Hi all!!
Here's chapter 9, I know it's long; sorry about that...but I really hope
you like it!
Ceci1: Here's chapter 9, I hope you like it!
A note to Narfgirl: I didn't get your review; cause of ff.net messing
up...but thanks for thinking of me!! :))
Well all, enjoy this chapter!!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter 9:
Back at Pride rock, a small gofer skirted up the steplike rocks to the top
of the huge structure and began glancing around for the king or his wife.
Not seeing them, the animal sat down and waited for them to return. As he
looked out at the sun drenched lands, he yelped in surprise as a giant form
blocked the light.
"What are you doing here?"
Kone turned to see a lioness above him;
"I, I have a message for there majesties," Kone replied as he stood and
bowed at the lioness whom he had just recognized to be Kiara.
"Oh," she replied, "they're in the den, I'll be right back."
Kiara answered as she disappeared in to the cavern's shadows;
After waiting for a brief moment, Kone watched as Simba and Nala exited the
cave and walked to sit next to him.
"Do you have any news on my daughter? Do you know where she is? Is she
alright?"
"Nala, calm down," Simba gently said as he leaned closer to his mate and
the gofer cleared his throat.
"Yes your highnesses, I have brought news," he began, "Vitani is fine, she
is staying at the Mukoma pride."
"The Mukoma pride?"
Nala repeated as she stood up on the rock and looked down at the mammal in
front of her.
"Yes, I got the news just moments ago," Kone replied as Nala smiled.
"Thank you Kone, you may leave," Nala said as she patted him on his head
and watch him bow and run back towards his hole.
Relieved, Nala sat down and sighed, leaning against Simba;
"I'm so glad she's alright," Nala said.
"Me to, at least we know where she is, and that she's in your sister's
pride."
"Simba," Nala began, "Simba, do you think she knows?"
"Yes, no doubt Kamaria has told her," Simba replied as he nuzzled her and
she sighed once again.
******
In the Mukoma lands, the subject of Simba and Nala's conversation lay under
a tree, shielding herself from the hot African sun. As she lay, relaxing
as she digested the zebra, Vitani closed her eyes and breathed in the sweet
scent of nature. Her serenity was broken however, as she heard the parting
of grass blades coming from the left of her.
"Ready to go?"
Jabari inquired as Vitani lifted her head from her paws;
"You don't have to do this cause your parents want you to," she said as she
stood up.
"I know, but I want to," Jabari replied as the two began walking through
out the lands.
"This is our water hole; but you've seen it already," Jabari remarked as
they past.
"Over here," the lion continued as they walked past the watering hole,
"here is the tree of the beginning."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, from what I was told, the first king and queen of the Mukoma lands
met here and fell in love," Jabari said as Vitani held back a laugh.
"Oh really?"
She said, voice dripping with sarcasm;
"Yes, come on, there's lots to see," Jabari said as Vitani sighed and
followed the lion.
******
As Vitani toured the lands with Jabari, Nala and Simba were making a trip
of there own to the Mukoma pride.
"Do you think she'll still be here?"
Nala asked as they approached the boarder of the land, "yes, I think so."
Simba replied as he roared and waited for a response, for every king knew
that when entering another's territory, one needed to roar to announce
there presents. As the couple waited, a roar sounded and Nala raised her
head to see her sister and husband running towards them.
"Come on," Nala said as the two ran to meet up with the other royal couple.
"Oh Nala," Kamaria smiled as she reached her half sister, "it's so good to
see you."
Nala smiled back as the two nuzzled;
"How are you Simba?"
Jafari inquired as the lions raised there tails in greeting;
"I'm well, and you?"
"I'm well," Jafari retorted as the four lions made there way to sit under a
tree and talk.
"Before you ask Nala, your daughter is here; but she's out with my son
Jabari; he's showing her the lands," king Jafari said as he smiled.
"So, she's alright then?"
"Yes Nala, she's good; though I don't believe she's a very happy lioness."
Kamaria said as she nuzzled her sister again, "she feels like she doesn't
belong anywhere."
"How do you know?"
Nala inquired;
"Nala, I see it in her eyes," the younger lioness replied.
"So, tell me about all that is new," Kamaria asked, changing the subject.
******
"Are we there yet?"
Vitani's slightly agitated voice asked as the two lions walked to what
Jabari called; his favorite spot.
"Man, why are you so," he paused for a right word.
"So what?"
Vitani snapped, turning her head to face him;
The young lioness was getting a little more than fed up with the slightly
older lion; he had showed her the many waterfalls, lakes, and ponds that
dotted the Mukoma landscape. He had shown her the hunting grounds; and had
more than once accidently brushed up against her flank while walking.
