I've been alternating between writing the next chapters of both Much Ado About Meerkats (MAAM) and The Old Photo Album (TOPA). And this NC trip that I thought was supposed to be HALF a week turns into a WHOLE week, ere go I was disabled of internet usage on my computer. Also, like an idiot, went and left my copy of Much Ado About Nothing back at the house. So I've just had to depend on memory and such to write this chapter. Oh, also in this chapter, Kiara addresses Timon's mom as Kiden, the name I selected for her in my stories. It used to be Zuri, but somebody else beat me to that name. (Hakuna Matata, Kari. ;; )
Also, there's a little gag I used in this chap that might need explaining. There's a song called 'No Man's Woman'. I forget the artist, but the song is really funny. In the beginning of the song, the artist is using the main line: 'I never wanna be no man's woman' in the double-negative, slurring way. (AKA 'I don't wanna be a man's woman.') But in the end, she says the same thing: 'I never wanna be no man's woman' but in sense of the proper grammer. (AKA 'I wanna be a man's woman.') So, I used that little gag in this chap.
I apologize profusely about the lateness, shortness, and simplicity of this chapter. I was trying as hard as I could not to make it repeat the boy's side chapter. Plus, if Saria seems to be a little dislikable in the chapter, it's by accident. Hopefully, in future fics, you'll be able to see Saria's full personality.
Shutting up now. ;;
Chap 3: On the Girls' Side
Saria walked through the jungle, still pretty ticked off of being sent to invite Timon to dinner. Her pace was stiff and quickened as she headed back to meet her father. "Please…" she said to herself, ticked off. "'Wholeheartedly appreciate your invitation…' What's gotten into that guy? He's suddenly gone Carey Grant on me." She shook her head. "I'll never understand men for as long as I live. I've never needed a man. And I guess it's safe to say that I never will!" she marched along, looking rather dependent on herself. "I don't wanna be no man's woman; I can take care of myself."
Not too far away, at a small rivulet, Ma and Kiara stood by the water. Kiara lifted her head from where she had bent to get a drink. She saw Saria walking by and lifted a paw, nudging Ma lightly with it.
"Now, your Highness," Ma said. "You are saying that Timon… MY Timon…has fallen in love with Saria?"
Saria suddenly halted to a stop and her eyes went as wide as dinner plates.
"Fallen?" Kiara said. "He's gone base over apex for her!"
Ma looked to the ground in regret. "Oh…my poor baby. He's been so lonely lately… His father died when he was only 6, and since then, I-I don't think that scar's ever really healed. And now that's he fallen for Saria, he can't take his mind off of her!"
Saria silently crept behind a nearby rock to listen to what they were saying.
"Well, from what I've seen…" Kiara started. She sighed. "Oh, I don't know how I'm going to say this… See, Saria is…well, she's…"
"Unpredictable?"
"Exactly. I mean, from what I've seen these past couple of years, you never know how she'll react to what."
"I hear ya there."
"I mean, don't get me wrong, she's a beautiful girl… Look, i-if you were Timon, how would you handle this?"
"Well…I would probably be shutting myself in a tunnel for eternity in fear of speaking up. But my son's not like that… No, Timon is much stronger than I am. He was always the most popular kid in the tunnels when he was little."
Saria stifled a scoff. Yeah right, she thought.
On the inside, Kiara was rolling on the floor and giggling like a madman. But because she couldn't blow their cover, the young lioness simply forced a pleasant smile. "Yeah?" she bit her lip to keep herself from losing it. "So Timon's basically been a popular guy all his life?"
Ma nodded and smiled.
"Well, then… Maybe Timon's too good for Saria."
"You think so?"
"Yeah! He's strong, he's cunning…" Kiara listed. I'm lying… she thought. "I mean, what kind of future would he have with a girl like Saria? He just wanted to make friends with her when she first came to the oasis with her father. I admit, maybe he DID have a bit of a bad first impression, and I've heard that Saria had lost her mother only a little while before she came here. So I guess her reaction to him was…understandable. She's incapable of love. You know, one of those… 'No man's women'. But I'm just hoping Timon will realize that before he falls for her any harder. His heart would be so broken."
"Yes…" Ma started, lowering her eyes. "But I know how much he wants to father pups. He told me himself. You know Buzz never got around to teaching him anything about fathering since his son was so young when he died…"
Saria blinked. Old Fearless Buzz? She thought to herself. Timon is the son of Old Fearless Buzz??
"But I guess these things just take time, right?"
Kiara's face suddenly brightened. "Oh, Ms. Kiden, I haven't even told you yet! We found out just the other day; I'm expecting! Kovu and I are gonna have cubs!"
Ma smiled widely and clasped her paws together. "Oh, Princess Kiara, congratulations!" She hugged Kiara's leg. "Have you told your father yet?"
With a twinkle of mischief in her eyes, Kiara shook her head. "No, I've only told Mom. She's kept it a secret, but I can't wait to see Daddy's face when I tell him. I know he's gonna flip!" She giggled and ran off. "C'mon! Let's go break it to him!"
Ma smiled and ran after the lioness. Saria quietly came out from her hiding place and watched them leave.
