Chapter 6: the lion's attacker
Miku sighed. He stood at the top of pride, watching Kita and Chloe.Mostly Chloe. Kita appeared to be training her. Miku sighed again. Something weird was going on with him. Every time he was around Chloe his stomach floated, his head felt light and he always, always, always ended up sounding stupid if he tried to talk. It was getting downright annoying.
Kiara appeared beside him. "The only way to get rid of that feeling is to face your fears." Miku looked up at his mom. How did she know? "I thought you wanted me to marry Kita." He said grumpily. Kiara sighed. "I did, but," she paused. "Miku I've realized you two aren't going to marry. I'm sorry about betrothing you two but at the time it seemed the right thing to do." Kiara sighed and then left.
Miku turned back around to watch Chloe and Kita some more. He sighed. "Face your fears." He said. Slowly he got up and walked down off of pride rock. He then headed to the watering hole, preparing himself to talk to Chloe.
Tiaru awoke after a while. He slowly got up and looked down at the young lion. It was still alive. He smiled and wandered over to a nearby pond and drank. He looked at the water, then back at the lion. Smiling, he used his paw to swat water at the lion. After about two swats the lion stirred. He moaned and moved a bit. One eye, then two opened and he looked around.
Tiaru walked back to him. "You all right?" the lion looked up at Tiaru and then cringed. "It's alright, I'm not going to hurt you." Tiaru said. "I'm Tiaru, what's your name?" The lion coughed and then said, "Taka." Tiaru nodded. He helped the lion to his feet. "Thank you for helping me." Taka said. Tiaru smiled. He looked at the gash in Taka's shoulder and shook. "Tell me, who did this to you?" Taka cringed again. "I don't know his name. All I know is that one-minute I was eating happily with my family and then the next I was being attacked. I'm the only male in my pride; I think that's why he did it. He was bigger and a whole lot stronger than me." Taka shivered.
Tiaru took a deep breath, and then asked, "What did he look like?" Taka cocked his head a bit as he thought. "He looked sort of like you, only he was more muscular in the shoulders and he had a full, very shaggy black mane." He sighed. "I can't go back, he'll just kill me." Taka explained. Realization hit Tiaru. He took a step back and then began to shake uncontrollably.
"What's wrong?" Taka asked. "No, no, no, no!" Tiaru chanted. It couldn't be true! Forgetting all about Taka, Tiaru ran, he ran to the rock formation. He pounced and then climbed up it. He growled as he peered over the edge that Kita and Howler had fallen over. Howler's crumpled form was no longer there.
Miku sighed. He stood at the top of pride, watching Kita and Chloe.Mostly Chloe. Kita appeared to be training her. Miku sighed again. Something weird was going on with him. Every time he was around Chloe his stomach floated, his head felt light and he always, always, always ended up sounding stupid if he tried to talk. It was getting downright annoying.
Kiara appeared beside him. "The only way to get rid of that feeling is to face your fears." Miku looked up at his mom. How did she know? "I thought you wanted me to marry Kita." He said grumpily. Kiara sighed. "I did, but," she paused. "Miku I've realized you two aren't going to marry. I'm sorry about betrothing you two but at the time it seemed the right thing to do." Kiara sighed and then left.
Miku turned back around to watch Chloe and Kita some more. He sighed. "Face your fears." He said. Slowly he got up and walked down off of pride rock. He then headed to the watering hole, preparing himself to talk to Chloe.
Tiaru awoke after a while. He slowly got up and looked down at the young lion. It was still alive. He smiled and wandered over to a nearby pond and drank. He looked at the water, then back at the lion. Smiling, he used his paw to swat water at the lion. After about two swats the lion stirred. He moaned and moved a bit. One eye, then two opened and he looked around.
Tiaru walked back to him. "You all right?" the lion looked up at Tiaru and then cringed. "It's alright, I'm not going to hurt you." Tiaru said. "I'm Tiaru, what's your name?" The lion coughed and then said, "Taka." Tiaru nodded. He helped the lion to his feet. "Thank you for helping me." Taka said. Tiaru smiled. He looked at the gash in Taka's shoulder and shook. "Tell me, who did this to you?" Taka cringed again. "I don't know his name. All I know is that one-minute I was eating happily with my family and then the next I was being attacked. I'm the only male in my pride; I think that's why he did it. He was bigger and a whole lot stronger than me." Taka shivered.
Tiaru took a deep breath, and then asked, "What did he look like?" Taka cocked his head a bit as he thought. "He looked sort of like you, only he was more muscular in the shoulders and he had a full, very shaggy black mane." He sighed. "I can't go back, he'll just kill me." Taka explained. Realization hit Tiaru. He took a step back and then began to shake uncontrollably.
"What's wrong?" Taka asked. "No, no, no, no!" Tiaru chanted. It couldn't be true! Forgetting all about Taka, Tiaru ran, he ran to the rock formation. He pounced and then climbed up it. He growled as he peered over the edge that Kita and Howler had fallen over. Howler's crumpled form was no longer there.