Chapter 16: Endless Night
Kicara stopped and caught her breath when she found Tirria sobbing by the border of the Pride Lands. 'Tirria, I understand exactly how your feeling,' she said sighing.
'No mother, you could never understand!' Tirria said, looking up at Kicara through tear stained eyes.
'Tirria she was my daughter as much as she was your sister! But we can't live in the past; that's something I learnt when Simba returned here!' Kicara yelled. Tirria gulped and wiped her tears away.
'I know, but...I just them so much,' she said, allowing more tears to come. Kicara sighed and nuzzled her.
'We must let it go Tirria. There's no point in grieving when it'll get us nowhere. No matter how hurt, angry and upset you are now, something good will come out of this. I promise you,' she said as she turned to leave. Tirria watched her go. Her mother was right, and she knew it. She had to let it go, but she was still gonna get Kovu. She was going to find him and kill him as soon as she was full grown, and nobody was going to stop her.
Many more months past. Kanami had tried talking to Minu and said as much as she could but he wouldn't listen. Minu's mane was almost fully grown, and he and Kanami had grown up. Heira was please with the progress they were both making at hunting and how well they were doing for themselves, but she couldn't help but feel sorry for Minu. She worried about him nearly all the time, and as much as she hated to admit, she knew sooner or later Minu would have to go home. But she had grown to love him too much and didn't want to let her foster son go. But she knew she had to-and soon. That evening, she tried talking to him. Minu sat down next to a rock and Heira sat opposite him. Kanami had gone on a hunt. 'Minu, I've been meaning to talk to you for a while now,' she said, her voice doubtful. Minu sighed.
'What is it?' he asked. Heira sighed and hung her head.
'I know you'll only get mad if I tell you though,' she whispered. Minu nuzzled her cheek.
'Please tell me, like you always say its better out then in,' he said smiling. Heira smiled.
'Well you do know you'll have to go home soon Minu.' She said. Minu frowned and looked down into a small puddle of water. His mane was a light brown colour and was sleeked back like Scar's had been. But he looked so much like Simba in the face but had Nala's green eyes. His golden fur shone in the evening sun. Heira closed her eyes.
'You see, you are mad,' she said quietly.
'I'm not necessarily mad,' he said shrugging, 'I'm just upset and disappointed. I can understand Kanami keep telling me to go home and everything, but I thought you'd be different! That's all I've been hearing! And I'm sick of it!' Heira pinned her ears.
'It's what's best for you Minu!' she cried. Minu growled.
'No, no it's not! They had another cub, which just proves how much they don't care! If they cared, they'd try to find me, not think: "Oh no, we've lost Minu, well that's ok because we can just have another cub and forget all about him!" they didn't even check properly to see if I was alive, Heira!' Minu finished.
'Minu SNAP OUT OF IT!' Heira roared. 'They had another cub because they know they have to keep their kingdom! They can't just let another pride take over Minu!'
'Oh, so now the Pride Lands are more important then their son?' he roared. Heira narrowed her eyes and hit him hard across the face with a roar. Minu remained silent but he kept his head hung low.
'I hope you come to your senses soon Minu. You will understand one day. Or at least I hope you will,' and with that, she turned and stalked of back to the den to meet Kanami. Minu looked up. The side of his face was pink where Heira had smacked him. He couldn't go back, why wouldn't they understand that? He shook his head and looked at the stars that were coming out. Minu sighed.
'I need you Father,' he said, tears emerging in his eyes. But he knew he couldn't go back, not if Simba and Nala had forgotten him and had got over his death. (You hear music) Minu sat on the rock and sighed.
