A/N: Sorry for the wait, I got busy with school..well here goes the next chapter!
Vitani sighed, and walked over to Mpita. He stared at her. She sat down in front of him, but neither said anything.
"What is your PROBLEM?" Mpita asked suddenly.
"MY problem?! What about YOUR problem?" Vitani growled back.
"You attacked me!"
"So did you!"
"HOW?"
"Verbally." she said matter-of-fact-ly. "Besides, where did you LEARN all that stuff about me?"
"I have my sources." Mpita said proudly.
"Damn you, TELL ME!" Vitani roared at him.
Mpita looked at her, as if deciding whether or not to tell her.
"Kovu.." he said quietly.
Vitani roared, a full-blown roar that startled Mpita.
Mpita growled. He bounded off Pride Rock, heading toward the waterhole. She watched him go, growling slightly.
"What is your problem with him?!" Kovu asked. He had been watching the whole thing from inside the cave. She spun and snarled at him.
"Why did you tell him all those things about me?! You had NO right-"
"He wanted to know." He said calmly.
"Oh, so any random lion that wants to know about me, you'll just TELL them?"
"NO!" He cried, very cub-like. "He likes you! He wanted to know about you!"
She snarled, and started pacing. He didn't like her, he hated her! He couldn't like HER!
"Vitani." Kovu's voice sounded pleading, something it hardly ever did. Vitani stopped pacing and looked her twin straight in the eyes. "Please..he's my best friend. Please, apologize to him.
Get to know him. Please, Vitani. For me."
Vitani couldn't argue with that. She knew Kovu had always been jealous of her and Nduli; Mother hadn't allowed him to have any friends. He had to train too much. She sighed, and took off after her brother's best friend.
"Mpita! Slow down!" Vitani cried, seeing him quite a bit away, heading to the watering hole. "Why should I?" He roared back. His voice was rough, but there was some hurt in it, and Vitani felt a pang of guilt. She broke into a run, stopping before she was next to him. "I'm sorry." She said quietly. Mpita stopped short and swallowed loudly. "If there's anything I can do to make it up to you-"
"Yes, there is." He interrupted. He twirled to face her, and stared her straight in the eyes. "Spend some time with me. Get to know me. Then judge me." She felt like she was going to growl, she forced herself to stop. After what Kovu had said, she owed him at least that much. She nodded. "alright. When?" "Tomorrow. At noon." "I'll be there." Mpita nodded, and headed off towards Pride Rock.
She watched him go for awhile, then called, "Mpita!"
He turned around to face her; he was not far off.
"Will you walk with me?" She asked. She saw him smile, and nod. She smiled back and ran up to him.
They walked back side-by-side, but in silence. Mpita would look over at her every once in a while;
every time Vitani looked over, though, he would look away.
By the time they came to Pride Rock, it was almost sunset. Kovu was watching them from the den. Mpita walked in the den first. Vitani winked at Kovu, before following him.
A/N: Thanks for reading, please review!
Vitani sighed, and walked over to Mpita. He stared at her. She sat down in front of him, but neither said anything.
"What is your PROBLEM?" Mpita asked suddenly.
"MY problem?! What about YOUR problem?" Vitani growled back.
"You attacked me!"
"So did you!"
"HOW?"
"Verbally." she said matter-of-fact-ly. "Besides, where did you LEARN all that stuff about me?"
"I have my sources." Mpita said proudly.
"Damn you, TELL ME!" Vitani roared at him.
Mpita looked at her, as if deciding whether or not to tell her.
"Kovu.." he said quietly.
Vitani roared, a full-blown roar that startled Mpita.
Mpita growled. He bounded off Pride Rock, heading toward the waterhole. She watched him go, growling slightly.
"What is your problem with him?!" Kovu asked. He had been watching the whole thing from inside the cave. She spun and snarled at him.
"Why did you tell him all those things about me?! You had NO right-"
"He wanted to know." He said calmly.
"Oh, so any random lion that wants to know about me, you'll just TELL them?"
"NO!" He cried, very cub-like. "He likes you! He wanted to know about you!"
She snarled, and started pacing. He didn't like her, he hated her! He couldn't like HER!
"Vitani." Kovu's voice sounded pleading, something it hardly ever did. Vitani stopped pacing and looked her twin straight in the eyes. "Please..he's my best friend. Please, apologize to him.
Get to know him. Please, Vitani. For me."
Vitani couldn't argue with that. She knew Kovu had always been jealous of her and Nduli; Mother hadn't allowed him to have any friends. He had to train too much. She sighed, and took off after her brother's best friend.
"Mpita! Slow down!" Vitani cried, seeing him quite a bit away, heading to the watering hole. "Why should I?" He roared back. His voice was rough, but there was some hurt in it, and Vitani felt a pang of guilt. She broke into a run, stopping before she was next to him. "I'm sorry." She said quietly. Mpita stopped short and swallowed loudly. "If there's anything I can do to make it up to you-"
"Yes, there is." He interrupted. He twirled to face her, and stared her straight in the eyes. "Spend some time with me. Get to know me. Then judge me." She felt like she was going to growl, she forced herself to stop. After what Kovu had said, she owed him at least that much. She nodded. "alright. When?" "Tomorrow. At noon." "I'll be there." Mpita nodded, and headed off towards Pride Rock.
She watched him go for awhile, then called, "Mpita!"
He turned around to face her; he was not far off.
"Will you walk with me?" She asked. She saw him smile, and nod. She smiled back and ran up to him.
They walked back side-by-side, but in silence. Mpita would look over at her every once in a while;
every time Vitani looked over, though, he would look away.
By the time they came to Pride Rock, it was almost sunset. Kovu was watching them from the den. Mpita walked in the den first. Vitani winked at Kovu, before following him.
A/N: Thanks for reading, please review!