While they had stopped in order to get a drink, she had caught him gazing
at her from the corner of her eye.
It were these thoughts that were coursing through out her brain as they
finally made there way to, "Jabari's spot."
It was set upon a small cliff that overlooked the wide expanse of the open
grasslands. In order to actually fall, one had to jump off a ledge to a
grassy field below and then came the larger drop to the bottom where lye
more open plains.
"Isn't this nice?"
Jabari asked as he sat near the ledge;
"It looks, barren to me," Vitani answered as she looked around where she
stood.
"All I see is grass, green grass," she finished as she looked at her paws,
"even my paws have more color than this."
"Hmmm, you just don't know beauty," Jabari commented as he raised his head,
"green is a beautiful color, if you just give it a chance."
"It's a color, no big, let's go back," Vitani said as she turned.
"oh come on, give this place at least a chance," Jabari replied as she
sighed and sat beside him, a little ways off. After a moment of silence,
the lioness stood, "I've seen it, let's go."
"Vitani," Jabari stood and walked towards her, "don't you know how to
appreciate things?"
"Don't talk to me about appreciation," the lioness snapped, "I just don't
find the color green all that great."
"I do," he said as he looked in her eyes and Vitani lowered her head.
"I'm leaving," she snapped again as she backed up away from Jabari.
"I'll go back with you," the lion offered as he turned, "come on."
"I didn't ask for your help," Vitani shot back, "I don't need your help, I
don't need you! I don't need green or this walk; but I most importantly
don't need help finding my way back. I'm a lion, I'll follow our scent
back; so once again, I don't need your hel....."
As the word left her lips, Vitani stepped off the ledge of the smaller
cliff; and began slipping downwards. As she dug her sharp claws in to the
earth, the soft dirt and grass began to give way under her paws.
"J-Jabari?"
Her eyes met the older lion's brown orbs, "umm, Jabari, I..."
"Need my help?"
A coy smile crossed the lion's features, and Vitani vowed that if she got
off this ledge that she'd slap it right off his face.
Vitani's paws slipped farther down and Jabari could've laughed at her
expression as he gracefully leapt over her and landed behind her form as
she practically fell backwards. Placing his two front paws on each side of
her body, he hoisted her up and watched her fall literally head over feet.
He jumped up and began running, laughing his head off;
"I bet you can find your way back now!"
He shouted as he looked back and saw her running at top speed towards him;
as Jabari ran, the warm wind whipped at his mane as her body came crashing
down upon him, her onix claws slightly extended.
"You," her voice was cold as she panted, her breath coming in quick gasps
against his chocolate colored mane, "You..."
"I saved you," he grunted as she pressed her full weight on top of him,
pinning him to the ground.
"You, I..."
Inwardly the lion smiled, he had wounded her, made her speechless; he
wondered if anyone had done such a thing before. He struggled beneath her
and she allowed him to stand as he turned to face her, getting a hard swipe
with claws retracted across his face.
Jabari sucked air through his teeth, as pain pounded through out his head
as he staggered backwards.
"Let's go," Vitani commanded as she turned towards the Mukoma lands.
Sighing, Jabari followed her back home.
As Vitani walked against the wind, the young lioness allowed a small smile
spread across her features; for she knew that he would've saved her anyway.
******
"We better get back," Simba commented as he stood and stretched, "we left
Kovu and Kiara in charge."
"Hurry, run!"
Kamaria joked as the four lions laughed;
"So, it's agreed then?"
Nala inquired as Jafari and Kamaria walked with them back to there boarder.
"Yes, I think it'll be a fine match," Jafari said.
"We won't mention it to them, knowing Jabari, I can tell that he has a
slight crush on her," Kamaria agreed, "let nature do it's magic."
"Good," Nala said as she smiled.
"Yes, it's clear he's not fond of Hazaa," Jafari said, "she is his well, X
betrothal."
As they approached the boarder, the four lions said there goodbyes and
Kamaria and Jafari watched as Simba and Nala made there way back to pride
rock.
"Do you think this'll work?"
Nala asked her mate;
"I hope so; but I honestly don't know," Simba answered.
"We have to have faith," Nala said as the couple nuzzled and continued on
there way; as back in the Mukoma lands, Jafari reassured Kamaria of the
same thing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Chapter 9*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Please everyone RR!!!! Leave thoughts, ideas, and suggestions in an e-
mail or a review..lol, you know what to do by now.
Hope you guys like it, I'll see you soon!!
