Last chapter, hope you all enjoy! By the way, I've posted a prequel to the
Lion King. It is my version of how Scar came to be the way he is and also
the story behind my character Howler. It will include Zira as well.
Neway, enough about that, here's the chapter, read and don't forget to
leave a review!
Chapter 23: Conclusion
Taka's ears lay back against his head. He frowned. He could tell that this was a hard subject for Kiki. He knew that her mother must be dead or else this wouldn't be a problem for her.
He sighed. "Cana used to be a part of my old pride." He said. Kiki looked up. Everyone focused on Taka for the moment. "She was always the outcast. She was different in looks from everyone else. I was the only one who didn't' care. We were best friends, she and I." Taka stopped, gazing up at the sky and remembering. Kiki listened intently as he started again. "Cana's parents wouldn't have anything to do with her. Everyone except me hated her. Cana was always trying to please the pride, but nothing she did was ever good enough."
A few tears slid down Kiki's cheeks. She had no idea that her mother had been treated that way. "After a while she told me she couldn't take it anymore. She was going to run away. Cana wanted me to go with her.." He pause and sighed. "But I wouldn't. I felt like a jerk, but I just couldn't leave my pride. To Cana, the pride had never been hers, because she had never been truly excepted." Taka sighed again. "I guess after she left she found someone and you were born." He smiled at Kiki.
"I had a feeling you were related to her somehow. You have her eyes and that same build; also the white fur. Your dad was a reddish color right?" Kiki nodded. Taka gave a brisk nod back.
"You went through a lot in that pride didn't you Taka?" Kita asked. Taka nodded. "I wish I would have went with her." He said. He looked up at Kiki. "I really hate to ask, but I have to know.. how did it happen?" Kiki frowned. Tiku, knowing she didn't like talking about it, filled him in. "Humans." He said. The word sent shivers down everyone's spines.
"Humans? Oh Tiku please tell me you didn't have any encounters with them?" Kita said, licking Tiku. "Actually, if it weren't for Kiki, they may still have had me." He confessed. "What!?" Kita exclaimed. "You mean the humans caught you?" Tiku shook his head. Kita pulled him to her. "Oh thank goodness you're alright." She said, holding him and cuddling him.
"Tiku," Tiaru said, looking down at his son. Tiku looked up at him. "Yeah?" he said. "I want you to promise us that you'll never do anything like that again." Tiku smiled. "Don't worry Dad, I promise. I've learned my lesson." Tiaru smiled. He nuzzled Tiku and then looked at Bailey and Kiki. Bailey was nestled between Kita's arms, sleeping peacefully, and Kiki was sitting not far from Tiku.
"Well," he said finally. "I guess we'll just have to have your friends be a part of our pride Tiku." Tiku smiled. "Really?" Tiaru nodded. "Really," he said. "Yes!" Tiku yelled, pouncing on Kiki and then playing with her.
"We really are one." Kita said, smiling. Tiku got up from being pinned by Kiki and then walked back over to his mother. He sighed and looked up. Nearu had formed in the clouds now and was smiling down upon them. "Mom," Tiku said. "Yes Tiku?" Kita asked. "I think I understand now." "Understand what?" Kita asked. "What 'we are one' really means."
Kita smiled. "And what does it mean?" she asked. "I think it means that even though we are all different; we are all the same as well. We all have feelings. We all have a personality, although everyone's is different. We all have to be connected somehow don't we? Because how did lions come to be? It had to start with one or two lion's right? And so all other lions had to come from them. So we are all connected," he paused. Kita smiled. "We are all connected by the great circle of life Tiku." She said. Tiku smiled. "Yeah," he said. "Congratulations, I think you have learned the true meaning of we are one dear." Kita said. Tiku smiled.
Tiku looked toward the sky once more and again saw Nearu smiling down at him. Kita looked up to. "Do you know who that is?" she asked. Tiku shook his head. "No, but she's the one who helped me come home." He replied. Kita smiled. "That is Nearu, your grandmother Tiku." Tiku looked at his mother. "Really?" he asked. Kita shook her head. "Really." Nearu smiled down at them. Now everyone was looking up at the wise old lioness that had brought them together again.
Suddenly, a male lion appeared beside Nearu. He to smiled down at them. "Tiku, there's your grandfather, you are named after him." Kita said. Tiku smiled widely as he watched his grandparents nuzzle each other. A gentle breeze swept past the Lone Landers and the two lions in the sky disappeared. Kita smiled and then sighed. "Well," she said, getting up slowly. "Let's go home." The pride smiled.
Kita picked up young Bailey and carried him. Tiaru walked beside her and Taka walked behind, keeping a close eye on Kiki and Tiku, who were pouncing at each other and playing a bit. The circle of life had been restored. Everything was normal once again, and the Lone landers were a family once more.
Ok, the end, like it? Leave a review plz! Thanks! I would like to give a special thanks to three people. 1. Sunrise19- I originally was going to have Tanu be a part of the cub pride, but when you said you had a bad feeling about him, it gave me the idea about making him a trader and working for the humans. I think it worked out better this way don't' you? 2. C.a.b- thanks for reading and leaving a review for every chapter, or almost every chapter, oh and for noticing the way I made the characters different. It played a key part in this story. 3. Ceci1- thanks for encouraging me and leaving good reviews that helped boost my confidence about my writing. I hope to someday become an author and reviews like yours are ones that make me feel I may actually be able to achieve that dream! I hope all of you have enjoyed my story and will enjoy my future ones to come! So in short, thanks for everything and ttfn!
