Chapter 7: Realization
"It was the weirdest feeling." Kovu confessed to Simba later that evening. The two were walking around the outskirts, checking the borders for signs of trespassing.
"It was as though someone had overtaken me entirely, I could hear a cruel voice taunting me, telling me I could accomplish nothing be being good." Kovu shook his head. "I felt like a robot, I was there, but I control anything." Simba only nodded as he walked, peering into other lands and sniffing at the borders every so often.
"Simba please reconsider, I'm telling you the truth." Kovu pleaded. Simba turned and gazed into Kovu's eyes. Kovu flinched for a moment and then stopped. Simba looked away. "Now that I think about it, your eyes did seem to have a glazed look ever since Kitoko arrived." Kovu started at the mention of the young lioness. Kovu sighed, and then shook his head. "I talked to Rafiki last night about it," he paused.
"And?" Simba pressed. Kovu sighed, his chest falling. "He says I was being possessed by Scar..."
Kitoko's sleep was troubled. Anyone who watched her would know her slumber was full of dreams. Her paw twitched, her tail swiped back and forth, a vein near her temple throbbed. Overall she was not having a good night sleep.
The first dream was of being in Sarabi's arms. She was little and her vision was somewhat blurry. But she saw those lime green eyes and the wide pink scar over one. She heard the harsh cruel words, "Kill it, the true heir will be born soon. I will not have a disgrace in my Kingdom."
Then the scenery changed. She was standing next to the watering hole, peering down at her reflection. Again it changed to Scar, but this time he came out of the water and stood there, staring at her with his evil gaze. He was semi-transparent, but scary just the same. "You are a disgrace," he growled. "You were an accident," a smile spread across his lips. "It was mighty fun to conceive you, but nonetheless you are not worthy of the throne. Kovu is the King and will remain so!" And with that he lunged at her, his bony figure, even though transparent and ghostlike, landing on her with tremendous force.
With a roar Kitoko awoke, her breathing heavy. She was encased in a cold sweat and chills were continually running down her spine. What did it all mean? Why was Scar haunting her dreams? Kitoko got up shakily and shook herself.
Then she half staggered, half walked out onto pride rock. Simba sat on the edge, looking out over the lands. He turned his head only enough to see her out of the corner of his eye. Then he turned back.
"So he's haunting your dreams now?" he said. Kitoko sighed as she walked over and sat a few feet behind him. "How do you know about him?" she asked. Simba turned so that he was facing her. "My father was the ruler of these lands. When I was born, I was pronounced prince." He shook his head. "Scar felt the throne rightfully belonged to him." Without even realizing it, Simba was leaving out one very important detail. "Scar went to many lengths to kill my father and I so that the throne was his. He started a stampede in the gorge I was in, it killed my father, but didn't kill me." Kitoko stopped him there. She gulped. "Long live the King," she said. Simba started.
"How did you know?" Kitoko shook her head. "It doesn't matter, just continue." Simba nodded. "Anyway, he 'exiled' me and I went and lived with Timon and Pumbaa, have you met them yet?" Kitoko thought a moment, she had seen them, but no, she hadn't really 'met' them per say. "No," she said, shaking her head. "Well, Nala ended up finding me, tried to convince me to come home and take my place. But it was Rafiki who showed me that my father lived in me. My father's words, 'Remember who you are, you are my son and the one true king, you must take your place in the circle of life' brought me back. Brought me to my senses you could say." Simba said.
Kitoko nodded. "And so I came back and challenged him, found out what exactly happened when my father died." Simba then told Kitoko of how Kovu had come to be King.
Through all of this Kitoko nodded and said, "Hmm," until finally Simba finished. "Now I have something to tell you." She said. Simba leaned forward. Kitoko took in a deep breath. "This isn't easy, no one else knows except for my mother, my friend Raimi and I." Simba nodded. "If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to." He said. Kitoko shook her head.
Suddenly Simba lit up. "OH man!" he near roared. Kitoko jumped. "What is it?" she asked. "I forgot one VERY important detail." Kitoko cocked her head to the side. "Scar was my father's brother, my uncle." Kitoko's eyes widened as realization hit her. Everything fit into place now. Now she knew what her mother left out. The realization became to much and Kitoko turned and bounded off Pride rock, then ran flat out as far away as she could, not caring where she went or what she stepped in.
"Kitoko!" Simba cried out. "Kitoko wait!" he yelled. He clambered down the steps and set off after her, but her run was faster than his, and he could barely make out her bobbing tail in the darkness. Something told him that whatever had cause her to run off like that, involved him as well, so he had no choice but to investigate...
End of Chapter 7
Well I don't think I planned on having this happen so quickly, but I was stuck for ideas for a while, so this was born. Anyway leave a review and tell me what you think! Thanks!
OH and thank you guys, all of my reviewers soooooo much! I'm getting like four or five reviews a chapter, wow! So BIG thank you's to all of you! Maybe I'll make it as a New York Time's Best-selling Author after all! YAY!
