Chapter 3: Blood Brothers
It was a hot day in the pride lands. The sun was high in the sky and burning brightly. The rays reached down to the earth and touched it, scorching the ground beneath them. Naka sighed. He, Zira and Howler sat beneath a shade tree, quietly watching the activity around them.
"Hey Naka, look," Zira said, nudging him. Naka looked up. Mufasa and two lionesses were on their way to the watering hole. Naka sighed and then growled. "Man, what's he doing here?" he said. Howler shrugged. "Who knows?" Zira rolled her eyes. "It's hot, he's going to the watering hole, what do you think he's there for?" she said. Naka laughed. Howler growled. "I was just kidding," he growled. Zira shook her head. "Yeah, right." She said under her breath.
Howler rolled his eyes and looked back at the watering hole. "Aw man, what's she doing?" Naka and Zira looked back toward the watering hole. Sarabi was walking toward the water hole. She walked slowly, crouching slightly. She winked at the lionesses who smiled. Mufasa had his back to her; he was drinking deeply, not paying much attention to his surroundings. Sarabi smiled and then gave him a little push and laughed as he fell face first in the water.
Behind Naka, Howler gagged. "I think I'm going to puke." He said. Naka shook his head. He turned and watched a bit more. Mufasa growled and looked at Sarabi. He then growled and pulled her in with him. They laughed and played in the water, splashing each other with the cool substance.
Howler gagged once more. "Come on, let's get out of here before I get sick," he said. Zira looked around and then said, "Hey! I have an idea, follow me!" she then took off. Howler and Naka exchanged glances before following her. "Hey slow down! It's to hot to run this fast!" Howler yelled. Zira glanced back and smiled. "Don't worry, just keep following!" she yelled back.
Zira ran toward a rock formation and then circled around it. Behind it was a river (the same one she fell and died in in Simba's Pride.) She stopped and waited for Naka and Howler to catch up. When they did she smiled. "There," she said, gesturing toward the river. "Now we have our own source of water." Naka smiled. "Good idea," he said. Zira smiled, her eyes half lidded for a minute. "Yeah and no freaks either." Howler said, leaning down to take a drink.
Naka laughed, "That's a pretty mean thing to say," he said. Howler stopped drinking and looked up. "Yeah well if you knew my sister you'd agree. I know you don't like your brother." Howler said. Naka sighed. It was true, he really didn't like Mufasa. "You know what, why is Mufasa so special anyway? I could be king." Naka said, growling. Zira smiled. "I bet you'd be a better king than Mufasa any day." Zira said. Naka smiled. "Yeah, I mean as far as brains go, I got the lions share, but when it comes to brute strength, well, I'm at the shallow end of the dream pool." Howler and Zira laughed. "Hey, Brains are better than strength." Zira said. "Says who?" Howler growled.
"Guys let's just have fun. There's no reason to fight." Naka said. Zira smiled. "You're right, I think I have a new idea though." Howler sighed. "What is it this time?" he asked. "You two are sort of like brothers right?" she asked. "Uh," the two looked at each other. "Sure, why not?" Howler replied. Zira smiled, that was exactly what she wanted to hear. "Well, why not become blood brothers?" she asked. "Huh?" Howler and Naka exchanged looks and then said in unison, "Blood brothers?" Zira nodded. "Yeah, want to know how?" Naka smiled. "Sure." He said. "You just have to exchange blood. Of course it will leave a scar." Naka shrugged. "It's not like my parents will notice." He said. Howler smirked. "Mine will but who really cares?" Zira again smiled. "Alright then." She said.
Zira looked at her paw, the claws were out. "So how do we do it?" Howler said. "Look this way," Zira said. Howler looked at her and she smacked him across the face. "Agh! What the heck?" he yelled. Zira smiled. Her paw had blood on it but she didn't care. She put the paw down and lifted the other. "Naka," she said. Naka turned to her and she smacked him as well. "Hey that hurt!" he shouted. Zira sighed. She walked over closer to the river. She then smiled and smacked her paws together and put them in the water.
The blood mixed together and swirled around. Naka and Howler watched it. Zira rolled her eyes. "Why don't you two babies get your paws off your eyes and look at your reflections." She said. Howler took his paw off first and looked down. He had a fresh scar over his right eye. He smiled. "Man that looks cool." He said.
Naka looked at his own reflection. He smiled. The scar made him look powerful. He stood tall, his chest jutting out just a bit. He loved the scar. "Guys," he said. Howler and Zira looked in his direction. "Yeah?" they said. "I'm changing my name." He said. "What?" Howler asked. "Yeah, why are you changing your name?" Zira asked. "Well," Naka replied, "I hate my name right now, you know that." Zira and Howler nodded. "So what're you changing it to?" Zira asked.
Naka looked back at his reflection, smiling once more. He looked at them and sighed. "My new name is going to be in honor of the thing that gave me the incentive to change my name. My new name will be Scar, whether anyone likes it or not."
