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Chapter 9

As the young couple slowly made their way to the royal pair, it couldn't be helped that a sudden sense of doom was lurking over them. They gave eachother sideways glances, not knowing what this was about. But from look on Mufasa and Sarabi face, it must be serious.

"Dad?-" but before the prince could say a thing, Mufasa cut him off.

"Son, I'm going to get straight to the point here, and I don't want to wait for the answer." Retorted the king, who was normally, a gentle giant and as soft and loving as a teddy bear. Simba seen his father out of character when necessary to make of point, but it's never been at him. This was throwing him for a loop and he honestly didn't know how to response to his father hostility. It made him cautions of what he should say, this only fed on to Nala who was completely mortified.

"About what?" asked the prince to his father.

"Is this true that you and Nala are expecting a child?" oh great. Simba looked to his fiancé to see if he should say anything, but Nala face was hard to read. When neither answer Mufasa got pissed. "Answer the question!"

"….yes, we are." Spoke the prince back. Mufasa shook his head, Sarabi only knew where this would go. Nothing but down hill, when her husband gets pissed -which sometimes he does, he can get irrational. So when Mufasa said nothing, she decided to talk to the lioness who could only confirm the answer.

"Is this true?" she asked directly to Nala.

"…um…"

"Well is it?!" interjected Mufasa. Startling the small lioness.

"Dad!"

"…yes, it is." She then shifted to her side some to reveal the small bulge of her baby bump that was quickly forming. Mufasa put a paw to his forehand and Sarabi mouth was a gasped. She was clearly along in her pregnancy, one would say a good month or so. Literally it would have been a few days or a week or two more and Nala would be fully showing. "we were going to tell you…but I wasn't sure and-"

"How far along are you?" the lioness shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know…" she confessed " Most likely a month now." She looked to simba, who had his eye on his father. He was thinking something, and his mother knew what it probably was based off of her face.

"Why dad?" Mufasa ignored Simba question. "Dad why-"

"Not now son…" the king looked over to Sarabi. She gave him a look. "…It has to be done, what else can they do. This goes against almost everything we've taught and were taught Sarabi."

"I know but, this can't be our decision." They didn't speak in a whisper, in fact Nala and Simba could hear them quite well.

"Under our kingdom, it can." He then looked to Nala in an all serious manner. And bluntly said what he was thinking. "Do you plan on having his baby?" what kind of question was that?

"Sir?"

"Do you plan on having this baby?"

"..I.."

"Nala, Mufasa ask this because there are rules and regulation when it comes to royal cubs. You two aren't married, you haven't ruled the kingdom you haven't addressed the pride and further more you haven't been announced. Traditionally, there is an order you have to follow."

"And our sons skipped all of them…" commented Mufasa, furious. He could believe his son would get himself in this situation. Knowing all too well the rules and conduct he was taught when he was a cub.

"But what does that have to do with the cub, mom?" question Simba, his father frustration was now slowly moving over to him.

"There can't be a cub Simba!" WHAT?!

"…W-What do you mean there can't be a cub. That makes no sense, what are you suggest she get rid of it?!" there was a pause.

"Simba…Maybe… maybe now not the time to ha-" but Simba rage wouldn't let her finish.

"No NO, don't let my dad force you to do something you don't want to do! This cub is our baby not theirs!"

"but-"

"Son you do not realize the implication this can do to you, before you even rule?!"

"I don't care, it's just opinion!"

"And an opinion can keep you from ruling! You can Nala need to start fixing this situation quick, start thinking!" Nala went over to try to calm her beloved. Maybe talking to sense into him would stop the fighting and the stress that all in all, was being brought down on her.

"Simba, listen maybe we should just think about this. I don't want to jeopardize your rule."

"You'd never jeopardize my rule Nala. You and I are in this together Nal." Tears started to from in her eyes.

" I know but, Simba it's too much…I can't do it all. And…and I think we should consider other options."

"You aren't in this alone, and we have no other options Nal-"

"Have you two come up with a plan. Sarabi and I need to hear this."

"Fine" retorted Simba, "She and I are still having the baby, we're just moving the wedding up." Well that wasn't the answer Mufasa thought he was going to hear. It thought his son would be more wise and consider this options after what he just told him. But apparently not.

"Son are you serious, after everything I've just told you?!"

"Yes, I am and Nala and I don't need you to do it."

"Simba?!" voiced Nala in shock, what was he saying. Move the wedding forward…they don't need their help….practically taking over the kingdom that they are still learning about?! "Simba what are you saying we can't do that!"

"We'll have too then-"

"No! where is my decision?! where is my say?! You can't do this to me Simba you can't! you never asked me to see how I feel about this-"

"But Nala!"

"What if we aren't ready?!"

"You need two need to fix this and fast, you are putting his kingdom and YOUR reputation on the line here!" all the talking all the fighting, it was just too much. No one was listening to her, if they even cared. Simba was too die hard strong with his decision making he never stopped to question and ask the lioness who would have to be by his side the whole time. So, she just gave up, all of her decision would be made for her apparently, she had no say, it was either Mufasa or Simba way. So she gave them her final answer.

