Message to Jewelgurl: I'm sorry, but if you mean replace those chapters,
I'm not going to. AS for the actual possessing thing, it's basically going
to be nonexistent, there might be some mention of it, but no detail. So,
please don't stop reading it, just use your imagination or something. But
I won't be doing anything more with it, it was basically just something to
explain Kovu's behavior.
Chapter 9: Raimi's return
Simba continued to growl, the hair all along his back rising. His teeth were bared and his eyes were burning. It was very clear he did not like male trespassers. He leaned down low, ready to rush forward.
Kitoko, seeing his intention, jumped in front of him. "No don't!" she cried. Her heart was leaping with joy. "He's my friend," she smiled and then she whirled around and took off in a dead run toward the lion.
She ran quickly, but still managed to stay low to the ground. She was in half hunting mode, half regular. She raced toward him, her heart pounding in her chest. She waited until she was within five feet before pouncing and yelling "Raimi!"
She landed sprawled on top of him. She leaned down and nuzzled his cheek. "I thought, oh I thought..."she stopped midsentence. Raimi laughed and then pushed her off.
"Yeah, I figured you did." He said. He smiled and then nuzzled her. They bumped heads. "I was worried about you Raimi, what took you so long?" she asked as they began walking. Raimi sighed.
"Well, it wasn't exactly easy to elude the humans you know, I had to trick them a couple different times. It's a good thing I'm such a good tracker, or else I might not be here right now," he said. Kitoko playfully cuffed him. "That's not funny, and don't brag!" she growled. Raimi laughed.
It was almost as if he'd never left. "You'll have to ask acceptance from Kovu, he's the king." Kitoko explained. Raimi nodded, then stopped and bowed. Kitoko raised an eyebrow and then looked around, her gaze settling on Simba. Kitoko smiled. "Simba, this is Raimi, Raimi, Simba." She said. Simba nodded. "A friend of yours?" he asked, trying to hide the disapproval in his voice.
Kitoko nodded. She then walked over and whispered in Simba's ear, "He's part of my old pride, I thought he died, he CAN be trusted, so don't worry." She then backed off. Simba sighed. "Come on, it's been a long night, let's head back to pride rock."
Kovu was unsure about Raimi. Seeing this, Raimi turned and walked away. Kitoko started after him, but then stopped, for instinct told her to just wait. She sat down. Kovu walked over to her.
"Look, I'm sorry about, well you know." He paused. Kitoko nodded. "It's ok, I understand," she said. Kovu nodded. "I'm glad," he then turned and laid down on a particularly sunny spot on pride rock and began to bathe himself.
About an hour later, Raimi returned, dragging a large wildebeest. He dragged it all the way up to the top of pride rock and presented it before Kovu. A cool wind whipped by, blowing both lion's manes.
Kovu observed the meat. He leaned down and sniffed it. Then he looked up at Raimi, smiled and nodded. Raimi sat and then bowed his head in thanks. Kovu roared softly, calling the pride to the feast. Raimi sat back, letting everyone eat his kill.
Kitoko walked up and sat beside him. "Aren't you going to eat?" she asked. Raimi shook his head. "Nope, the wildebeest is for him and his pride." Kitoko frowned. "But Raimi, you're part of the pride now too." She said. Raimi nodded. "I know, but I want that wildebeest to be for him and the pride, not including myself, only." Kitoko nodded. She glanced over at the pride, and seeing how busy they were eating, she motioned for Raimi to follow her.
"I need to tell you," she said. Raimi followed her down off of pride rock and out into the pride lands.
Kitoko sighed and then began to tell him everything she had found out the night before. She told him of Sarabi's past, of how Simba was her half brother, her cousin. She told him about Scar and his possession of Kovu and his attempt to possess her. She told him everything she had encountered while living in the pride lands.
Raimi nodded. "It seems there was a lot Sarabi left out." He said. Kitoko nodded. "Yeah," she sighed. "Rafiki, oh he's the shaman baboon of these lands, said that when Scar ruled these lands, many things happened, and Sarabi had a hard time. He told me that she just wanted to get away. When I was born, he told her I was," she paused, suddenly remembering she hadn't told him about her markings.
"Raimi," she said, abruptly changing the subject. She then quickly filled him in on what her markings symbolized. Raimi shook his head. "Man, I knew they had to mean something, but nothing like that." He smiled. "I guess that explains why you're such a good hunter huh?" Kitoko smiled and then rubbed her head under his chin.
"Anyway, the paw print means I was meant to rule. But Raimi, Kiara and Kovu are ruling the pride lands well enough, but the way Rafiki talks, I'm supposed to be the leader, not them... I don't see how though, Kiara is the rightful heir, not me." Raimi sighed. "I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens, does the pride know about you and Simba?"
"No, they don't," Raimi and Kitoko looked up to see Simba standing not far away. Blood was smeared over his muzzle, making it clear he had just finished with the wildebeest. "That's why I came out here, Kitoko, the pride needs to know, they have a right to, and it's our job to explain to them how we are related." Simba explained. Kitoko nodded.
"Let's do it then," she said. Raimi nuzzled her. "I'll be right beside you, you can do it." He said, following her and Simba back to pride rock. "We'll arrange for a royal meeting and then we will explain everything to them ok?" Kitoko nodded, although she was worried, most of the pride knew of Scar, and knew of his rule over the lands, of how it had destroyed them. It was likely they would not like her or trust her as much as they did once they found out that Scar was her father...