"It was the weirdest feeling." Kovu confessed to Simba later that evening. The two were walking around the outskirts, checking the borders for signs of trespassing.
"It was as though someone had overtaken me entirely, I could hear a cruel voice taunting me, telling me I could accomplish nothing be being good." Kovu shook his head. "I felt like a robot, I was there, but I control anything." Simba only nodded as he walked, peering into other lands and sniffing at the borders every so often.
"Simba please reconsider, I'm telling you the truth." Kovu pleaded. Simba turned and gazed into Kovu's eyes. Kovu flinched for a moment and then stopped. Simba looked away. "Now that I think about it, your eyes did seem to have a glazed look ever since Kitoko arrived." Kovu started at the mention of the young lioness. Kovu sighed, and then shook his head. "I talked to Rafiki last night about it," he paused.
"And?" Simba pressed. Kovu sighed, his chest falling. "He says I was being possessed by Scar..."
Kitoko's sleep was troubled. Anyone who watched her would know her slumber was full of dreams. Her paw twitched, her tail swiped back and forth, a vein near her temple throbbed. Overall she was not having a good night sleep.
The first dream was of being in Sarabi's arms. She was little and her vision was somewhat blurry. But she saw those lime green eyes and the wide pink scar over one. She heard the harsh cruel words, "Kill it, the true heir will be born soon. I will not have a disgrace in my Kingdom."
Then the scenery changed. She was standing next to the watering hole, peering down at her reflection. Again it changed to Scar, but this time he came out of the water and stood there, staring at her with his evil gaze. He was semi-transparent, but scary just the same. "You are a disgrace," he growled. "You were an accident," a smile spread across his lips. "It was mighty fun to conceive you, but nonetheless you are not worthy of the throne. Kovu is the King and will remain so!" And with that he lunged at her, his bony figure, even though transparent and ghostlike, landing on her with tremendous force.
With a roar Kitoko awoke, her breathing heavy. She was encased in a cold sweat and chills were continually running down her spine. What did it all mean? Why was Scar haunting her dreams? Kitoko got up shakily and shook herself.
Then she half staggered, half walked out onto pride rock. Simba sat on the edge, looking out over the lands. He turned his head only enough to see her out of the corner of his eye. Then he turned back.
"So he's haunting your dreams now?" he said. Kitoko sighed as she walked over and sat a few feet behind him. "How do you know about him?" she asked. Simba turned so that he was facing her. "My father was the ruler of these lands. When I was born, I was pronounced prince." He shook his head. "Scar felt the throne rightfully belonged to him." Without even realizing it, Simba was leaving out one very important detail. "Scar went to many lengths to kill my father and I so that the throne was his. He started a stampede in the gorge I was in, it killed my father, but didn't kill me." Kitoko stopped him there. She gulped. "Long live the King," she said. Simba started.
"How did you know?" Kitoko shook her head. "It doesn't matter, just continue." Simba nodded. "Anyway, he 'exiled' me and I went and lived with Timon and Pumbaa, have you met them yet?" Kitoko thought a moment, she had seen them, but no, she hadn't really 'met' them per say. "No," she said, shaking her head. "Well, Nala ended up finding me, tried to convince me to come home and take my place. But it was Rafiki who showed me that my father lived in me. My father's words, 'Remember who you are, you are my son and the one true king, you must take your place in the circle of life' brought me back. Brought me to my senses you could say." Simba said.
Kitoko nodded. "And so I came back and challenged him, found out what exactly happened when my father died." Simba then told Kitoko of how Kovu had come to be King.
Through all of this Kitoko nodded and said, "Hmm," until finally Simba finished. "Now I have something to tell you." She said. Simba leaned forward. Kitoko took in a deep breath. "This isn't easy, no one else knows except for my mother, my friend Raimi and I." Simba nodded. "If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to." He said. Kitoko shook her head.
Suddenly Simba lit up. "OH man!" he near roared. Kitoko jumped. "What is it?" she asked. "I forgot one VERY important detail." Kitoko cocked her head to the side. "Scar was my father's brother, my uncle." Kitoko's eyes widened as realization hit her. Everything fit into place now. Now she knew what her mother left out. The realization became to much and Kitoko turned and bounded off Pride rock, then ran flat out as far away as she could, not caring where she went or what she stepped in.
"Kitoko!" Simba cried out. "Kitoko wait!" he yelled. He clambered down the steps and set off after her, but her run was faster than his, and he could barely make out her bobbing tail in the darkness. Something told him that whatever had cause her to run off like that, involved him as well, so he had no choice but to investigate...
End of Chapter 7
Well I don't think I planned on having this happen so quickly, but I was stuck for ideas for a while, so this was born. Anyway leave a review and tell me what you think! Thanks!
OH and thank you guys, all of my reviewers soooooo much! I'm getting like four or five reviews a chapter, wow! So BIG thank you's to all of you! Maybe I'll make it as a New York Time's Best-selling Author after all! YAY!