CHAPTER TWO:
The Foretelling:
Vitani waited outside with of Rafiki's tree along with Simba, Nala, Tika and some other lionesses. Timon and Pumbaa were there, too.
"Remember what I said." Tika whispered to her.
"I do, why else do you think I'm here?" Vitani asked in reply.
"I don't know. You're the most unpredictable lioness I've ever met." Tika answered.
"What are you two talking about?" one of the others asked.
"Mind your own bee's wax." Vitani growled.
"Well, that's not nice." The lioness said, a little insulted.
"I'm not nice, do the math."
"Uh, Vitani's a little grouchy today, pay her no mind." Tika said.
Then, Rafiki came out from the branches of the tree and announced: "She will be alright, but will not be hunting anytime soon."
This disheartened the others on greatly, but there was nothing they could do, but follow Rafiki's advice.
Rafiki only allowed one visitor at a time for Kiara, and there were only to be five visitors: Simba, Nala, Sarabi, Sarafina, and Kovu.
"Sarabi." Vitani asked the former queen, "Can I go in instead of you, I really need to talk to Kiara."
"Only if it's really important, and that I know the reason why." Sarabi answered.
"It IS important. You see, I was the one who got Kiara into this mess." Vitani whispered to her, "I want to apologize to her."
"I suspected it was you, due to that nasty temper of your's." Sarabi said, dryly, "Very well, you can go instead of me."
"Thanks." Vitani said, "I'll try to watch it more."
"You have your heart in the right place, child, but are you in the place?" Sarabi asked.
"Huh?' Vitani asked.
"Next." Rafiki called after Kovu left.
Vitani went up to the tree.
"I believe that Sarabi is next." Rafiki said.
"She traded with me, I need to talk to Kiara."
"Rafiki sees, very follow me." Rafiki replied, knowingly.
He led her to the corner of the tree where Kiara lay, wounded. Kiara looked up to see her next visitor.
"Vitani?" she said.
"Yes, hello, I suppose that you know why I'm here." Vitani said.
"No, actually." Kiara replied.
"Well, you see, I was the one who knocked you into the wilderbeast. I'm sorry, I really am." Vitani said, quietly, ashamed.
"What are you apologizing for, it was my fault that we lost the element of surprise. If anyone is to apologize, it is me." Kiara answered.
"But, I wounded you." Vitani stammered.
"It's okay, I don't hold grudges, anyway."
"Thanks. I suppose I'll see you later." Vitani added, hastily, and began to leave.
"What's with the sudden rush, my father doesn't have too know." Kiara said, "There are no charges against you."
"Yes, I know, but I have to think." Vitani replied.
"You've done plenty of that, maybe it is time to talk about all those thoughts." Rafiki said, stepping in Vitani's way, "All of the Pride has seen you wonder the paths of the land, only conversing with your one friend, and then only being with anyone during hunts. Your old Outland combats say that it is not like you."
"I haven't been myself."
"Perhaps it is the business of your mother's death, then?" Kiara interjected.
"Its not that, in fact, very little of my mind has been spent on my mother. I'm just not happy here..." Vitani stopped herself. It was clear now, so clear. She just wasn't happy in the Pride Lands.
"Old Rafiki may know the way for you, Vitani." The old ape told her, "Come back tomorrow with your friend, and we will see where you path lies."
"All right." Vitani replied, and began to leave. "See you tomorrow, Kiara!" she called over her shoulder.
First thing Rafiki did was get out his gord pack, and dropped a feather on the ground.
"It points towards the Outlands for her path." He exclaimed aloud.
But then, a wind came and shifted the feather back towards the Pride Lands.
"Oh, I see." Rafiki said, "She must leave, and then come back!"
END OF CHAPTER TWO.
The Foretelling:
Vitani waited outside with of Rafiki's tree along with Simba, Nala, Tika and some other lionesses. Timon and Pumbaa were there, too.
"Remember what I said." Tika whispered to her.
"I do, why else do you think I'm here?" Vitani asked in reply.
"I don't know. You're the most unpredictable lioness I've ever met." Tika answered.
"What are you two talking about?" one of the others asked.
"Mind your own bee's wax." Vitani growled.
"Well, that's not nice." The lioness said, a little insulted.
"I'm not nice, do the math."
"Uh, Vitani's a little grouchy today, pay her no mind." Tika said.
Then, Rafiki came out from the branches of the tree and announced: "She will be alright, but will not be hunting anytime soon."
This disheartened the others on greatly, but there was nothing they could do, but follow Rafiki's advice.
Rafiki only allowed one visitor at a time for Kiara, and there were only to be five visitors: Simba, Nala, Sarabi, Sarafina, and Kovu.
"Sarabi." Vitani asked the former queen, "Can I go in instead of you, I really need to talk to Kiara."
"Only if it's really important, and that I know the reason why." Sarabi answered.
"It IS important. You see, I was the one who got Kiara into this mess." Vitani whispered to her, "I want to apologize to her."
"I suspected it was you, due to that nasty temper of your's." Sarabi said, dryly, "Very well, you can go instead of me."
"Thanks." Vitani said, "I'll try to watch it more."
"You have your heart in the right place, child, but are you in the place?" Sarabi asked.
"Huh?' Vitani asked.
"Next." Rafiki called after Kovu left.
Vitani went up to the tree.
"I believe that Sarabi is next." Rafiki said.
"She traded with me, I need to talk to Kiara."
"Rafiki sees, very follow me." Rafiki replied, knowingly.
He led her to the corner of the tree where Kiara lay, wounded. Kiara looked up to see her next visitor.
"Vitani?" she said.
"Yes, hello, I suppose that you know why I'm here." Vitani said.
"No, actually." Kiara replied.
"Well, you see, I was the one who knocked you into the wilderbeast. I'm sorry, I really am." Vitani said, quietly, ashamed.
"What are you apologizing for, it was my fault that we lost the element of surprise. If anyone is to apologize, it is me." Kiara answered.
"But, I wounded you." Vitani stammered.
"It's okay, I don't hold grudges, anyway."
"Thanks. I suppose I'll see you later." Vitani added, hastily, and began to leave.
"What's with the sudden rush, my father doesn't have too know." Kiara said, "There are no charges against you."
"Yes, I know, but I have to think." Vitani replied.
"You've done plenty of that, maybe it is time to talk about all those thoughts." Rafiki said, stepping in Vitani's way, "All of the Pride has seen you wonder the paths of the land, only conversing with your one friend, and then only being with anyone during hunts. Your old Outland combats say that it is not like you."
"I haven't been myself."
"Perhaps it is the business of your mother's death, then?" Kiara interjected.
"Its not that, in fact, very little of my mind has been spent on my mother. I'm just not happy here..." Vitani stopped herself. It was clear now, so clear. She just wasn't happy in the Pride Lands.
"Old Rafiki may know the way for you, Vitani." The old ape told her, "Come back tomorrow with your friend, and we will see where you path lies."
"All right." Vitani replied, and began to leave. "See you tomorrow, Kiara!" she called over her shoulder.
First thing Rafiki did was get out his gord pack, and dropped a feather on the ground.
"It points towards the Outlands for her path." He exclaimed aloud.
But then, a wind came and shifted the feather back towards the Pride Lands.
"Oh, I see." Rafiki said, "She must leave, and then come back!"
END OF CHAPTER TWO.