WARNING: This chapter I would have to say is rated PG-13 for a bit of
gore. Not bad, if you're the type that hate blood and that thing you won't
get sick. But just not for the younger audience =D.
A/N: Thanks Bambi! I re-uploaded the last chapter to fix it, but not promising it will show up all the way. Wonder why the website wasn't working when I tried to see it =(. All well.
And to the person(I believe vitfollower) who said that they hope my next story (this one) has more hope: My stories have a tendancy to get into a deeper deeper darker hole. But I will try to bring hope into it lol.
Thank you to each and everyone who reviewed! And if you read it but didn't review, well REVIEW this time, even if you just say 'Eh.' End Of A/N
Sarabi screamed loudly as she saw her mother look up at her with her remaining eye, the other one covered with blood. Tika looked up toward the young cub, a sad look on her face that she had to see her mother like this.
"I'm not going to make it," Liani said bluntly to her best friend Tika, "I know you can't, you have to many cubs on your hands, but please find someone to take care of my cub," she said softly, still gazing at Sarabi. Another wave of pain came over her and she let out a soft growl, not wanting to scare everyone.
"Don't talk like that! You can make it! You can..." Tears fell from her chin, the fur around her eyes moist with them. She knew she couldn't make it, as she gave Liani a once-over. Several claw marks caused her to look almost as if she had red stripes. A few claws hung on only be threads. A toe was missing, her eye was completely scratched out, and her head a lumps from being smashed into a rock wall by the swarms of hyenas that attacked her.
"Please, somebody take Sarabi back to Pride Rock. I don't want her to see me die," she said, still looking at the distraught cub. HER cub. The cub she had birthed, and that she was supposed to watch grow up. For the first time since the attack, she allowed herself to cry. Not sobbing, or even loud. Just small tears that ran down her fur and onto the dirt she laid on.
"I'll take her," said one of the younger lionesses who had only a few moons before did her first hunt, clearly frightened by the thought of death. She took Sarabi's scruff into her mouth. Sarabi strained her head, turning it this and that way, to see her mother.
"I LOVE YOU," she screamed toward her dying mother.
"I love you too," Liani replied softly, closing her eyes for eternity.
Tika walked up to the King Ahadi and Queen Uru, bowing low before speaking. Uru's ears came forward in interest as Ahadi raised from where he laid. "I have come to ask what to do with the newly orphaned cub, Sarabi." Uru looked to where the cub lie with the lionesses, her usual energy and happiness going unused. She was quite a beauty, and was approaching the age of betrothal. That's when an idea struck her head.
"She's such a beauty," she remarked, looking over to Ahadi, "I'm sure Ibura, Sarafina's mother, would take care of her! I would but I can't," she added quickly, "Because she would be a perfect match for Mufasa!" she exclaimed excitedly, finally finding a young female cub that was suitable for the future king. "She would make the perfect queen: Loyal, brave, and so much energy."
"The same cub that's over there?" asked Ahadi rudely, pointing toward Sarabi.
"Give her a break, Ahadi. Her mother just DIED!" Uru gave him an exasperated look. Ahadi looked over at the cub again.
"Well, I was thinking about Jamala. She is also a beauty."
"But she is not as brave as Sarabi," argued Uru, pointing to the cub again, "Ahadi, please. It would be so perfect, and I will not agree to Jamala." Another idea struck her.
"What about asking Jamala's mother to betroth her to Taka?" Ahadi took a moment to consider the match up.
"I suppose that would work." Uru squealed and gave her mate a lick on the cheek. "Thank you Ahadi! It will be wonderful - you wait and see!" She bounded off to ask for Jamala's mother for her betrothal to Taka, acting like a young cub. Ahadi smiled as he watched her bounce away. He knew he had his mood swings - but today he felt like a carefree child too. He bounded of next to her, toward the lionesses.
Mufasa, Taka, Sarafina, and Jamala all came up to her at the same time. "Want to play Sarabi?" asked Mufasa, a bit of the red-orange mane poking through his golden fur at the very top of his head. She shook her head, her eyes still gazing over at the forbidden lands and the elephant graveyard.
Sarafina laid next to her and put her head in her paws. "Please?" she pleaded, giving her that look.
"I'm just not in the mood Fina," she said, prying her paws away from where they were under Sarafina's head. "I just feel dead." Taka gave her a sympathetic look, and Jamala head butted her softly.
"Well, you have to overcome it," said Ibura, coming up from behind them. Sarabi truly felt she was her second mother, even before her's died.. She finally got up from where she laid to turn and watch Ibura. "Cubs, why don't you go on and play. Sarabi and I need a little heart to heart." The cubs started to leave, but Sarafina still lingered about.
"Fina, leave," she said softly, "Go on now, and catch up with the rest of them." She finally did as she was told, running along to catch up with the group.
"You do need to put it behind you," she said softly, sitting down on her haunches. Sarabi sat down next to her, watching her friends. "I know your mother wouldn't want you to linger on it." Sarabi's head shot up to her eyes at the mention of her mother.
"Liani, your mother I mean, was a wonderful lioness, who loved you very much and wouldn't have wanted your spirit to die when she did." She gave her a lick on the forehead. "Now don't be so depressed, and go play with your friends. I'm here to talk with you whenever you need, or whenever you need help." She nudged the child forward. "Now go play, and live your life to the fullest." She seemed to have gotten to the young cub, who didn't know her future was to be the Queen of Pride Rock.
AN: I WILL NOW BE A BETA! Go to my profile for more info!
