(Jason Chandler. Perhaps. We'll see what Kopa decides.)
The sun has risen over the Pridelands. Simba stretched and looked around for his sons. One was sleeping next to his fiancee, as the other was no where in sight.
Simba stood and went out the cave. The animals was moving around, starting their day. But Kopa was no where to be seen.
"Simba,"
The golden king turned and seen Kula walking over.
Simba had a frantic look in his orange eyes. "Kula...Kopa...he's not here."
Kula went to say something but Rafiki came up stoned slope.
Simba turned from the pale brown lioness to the mandrill. "Rafiki, have you seen Kopa?"
"No. But your grandmother came to me. He's on a heart journey and will not return alone."
Kula and Simba shared a confused look.
...
Kiara woke up with a groan as she blinked her brown eyes open. A grassy, orange sent reached her nose. She looked up and there sat the tawny lion she saw before she fainted.
"You're awake."
Kiara slowly nodded. There in front of her was her cubhood love. All grown up and maturely has done him well.
"Miss, you called me Kopa last night. How did you know my name?"
Kiara sat up and smiled lightly, "You don't remember me, Kopie?"
Kopa looked closely and shook his head. Kiara's small smile dropped.
"Oh. I'm Kiara...Kula and Malka's daughter."
Kopa's eyes widen, "How can that be? You're dead...I watched you die at the claws of my mother."
"No." Kiara shook her head before exhaling deeply. "As that may be true. I was took in and raised."
Kopa looked at the light golden lioness in front of him. As he looked, his heart swelled. This beautiful lioness was Kiara. His cubhood love was alive and well. Very well...if he might add.
"Kiki!" The prince cried as he ran to his lost friend.
Kiara smiled and ran to him. They head butted one another and hugged. Kiara breathed in his sent before turning and licked Kopa's cheek. Kopa's eyes shot out of his head but he smiled lovingly at the her. But the two didn't know they were being watched.
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"So how are we going to do this, Farran?" a pale brown lion with deep brown eyes and mane.
A greyish lion with dark grey eyes and mane smirked. "We're going to bring the boss something better than the prince."
"What's better than the prince?" questioned a dark red lion with dark yellow eyes and red-brown mane.
Farran chuckled darkly, "His lover."
...
Kiara and Kopa was racing through a field when laughter ran through the air. Making the two stop and look around.
"What was that?" Kiara asked as she inched closer to Kopa.
Kopa looked at the lioness next to him, trying to escape whatever fear she has by inching closer. He smiled as he nuzzled her.
"I won't let anything happen to you. I promise." Kopa was determined to not let anything happen to her again not if he can do something about it.
Kiara smiled at him and licked his cheek and nose. But just like that the loving moment went sour. Kopa was pounced on by a large dark red lion with dark yellow eyes and red-brown mane.
As a dark tan lion with purple eyes and a black mane knocked Kiara unconscious and put her on his back before he ran off.
"Let this be a lesson learned. Tell your father if you want to see her alive to meet at the gorge by sunset tomorrow." laughed a greyish lion with dark grey eyes and mane before disappearing into the tall grasses with the four other lions.
Kopa got up and went to go after them but he was pounced on. Kopa shook his daze away and looked to see Kukuza standing over him.
"What are you doing?! They took Kiara!"
"I know." Kukuza never met Kiara but heard about her and it pained him to see his friend hurting. But what Kopa is planning is suicide. "But you won't be getting her back alone."
Kopa growled but sighed deeply. "I promised her and now she's gone."
Kukuza placed a paw on Kopa's shoulder. "We'll get her back. But first we got to go to your father."
Kopa shook his head, "There's some friends of Kiara's here. We can use their help."
Kukuza nodded, "I think I seen some lions and a lioness around. Come on."
Kopa didn't reply, he got up and followed the whitish-peach lion to a line of trees.
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"Have you guys seen Kiara?"
Alina, Hasira and Loki looked at the two wolves. The creamy lioness shook her head as did the two lions.
"Hello!"
The group of four looked and seen two young lions. A little older than Alina and Hasira.
"Who are you?" Rusher asked going in defense mode.
The tawny lion took a deep breath before speaking. "I'm Prince Kopa and this is my friend Kukuza. We came on bad news."
"What's that?" Songblaze asked making himself known.
"Kiara has been taken and I need your help. The lion that.." Kopa had to fight back tears. "One of the lions that took her wants war on my father and we need all the help we can get."
"Of course, young sire." bowed Rusher and Songblaze. "Anything for Kiara."
"We too would be honored to join battle." said Hasira as he and his sister stepped up.
Kopa looked over at the dark tan lion who was looking at his paws.
"What about you?"
Loki looked up and for the first time was afraid. "I'm sorry. I didn't know he will come."
Everyone looked at the dark tan lion in surprise. Kopa growled his eyes blazing.
"You knew and didn't warn her!"
"I guess 'he' is our father right?" Hasira growled.
Kopa snarled as he paced. Loki looked up and tried to look at the angry lion.
"I can help. But we got to work fast."
Kopa stopped pacing and glared at older lion.
"If we don't comply...he..."
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"Why my beautiful child. If your precious prince and his father don't come...I will be force to kill you."
Kiara gasped as tears fell slowly down her face. She didn't want to die, not when she could have found the one. It could happen...but then she don't want to live a life of heart break.
Her mother went through this, she remember before she was attacked. But luckily her mother had her father but she has no one. Kopa has Vitani and all the beautiful young females in the pride. So why would he come for her? Kiara laid her head on her paws and cried.