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Chapter 30

As they stood there in the eerie silence. A pit in Simbas' stomach began to boil, intensely. He could say nothing, he could think of nothing…all he could do was look at her. into the deepest part of his mothers eyes and just be lost in them. It was finally her.

The same feeling could be said for Sarabi, if not more. It seems like all the feelings of losing him had bundled themselves into a prefect manifestation right before her eyes. As she looked at him, she had never been more taken aback. He had grown into a fine young lion, taking greatly after his father. Seeing this melted and mended her heart all at once.

"Si…simba?" Before she could close her mouth and form a new sentence speaking his name, her son had already ran towards her with a fury as he nuzzled her right on contact. She smelled and felted just as he remembered. Her touch automatically sending a wave of reassuring love down his spine and all throughout his body.

It had been a long time, since he had had this feeling overcome him. It was so much so it almost made him cry. It did bring his mother to tears. She had missed her little boy so much.to finally be able to see him, hug him- and not in her dreams was priceless.

"Mom…i…" he couldn't find the words.

Standing to the side, admiring the sight. Nala had the biggest smile she could muster. Watching simba and his mother reconnect felt like they had finally had their pride complete again.

"Why…look at you…you've grown so much…" Sarabi took a step back to have a look at her son in full view again." You're not my little boy anymore are you?" Even as she said this a smile formed on her face.

"Hah Are you kidding me, I'll always be you're little boy mom."

"I've missed you so much…we all have."

"…I've missed you guys too." Sadness hung in his voice as simba thought of wanting nothing more than to be able to come home and be with his mother and family right now.

"What's wrong? Is everything okay?" His mother voice hang in his ears. Spotting the sudden change in her sons demeanor. "Simba?"

"Nothing…it's just that i-" a small cry echoed from inside of the cave. All three lions look in the direction. Before simba could finish what he had to say. Sarabi turned her head back and says.

"Wait here… I'll be back" she then disappeared into the den,going after the crying echo. Before simba could think of something to say Nala steps in front of him.

"Hey-"

"Is everything okay with you guys?"

"Us? Yea of course! Why do you ask?"

"I don't know, I just saw you and my mom share a scared look. Is everything okay?"

"Yup everything fine, hey…why don't we wait over here until Sara-" before she could finish her sentence her eyes watched in horror as simba went into the den after his mother. "No wait!" Nala dashed behind him.The orange male stopped where he stood when he saw his mothers paws wrapped around a small brown furred cub, which looked to have little red eyes. "Hey…your mom said wait outside…" Nala stood in-between the two, as Sarabi eyes looked up from the little cub to see Simba standing there, looking at the both of them. "Simba…" but he wouldn't budge, his feet were locked in place. What was this feeling the young adult had within him? "Simba let's go-"

"No, it's fine Nala." The blue-eyed lioness looked back to her queen. Unsure of what she had just heard…she wanted him to know about Kopa? Seeing the look on Sarabis' face she knew to stand aside.

"Mom?" Her sons voice begged the question of what was going on. Clearly he knew this was her cub…but how? And when? And why? all the questions one would ask when finding out something so sudden and unexpected.

A sigh left his mothers body as she rose to sit up. The cub now sleeping soundly knowing his mother was back in the cave with him. Sleeping peacefully in the unknown chaos he had just started. "Simba…this is your little brother, Kopa."

"Brother?" The word fell off his tongue but it felt weird. He had a brother? Simba red eyes still stared at the cub with an odd hesitation. Something wasn't sitting well with him as he looked down at his…little brother. His brownish body, and dark brown furred tip of his tail. It was all too eerie of a lion he knew. "I see, now I understand more."

His voice was different now. It didn't carry that love and warmth of a child to his beloved mother anymore. It was colder…more still and distance.

"You understand what?"

"After all it's been a whole year. Times goes on…"

"Wait…you think that i? Simba you are mistaken, it isn't what are thinking. If I explain it t-"

"I don't want you to explain it to me." He cut her off. "I already understand everything quiet clearly." The tone of his voice went darker as he eyed his…brother. Who his mother still had wrapped in her paws. The same paws she use to warp him when he was a cub. " this was why you left me with him."

"Simba no, that's not it at all-"

"Then why did you never come back for me?!" His voice was loud and powerful, but not too paoeerful where you couldn't hear the hurt in his tone. "who's the father..."

"Simba I- you must understand I had no choice. I couldn't see you or come to get you, for your safely-"

"BULL!" His voice rang in the inner walls of the den. Taking both lionesses aback. "How could you mom?! I thought you loved us…dad and i!!"

" simba what are you talking about ? I love you both with all of my heart!-"

"Yea you loved him enough to move on and sleep with his brother?!" His words cut into her like a elephant tusks to the side. It was a deep low blow, that pained her to her inner most core. The loud outburst from the older lion woke the infant cub, who instantly started to cry in the confusion. Kopa's added voice only made the red mane male. More furious from his mothers betrayal.

"Simba... you need to calm down" Nala voice but it played no effect in Simba head. As a concerned Nala looked from the cub to his mother, to his older brother.

" Scar was right about you…"

"Look you have no idea what this pride has been though. Whatever lie your uncle has created isn't true!"

"Lie?! How can you say that, when what he said is staring me right in the face!! You forgot about me and dad! You left me there to suffer while you went off and had another family!!" His words were hitting his mother hard. From his hurtful words and Kopa demanding cries it all became too much for Sarabi. she struggled to collect herself and figure what she was going to say. Obviously what he said was not true. She not for a day didn't think about her son or Mufasa. But she didn't go back for him…she couldn't… but maybe she should have…maybe she should have done more, fought more!"what kind of mother are you?!" His voice was loud and over bearing. Luckily it was all he had to say. He was done, he had seen enough. The little voice inside his head was right, he shouldn't have come there. It wouldn't be the safe- nothing will ever be the same !

Nala bewildered and hurt went after him. She interjected herself in the midst of Simba rage as she jumped in-between him. "Simba what the hell is wrong with you?! How dare you talk to your mother like that!"

"Get out of my way Nala! this doesn't involve you-"

"No! I you listen to me! We have been though hell just as much as you have! You have no idea how your mother sacrificed herself to try to get you back!"

"Oh and you see how that worked!" Nala blinked in disbelief, if only he knew the truth! And not some sick lie his uncle told him or what his broken heart was telling him now.

"Your mother did the best she could!"

"Please! she's no mother of mine! My mother would never betray her family like that! This lioness is no better than the one Scar sleeps wit-" simba roared as his paw came to his cheek. Sarabi watched in awe as, Nala paw struck simba hard across that face. She gritted her teeth with a growl as tears fell down her face.

"you leave this den NOW! Get out!" His paw fell to the side as he staggered back some, still refusing to leave. " I said GET OUT!"

Her roar was matched with the same intensity as Kopa's cries. His eyes went to his mother who refuses to look at him, while the blue eyes of his cubhood friend shone with a bright red, from her tears and rage. Her brows furrowed with claws extended, she was defending her queen from this stranger who she thought was her best friend.

Simba was soon receiving the message that He knew he was no longer welcomed here. In a huff and still with disbelief in his heart, the sub adult turned to leave. Leaving the two pride land lionesses in hurt and shock.