Chapter 4: Finding Kita
When Tiaru woke up he stretched and then looked around to see if Kita was back. His ears drooped when he saw she had not returned. He sighed. "Hey, Taka," he nudged Taka. "Taka, wake up." He said, nudging a little harder. Taka murmured something and then rolled over. His eyes opened just a bit. Suddenly he gasped and rolled over. He got up and crouched, the hair on his neck standing straight up. Tiaru growled. "Oh sorry about that, you scared me." Taka said, standing up straight again. "Help me wake Miku and Chloe and Kiara. They said they'd help find Kita." He said.
"Find her? What is she missing?" Tiaru glared at Taka. "Oh.." Taka said. He helped Tiaru wake the others and from little pairs to find Kita. Kovu agreed to help and paired up with Kiara. Miku and Chloe paired up and then some of the other lionesses that agreed to help paired up. Simba and Nala stayed behind, saying they weren't feeling well. Kasoni and Matosa stayed with them.
Taka went with Tiaru and the search began.
Taka and Tiaru went off to search the hunting grounds, incase Kita had gotten caught somewhere out there. Miku and Chloe searched the places they thought Kita might be. Kiara had a better idea. She knew that the watering hole had always been of great interest to Kita. So she and Kovu went to the watering hole to search.
Twice Kita saw movements outside her new den. And twice she heard Kiara and Kovu talking to each other and calling her name. Kita remained quiet. She did not want to be disturbed. She really wanted them to go away, but saying anything would reveal herself to them. She just wasn't ready to show Tiku to the world yet.
Finally Kiara and Kovu left. Kita waited until she was sure they were gone before venturing out into the open. She glanced around to make sure and then leaned down to sip the cool waters. Her stomach growled. Kita knew she would need to return to the pride soon, for Tiku would not survive if Kita didn't get proper nourishment. She sighed and climbed back into the den and curled up beside Tiku. She gave him a bath and then slept once again.
Everyone in the search party reported back to pride rock a few hours before sunset. Tiaru and Taka were the last to get back. Seeing that Kita was not there Tiaru's ears drooped. "Nothing at all?" he asked. Everyone shook their heads. "The rain washed away any trace of footprints or scents." Kiara said. Tiaru nodded. He turned and went to the very back of the cave, where it was coolest and lay down. He looked out of the hole and gloomily stared at nothing.
"I have to admit I'm starting to worry as well." Kiara said. Kovu nuzzled her. "Kita's fine," he said. "I can feel it." Kiara wasn't so sure. Miku looked out into the pride lands. His eyes searched for any sort of movement that might be a lioness. He saw nothing. He hoped his father was right, for Kita's sake.
When Tiaru woke up he stretched and then looked around to see if Kita was back. His ears drooped when he saw she had not returned. He sighed. "Hey, Taka," he nudged Taka. "Taka, wake up." He said, nudging a little harder. Taka murmured something and then rolled over. His eyes opened just a bit. Suddenly he gasped and rolled over. He got up and crouched, the hair on his neck standing straight up. Tiaru growled. "Oh sorry about that, you scared me." Taka said, standing up straight again. "Help me wake Miku and Chloe and Kiara. They said they'd help find Kita." He said.
"Find her? What is she missing?" Tiaru glared at Taka. "Oh.." Taka said. He helped Tiaru wake the others and from little pairs to find Kita. Kovu agreed to help and paired up with Kiara. Miku and Chloe paired up and then some of the other lionesses that agreed to help paired up. Simba and Nala stayed behind, saying they weren't feeling well. Kasoni and Matosa stayed with them.
Taka went with Tiaru and the search began.
Taka and Tiaru went off to search the hunting grounds, incase Kita had gotten caught somewhere out there. Miku and Chloe searched the places they thought Kita might be. Kiara had a better idea. She knew that the watering hole had always been of great interest to Kita. So she and Kovu went to the watering hole to search.
Twice Kita saw movements outside her new den. And twice she heard Kiara and Kovu talking to each other and calling her name. Kita remained quiet. She did not want to be disturbed. She really wanted them to go away, but saying anything would reveal herself to them. She just wasn't ready to show Tiku to the world yet.
Finally Kiara and Kovu left. Kita waited until she was sure they were gone before venturing out into the open. She glanced around to make sure and then leaned down to sip the cool waters. Her stomach growled. Kita knew she would need to return to the pride soon, for Tiku would not survive if Kita didn't get proper nourishment. She sighed and climbed back into the den and curled up beside Tiku. She gave him a bath and then slept once again.
Everyone in the search party reported back to pride rock a few hours before sunset. Tiaru and Taka were the last to get back. Seeing that Kita was not there Tiaru's ears drooped. "Nothing at all?" he asked. Everyone shook their heads. "The rain washed away any trace of footprints or scents." Kiara said. Tiaru nodded. He turned and went to the very back of the cave, where it was coolest and lay down. He looked out of the hole and gloomily stared at nothing.
"I have to admit I'm starting to worry as well." Kiara said. Kovu nuzzled her. "Kita's fine," he said. "I can feel it." Kiara wasn't so sure. Miku looked out into the pride lands. His eyes searched for any sort of movement that might be a lioness. He saw nothing. He hoped his father was right, for Kita's sake.