A/N: And now for Chapter Eleven, which I should've written days ago. Sorry guys. But worry no more 'cause here it is!

Chapter Eleven: Temporarily Untitled

Kiara watched as Kovu entered the dark den. Like he always did at that time of evening, he carried a small piece of meat in his mouth for her. Even though a few years had passed, he still did this behind his mother's back. Despite the fact that she still despised him, he couldn't bear to let her starve. He placed the morsel down on the ground beside her.

''Thanks,'' Kiara muttered flatly to him. She took the meat into her mouth and chewed. It was cold and dry, but she was used to it, so she didn't complain. It only took seconds for her to finish the fragment and yet she was still very hungry.

Kovu stood motionless in front of her, observing her closely. She was unmistakably thin, but not scrawny. She had grown into a beautiful lioness, he had to admit, though she was exceptionally stubborn.

''Why are you still here?'' Kiara asked haughtily.

''To watch you eat,'' Kovu retorted.

Kiara scowled at him; she hated the way he said that, in fact, she hated everything about him. She didn't care how strong he grew, or how handsome he looked, she didn't owe him any respect whatsoever.

''Get out,'' she snarled.

''You know, you could at least thank me for keeping you alive,'' Kovu snapped, frowning also.

''Keeping me alive? You call holding me prisoner and feeding me scraps keeping me alive?'' yelled Kiara. Who did he think he was?

''Hey, you could've been dead by now if it weren't for me,'' Kovu said.

''Kovu, you're only keeping me alive as bait for my father. If you cared about me so much, then you wouldn't be letting that crazy sinister mother of yours kidnap me or kill my dad!'' Kiara pointed out.

''Hey, don't talk about my mother that way! If your dad hadn't murdered scar in the first place, then banished us out here, then this wouldn't even be happening!'' Kovu yelled before he could stop himself.

''What?'' Kiara asked, perplexed.

Kovu shut his mouth closed quickly then looked down at his paws.

''Nothing,'' he snapped, turning to leave. ''Just forget it.''

He left her alone in her den, fuming and offended by what she said about his mother.

I need to quit feeling sorry for that brat-that royal pain, he thought.

As soon as he left, Kiara growled angrily and swatted away a pebble with her paw. She wasn't going to put up with that anymore. She was going to escape once again-even if it killed her. At least she knew she'd die trying to get home.

And she was going to leave that night.

A/N: A short cliffie. I just love messing with you guys. This is especially for some of you authors who write the best fics and leave me hanging! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!

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