A/N: Hello all. Sorry I haven't updated in a LONG time but my computer was being GAY. LOL...yeah and so here it goes:P Oh yeah! Thanks to everlasting-oranges for all the reviews! You rock! Cheetah Princess: Thanks so much! Keep reading!

Chapter 10: The Perfect Day...

The days crept by slowly. Sarafina kept bugging Scar about getting married. Scar always answered, "In good time, my dear. In good time."

The perfect opportunity came when Ahadi came to Scar.

"Ta-Scar. I'm going around to all the lions, telling them that Mufasa is going to be crowned in three days." Ahadi said fast, almost like he was afraid to talk to his own son.

"Why don't you just call one of your meetings? And why is Mufasa going to be king, when you are still alive?" Scar asked coolly.

"First of all, you are not a prince anymore. You CANNOT talk to me like that. Second of all, you should know that when a prince is about to be crowned King, we tell each lion individually. Third of all, I am getting too old to be king." Ahadi growled, his voice low, almost friendly. His eyes were hard. Now that Scar looked, Ahadi did look old. His whiskers were drooping, and the fur around his muzzle and in his mane were graying. Even his eyes looked old, tired. Scar smiled, and started his own list.

"First of all, I wasn't talking 'like that' at all. Second of all, how was I supposed to know when you never taught me the royal ways? And third of all, Sarafina and I want to get married as soon as possible, four days perhaps?" Scar said, voice equally as friendly, eyes equally as hard. "It could be Mufasa's first duty as king."

Ahadi looked like he was about to snarl; his mouth muscles twitched. He controlled himself just in time. A king must never show ill feelings toward members of his kingdom! "Indeed." He growled. "But you do realize that when you get married, you must leave the kingdom, right?"

"But of course."

"Well then, I shall inform Mufasa immediately." Ahadi stared at his son a minute longer. He snarled, losing control, and turned. He walked quickly up Pride Rock.

Scar smiled his first true smile in years, melting away years of hate. His eyes lit up, and he ran to go find Sarafina. He ran and ran until he got to the acacia trees that had become their home, only to remember that Sarafina was out hunting for their food. The pride had asked her not to hunt with them because of him. Sarafina was hurt at first, but quickly realized she could hunt whenever she wanted now, and not only when the pride wanted to.

Scar growled silently, and paced...

And paced...

And paced some more...

Suddenly, Scar saw her in the distance. She was carrying a small warthog. His eyes lit again and he ran to her.

"Sarafina! Sarafina!" he cried, sounding like a cub again. The zebra grazing nearby looked at him funny. They weren't used to seeing him happy. "What are you looking at?" he asked them. They shook their heads, scared that he would attack them if they weren't careful, and continued grazing.

Sarafina laughed, her green eyes dancing. "What is it, dear?"

"We're getting married!" Scar said happily.

"What? Are you serious!?" Sarafina asked, excited.

"Yes, of course!"

"But...why did you wait so long? I was starting to think you didn't want to get married!"

"Of course I do! It was just because Ahadi doesn't want us to get married. I was waiting for Mufasa to become King, because he will let us get married!" Scar explained.

"You're brilliant, Taka! Wait, Mufasa will be king? Why?"

"Ahadi says that he's too old. We're getting married in four days!"

"Let's go feast then!" Sarafina cried. She grabbed the warthog and ran off towards their 'home' playfully. Scar followed her, laughing.

Meanwhile, in the outlands..

Fedha was pacing wearily. Her once-shining silver coat was now streaked with dirt and grime. Behind her, a female baboon stood. The baboon was carrying a staff with hyena skulls. Her fur was matted and tangled, and she had a red tattoo of a hyena on her left arm.

"Well, my queen. The time has come. Either you get lionesses to start a pride, or I walk. What will it be?" The baboon asked Fedha. "Balaa, the only problem is that I don't know HOW to get lionesses. The only way is to go the the Pridelands and attack them...but they outnumber me twenty to one!" Fedha sighed.

"I will give you five days. If you don't get a group of lionesses by then, I'm leaving." Balaa turned and walked over to a small cave, which was decorated with grasses covering the entrance. The sides had drawings of lions, gazelles, and other African animals. Above the entrance, the same hyena that was tattooed on her arm was drawn. The shadows swallowed her as she walked in.

A/N: How was it? Sorry again I took so long to write it but again my computer was stupid and wouldn't let me get into Microsoft word. Well thanks for reading! Please review!