TMNTTLK lover; Thanks for the review. I'm glad you're routing for them. As for my other stories, I'm mainly focusing on this book and Love And Despair. When I'm done with those I'll return to my other stories. Thank you for sticking with me.

This chapter is just a bit into the princess' life. And a bit of peak of what she's going through.

Now onto the next chapter of Delicate, Enjoy!

Princess Sherise sat on the peak of priderock looking out into the kingdom she will one day rule when her mother step down. Or when her mother changes her mind about having a damaged princess for her heir.

The dark brown cub had a worried expression and her dark purple eyes was full fear and tears. She was worried about her mother abandoning her.

As she heard some of the cubs say horrible things about her mother only tolerating her until she have a more useful cub that wasn't damage.

"You know this is not healthy." the princess knew right away who had joined her.

Sherise turned her head to her friend and guard. "Who wants a scarred queen?" Sherise pinned her ears as tears fell from her eyes. "I feel so alone."

Jesùs frowned before pulling the three month cub close. "I'm here and I'll always be here."

...

"Grandpa Simba?"

The golden lion laid down under some shady trees when his granddaughter came over. To frowned instantly when he saw the lost expression on Sherise's face. "What's wrong, Princess?"

"Some of the cubs been picking on me!" Sherise cried with her ears pinned against her head.

Simba looked at his granddaughter with concern in his aged orange eyes, "What did they say?"

Tears fell from the dark brown cub's dark purple eyes as she looked at the ground, "They said I was ugly and I'll be the worst queen! That I'm a disgrace to the royal family,"

Simba lifted the sad princess' head, so she would look at him, "Don't pay them no mind, young one. You are beautiful and one day you'll be a wonderful queen, that some day will make us all very proud."

Sherise sniffed up some tears, "Really?"

Simba nodded, "Hmm. Just like your mother."

Sherise smiled as she hugged the King Father, "Thanks grandpa!"

Simba smiled and licked Sherise's head, "Any time, my little princess."

...

As Queen Kiara lead some lionesses to a hunt, Princess Sherise and Sarabi sat not far watching.

The golden orange lioness had just taken down a male wildebeest, when Sherise gave a sad sigh.

Sarabi looked down at her great granddaughter, "What's wrong sweetheart?"

"I'm just wondering if I'll ever be a good hunteress as mommy."

The dark beige lioness looked ahead and seen Kiara and the hunting party bring back the kill.

Sarabi looked back at the princess, "You know, your mother asked your Grandma Nala the same question."

"She did?" Sherise pipped up looking at the dark beige lioness with complete interest.

Sarabi nodded, "Hmm. Your grandmother told her what me and your great gram Sarafina told her as well. That as long as she believed in herself anything she want to happen, will happen."

Sherise's eyes brightened up, "Thanks Great-grandma Sarabi!"

Sherise hugged the old lioness before running off practicing her hunting on a gold butterfly.

...

A now five and half month Sherise sat in the small cave near the stoned slope also known as the infirmary cave. She has been staying to herself only hanging with a few of her true friends which wasn't a lot.

Not like how her grandparents had a gang behind them before her great-great uncle murdered her great grandfather. On the other side of things, she has been feeling extremely confused lately.

Amanda and Joyce, her only female friends she has and is comfortable around, told her what it was. But she refused to believe it.

Then again, perhaps they're right. She just may have a crush on Jesùs. As she can't stop thinking about the young red-brown lion and how handsome she thinks he is.

Sherise shook her head before looking towards the small cave entrance at the sound of apporching paws. Outside the princess could see it was a bit before noon. As the source of the apporching paws turned out to be her mother.

"There you are, Sherise. I have been looking for you." came the queen's voice as she entered further into the small cave. Her brown eyes widen as she caught the dreamy expression on her daughter's face. She quickly cleared her throat, "Sherise? Are you ready for your first lesson?"

Sherise lowered her head and looked away, mostly focusing on the far corner of the cave. She feared this day was coming and wished it was delayed. But she followed the golden orange lioness out of the cave and down the rocky slope anyway.

Kiara smiled at her daughter, who was walking by her side as she started, "I see you had a bit of a taste of the responsibility of being queen."

Sherise nodded as she listened carefully. Kiara was referring to the night she and Simba was away.

Sherise didn't have to do anything while the King Father and queen were away but it gave her a idea of the future and what would be held on her shoulders.

Mother and daughter had gone far out into the grass so they could be by themselves. The careful eyes of Kiara's dark cream, brownish maned uncle, Mheetu and Simba watched the queen and princess from the peak of the kopje.

"My mother, Grandma Nala first taught me about the duties on how to lead hunts. I will start there. As Queen, you will become lead huntress. Unless you are unable to do it for some reason, like being pre...I mean sick or just unable to hunt." She gave her daughter a innocent smile. "In any case, you will choose another lioness to hold the position of lead huntress until you are able to return to your duties. When I step down, Sherise, I am giving you this responsibility."

Sherise could barely nod. This was the first lesson and she was already getting cold paws. Her as lead huntress? What if she screwed up a hunt, then the pride will go hungry and it'll be her fault.

"Perhaps, we should start with something lighter." Kiara's voice brought Sherise out of her inner fight. Kiara knew that look of despair, she had it when she was young and unsure of her role as queen.

"Hey, Kiara! Wait up," came the leader of the Lion Guard winded voice.

Kiara and Sherise turned from the top of the small hill they stood on to see the fiercest in the Pridelands and Zawadi.

Sherise looked up at her mother before pawing at the queen's foreleg. "Mom, what's going on?"

Zawadi had the same look of confusion as his cousin. Only to receive smiles from their mother and father, before the queen and prince started off towards the the waterhole.

Sherise and Zawadi shared a look of confusion before scampering after the adults.

Zawadi and Sherise looked around, wondering where they were going. To looked ahead when they heard someone address their mother and father. Up ahead was a pretty stocky light yellowish cheetah. By his pale paws was a light gold cheetah cub, looking at them with anxious greenish eyes.

"My queen and prince. It's always a pleasure."

Kiara nod her head before turning it to her daughter and nephew. "Children, this is the cheetah leader. Rusher. Along with his and Fuli's son, Flash."

"Where is Fuli?" Zawadi asked looking around with scanning purple eyes.

Kion smiled before ruffling the reddish tuff on his son's head. "She is with the other guard members, training the new group of trainees."

Sherise frowned before looking to her mother. "Why are we here?"

Kiara shook her head. "Rusher and Fuli are your uncle's second paw. Some day, you and Zawadi will have to go through the patrols with Flash. Like Rusher does with your father and grandfather. On occasionally, me too."

Sherise folded her ears forward. "It's understandable. Considering that we have to work together."

Kiara and Kion smiled proudly before the queen looked at her daughter and nephew. "Are you ready to meet the rest of the Guard?"

Sherise frowned as she lowered her head, not that all sure about her place. "I guess.."

Kiara sighed before looking at the sky before looking at the cubs who were sitting beside one another. "I'm going to share something that I learned from your grandfather,"

Sherise was still skeptical about her role she has to play but her ears perked along with Zawadi's.

The golden orange lioness smiled warmly before continuing, "While others search for what they can take, a true queen searches for what she can give."

While Zawadi were excited about his possible future role, the future queen forward her ears. There were a lot of things she had to learn. Of course she have a year and seven months to learn what she needed to rule.

But Sherise was beginning to have doubts about living up to her mother's legacy.