Part 2: Betrothed
Prologue (note this is just after Nearu's death.): the lion's stood, gathered around the now limp form of Nearu. Kiara had her ears back in sadness. She licked her young cub then got to her feet and gently took Nearu's young cub Kita in her mouth and carried her back to her resting spot. There she laid the cub up against her side, beside her own cub Miku. In her mind the words "I know she'll never be queen." repeated themselves. Nearu had said those words. Kiara looked up at the sad faces around her. Kovu, her mate rubbed his head under her chin affectionately. Kiara took a breath, let it out. She then looked down at the two cubs nestled up to her side. "I think," she said, and then stopped. Kovu looked at her, "What?" he asked gently. "We should grant Nearu's wish." Nala looked up. "What wish?" She asked. "She didn't ask it, but it was in her words, I just know it. She wanted Kita to become queen. I think we should make it happen. Her and Miku would be great together." The members of the pride thought this over. "It wouldn't be the first time one of our cubs was married to a lion from another pride." Simba said, gesturing toward Kovu. The other members looked up. Nala looked from the limp body of Nearu to the two cubs nestled up to Kiara's side. "I agree with Kiara. They should be betrothed." Kovu nodded. "If it pleases you, it pleases me." He rubbed cheeks with Kiara. "Let it be known then, that the cubs Prince Miku and outsider Kita are to be married!"
(Note this will not be a very long thing, just like the last part, this one might even be shorter, I'm not sure.)
Chapter 1: Miku's return
Miku walked slowly, taking his time. He listened to the soft pa-put, pa-put of his feet as they hit the soft dirt he walked in. It would be weird, without Kita at pride rock. He knew though that it was better this way. Both she and Tiaru were loners. They worked well together. He couldn't help but feel sad though. He loved Kita, but not the way Tiaru did. No, he loved Kita like a sister. For all his life to him, Kita had been his sister. And to her, he was her brother. So even though they weren't related, they were a part of each other.
Miku stopped at the remainder of the zebra Kita and Tiaru had killed only a day ago. He ate his fill, knowing he wouldn't catch anything on his way back to the pride lands. He wondered if the pride missed him. He knew his mother would be worried.
After Miku had eaten his fill he pressed on. The sooner he got back to pride rock, the better. He was destined to rule. As the son of the king and queen it was his destiny to rule pride rock. He held his ears down though. Until he found a mate, it wouldn't be worth ruling.
Suddenly he couldn't stand it any longer. Being on Howler's land gave him a bad feeling inside. He bunched his muscles and ran. He felt the soft dirt shift beneath his feet, felt it fly backwards, and hit his back feet. None of this mattered to him. All that mattered now was to get back home. His muscles labored as he ran on. Miku passed the border between Howler's land and the Kilimanjaro pride's lands and ran. He knew now that he had reached the outlands. The place where Vitani, Tiaru's mother, had grown up.
Still he pressed on. In the outlands the ground was hard and cracked. The sun made it hot and inspired him to run faster. The ground burned his feet, but he saw no water source around. He ran faster, faster until his heart was beating uncontrollably. He saw the log that led to the pride lands. He turned and ran for it, pounced and cleared it. He was in the pride lands, finally. He was home.
Kiara paced back and forth. "Where could they have gone?" she asked, no one in particular, she was merely talking to herself. "Kiara, don't worry so much, they're grown now. They can take care of themselves." Vitani offered. Though internally she to was worried. She was worried for Tiaru mostly, since he was her own cub, but she worried about Kita and Miku to. The fate of the pride depended on them.
Suddenly Kiara stopped. The air had changed. Something was different. She ran to the edge of pride rock. There, walking slowly in the tall grasses was Miku! "Miku's back!" she cried out in joy. The pride followed Kiara as she bounded off the rock and ran towards her son. He had only been gone for two days but she had been worried sick.
"Miku!" she exclaimed as she ran towards him. Miku looked up. "Mom." He said. Kiara rubbed her head under his chin and licked him. "Oh Miku I was so worried." She said. Kovu walked up to his son and rubbed cheeks with him. "Miku." He said. "Where are Kita and Tiaru?" Kiara looked up expectantly. She to wanted to know what happened to the other two. Miku didn't answer the question directly; instead he explained why they had gone and where they had been. "Howler's dead now." He said. "Kita and Tiaru went off together." He said. "Howler is dead?" Nala asked. Whispers started up. Kiara shook her head. "Did they go off to start a pride?" Miku shook his head. "They both decided they were loners." "So they went off separately?" Kovu asked. Miku shook his head again. "No, they're together. They're in love."
Kiara, Nala, Simba, and Kovu all exchanged glances. "Miku," Kiara started. "There's something you need to know." Miku looked up at his mother. "You and Kita are, well," she paused. "Well you and Kita are, are betrothed." Miku took a step back and held his paw in mid air. "What?" He asked, as if he hadn't heard the question. Then forgetting all about him and Kita not being related he said, "But, Kita and I are, well we're brother and sister, she's in love with Tiaru, I can't marry her, she's my sister! That's wrong! I can't marry her, she's my." Kiara interrupted him before he could finish. "Miku, Miku darling I understand but you are betrothed. It's tradition. After Nearu died, the pride decided that you both were to rule." The pride nodded, saying yeah at different times.
