"Sherise, wake up!"
The dark brown teen lioness groaned as she opened her purple eyes.
"Rhys! What is it that it couldn't wait until the sun rises?"
The light brown prince smiled widely and said, "Today you promised to show me the kingdom! Since mom's away."
{Flash Back}
A seven month old Sherise woke to a nuzzle. She blinked her eyes opened and saw Jata looking down.
"Come, I have a surprise."
Sherise yawned and stretched before getting up and following the amber eye queen. Once at the peak they sat.
Jata smiled and said, "There's a new kingdom beyond the Easternland Kingdom and with me being queen of the highest kingdom I have to visit to make sure the ruler is following the laws."
"When do you leave?"
Jata sighed "In five months."
Sherise's eyes widen, "But that's when you're supposed to show Rhys the kingdom and start his lessons!"
Jata shook her head, "That's when you're going to show Rhys the kingdom and start his lessons."
Sherise couldn't believe her ears, "Me? But...but what about the kingdom and isn't only royals could teach the heir?"
Jata nodded, "Yes. That's why you're going to be queen until I get back."
"What!"
"What's going on out here?"
Jata and Sherise looked and saw Jesús, Simba, Jaha, Mufasa and Kiara walking over.
"I told Sherise who's going to rule while I'm away."
Simba nodded, "Oh, so who is it?"
Sherise pinned her ears, "Me."
Simba roared with fury as he glared at the cub.
"Simba there's nothing you could do. It's the queens choice." Jaha told her nephew before looking at Sherise and bowing.
Jesús smiled at Sherise before he, Kiara and Mufasa bowed as Simba stood glaring with eyes full of hate.
...
Five Months Later
The animals of the kingdom came for the crowning of Sherise and farewell ceremony of Jata. A teen Sherise bumped heads with Jesús and Jata before roaring. The kingdom cheered as the pride, most half heartily roared in reply.
{End of Flash Back}
Sherise sat up and sighed, "I know..." before getting up and stretched and headed of the cave with a excited cub in tow.
Once at the top of Pride Rock Sherise and Rhys sat side by side. Just as sun started to rise and brighten up the Pride Lands.
"Wow." Rhys said in awed.
Sherise chuckled, "That's what I said when your mom took me up here for the first time."
Rhys smiled and said, "Really?"
Sherise nodded, "Now everything the light touches will one day be yours."
Rhys was in awe as he looked at the herds grazing and the other animals starting their day. The light brown prince turned his head and saw Sherise making her way down the slope.
"Reese wait up!"
-O-
"Now everything you see is connected in the great circle of life."
Sherise finished with a smile but it faded when she saw Rhys with his brown rimmed ears pinned. Sherise picked the cub up and place him on a rock.
"What's wrong Ra'?"
Rhys sighed, "What if I don't want to be king?" then he looked at the older female. "Why can't you and Uncle Jesús rule?"
Sherise gasped as her purple eyes widened. "Where did you get an idea like that?"
Rhys shrugged. "I see way uncle looks at you. He really likes you and the both of you would be awesome rulers!"
Sherise looked down and before shaking her head, "We're getting off topic. Now, I don't remember much where I came from. But I do know that it's in your blood to rule."
"But what if I'm a awful king and turn everything into ruins!"
Sherise nuzzled the light brown cub and said, "You won't."
"How can you be sure?"
Sherise messed up Rhys' light brown tuff and said, "Because I'll be right beside you."
-O-
Kambili paced in a clearing snarling. It's been months since he and his followers heard about his sister living with the enemy. But she wouldn't turn agasint the ones that killed her own father, they brain washed her Kambili thought with a growl.
What he needs is a chance to tell her personally what the Pride Landers are and who she really is. Now his sister a step in queen while the idiotic lioness visited some sappy new kingdom.
"Kambili, may I have a word?"
Kambili growled before turning to Hadeon.
"I have come up with a idea to get Astra to come to us."
Kambili looked interested, so he nodded for the creamy gold lion to continue.
"What we do is get the Pride Landers to drive Astra out and when she gets close to our border we take action."
"So do you have in your plan how we get her to listen to us or even want to stay! The first chance she gets she's going make a run for it!"
Hadeon nodded and said, "Yes but where could she go? Especially if she pregnant?"
Kambili looked at his second hand and gave a evil smile."Put the plan into action."
-O-
Sherise and Rhys made it back to Pride Rock when a creamy cub with pale brown eyes and light brown tuff on his head ran down the rocky stairs.
"Rhys! I was looking everywhere for you!"
Rhys looked up at Sherise and said, "Can Tojo and I go play?"
Tojo is the son of Malka and Sianna. He was born a few weeks after Prince Rhys II.
Sherise nodded and said, "Before careful."
Rhys nuzzled Sherise's forelegs before running off. Sherise smiled and headed up the rocky slope as something in the pit of her stomach stopped her.
So what did you think? I know a lot of stuff, and there's more to come.
