Jason Chandler; Thanks. I'm glad you think so.

To everyone that's reading, Simba will find a way out but in the end it won't be to happy for Uriel. So now here's chapter fourteen, enjoy!

It was a bit passed early morning when Simba woke to the feeling of a large mass of body heat lying under him.

The golden teen looked down and gaped at what he saw. He was on top of Uriel, were his white belly met his light beige. The large lion's huge paw was wrapped around his mid-section.

Simba slowly wiggled out of the embrace before turning around to look at his tail, to see if anything happen. He gave a deep sigh of relief when he saw nothing happened. Simba looked at his...well boyfriend and gave another deep sigh before nuzzling the whitish-peach lion. Which was more friendly than mately.

After that Simba headed for the lake since last night he and Uriel moved away from there before going to sleep. Once there the golden teen dipped his head in before pulling it out and slumping to the ground with a groan.

"That was a nice thing you did."

Simba sat and turned around to see Zuri standing not far away. Sweat started to cling to his body as he stared at his...boyfriend's brother.

"What are you talking abou?t" Simba asked giving a nervous laugh.

"What you did for Uriel was a very noble thing." Zuri smiled before sighing heavily as his smile faded. "But you can't lie to him forever."

Simba looked down refusing to look at the brownish male. "How did you know?"

"I...well. Me and Jua followed you after you left." Zuri responded, rubbing his chest with his paw.

Simba sighed, "I couldn't help it...I couldn't hurt him."

Zuri walked over to his friend and pulled the golden teen into a hug. "But Simba, if you keep up this lie...you'll hurt him more if you didn't return his feelings."

Zuri let go and gave Simba a brotherly nuzzle before ruffing up his small red mane. With a sigh of his own, Zuri got up and headed off.

Simba sighed deeply as he slumped to the ground. A zillion and one thoughts galloped through his mind like the stampede that killed his father. But one out of all came to the surface the most.

'What do I do now?'

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A teen Kula sat by the watering hole thinking about what has happened over the past year and a half. In a few more months she'll be two, and still haven't found a mate. As the beautiful pale brown lioness was thinking she didn't noticed her friend, Astra walking over.

"Kula..."

Kula was then knocked out of her thoughts as she looked at the white pelted teenage lioness.

"You okay?" Astra asked with concern in her amber eyes.

Kula shook her head, "No, not at all. Nala and Tama is really getting to me. I try to be strong, but in the end they always will win."

Astra frowned before bumping her head against Kula's, "Don't pay them no mind. Like you and Cassiel always use to tell me."

Kula moved away as tears began at the brim of her dark green eyes. "How can I not! Everyday I get thrown in my face that Nala's going to marry a lion that I fell in love with!"

Astra flickered a ear as she looked at her conflicted friend."Malka?"

Kula nodded, "I don't know when it happened but I have feelings for him too."

Astra frowned, "Kula, Simba's dead. You got to move on." with a deep breath. "I know this is probably a bad time. But I wanted you to know that Cassiel proposed and I accepted. Simba is gone but you can-"

"My heart dosen't fell like he's dead!" Kula's outburst cut Astra off. "He's alive and I going to find him!"

Astra sighed and shook her head, "When you plan on leaving?"

"When we turn two." Kula was looking towards the horizon in the direction of the gorge.

Astra gave a long, deep sigh. "I don't know what to say, Kula. But good luck and I hope you find what you're looking for."

With that Astra left her friend and future sister-in-law with a shake of her head. Kula sighed before looking at the sky, noticing the sun had started to set. Kula lowered her lead as tears fell and made small puddles near her paws.

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In the Easternlands, a young adult Simba was in search of his boyfriend. After a few months of acting gay the words of Zuri replayed in his mind. So he thought it's best to come clean. Simba soon found the large whitish-peach lion in a clearing under a large tree.

Simba inhaled and exhaled before making his presence known. "Uriel..."

The whitish-peach lion looked up and smiled, "Hey,"

Simba cleared his throat before sitting. "Hey...um we need to talk."

Uriel nodded before sitting up and gave his boyfriend his attention.

Simba nervously rubbed the back of his head with a paw. "Um...this is not easy to say..."

Uriel smiled wide and bright before he shouted "Yes!"

Simba shook his head, "Wait? What?"

Uriel nuzzled and licked the younger lion before looking into his orange eyes.

"Yes, I'll be your mate!" Uriel excitedly exclaimed.

Simba was speechless as he just gaped at what just happened.

"I'm going to tell, my uncles!"

Simba was frozen as he watched his now fiancee run towards the pride. The golden lion slumped to the ground with a deep sigh as he covered his head with his paws.

'What did I just do?'