+Dark-Cupid-95, Yea Nuka going to go into super saiyan mode in a few chapters. He'll take no prisoners. Should be interesting to watch.

+Travass99, ya know, I'm feeling a little Simba x Vitani too. This is going to be a long story, so I can still do some fiddle with it.

+Redwalllover28, Yea Scar being a real pain, but don't worry, he'll learn his lesson soon, and by the most unthinkable way.

Chapter 22

Simba looked on in an awe of amazement and jealousy as Nala told her story of how she beat Vitani at her own game, 5 times in a row. She might add- which she liked to add in, just so he wouldn't forget. As the two continued to walk, the story seemed too good to be true, sure Nala was a good fighter when they were cubs- but beating Vitani….and 5 times at that. There was no way, Nala seemed way too nice and gentle to beat a beast like Vitani. After all, he would know, he finds himself struggling to beat the dark tan lioness when they practice their sparring. So, for her to say she beat her with ease, when Simba, who is bigger and taller than Nala, struggled and still struggles…no there was no way.

"Nah, I don't believe it."

"Why not? I'm not lying to you ask her. However, I doubt she'll be truthful, she so prideful."

"Well even if you did-"

"Which I did!"

"I'm just saying, Vitani is like a crazy animal. There no way someone like you could beat her."

"That's what she said…" Voiced Nala, with her nose in the air and her head, held high. She knew the truth, and you know what they say. " but ya know, hater gonna hate."

"Whoa whoa! I'm not a hater!" he defended like he had no reason to hate on her skills. He was rather skillful himself.

"Simba you reek of being a hater right now…so don't try to play."

"wow, haha okay, please Nala tell me what am I hating on?"

"This, obviously!" she teased, referring to herself and body. Which Simba could see by her manner she was clearly joking with him. She wasn't that like od lioness to flaunt her body in that way-even if she did have a good body, which he did note, especially from Nuka. Who continued talk about her and her looks, like Simba did not have his own eyes to see it himself. "No, I'm just kidding." She voiced, still walking. And for a few seconds it was quiet between them, then to her surprise, Simba broke the silence with a statement she did not expect.

"I'm going to go visit my mom tomorrow, to see how she is." Nala eyes widen when he said this. She was excited and happy, she knew that would make Sarabi's day. That she wanted nothing more than to just see her son, and then when she remembered Sarabi words, her joy and excitement turned to fear and hesitation.

"Oh huh, I don't know. She's um, very busy leading the hunting party these days."

"Oh really?"

"Yea, in fact, I doubt she'll be free to see you until another few weeks give or take."

"Few weeks! She can't be that busy."

"yes she is, I know it sucks but-"

"I'll just stop by in the morning before they leave-"

"No, you can't come!" her shouting took the orange male by surprise, and even Nala herself with that sudden outburst. She knew she could be read like a book- her mother always told her she was a terrible lair. But she didn't know any other way to tell him 'that he needed to wait until Sarabi has his little brother or sister that's Scar cub!' which saying out loud-let alone in your head sounded, weird as hell! "it's just…not a good time right now, sorry." She could see the disappointment read all over his face. After all, she was the one that told him to visit her, and the rest of the pride. Saying he was welcomed anytime- and now, she's the one saying ' he can't' because it's 'not a good time'. " It's getting late, I have to head back soon." Nala voice was starting to crack.

"Okay." She nodded her head before leaving him. To say he was bummed, would be an understatement, Simba felt rather lousy now. He had planned all morning to see his mother. After being with his uncle this morning and dealing with that drama, seeing her was something he needed. Well now, Simba was alone, still walking down the same path. The dirt was cool under his paws, as the evening darkness started to take over the pridelands once more.

Vitani rested on the cool stones of pride rock her paws resting on her lower stomach. The lioness had returned home early from her training with Nala. feeling somewhat off, her dark eyes soon shot open from the annoying cramps she was feeling. "ughhh, what the heck!" loud with frustration before flopping back down. "You have got to be kidding me!" Then pawprints could be heading walking her way, she opened one eye to see her mother pride sis Jama walking towards her. She soon turned over to face the approaching lioness. "Jama? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with my mom."

"I was heading there, just thought I stop by and say hi. You okay?"