I already know what I'm doing for my next story!! Thought I'd just add that =D. But I'm not going to tell you what its about =P Or not yet at least. REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!
A/N: Thanks Bambi! I re-uploaded the last chapter to fix it, but not promising it will show up all the way. Wonder why the website wasn't working when I tried to see it =(. All well.
And to the person(I believe vitfollower) who said that they hope my next story (this one) has more hope: My stories have a tendancy to get into a deeper deeper darker hole. But I will try to bring hope into it lol.
Thank you to each and everyone who reviewed! And if you read it but didn't review, well REVIEW this time, even if you just say 'Eh.' End Of A/N
Sarabi screamed loudly as she saw her mother look up at her with her remaining eye, the other one covered with blood. Tika looked up toward the young cub, a sad look on her face that she had to see her mother like this.
"I'm not going to make it," Liani said bluntly to her best friend Tika, "I know you can't, you have to many cubs on your hands, but please find someone to take care of my cub," she said softly, still gazing at Sarabi. Another wave of pain came over her and she let out a soft growl, not wanting to scare everyone.
"Don't talk like that! You can make it! You can..." Tears fell from her chin, the fur around her eyes moist with them. She knew she couldn't make it, as she gave Liani a once-over. Several claw marks caused her to look almost as if she had red stripes. A few claws hung on only be threads. A toe was missing, her eye was completely scratched out, and her head a lumps from being smashed into a rock wall by the swarms of hyenas that attacked her.
"Please, somebody take Sarabi back to Pride Rock. I don't want her to see me die," she said, still looking at the distraught cub. HER cub. The cub she had birthed, and that she was supposed to watch grow up. For the first time since the attack, she allowed herself to cry. Not sobbing, or even loud. Just small tears that ran down her fur and onto the dirt she laid on.
"I'll take her," said one of the younger lionesses who had only a few moons before did her first hunt, clearly frightened by the thought of death. She took Sarabi's scruff into her mouth. Sarabi strained her head, turning it this and that way, to see her mother.
"I LOVE YOU," she screamed toward her dying mother.
"I love you too," Liani replied softly, closing her eyes for eternity.
Tika walked up to the King Ahadi and Queen Uru, bowing low before speaking. Uru's ears came forward in interest as Ahadi raised from where he laid. "I have come to ask what to do with the newly orphaned cub, Sarabi." Uru looked to where the cub lie with the lionesses, her usual energy and happiness going unused. She was quite a beauty, and was approaching the age of betrothal. That's when an idea struck her head.
"She's such a beauty," she remarked, looking over to Ahadi, "I'm sure Ibura, Sarafina's mother, would take care of her! I would but I can't," she added quickly, "Because she would be a perfect match for Mufasa!" she exclaimed excitedly, finally finding a young female cub that was suitable for the future king. "She would make the perfect queen: Loyal, brave, and so much energy."
"The same cub that's over there?" asked Ahadi rudely, pointing toward Sarabi.
"Give her a break, Ahadi. Her mother just DIED!" Uru gave him an exasperated look. Ahadi looked over at the cub again.
"Well, I was thinking about Jamala. She is also a beauty."
"But she is not as brave as Sarabi," argued Uru, pointing to the cub again, "Ahadi, please. It would be so perfect, and I will not agree to Jamala." Another idea struck her.
"What about asking Jamala's mother to betroth her to Taka?" Ahadi took a moment to consider the match up.
"I suppose that would work." Uru squealed and gave her mate a lick on the cheek. "Thank you Ahadi! It will be wonderful - you wait and see!" She bounded off to ask for Jamala's mother for her betrothal to Taka, acting like a young cub. Ahadi smiled as he watched her bounce away. He knew he had his mood swings - but today he felt like a carefree child too. He bounded of next to her, toward the lionesses.
Mufasa, Taka, Sarafina, and Jamala all came up to her at the same time. "Want to play Sarabi?" asked Mufasa, a bit of the red-orange mane poking through his golden fur at the very top of his head. She shook her head, her eyes still gazing over at the forbidden lands and the elephant graveyard.
Sarafina laid next to her and put her head in her paws. "Please?" she pleaded, giving her that look.
"I'm just not in the mood Fina," she said, prying her paws away from where they were under Sarafina's head. "I just feel dead." Taka gave her a sympathetic look, and Jamala head butted her softly.
"Well, you have to overcome it," said Ibura, coming up from behind them. Sarabi truly felt she was her second mother, even before her's died.. She finally got up from where she laid to turn and watch Ibura. "Cubs, why don't you go on and play. Sarabi and I need a little heart to heart." The cubs started to leave, but Sarafina still lingered about.
"Fina, leave," she said softly, "Go on now, and catch up with the rest of them." She finally did as she was told, running along to catch up with the group.
"You do need to put it behind you," she said softly, sitting down on her haunches. Sarabi sat down next to her, watching her friends. "I know your mother wouldn't want you to linger on it." Sarabi's head shot up to her eyes at the mention of her mother.
"Liani, your mother I mean, was a wonderful lioness, who loved you very much and wouldn't have wanted your spirit to die when she did." She gave her a lick on the forehead. "Now don't be so depressed, and go play with your friends. I'm here to talk with you whenever you need, or whenever you need help." She nudged the child forward. "Now go play, and live your life to the fullest." She seemed to have gotten to the young cub, who didn't know her future was to be the Queen of Pride Rock.
AN: I WILL NOW BE A BETA! Go to my profile for more info!
I already know what I'm doing for my next story!! Thought I'd just add that =D. But I'm not going to tell you what its about =P Or not yet at least. REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!