Ok here's the next chapter, sorry it took soooo long to get it up, I just
got my own computer back, anyway hope you like it, chapter 9'll be up soon!
Chapter 8: The wake up call.
It had been a few days since Tiaru had discovered that Howler was alive. He knew he had to tell Kita, but he also knew that he couldn't leave Taka. "Look man, don't sweat it!" Taka said. "Go tell her, that wildebeest you killed yesterday'll hold me over till you get back." Tiaru sighed, unsure. He had explained to Taka who Howler really was and how they had thought he had been dead. He also explained about Nearu and how he had met Kita in the first place. How he had fallen in love with her. It seemed odd, that he barely knew this lion and yet he could tell him anything. Tiaru shook his head to clear it.
"You're sure?" he asked Taka. Taka nodded. "Go." He said. Tiaru sighed. He was still unsure. Taka was still having trouble walking. "Look man, don't worry none about me. I'm tough, I made it out of his way alive didn't I?" Taka said, once again trying to get Tiaru to go. "Alright, I guess you're right. Take care though ok?" Taka rolled his eyes. "Look, I'm not your cub ok? Stop worrying about me so much." Tiaru smiled. "Alright." He said. With that he walked off, heading towards the pride lands, where a ceremony was soon to be held.
"Oh Miku I'm so proud of you!" Kiara exclaimed. Miku smiled. He rubbed his head under his mom's chin. "I'm sorry for the way I acted," he said. Kiara smiled. "It's alright Miku. I understand why you acted the way you did. I'm just glad you found someone who you truly feel you can marry." Miku smiled. He looked over to where Chloe stood, chatting with the other lionesses. "Kiara," Kovu's voice came from the cave.
Kiara turned. "It's time." He said. Kiara smiled. She followed Kovu to the tip of Pride rock. The other lionesses assembled themselves in line. Miku and Chloe sat behind Kiara and Kovu and waited. Kovu was the first to roar. Kiara joined in. Together they announced the marriage that would be held soon for Miku and Chloe.
Far off, almost to the outlands was Kita. She smiled when she heard them. Miku and Chloe would be happy together. But she had to go back to Tiaru. They would return when the time came. Kita sighed and closed her eyes.
"Kita!" Tiaru's voice came like a dagger. "Tiaru! What are you doing here?" Kita exclaimed. "No time to explain, we have to get them to stop!" he said, rushing towards pride rock. Kita turned and ran after him. "Wait! What are you talking about?" she asked nervously. Tiaru was obviously upset over something, but she had no idea what. Although she had sensed something was wrong, and that had been part of the reason she wanted to return to Tiaru. "There's something you, and the rest of Kovu's pride need to know." He shook his head. "You're not going to like it." he said.
They reached pride rock and stopped the announcement. Tiaru and Kita walked up to the top and faced the pride. Kita sat beside Tiaru and looked at him questioningly. "What's going on?" Kovu demanded. Tiaru sighed. "There's something all of you need to know." He said slowly. "Yeah?" Tiaru sighed. He decided to tell them the whole story. He told them about Taka, how he had come across the young lion and the gash in the lion's shoulder. "So? What does this have to do with us?" Kiara asked. Tiaru sighed. "The lion who attacked Taka was Howler." The pride gasped. "Are you sure?" they asked. "Positive." Tiaru replied. "Taka gave me a description that fit Howler perfectly, and," he paused, wishing it weren't true. "When I went to see if his body was still where it had been, it wasn't.." He sighed. Kita went into denial. "NO! Nobody could've survived that fall! And besides, some other animal you know could've just dragged him off! Just because his body isn't there doesn't mean he's alive!" Kita shouted. Tiaru looked her right in the eye. "It's true Kita," he said. "Howler is alive." Kita's stomach flopped. She knew that Tiaru was telling the truth, even if she didn't want to believe it.
Chapter 8: The wake up call.
It had been a few days since Tiaru had discovered that Howler was alive. He knew he had to tell Kita, but he also knew that he couldn't leave Taka. "Look man, don't sweat it!" Taka said. "Go tell her, that wildebeest you killed yesterday'll hold me over till you get back." Tiaru sighed, unsure. He had explained to Taka who Howler really was and how they had thought he had been dead. He also explained about Nearu and how he had met Kita in the first place. How he had fallen in love with her. It seemed odd, that he barely knew this lion and yet he could tell him anything. Tiaru shook his head to clear it.
"You're sure?" he asked Taka. Taka nodded. "Go." He said. Tiaru sighed. He was still unsure. Taka was still having trouble walking. "Look man, don't worry none about me. I'm tough, I made it out of his way alive didn't I?" Taka said, once again trying to get Tiaru to go. "Alright, I guess you're right. Take care though ok?" Taka rolled his eyes. "Look, I'm not your cub ok? Stop worrying about me so much." Tiaru smiled. "Alright." He said. With that he walked off, heading towards the pride lands, where a ceremony was soon to be held.
"Oh Miku I'm so proud of you!" Kiara exclaimed. Miku smiled. He rubbed his head under his mom's chin. "I'm sorry for the way I acted," he said. Kiara smiled. "It's alright Miku. I understand why you acted the way you did. I'm just glad you found someone who you truly feel you can marry." Miku smiled. He looked over to where Chloe stood, chatting with the other lionesses. "Kiara," Kovu's voice came from the cave.
Kiara turned. "It's time." He said. Kiara smiled. She followed Kovu to the tip of Pride rock. The other lionesses assembled themselves in line. Miku and Chloe sat behind Kiara and Kovu and waited. Kovu was the first to roar. Kiara joined in. Together they announced the marriage that would be held soon for Miku and Chloe.
Far off, almost to the outlands was Kita. She smiled when she heard them. Miku and Chloe would be happy together. But she had to go back to Tiaru. They would return when the time came. Kita sighed and closed her eyes.
"Kita!" Tiaru's voice came like a dagger. "Tiaru! What are you doing here?" Kita exclaimed. "No time to explain, we have to get them to stop!" he said, rushing towards pride rock. Kita turned and ran after him. "Wait! What are you talking about?" she asked nervously. Tiaru was obviously upset over something, but she had no idea what. Although she had sensed something was wrong, and that had been part of the reason she wanted to return to Tiaru. "There's something you, and the rest of Kovu's pride need to know." He shook his head. "You're not going to like it." he said.
They reached pride rock and stopped the announcement. Tiaru and Kita walked up to the top and faced the pride. Kita sat beside Tiaru and looked at him questioningly. "What's going on?" Kovu demanded. Tiaru sighed. "There's something all of you need to know." He said slowly. "Yeah?" Tiaru sighed. He decided to tell them the whole story. He told them about Taka, how he had come across the young lion and the gash in the lion's shoulder. "So? What does this have to do with us?" Kiara asked. Tiaru sighed. "The lion who attacked Taka was Howler." The pride gasped. "Are you sure?" they asked. "Positive." Tiaru replied. "Taka gave me a description that fit Howler perfectly, and," he paused, wishing it weren't true. "When I went to see if his body was still where it had been, it wasn't.." He sighed. Kita went into denial. "NO! Nobody could've survived that fall! And besides, some other animal you know could've just dragged him off! Just because his body isn't there doesn't mean he's alive!" Kita shouted. Tiaru looked her right in the eye. "It's true Kita," he said. "Howler is alive." Kita's stomach flopped. She knew that Tiaru was telling the truth, even if she didn't want to believe it.