AN: Thanks to SunRise19 for the review! Um, yeah I kinda lied; I didn't think about this at all while I was on vacation, I was too busy having fun :). Oh, and 'Fasa is Mufasa's nickname, its said like (moo-fah-sa) with out the moo!
SunRise19: Poor Taka, indeed! ;)But things aren't turning up for him, not yet at least! I had soo much fun!!
AmberCab1: I felt like Ahadi needed a change to fit after I read what Taka meant! And I'm baaack!!
kiara-n-n: Thanks...
AmberCab1:Read on, you already have why am I putting this in here??
The rest of you: REVIEW YOUR BUTT OFF!! Well, don't go THAT far, but REVIEW!!!
~Chapter 4: Newcomers, Explanations, and Confessions~
Taka grew swiftly within the next ten months. When he turned ten months, he was allowed to go with the lionesses to hunt. He was very good;
quick, agile and stealthy, all those qualities make a good hunter.
Now, a little over a year old, he was sleeping in the corner of the den. Everyone else had left already-it was almost noon. Mufasa stalked in, almost two years old with a mane starting to grow all over. He had been sent by Mama Uru to wake Taka. He hunkered down, closing in behind Taka. The golden lion slapped his huge paw on the furry end of Taka's tail; he pulled it up, lifting his brother's behind up. Taka woke abruptly, snapped out off his good dream about Sarafina.
"You do understand a simple prod would suffice as a wake-up call, right?" The copper lion drawled in his wonderfully rich voice.
"Yeah, I guess..whatever 'suffice' means...but that was so much more fun!" Mufasa said, disgustingly cheerful. Taka simply rolled his great green eyes. "Anyways, Mama Uru wants you."
"What does Mother want this time?" Taka asked, exasperated.
"I'm not sure, but I think we have to welcome someone into the Pride." the heir explained, also exasperated. He didn't like going to formal events. Then he thought of something. "Hey, maybe it's a lioness! Maybe she'll be betrothed to you, and you'll have two girlfriends!"
Taka slapped his paw into Mufasa's ribs. He was always making fun of him and Sarafina, who could often be found wandering the Pridelands together, flirting.
"Well, come on then." Taka called back, for he was already halfway out the opening of the den.
~
When they reached Pride Rock, sure enough, King Ahadi, Queen Uru, Princess Shetowatwe and the rest of the Pride were greeting a strange-looking young lioness and a equally young dark brown lion with shocking amber-brown eyes.
The princes exchanged a look of horror, for they would be in trouble for being late. They ran, side-by-side, up to the top of Pride Rock.
"Ah, there you are! I was starting to get worried!" Uru ran closer to them, adding so only they could hear, "Father wants to talk to you after the ceremony. I would expect trouble, if I were you!" She cleared her throat. "Come meet Fedha and Kibwhana! They are here from the Amani Pride, over the mountains."
Fedha and Kibwhana bowed to them, the Princes returned it with a royal nod. Taka looked Fedha over. Her fur was white-silver, with blue-green eyes. Her build was powerful already, she would be a valuable huntress if she didn't stick out too much.
"Welcome, Fedha. I trust you will like it here." Taka purred, using the line Uru taught him to use when welcoming anyone, royal or a pride brother or sister.
Her eyes widened slightly at the sound of his voice, it was warm and welcoming, with only a hint of icy coldness. "Thank you, Prince Taka." She was impressed by his good looks and beautiful voice. She was falling head over paws already. Kibwhana noticed this and nudged her.
"Tell me, Kibwhana, Fedha. How old are you?" Shetowatwe purred, for she was also impressed, not by her half-brother, but by Kibwhana.
"I'm two years, while my sister is only one." Kibwhana smiled at her.
"What are you doing here? You are a little young to be traveling by yourself, are you not?" Ahadi demanded.
"Well, yes, Highness. My sister was banished from our old Pride because she looks different, see. I just came with to protect her, because she sticks out so much, Highness." Kibwhana explained, glancing at Shetowatwe the whole time.
"Hm. Well. You are welcomed here as long as you like." Ahadi turned to walk away.
"Does he expect a thank-you?" Fedha whispered to Taka.
"Not really. He expects everyone to worship him, that's enough for him." Taka said, rolling his eyes.