Once they were well out of her sight, Ma and Kiara slowed to a stop and giggled. Ma turned to Kiara. "Was that a bluff? That you and Kovu were expecting?"
"Nope!" Kiara beamed. "We really are having cubs! It was just a little something I thought I might as well pitch in. You know, just some truth thrown into all the fibbing. You milked it pretty well back there!"
"Well, you know what they say: You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar."
Ma and Kiara giggled and ran off towards Pride Rock.
Saria peeked out from behind the rock. She slowly walked out from behind it. She stood there for a moment with wide eyes, looking like she was contemplating all that she had heard. "Sheez…" she said. "I didn't know my reputation was so… absolute." She thought and rubbed her chin. "So Timon's apparently popular, huh?" She stifled a laugh. "Hard to believe… But…I guess any son of Fearless Buzz would be popular…" She thought about what they had said. "Incapable of love, they said. 'No man's women'." In a way, she was offended. For them to say that she wasn't deserving of someone was a serious downer. If she had known a little more about her 'secret admirer', she might have not acted so brash in the first place. Timon DID seem like he was a nice guy at some angles… But she wasn't exactly convinced this whole thing wasn't a bluff. She didn't know a lot about Timon's mother and the lion princess.
In the corner of her eye, Saria spotted something bright pink. Turning her head, she noticed a jungle flower that was in full bloom, sticking out like a sore thumb from all of the greenery. She never really gave in to the whole petal-picking method to see if any guy really did love her or not. But then again, she never thought she'd actually ever believe Timon was in love with her in the first place. Plus, she faintly felt her 'girly habits' tingling. So, with a shrug, she picked the flower and sat on the rock she had been hiding behind. She began pulling off the petals. "…He loves me… He loves me not… He loves me… He loves me not…" She continued to do this a couple more times until there was one more petal left. He eyes widened as she picked it and looked at it. "He loves me!" she smiled. And for some reason, she suddenly believed it. She laughed and jumped to her feet. "Yes!!"
Just then, Zero walked into the scene. He spotted his daughter. "Hello, Saria."
"Oh, Papa!" Saria said dreamily. She suddenly came up and hugged him tightly, picking him up in her arms and beginning to spin around with him like she was dancing with somebody.
"Oof!!" Zero grunted, his eyes bugging a little.
Saria continued to twirl around with her father. "This is the most wonderful day in my life, Papa! Ms. Kiden and Princess Kiara were right! I never want to be no man's women, as long as I live! Never, never, never!!" She dropped her father and looked at the one petal she held. "I'd never thought I'd feel this way about anyone…"
Zero blinked, but then cracked a realizing smile as he watched his daughter. The girls had obviously done their duty and succeeded; now it was all in a matter of time before things started happening...
The end? Not quite! Hopefully, the last chapter won't take too long to post! ;;
Also, there's a little gag I used in this chap that might need explaining. There's a song called 'No Man's Woman'. I forget the artist, but the song is really funny. In the beginning of the song, the artist is using the main line: 'I never wanna be no man's woman' in the double-negative, slurring way. (AKA 'I don't wanna be a man's woman.') But in the end, she says the same thing: 'I never wanna be no man's woman' but in sense of the proper grammer. (AKA 'I wanna be a man's woman.') So, I used that little gag in this chap.
I apologize profusely about the lateness, shortness, and simplicity of this chapter. I was trying as hard as I could not to make it repeat the boy's side chapter. Plus, if Saria seems to be a little dislikable in the chapter, it's by accident. Hopefully, in future fics, you'll be able to see Saria's full personality.
Shutting up now. ;;
Chap 3: On the Girls' Side
Saria walked through the jungle, still pretty ticked off of being sent to invite Timon to dinner. Her pace was stiff and quickened as she headed back to meet her father. "Please…" she said to herself, ticked off. "'Wholeheartedly appreciate your invitation…' What's gotten into that guy? He's suddenly gone Carey Grant on me." She shook her head. "I'll never understand men for as long as I live. I've never needed a man. And I guess it's safe to say that I never will!" she marched along, looking rather dependent on herself. "I don't wanna be no man's woman; I can take care of myself."
Not too far away, at a small rivulet, Ma and Kiara stood by the water. Kiara lifted her head from where she had bent to get a drink. She saw Saria walking by and lifted a paw, nudging Ma lightly with it.
"Now, your Highness," Ma said. "You are saying that Timon… MY Timon…has fallen in love with Saria?"
Saria suddenly halted to a stop and her eyes went as wide as dinner plates.
"Fallen?" Kiara said. "He's gone base over apex for her!"
Ma looked to the ground in regret. "Oh…my poor baby. He's been so lonely lately… His father died when he was only 6, and since then, I-I don't think that scar's ever really healed. And now that's he fallen for Saria, he can't take his mind off of her!"
Saria silently crept behind a nearby rock to listen to what they were saying.
"Well, from what I've seen…" Kiara started. She sighed. "Oh, I don't know how I'm going to say this… See, Saria is…well, she's…"
"Unpredictable?"
