+CandyCane21, I was really weak reading that review. Yea, this lioness was good for nothing.

+Money100, yea this story about to get little crazy, thanks to reviewing.

+KionThePrideLandsPrince, oh yea, Mufasa was playing no games. He's really ticked at Simba. And yea I knew I had to get Ingine perspective out there so everyone wouldn't think she's crazy…well she is, but…

Chapter 13

Flashback continued…

A flash of grey came storming into the small den. The mother hurriedly placed her cub to the side of the den. Somewhat dropping him onto the floor. His small fluff body plopped to the down, undisturbed. The wide-eyed cub looked to his mother with confusion. On his back you could see the tearstains left by his mother. Ingine, distraught at no idea what was happening. She knew something was wrong, she knew she had a feeling in her gut that told her Mwizi. But how-how could he just up and do this to her? Her his mate-after everything! She couldn't wait to talk to him and see how he was going to get himself out of this.

Late that night, and right on cue as the hours approached midnight. Mwizi came, strolling in. his lioness was waiting patience for his returned, as she was keeping herself busy by grooming Mkuu. when he came into her sight she stopped. And looked at him.

"So you decided to come home I see."

"Yea, I did." he sat across the den.

"Why?"

"Why what-"

"Why did you come back- what's your reason?" her mate looked around, he didn't want to deal with this. But he knew coming home he would have to face her. But why, why was this such a big deal. It's not like he was mating with her, they just 'met up' for all Ingine knows. "huh? Answer me."

"Because you're m mate and I need to be here for you and Mk-"

"Mate? Please. I wasn't considered her mate- you weren't thinking about your mate! And you dam sure couldn't have been thinking of Mkuu!" she had to silence herself. as they both stiffened to the cry of the half asleep cub. She rose up slowly, her eyes not leaving him. Mwizi took a step back, while Ingine took a step forward. "Outisde, now."

"You seem pissed."

"uh? I am pissed? What the hell kind of question is that?!" getting in his face. "Why would you do this, who the hell is she?!"

"She's no one-"

"Don't tell me, she no one when you come home smelling like her!" she spat in his face, "It's disgusting!" she took a moment to collect her. Part of her wanted to cry and part of her wanted to kill him, and the other small third part of her wanted nothing to do with her. Her life had been miserable with him for the last couple of months and now…now this just take the cake of all the things he could do. And what sicken her more, was that he seemed so at ease with the situation.

"Look Ingine, if you let me explain myself then you'll get an understanding-"

"Understanding? There's no understanding when it comes to cheating Mwizi!"

"Well if you knew the circumstances! Then you'd learn how this came about!" he argued. He turned from her. " yes, I was spending more time away from home, from you and the cub. And it wasn't like I wanted to, I was genially trying to make something of this pathetic place we call a home. A home that you said one day would probably be our dream home, once the rains came." And as we all know, they never came. " So I was out doing my job, what I was suppose to do was the male and leader of this family. Then I come home, to a wife that was nothing to do with me-"

"That's not true!"

"Not? How many times did I come home and you didn't even blink an eye at me!"

"I was tried!"

"and I wasn't? you hang around with a cub all day. You don't even leave to hunt- I had to do it for both you and me!"

"I couldn't-"

"Yes, I know- you couldn't, or wouldn't for all I know. But I did for you, it was only right. It was only fair. After all you did give me a son. That's one thing to look forward to when I come home." Ingine said nothing, only eyeing him. "but you forgot about me, me who was doing all the work, all of the sacrifices-for you! And so…I did step out. But don't think it was intentionally. I met that lioness out on those long, lonesome patrols that I had to do every night and day, so that you're ass can sleep safe! And you think a lion could come home to something alittle more appreciative then that. Something that told me I was doing a good job. But did I ever get that? No! so one day I came across her passing our territory. She's not from much like you, and was trying to make it own her own. But she was failing miserably. I felt bad for her so I left her stay. She stayed her distance and I stayed mine, she was no problem-"

"Until now…until you warped your little paws around her…"

"actually, it was she who came to me. see unlike you, Misah was thankful and grateful to me for allowing her to stay. In my territory, with my mate and cub. Please she knew about you. I told her about- but the one thing I've learned from her is…you don't stop dreaming about what you want until you get it. and she…unlike you, wanted me. he saw my drive, my dedication something you over look. And… and you know what hurt more?" he looked to Ingine now, finally. "what hurt me most was like I don't even think you realized how hurt you made me feel. You kept thinking about you and how you felt, and didn't even consider what I might be feeling."

"..I know what you were feeling." Referring to the night the slept together. " I know that's all you feel." Mwizi shook his head.

"Well I am a male, but please you can't blame me. you neglected me for weeks- months on end, until I had to beg you! I don't want-or need much in this world, nothing but some land or at least a decent territory to raise my pride on. But you didn't want to give it to me…"

"Me… you're blaming?"

"you can't blame anyone in this instance you can only point out the things that caused this to happen…"

"…So me, be at home taking care of your son all day by myself was reason to cheat! You overlook our relationship! Our family?! This is all my fault?! That's a Lie! A lie!" Ingine was near tears. How in the world could he even think to blame his screw up on Ingine. His one and not only lioness.

