A/N: Shetowate isn't Swahili; I think it's Arabian, it means 'good sister'. Fedha is Swahili, it means 'silver'. I'm going on vacation April 10-17th so I won't be updating until after that. I'll try and write down what I want, so another chapter should be up soon after = ) Oh, did you know Kovu means Scar in Swahili?? Sarabi means mirage! Im having fun doing this! Look 'em up on www.yale.edu/swahili look up Mwinda!! BTW, Taka doesnt have his scar, he's quite handsome!!
~Betrothed?~
Taka was growing up swiftly. He went from short and skinny to tall and skinny very quickly. He was still very young, two moons, but by this time, royalty is usually betrothed. Whenever Uru asked Ahadi about it, he would simply say,"Filth doesn't get betrothed."
Uru's plea to Malkia had been answered, but not fully. Ahadi didn't hurt Taka, but he didn't love him, either. Mufasa played with him, once in awhile. Shetowate was almost always by Taka, protecting him, and playing with him.
One day, Mwinda, Sarafina's mother, approached Uru,who was laying under her favorite acacia tree at the time.
"Q-Queen Uru?" she asked, nervously.
"Yes, pride sister Mwinda, how can I help you?" Uru asked. Uru was slightly confused, Mwinda was a great hunter, she was almost always out hunting; she must be taking care of her Sarafina.
"Well, I was wondering..well, your Taka is quite a handsome young man," Uru smiled in spite of herself. That gave Mwinda a little more courage. "I was wondering if he would like to be betrothed to my Sarafina."
Uru breathed a sigh of happiness. "Yes, yes, of course, Mwinda! They would be perfect together! Your little Sarafina is quite a young beauty! Oh, but-" she stopped herself when she realized that she would have to ask Ahadi. "Mwinda, I don't think it'll work. I have to ask Ahadi, and I'm not sure he will agree!" She said with a sad sigh.
"B-but..why not?" Mwinda asked, plainly confused. "Taka isn't already betrothed..is he?"
"No, that's why. Mwinda, Ahadi doesn't WANT Taka! That's why he named him that-it means filth! But he just HAS to say yes; they'd be so cute together!" Uru was trying to think of a plan while she talked.
"Why don't you just ask?" Mwinda questioned after a few moments of quiet.
"Well..I guess..where is Taka now? We should ask him, first." Uru said, hastily changing the subject.
Mwinda looked around, squinting against the fierce noon sun. Finally, she caught sight of a group of small lions.
"There they are!" she cried, "I'll go get Taka and Sarafina. Why don't you go ask King Ahadi?" she asked before running off.
"Why not, indeed?" she asked herself quietly.
She made up her mind. She was going to go ask Ahadi. She turned swiftly toward Pride Rock. He should be taking his mid-day rest there, but he didn't usually sleep.
Running swiftly, she got to the Rock quickly. She bounded up the side of it, and when she got to the shady inside, she took a breif look around. Sure enough, Ahadi and Musfasa were side-by-side by the back of the cave, Mufasa asleep, Ahadi resting.
"Ahadi? Can I talk to you?" Uru asked quietly.
The king's brows knitted together in a moment of concern and confusion, and upon seeing the need in his mate's eyes, he nodded. He go up carefully, as not to disturb Mufasa who was deep in sleep. He followed her out of the cave into the bright sun. They fell into step on the way to the top of Pride Rock. Ahadi snuck a look at his mate. She looked determined but worried at the same time. It was a look that worried Ahadi.
Uru stopped at the top. They looked out over their lands, with its rich green plants, crystal clear, blue watering holes and numerous herds of wildebeest, zebra, and antelope. The African sun illuminated it all so beautifully.
"Ahadi, dear..." Uru started, not knowing what to say next. On her way up, she had prayed to Malkia for the right things to say, but She had ignored her. She took a deep breath and started again. "I've just had an offer from Mwinda and she wants Sarafina to be betrothed-"
"With Mufasa?" Ahadi cut in. "Doesn't she know that he is already betrothed with Sarabi?"
"No, no, dear, she doesn't want that. She wants Sarafina to be betrothed with Taka." The lioness said nervously, afraid how he was going to react.
"No."
The simplicity of his answer startled her. "B-but why not? They would be perfect! Taka need a mate, Ahadi! All lions do! Don't deny that of him, or he will grow up blood-thirsty!"
"Well, I cannot deny him a mate, but Sarafina? She's a little beauty-almost as beautiful as Sarabi! She is way too good for him." Ahadi said. It sounded like the end of discussion, so he turned and started to walk back down to the den to finish his rest.
"No." she said it as a whisper, almost so Ahadi couldn't hear her.
He stopped so suddenly he was almost jerked off his feet. He turned around slowly; hate filled his eyes and twisted his handsome face into and ugly mask.
"What did you say?" he asked slowly.
"No," she repeated, getting a little scared. "He is my son, too. I want him to be bethrothed to Sarafina."
Ahadi raised his paw, claws unsheathed.
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Meanwhile, Mwinda was having difficulties finding the cubs. It seemed everytime she would find them, they ran away. They obviously didn't want to be found. Finally, when she was in the middle of the jungle, she gave up. She turned towards Pride Rock, only to find that she couldn't see it. She sighed and started to walk where she thought home was.
