Scar, not doing anything horrible? Now that wouldn't be Scar, would it? hehe... here's the next part, hope you like it. Please R&R! Atrice

Part 3 - Athari

Scar stretched with a tired growl, and opened his eyes. Another warm day – did they ever have anything else here in the outskirts? Then he smiled a superior smile, looking at the lioness still sleeping by his side – flanking the rock, so that she couldn't get away unless she woke up Scar. She hadn't spoken to him at all, since he refused to let her go home the day before. 'Playing hard to get? You can't keep quiet forever, my precious.' Scar thought to himself… he then noticed the gnu leg in front of him from yesterday, and pulled it closer and began to eat. Nala woke up to this sound, and to begin with she didn't recall where she was. Then she remembered…

"They'll be worried, you know?" Nala suddenly said to him, but he just smiled to her.

"Will they? I had no idea, really. So, what do you expect? The oh so great Simba will come and save you, of course he will…" Scar said with his usual irony and grinned.

"He will, and he will fight for my freedom!" she said and got up to stand. It wasn't that hot yet, but it would be soon. Shadow still lurked on their side of the rock though.

"Of course he will, no doubt there! But you belong to me now, dear Nala." He said, and looked at her to sense how she felt about that.

"You may have taken me… captive. But I'll never belong to you!" Nala said, jumped up and directly at Scar. She knocked him over, but he was quick now he had something to eat and drink, and weren't alone. Power made him stronger… Scar always kept his claws sharp, and roaring he slapped a paw against her face, getting her away from him again – and smiled, as he saw 3 claw-scars across her left eye!

Nala tried to open the eye, but it didn't happen… with her right eye she sent an evil glance towards Scar, who once again looked so pleased with himself.

"I never thought you'd sink that low, Scar!" she growled at him. He came over to where she lay and bowed down on the front legs to face her.

"And I never thought you would, Nala… or shall I call you something more suitable now, for example Athari?" Scar said with a grin to himself, but Nala kept her evil eye at him. Did it really look that bad, her scars across the eye? Athari did mean scar after all, she thought… she wanted to go the waterhole for something to drink, and maybe see herself in the mirror of the water. She got up again, and Scar followed her with the eyes as he saw her move down towards the waterhole. He decided it was best to follow, he couldn't have her escape now. Nala reached the waterhole and saw herself – it did look bad! 3 red scars across the left eye, looking even worse than Scar's scar. She felt like giving him some of his own medicine, for example a few more scars to him! But wouldn't that mean, she would become like him? She watched him drinking a bit next to her. Shortly after she finished drinking too, he pushed her back towards the rock and jumped up on it. Nala followed him, from the top of the rock you had a good view – such as towards the Pride Rock. Why hadn't Simba come yet, she thought with a heavy sigh? She laid down and Scar fell down next to her, leaning against her. He liked having company, especially a pretty young lioness – now with scars just like him!

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Kovu jumped up on another rock to look for Nala. He had been in the dark area of the Pridelands, the place he was brought up – but no Nala there. The place had brought back strange memories, of a past he preferred to forget. Quickly he had left the place, and on the savannah an elephant said she'd seen a lonesome lioness pull some meat towards the outskirts the day before. Kovu had now ventured in that direction. Simba had refused to send Kiara to find Nala, since Kiara was expecting cubs. Kiara had gone into their cave without any answer, and Simba sent Kovu. He himself wanted to stay on Pride Rock if Nala came. From his rock, Kovu spotted a waterhole not that far away, and thought a drink would be nice now. Perhaps a break from the search, renew the strength so that he could find Nala.