CHAPTER ONE:
UNREST OF THE SPIRIT:
It had been two weeks since the war between the Pride Landers and the Outlanders. There were still some hard feelings on both sides, but, all in all, things were peaceful now.
Today, the lionesses were on a hunt, and they had found their prey: A herd of Wilderbeasts.
"That one." Nala murmured out loud when she spotted one with a limp.
She turned to see if the others had seen it, too. They apparently had, the way they grinned triumphantly at it.
"Too easy." Vitani muttered out loud, "Too easy."
"I remember that one." Tika, Vitani's life long best friend, said, "It was wounded the last time we hunted Wilderbeasts, three days ago.
"And apparently still recovering." One of the other lionesses said, twitching in anticipation.
"Quiet now, we have to take them before they reach the short grass." Nala told them. There was no way Nala was going to allow their cover in the tan colored long grass to be blown.
The lionesses quieted and made their way towards the herd, as quiet as the still air.
'This WILL be almost too easy.' Kiara thought, as they made their way closer.
They were in such luck that they could hardly believe it. Vitani and four other lionesses had made their way within twenty feet of the wounded Wilderbeast without being detected.
Closer, closer, so close, they could almost taste it. But then, *SNAP*!
In that instant, Kiara could feel all eyes burn on her, an dthen all hell broke loose as the herd began to panic and go into complete chaos.
She could hear the wounded one struggle with the lionesses, but there was so much dust in the air and so much going on that she couldn't see anything. A wilderbeast ran blindly at her, and she barely managed to sidestep it. Another one barreled at her.
"Stop that wilderbeast!" she heard someone shout. She jumped out of the way of another attack, only to land in front of the wounded one as he tried to run.
'He must have gotten away from them.' Kiara's mind registered upon seeing it. She jumped at it, and managed to get herself thrown aside. She landed amongst the charging lionesses.
"Out of my way, you stupid klutz!" Vitani roared, not realizing who it was, and cuffed Kiara out of her way.
Kiara was sideswiped by another wilderbeast and knocked unconscious.
She woke up, feeling like a rockslide ad landed on her. It hurt to breathe, hurt to move. It just hurt terribly all over.
"See this?" she heard someone say, "Somebody cut her, see the claw marks?"
Kiara opened her eyes, and saw the world as a mist. She could only recognize that curtain shapes were even there.
"My Lord, look at that glazed over look in her eyes." The same voice said, she recognized it as Kovu's now. There was no mistaking that voice.
"Kovu?" she mouthed, finding it impossible to actually make any noise, other than her labored breathing.
"Huh?" he said, seeing that she was trying say something.
She took a deep breath, and blurted it out: "Kovu?"
"What?' he asked.
"Where.........Rifiki?"
"He's on his way, don't worry." Kovu told her.
"He.........better.........hurry.........can't.........breathe......... well........." she murmured, losing contact with the real world.
Enraged, Kovu turned to the lionesses.
"Who clawed her?" he roared.
"Why are you concerned about her being clawed, it was the wilderbeast that did her in." one of the lionesses said.
"Look at the angle of the claw mark, whoever did it knocked her right into the path of the beast that did this!" he said through gritted teeth.
Vitani slipped away, feeling guilty.
'Great, just great. My temper has hurt another soul, again.' She thought, 'If Simba ever finds, he'll have what ever is left of my hide after Kovu finds out.'
She reflected on her time here in the Pride Lands. This was what she wanted all her life, a lush green land, full of game and water. This is what she wanted, and was not happy with it. She wondered if it had something to do with Zira's death. She thought about it, no, it wasn't that. Very little of her time had been spent thinking about her mother at late. So, her unhappiness was possibly deeper than that.
"What is wrong with me?" she asked herself.
"What hasn't been wrong with you, Vit?" a voice from behind her said.
Vitani whirled around to face the intruder.
"Tika!" she cried in surprise at her best friend, "Why do you always sneak up on me like that?"
"Because I can." Tika replied, "I know it was you who caused our Princess Kiara's wound."
"Your not going to tell, are you?" Vitani asked, nervously.
"Don't worry, I won't." Tika, "Your mom never knew it was you who always took Kovu's toys. You always managed to put the blame on Nuka."
"Oh, must you bring up all my family's recent deaths?" Vitani asked.
"I didn't talk about how they died, I'm talking about how I always kept my word. Anyway, I think you should apologize to Kiara, and if she doesn't know its you, then you tell her and apologize."
"Oh, great, I hope I catch her in a good mood later." Vitani said.
END OF CHAPTER ONE.
NEXT CHAPTER: THE DECISION.