'Where has the starlight gone? (Minu looks to the stars but feels empty)
Dark is the day (He hangs his head)
How can I find my way home? (He looks to the direction of the Pride Lands but feels lost)
Home is an empty dream (He remembers his cub hood)
Lost to the night (He looks at the night sky)
Father, I feel so alone (He let's some tears come)
You promised you'd be there (He gets of the rock and walks for a bit)
Whenever I needed you (He frowns)
Whenever I call your name (He looks to the stars)
You're not anywhere (He sees his grandfather in the stars)
I'm trying to hold on (He clenches a paw)
Just waiting to hear your voice (He looks away from Mufasa)
One word, just a word will do (He walks up a small hill)
To end this nightmare (His eyes fill with more tears)
When will the dawning break (Minu sits down on top of the hill)
Oh endless night (He moves his paw across the air)
Sleepless I dream of the day (He watches the stars)
When you were by my side (He sees himself as a cub and Simba next to him)
Guiding my path (The shape fades)
Father, I can't find the way (He looks all around him)
You promised you'd be there (A strong breeze sweeps past Minu)
Whenever I needed you (He puts his left paw on his heart)
Whenever I call your name (He walks down the other side of the hill)
You're not anywhere (He thinks about his mother and father)
I'm trying to hold on (He clenches a paw again)
Just waiting to hear your voice (He thinks he hears his name being carried through the wind)
One word, just a word will do (He puts his paw down)
To end this nightmare (He sees Mufasa again)
I know that the night must end (He walks for a long time)
And that the sun will rise
And that the sun will rise (A few birds fly past him)
I know that the clouds must clear
And that the sun will shine
And that the sun will shine (He finally stops when he reaches a huge pile of logs)
I know that the night must end (He looks to the stars)
And that the sun will rise
And that the sun will rise
I know that the clouds must clear (He sees clouds moving around)
And that the sun will shine
And that the sun will shine
I know (He jumps onto the pile of logs)
Yes, I know (He slams his paw down on a log)
The sun will rise (He sees a star burning brightly)
Yes, I know (He nods)
I know (The wind blows his mane again)
The clouds must clear
I know that the night must end (He jumps of the logs)
I know that the sun will rise
And I'll hear your voice deep inside (He lifts his paw up and puts it on his heart)
I know that the night must end
And that the clouds must clear (He gets in the pouncing position)
The sun (He runs over a field)
The sun will rise
The sun (He stops)
The sun will rise!' (He looks at the sky for a long time)
Minu continued to watch the stars. He remembered his cub hood again. He remembered how he, Tirria and Sukina used to play together. But then he remembered that Simba had had another cub. He couldn't go back. As he turned to leave, he could have sworn he saw three cubs, one male and two female playing and pouncing around it the stars. But when Minu looked back, they were gone, and the stars were normal. (Music stops)
End of chapter 16
Well, I hope you all liked that. Sunrise, if you think it's too early to have the song in and to have them grow up, just tell me and I'll take it out and we'll make them grow up another time, ok? Well please review people! Thank you, and update soon Sunrise!
Kicara stopped and caught her breath when she found Tirria sobbing by the border of the Pride Lands. 'Tirria, I understand exactly how your feeling,' she said sighing.
'No mother, you could never understand!' Tirria said, looking up at Kicara through tear stained eyes.
'Tirria she was my daughter as much as she was your sister! But we can't live in the past; that's something I learnt when Simba returned here!' Kicara yelled. Tirria gulped and wiped her tears away.
'I know, but...I just them so much,' she said, allowing more tears to come. Kicara sighed and nuzzled her.
'We must let it go Tirria. There's no point in grieving when it'll get us nowhere. No matter how hurt, angry and upset you are now, something good will come out of this. I promise you,' she said as she turned to leave. Tirria watched her go. Her mother was right, and she knew it. She had to let it go, but she was still gonna get Kovu. She was going to find him and kill him as soon as she was full grown, and nobody was going to stop her.
Many more months past. Kanami had tried talking to Minu and said as much as she could but he wouldn't listen. Minu's mane was almost fully grown, and he and Kanami had grown up. Heira was please with the progress they were both making at hunting and how well they were doing for themselves, but she couldn't help but feel sorry for Minu. She worried about him nearly all the time, and as much as she hated to admit, she knew sooner or later Minu would have to go home. But she had grown to love him too much and didn't want to let her foster son go. But she knew she had to-and soon. That evening, she tried talking to him. Minu sat down next to a rock and Heira sat opposite him. Kanami had gone on a hunt. 'Minu, I've been meaning to talk to you for a while now,' she said, her voice doubtful. Minu sighed.
'What is it?' he asked. Heira sighed and hung her head.
'I know you'll only get mad if I tell you though,' she whispered. Minu nuzzled her cheek.
'Please tell me, like you always say its better out then in,' he said smiling. Heira smiled.
'Well you do know you'll have to go home soon Minu.' She said. Minu frowned and looked down into a small puddle of water. His mane was a light brown colour and was sleeked back like Scar's had been. But he looked so much like Simba in the face but had Nala's green eyes. His golden fur shone in the evening sun. Heira closed her eyes.
'You see, you are mad,' she said quietly.