"No," Miku said, backing up. "NO!" He ran around them and towards pride rock. He would not marry his sister. He would not marry Kita, she and Tiaru were to marry, they would not be king and queen of any lands but they would be mates. Not he and Kita, no way. Even if they were betrothed, Kita was in love with Tiaru, and to each other they were siblings, brother and sister. They would not, under any circumstances, get married.
Chapter 2: We are one
Kita and Tiaru walked proudly. They had just killed a wildebeest together and eaten their fill. Both were totally unaware of the information Miku had just found out. Howler's old pride was free from his reign and looking for a new leader. Kita rubbed cheeks with Tiaru. She was happy, she would miss Miku, but she knew she was welcome to the pride lands anytime. Tiaru licked her cheek. "We were meant to be together." He whispered in her ear. She laughed then tagged him and ran. "Catch me if you can!" she said. Tiaru waited until she had a full head start before tearing off after her.
They scared up sleeping birds, jackals, all sorts of creatures, but it didn't matter to them. All that mattered to them was each other. They tagged each other back and forth for a while then, once they were both out of breath, found a nice shade tree to lie under. Kita smiled then sung a song Simba had taught her long ago:
As you go through life you'll see
There is so much that we
Don't understand.
And the only thing we know
Is things don't always go
The way we planned.
But you'll see everyday
That we'll never turn away
When it seems all your dreams come undone
Tears of pain, tears of joy, one thing nothing can destroy
Is our pride deep inside, we are one!
Tiaru rubbed cheeks with her again. "You have a beautiful voice." He said. Kita laughed. "Thanks. Want to hear more?" She asked. Tiaru smiled. "Sure." Kita cleared her throat and sang:
If there's so much I must be
Can I still just be me? The way I am? Can I trust in my own heart? Or am I just one part, Of some big plan? Even those who are gone Are with us as we go on Your journey has only begun Tears of pain, tears of joy One thing nothing can destroy Is our pride deep inside, we are one!
Kita laughed. "Simba taught me that. He said he sung that to Kiara when she had first met Kovu. Kiara also sung some of it. All the questions were hers." Tiaru nodded and smiled. Kita sighed and laid her head down on her paws. Tiaru put his head on her shoulders and closed his eyes. Together they slept, unaware that they were indeed, not supposed to be together.
Prologue (note this is just after Nearu's death.): the lion's stood, gathered around the now limp form of Nearu. Kiara had her ears back in sadness. She licked her young cub then got to her feet and gently took Nearu's young cub Kita in her mouth and carried her back to her resting spot. There she laid the cub up against her side, beside her own cub Miku. In her mind the words "I know she'll never be queen." repeated themselves. Nearu had said those words. Kiara looked up at the sad faces around her. Kovu, her mate rubbed his head under her chin affectionately. Kiara took a breath, let it out. She then looked down at the two cubs nestled up to her side. "I think," she said, and then stopped. Kovu looked at her, "What?" he asked gently. "We should grant Nearu's wish." Nala looked up. "What wish?" She asked. "She didn't ask it, but it was in her words, I just know it. She wanted Kita to become queen. I think we should make it happen. Her and Miku would be great together." The members of the pride thought this over. "It wouldn't be the first time one of our cubs was married to a lion from another pride." Simba said, gesturing toward Kovu. The other members looked up. Nala looked from the limp body of Nearu to the two cubs nestled up to Kiara's side. "I agree with Kiara. They should be betrothed." Kovu nodded. "If it pleases you, it pleases me." He rubbed cheeks with Kiara. "Let it be known then, that the cubs Prince Miku and outsider Kita are to be married!"
(Note this will not be a very long thing, just like the last part, this one might even be shorter, I'm not sure.)
Chapter 1: Miku's return
Miku walked slowly, taking his time. He listened to the soft pa-put, pa-put of his feet as they hit the soft dirt he walked in. It would be weird, without Kita at pride rock. He knew though that it was better this way. Both she and Tiaru were loners. They worked well together. He couldn't help but feel sad though. He loved Kita, but not the way Tiaru did. No, he loved Kita like a sister. For all his life to him, Kita had been his sister. And to her, he was her brother. So even though they weren't related, they were a part of each other.
Miku stopped at the remainder of the zebra Kita and Tiaru had killed only a day ago. He ate his fill, knowing he wouldn't catch anything on his way back to the pride lands. He wondered if the pride missed him. He knew his mother would be worried.
After Miku had eaten his fill he pressed on. The sooner he got back to pride rock, the better. He was destined to rule. As the son of the king and queen it was his destiny to rule pride rock. He held his ears down though. Until he found a mate, it wouldn't be worth ruling.
