CandyLuv99; Thanks for the review. And you're absolutely right about repeating history. Only time will tell.

Here's chapter forty-four, enjoy!

A roar was heard around priderock, summoning the pride to the kopje. Nyah was nearby with her cubs who were rambunctious cubs chasing after butterflies.

At the peak Simba stood with Nala at his side. The gold lion was smiling widely as a breeze tossed his red mane.

"I have some announcements to make!" Simba roared gaining everyone's attention. "I have finally found my queen to rule besides me."

Tama had came back from the water hole with her mate, Chumvi and had joined Nyah's side.

"What's going on, Nyah?" the light beige lioness asked after seeing the pride gathered.

The creamy looked from the king and her sister to King's own sister with blue eyes. Nyah shrugged before she and the mates looked back at Simba.

"My queen is to be Nala!"

Nyah's blue eyes nearly popped out of her head. Why not her? Always Nala!

Tama watched Nyah leave with her cubs following before turning back to her brother.

"My other announcement is that the royal guard is to be lead by my brother, Malka and Desta. Hopefully together we can protect my father's kingdom!"

A few weeks passed and it was time for the mating ceremony for Simba and Nala as well as Nala's coronation.

Nala was inside the cave being groomed by her mother and Sarabi when the tawny lioness stood and looked out the cave entrance with a distress.

"Is something wrong Nala?" Sarabi asked her future daughter-in-law.

Nala lowered her head. "How can I become queen after everything my father has done? What if I'm a awful ruler like him?"

Sarafina embraced her eldest as she began to cry. "You'll never be like Scar. You have Sarabi to teach you as well as Uru. You'll make us all proud, you already have."

Nala smiled lightly before taking a deep breath and walked out of cavethe cave to join Simba. Nala leaned on Simba when she saw Rafiki making his way through the crowd to climb to the top of Priderock to begin the cermony.

"I guess it's time," Nala said releasing the breath she didn't even realize she'd been holding.

"Are you two ready to begin?" Rafiki asked, grinning at the young lions.

"Yes, we are," Simba said smiling.

With a smile Rafiki looked at Sarabi and Sarafina, who both nodded their heads in approval, and began the cermony.

"Simba and Nala de day has finally arrived where you two shall become one." Simba looked at Nala lovingly as Rafiki spoke.

I can't beleive I'm this lucky, Simba thought. I really love her and what's even more amazing is she loves me.

The Pridelands King then turned his attention to Rafiki who was preforming the blessing, waving his staff over the couple, offically delaring them to be mates.

Once this was done Rafiki then took some vines, along with some white flowers and made them into a crown, which he placed on Nala's head.

"And now I offically declare you to be Queen Nala of the Pridelands," the old mandrill exclaimed.

Nala was beaming, her smile as wide as the Savannah itself. She and Simba nuzzled and made their way to the edge of Priderock, where they roared to their subjects offically making it known that Nala was their new Queen.

...

It has been a a few weeks since Nala was crowned queen of the Pridelands. It was in the afternoon when Princess Starra walked through the Pride Lands, but this time her sons were accompanying her.

"So we have to treat our prey as equals?"

Starra was walking in between her sons, Mheetu on the left and Mwezi on the right.

The goldish lioness smiled warmly at her light gold cub. "Yes Mheetu. We don't want our prey to live in fear. If they do then we pretty much have a repeat of Scar's reign."

The cubs nodded in understanding. During their walk, the nephews of the king learned when hunting to go for the sick and the old. Leave the young, the healthy and the pregnant to live. So the herd can grow strong.

"Mom?"

Starra moved her attention to her youngest son. Starring into eyes that mirrored her sister-in-law's. "Yes my moon."

Mwezi was about to ask his mother a question. A question that has been bugging him for some time now when a musculan voice rang through his ears as well as his mother and brother.

"Starra!"

The goldish lioness and her sons looked to see the golden king walking towards them. The young males bowed as Starra dipped her head. Simba smiled gratefully at his nephews.

"Mheetu and Mwezi, you do not have to bow. We're family."

The twins lifted their heads and smiled at the golden lion. Simba gave them each nuzzles before turning his attention to his sister.

"Starra, have you seen Nala?"

Starra shook her head as her white cub spoke up. "Uncle Simba, Auntie Nala went to see Mr. Rafiki."

Simba sighed as he pinned he ears. "I hope she's alright. She's been sick for a few days now."

Starra nuzzled the slightly older lion. "I'm sure Nala's fine."

Simba smiled grateful at his sister. "Well-"

"Simba!"

Simba's ear flickered before he looked to see his mate and queen trotting over. The king and queen nuzzled in greeting before the tawny lioness smiled at her sister-in-law and nephews. "I'm glad you are all here."

Simba and Starra shared confused a look before looking back at Nala. The lioness queen had a glow to her that strangely Starra seen before.

Starra thought back to when she seen someone glow like that. The result came to Nyah and a few others. All when they were...expecting.

With a bright smile the goldish lioness gave Nala a knowing look before ushering Mheetu and Mwezi home to give her brother and Nala some time alone.

~PP~

It was close to evening when Jesús was charged with patrolling with his older half-brother, Luis. Since that day at the watering hole, Luis hasn't spoken to his brother.

The reddish-brown lion felt uncomfortable with the silence before finally he had enough. "I get it."

Luis stopped walking before turning to face his brother. "Get what?"

"My father was a monster but I'm nothing like him!" Jesús took deep breaths. "I don't want to be. I have nightmares every night about me turning into him and it scares me!"

Luis was tooken back especially with the tears in Jesús' dark brown eyes. The light cream, black mane lion cleared his throat.

"Jesús!"

The brothers looked to see one of the newest members that joined, Jessica. Jessica and Jesús were seeing one another, for Jesús he was attracted but mainly didn't want to feel alone. Or deal with his fears and nightmares alone.

Jesús smiled brightly before walking over and embrace the creamy-white lioness lovingly. "What are you doing out here, Jess'?"

Luis sighed before turning to continue patrol. "I got the rest."

Jesús turned from his girlfriend to his retreating brother. "Luis..."

Jessica used a colorless paw to force the reddish-brown lion to look at her. "I have exciting news."

Jesús somehow felt like he knew where this was going. "Oh."

Jessica purred as she nuzzled into Jesús' black mane. "I'm pregnant."

Jesús gulped as he took in the information Jessica provided. He was happy but he still felt like a piece of him was missing.