Thanks for the reviews so far, I'm glad that you like the story. It took a little longer with this chapter, since I've been sick. We're still in "the past" -hope you like it, please do review. Atrice
Part 3 – In the moonlight
Still thinking back, the king remembered how the day ended. The day he met the two new lionesses. Scar lay in his usual corner in the cave, when it was time to sleep – a distant corner, where others wouldn't bother him. He was used to be alone. He had almost fallen asleep, when he heard someone giggle somewhere, and looked up. The entrance to the cave was light; the moon was shining outside. In the entrance stood two lionesses, silhuettes in the moonlight. Carefully, without a sound, Scar got up and made his way towards the opening. The lionesses walked away from the cave, and he followed. It had to be the two young ones from Aloku's pride. Scar stalked the girls, who sat down on the other side of a large rock, so they wouldn't be heard from the cave.
"So… what do you think of this place?" one of them said. Her voice was sweet and she spoke in a glad tone. She was clearly a lioness who liked to have fun.
"I don't know… it's very pretty. I would like to live here." The other one answered; much more calm and noble than the other one.
"Me too. If we want to live here, we'll have to mate with the future king, I think." The first one said with a grin in her voice. Scar sighed, on the other side of the rock.
"That would be an idea. He looks a lot like king Ahadi, and our father too. Isn't it a bit boring? I mean, difference is not that bad." The calm one spoke.
"You mean you want the other one… what was his name? Scar… strange name." the other said.
"There must be some deeper meaning in it, Sarafina… one does not just get such a name. He looked like a loner to me, and king Ahadi didn't seem to care much about him either. I feel sorry for Scar." The lion they spoke about now listened more closely.
"Then you take him… Mufasa is mine then." The one called Sarafina said with a grin, like certain things about mating was on her mind.
"Alright… well, I want to take a walk, get more fresh air." He heard the lionesses stand up.
"I'll go back and sleep… see you tomorrow then?" Sarafina said, and Scar pressed against the shadow in the rock so she wouldn't notice him when she walked by. Luckily his colors was dark, so he easily blended in.
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Scar looked around the rock, to see if it was clear. The lioness walked on Pride Rock, she was on the way to the peak. Scar stood still in the moonlight, watching her. So she wanted him… if the other one had been Sarafina, this would be Sarabi, the one he had liked earlier the same day. Scar smiled to himself, this pleased him.
"Hey… what are you doing here?" she had suddenly turned around, looked at him from out there. He still stood closer to the high rock.
"I am taking a walk… couldn't sleep. What is your excuse?" he asked, and she began to walk back towards him.
"The same. How long have you been out here?" Sarabi asked.
"I only just arrived, why?" Scar asked as if he was all innocent, and she nodded without answering him right away. She took a closer look at him, he was aware of that.
"You want to take a walk together then?" she then said with a smile, and Scar took the few remaining steps between them.
"Of course I would… let me escort you down to the savannah." He said with a very noble voice, making her laugh.
"Why thank you, kind sir." She smiled, and together they walked down on the grass. Here they walked around in silence for awhile. "Scar… may I ask you a personal question?" Sarabi then asked. Scar wondered what it could be, and was curious.
"You may do that." He answered.
"Why did your father say today… that you were nothing?" she said with a kind voice. Like she actually cared.
"Because that is what I am to him… nothing. Mufasa is the future king, and the one that matters. I'll never be more than a prince, unless something happens to my brother." Scar explained to her. She stopped and looked him into the eyes.
"Do you want something to happen to him?" Sarabi wondered.
"Not really… not right now at least. What is so special about being king anyway?" Scar walked away, he didn't want her to look at him like that.
"I have no idea… my father was the prince too, like you. I don't think he would ever hurt Ahadi, just because of that." She said.
"I am not my father, and I am not your father… I am Scar, who is nothing!" he left her alone on the savannah, to find his own safe spot behind Pride Rock. Why did she ask such questions, making him say things to make her care less? Scar sighed and looked to the sky. He saw the stars – Mufasa once told him, that Ahadi told Mufasa, that those were the great kings of the past. If only one could be a star, Scar thought; then it would all be over. But would he ever be a star, if he wasn't a king? Did common lions become stars too?