Chapter 23: Conclusion
Taka's ears lay back against his head. He frowned. He could tell that this was a hard subject for Kiki. He knew that her mother must be dead or else this wouldn't be a problem for her.
He sighed. "Cana used to be a part of my old pride." He said. Kiki looked up. Everyone focused on Taka for the moment. "She was always the outcast. She was different in looks from everyone else. I was the only one who didn't' care. We were best friends, she and I." Taka stopped, gazing up at the sky and remembering. Kiki listened intently as he started again. "Cana's parents wouldn't have anything to do with her. Everyone except me hated her. Cana was always trying to please the pride, but nothing she did was ever good enough."
A few tears slid down Kiki's cheeks. She had no idea that her mother had been treated that way. "After a while she told me she couldn't take it anymore. She was going to run away. Cana wanted me to go with her.." He pause and sighed. "But I wouldn't. I felt like a jerk, but I just couldn't leave my pride. To Cana, the pride had never been hers, because she had never been truly excepted." Taka sighed again. "I guess after she left she found someone and you were born." He smiled at Kiki.
"I had a feeling you were related to her somehow. You have her eyes and that same build; also the white fur. Your dad was a reddish color right?" Kiki nodded. Taka gave a brisk nod back.
"You went through a lot in that pride didn't you Taka?" Kita asked. Taka nodded. "I wish I would have went with her." He said. He looked up at Kiki. "I really hate to ask, but I have to know.. how did it happen?" Kiki frowned. Tiku, knowing she didn't like talking about it, filled him in. "Humans." He said. The word sent shivers down everyone's spines.
"Humans? Oh Tiku please tell me you didn't have any encounters with them?" Kita said, licking Tiku. "Actually, if it weren't for Kiki, they may still have had me." He confessed. "What!?" Kita exclaimed. "You mean the humans caught you?" Tiku shook his head. Kita pulled him to her. "Oh thank goodness you're alright." She said, holding him and cuddling him.
"Tiku," Tiaru said, looking down at his son. Tiku looked up at him. "Yeah?" he said. "I want you to promise us that you'll never do anything like that again." Tiku smiled. "Don't worry Dad, I promise. I've learned my lesson." Tiaru smiled. He nuzzled Tiku and then looked at Bailey and Kiki. Bailey was nestled between Kita's arms, sleeping peacefully, and Kiki was sitting not far from Tiku.
"Well," he said finally. "I guess we'll just have to have your friends be a part of our pride Tiku." Tiku smiled. "Really?" Tiaru nodded. "Really," he said. "Yes!" Tiku yelled, pouncing on Kiki and then playing with her.
"We really are one." Kita said, smiling. Tiku got up from being pinned by Kiki and then walked back over to his mother. He sighed and looked up. Nearu had formed in the clouds now and was smiling down upon them. "Mom," Tiku said. "Yes Tiku?" Kita asked. "I think I understand now." "Understand what?" Kita asked. "What 'we are one' really means."
Kita smiled. "And what does it mean?" she asked. "I think it means that even though we are all different; we are all the same as well. We all have feelings. We all have a personality, although everyone's is different. We all have to be connected somehow don't we? Because how did lions come to be? It had to start with one or two lion's right? And so all other lions had to come from them. So we are all connected," he paused. Kita smiled. "We are all connected by the great circle of life Tiku." She said. Tiku smiled. "Yeah," he said. "Congratulations, I think you have learned the true meaning of we are one dear." Kita said. Tiku smiled.
Tiku looked toward the sky once more and again saw Nearu smiling down at him. Kita looked up to. "Do you know who that is?" she asked. Tiku shook his head. "No, but she's the one who helped me come home." He replied. Kita smiled. "That is Nearu, your grandmother Tiku." Tiku looked at his mother. "Really?" he asked. Kita shook her head. "Really." Nearu smiled down at them. Now everyone was looking up at the wise old lioness that had brought them together again.
Suddenly, a male lion appeared beside Nearu. He to smiled down at them. "Tiku, there's your grandfather, you are named after him." Kita said. Tiku smiled widely as he watched his grandparents nuzzle each other. A gentle breeze swept past the Lone Landers and the two lions in the sky disappeared. Kita smiled and then sighed. "Well," she said, getting up slowly. "Let's go home." The pride smiled.
Kita picked up young Bailey and carried him. Tiaru walked beside her and Taka walked behind, keeping a close eye on Kiki and Tiku, who were pouncing at each other and playing a bit. The circle of life had been restored. Everything was normal once again, and the Lone landers were a family once more.
Ok, the end, like it? Leave a review plz! Thanks! I would like to give a special thanks to three people. 1. Sunrise19- I originally was going to have Tanu be a part of the cub pride, but when you said you had a bad feeling about him, it gave me the idea about making him a trader and working for the humans. I think it worked out better this way don't' you? 2. C.a.b- thanks for reading and leaving a review for every chapter, or almost every chapter, oh and for noticing the way I made the characters different. It played a key part in this story. 3. Ceci1- thanks for encouraging me and leaving good reviews that helped boost my confidence about my writing. I hope to someday become an author and reviews like yours are ones that make me feel I may actually be able to achieve that dream! I hope all of you have enjoyed my story and will enjoy my future ones to come! So in short, thanks for everything and ttfn!