Fedha giggled at this. Taka looked at her funny; no one ever laughed at his jokes except Sarafina. She noticed him looking funny and shrugged. "I thought it was funny," she explained.
Sarafina, her younger brother Tamed, and Sarabi bounded towards them.
"Hey, Kibwhana, Fedha, do you wanna go play over by the watering hole over there?" Tamed asked, trying to make friends. "Of course, you can come too, 'Fasa."
"Taka, wanna go for a walk?" Sarafina asked, snuggling up to him.
The younger prince glanced at Fedha. She had a hurt look in her eyes, but he pushed it out of his mind.
"Whatever you wish, dahhhhling." Sarafina giggled at that; she loved it when he said that. They walked off, side by side, off towards the distant mountains.
"Let's go by the acacia trees!" Sarafina exclaimed.
"Of course, m'dear." Sarafina smiled at him, which he returned, gladly.
They settled themselves down at the trunk of the tree, glad to be out of the fierce Serengeti sun.
"Isn't this where you were born?" the lioness asked.
"Mmmhmm.."
"You know what I've always wondered?"
"No, what?"
"Why does Mufasa and Shetowatwe call Queen Uru 'Mama Uru', and you call her 'Mom', or 'Mother'?"
"I used to wonder that myself, until I asked Shetowatwe. You see, everyone thinks Mom was Ahadi's only queen, but he had one before her."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Shetowatwe and Mufasa's mother was Akase. She died while giving birth to Shetowatwe. Ahadi didn't tell her, Mufasa did."
"Why does Ahadi want her to be forgotten?"
"I'm not sure, I think it was kind of an insult to him that she died giving birth, it showed she was weak. And to a girl, too! I don't believe that, but he sure does."
"Taka?"
"Hmm?"
"When we have kids, would you think me weak if I died giving birth to a child?"
"Of course not. I would think you brave!"
"What if it was a girl?"
"I would think you only braver!"
"Taka? I love you."
That caught him by surprise, but he recovered quickly.
"I love you too, dahhling."
~End of Chapter 4~
A/N: It's Long, what do you think, though? REVIEW! IF YOU READ IT, YOU REVIEW IT SO I FEEL LOVED! ;) LOL!
SunRise19: Poor Taka, indeed! ;)But things aren't turning up for him, not yet at least! I had soo much fun!!
AmberCab1: I felt like Ahadi needed a change to fit after I read what Taka meant! And I'm baaack!!
kiara-n-n: Thanks...
AmberCab1:Read on, you already have why am I putting this in here??
The rest of you: REVIEW YOUR BUTT OFF!! Well, don't go THAT far, but REVIEW!!!
~Chapter 4: Newcomers, Explanations, and Confessions~
Taka grew swiftly within the next ten months. When he turned ten months, he was allowed to go with the lionesses to hunt. He was very good;
quick, agile and stealthy, all those qualities make a good hunter.
Now, a little over a year old, he was sleeping in the corner of the den. Everyone else had left already-it was almost noon. Mufasa stalked in, almost two years old with a mane starting to grow all over. He had been sent by Mama Uru to wake Taka. He hunkered down, closing in behind Taka. The golden lion slapped his huge paw on the furry end of Taka's tail; he pulled it up, lifting his brother's behind up. Taka woke abruptly, snapped out off his good dream about Sarafina.
"You do understand a simple prod would suffice as a wake-up call, right?" The copper lion drawled in his wonderfully rich voice.
"Yeah, I guess..whatever 'suffice' means...but that was so much more fun!" Mufasa said, disgustingly cheerful. Taka simply rolled his great green eyes. "Anyways, Mama Uru wants you."
"What does Mother want this time?" Taka asked, exasperated.
"I'm not sure, but I think we have to welcome someone into the Pride." the heir explained, also exasperated. He didn't like going to formal events. Then he thought of something. "Hey, maybe it's a lioness! Maybe she'll be betrothed to you, and you'll have two girlfriends!"
Taka slapped his paw into Mufasa's ribs. He was always making fun of him and Sarafina, who could often be found wandering the Pridelands together, flirting.
"Well, come on then." Taka called back, for he was already halfway out the opening of the den.