Here's chapter 9, I know it's long; sorry about that...but I really hope
you like it!
Ceci1: Here's chapter 9, I hope you like it!
A note to Narfgirl: I didn't get your review; cause of ff.net messing
up...but thanks for thinking of me!! :))
Well all, enjoy this chapter!!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter 9:
Back at Pride rock, a small gofer skirted up the steplike rocks to the top
of the huge structure and began glancing around for the king or his wife.
Not seeing them, the animal sat down and waited for them to return. As he
looked out at the sun drenched lands, he yelped in surprise as a giant form
blocked the light.
"What are you doing here?"
Kone turned to see a lioness above him;
"I, I have a message for there majesties," Kone replied as he stood and
bowed at the lioness whom he had just recognized to be Kiara.
"Oh," she replied, "they're in the den, I'll be right back."
Kiara answered as she disappeared in to the cavern's shadows;
After waiting for a brief moment, Kone watched as Simba and Nala exited the
cave and walked to sit next to him.
"Do you have any news on my daughter? Do you know where she is? Is she
alright?"
"Nala, calm down," Simba gently said as he leaned closer to his mate and
the gofer cleared his throat.
"Yes your highnesses, I have brought news," he began, "Vitani is fine, she
is staying at the Mukoma pride."
"The Mukoma pride?"
Nala repeated as she stood up on the rock and looked down at the mammal in
front of her.
"Yes, I got the news just moments ago," Kone replied as Nala smiled.
"Thank you Kone, you may leave," Nala said as she patted him on his head
and watch him bow and run back towards his hole.
Relieved, Nala sat down and sighed, leaning against Simba;
"I'm so glad she's alright," Nala said.
"Me to, at least we know where she is, and that she's in your sister's
pride."
"Simba," Nala began, "Simba, do you think she knows?"
"Yes, no doubt Kamaria has told her," Simba replied as he nuzzled her and
she sighed once again.
******
In the Mukoma lands, the subject of Simba and Nala's conversation lay under
a tree, shielding herself from the hot African sun. As she lay, relaxing
as she digested the zebra, Vitani closed her eyes and breathed in the sweet
scent of nature. Her serenity was broken however, as she heard the parting
of grass blades coming from the left of her.
"Ready to go?"
Jabari inquired as Vitani lifted her head from her paws;
"You don't have to do this cause your parents want you to," she said as she
stood up.
"I know, but I want to," Jabari replied as the two began walking through
out the lands.
"This is our water hole; but you've seen it already," Jabari remarked as
they past.
"Over here," the lion continued as they walked past the watering hole,
"here is the tree of the beginning."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, from what I was told, the first king and queen of the Mukoma lands
met here and fell in love," Jabari said as Vitani held back a laugh.
"Oh really?"
She said, voice dripping with sarcasm;
"Yes, come on, there's lots to see," Jabari said as Vitani sighed and
followed the lion.
******
As Vitani toured the lands with Jabari, Nala and Simba were making a trip
of there own to the Mukoma pride.
"Do you think she'll still be here?"
Nala asked as they approached the boarder of the land, "yes, I think so."
Simba replied as he roared and waited for a response, for every king knew
that when entering another's territory, one needed to roar to announce
there presents. As the couple waited, a roar sounded and Nala raised her
head to see her sister and husband running towards them.
"Come on," Nala said as the two ran to meet up with the other royal couple.
"Oh Nala," Kamaria smiled as she reached her half sister, "it's so good to
see you."
Nala smiled back as the two nuzzled;
"How are you Simba?"
Jafari inquired as the lions raised there tails in greeting;
"I'm well, and you?"
"I'm well," Jafari retorted as the four lions made there way to sit under a
tree and talk.
"Before you ask Nala, your daughter is here; but she's out with my son
Jabari; he's showing her the lands," king Jafari said as he smiled.
"So, she's alright then?"
"Yes Nala, she's good; though I don't believe she's a very happy lioness."
Kamaria said as she nuzzled her sister again, "she feels like she doesn't
belong anywhere."
"How do you know?"
Nala inquired;
"Nala, I see it in her eyes," the younger lioness replied.
"So, tell me about all that is new," Kamaria asked, changing the subject.
******
"Are we there yet?"
Vitani's slightly agitated voice asked as the two lions walked to what
Jabari called; his favorite spot.
"Man, why are you so," he paused for a right word.
"So what?"
Vitani snapped, turning her head to face him;
The young lioness was getting a little more than fed up with the slightly
older lion; he had showed her the many waterfalls, lakes, and ponds that
dotted the Mukoma landscape. He had shown her the hunting grounds; and had
more than once accidently brushed up against her flank while walking.