A/N: oo cliffhanger..I love those....lol reminder....I'll be gone for a week so I won't be updating but hang in there..I expect lots of reviews when I'm home ; ) lol well plz reveiw! Luv ya lots all of you!
oh yeah, i may finish another chapter before i leave but im not sure so....HANG IN THERE!
~Betrothed?~
Taka was growing up swiftly. He went from short and skinny to tall and skinny very quickly. He was still very young, two moons, but by this time, royalty is usually betrothed. Whenever Uru asked Ahadi about it, he would simply say,"Filth doesn't get betrothed."
Uru's plea to Malkia had been answered, but not fully. Ahadi didn't hurt Taka, but he didn't love him, either. Mufasa played with him, once in awhile. Shetowate was almost always by Taka, protecting him, and playing with him.
One day, Mwinda, Sarafina's mother, approached Uru,who was laying under her favorite acacia tree at the time.
"Q-Queen Uru?" she asked, nervously.
"Yes, pride sister Mwinda, how can I help you?" Uru asked. Uru was slightly confused, Mwinda was a great hunter, she was almost always out hunting; she must be taking care of her Sarafina.
"Well, I was wondering..well, your Taka is quite a handsome young man," Uru smiled in spite of herself. That gave Mwinda a little more courage. "I was wondering if he would like to be betrothed to my Sarafina."
Uru breathed a sigh of happiness. "Yes, yes, of course, Mwinda! They would be perfect together! Your little Sarafina is quite a young beauty! Oh, but-" she stopped herself when she realized that she would have to ask Ahadi. "Mwinda, I don't think it'll work. I have to ask Ahadi, and I'm not sure he will agree!" She said with a sad sigh.
"B-but..why not?" Mwinda asked, plainly confused. "Taka isn't already betrothed..is he?"
"No, that's why. Mwinda, Ahadi doesn't WANT Taka! That's why he named him that-it means filth! But he just HAS to say yes; they'd be so cute together!" Uru was trying to think of a plan while she talked.
"Why don't you just ask?" Mwinda questioned after a few moments of quiet.
"Well..I guess..where is Taka now? We should ask him, first." Uru said, hastily changing the subject.
Mwinda looked around, squinting against the fierce noon sun. Finally, she caught sight of a group of small lions.
"There they are!" she cried, "I'll go get Taka and Sarafina. Why don't you go ask King Ahadi?" she asked before running off.
"Why not, indeed?" she asked herself quietly.
She made up her mind. She was going to go ask Ahadi. She turned swiftly toward Pride Rock. He should be taking his mid-day rest there, but he didn't usually sleep.
Running swiftly, she got to the Rock quickly. She bounded up the side of it, and when she got to the shady inside, she took a breif look around. Sure enough, Ahadi and Musfasa were side-by-side by the back of the cave, Mufasa asleep, Ahadi resting.
"Ahadi? Can I talk to you?" Uru asked quietly.
The king's brows knitted together in a moment of concern and confusion, and upon seeing the need in his mate's eyes, he nodded. He go up carefully, as not to disturb Mufasa who was deep in sleep. He followed her out of the cave into the bright sun. They fell into step on the way to the top of Pride Rock. Ahadi snuck a look at his mate. She looked determined but worried at the same time. It was a look that worried Ahadi.
Uru stopped at the top. They looked out over their lands, with its rich green plants, crystal clear, blue watering holes and numerous herds of wildebeest, zebra, and antelope. The African sun illuminated it all so beautifully.
"Ahadi, dear..." Uru started, not knowing what to say next. On her way up, she had prayed to Malkia for the right things to say, but She had ignored her. She took a deep breath and started again. "I've just had an offer from Mwinda and she wants Sarafina to be betrothed-"
"With Mufasa?" Ahadi cut in. "Doesn't she know that he is already betrothed with Sarabi?"
"No, no, dear, she doesn't want that. She wants Sarafina to be betrothed with Taka." The lioness said nervously, afraid how he was going to react.
"No."
The simplicity of his answer startled her. "B-but why not? They would be perfect! Taka need a mate, Ahadi! All lions do! Don't deny that of him, or he will grow up blood-thirsty!"
"Well, I cannot deny him a mate, but Sarafina? She's a little beauty-almost as beautiful as Sarabi! She is way too good for him." Ahadi said. It sounded like the end of discussion, so he turned and started to walk back down to the den to finish his rest.
"No." she said it as a whisper, almost so Ahadi couldn't hear her.
He stopped so suddenly he was almost jerked off his feet. He turned around slowly; hate filled his eyes and twisted his handsome face into and ugly mask.
"What did you say?" he asked slowly.
"No," she repeated, getting a little scared. "He is my son, too. I want him to be bethrothed to Sarafina."
Ahadi raised his paw, claws unsheathed.
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Meanwhile, Mwinda was having difficulties finding the cubs. It seemed everytime she would find them, they ran away. They obviously didn't want to be found. Finally, when she was in the middle of the jungle, she gave up. She turned towards Pride Rock, only to find that she couldn't see it. She sighed and started to walk where she thought home was.
A/N: oo cliffhanger..I love those....lol reminder....I'll be gone for a week so I won't be updating but hang in there..I expect lots of reviews when I'm home ; ) lol well plz reveiw! Luv ya lots all of you!
oh yeah, i may finish another chapter before i leave but im not sure so....HANG IN THERE!