"Exactly. I mean, from what I've seen these past couple of years, you never know how she'll react to what."
"I hear ya there."
"I mean, don't get me wrong, she's a beautiful girl… Look, i-if you were Timon, how would you handle this?"
"Well…I would probably be shutting myself in a tunnel for eternity in fear of speaking up. But my son's not like that… No, Timon is much stronger than I am. He was always the most popular kid in the tunnels when he was little."
Saria stifled a scoff. Yeah right, she thought.
On the inside, Kiara was rolling on the floor and giggling like a madman. But because she couldn't blow their cover, the young lioness simply forced a pleasant smile. "Yeah?" she bit her lip to keep herself from losing it. "So Timon's basically been a popular guy all his life?"
Ma nodded and smiled.
"Well, then… Maybe Timon's too good for Saria."
"You think so?"
"Yeah! He's strong, he's cunning…" Kiara listed. I'm lying… she thought. "I mean, what kind of future would he have with a girl like Saria? He just wanted to make friends with her when she first came to the oasis with her father. I admit, maybe he DID have a bit of a bad first impression, and I've heard that Saria had lost her mother only a little while before she came here. So I guess her reaction to him was…understandable. She's incapable of love. You know, one of those… 'No man's women'. But I'm just hoping Timon will realize that before he falls for her any harder. His heart would be so broken."
"Yes…" Ma started, lowering her eyes. "But I know how much he wants to father pups. He told me himself. You know Buzz never got around to teaching him anything about fathering since his son was so young when he died…"
Saria blinked. Old Fearless Buzz? She thought to herself. Timon is the son of Old Fearless Buzz??
"But I guess these things just take time, right?"
Kiara's face suddenly brightened. "Oh, Ms. Kiden, I haven't even told you yet! We found out just the other day; I'm expecting! Kovu and I are gonna have cubs!"
Ma smiled widely and clasped her paws together. "Oh, Princess Kiara, congratulations!" She hugged Kiara's leg. "Have you told your father yet?"
With a twinkle of mischief in her eyes, Kiara shook her head. "No, I've only told Mom. She's kept it a secret, but I can't wait to see Daddy's face when I tell him. I know he's gonna flip!" She giggled and ran off. "C'mon! Let's go break it to him!"
Ma smiled and ran after the lioness. Saria quietly came out from her hiding place and watched them leave.
Once they were well out of her sight, Ma and Kiara slowed to a stop and giggled. Ma turned to Kiara. "Was that a bluff? That you and Kovu were expecting?"
"Nope!" Kiara beamed. "We really are having cubs! It was just a little something I thought I might as well pitch in. You know, just some truth thrown into all the fibbing. You milked it pretty well back there!"
"Well, you know what they say: You can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar."
Ma and Kiara giggled and ran off towards Pride Rock.
Saria peeked out from behind the rock. She slowly walked out from behind it. She stood there for a moment with wide eyes, looking like she was contemplating all that she had heard. "Sheez…" she said. "I didn't know my reputation was so… absolute." She thought and rubbed her chin. "So Timon's apparently popular, huh?" She stifled a laugh. "Hard to believe… But…I guess any son of Fearless Buzz would be popular…" She thought about what they had said. "Incapable of love, they said. 'No man's women'." In a way, she was offended. For them to say that she wasn't deserving of someone was a serious downer. If she had known a little more about her 'secret admirer', she might have not acted so brash in the first place. Timon DID seem like he was a nice guy at some angles… But she wasn't exactly convinced this whole thing wasn't a bluff. She didn't know a lot about Timon's mother and the lion princess.
In the corner of her eye, Saria spotted something bright pink. Turning her head, she noticed a jungle flower that was in full bloom, sticking out like a sore thumb from all of the greenery. She never really gave in to the whole petal-picking method to see if any guy really did love her or not. But then again, she never thought she'd actually ever believe Timon was in love with her in the first place. Plus, she faintly felt her 'girly habits' tingling. So, with a shrug, she picked the flower and sat on the rock she had been hiding behind. She began pulling off the petals. "…He loves me… He loves me not… He loves me… He loves me not…" She continued to do this a couple more times until there was one more petal left. He eyes widened as she picked it and looked at it. "He loves me!" she smiled. And for some reason, she suddenly believed it. She laughed and jumped to her feet. "Yes!!"
Just then, Zero walked into the scene. He spotted his daughter. "Hello, Saria."
"Oh, Papa!" Saria said dreamily. She suddenly came up and hugged him tightly, picking him up in her arms and beginning to spin around with him like she was dancing with somebody.
"Oof!!" Zero grunted, his eyes bugging a little.
Saria continued to twirl around with her father. "This is the most wonderful day in my life, Papa! Ms. Kiden and Princess Kiara were right! I never want to be no man's women, as long as I live! Never, never, never!!" She dropped her father and looked at the one petal she held. "I'd never thought I'd feel this way about anyone…"
Zero blinked, but then cracked a realizing smile as he watched his daughter. The girls had obviously done their duty and succeeded; now it was all in a matter of time before things started happening...
The end? Not quite! Hopefully, the last chapter won't take too long to post! ;;