A/N: Uh oh, this is chapter 6 and I'm just working on 7. You're catching up! Sorry it took so long!
"What was that?" questioned Scar, looking up and around.
"Zazu!" shouted Nalani. "He must've seen you!"
The two lions now quickened their pace and bolted for Pride Rock. By the time they got there, the lionesses had already lined up, awaiting their arrival.
"Nalani, get away from him!" shouted Nala.
"No!" retaliated Nalani. Kiara and Kovu stepped forward, in front of the other lionesses.
"Scar?" questioned Kovu, getting a better look at him.
"Correct, and you must be Kovu," said Scar. "And you now rule the Pride Lands?"
"Correct," Kovu snarled. "Where have you been?"
"Not betraying my kind," replied Scar.
"I'm not betraying my kind," Kovu said. "We are all the same kind. We are all lions. Kiara helped me realise that."
Scar nodded, "As did Nalani for me."
"What?" Nalani questioned. "Oh, I didn't do a thing."
"Yes, you did," said Scar, turning to her. "You showed me that it is not where we live that shows us who we are, it is what we believe in our hearts to be true."
Nalani stepped closer to Scar, when suddenly, Simba pounced out of nowhere.
"Daddy!" exclaimed Kiara. "Daddy, you should be resting."
"I'll only rest when Scar is dead," seethed Simba, not taking his eyes off his uncle.
"Simba, no," Nalani said. "He's changed."
"Scar will never change," Simba reasoned. "Not the Scar I know."
"Then you must not know him very well," challenged Nalani.
"Stand down, Nalani," Simba ordered.
"I stand up," Nalani said. "For equality and justice. Cannot the past be forgotten, to make room for a better future?"
"I will forget," Simba said, still glaring at Scar. "But I will never forgive."
"I do not ask for your forgiveness," Scar said. "For I do not deserve it. What I do ask for, however, is your acceptance. I understand if you do not want me in your pride, because if I were you, I would never forgive me."
Simba thought for a minute. "I…accept you," he said.
"Simba," Nala said, stepping up beside him. "Is this really wise?"
"I am acting with my heart," he replied, nearing Scar, and offering him his paw. "It has not failed me yet."
Scar warily stared at his nephew's paw, and shook it. "Thank you, Simba," he said. "You have my deepest and most profound gratitude."
"See?" prompted Nalani. "Isn't this better? No feuding, no arguments."
The lions nodded in agreement. "But what about Kasim?" Scar asked.
"What about Kasim?" Nalani questioned, as if trying to forget her own past.
"Should he not be here with his pride?" Kovu interjected. "He is more than welcome to unite with us."
"I…shall inform him immediately," Nalani said solemnly. "I should probably set off, then."
"I'll accompany you," Scar offered.
"Thanks," Nalani smiled, then she turned to Simba. "And thank you for accepting us as one, equal pride."
Scar and Nalani, now used to walking great distances, made their way to Nalani's old pride. When they arrived there, Nalani immediately spotted Kasim napping in the shade of a tree.
"Nalani?" he said, perking up. "Is that you? Who is that you're with?"
When the lionesses heard that Nalani had returned, they made themselves present. "I don't believe it," Aminah said, coming closer. "It's Scar!"
This caused a commotion among the lionesses. "Nalani, what are you doing?" Kasim said, getting up and running to her. "Get away from him!"
"Where have I heard that before?" Nalani muttered, rolling her eyes. "Now, to focus on the issue at hand – Simba, Kiara, and Kovu formally wish to invite you and your pride to join Pride Rock."
"Hold on – my pride?" questioned Kasim. "What happened to your pride? Our pride?"
"My pride is with the other lions," Nalani said. "With the other lions who respect me, and treat me as their equal."
"Are you saying that this pride does not do that?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying."
"Nalani, you have changed. I don't know what you found when you ran away, but it cannot be good – for you or anyone else."
"I'll tell you what I found! I found Scar!" Nalani turned to the dark lion. "I found love."
A/N: whistles