CHAPTER FOUR
Scar disappeared during the day and came back later the afternoon in a terrible mood. He scolded his daughters, argued with his mate until he retreated to the far corner of the cave to be alone.
" Go outside and play," the cubs mother whispered to them, " I'll handle Scar."
The twins looked at each other, " What's wrong with him?" Alani asked.
" I don't know. But I suspect he may have had a fight with his brother. Run along now and come back before the sun sets."
" Okay Mom. Let's go Annalina."
Alani and Annalina left the cave. They walked to a shady part of the grounds.
" How was the lake?" Annalina still looked resentful at being left out this morning.
" Fine." Alani said.
" See any animals?"
" Two giraffes," Alani paused, " and I saw the King."
" King Mufasa? You did not." Annalina scoffed, " he doesn't come 'round to the Outlands."
" I did too see him. He even talked to me, asking for my name. But I ran off because Daddy always said to don't talk to strangers."
" You're lying," Annalina's eyes narrowed, " You're making it up."
" I don't lie."
" You know what I think? I think you are jealous. Jealous of me becoming a Queen and you'll won't be anybody! You'll be a nobody!"
" I wouldn't want to be a Queen if I had the chance," Alani shot back, " Being Queen sounds boring. All those responsibilities."
" Being the Queen will not be boring. And you'll never boss me around again because I get to tell everyone what to do." Annalina grinned slyly, " in fact, I could even force you to stay here in the Outlands while Mom, Dad and I will go live in the Pride Lands."
" You wouldn't. Daddy won't let you."
" He probably won't," Annalina had to agree with that one, " I might be the one to be Queen, but you're daddy's favourite. Daddy's little girl. Goody-two-shoes!"
" You take that back!" Alani shouted, her temper getting the better of her.
" Make me!" Annalina countered, " You are goody-two-shoes and a wimp. Just like dad."
" Leave me alone." Alani said and ran. She heard her sister run after her.
" Get back here!" Annalina screamed. Annalina pounced on her sister's back, forcing her to collapse to the ground under the weight. Alani used her legs to kick her off and rolled onto her back.
Annalina was coming for her, claws out. Annalina swiped at Alani's face and Alani winced at the searing pain. She felt blood trickle down her face.
" Mom!" she cried out feebly. Annalina whirled around and ran off. Tamali was at her injured daughter's side in an instant. She gasped when she saw Alani. There was a deep gash above her left eye and it was half closed. The skin had been torn away, forming a triangle-like scar.
Just like her father's scar.
" Oh my dear. Let's get that wound cleaned up." She said urging her daughter to stand.
" Annalina attacked me." Alani sobbed as her tears mixed in with the blood. It was gushing out now and Tamali felt revolted at the sight of it.
Tamali cleaned the wound as best as she could. She used a leaf and some water and dabbed at the cut and pressed the leaf against the wound to stop it from bleeding. It did after awhile and she stuck the leaf against her daughter's half-closed eye to protect the wound above it. " You'll have to leave it there until it's healed."
" Mom, I can't see." Alani complained.
" It will take a few days, but it will heal without infection." Tamali hoped, " Scar will give Annalina a scolding."
" Annalina's gone." Alani said, " She ran off when you came."
" Scar'll find her." Tamali assured her, " Go to sleep now. You've had a terrible fright."
Meanwhile, Annalina ran until she could no longer see the cave. She wasn't about to stick around so that her father can yell at her.
She looked down at her paw. A few drops of blood had landed on her fur-her sister's blood.
Alani could still become Queen, Annalina thought, Daddy will get mad at me for attacking her and he'll change his mind and make Alani the Queen instead.
That will never happen! Annalina vowed.
Scar disappeared during the day and came back later the afternoon in a terrible mood. He scolded his daughters, argued with his mate until he retreated to the far corner of the cave to be alone.
" Go outside and play," the cubs mother whispered to them, " I'll handle Scar."
The twins looked at each other, " What's wrong with him?" Alani asked.
" I don't know. But I suspect he may have had a fight with his brother. Run along now and come back before the sun sets."
" Okay Mom. Let's go Annalina."
Alani and Annalina left the cave. They walked to a shady part of the grounds.
" How was the lake?" Annalina still looked resentful at being left out this morning.
" Fine." Alani said.
" See any animals?"
" Two giraffes," Alani paused, " and I saw the King."
" King Mufasa? You did not." Annalina scoffed, " he doesn't come 'round to the Outlands."
" I did too see him. He even talked to me, asking for my name. But I ran off because Daddy always said to don't talk to strangers."
" You're lying," Annalina's eyes narrowed, " You're making it up."
" I don't lie."
" You know what I think? I think you are jealous. Jealous of me becoming a Queen and you'll won't be anybody! You'll be a nobody!"
" I wouldn't want to be a Queen if I had the chance," Alani shot back, " Being Queen sounds boring. All those responsibilities."
" Being the Queen will not be boring. And you'll never boss me around again because I get to tell everyone what to do." Annalina grinned slyly, " in fact, I could even force you to stay here in the Outlands while Mom, Dad and I will go live in the Pride Lands."
" You wouldn't. Daddy won't let you."
" He probably won't," Annalina had to agree with that one, " I might be the one to be Queen, but you're daddy's favourite. Daddy's little girl. Goody-two-shoes!"
" You take that back!" Alani shouted, her temper getting the better of her.
" Make me!" Annalina countered, " You are goody-two-shoes and a wimp. Just like dad."
" Leave me alone." Alani said and ran. She heard her sister run after her.
" Get back here!" Annalina screamed. Annalina pounced on her sister's back, forcing her to collapse to the ground under the weight. Alani used her legs to kick her off and rolled onto her back.
Annalina was coming for her, claws out. Annalina swiped at Alani's face and Alani winced at the searing pain. She felt blood trickle down her face.
" Mom!" she cried out feebly. Annalina whirled around and ran off. Tamali was at her injured daughter's side in an instant. She gasped when she saw Alani. There was a deep gash above her left eye and it was half closed. The skin had been torn away, forming a triangle-like scar.
Just like her father's scar.
" Oh my dear. Let's get that wound cleaned up." She said urging her daughter to stand.
" Annalina attacked me." Alani sobbed as her tears mixed in with the blood. It was gushing out now and Tamali felt revolted at the sight of it.
Tamali cleaned the wound as best as she could. She used a leaf and some water and dabbed at the cut and pressed the leaf against the wound to stop it from bleeding. It did after awhile and she stuck the leaf against her daughter's half-closed eye to protect the wound above it. " You'll have to leave it there until it's healed."
" Mom, I can't see." Alani complained.
" It will take a few days, but it will heal without infection." Tamali hoped, " Scar will give Annalina a scolding."
" Annalina's gone." Alani said, " She ran off when you came."
" Scar'll find her." Tamali assured her, " Go to sleep now. You've had a terrible fright."
Meanwhile, Annalina ran until she could no longer see the cave. She wasn't about to stick around so that her father can yell at her.
She looked down at her paw. A few drops of blood had landed on her fur-her sister's blood.
Alani could still become Queen, Annalina thought, Daddy will get mad at me for attacking her and he'll change his mind and make Alani the Queen instead.
That will never happen! Annalina vowed.