+Faith, Hi, thanks for the review and will be updating soon.

+Dimas, Thank you for the comment, and yes I'm trying to make this story as interesting and layered as I can.

Anonymous7,Yes I'm starting to like the little odd brotherly friendship more or less with Simba and Nuka. They are products of Scar and Zira, so lets see how long this friendship will last. And no as of now, Zira doesn't know about Scar time with Sarabi so learning this, I can imagine will be a big shocker to her.

Chapter 12

Vitani rubber her mother back. She was always having back spasms it seems, at least to Vitani. She had been called time and time again to aid her aching mother. Vitani, tough as she is, thinks her mother is just acting like one big baby. A little over reacting, I mean, it can't be that bad. She's already had twins so this cub should be a piece of cake to her. "Better?" the queens daughter asked. Jama and Saada where at the side of their pride sister was well, and when Vitani thought about, why did her mother always call for her in the first place, when she has elder lionesses with her who can actually help.

"Yes, I guess, at least as good as it'll get." She moved her daughter paw away, Zira slowly rose from her laying position. Her belly hung low, she was much farther away in her pregnancy than Sarabi. Given, the queen would probably deliver within the following week or two. Adding on to Scar great legacy. "where is your father?" asked Zira. Her twin shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know, I heard he went to go see the monkey from Nuka."

"Why?"

"I don't know."

"and you're brother, where is he?" she asked rubbing her stomach. Again Vitani shrugger, she coudlnt understand why she always had to know where Nuka was, he was a big boy now geesh. Does she always asks about her, when she not around with Saada and Jama… probably not. Snice she's been hanging around her mother now.

"Out with Simba." It didn't take much for her daughter to notice the movement down her spine when she said this. Why she didn't like Simba she couldn't understand. He was a heck of a lot better than Nuka in her own opinion, yea she knew Simba wasn't her father son, and blood like she and Nuka were, but all the same they are blood. Cousins. Why she has this bad feeling about his is beyond her, and quite frankly whenever her mother as this attitude it gets on the sub-adult's nerve. "What?"

"Why are you looking at me that way?" asked Zira.

"I'm not looking at you in any way mom."

"Yes you are!"

"Mom" Vitani managed to say in her must calm voice. "you're paranoid, please."

"Hmp, you don't like me, you never liked me have you?"

"huh?" this caught the lioness attention what could her mother be talking about now? She not liking her? she's her mother, or course she likes her, she loves her. what kind of question is that.

"Mom don't be ridiculous, of course I like you-"

"What have I ever done to you? I gave you cubs the world and all you two can ever do is give me problems!"

"Mom, what are you talking about?- ugh forget it, you're hormonal mother, please just relax." Oddly enough, Zira clamy took her advice, she was tried of always being tight and angry- but it was who she was. Zira eyes found themselves at her daughter again, taking in her feature, she was so similar to herself.

"I think it's a boy, the cub."

"Great….another Nuka." She teased in a half-hearted complaint. "I'm just kicking" she spoke, but was she? " I can't wait to have another little bother…I mean brother."

"Well you should." Voiced Jama, "As the only princess thing will fall into your favor." Princess, even if her father had the title as King, Vitani never felt any different from when they were struggling in the out- lands. In any case they are still struggling, maybe not with food and water, but relationships. Her father and mother have never been this strained before- not that she can remember, yes they had their problems but they were normal arguments of a couple who hadn't anything to rule and no real problems…now they have to think of a whole kingdom, which Vitani could tell, they both didn't take into much consideration, but she didn't care, it wasn't her problem and as soon as she would say something someone …Nuka mainly would shut her idea down.

"Well I don't want to rule so that's fine-"

"Of course you will rule Vitani, you're royal blood."

"Rule? Rule where. Nuka going to carry on after dad." She didn't say anything, but the way Vitani felt…the tension in the air that was coming from her mother, had Vitani raise a brow. "Nuka is ruling after dad…right?"

"Of course he is! don't be foolish. He's been told he would rule his whole life." Vitani backed off some.

"Sorry…I just thought if you felt like you were having a boy-"

"don't worry about it princess." Voiced Jama. "All of Scar cub will rule."

"How?"

"Obviously we aren't going too just stay here, were going to have to have more of an outreach….from alliacnes with different pride, make arrangments."

"Arrangments? what kind of arrangements?"

"Vitani you're a beautiful lioness, with royal blood, what do you think?"

"…so…marriage…. you're going to give me an ARANGED MARRIAGE!?" the lioness was speechless as she looked to her mother.

"Vitani clam down, you know this is how it works, how we keep the power." voiced her mother.

"I'm not marrying anyone mom, I don't care!"

"Well you can bring this up with your father an-"

"I freakin will!" voiced the hot-tempered sub-adult as she got up and stormed out of the den. Zira sighed, ugh why did her daughter have to be like her so much?

A blue eyed lioness retuned home to her pride empty pawed, as she did the day before. They say when at first you don't succeed, try try again? well this would be her almost tenth try. But the positive mindset was quickly draining from the defeated lioness. She wasn't fast enough, she couldn't out think her prey, she didn't even know the habits of them. She been training herself, practically blind because her mother and her pride sisters just don't have the time nor energy to help her. she doesn't want to be a brother to them, but her training was seriously lacking. She walked over to rid-eyed lioness who was resting outside. She came over and nuzzled Sarabi was she rested, not meaning to wake her, but the lioness felt her presence before she even approached her. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."

" You didn't wake me dear, I knew you were coming."

