1A/N: Kiara: I'm going to start putting Simba and Nala etc... part's in after I get you all more familiar to Sabili and her surroundings, theres a big thickener thrown into this story, im sure your all dying to know ;-)
There are three new lions/lionesses you will meet in this chapter! Yahhh! Lol.
WARNING: This chapter has some plot, but not much lol. Just more fluff t get you to feel the personalities of Sabili's Pride (Pride Ubaya Ridge). Plot will thicken much for Sabili, but I can't think of much plot for Nala, Simba, Kali, etc. Perhaps this will be a mostly Sabili Story, but I believe Sabili and Simba will meet. Not sure lol. They should. Who knows?
Sabili called out again to her sister. "Zuri! Zuri?" she called out down the cave. No reply came back, and hurting and tired, she stood and limped down the rock wall where her sister had disappeared to.
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"Zuri?" called out Sabili when she reached the end of the cave, scanning the grasses gleaming with the moon's light.
"Sabili, nice of you to join us," came a female voice, where suddenly a lighter colored lioness appeared before her, apparently jumping out of the nearby tree. The lioness grinned at Sabili's clear shock. "Wondering where your sister is Zuri? She's gone back to the pride, where she was born and raised. However, you need to back to where /you/ were born."
Sabili scrunched her forehead in confussion. "Are you with the males that came here?"
"Oh Kings, no. I came here to lead you both out of that cave. But Zuri was already exiting, and then I was just coming to get you."
"I'm going to go," Sabili said low and quiet, now on guard.
"Sure. Just keep in mind what I said," she said, dissapearing into the nearby tall gasses. Sabili stood, staring, wondering what she meant. Back to where she was born? But she was born right here on Ubaya Ridge, she was Zuri's twin! Maybe she meant a deeper meaning... But what?
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Nala was the last to see the large rock as she followed the group of lions over the hill. She gasped - it was almost as if she had never seen it. Pride Rock was in a worse condition then when she had left it with Kali.The group walked up near the den, the lionesses that had stayed behind greeting them with happy and hopeful faces - and she knew they were thinking she had accepted Simba's offer as Queen of Pride Rock.
Simba turned to a few lionesses that had exchanged greetings with himself and his traveling group. "Please alert all the lionesses there will be a meeting here shortly before sunset. Thank you." The two nodded and split into different directions. He turned to Sarabi. "Mom, I want to meet this Sabili... this sister of mine."
'Why is she grimacing? Why is Kali giving my mother - Wait, our mother, such a look of anger?' Simba thought. "Simba, please, let's talk about her later. Please. Go plan your speech, or something. I'm going to the water hole," Sarabi said tiredly, her eyes wandering past him unto the north-east border.
"Mom, please tell me," he quietly pleaded, "It's almost killing me, wanting to know."
Sarabi looked at him quietly, giving him a sad smile. "Please, my son, Simba, later." She couldn't seem to get enough of calling him 'son', or saying 'Simba' and actually talking to him. "I promise, you'll be told in due time." She walked toward the water hole, her paws quietly hitting the rock beneath them.
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Sabili climbed up the rock ridge, to the top where none of the jungle trees grew and the sunbathing is perfect, where the pride lived. "Sabili!" called out Mdambi, her mother. The pride all called her Ambi for short. "Your father's almost ordered a search party for you! Why didn't you tell Zuri where you were going?"
"Uh, sorry. I wasn't thinking," she said, walking over to Zuri. "Come on, we need to talk."
"You two aren't going anywhere," came the low voice of their father, the king, Takua. "For not telling anyone from the pride where you were going, you're both grounded until I tell you otherwise."
"We need to talk /alone/!" persisted Sabili, stepping forward. "Daddy, please!"
"NO!" he roared, "and DON'T ask AGAIN!" he stormed over to where Takua and other lionesses sat, talking. Sabili frowned at him, and angrily, started to leave. Zuri leapt in front of her, in the way of her path, and her sister tried to pass, but she continually blocked her.
"Wait, wait! Stand still so I can whisper." Sabili looked at her, confused, but stood still. Zuri put her mouth near her ear and whispered, "We'll sneak out tonight, to talk. But only for a little bit."
"Hey, whatcha whispering about?" Ruia, the only other age-mate of Zuri and Sabili's. Sabili smiled at him, backing away from Zuri discreetly.
"Aww, nothing important."
"Must be important and/or secret if your whispering," he gave them both another smile and laid on his back. "Anyway, what do you guys wana do today?"
"Actually, we don't plan on going out this afternoon much. It's almost sunset and we're both tired," Zuri looked at Sabili for support, who nodded.
"You guys could at least tell me what you guys did to get grounded to the Ridge. Where did you two go? I was surprised you were in it Zuri, but not so surprised about Sabili," his eyes gleamed as he gave her a toothy smile.
Sabili stuck out her tounge. Zuri smiled at the two. "Well, I need to go talk to mother, about some buisness or another," she waved her paw around, "Probably mumbo jumbo. I'll see you guys later!" Sabili went to continue to tease him as Zuri bounded into deep grasses and out of sight.
"What are you trying to say? That I'm a trouble maker?" Ruia smiled and nodded. Sabili pretended to pout, "I am sooo not the trouble maker! You are!"
"Nope, you are!" he laughed, playing, and pinning her to the ground. But it didn't feel as all the other times. There was something that felt difference, and from the expression on his face, he felt it too. "Umm," he mumbled, as he released her quickly, taking a couple of steps backwards.
She decided to act dumb. "What?"
Ruia cleared his throat. "Um, nothing. We better go back, they'll be wondering..." He walked toward Ubaya Ridge, stopping and looking over his shoulder at Sabili. "You coming?"
She jogged over to his side. "Yeah. Let's go." She walked with him, side by side, toward the pride.