"FINE! We'll just move the wedding forward like you said….a-and I'll have this baby and we'll rule happily ever after-OKAY!" she turned over and shoulder and bolted away from the trio, she could feel Simba paw on her shoulder trying to stop her. "DON"T, JUST DON"T!"

"NALA?!" his cry went on death ears.

The blue eyed lioness rushed back to the lioness den, hoping that she would be alone. When got ran through the entrance she startled a sleeping Ingine, who nearly jumped out of her skin. Nala stopped in her tracks, collecting herself.

"Oh…Ingine, I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you." She wiped the running tears down her stained face.

"No…it's okay." She voiced slowly getting up. " Are you okay?" Nala didn't answer, she just hung her head low. So Ingine took it upon herself to be the friendly inside voice that Nala needs. "Come here love, tell me what's wrong?" she wrapped her arms around Nala and took her to the back of the den. When they sat down and Nala could slowly start to breathe again she told her. "Now, what's up?'

"…they know."

"who knows?"

"They know…Mufasa and Sarabi, about the baby…"

"What?!" echoed Ingine shocked form the unknown news. "How?"

"I don't know?! I don't know how they found it…I thought we kept it secret…and…and I was going to tell them eventually. I was-I don't know how the hell they found out!"

"Well what happened?"

"A huge fall out- Mufasa pissed at us! He's telling us all the implications that could follow if others find out.!"

"What about Simba? What is he saying?"

"UGH!" she shouted " Don't even get me started on Simba….he impossible! He's so irrational, especially when he's mad. He told Mufasa we were having the baby and that we'll move up the wedding, fix our ceremony…"

"Wow…but-but why move the wedding up and everything, that has to be stress. I mean you'll practically be ruling the kingdom."

"Because of this freaking baby!" Exploded Nala. "I literally got no say in anything, because everyone was talking over me! I'm sorry but this is My baby in MY body, I think I should have to most say before anyone! But no! 'Nala were going to do this…Nala were going to do that!' Not Nala, what do you think, how do you feel. It's so frustrating!"

"Whoa whoa… calm down" voiced Ingine, to the now hyperventilating lioness, who was turning blue in the face. Her distraught nature made her feel like a butterfly. Everything was moving so perfectly.

"I can't my life is ruined!" suddenly Ingine got up and ran over to the cover of the den. There she messed with some rocks that were stacked oddly on one another. She came back to Nala with a small green leaf bound sack hanging from her mouth. "What's that?"

"Here, it's for you." She placed the sack in front of the queen to be. "It's the herbs."

"What?...y-you got them for me?"

"Well I had a checkup with Rafiki and I just wondered if he had anything." She paused, and felt her belly. "He did, and that how I got them."

"i-I don't know what to say."

"It's okay."

"So…so what did he say about them? Can I still do this?" questioned Nala. "I mean, if I do this now, it wont be the same. It'll feel it."

"No it won't, you're not that far along."

"I think I am, like…feel this" Nala took the lioness paw and placed it on her lower stomach. When her paw meet the soft fur of the young lioness, she also jumped back from the surprise. Her eyes were wide when she looked back at Nala. " I know…it moves now. My baby moving…"

"Oh…" well, this would damper things. Not to the fact that Nala might be changing her mind in getting rid of the baby. She didn't care really, she had a plan B for that. But Nala cub which was younger than hers was starting to kick and move. And now all of a sudden, she couldn't remember the last time she felt her cub kick. Was Ingine too preoccupied with plotting her future that she was forgetting to care for that growing future?

"Yea…so even if I wanted to, I couldn't. not now." She paused. " I just need to get myself together and suck it up now….even if I don't want to. it's not about me anymore. So, I won't be need this, thank you anyways for thinking about me…" the lioness sighed. " I'm going to go for a walk." The yellow eyed lioness watched as her competitor walked out of the den. She sucked her teeth is frustration.

"Crap…what am I suppose to do with this?" she rolled her eyes, now all of a sudden Nala was able to catch her cool and see straight. The bitch was just panicking about everything and now all of her sudden she going to be self-less for the baby she didn't want. Then to make matters worse her baby might even be developing faster than hers. Simba can't know the cubs starting to kick, she'll be done for. Her cubs already not getting titled or recognized. Simba would probably send the two of them off to some side den where no one will know where are they. The king will probably not even come to see her or the cub, worse, when he's empowered he could toss her out like nothing. …what if he decided to keep the cub but have her leave. She couldn't live without her cub- there was no way! The stakes were getting too high now, the possibility of what could happening to her and her cub if everything did not go according to plan was a strong possibility. Ingine could not let anything go astray, she had to split them up and fast.

Mean while, back in the royal den the king and soon-to-be king, if he's father didn't kill him were still going at it. both the king and the prince had their strong argument that the other side just refused to listen to.

"Son, get a grip and realize what you are doing!" voiced Mufasa, he was growing tired of his sons stubbornness. "Sarabi tell the boy, because I can't anymore."

"Son, what your father says is true, he wouldn't lead you astray and neither would I. we know what would and will happen with this." Voiced the queen.

