Wow I'm surprised that no one knew that Nala was going to have a brother, I actually did not know about it either until a few months ago since I've been hanging around the Lion King Fan Art Archive, a really neat place that everyone should check out, there are some really talented people out there. I'm also surprised that I got a lot of reviews while I was gone. I'm surprised that so many people like this story and it makes me wonder why no one read "I'm Her Guardian" when I first joined. Eh oh well, that story sucks any way, well time for the thankies.
Bounding Jackalope: I will keep Amari alive for a little while, but I am afraid we will loose him sooner or later, I know it's sad. Glad you liked the song I used, thanks for the review.
Maran Zelde: I'm sorry you had to work on the fourth, but at least you got money for it. I don't have a job at the moment and my wallet is getting kinda thin. But that will all change in August. Glad you liked the chapter though and thanks for the review.
Grfffinrose: Uh Grfffinrose, I'm not Kiara32 you silly. Glad you liked the chapter though.
Sunrise19: Glad you liked this chapter. And Salida is in Colorado on the Arkansas River, kinda in the southwest area near the Sand Dunes. It's a nice little area but it rarely rains or snows. It's crazy too. Last winter we went to Monarch about twenty miles away and they had three feet of snow while Salida had nothing, yeah Colorado has weird weather. Thanks for the review.
Pichooi: Oops you caught a small error with Mufasa and Sarabi knowing they were going to have a male. I must have not been paying attention; I hate it when I do that. But yeah let's just say Rafiki told them from now on. Any way the fourth of July for us is our independence from Britain way back in 1776. You can see the declaration of independence in Washington D.C. and it's really cool to see and it's funny because its bomb proof, bullet proof, and water proof, yeah some people are a little paranoid.
Hyper Strudel: Glad you like my story, I hope you keep enjoying it and thanks for the review.
An Insane Video Game Nerd: Yes his brother's names were Azizi and Sule. And I am guessing you are thinking about my mentioning of Kato and Ban'ai in Chapter 13, those were the two who ruined everything in chapter 3 and that's why he said there's one in every family but two in his. I hope that cleared everything, thanks for the review.
Simba11: Glad you liked little Simba and Scar really is a big meanie. And please be patient with me updating, it takes a while to get a good chapter going. Thanks for the review though.
Skima: Glad you liked this chapter and I am glad you liked "Surviving the Stampede" as well. Thanks for the review.
MorpheusDreamer: Yay your back for a while! Glad you liked the chapter and thank you for the review. Good luck with your new Rafiki's Tale's story.
Now on to my next chapter that will hopefully be good since I am ad libbing. Oh yeah and it happens a few weeks before Simba learns about being king and all that stuff.
The weeks went by and little Simba grew into a feisty little cub, always on the lookout for another adventure with Nala and occasionally Amari who was kind of a weak cub. He did not grow much and he was usually the one on the bottom of the pile during a scuffle with Simba.
But Simba, Nala, and Amari were not the only cubs in the pride, there were three others. Two of them were brother and sister named Penda and Dume (pronounced Du may if anyone was wondering) a few weeks older than the three cubs. The last one was Kamau, a much older cub who was beginning to show the early stages of a mane, so of course he would usually push the younger cubs around and complain that he should be the baby sitter. I knew that his complaining days would be over sooner or later since some young male lions are kicked out of the pride for being a threat to the king.
I remember having one babysitting adventure with them one afternoon around the time when Simba, Nala, and Amari were loosing most of their younger cub spots. I of course had been sent to watch them that day because Mufasa had planned a big hunt for the entire pride and thought it would be nice for me to get to know the cubs a little better. I was happy to do this since it was a nice way to learn about parenting which I would hope to do sometime in my life. I had been seeing a lot of lovely ladies around that time, but of course they never noticed me and went for someone else.
Any way the day I babysat was a nice warm day, it was not too hot so I knew the cubs would be more playful and energetic.
They were all playing in front of pride rock, next to a cave at the bottom and Simba was having a great time scaring them all and pretending to be a ghost. Of course Kamau was not joining them; instead he sat at a nearby rock pouting and rolling a rock with his paw, so I flew over to him.
"What's wrong Kamau, don't you want to play with them?" I asked.
Kamau gave a long sigh before finally answering. "No, I'm too big for them," he said.
"And why do you say that?" I asked.
"Because my mom told me that yesterday and that it is best for me to start preparing to leave and find my own home, she said I shouldn't be gallivanting since it could happen at any moment, plus I'm old enough, I bet I could baby sit for the pride," he said.
I sighed, I knew his mom would say something like that; Nadira was a very strict mother who usually decided when her cub should play and when not to play.
"I see what you mean, but why not try to spend one more day being a cub even if your mom says you shouldn't, I'll take the blame if she complains about it," I said.
Kamau looked at me with hesitation in his eyes for a moment. Finally in what felt like forever, the young lion got up and ran toward the cave where Simba was still playing his scary ghost game and roared.
He scared the cubs so badly that all five of them ran out and tired to hide behind me, a feat that was quite hard to do.
"Uh Simba I think you just angered the ghost," said Dume.
