VITANI

I rubbed my paw down the back of my little sister. I had managed to stop her panic attack. She literally had me half scared to death. Kings, I still can't believe Nuka. What was I thinking? that there was still part of my brother in there? trapped away...He's beyond a lost cause now and has to be stopped. I don't want to sacrifice innocent lives in order to take him down.

My fucked up family does. not need to be causing any more pain in other lions' lives. hell, it be better if we all just died out. That way I'd know my blood wouldn't cause harm to anyone else. Nuka worse than my father, and I'd hate myself to becoming like him, just to beat him. I'd be. No better. but look, taking the high road has saved me nothing. maybe time for my own life...but what good is that if I don't have my son.

Without him, I'm practically dead. I don't want to become like my brother. He'd do anything to win without hesitation. I'd say i sell my soul to the devil just to beat him, but can i? "How are you feeling?" my ears perked up when I heard pawprints from outside come to the entrance of my den. The hyenas "Does it look like I moved a fucking inch to you?"Kings! I don't know who's my paranoid my brother or his blind dogs. I heard him muttering something under his breath before he turned to face the outside again.

"You keep pissing them off like that, and they'll kill you."

" They wouldn't be the only ones wanting to..." I voiced. for some reason I couldn't get my eyes off from Shia. This is the first time since I left home that I was this close to her. I can remember it, like yesterday with me holding her in my arms. She was so innocent then, so peaceful. I could look at her and be okay with the world, even when my own was falling apart. That was the first moment I loved something more than myself. And I hated my family was tearing that apart. "Shia, we need to talk."

"pssh, about what? we have nothing to talk about."

"Yes, we do-"

"What that moms dead, why? You didn't even like her!" I could hear the anger in her voice, as she spat at me. But moreover, I could hear the pain in her voice. As she struggled to cope with a world that was falling apart around her. I felt terrible as I looked at her. A Part for me felt like was just looking at a younger version of myself. "All she wanted you to do was just like her, you didn't even have to love Vitani, but you couldn't do that, could you!" I fought back hard to hold in my tears, from my sister's hateful words. Shia words hurt me more than Nuka originally telling me he had killed our own mother. At least with Nuka, I could expect it...but not from Shia. Not my baby sister. " s-she was probably doing something to make YOU happy because that's all she cared about...and now she's dead...you must be so fucking happy!"

Shia jerked away from me and started to leave. I felt myself begin to panic...no...i...i didn't want things to be like this between us. I didn't want her to think I was the same monster-like our brother. Before I knew it I grabbed her, and turned her around so that she could face me. I saw my tears start to pour down my face in her watery eye reflection.

"Don't touch me!"

"You think I'm happy about this...you think I wanted this to happen-"

"I said Don't touch me Vitani!"

"Shia! You think I'm happy about this..."

"Of course you did! You didn't want her in your life, or your sons and that killed her!" I fought hard within myself to remain calm. A shouting match would not solve anything. But there was only so much I could take before I exploded. and lost myself to the pain... "...Everything was always about either YOU or Nuka from the start. but you were to heartless to love her..."

"...Love her...you think I don't love her? Shitani that was MY MOTHER too-"

"So! you didn't act like it! you...you didn't love her as much as I did!" how...how do I handle this mother? There were so many things you still needed to teach me...and now, you can't. How can I tell her that I did love you, I DO love you. "You could have given her a chance..."

"I DO love her. she was my mother too and I loved her with ALL my heart...b...but she hurt me Repetitively! I had to learn how to protect myself from her, because I loved her so much...it killed me, every time I expected something from her and she failed me!" I never felt this much of a rush of emotions like I am now. My pulse was racing, head pounding, heart-throbbing inside of me. I felt wobbly on my paws and had to hold Shia for support. "Shia you and I...knew two different mothers." water ran down my face like an overflowing river. " But that doesn't negate the fact that I still loved her. No matter what she did to me...she was still my mother! and I know she wanted to change... I could see it... I wasn't fucking blind! But I have more than myself to think about, and when you're a mother someday you'll understand that too. But... don't you dare think, for a fucking second that I don't feel terrible...that I'm NOT hurting I won't be able to look my mother in the face and tell her that I love and forgive her!"

