KawaiiCutie12; You're right, poor Kiara.

CandyLuv99; There's going to be more moments like that. That's all I'm saying.

TMNTTLK lover; You are absolutely right. Stupid Kovu.

The song used in this chapter is Dear Theodosia from the Hamilton Musical. Just changed a bit of words.

Enjoy the fifth chapter of Delicate!

It's been a week and half since the attack. A few days since she gained conscious only to wish she had died.

Not only did she find out that she lost her cub and won't be able to conceive anymore but a day after waking from being unconscious, she finds out that her supposed loyal mate betrayed her with another lioness. That his mistress is pregnant with his cub.

What's eating at her, is that this cub conceived from adultery and who is a constant reminder of her heart breaking, may be the next king if she doesn't name an heir.

It was early morning, the sun had risen from behind the horizon but Queen Kiara still sat on the summit pondering over the situation she's in. How to gain an heir when she can't conceive when her majordomo flew over like he always does, when the littlest disturbances happen.

Kiara wasn't remotely worried about some fuel between the zebras and gazelles. Which has been going on since she was a cub and probably before then.

"Morning Ono. What's the news?" Kiara greeted the white egret with a small forced smile.

But the distressed queen wasn't expecting the information Ono shared.

"A young lioness is on the Zuberi river bank. She appears to be wounded."

Kiara immediately stood and began going down the winding path. "Get anyone you can find. Tell them to meet me."

Ono dipped his head. "Of course, my queen." before flying away.

The golden orange lioness quickly made her way down the slope, once she reached the savannah she broke into a full run towards eastern end of the Pridelands where the Zuberi river was.

Kiara had ran through her kingdom before stopping at a cliff, at the bottom was the bank of Zuberi river. She scanned the area for a path down when her brown eyes landed on the lioness.

Kiara quickly and carefully leaped from rock to rock. When she got close enough she slid the rest down. Gracefully landing on her paws. Taking a deep breath the golden orange furred female looked at the creamy brown lioness. Half of her body was lying on the damp ground as the other half was still in the water.

Walking over Kiara bend her head to listen for a heartbeat. Which she heard was a faint one, followed by a small moan.

Kiara quickly backed away to see the lioness open her dark purple eyes. When the lioness caught the queen's eye she tempted to speak.

"...Please...help..."

Kiara grew over her shock and nodded. "I'll do my best. Can you tell me your name?"

"...Yennefer...Queen Yennefer of Acude..."

Kiara dipped her head. She was getting some where. "Queen Yennefer...what do you need help with?"

The damp lioness moved her paws to reveal a soak and wet cub. Just a few hours, a day the most old. Kiara gasped, her brown eyes wide.

"...Please take her...I fear I won't be much of a mother soon."

Kiara looked from the dying lioness to the small bundle in her paws. Closing her eyes and sighed she then looked back at Yennefer.

"What's her name?"

Yennefer coughed weakly and shivered. Kiara watched with sad eyes as the lioness took her last breath and closed her eyes.

"Kiara!"

Kiara looked up and seen her paternal grandmother slid down with Lofn behind her.

"Ono told me. Is the lioness alright?" Sarabi asked with concern in her orange eyes.

Kiara lowered her head and shook it. Tears fell which caused the dark beige lioness pinned her dark brown rimmed ears and lowered her head.

At the sound of a mew, Sarabi lifted her head and saw the small dark brown cub in the deceased lioness' paws. "She has a cub. Surely Kiara, you won't leave her for the vultures."

Kiara lifted her head and looked at her grandmother before glaring at the dull beige lioness who scoffed.

"I assume you would want to raise her." Lofn sneered coldly.

Kiara looked at the dull beige lioness with annoyance but her attention went to the orphan as she began to cry.

Kiara pinned her ears as she felt remorse and sad for the little innocent being, that just lost her mother.

Ignoring Lofn's dirty glare as she picked up the fussing cub and headed up the wall.

Sarabi looked at the king's mistress and was about to say something on her behavior but decided that her granddaughter was more important. The dark beige lioness climbed up after Kiara and followed her back to priderock.

...

When the three returned to priderock, Simba and Kion were outside the cave. When father and son saw the group they stopped speaking to watch them enter the small cave close to the slope. They stood and followed.

In the back was Jezebel's sister. Julia looked up and was surprised to see a cub dangling from the queen's muzzle.

Kiara laid down close to one of her close friends and turned her attention to the still crying cub. "Shhh, Shhh. Sweetheart, it's going to be okay."

Lofn sat across the cave by a equally disgusted Jezebel. With a disproving sneer.

"Who's this pretty little girl?" Kion cooed as he approached his sister with their father at his side.

Kiara looked at the dark brown cub. Her mother didn't say what her name was but as he looked at the infant, Kiara knew that the cub she found would rise and become someone that will make them all very proud.

"Sherise,"

"What about the mother?" Julia questioned gazing at the mewing infant sadly.

Sarabi pinned her ears against her head. "Sadly she passed away."

"So what are you going to with her?" came Jezebel's voice.

Kiara looked at the reddish lioness with a hard look. "I'm going to raise her as my heir."

Kovu who had just entered the cave at his mate's announcement, forest green eyes widened but before he could opposed Sherise started crying louder which woke up a slumbering Amanda. Causing the week old light gold cub to mew loudly as well.

Kovu glared at the cub in between Kiara's paws. "Shut her up!"

Kiara looked at Kovu but turned her attention to Sherise. "Shh. It's going to be alright."

But Sherise continued to cry. Kiara was starting to loose hope that she could calm her down when Julia offered to nurse.

Kiara agreed but that didn't work.

After a few moments of the new princess crying, Kiara had a flashback of when she was a cub and was crying non-stop.

The golden orange lioness placed Sherise back in between her paws before she started to sing.

'Dear Sherise, what to say to you?

You have your mother's eyes

When you came into my life, you cried and it broke my heart'

Sherise slowly stopped crying as she gazed up at the large figure over her with big dark purple eyes full of innocence.

'I'll make a million mistakes'

Kovu looked up and instantly growled. A dark look in his eyes as he listened to his mate sing to that nuisance.

While on the other side of the cave, Queen Kiara smiled as Princess Sherise giggled and gave a adorable gummy smile. There was a light that hasn't been a flame since the attack.

Kiara lowered her head and rubbed her nose against Sherise's black one, causing the infant to giggle and coo.

Kiara smiled brightly as she rubbed her head against Sherise as she continued to sing.

'I'm dedicating every day to you

When you smile, you knock me out, I fall apart

And I thought I was so smart'

Sarabi walked over along with Nala and laid besides the queen as they joined in along with Simba, Kion and Julia.

'You will come of age with our young nation

We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you

If we lay a strong enough foundation

We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you

And you'll blow us all away

Someday, someday

Yeah, you'll blow us all away

Someday, someday'

Sherise yawned before finally closing her eyes and fell asleep.

Kiara smiled at the little bundle before her attention went to her mate who stalked out the cave.

Kiara gave Sherise to her mother before going after Kovu. She found the king standing at the peak of the kopje. "Kovu..."

"What the hell are you doing!" Kovu snarled as he turned around.

Kiara looked confused as her ear flickered. "I...I don't follow."

Kovu growled, his eyes narrowed. "You took in some orphan without my consent!"

Kiara frowned before pinning her ears and growled back. "You don't have the right to come at me about the things I do! Sherise is my daughter, my heir. Your future queen. Show some respect!"

With a lash of her tail, Kiara stormed into the infirmary cave. Leaving Kovu alone with his anger and thoughts.