VITANI
(the next morning)
Watching my brother sit on the throne my mate should be on, made me feel more than pathetic. The lowness was something I couldn't describe. It made me feel sick.
"I can feel you looking at me." he stated. hmp, it's no like had something I had to say to him. In fact, he should be happy, I literally no more energy in my body to fight him right now. "Don't worry you're kids fine, I have great ye watching him."He doesn't have him, I know it. Nala wouldn' let him have my son...she promised to get away. "so cheer up."
"Cheer up?" this was the first time I had said anything to him in a long time. Nuka looked over at me surprised. After I gave up my throne, my brother made it imperative that he separate me from the rest of the pride. I'm being cub sat by two hyenas. They make sure I can't move more than an inch from my detained spot. "How can you even make those words come out of your mouth?"
"I'm a pessimistic lion."
"No, you're a psychopath! A cub who was hurt in your past so now to live to hurt others. That's what you are plain and simple."
" I didn't kill your son, so it's all good-"
"But you killed my mate, his father?!"
"You didn't love him anyway, you loved...what was his name Jelani or something-"
"DON'T! say his name, don't you dare-"
"SIT DOWN!" I felt the hyena before I heard his growling voice. his shoulder rammed into the center of my chest. Knocking me down. Fucking bastard...I'm still not over my concussion. I can see straight, with nothing spinning around me. but the headache I've been having that last all day...is unbearable. im not sitting down slightly because I want to, I have to.
Sarafina said I should be feeling better within a few days... If I can keep my cool long enough, I should be fine.
"Are you that scared of me you need your puppets cub sitting me?"
"Scared? please, Caution yes. You can't trust anyone these days not even your own family." I raised a. brow. I know he didn't mean me-please the foolery of it all-if anything I should be the one saying that! "besides you, you know mom wanted to betray me. After all this work we've put in-"
"Where the hell do you get off at Nuka, do you even know what's coming out of your mouth? I was the one betrayed by our entire family! Don't you dare act like you've been the only one to have a hard life! and please, I hope you know I knew you were having hyenas spy on me. Or did you think I was that clueless."
"No, you're. nothing like your mate." I saw the smirk on his face as I know he heard me growl. "You're problem is you trust others who are too trusting." Fuck him. As much as I hate to admit it, he's right. I should have known better, no I did know better, but I wanted to think otherwise. Because what kind of life is it to have your own family members out to get you? life's already hard enough! I can't even trust the lion I came into the world with...knowing that kills me most of all.
" You don't have my son." I stated, looking him dead in his eyes. "you lost him, you have no idea where he is, or Nala do you?"
"What makes you think that?" I watched his turn to look at me.
"Because I know you Nuka, you'd flaunt him by now in front of me to control me. I admit...it worked yesterday. I was crippled at the thought of you having my baby. and I might have acted in haste...but you don't have it and I'm sure of it. But I assure you, once your back is turned you'll regret it-argh!" my face whipped to the side from the impact of the hyenas paw colliding with my cheek.
"You dare threaten our king!?" It wasn't a threat it was a promise. I got back up and spat my blood out at the hyena's paw.
"Relax Bones, she meant nothing by it. Trust me. And if by some chance I don't have him. we can always find him, how fast can that little furball run?"
"...he's not a threat to you, he's not Kijivu son!"
"Doesn't matter, as long as your pride still sees him as his son. Then he's a problem for me. You know we wouldn't have his issues if you would have just had a female. or better yet not a fucking cub at all." then I remembered what Nala told me about Nuka... that had to be something that bothered him. It had to, why else would he be so mad at me for having my son?
"touchy subject? you'd think for a lion, a son so fucking desperate to follow in his father pawprints, it's too bad you won't have any heirs to give it to."
"Fuck off."
"Nala told me, your little problem. Hmm, seems no matter what you do, you'll always manage to fuck something up, isn't that what father always said?" before I could blink Nuka was right in my face. Teeth bearing, eyes flaring.
"You know I was going to be nice, and spare you, so you could see your son before you die-"
" If you'd kill me you better do it yourself." inching closer to him, as his hyenas backed off. " Don't forget, we were raised by the same father big brother. As evil, and manipulative as you are. I promise I CAN BE just the same."
"You don't have it in you, little sis to sell your soul."
" I'd do it in my sleep."
"Ha." truth is, I'm in every way the same as my brother. I AM him. I have to will myself not to be. It's so easy to turn the other way and go down the wrong path. I've already faced that path many times in my life. Everyone does.
"When I kill you, I'm going to enjoy it." an evil and sinister smile came to my face. " Nuka you fear being nothing, you think you're still nothing, don't you? A nobody, a worthless piece of flesh just roaming around this earth trying to find a fucking purpose!- you HAVE NONE, that's why you're so desperate to cling onto that will give you power. You were never wanted and nor needed. That's why you make such a big fucking fuss about being important- feeling important. You're scared, you're still that pathetic cub begging for father's attention!"