"But all I did was make spooky noises at you guys, how can that anger a ghost?" asked Simba.
I decided to play along and joined in the conversation. "Well it sounded like you were making fun of him, that could anger anyone if you are not careful," I said.
Suddenly Kamau roared loudly again, causing the cubs to lay low behind me and shiver with fright. I just smiled and hoped that Kamau would not go too far with the game.
"You have made fun of me, now I will haunt this cave forever until one of you apologizes to me face to face," said Kamau who then roared again.
"Oh I don't want him to haunt the cave, he would keep me awake all night," said Amari.
"Yeah and since it's Simba's fault I say he should apologize," said Penda.
"Okay change in plans then, only Simba can apologize since he woke me from my five hundred year slumber," roared Kamau.
"You better go Simba, or your father will be very angry with you," I said in a demanding tone.
Simba gulped and finally moved forward. It was quite a funny site to see because first he would walk a few feet before crouching and then finally deciding to come closer. The other four cubs watched him intently, hoping nothing bad would happen.
Finally Simba reached the edge of the cave and peered in. But before he could even take one more step further, Kamau jumped out and landed on top of him. Simba who only saw a big blur, cried out in fright as both cubs rolled in the grass and came to a stop a few feet away from the four cubs and I.
"Ha ha scared you didn't I," said Kamau.
Simba looked up at him with an angry face. "That was not nice Kamau, you really scared us," he said.
"Yeah I thought you were going to eat him," said Nala.
"Oh come on, it's good to have a little fun now and again especially since I will be leaving soon," said Kamau.
Simba just growled and then pounced on Kamau but because of Kamau's size he quickly flipped Simba over.
"Looks like it will be a while before you can pummel me," said Kamau.
Simba growled in tried again but this time Kamau leapt out of the way and laughed while Simba landed on his stomach.
"I bet you can't catch me either," said Kamau who then began to run.
"I bet I could get him," said Dume who then sprinted after him.
In no time at all, all five cubs chased after the adolescent lion for quite a long time. They would all try to grab him or trip him but he was too quick and soon had the five cubs lying under some trees for time out.
Kamau walked over to them and grinned at them. "Aw are all the babies tired," he said in a baby talk voice.
"No we just had enough of chasing you," said Simba.
"Oh yeah sure, you all had enough of chasing the mighty Kamau," said Kamau.
"Now Kamau be nice to them, I remember you were like them when you were their age," I said.
"Yeah so stop pretending your better than us," said Amari.
"I'm not pretending I'm better than you guys you little runt," said Kamau.
Amari growled and of course tried to pin Kamau down but he lost before he could even lay his paw on the adolescent.
"See your nothing but a runt," said Kamau to Amari.
Amari gave a small whimper before moving away from Kamau and sitting beside his sister who stared at Kamau angrily.
"Don't be a bully Kamau, it's not nice, we should actually look up to you as a grown up and not a big meanie," said Nala.
"Aw can't I have a little bit of fun?" asked Kamau.
"Yes but not the kind of fun that hurts others feelings," I said.
Kamau looked at me in a hesitated look, I could tell he wanted to show off in front of the cubs but also wanted to be friends with them.
"How about this, I'll let you guys pummel me and I won't try to run away," he said.
The cubs jumped up in joy and were soon on top of Kamau biting his ears, pulling his tail, or pretending that they were the most powerful lions in the pile.
Kamau looked over at me and smiled. I could tell that this was going to be a day that would be most remembered for the rest of his life. And I helped him achieve it.
A little while later though, dark storm clouds began to appear causing all six cubs to run back to the main cave before they could get drenched, I of course joined them and listened as they told silly stories until they became more interested in what Kamau planned on doing once he left the pride.
"So where will you go Kamau?" asked Simba.
"I'm not sure yet, but I definitely want a pride of my own so I can rule over the lands and have as many female lions as I want," said Kamau.
The last statement caused all five cubs to give a disgusted look, I chuckled at them. I knew that thought would change once they reached Kamau's age.
"Will you ever come back and visit us?" asked Amari.
"Hmmm it would be nice to see you all grown up one day, I might do that," said Kamau.
"And it would be nice to see you with a full mane," I said.
Kamau just nodded as he continued to answer questions to the cubs before the pride finally returned all soaked and tired from their hunt. Mufasa of course praised me for the outstanding babysitting job I did. And Kamau did not get scolded for acting like a cub, Nadira was actually quite happy that he kept the cubs occupied.
As promised, Kamau was kicked out of the pride about a week later. Mufasa did not even chase him out, he just told him to leave and after a long hesitation and goodbye to his mother, which of course was tearful. He left the pride lands, heading north for a home to call his own.
A/N: My goodness I must admit that this chapter sucked. I apologize immensely for that mainly because I had a small writers block with this chapter, and I hope I will make it up to you in the next chapter. If you are all wondering, it is not the same Kamau from "Surviving the Stampede" I just love the name and decided to add that name again. He may come back later in the story, I'm still deciding whether or not I should do that. Well hope you all have a great weekend and I will hopefully have a new update on Monday.