"Yea I'm good, I'm just dying." She chimed like it was nothing, Jama raised a brow at her comment. " I've just been feeling off for some reason, like my stomach is killing me. I think I might be coming down with something, which is just great…"

"Awe sorry to hear that, you're probably just going into season." Just hearing the word made Vitani nose twitch. She knew about lionesses going into estrus when she was younger. She knew it meant she would finally be an adult- which to her at that time meant she could bully her brother around even more- not the reality of her body going into it first reproductive cycle. Holding her paw out, she was not for that growing up nonsense right now.

" Ah ah ! don't tell me that Jama, I'm sure it's just the stomach ache or something."

"Well, I'm just telling you, you are of that age and-"

"well, I'm just telling you, not today-" suddenly a blood-curdling cry went thought the pride lands. Vitani and Jama eyes went right towards the den of pride rock. Within seconds Vitani was on her feet and running knowing the voice of the screaming lioness. " That's my mom!" the two lionesses ran up the stone steps, right into the den. There they saw the queen, hunched over in pain, holding her lower stomach, with a small pool of blood and water underneath her. "Mom! Mom! what's wrong?!" Vitani dashed up to her with worry sick eyes.

"Nothing dear-" Saada voiced, holding onto her queen.

"What do you mean nothing?!" roared Vitani " I can clearly see something wrong."

"It's just the cub dear, she's having it." Like that wasn't a big ass deal.

"What! Mom are you serious-now!" the lioness wasn't mad at her mother, but you see, Vitani was rather taken aback by the news…and mess of having the cub.

"Please, do you think I planned this? He's early!"

"I-"

"Vitani, you go get Rafiki." Ordered Jama, helping Saada with their queen. But they didn't know that the fear-stricken Vitani was still standing there in aw of the blood. " .NOW!"

"Dam…right right, I'm going- oh should I get dad… and Nuka-"

"NO!" roared the female trio in unison.

"OKAY!...geesh I just thought I'd ask." Retorting as she ran out of the den.

After running to fetch the red-painted face mandrill and dashing with him back to priderock, Zira was readying to have the cub. Not knowing what to do, and feeling fearful and awkward Vitani stood to the side, watching over the shoulder of Jama and Saada. The sub-adult knew that birth was no joke and could get messy, but she had no idea it was would as drastic as it was. Between her mothers screaming, along with Rafiki and Ziras, two pride sisters coaching, the event as more than overwhelming for her. That sickening feeling Vitani had been plagued with earlier, came back with vengeance. It was like a bubble of heat was starting to form in her stomach, taking over everything and leaving more for nothing. It was only seconds when she started to feel her breakfast come up and she was forced to excuse herself….not that anyone noticed. She wanted to be there for her mother but at that moment…she couldn't.

When Vitani was finally able to control herself some, and the sickening feeling started to wary a sudden high pitched noise came from the main den. Shocked, not knowing she would have to cub so soon, Vitani went back up the steps to priderock-pissed at herself to missing the precious moment. Entering the den, she walked slowly up to her mother. Who was still lying flat on the ground. Her pride sisters were wiping the sweat from her head and body. Vitani turned her head to her left where Rafiki was holding a very small bundle. The cub looked….just like her, but way smaller. So small in fact it seemed a bit odd, she knew cubs were small…but this cub was downright puny. Which was not normal. He placed the small cub in its mother arms.

"Ya hav a beautiful baby gurl my queen."…girl… Vitani had a little sister now? She didn't know how to feel, after all with her mother saying over and over again that it would be a boy, she could feel it- she expected to have an annoying little Nuka to care for.

"What? A girl…really, I have a little sister!" Vitani inched closer. To see the half-open-eyed cub head resting on her others paws. She had the royal red orbs, that were typical of prideland lions, like her father's brother.

"…she's small…" noted Zira, voice clearly tried.

"Well ya…she is a small one, but she still is healthy."

"…she…" her voice was inaudible to everyone, but Vitani who was standing over head, heard her mother and her tone. She looked down at her, but Zira was not playing Vitani any attention. Her gazing eyes were fixated on the small cub.

"Everything is gud, if ya need me just call fa me. But everything should be fine. Ya daughter is healthy, and ya are in good paws. So I am not worried." Voiced the old mandrill, picking up his warped shaped stick. He walked slowly out of the den, taking one step at a time. Leaving the small pride of females. Zira closed her eyes and put her head down to the ground, as if looking at her daughter pained her even more than the birth.