"Well that's how I feel." She shook her head in disbelief.

"no no no no no no! that NOT how you feel, because you cannot think you stepping out was done by me! after all I've done for you! Everything EVERTHING! I left my home and mother to be with you!"

"So did Misha." Did…did he really just compare the two? "She left her home, just like you. You fell in love with me, just like you, and she…she take care of me, unlike you." Devastated was not enough to describe the grey lioness at his point. Her whole world was melting right before her eyes. Her eyes swelled madly trying to uphold the tears of pain. "Look, I love you and I love Mkuu-"

"Bullshit, you don't love me…or Mkuu, or this unborn cub!"

"Fine, I don't care if you believe me or don't- but it's true. I DO still love you.-"

"So now what- she moves in and we start having cubs together? Is that your plan?" Mwizi said nothing. This point of nothing, made Ingine believe he harbored the idea. That he actually took the time to consider bring Misha home to her one day. He could forget it. "…oh…my-" she felt her craping stomach. " well fine…" all of this was making her numb. She couldn't process it all- it didn't make sense. " Mwizi you listen to me and you listen good…I" she paused, not knowing if she was truly willing to forgive him for his actions. She didn't want to- but she had no choice. He couldn't leave her…not now…not with Mkuu being so young and with another cub on the way. And as much as she hated him and hated herself, Mkuu needed a father to protect him. Mwizi, could give her just that- ad only that. But on one condition. "…will allow you to stay here…with me, and your son, if and ONLY if. You leave her…forever! That's means no more patrol! no more seeing her! No more bringing her scent into my den! If you want my attention so bad, fine you can have it you can have all of it- but SHE has to stay out of the picture….got it? can you do that?" That was a no brainer. Or surely seemed like it to Ingine. She was giving him a second chance, and sacrifices herself again to him. She was confident in herself that she made the right all for Mkuu, even though it crushed her. Her gaze still on him. She awaited his answer. Mwizi, looked into the distance.

"No." the lioness heart stopped, no? did he just say no? Mwizi turn to face a frozen Ingine. A blank expression ran all over her face. Mixed with disbelief and astonishment. "I can't do that…because I, love her too." The visible line was drawn in the sands, she had to go. With no warning, Ingine pushed passed Mwizi and into the den. "where are you going?" Mwizi took two steps forward and Ingine was seen storming out, cub in mouth. "Ingine? Ingine wait?! INGINE!" the grey lioness didn't hesitate, she kept marching forward, until she felt a pull on her arm, dragging her back. Mwizi. He took her by the nap of her neck to stop her, she cried from the sudden pain. Dropping Mkuu. Mwizi let go, and went for his son. Scooping the confused and crying cub in his mouth.

"Stop! STOP!" Mwizi went back home in the opposite direction. "Give me my baby back! Mwizi." He paused, and placed the cub tightly between his paws.

"Where the hell do you think you're going?!

"AWAY…away from you!"

"Like hell you are-"

"Give me back my baby!" he kept her as arms length distance. It didn't take much to control her, she was so small compared to him.

"MY BABY? HE'S MY SON TOO! YOU AREN'T TAKING HIM FROM ME!"

"MWIZI!" she desperately cried, trying to touch her crying son. Clawing down Mwizi strong arm. "g-give him!" Mkuu, being dangled from the tug-of war, between his parents. "You're hurting him!

"NO you're you're hurting him!" he shoved Ingine away until she fell, collapsing over herself. " you're trying to get him killed. Taking him away from his father!?-"

"YOU ARE NOT MY SONS FATHER!" cried Ingine getting up. "He will not know of you!" she walked forward again, attacking him. Mwizi managed to block his face and keep Mkuu from getting stuck by his mother claws. "HE and I will leave, and you never have to worry about seeing us again!"

"..yo-you're not taking my son!"

"I am!"

"YOU"RE NOT! I wont let you! And where are you going to go? You have to friends. No family out here?!"

"I'll go back home!"

"Your mother does want you back! She didn't like me, so I don't think she'll care to have MY blood there! YOU have once place to go- NOT, without me! you leave me and you'll die. You can't defend him, HELL you can barely defend yourself! TURN AROUND AND GO HOME…and I will forgive you…" Ingine bit her lip as tears fell. Backing down she took a step back. Lowering her head in defeat. "Now…we can head home…" her mate turned.

"Mwizi?"

"What?"BAMM! a face full on claws and fur was what Mwizi met. The attacking taking him off guard. He stumbled back, losing his grip on Mkuu. which was what Ingine wanted. She took her cub and went running.