I left on of the grip I had on Shia's shoulder. my claws marks could be seen printed in her fur.i backed away from her slowly and sat down my nerves were shot. I was broken down and tired and... I just wanted it all to stop. I wanted to back away into my self-made corner but I could get my legs to move. I was done, Nuka's won. I can't keep reliving this pain anymore. My son is safe, and away from him. that's all I need. I'm over this.

When my eyes finally moved away from looking at the ground, I was surprised to see Shia still standing in front of me. her chest was starting to heave more and more, I could see another breakdown coming. "..i...i'm sorry... I just...i just miss her."

"I know." I extended my arm out to her " Come here." Shia came and quickly tucked herself into my arm. it felt so good holding my baby sister again, I cried even more. we were both a big pile of mess on the ground...but at least we had each other. I don't know how long we stayed hugged up together. I had lost track of time. Eventually, though, it was time for her to leave me and return back to the pride. "You have to go back to the others."

"No...I want to stay with you. I have no one back there..."

"No, you can't. you need to stay on Nuka's good side as long as you can."

"what do you mean?" as I looked at her, my. and went back and forth with the idea. My sister lives in both worlds, she can get close to the pride for me, and close to Nuka. She would be the best way to fight him back, without being detected. She could level the playing field, even kill Nuka herself since he wouldn't be suspecting. But I know I could never ask or allow her to do that.

"Shia..." I looked her dead in the eyes. " I need to know whose side you're on."

"What do you mean?"

"You know exactly what I mean...I can't allow him to keep going this. He needs to be stopped-"

"So you want me to betray him...you know how Nuka is about that. He'd kill me..."

"Not if he didn't know. Shia, I know im asking a lot of you but I desperately need your help." I saw her wavier with hesitations. she lowered her head and spoke in a very hushed tone.

"...He scares me Vitani."

"I know, He scares me too. But you can't continue to act like you don't see what he does. I know you know better..." I watched my sister shift uncomfortably.

"...He always said it's about our family. Family can't betray family. That's why he killed mom." I nodded my head.

"She wanted the fighting and killing to stop and she knew siding with Nuka was not going to be the answer. I couldn't imagine the situation she was put in...i mean we both came to her at the same time...but..."

"I'm sorry about your mate Vitani... I know I never got a chance to tell you...was it Nuka?"

"...Yes." then I watched a eyes move side to side. "What is it?"

"Where's Roho?"

"Gone, he escaped with Nala."

"...Are they okay?"

"I don't know, I pray they are. The hyenas haven't brought them back, so I know they're still out there." Shia leaned her head into my shoulder.

" can't we all just run away? Like Nala and Roho."

"And go where? We'd all be homeless and susceptible to all kinds of danger. This is our home, we shouldn't be the one to leave."

"Our Home..."

"Shia, I want you to stay with me. look...I don't know what the future holds for us here in these next few days, hell...these next few hours. I need to make sure you're protected, you're my baby sister that's all I care about and mom would want that. I need to stop our brother, but I need your help. I know this is a lot to asks but...if you can't do it I understand. I'd never ask you to do something you aren't ready for. So if you aren't going to help me, then I need you to run."

"But I want to help... I want to stop Nuka."

"There's a small pride a couple of miles away from us. Kijivu was familiar with the leader of that pride. They will help us if we aks. If things start to go bad, you run there. And you stay with them you'll be safe there. Okay."

"Okay."

"Good, get back to the other now before he comes back."

"but what about you?"

"I'll be fine, remember just stay on his good side."

" But...what do I tell the others?"

"Tell Sarafina and Mwenya I'm coming up with a plan."

*Vitani's about to be plotting is Shia ...damn I don't know. But that sister heart to heart was needed for me lol

+RyanSquad, lol you say this and here I was thinking I could finish this fanfic in 100 chapters... I won't lol. more dialogue keeps coming up for me to address.

+KawaiiCutie1, but frfr they are. and their friendship didn't end of good terms either so...

+Wolf heart 22, thank you and will be reviewing your fanfic soon!