~
When they reached Pride Rock, sure enough, King Ahadi, Queen Uru, Princess Shetowatwe and the rest of the Pride were greeting a strange-looking young lioness and a equally young dark brown lion with shocking amber-brown eyes.
The princes exchanged a look of horror, for they would be in trouble for being late. They ran, side-by-side, up to the top of Pride Rock.
"Ah, there you are! I was starting to get worried!" Uru ran closer to them, adding so only they could hear, "Father wants to talk to you after the ceremony. I would expect trouble, if I were you!" She cleared her throat. "Come meet Fedha and Kibwhana! They are here from the Amani Pride, over the mountains."
Fedha and Kibwhana bowed to them, the Princes returned it with a royal nod. Taka looked Fedha over. Her fur was white-silver, with blue-green eyes. Her build was powerful already, she would be a valuable huntress if she didn't stick out too much.
"Welcome, Fedha. I trust you will like it here." Taka purred, using the line Uru taught him to use when welcoming anyone, royal or a pride brother or sister.
Her eyes widened slightly at the sound of his voice, it was warm and welcoming, with only a hint of icy coldness. "Thank you, Prince Taka." She was impressed by his good looks and beautiful voice. She was falling head over paws already. Kibwhana noticed this and nudged her.
"Tell me, Kibwhana, Fedha. How old are you?" Shetowatwe purred, for she was also impressed, not by her half-brother, but by Kibwhana.
"I'm two years, while my sister is only one." Kibwhana smiled at her.
"What are you doing here? You are a little young to be traveling by yourself, are you not?" Ahadi demanded.
"Well, yes, Highness. My sister was banished from our old Pride because she looks different, see. I just came with to protect her, because she sticks out so much, Highness." Kibwhana explained, glancing at Shetowatwe the whole time.
"Hm. Well. You are welcomed here as long as you like." Ahadi turned to walk away.
"Does he expect a thank-you?" Fedha whispered to Taka.
"Not really. He expects everyone to worship him, that's enough for him." Taka said, rolling his eyes.
Fedha giggled at this. Taka looked at her funny; no one ever laughed at his jokes except Sarafina. She noticed him looking funny and shrugged. "I thought it was funny," she explained.
Sarafina, her younger brother Tamed, and Sarabi bounded towards them.
"Hey, Kibwhana, Fedha, do you wanna go play over by the watering hole over there?" Tamed asked, trying to make friends. "Of course, you can come too, 'Fasa."
"Taka, wanna go for a walk?" Sarafina asked, snuggling up to him.
The younger prince glanced at Fedha. She had a hurt look in her eyes, but he pushed it out of his mind.
"Whatever you wish, dahhhhling." Sarafina giggled at that; she loved it when he said that. They walked off, side by side, off towards the distant mountains.
"Let's go by the acacia trees!" Sarafina exclaimed.
"Of course, m'dear." Sarafina smiled at him, which he returned, gladly.
They settled themselves down at the trunk of the tree, glad to be out of the fierce Serengeti sun.
"Isn't this where you were born?" the lioness asked.
"Mmmhmm.."
"You know what I've always wondered?"
"No, what?"
"Why does Mufasa and Shetowatwe call Queen Uru 'Mama Uru', and you call her 'Mom', or 'Mother'?"
"I used to wonder that myself, until I asked Shetowatwe. You see, everyone thinks Mom was Ahadi's only queen, but he had one before her."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Shetowatwe and Mufasa's mother was Akase. She died while giving birth to Shetowatwe. Ahadi didn't tell her, Mufasa did."
"Why does Ahadi want her to be forgotten?"
"I'm not sure, I think it was kind of an insult to him that she died giving birth, it showed she was weak. And to a girl, too! I don't believe that, but he sure does."
"Taka?"
"Hmm?"
"When we have kids, would you think me weak if I died giving birth to a child?"
"Of course not. I would think you brave!"
"What if it was a girl?"
"I would think you only braver!"
"Taka? I love you."
That caught him by surprise, but he recovered quickly.
"I love you too, dahhling."
~End of Chapter 4~
A/N: It's Long, what do you think, though? REVIEW! IF YOU READ IT, YOU REVIEW IT SO I FEEL LOVED! ;) LOL!