UNREST OF THE SPIRIT:
It had been two weeks since the war between the Pride Landers and the Outlanders. There were still some hard feelings on both sides, but, all in all, things were peaceful now.
Today, the lionesses were on a hunt, and they had found their prey: A herd of Wilderbeasts.
"That one." Nala murmured out loud when she spotted one with a limp.
She turned to see if the others had seen it, too. They apparently had, the way they grinned triumphantly at it.
"Too easy." Vitani muttered out loud, "Too easy."
"I remember that one." Tika, Vitani's life long best friend, said, "It was wounded the last time we hunted Wilderbeasts, three days ago.
"And apparently still recovering." One of the other lionesses said, twitching in anticipation.
"Quiet now, we have to take them before they reach the short grass." Nala told them. There was no way Nala was going to allow their cover in the tan colored long grass to be blown.
The lionesses quieted and made their way towards the herd, as quiet as the still air.
'This WILL be almost too easy.' Kiara thought, as they made their way closer.
They were in such luck that they could hardly believe it. Vitani and four other lionesses had made their way within twenty feet of the wounded Wilderbeast without being detected.
Closer, closer, so close, they could almost taste it. But then, *SNAP*!
In that instant, Kiara could feel all eyes burn on her, an dthen all hell broke loose as the herd began to panic and go into complete chaos.
She could hear the wounded one struggle with the lionesses, but there was so much dust in the air and so much going on that she couldn't see anything. A wilderbeast ran blindly at her, and she barely managed to sidestep it. Another one barreled at her.
"Stop that wilderbeast!" she heard someone shout. She jumped out of the way of another attack, only to land in front of the wounded one as he tried to run.
'He must have gotten away from them.' Kiara's mind registered upon seeing it. She jumped at it, and managed to get herself thrown aside. She landed amongst the charging lionesses.
"Out of my way, you stupid klutz!" Vitani roared, not realizing who it was, and cuffed Kiara out of her way.
Kiara was sideswiped by another wilderbeast and knocked unconscious.
She woke up, feeling like a rockslide ad landed on her. It hurt to breathe, hurt to move. It just hurt terribly all over.
"See this?" she heard someone say, "Somebody cut her, see the claw marks?"
Kiara opened her eyes, and saw the world as a mist. She could only recognize that curtain shapes were even there.
"My Lord, look at that glazed over look in her eyes." The same voice said, she recognized it as Kovu's now. There was no mistaking that voice.
"Kovu?" she mouthed, finding it impossible to actually make any noise, other than her labored breathing.
"Huh?" he said, seeing that she was trying say something.
She took a deep breath, and blurted it out: "Kovu?"
"What?' he asked.
"Where.........Rifiki?"
"He's on his way, don't worry." Kovu told her.
"He.........better.........hurry.........can't.........breathe......... well........." she murmured, losing contact with the real world.
Enraged, Kovu turned to the lionesses.
"Who clawed her?" he roared.
"Why are you concerned about her being clawed, it was the wilderbeast that did her in." one of the lionesses said.
"Look at the angle of the claw mark, whoever did it knocked her right into the path of the beast that did this!" he said through gritted teeth.
Vitani slipped away, feeling guilty.
'Great, just great. My temper has hurt another soul, again.' She thought, 'If Simba ever finds, he'll have what ever is left of my hide after Kovu finds out.'
She reflected on her time here in the Pride Lands. This was what she wanted all her life, a lush green land, full of game and water. This is what she wanted, and was not happy with it. She wondered if it had something to do with Zira's death. She thought about it, no, it wasn't that. Very little of her time had been spent thinking about her mother at late. So, her unhappiness was possibly deeper than that.
"What is wrong with me?" she asked herself.
"What hasn't been wrong with you, Vit?" a voice from behind her said.
Vitani whirled around to face the intruder.
"Tika!" she cried in surprise at her best friend, "Why do you always sneak up on me like that?"
"Because I can." Tika replied, "I know it was you who caused our Princess Kiara's wound."
"Your not going to tell, are you?" Vitani asked, nervously.
"Don't worry, I won't." Tika, "Your mom never knew it was you who always took Kovu's toys. You always managed to put the blame on Nuka."
"Oh, must you bring up all my family's recent deaths?" Vitani asked.
"I didn't talk about how they died, I'm talking about how I always kept my word. Anyway, I think you should apologize to Kiara, and if she doesn't know its you, then you tell her and apologize."
"Oh, great, I hope I catch her in a good mood later." Vitani said.
END OF CHAPTER ONE.
NEXT CHAPTER: THE DECISION.