"Scar will be so disappointed…" again, she said this to herself. Zira two pride sisters were too busy cleaning the rest of the den. They would send for Scar soon so he would know the cub had been born. Zira lifted up her head a single tear running down her cheek. As Vitani watched her mother reaction, the lioness started to feel an overwhelming feeling of rage. And it was all because of the way her mother looked at her little daughter, which in this case, made Vitani felt as if she was also looking at her with those same cruel and mad eyes. Disappointed again, to have another unwanted girl.

"Don't look at her like that." She voiced, with distain towards her mother. Zira looked up to Vitani with a raised brow, she couldn't be talking to her.

"What did you say?"

"I said, don't look at her like that, she did nothing to deserve that look you give her! So what if she is a girl, why does that have to be a problem for you? Why can't you just be happy she's alive and healthy!"

"why you-" Zira began, getting hot-headed already. How dare her daughter speak to her in such a tone. But she felt a paw on her back, which reminded her that she needed time to rest and recuperate- not argue with her daughter.

"Vitani clam down, what is the problem?" voiced Jama interjecting. With tears running down her cheek Vitani forced out her breaking words.

"Nothing, everything fine, she's fine!" her wrath was more towards her mother than, she gave her a look before she turned to leave, leaving the lioness baffled of what could have happened. She went storming down priderock steps, not a care in the world of where she was going and what may be in her way. She soon realized it paid to look up every now and then because she found herself rushing head first into another body as she turned the corner. Her head wiped back as she found herself planted hard on her butt. "What the hell?!"

"Crap, sorry Vitani I didn't see you." Simba, rubbing his head. "hey? Are you okay." He voiced, noticing her wet stained face and red bloodshot eyes. He didn't mean to run into her that hard…"I'm so sorry." He got up and went to her side- but Vitani quickly put out a paw for him to keep his distance….she hated the whole touchy-feeling thing. And right now she felt very uncomfortable with him seeing her like this.

"…i-it's nothing, I'm fine."

" yea right, you're crying did I hurt you?"

"psh no, don't be stupid. You didn't do anything my mom just pissed me off…"

"What she do now?"

"nothing…she just looked at the cub like she was a problem an-"

"Wait, your mother had the cub already-when?!"

"…like a few minutes ago."

"Well is she okay?" shocked from the sudden news not that he particularly cared for Zira, he still wanted to know her wellbeing. It wasn't like he was a monster after all.

"She's fine she's just….ugh" she wiped the falling tears that continued to flood down her face. "Ugh I don't know why I care so much…"

"She's your mom, I mean…you should care for her."

"N-no , it's not that. It's the way she looked at the cub…she did absolutely nothing, and she's already giving her th-that stupid disappointing looks! So what if she's a girl and daddy doesn't get his stupid precious son- what does it matter! She's not even happy she had a healthy cub…all she cared about was her having a son! And it's not fair!" Vitani sighed heavily trying to calm herself. "…i…I don't know, I just see that little cub and…i- I see myself. I just know how unfair it's going to be for her, and she'll have no power over it. She'll be made to think she's a problem or a waste of time…or even unwanted! And I know because I feel that all the freaking time! And it's not fair!" Simba had never seen her like this and was rather worried. He didn't know she felt like that…and had no idea of what he could say that would make her feel better.

"…it'll be fine. Don't think about it like that. Maybe Zira was tried and just-"

"No, Simba…I know exactly what it was and it was that look. She always gives me that look…" her voice was low and somber. "ugh." Vitani wiped the remaining drying tears. "You tell anyone you saw me cry I'll punch you in the face…"

"oh, um…no worries." His voiced, but he couldn't really hide his little hint nervousness after all Vitani could though down. "I got you." He smiled the loving Simba smile to her. "Hey, does Scar know?"

"Pssh, I doubt it… and even if he did, he's not rushing home until he know it if it's precious son that will carry on his destiny… and then, of course, he wants to pawn me off, probably to form some alliance or whatever "

"No, he won't, you're his daughter-"

"Exactly, because I'm his daughter he can do that…ugh I just want to run away sometimes." Her eyes looked down at her paws, as they played with a small blade of grass.

"Don't say that."

"Why not, I'm sure they won't miss me."

"I'd miss you."

"Thanks." Looking to him, Simba always seemed to know how to say the right thing.

"So, what are your plans? You heading back to priderock?"

"Naw…" she shook her head.

"Well, how about we hang out. It'll help take your mind off of things. And besides, I don't want to head back either." Thinking of his failed plan to visit his mother.

"Sounds good."

+well Vitani just got triggered, who knew she always felt like that. What do you guys think? Review and stay tuned for more chapters to come!