'I'm not necessarily mad,' he said shrugging, 'I'm just upset and disappointed. I can understand Kanami keep telling me to go home and everything, but I thought you'd be different! That's all I've been hearing! And I'm sick of it!' Heira pinned her ears.
'It's what's best for you Minu!' she cried. Minu growled.
'No, no it's not! They had another cub, which just proves how much they don't care! If they cared, they'd try to find me, not think: "Oh no, we've lost Minu, well that's ok because we can just have another cub and forget all about him!" they didn't even check properly to see if I was alive, Heira!' Minu finished.
'Minu SNAP OUT OF IT!' Heira roared. 'They had another cub because they know they have to keep their kingdom! They can't just let another pride take over Minu!'
'Oh, so now the Pride Lands are more important then their son?' he roared. Heira narrowed her eyes and hit him hard across the face with a roar. Minu remained silent but he kept his head hung low.
'I hope you come to your senses soon Minu. You will understand one day. Or at least I hope you will,' and with that, she turned and stalked of back to the den to meet Kanami. Minu looked up. The side of his face was pink where Heira had smacked him. He couldn't go back, why wouldn't they understand that? He shook his head and looked at the stars that were coming out. Minu sighed.
'I need you Father,' he said, tears emerging in his eyes. But he knew he couldn't go back, not if Simba and Nala had forgotten him and had got over his death. (You hear music) Minu sat on the rock and sighed.
'Where has the starlight gone? (Minu looks to the stars but feels empty)
Dark is the day (He hangs his head)
How can I find my way home? (He looks to the direction of the Pride Lands but feels lost)
Home is an empty dream (He remembers his cub hood)
Lost to the night (He looks at the night sky)
Father, I feel so alone (He let's some tears come)
You promised you'd be there (He gets of the rock and walks for a bit)
Whenever I needed you (He frowns)
Whenever I call your name (He looks to the stars)
You're not anywhere (He sees his grandfather in the stars)
I'm trying to hold on (He clenches a paw)
Just waiting to hear your voice (He looks away from Mufasa)
One word, just a word will do (He walks up a small hill)
To end this nightmare (His eyes fill with more tears)
When will the dawning break (Minu sits down on top of the hill)
Oh endless night (He moves his paw across the air)
Sleepless I dream of the day (He watches the stars)
When you were by my side (He sees himself as a cub and Simba next to him)
Guiding my path (The shape fades)
Father, I can't find the way (He looks all around him)
You promised you'd be there (A strong breeze sweeps past Minu)
Whenever I needed you (He puts his left paw on his heart)
Whenever I call your name (He walks down the other side of the hill)
You're not anywhere (He thinks about his mother and father)
I'm trying to hold on (He clenches a paw again)
Just waiting to hear your voice (He thinks he hears his name being carried through the wind)
One word, just a word will do (He puts his paw down)
To end this nightmare (He sees Mufasa again)
I know that the night must end (He walks for a long time)
And that the sun will rise
And that the sun will rise (A few birds fly past him)
I know that the clouds must clear
And that the sun will shine
And that the sun will shine (He finally stops when he reaches a huge pile of logs)
I know that the night must end (He looks to the stars)
And that the sun will rise
And that the sun will rise
I know that the clouds must clear (He sees clouds moving around)
And that the sun will shine
And that the sun will shine
I know (He jumps onto the pile of logs)
Yes, I know (He slams his paw down on a log)
The sun will rise (He sees a star burning brightly)
Yes, I know (He nods)
I know (The wind blows his mane again)
The clouds must clear
I know that the night must end (He jumps of the logs)
I know that the sun will rise
And I'll hear your voice deep inside (He lifts his paw up and puts it on his heart)
I know that the night must end
And that the clouds must clear (He gets in the pouncing position)
The sun (He runs over a field)
The sun will rise
The sun (He stops)
The sun will rise!' (He looks at the sky for a long time)
Minu continued to watch the stars. He remembered his cub hood again. He remembered how he, Tirria and Sukina used to play together. But then he remembered that Simba had had another cub. He couldn't go back. As he turned to leave, he could have sworn he saw three cubs, one male and two female playing and pouncing around it the stars. But when Minu looked back, they were gone, and the stars were normal. (Music stops)
End of chapter 16
Well, I hope you all liked that. Sunrise, if you think it's too early to have the song in and to have them grow up, just tell me and I'll take it out and we'll make them grow up another time, ok? Well please review people! Thank you, and update soon Sunrise!