Chapter 2:
N'Kira led Tora, Shante, Shell, Kaffin, and Taffy into the plains and split up. N'Kira found a heard of Zebra and found a half-baby, lingering on the outskirts of the heard. In a second, it was down and being dragged back to Pride Rock. The others found gemsbok and antelope. One found a rabbit for the cubs to share; the meat was easier for them to chew on smaller animals.
After the meal was finished at Pride Rock, they fell asleep, the sun having set.
A squeak of terror echoed into the den from out on the cliff. Shanika awoke, being the light sleeper she was, and looked outside. There was a small blind cub with smokey blue eyes and a flame in the middle of her forhead. Shanika remembered that her name was Flamandria. Shanika got up, noticing that something was scaring the poor cub. Somehow, Flamandria must have realized that there was something there, trying to attack her. An antelope with many scars marking it's body was shaking it's antlers at the cub and rearing up at it. Shanika woke Xerxes and he cleared his mind just in time to see his mate tackle the antelope. Xerxes roared, bounding after Flamandria and picking her up by her nape, carrying her back inside. His roar had awoken the entire pride, making them see him save the cub as his mate kept the antelope busy.
N'Kira realized who the antelope was and darted after him... He was weak from Shanika's attack- now was her chance! She caught up to him and tripped him, clawing at his loins, snapping for his neck but missing. He let her get dragged off and loped away. She swore at herself as she trudged back to Pride Rock.
Ranma was standing on the cliff, Flamandria in front of him, Khafra and Arona sitting behind him. Ranma roared and the Roxau pride stepped forward, Simba placing himself before Ranma and next to Flamandria.
"The Roxau pride has proven they are worthy of staying with us. They are now family." He roared proudly and Xerxes and Shanika roared back in reply, Ranma and Arona roaring in reply to them , Flamandria getting a chance to roar herself, her mewl weak and little.
N'Kira called and the rest of the lions followed. Soon, the Pride Lands were echoing with the sounds of roaring... N'Kira watched as the lions dispersed for the night... Jamino walked up to her and nuzzled her. "Hey, N'Kira..."
"Hey Jamino. And just where have you been all day?"
"Out."
"One of these days, I'm going to find out what it is your doing when you go out everyday, like it or not... You're going out with Arona, aren't you?!"
"What? Huh? No... She has Ranma..."
"Yeah well I see the way she looks at you with those big goo-goo eyes..."
"So? That doesn't mean we're both cheating on our mates."
"Most of the time it does."
"Well it doesn't for us ok... Calm down."
N'Kira sighed and nodded. "You're right."
"Damn right I am."
N'Kira tackled him to his back but Jamino used Nala's famous kick to knock her over his head as they both laughed. N'Kira ran at him and tackled him as they rolled... Jamino stood and trotted off, dodging behind shrubs but she always seemed to find him. He saw a fingure in the night leap at him and knock him into the watering hole backwards. He swam to the surface and climbed out, hissing and shaking out his mane.
N'Kira crawled out next to him, giggling and shaking herself out on him. She ran ahead of him, laughing and Jamino chased her across the rolling plains of the Masai Mara. Jamino roared and N'Kira replied, giggling... He found her and tackled her, the two of them rolling down the hills horizontally and laughing. His blue mane glistened in the moonlight as he lay on his back... N'Kira sighed happily, looking up at the stars as well... Her eyes grew tired and heavy as she closed them. Jamino nudged her.
"Stay awake, N'Kira... We have ti head back to Pride rock, soon..."
"So soon? But I want to stay out here... It's so nice..."
"I know... But only Simba's allowed to be out after nightfall and the sky's already turning pink and purple... We should head back."
"What do you think of forming out own pride, Jamino?"
"What?"
"I mean it..." She rolled onto her stomach, looking at him happily. "We could just take those of them who wanted to come and visit the Pride Lands every now and then if Simba would permit us. Wouldn't it be great?"
"Are you kidding me? Suppose no one wants to come. Then what? We go off on our own? The whole pride will know we want to leave if we ask them."
N'Kira looked down and rolled back onto her back. "But still... It would be great, wouldn't it? I mean, then we could stay out like this all night. Even sleep under the stars together, wouldn't that be fantastic?"
"Here's something else. Say we did form a new pride. Ok, fantastic, so what if Blackfire or Zira happens to come along, say I hate you and your pride, and overthrows us and takes over. Then what huh?"
"It was just a suggestion you know..."
Jamino sighed and nugded at her. "You're right I'm sorry. Let's go back to the den."
The two of them walked solemnly back to the den. Neither of them said a word the rest of the night. Complete silence when they entered the den was a surprise to their ears that everyone was asleep already but the sun was setting sooner now and they must have retired early. They took to seperate sides of the den and slept peacefully.