While they had stopped in order to get a drink, she had caught him gazing
at her from the corner of her eye.
It were these thoughts that were coursing through out her brain as they
finally made there way to, "Jabari's spot."
It was set upon a small cliff that overlooked the wide expanse of the open
grasslands. In order to actually fall, one had to jump off a ledge to a
grassy field below and then came the larger drop to the bottom where lye
more open plains.
"Isn't this nice?"
Jabari asked as he sat near the ledge;
"It looks, barren to me," Vitani answered as she looked around where she
stood.
"All I see is grass, green grass," she finished as she looked at her paws,
"even my paws have more color than this."
"Hmmm, you just don't know beauty," Jabari commented as he raised his head,
"green is a beautiful color, if you just give it a chance."
"It's a color, no big, let's go back," Vitani said as she turned.
"oh come on, give this place at least a chance," Jabari replied as she
sighed and sat beside him, a little ways off. After a moment of silence,
the lioness stood, "I've seen it, let's go."
"Vitani," Jabari stood and walked towards her, "don't you know how to
appreciate things?"
"Don't talk to me about appreciation," the lioness snapped, "I just don't
find the color green all that great."
"I do," he said as he looked in her eyes and Vitani lowered her head.
"I'm leaving," she snapped again as she backed up away from Jabari.
"I'll go back with you," the lion offered as he turned, "come on."
"I didn't ask for your help," Vitani shot back, "I don't need your help, I
don't need you! I don't need green or this walk; but I most importantly
don't need help finding my way back. I'm a lion, I'll follow our scent
back; so once again, I don't need your hel....."
As the word left her lips, Vitani stepped off the ledge of the smaller
cliff; and began slipping downwards. As she dug her sharp claws in to the
earth, the soft dirt and grass began to give way under her paws.
"J-Jabari?"
Her eyes met the older lion's brown orbs, "umm, Jabari, I..."
"Need my help?"
A coy smile crossed the lion's features, and Vitani vowed that if she got
off this ledge that she'd slap it right off his face.
Vitani's paws slipped farther down and Jabari could've laughed at her
expression as he gracefully leapt over her and landed behind her form as
she practically fell backwards. Placing his two front paws on each side of
her body, he hoisted her up and watched her fall literally head over feet.
He jumped up and began running, laughing his head off;
"I bet you can find your way back now!"
He shouted as he looked back and saw her running at top speed towards him;
as Jabari ran, the warm wind whipped at his mane as her body came crashing
down upon him, her onix claws slightly extended.
"You," her voice was cold as she panted, her breath coming in quick gasps
against his chocolate colored mane, "You..."
"I saved you," he grunted as she pressed her full weight on top of him,
pinning him to the ground.
"You, I..."
Inwardly the lion smiled, he had wounded her, made her speechless; he
wondered if anyone had done such a thing before. He struggled beneath her
and she allowed him to stand as he turned to face her, getting a hard swipe
with claws retracted across his face.
Jabari sucked air through his teeth, as pain pounded through out his head
as he staggered backwards.
"Let's go," Vitani commanded as she turned towards the Mukoma lands.
Sighing, Jabari followed her back home.
As Vitani walked against the wind, the young lioness allowed a small smile
spread across her features; for she knew that he would've saved her anyway.
******
"We better get back," Simba commented as he stood and stretched, "we left
Kovu and Kiara in charge."
"Hurry, run!"
Kamaria joked as the four lions laughed;
"So, it's agreed then?"
Nala inquired as Jafari and Kamaria walked with them back to there boarder.
"Yes, I think it'll be a fine match," Jafari said.
"We won't mention it to them, knowing Jabari, I can tell that he has a
slight crush on her," Kamaria agreed, "let nature do it's magic."
"Good," Nala said as she smiled.
"Yes, it's clear he's not fond of Hazaa," Jafari said, "she is his well, X
betrothal."
As they approached the boarder, the four lions said there goodbyes and
Kamaria and Jafari watched as Simba and Nala made there way back to pride
rock.
"Do you think this'll work?"
Nala asked her mate;
"I hope so; but I honestly don't know," Simba answered.
"We have to have faith," Nala said as the couple nuzzled and continued on
there way; as back in the Mukoma lands, Jafari reassured Kamaria of the
same thing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Chapter 9*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Please everyone RR!!!! Leave thoughts, ideas, and suggestions in an e-
mail or a review..lol, you know what to do by now.
Hope you guys like it, I'll see you soon!!