Suddenly he couldn't stand it any longer. Being on Howler's land gave him a bad feeling inside. He bunched his muscles and ran. He felt the soft dirt shift beneath his feet, felt it fly backwards, and hit his back feet. None of this mattered to him. All that mattered now was to get back home. His muscles labored as he ran on. Miku passed the border between Howler's land and the Kilimanjaro pride's lands and ran. He knew now that he had reached the outlands. The place where Vitani, Tiaru's mother, had grown up.
Still he pressed on. In the outlands the ground was hard and cracked. The sun made it hot and inspired him to run faster. The ground burned his feet, but he saw no water source around. He ran faster, faster until his heart was beating uncontrollably. He saw the log that led to the pride lands. He turned and ran for it, pounced and cleared it. He was in the pride lands, finally. He was home.
Kiara paced back and forth. "Where could they have gone?" she asked, no one in particular, she was merely talking to herself. "Kiara, don't worry so much, they're grown now. They can take care of themselves." Vitani offered. Though internally she to was worried. She was worried for Tiaru mostly, since he was her own cub, but she worried about Kita and Miku to. The fate of the pride depended on them.
Suddenly Kiara stopped. The air had changed. Something was different. She ran to the edge of pride rock. There, walking slowly in the tall grasses was Miku! "Miku's back!" she cried out in joy. The pride followed Kiara as she bounded off the rock and ran towards her son. He had only been gone for two days but she had been worried sick.
"Miku!" she exclaimed as she ran towards him. Miku looked up. "Mom." He said. Kiara rubbed her head under his chin and licked him. "Oh Miku I was so worried." She said. Kovu walked up to his son and rubbed cheeks with him. "Miku." He said. "Where are Kita and Tiaru?" Kiara looked up expectantly. She to wanted to know what happened to the other two. Miku didn't answer the question directly; instead he explained why they had gone and where they had been. "Howler's dead now." He said. "Kita and Tiaru went off together." He said. "Howler is dead?" Nala asked. Whispers started up. Kiara shook her head. "Did they go off to start a pride?" Miku shook his head. "They both decided they were loners." "So they went off separately?" Kovu asked. Miku shook his head again. "No, they're together. They're in love."
Kiara, Nala, Simba, and Kovu all exchanged glances. "Miku," Kiara started. "There's something you need to know." Miku looked up at his mother. "You and Kita are, well," she paused. "Well you and Kita are, are betrothed." Miku took a step back and held his paw in mid air. "What?" He asked, as if he hadn't heard the question. Then forgetting all about him and Kita not being related he said, "But, Kita and I are, well we're brother and sister, she's in love with Tiaru, I can't marry her, she's my sister! That's wrong! I can't marry her, she's my." Kiara interrupted him before he could finish. "Miku, Miku darling I understand but you are betrothed. It's tradition. After Nearu died, the pride decided that you both were to rule." The pride nodded, saying yeah at different times.
"No," Miku said, backing up. "NO!" He ran around them and towards pride rock. He would not marry his sister. He would not marry Kita, she and Tiaru were to marry, they would not be king and queen of any lands but they would be mates. Not he and Kita, no way. Even if they were betrothed, Kita was in love with Tiaru, and to each other they were siblings, brother and sister. They would not, under any circumstances, get married.
Chapter 2: We are one
Kita and Tiaru walked proudly. They had just killed a wildebeest together and eaten their fill. Both were totally unaware of the information Miku had just found out. Howler's old pride was free from his reign and looking for a new leader. Kita rubbed cheeks with Tiaru. She was happy, she would miss Miku, but she knew she was welcome to the pride lands anytime. Tiaru licked her cheek. "We were meant to be together." He whispered in her ear. She laughed then tagged him and ran. "Catch me if you can!" she said. Tiaru waited until she had a full head start before tearing off after her.
They scared up sleeping birds, jackals, all sorts of creatures, but it didn't matter to them. All that mattered to them was each other. They tagged each other back and forth for a while then, once they were both out of breath, found a nice shade tree to lie under. Kita smiled then sung a song Simba had taught her long ago:
As you go through life you'll see
There is so much that we
Don't understand.
And the only thing we know
Is things don't always go
The way we planned.
But you'll see everyday
That we'll never turn away
When it seems all your dreams come undone
Tears of pain, tears of joy, one thing nothing can destroy
Is our pride deep inside, we are one!
Tiaru rubbed cheeks with her again. "You have a beautiful voice." He said. Kita laughed. "Thanks. Want to hear more?" She asked. Tiaru smiled. "Sure." Kita cleared her throat and sang:
If there's so much I must be
Can I still just be me? The way I am? Can I trust in my own heart? Or am I just one part, Of some big plan? Even those who are gone Are with us as we go on Your journey has only begun Tears of pain, tears of joy One thing nothing can destroy Is our pride deep inside, we are one!
Kita laughed. "Simba taught me that. He said he sung that to Kiara when she had first met Kovu. Kiara also sung some of it. All the questions were hers." Tiaru nodded and smiled. Kita sighed and laid her head down on her paws. Tiaru put his head on her shoulders and closed his eyes. Together they slept, unaware that they were indeed, not supposed to be together.