Trouble is always near whenever good things are happening. But anyway, here's the next chapter of Delicate.
Hunter sighed as he sat and watched his granddaughters grow day by day. It's been a little over a month since Skye and Sianna's births. The dark gold lion knew that his daughter misses the Pridelands and the only family she really ever had.
Hunter stood and headed for his daughter's private cave. He entered the den built in a base of a tree to be greeted by his energetic grandchildren.
"Grandpa!" the twins exclaimed excitedly.
Hunter smiled at the girls before moving his black eyes to his daughter. Hunter frowned before walking over and nuzzled the dark brown lioness. "You miss them? Don't you?"
Sherise glanced at her daughters and nodded. "Is it wrong that I want them to meet them? To... experience what I had?" then Sherise pinned her ears. "What about Luis? What will he think when he sees me with cubs out of wedlock?"
Hunter was new to the whole guy talk. It made him uncomfortable and weird. But at the moment he was all his little girl had. "It wasn't your fault. Neither was it the twins. And if this Luis doesn't see that, then he's not worth you."
Sherise turned away and let what her father said sink. She knew without a doubt that it was in her cubs' best interest for her to return. She just hopes that her family forgives her.
The next morning Sherise set out with the twins, her father and grandfather. She wanted to hurry and get to the Pridelands before she changed her mind.
As for the twins,Skye and Sianna winced every time their paws touched the ground. It's been a none stop journey from the den that was on the other side a land that grandfather and great-grandfather said was known as the no lion's land. It wasn't claimed so they wouldn't have troubles about trespassing.
They were currently heading towards a entrance that would lead them to Nandembo Caverns. That would soon take them to the Pridelands. The idea of going through the caverns after their mother told them a story.
Their great-uncle and the rest of the royal family were on their way to Misimu Grove to see the elephant concert when Ono, the keenest of sight in the Lion Guard flies in and tells their great-uncle Kion that the Guard needs him: Antelopes have gotten stuck in a mudslide.
Kion tells the family to go on without him because he has a job to do and leaves with Ono. The rest of the Royal Family continue on their way. Suddenly, the ground starts rumbling and their great-grandfather Simba falls down into a sinkhole.
Ono alerts the Guard to this. When the Guard arrives, Bunga, Kion's best friend jumps in and gets himself stuck too. Simba and Bunga sart to argue about how to get out. When one of Kion's attempts to help them climb out reveals a tunnel, Simba and Bunga go in it to get out.
Simba and Bunga had continue to argue until they find common ground in the form of the fact they were raised by Timon and Pumbaa. After they get out, everyone heads to the elephant concert.
Skye and Sianna inhaled and exhaled before looking ahead to see a small entrance that led into the underground.
Skye looked up at her mother. "I suppose we're here?"
Sherise chuckled before nodding. She bend down and grabbed Skye as Hunter grabbed Sianna. Before they started running through the entrance.
Sherise closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She was almost home.
...
As the sun started to rise from the horizon, a figure exited the main cave on the kopje. They made their way over to the edge and glanced out to the brightening sky.
With a heavy breath, Luis closed his eyes and didn't bother with fighting them. He truly misses Sherise as she was always around and they practically did everything together. From watching the sun rise to star gazing.
A loud roar snapped the creamy white lion out of his head. To instantly turn to cave to see Kiara, the rest of the royal family and some of the come out.
"Is it, Valdimir?" Amell, who was a bit under two years asked.
Simba shook his head. "No. It's mostly someone asking permission to enter the Pridelands."
Luis stood and approached the royal family. "I'll go scout."
Kiara snapped her dull brown eyes up and quickly shook her head. "Not alone you're not!"
No matter what Heidi, Aisha, Uzuri and Shaina said. She knew her daughter was alive and will return. But she couldn't live with herself if something happened to her daughter's love on her behalf.
"Take Kion and Amell," Kiara instructed before entering the cave near the slope.
Everyone could see the toll of Sherise missing has on the queen. She could barely stand on her paws anymore.
Just before Luis leapt down the slope. He was pulled back by his mate that he really didn't want to marry.
"Aren't you forgetting that you promised to take the boys out today?" Aisha didn't want anything to do with her cubs minus Brysen. "Besides, I'm taking Brysen out on a hunting trip. So, don't wait up."
Luis watched Aisha and his eldest head down with a unsure and anger look in his brown eyes. He didn't know what he saw in Aisha but he regretted it. Not everything, because out of their union was his sons.
He could never regret them. No matter how much he dispised his mate, he'll never take his hate for Aisha on his sons.
With a deep breath he entered the main cave to get Adrien and Javion. As Kiran left with his father and cousin to meet their unknown guests.