Chapter 9: Raimi's return
Simba continued to growl, the hair all along his back rising. His teeth were bared and his eyes were burning. It was very clear he did not like male trespassers. He leaned down low, ready to rush forward.
Kitoko, seeing his intention, jumped in front of him. "No don't!" she cried. Her heart was leaping with joy. "He's my friend," she smiled and then she whirled around and took off in a dead run toward the lion.
She ran quickly, but still managed to stay low to the ground. She was in half hunting mode, half regular. She raced toward him, her heart pounding in her chest. She waited until she was within five feet before pouncing and yelling "Raimi!"
She landed sprawled on top of him. She leaned down and nuzzled his cheek. "I thought, oh I thought..."she stopped midsentence. Raimi laughed and then pushed her off.
"Yeah, I figured you did." He said. He smiled and then nuzzled her. They bumped heads. "I was worried about you Raimi, what took you so long?" she asked as they began walking. Raimi sighed.
"Well, it wasn't exactly easy to elude the humans you know, I had to trick them a couple different times. It's a good thing I'm such a good tracker, or else I might not be here right now," he said. Kitoko playfully cuffed him. "That's not funny, and don't brag!" she growled. Raimi laughed.
It was almost as if he'd never left. "You'll have to ask acceptance from Kovu, he's the king." Kitoko explained. Raimi nodded, then stopped and bowed. Kitoko raised an eyebrow and then looked around, her gaze settling on Simba. Kitoko smiled. "Simba, this is Raimi, Raimi, Simba." She said. Simba nodded. "A friend of yours?" he asked, trying to hide the disapproval in his voice.
Kitoko nodded. She then walked over and whispered in Simba's ear, "He's part of my old pride, I thought he died, he CAN be trusted, so don't worry." She then backed off. Simba sighed. "Come on, it's been a long night, let's head back to pride rock."
Kovu was unsure about Raimi. Seeing this, Raimi turned and walked away. Kitoko started after him, but then stopped, for instinct told her to just wait. She sat down. Kovu walked over to her.
"Look, I'm sorry about, well you know." He paused. Kitoko nodded. "It's ok, I understand," she said. Kovu nodded. "I'm glad," he then turned and laid down on a particularly sunny spot on pride rock and began to bathe himself.
About an hour later, Raimi returned, dragging a large wildebeest. He dragged it all the way up to the top of pride rock and presented it before Kovu. A cool wind whipped by, blowing both lion's manes.
Kovu observed the meat. He leaned down and sniffed it. Then he looked up at Raimi, smiled and nodded. Raimi sat and then bowed his head in thanks. Kovu roared softly, calling the pride to the feast. Raimi sat back, letting everyone eat his kill.
Kitoko walked up and sat beside him. "Aren't you going to eat?" she asked. Raimi shook his head. "Nope, the wildebeest is for him and his pride." Kitoko frowned. "But Raimi, you're part of the pride now too." She said. Raimi nodded. "I know, but I want that wildebeest to be for him and the pride, not including myself, only." Kitoko nodded. She glanced over at the pride, and seeing how busy they were eating, she motioned for Raimi to follow her.
"I need to tell you," she said. Raimi followed her down off of pride rock and out into the pride lands.
Kitoko sighed and then began to tell him everything she had found out the night before. She told him of Sarabi's past, of how Simba was her half brother, her cousin. She told him about Scar and his possession of Kovu and his attempt to possess her. She told him everything she had encountered while living in the pride lands.
Raimi nodded. "It seems there was a lot Sarabi left out." He said. Kitoko nodded. "Yeah," she sighed. "Rafiki, oh he's the shaman baboon of these lands, said that when Scar ruled these lands, many things happened, and Sarabi had a hard time. He told me that she just wanted to get away. When I was born, he told her I was," she paused, suddenly remembering she hadn't told him about her markings.
"Raimi," she said, abruptly changing the subject. She then quickly filled him in on what her markings symbolized. Raimi shook his head. "Man, I knew they had to mean something, but nothing like that." He smiled. "I guess that explains why you're such a good hunter huh?" Kitoko smiled and then rubbed her head under his chin.
"Anyway, the paw print means I was meant to rule. But Raimi, Kiara and Kovu are ruling the pride lands well enough, but the way Rafiki talks, I'm supposed to be the leader, not them... I don't see how though, Kiara is the rightful heir, not me." Raimi sighed. "I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens, does the pride know about you and Simba?"
"No, they don't," Raimi and Kitoko looked up to see Simba standing not far away. Blood was smeared over his muzzle, making it clear he had just finished with the wildebeest. "That's why I came out here, Kitoko, the pride needs to know, they have a right to, and it's our job to explain to them how we are related." Simba explained. Kitoko nodded.
"Let's do it then," she said. Raimi nuzzled her. "I'll be right beside you, you can do it." He said, following her and Simba back to pride rock. "We'll arrange for a royal meeting and then we will explain everything to them ok?" Kitoko nodded, although she was worried, most of the pride knew of Scar, and knew of his rule over the lands, of how it had destroyed them. It was likely they would not like her or trust her as much as they did once they found out that Scar was her father...