"AHHH INGINE!?" his roar was furious. Taking off after her, once he gained for consciousness. There was no forest, no trees no grass, only desert, dry lands. she could hide nowhere was she and her cub went running for their lives. Yellow eyes darted around like mad to see if she could find anything to help her, but there was nothing, nothing. In the corner of her eye she caught a frightening glimpse of Mwizi, hauling with eyes of fury right at her. Her pulse raced. She ran and ran, until she came to a dead end. Blocked by the mountains of large rock, she had no strength to climb. But she had to. the mother began to climb the wall, her claws trying to sink their way into the stubborn rocks, trying to have a place hold. Then suddenly. She lost her grip and was being throw back down to the earth. Hitting the ground the forced caused her to let Mkuu go, tumbling in the near distance. As she slowly looked above her to see Mwizi, Teeth baring at her, while still reaching for his son. She bit down on his hard. The two began to fight. The ground was chaotic with dust and rocks flying as the male and female dual went underway. Ingine threw claws and swing after swing at her mate. He did the same, only harder. The grey lioness had managed to wiggle herself free, only to be knocked down by an unsuspected blow to the stomach from Mwizi. She collapsed to the ground. Gasping. Bruised himself, but knowing the battle was over he left her and walked over to their son. Mkuu, was unharmed, huffed up a bit, but not harmed. He scooped him up.

"…n…no..n..please..Mw-izi" she stuttered from the failing condition. He put the cub back down and walked over to her, Ingine was fighting her beaten body to get up. Mwizi, pressed a paw on her upper half to keep her down, with little to no resistance.

"Y…you…are not welcome here…you are not to see our son, or your home…you are exiled and have to leave. I'll take Mkuu from here."

"..n.. …"

"Goodbye Ingine." Stated Mwizi calmly. The beaten bodied tried to get up, but no strength could she even muster to keep her eyes clear and open now. Her consciousness was drifting in and out as the vision of once was her mate and son got blurrier and blurrier, until they appeared to be nothing.

Three days later the lioness awoke to find herself in a small pool of blood. Her blood, her cubs blood. She was now cubless twice. The weak lioness staggered to herself, leaning against a rock to get her balance. Her equilibrium was so off it seemed like she was standing straight and the world on tilted instead. She took one small step, and then another and then another. she wanted to leave, she had to leave. Leave and never look back the mess and death that lay behind her. She had to keep marching. And it took long, longer than normal for her to reach her small desert pride. It still looked the same was she remembered when she left a year or so ago, if even. Her cracked tongue licked her cracked lips. The thought of being home after such an ordeal nearly brought her to tears. She stood for a moment, thinking, what would it be like when she got home? Would she be expected? She had to be, she was her mother's only daughter… she walked forward. She could see her pride, and some of her members to see a figure coming in the distance at well. A few stopped, watching and waiting. A few even whispered as the imgine seemed bold enough to keep waling, not knowing all along it was one of their own. Until one came out of her den and knew. She knew, she walked over pass the pride. She was going to meet the figure in the distance.

The elder lioness stood, no more than a few feet away from the pride. The rest in the background, watching. When the stumbling figure came into view, everyone gasped. A daughter her daughter. The weary thing looked like she had been walking from oblivion.

"Leave." Said the raspy voice. The weak lioness blinked her eyes as she got closer. "Leave."

"Mom? Mom it's me, Ingine."

"I know who you are."

"Then…why are you asking me to leave?"

"Because you don't belong here." What? Ingine was speechless. Clearly she didn't understand her reasoning of why is came back home. She had to tell her.

"Mom, what do you mean-mom it's me, ingine. I'm home."

"This isn't you're home. This stopped being your home to day you left your pride for him." Referring to Mwizi"

"…s-stopped being my home… what do you mean this isn't my home?! mom I walked all this way…I have nowhere to go- "

"Back you your mate."

"I can't."

"why not?" asked the silver fur lioness. She eyed her daughter.

"I can't…"

"Why?" Ingine began to feel mad, furious even. Why was she asking her a 101 questions, when she can clearly see her cubs been through hell and back and is barely hanging on.

"Because he left me."

"oh." Was that really all she could say? Ingine with her half swollen eye could even tell that the expression for her mother face was nothing but stale. "That's unfortunate."

"…yes it is…I have nowhere to go...and I really really need to come home and rest."

"Why he leave you? You do something? I remember you where head over paws for this lion, leaving me."

"I know mom…and I'm sorry." She truly truly was "I just want to come home."

"honey as much as I want you here, this isn't your home."

"but mom-"

"You didn't think of this pride or me, when you left. You were only thinking about your lust to be that lion, you barely knew, over the family you knew all your life."

"…i…I'm sorry…but…but it hurts…"

"I hurt too…and you crushed me the night you left. Left without telling me…your father…your sister…the pride. We hurt, and you didn't care. And I will not let you come back here to hurt them again…" her words cut though Ingine like glass. Ripping are her heart and soul, because everything, everything was true. She didn't think about her family or how they felt…how her leaving would affect them. She just didn't care. She was only thinking about Ingine. But still n all this…to not allow your own daughter to come home from a simple mistake?

"I lost…my home, my mate…my babies…I have nothing-NOTHING! You have to let me stay, please! I need you…"

"…and I needed you. Know you know what if feels like to be left with nothing." The sliver furred lioness turned "I'm sorry."

"Mom! MOM!" cries going on deaf ears. she was on her own, now and forever.