It was a hot day in the pride lands. The sun was high in the sky and burning brightly. The rays reached down to the earth and touched it, scorching the ground beneath them. Naka sighed. He, Zira and Howler sat beneath a shade tree, quietly watching the activity around them.
"Hey Naka, look," Zira said, nudging him. Naka looked up. Mufasa and two lionesses were on their way to the watering hole. Naka sighed and then growled. "Man, what's he doing here?" he said. Howler shrugged. "Who knows?" Zira rolled her eyes. "It's hot, he's going to the watering hole, what do you think he's there for?" she said. Naka laughed. Howler growled. "I was just kidding," he growled. Zira shook her head. "Yeah, right." She said under her breath.
Howler rolled his eyes and looked back at the watering hole. "Aw man, what's she doing?" Naka and Zira looked back toward the watering hole. Sarabi was walking toward the water hole. She walked slowly, crouching slightly. She winked at the lionesses who smiled. Mufasa had his back to her; he was drinking deeply, not paying much attention to his surroundings. Sarabi smiled and then gave him a little push and laughed as he fell face first in the water.
Behind Naka, Howler gagged. "I think I'm going to puke." He said. Naka shook his head. He turned and watched a bit more. Mufasa growled and looked at Sarabi. He then growled and pulled her in with him. They laughed and played in the water, splashing each other with the cool substance.
Howler gagged once more. "Come on, let's get out of here before I get sick," he said. Zira looked around and then said, "Hey! I have an idea, follow me!" she then took off. Howler and Naka exchanged glances before following her. "Hey slow down! It's to hot to run this fast!" Howler yelled. Zira glanced back and smiled. "Don't worry, just keep following!" she yelled back.
Zira ran toward a rock formation and then circled around it. Behind it was a river (the same one she fell and died in in Simba's Pride.) She stopped and waited for Naka and Howler to catch up. When they did she smiled. "There," she said, gesturing toward the river. "Now we have our own source of water." Naka smiled. "Good idea," he said. Zira smiled, her eyes half lidded for a minute. "Yeah and no freaks either." Howler said, leaning down to take a drink.
Naka laughed, "That's a pretty mean thing to say," he said. Howler stopped drinking and looked up. "Yeah well if you knew my sister you'd agree. I know you don't like your brother." Howler said. Naka sighed. It was true, he really didn't like Mufasa. "You know what, why is Mufasa so special anyway? I could be king." Naka said, growling. Zira smiled. "I bet you'd be a better king than Mufasa any day." Zira said. Naka smiled. "Yeah, I mean as far as brains go, I got the lions share, but when it comes to brute strength, well, I'm at the shallow end of the dream pool." Howler and Zira laughed. "Hey, Brains are better than strength." Zira said. "Says who?" Howler growled.
"Guys let's just have fun. There's no reason to fight." Naka said. Zira smiled. "You're right, I think I have a new idea though." Howler sighed. "What is it this time?" he asked. "You two are sort of like brothers right?" she asked. "Uh," the two looked at each other. "Sure, why not?" Howler replied. Zira smiled, that was exactly what she wanted to hear. "Well, why not become blood brothers?" she asked. "Huh?" Howler and Naka exchanged looks and then said in unison, "Blood brothers?" Zira nodded. "Yeah, want to know how?" Naka smiled. "Sure." He said. "You just have to exchange blood. Of course it will leave a scar." Naka shrugged. "It's not like my parents will notice." He said. Howler smirked. "Mine will but who really cares?" Zira again smiled. "Alright then." She said.
Zira looked at her paw, the claws were out. "So how do we do it?" Howler said. "Look this way," Zira said. Howler looked at her and she smacked him across the face. "Agh! What the heck?" he yelled. Zira smiled. Her paw had blood on it but she didn't care. She put the paw down and lifted the other. "Naka," she said. Naka turned to her and she smacked him as well. "Hey that hurt!" he shouted. Zira sighed. She walked over closer to the river. She then smiled and smacked her paws together and put them in the water.
The blood mixed together and swirled around. Naka and Howler watched it. Zira rolled her eyes. "Why don't you two babies get your paws off your eyes and look at your reflections." She said. Howler took his paw off first and looked down. He had a fresh scar over his right eye. He smiled. "Man that looks cool." He said.
Naka looked at his own reflection. He smiled. The scar made him look powerful. He stood tall, his chest jutting out just a bit. He loved the scar. "Guys," he said. Howler and Zira looked in his direction. "Yeah?" they said. "I'm changing my name." He said. "What?" Howler asked. "Yeah, why are you changing your name?" Zira asked. "Well," Naka replied, "I hate my name right now, you know that." Zira and Howler nodded. "So what're you changing it to?" Zira asked.
Naka looked back at his reflection, smiling once more. He looked at them and sighed. "My new name is going to be in honor of the thing that gave me the incentive to change my name. My new name will be Scar, whether anyone likes it or not."