A/N: Here's Chappie 3! Enjoy fans! Please review!
Chapter Three
''Kiara!' Kovu called frantically as he ran along the bank, searching the waters for his friend.
''Over here!'' called a tiny voice a few feet away. Kovu spotted Kiara in the water, holding onto a slippery rock for dear life.
''Hold on! I'm coming!'' he called as he ran toward her. He stopped abruptly when he noticed a long thick stick on the ground. He picked it up, figuring it would be of good use to help Kiara.
Kovu stood at the edge of the bank, holding the other end of stick out to Kiara. She seized it securely in her mouth and released the rock, letting him pull her safely to shore. She climbed onto the bank and dropped the stick, catching her breath.
''Are you okay?'' Kovu asked, panting also.
''You--you saved me!'' Kiara exclaimed happily.
''You're really brave! We make a great team!'' she said.
''Yeah, we do,'' Kovu agreed and smiled at his friend. He'd never had such a good time in all his life.
''Well, well, well, Kovu. Making friends are you? With a Pridelander,'' a sudden voice rasped behind the two cubs, startling them. Kovu and Kiara turned to face a scrawny tan lioness creeping out of the grass. She stared hungrily at them, an evil glint in her eyes. Kiara gave a small gasp and crouched behind Kovu, who gulped as his ears drooped. She wondered who this lioness was and how she knew Kovu.
''So this is where you've been, wandering around doing foolishness with the enemy,'' the lioness said disdainfully.
The enemy? Kiara thought curiously. What did she mean by the enemy?
The lioness strode over to her, towering over her while glaring down at her evilly.
''How dare you come close to our lands, you little wench! Especially after that traitor of a father of yours banished us here! How dare you show your face and--'' she spat threateningly at poor Kiara, but an unexpected fierce roar interrupted her before she could finish. It was Simba, charging toward them with his wife Nala right behind, both with bared teeth and angry eyes. A hint of fear shone in the evil lioness's eyes as she backed away from Kiara. Simba stood protectively in front of her and Nala at her side. Kovu gasped and slowly backed away toward the lioness, no longer seeming so brave.
''How dare you speak to my daughter that way, Zira!'' Simba roared angrily. Kiara was completely confused about how her parents also knew this crude lioness named Zira.
''Ah, if it isn't the King himself. Coming to fetch your precious princess?'' Zira sneered, a smirk curling over her lips.
''Keep your cub and your pack away from us Pridelanders, especially Kiara, or you'll suffer severe consequences!'' Simba warned, ignoring Zira's remark, though the smirk remained plastered to her face.
'' So long as you keep your little brat away from my cub. It was she who put him in danger and dared to cross your borders and enter our territory,'' she retorted, her evil glare back on Kiara. Nala took a step toward Zira, growling and ready to attack, but Simba stopped her. They watched as Zira picked Kovu up in her mouth and slowly walked away into the opposite direction.
'''Bye,'' Kovu whispered to Kiara before he and the lioness disappeared into the grass. Kiara's ears drooped dolefully and for a second she looked down at the ground. She knew that she was in a lot of trouble and was going to be scolded endlessly and maybe even punished.
She looked up at her father in shame. Simba glared down at her angrily, standing completely still. Kiara looked at her mother, who also stood stone still, but looked more relieved than cross.
''Dad I--'' Kiara began to explain, but was interrupted.
''We'll talk when we get home. Let's go,'' said Simba firmly then picked Kiara up by the nape of her neck.
As they set off for home, Kiara thought of how she might never see Kovu again.