"No mom, I'm not going to let dad control this. I get there are implications but this is what anal and I want."

"Really? Because the look on her face said otherwise."

"What do you mean?" scoffed Simba, he and Nala have always been on the same page snice day one. This was nothing knew, they knew from the time they were young cubs they would be together and have a family and rule the kingdom. What was the surprise, yea they had their bumps along the way but still the picture should be the same? Right.

"Well if you actually listen to your fiancé instead of talking over her, maybe you would have listen to her and heard that she's not too thrilled by all the decision you made for her. Hell Simba she didn't even have to say it, it was all over her face!" he then got in his sons face, because maybe, just maybe it was sink though. " You go thought with this fine, I can't stop you. And as your father I will help if, but I already know the outcome. Do your plan, get married and move up everything. You'll be ruling the kingdom by the end of this month. Do you really think you're ready for this? Do you think she is? And son, don't you want to enjoy your time with Nala and ruling before you even consider having a family. Simba, being a king is stress and you just added more on to the plate with this cub." But little did he know about the other. " if you can manage all of that before the cub s born I will be impressed, because this is not the route to go. But mind you, if that cub is here for any announcement can be made. Your mother and I will have problem with crowning you, and I can't say anything will be good for Nala or the cub and if you really cared and were mature enough to realize you consider that!" the prince furrowed his brows at his fathers remark. However, there was nothing he could really do about it, he was right….well it could be right. If did have to go that way, there are multiple ways their situation can go, but…

"Whatever" was all that he could say before he stormed off. The royal couple watched as their son stormed off. Both side frustrated, they couldn't even look at each other. Outside of the den a storming Simba was only faced with another obstacle he didn't want to see. Ingine. It actually looked like she wasn't going after him intentionally, but…why miss out on an opportunity when it arises. She stopped in her tracks.

"Simba."

"Not Now!"

"Simba I have to talk to-"

"Later…"

"It's important…" he stopped, sighing, why wouldn't she just leave him alone and go away. Have the cub and just disappear. He turned his head to face the lioness, who did have concerned look on her face. But he was so done, he took her by the arm and lead her away behind a tall tree. "Hey, relax!"

"What do you want, now I don't have the time to be bothered with you!"

"It's not me, it your cub."

"What about it?"

"It? it's not an it!-"

"Please, you don't even know if it's a boy or a girl."

"That doesn't matter, that not why I want to talk to you."

"Then what did you want to talk about then?!" exaggerated Simba.

"The cub, I think something might be wrong with it."

"Like what?"

"I don't know, I haven felt it move in a while so im just concerned."

"What do you want me to do about it?"

"Take me to Rafiki-"

"No!"

"But Simba-"

"I said no, I won't be seen with you…"

"Well Tama has, that morning." Referring to when Nala had passed out. Tama had ran into Simba and Ingine that morning. She probably thought nothing of it, sense she had more critical things on her mind.

"That was nothing, she was looking for me, more than she was looking at us." He did have a point. But that was beside the point, the point was she felt something was wrong with her baby, and he the father needed to be concerned.

"Ugh, this is our baby, and something is wrong! you and I need to go see Rafiki together." Simba payed her no mind. She was trying to get him caught, and he was not falling for it.

"You're it's mother, handle it" Simba then began to walk away.

"I'm sure you wouldn't be telling Nala!" he turned.

"You're not Nala."

"But this is Your baby, and if something can be wrong with mine, it could be wrong with hers. And I know the last thing you want is for something to happen to your precious Nala. So why don't you stop thinking about yourself and consider the others in your life. It's not just about YOU."

"…fine" he breathed though his teeth. "I'll take you to see Rafiki. Be ready." He chimed, saying nothing more to her. The lioness let out a frustrated sigh. He's proving to be more difficult then she thought. She her antic have worked some, but not like she wants. What else could she do?

Eventually night came to the prideland lions. All the members of the might pride land pride were all tucked away in the dens, sleeping. Their dreams casting them away on another night journey, until the daylight took it away. Everything was at peace and calm, until a dark figured peered it way out of the den. The figure crouched down low to the ground, carrying something in it's mouth. It totted thought the trees and thicket until it came to a clearing. It stopped at a small creek that was connected to the pridelands main waterhole. When it felt safe, the figure moved into the moonlight. Exposing it soft fur that had the look of soft sand. It was Nala. She had ran away into the night, alone. She decided she would give herself the decided factor on what her life would be after today. On one hand she loved Simba, and eventually would want to have family with him. However now is not the time, and then on the other hand. She had doubts, doubts if she was even doing the right thing for herself. What if this is all a dream and the lion she think she's in love with is a lie. After all they haven't been thought any tough times together, and that is really when a person characters shows. What if he was Mr. perfect until the marriage, or after the baby. After all, it was him who seemed to be pushing it more than her. But that wouldn't be the case. This was Simba we were talking about. Her one true love who could do no wrong to her. She set the herbs down next to her, looking at them. the next notion she chose, would change everything.

"…ugh, relax Nala, you can do this." She voiced, coaxing herself to clear her head and come to one final decision.