"You think you have me all figured out, don't you?" even with his standing tall in front of me, he was shaking. he wouldn't look at me for too long, because he knew I knew. He's sad, and the worse part is he knows he's sad. Did he really think raping and killing were going to make him more than what he is? Anyone who looked into his eyes could see that truth.
"I know it, and im going to take you out in the worse way imaginable. You'll go out the way you feel. Unloved, unimportant, unwanted a wasted piece of flesh on the ground. and the only creature that will give a damn about you, are the ants and vultures that will be picking at your wasted meat." He didn't say anything for a moment. He had to cover up his bluff. It brought me so much joy to see him sweat.
" My 'puppets' would enjoy the job of eating your flesh right off your bones, just like they did moms."
I froze. He turned to walk away and I literally had to bit my tongue to get myself to speak.
"...w...what did you say?" my voice was barely above a whisper now. I couldn't think...did he really just tell me-
"Nuka?! Nuka where are you? what the hell is going on?"...Shia..."I've been looking for you everywhere."
"What do you want?" irritation was in his voice. and even though he answered her question his eyes stayed staring at me. I know he was more than pleased to see me like this...and after I had said so much, felt so confident. where did that go? i... I lost right now. I know I heard him say mom betrayed him...but...i..i. didn't think he killed her. and what's worse is...this entire time I was mad at her, thinking she had left to take his side...when she hadn't. She was with me? She really wanted to be with me?
"A Hi would be nice." she casually walked up to him. She was the only lioness that walked a fine line of both worlds. As I looked at her, I couldn't help but think...who was her allegiance to? Me or Nuka. " Hey, what the heck are you doing with Vitani? she's queen... I'm pretty sure you aren't allowed to do this?" she was so clueless wasn't she?"
"Vitani's not Queen anymore she gave her title over to me."
"...Oh" no, she's not clueless I can tell she knows exactly what's going on. She's playing safe... "Well I came to ask about mom have you seen her?"
"No."
"Did you look?"
"No."
"Well, are you going to? it's been like a week since I've seen her can you help me look for her." I felt sick when I saw the expression on his face. He was going to tell her...
"Actually you want to know where mom is Shia."
"...no...dodon't you dare-"
"She's dead, I killed her." the moments that came after were erriry. Shia didn't know what to think or say.
"ha..wait are you joking? that's not funny Nuka, now where's mom?" I could see uneasiness flush to her face, "I said that jokes not funny were mom Nuka?" Shia was blind to Nuka and the way he was. She has no idea of what her brother is really like. Now she'll know. is this some sick way to get her on his side..."Nuka! it's not funny where is she, where is she?!"
I saw tears flood from her eyes. "Shia..." but I could barely say her name. why would he do that? why would he hurt her?...it has to be to get after me. because I went there. I made him feel bad...so now he has to make me feel worse.
"H-how could you do that! she was our mom?!"
"She betrayed me." was that supposed to justify him taking away our mother? Did that make him feel right? I stood by, letting the tears fall from my own eyes.
"What?! over your stupid throne?!" enraged she began to hit Nuka and my heart sank "NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR STUPID THRONE NUKA-argh!" He shoved her and she hit the ground hit.
"Nuka don't' you dare touch her!" he walked over to her slowly and pet the top of her head. I watched my baby sister shake uncontrollably.
"She betrayed me, and we all know what happens when family betrays family. That crime is unforgivable."
"..b...but..sh..she my m- my mom..." Shia was starting to hyperventilate. I could see her struggling to catch her breath. And not knowing what was happening to her made her panic more. she'd kill herself if she didn't stop. And Nuka...all he did was stay by while she was gasping on the floor!
"Nuka!" I started getting his attention " do something!" I knew better than to ask for help. "Nuka!"
After a few agonizing seconds, he turned to leave giving his hyens the okay and let me go. I rushed over to Shia who was turning pale in the face. " Let her help Shia. I have to go check on Shanti If she tries to escape kill her."
Hey guys, how is everyone going hopefully you're all okay. Not going to lie, it's been rough. 2020 freaking sucks, so I might pause of this fanfic to start another because a lot has happened to me and therapy is too freaking expensive! writing is a way for me to express myself. So when/if I pause on this fanfic just know im writing another (separate from this and the sequel- but still Lion king related lol fanfic) just to help me deal. But besides that hopefully, you all enjoyed this chapter be back soon.
+RyanSquad, Thank you! ( excitement intended lol)
+ExGeneration35, thank you for reviewing and finding my fanfic. And yes you're right this is a very LOONNG story...like 3 years in the making. I'm glad you're enjoying it!
+Guest, yea I plan to have the tension build with these two in the next coming chapters. Simba couldn't handle even the mentioning of his father's name, our guys got a lot of self-healing and accepting to do.
if I were in Nala's place, id is a little overwhelmed, with the idea. in this story, Simba isn't pronounced as dead. So she knew somewhere he was alive, he had just left them. Hurt is coming to mind more for me but we'll have to wait and see.
And you can keep the Nuka hate train going, I don't mind lol. He's not a morally grey character, but in the sequel, we'll have more morally grey characters and situations. been reading a lot of GRRM.