"Mom intuition?" Nala vouched everything on a mother intuition, it was uncanny to her at times. As she sat next to her she noticed how around her belly was starting to get. She knew Sarabi was with cub, and she knew exactly from who. It didn't take her long to start putting the pieces together, a month back Scar had started sending too much of his free time around the lioness. Much to her mother dislike, she would always make Nala stay inside the- sometime even days at the time, if Scar felt like lounging about and did not want to return home. He said he wanted to send more time with his pride, and see how things were going…he spent all of that time with Sarabi, once he had finished saying his 'hello's". Nala didn't like Scar because everything had changed because of him, as she got older she had a clearer understanding of why she didn't like him, besides him being 'mean and scary' but he was selfish, greedy and did not take responsibilities, at least that was what the lioness said about him. She never saw it really, or experienced it, but her mother would never lie to her. her pridesister would never lie to her as well, and epically her queen Sarabi. Sarafina had told her, she cannot go around saying ' Sarabi is still my queen' Nala couldn't understand why, no one wanted Zira. But she listened to her mother, she didn't want to get into trouble with the royals.

"yes, mother intuition." Chimed the lioness. Sarabi rose to her hind legs. "How was hunting?" Nala ears immediately flattened.

"Terrible, I suck Sarabi! I can't do it…"

"You just started only a few weeks ago, it's fine. You don't become a finetuned hunter in one day, it takes time."

"How much time?"

"As long as it take, until it 'clicks'"

"Ughhhh…." She fell to the floor, thing this whole 'click' thing would never happen for her.

"You know I would help you if I wasn't.."

"I know, and my mom too, if they were so busy."

"I'm sorry dear."

"It's fine. How was your day?" she asked, Sarabi gave her a look that told it all. Just staying home, and resting for the sake of the cub. Being older now, carrying a cub can be risky. The other lionesses had taken charge of the hunts, and reporting to Scar when they are called for. Sarabi did nothing in fact, and felt like she was cheating her pride. But she reassured her they wanted to her be rested and well.

"Your day was likely more interesting then mine." And then she thought, she did see Simba and Nuka today. after what seemed like a long long time. At least to her. The first thing she wanted to do when she remembered about her encounter was to tell Sarabi how Simba had gotten bigger, and actually had his mane growing in. which oddly enough was one of the first thing she noticed about him. He was already larger, than Nuka- and that didn't take much, even with Simba being younger. She would put in the back of her mind how weird Nuka was being, all up close and personal-but that was of no importance to her… She wanted nothing more than to tell Sarabi everything. She knew Sarabi was hurting and missed her son like crazy. Hearing this, would have made her truly happy. Knowing her son was growing up to look exactly like his father. But Nala decided not to tell her. Because, she knew as soon as she was that glad that filled with joy and life, it would soon be replaced with agony, and regret and she would be miserable- all over again. The day Sarabi had not come home with Simba was detrimental to her, she changed in every way. Blaming herself even- which Nala hated. Sarabi did nothing wrong, Simba had made that choice to stay with Scar- which is something she too couldn't understand- but she didn't want to be mad at him, so she forced herself to let it go.

"It was okay, nothing major happened." Lying to her…made the young lioness feel guilty. "I'm going to go practice some more" she said getting up.

"Alright., don't go too far."

"I won't." she chimed as she turned her head looking over to the lioness as she left, a smile on her face, hiding her guilt. Next time she told herself, the next time she and Simba met up she would tell her family, and Sarabi. She would invite him back home, he had been gone for so long they missed him, she missed him. Yes, next time, she promised herself.

Zira ears were greeted with the sound of her mate coming into the den. Her head rose slowly, she could tell he was irritated before he even walked into the room. When he came in he immediately told the lionesses Jama and Saada to leave. He flopped onto the floor and placed her black head against her belly. "Why is everyone in this kingdom an idiot?"

"What happened?" she asked, curious.

" I should have known better than to seek advice from that old fool."

"What did he say?"

"Non-sense. He thinking the great kings are playing some little game with me."

"The great kings?"

"Yes…" he yawned, it was now midday, and Scar mid-evening nap was approaching.

"psh, I told you, he knows nothing, he's an old fool. I could have told you the change in the pride lands is because the dry season is approaching."

"yes yes… he went on and on about the line being wrong….off."

"Off?"

"Hell I could have told him that, anyone who lived with me could tell me my whole family was off, especially my mother, she was a fool like that dam Rafiki. She could never see the potential in me, the greatness."

"I can dear, I always have been able to see it, she was just a fool to think otherwise."

"Yes, she was."

"You're line is strong and good. This cub, he will be another name in your legacy."

"Yes he will." It went quite some, Zira knew her mate was about to rest, his eyes started to drift apart and his breathing slowed, but she had something on her chest that she had to tell him.

"Did you see your daughter out there by chance?"

'No why?"

"She left here, steaming."

"Why?"

"I told her about the possible arrangements for her." Scar sat up.

"Why would you do that?" he looked her straight in the eyes.

"Because, she was complaining about the cub being another Nuka. Jama had tried to explain she has an important part in your legacy too. She would be married off to help from alliances."

" I can take it she didn't like that?"

"Not at all." Scar let out a sigh. "It would be like her to complain about everything. I wonder where she gets it from." The sly comment did not go unnoticed. "Well no matter…"

"You will talk to her about it?"

"…s-sure…Wake me up in a few minutes, I had promised the boys I would teach them with their fighting skills today- Nuka had been nagging about it for so long…" boys…why did he have to say boys? Simba was not him son. And it always boiled her blood to her him say things like that. She knew Scar had always had little soft spot for Simba, especially when she found out he didn't kill him along with his father. He lied to her. but as long as the boy knew his place and followed it, she wouldn't have to do anything. She leaned over a big belly and kissed her king.

"I will my love." Her voice a small whisper in his ears.

-sorry for the long wait guys, this was just my started chapter for the next stage of everyone lives, ya know I have to start planning the teenage drama. So, I tried to put some foreshadowing in their for the next chapters coming up. Hope you enjoyed