N'Kira led Tora, Shante, Shell, Kaffin, and Taffy into the plains and split up. N'Kira found a heard of Zebra and found a half-baby, lingering on the outskirts of the heard. In a second, it was down and being dragged back to Pride Rock. The others found gemsbok and antelope. One found a rabbit for the cubs to share; the meat was easier for them to chew on smaller animals.
After the meal was finished at Pride Rock, they fell asleep, the sun having set.
A squeak of terror echoed into the den from out on the cliff. Shanika awoke, being the light sleeper she was, and looked outside. There was a small blind cub with smokey blue eyes and a flame in the middle of her forhead. Shanika remembered that her name was Flamandria. Shanika got up, noticing that something was scaring the poor cub. Somehow, Flamandria must have realized that there was something there, trying to attack her. An antelope with many scars marking it's body was shaking it's antlers at the cub and rearing up at it. Shanika woke Xerxes and he cleared his mind just in time to see his mate tackle the antelope. Xerxes roared, bounding after Flamandria and picking her up by her nape, carrying her back inside. His roar had awoken the entire pride, making them see him save the cub as his mate kept the antelope busy.
N'Kira realized who the antelope was and darted after him... He was weak from Shanika's attack- now was her chance! She caught up to him and tripped him, clawing at his loins, snapping for his neck but missing. He let her get dragged off and loped away. She swore at herself as she trudged back to Pride Rock.
Ranma was standing on the cliff, Flamandria in front of him, Khafra and Arona sitting behind him. Ranma roared and the Roxau pride stepped forward, Simba placing himself before Ranma and next to Flamandria.
"The Roxau pride has proven they are worthy of staying with us. They are now family." He roared proudly and Xerxes and Shanika roared back in reply, Ranma and Arona roaring in reply to them , Flamandria getting a chance to roar herself, her mewl weak and little.
N'Kira called and the rest of the lions followed. Soon, the Pride Lands were echoing with the sounds of roaring... N'Kira watched as the lions dispersed for the night... Jamino walked up to her and nuzzled her. "Hey, N'Kira..."
"Hey Jamino. And just where have you been all day?"
"Out."
"One of these days, I'm going to find out what it is your doing when you go out everyday, like it or not... You're going out with Arona, aren't you?!"
"What? Huh? No... She has Ranma..."
"Yeah well I see the way she looks at you with those big goo-goo eyes..."
"So? That doesn't mean we're both cheating on our mates."
"Most of the time it does."
"Well it doesn't for us ok... Calm down."
N'Kira sighed and nodded. "You're right."
"Damn right I am."
N'Kira tackled him to his back but Jamino used Nala's famous kick to knock her over his head as they both laughed. N'Kira ran at him and tackled him as they rolled... Jamino stood and trotted off, dodging behind shrubs but she always seemed to find him. He saw a fingure in the night leap at him and knock him into the watering hole backwards. He swam to the surface and climbed out, hissing and shaking out his mane.
N'Kira crawled out next to him, giggling and shaking herself out on him. She ran ahead of him, laughing and Jamino chased her across the rolling plains of the Masai Mara. Jamino roared and N'Kira replied, giggling... He found her and tackled her, the two of them rolling down the hills horizontally and laughing. His blue mane glistened in the moonlight as he lay on his back... N'Kira sighed happily, looking up at the stars as well... Her eyes grew tired and heavy as she closed them. Jamino nudged her.
"Stay awake, N'Kira... We have ti head back to Pride rock, soon..."
"So soon? But I want to stay out here... It's so nice..."
"I know... But only Simba's allowed to be out after nightfall and the sky's already turning pink and purple... We should head back."
"What do you think of forming out own pride, Jamino?"
"What?"
"I mean it..." She rolled onto her stomach, looking at him happily. "We could just take those of them who wanted to come and visit the Pride Lands every now and then if Simba would permit us. Wouldn't it be great?"
"Are you kidding me? Suppose no one wants to come. Then what? We go off on our own? The whole pride will know we want to leave if we ask them."
N'Kira looked down and rolled back onto her back. "But still... It would be great, wouldn't it? I mean, then we could stay out like this all night. Even sleep under the stars together, wouldn't that be fantastic?"
"Here's something else. Say we did form a new pride. Ok, fantastic, so what if Blackfire or Zira happens to come along, say I hate you and your pride, and overthrows us and takes over. Then what huh?"
"It was just a suggestion you know..."
Jamino sighed and nugded at her. "You're right I'm sorry. Let's go back to the den."
The two of them walked solemnly back to the den. Neither of them said a word the rest of the night. Complete silence when they entered the den was a surprise to their ears that everyone was asleep already but the sun was setting sooner now and they must have retired early. They took to seperate sides of the den and slept peacefully.