Chapter 17
While the rest of the pride stared after the retreating members, Mohatu walked to the back of the cave. He squeezed through the small hole (place where Kiara escaped in SP) and then sat staring at the land behind pride rock. He felt he needed to be alone. He sighed and looked up at the sky, searching for the lion he had been named after, but this time, the first Mohatu was not there to help him...he had to figure this one out on his own...
Taka sat on the slippery rocks staring after Niya and the Spirit pride. His ears tipped back and then forward, listening to see if Niya would call to him. He growled to himself. "Stop being foolish," he told himself. They had only just met. It was just a crush. Sighing, Taka laid down on the rock and stared at his reflection. His eyes were full of sadness and he felt at though someone had just taken his heart and ripped it to pieces.
His Mohawk tuft was messier than ever, but he didn't care. The wind whistled by and he looked up eagerly, thinking it was Niya. But it wasn't. Taka growled at himself. He looked back toward Pride rock and then sighed. He wasn't ready to go back quite yet.
The sun had now completely set and the cub pride was still gathered just outside the den. Tiaru came out and smiled down at them. "Come on little ones, it's time to go inside." The cubs slowly got up and retreated to the den. Tiku looked up at his father and gestured toward Kamania, who was lying near the tip of pride rock. Tiaru nodded and gestured for him to go on inside. Tiku sighed and went in.
Tiaru walked up to Kamania and sat beside her. "It's starting to get dark out." He said. Kamania looked up at him and gave a weak smile. "I like the dark," she said, staring out over the pride lands. Tiaru nodded. "You know, you have my eyes." Kamania looked up at him and smiled a bit. She nodded. Tiaru sighed. "I know it's hard. Accepting that Kita is your real mother and I am your father. And I know that you will probably never truly forgive Kita for what she did, no one can blame you for that, but she does want to be your mother now. She wants to make it up to you by being the best mother she can." Kamania looked up at Tiaru once again, this time with tears in her eyes.
Tiaru leaned down and nuzzled Kamania's cheek. He then looked down at her and said, "Come on back inside and get some rest." Kamania got up and then looked out toward the watering hole, where Taka still sat staring after Niya.
"What about him?" she asked. Tiaru followed her gaze and smiled, "He'll come in when he's ready, I think he's a little heartsick right now." Kamania nodded and then followed him into the den...
Mohatu sighed and made his way around pride rock toward the watering hole. He did not see Taka at first, for in the dark he appeared to be part of the rock he was sitting on. Mohatu drank slowly and deeply, taking his time. He then sat up and looked toward the spirit lands. His ears tipped back. Crinu was still injured.
Taka sighed and then sat up. Mohatu jumped and gasped. Taka's ears tipped back and he turned around. "Sorry, I didn't realize you were here Taka." Mohatu said. Taka shrugged. "If you call it being here," Taka said, again gazing toward the spirit lands. Mohatu sighed. "Look, I overreacted, I didn't-"Mohatu started, but Taka interrupted him, "Save it. I don't need your excuses. She's gone and it's your fault, get over it." Taka stepped down off of the rock and began to walk back toward pride rock.
Mohatu was stunned. He pinned his ears and growled. "If you like her that much why don't you just go with her?" he said. Taka turned. "I offered for her to come home to the Lone lands with me. I belong in the Lone pride, with Kita and Tiaru." Mohatu shook his head. "Where is your heart then Taka? Is your heart with the Lone pride or with Niya? Do yourself a favor and follow the phrase 'Follow your heart'."
Taka sighed. Perhaps the mighty king was right. He did need to follow his heart. His own words from earlier echoed in his head, 'if you call it being here.' His heart was with Niya, but it was also with the lone pride. Couldn't he have both? He turned to Mohatu. "Isn't there a way to bring her back?" he asked. Mohatu sighed. Now was his chance, he thought.
"I admit I was wrong in exiling her, but she's already gone and it's to dangerous to venture out and bring them back." Taka pinned his ears. "If you give the ok, I will bring them back. I have two spirits watching over me, they will guide me and protect me from any human interference." Mohatu sighed. "Follow your heart Taka, if you want to bring them back, I will allow it. And I will admit that I made a mistake." Taka nodded. He smiled at the king and then took off, following the scent trail left by Niya and her pride.
Mohatu stared after him. He then looked up at the sky; the original Mohatu was smiling down at him. He smiled back and then looked back in the direction Taka had gone. "Good luck Taka, bring them home safely..."
