broken mother. She and her mother is taken in by a pride that's ruled by white lions and that's when the danger comes. A jealous pride member sides with an evil pride out to kill the mother an daughter. Will things turn out for the best, can love be found again and can old wounds heal with love?

25. An Unlikely Friend

Chapter 25: An Unlikely Friend

A month after the brothers had their fight Babar and Alice returned with good to hear some bad news.

"Oh dear" said Alice as she leaned on her mate

Babar sighed said "have you been looking"

JoAnn nodded and said "yes sire, Mheetu is out there"

Babar nodded and said "how long has he been looking?"

JoAnn looked at her king and said "Mheetu has been searching since a week after Jack ran off"

Out in the jungle Jack laid trying to hunt a rabbit.

"If you're trying to catch that rabbit, you're doing it wrong"

Jack turned around to see an old hyena. The hyena was smoky gray with a pale underbelly and yellow eyes.

"What do you want" Jack growled

The hyena jumped down and said "to know why a young lion like you is away from your pride"

"What is it to you" Jack snarled

The hyena laughed and said "I have seen a lot and would like to help"

"Why would you help me?" Jack growled

The hyena looked down and said "I use to have a lion for a friend, until this lioness turned him against us and his family"

Jack tilted his head and said "Scar" remembering the story Rafiki told

The hyena nodded and said "so what's going on with you, why are you away from your pride"

Jack sighed and said "I found out the love of my life is with my brother"

The hyena's eyes went wide and said "you have to go back and make truce with him"

Jack shook his head and said "why?"

The hyena said "let me tell you a story, the reason why Scar came to us is because he was heart-broken. He had fell in love with a lioness and his brother took her as his mate and future queen…"

Jack growled and the hyena chuckled and said "let me finished"

Jack growled, but nodded.

"Scar's brother didn't know of Scar feelings till Sarabi the lioness was expecting. With all the lies Zira told Scar his heart was filled with darkness Scar tried to kill Sarabi, the lioness he loved and in the end killed his own brother"

Jack was speechless as the hyena said "so please return home"

Jack nodded and got up and began to walk away. Then he stopped.

"Wait…I didn't get your name"

But the hyena was gone. Jack sighed and began his journey home.