Ok that turned out like super long, and I'm not sure I like it all that much. Hope you do though C.a.b, well g2g, ttfn Bambi
While the rest of the pride stared after the retreating members, Mohatu walked to the back of the cave. He squeezed through the small hole (place where Kiara escaped in SP) and then sat staring at the land behind pride rock. He felt he needed to be alone. He sighed and looked up at the sky, searching for the lion he had been named after, but this time, the first Mohatu was not there to help him...he had to figure this one out on his own...
Taka sat on the slippery rocks staring after Niya and the Spirit pride. His ears tipped back and then forward, listening to see if Niya would call to him. He growled to himself. "Stop being foolish," he told himself. They had only just met. It was just a crush. Sighing, Taka laid down on the rock and stared at his reflection. His eyes were full of sadness and he felt at though someone had just taken his heart and ripped it to pieces.
His Mohawk tuft was messier than ever, but he didn't care. The wind whistled by and he looked up eagerly, thinking it was Niya. But it wasn't. Taka growled at himself. He looked back toward Pride rock and then sighed. He wasn't ready to go back quite yet.
The sun had now completely set and the cub pride was still gathered just outside the den. Tiaru came out and smiled down at them. "Come on little ones, it's time to go inside." The cubs slowly got up and retreated to the den. Tiku looked up at his father and gestured toward Kamania, who was lying near the tip of pride rock. Tiaru nodded and gestured for him to go on inside. Tiku sighed and went in.
Tiaru walked up to Kamania and sat beside her. "It's starting to get dark out." He said. Kamania looked up at him and gave a weak smile. "I like the dark," she said, staring out over the pride lands. Tiaru nodded. "You know, you have my eyes." Kamania looked up at him and smiled a bit. She nodded. Tiaru sighed. "I know it's hard. Accepting that Kita is your real mother and I am your father. And I know that you will probably never truly forgive Kita for what she did, no one can blame you for that, but she does want to be your mother now. She wants to make it up to you by being the best mother she can." Kamania looked up at Tiaru once again, this time with tears in her eyes.
Tiaru leaned down and nuzzled Kamania's cheek. He then looked down at her and said, "Come on back inside and get some rest." Kamania got up and then looked out toward the watering hole, where Taka still sat staring after Niya.
"What about him?" she asked. Tiaru followed her gaze and smiled, "He'll come in when he's ready, I think he's a little heartsick right now." Kamania nodded and then followed him into the den...
Mohatu sighed and made his way around pride rock toward the watering hole. He did not see Taka at first, for in the dark he appeared to be part of the rock he was sitting on. Mohatu drank slowly and deeply, taking his time. He then sat up and looked toward the spirit lands. His ears tipped back. Crinu was still injured.
Taka sighed and then sat up. Mohatu jumped and gasped. Taka's ears tipped back and he turned around. "Sorry, I didn't realize you were here Taka." Mohatu said. Taka shrugged. "If you call it being here," Taka said, again gazing toward the spirit lands. Mohatu sighed. "Look, I overreacted, I didn't-"Mohatu started, but Taka interrupted him, "Save it. I don't need your excuses. She's gone and it's your fault, get over it." Taka stepped down off of the rock and began to walk back toward pride rock.
Mohatu was stunned. He pinned his ears and growled. "If you like her that much why don't you just go with her?" he said. Taka turned. "I offered for her to come home to the Lone lands with me. I belong in the Lone pride, with Kita and Tiaru." Mohatu shook his head. "Where is your heart then Taka? Is your heart with the Lone pride or with Niya? Do yourself a favor and follow the phrase 'Follow your heart'."
Taka sighed. Perhaps the mighty king was right. He did need to follow his heart. His own words from earlier echoed in his head, 'if you call it being here.' His heart was with Niya, but it was also with the lone pride. Couldn't he have both? He turned to Mohatu. "Isn't there a way to bring her back?" he asked. Mohatu sighed. Now was his chance, he thought.
"I admit I was wrong in exiling her, but she's already gone and it's to dangerous to venture out and bring them back." Taka pinned his ears. "If you give the ok, I will bring them back. I have two spirits watching over me, they will guide me and protect me from any human interference." Mohatu sighed. "Follow your heart Taka, if you want to bring them back, I will allow it. And I will admit that I made a mistake." Taka nodded. He smiled at the king and then took off, following the scent trail left by Niya and her pride.
Mohatu stared after him. He then looked up at the sky; the original Mohatu was smiling down at him. He smiled back and then looked back in the direction Taka had gone. "Good luck Taka, bring them home safely..."
Ok that turned out like super long, and I'm not sure I like it all that much. Hope you do though C.a.b, well g2g, ttfn Bambi
