+ CandyCande21, I promise the madness will come to an end, I promise. But we have to have our climatic cliff hangers, lol for a couple of chapters, then it will all soon be over. And I wouldn't loss all faith in Simba and Nala relationship yet. I do feel bad for Scar being cheated like that- but his dad didn't think he kingly material. And he's not dead, just not in this story really.

+KionThePrideLandsPrince, Yea our king Mufasa wasn't always the good leader, he sets out to me. I mean he is, but it took him a minute to get there. And I know I was trying to get to this chapter for so long, I hate when Simba and Nala fight.

+Money100, I know, Ingine does these things were you can't feel sorry for her anymore based of her actions…

+DarthRushy, Thank you so much for the review. I'm glad my story could keep you entertained. I know my chapters have been putting people on a rollercoaster ride. I urge you to keep reading because all the emotional turmoil will be worth it- I think lol.

+Uzurii, Haha welcome to the story, I'm glad you're enjoying it! sorry for the long wait.

Chapter 15

Today for some reason the great circle took it's time getting into the sky. It was as if the great kings of the past knew that today was going to be different. Well to start off for one, it was the cubs' burial. It had been a day or so from its dramatic arrival into the world. A visit where, he did not stay long. In a distance cave the mother of the cub rose that morning before anyone. Today would be terribly difficult for her, she had nothing now, and today when they buried her cub- she would finally realize that.

The burial itself was short in time. Maybe being a few minutes, the wise baboon, Rafiki came to do the honors of burying the royal cub. He had taken the cub, which was still wrapped in fresh green leaf material and placed him in the center of the gathering. Everyone was there, it would have been odd for the lioness to not support the young mother. Even if rumors had spread, they were all there for her in her time of need. All eyes looked to the baboon as she said his final words to guide the cub as he entered the new world. The royal family watched from the far distance. Overseeing looking everything and everyone. There was a tense feeling when it came to Simba. It was odd, he didn't know how to feel. On one paw he lost a son and on the other…he had no real connection to him. Should he feel bad about this? It would only seem right. But for the most part he felt awkward. Watching the events pass far atop of the hill. Watching everyone, he couldn't help but look for Nala. She was there, and Tama and Kula…the whole gang. The prince made small eye contact with a few of his friends, as he did look for him, seeing he was with his parents they looked no more. Especially the blue eyed lioness, she did not want to trouble herself with looking for her…ex-fiancé. Thinking of him right not was not the time or the place.

"Son?" Mufasa voice brought the red mane male back to reality. He turned to see his father looking at him with concern. Wondering how his son was taking things. "Are you okay? Do you want to go down there, say a few words."

"….No" he voiced softly. He didn't feel he had the right…it's not like he treated the cub like he loved him. That would be a lie. Why would he say words for a cub he cared nothing about? A cub he wanted to have nothing to do with- and Ingine for that matter. That was the cubs mother, if anything he will give her that right to have the ones she wants to see the cub, see the cub. And from there last…encounter, he at fault. Maybe he should even be here…"I just, don't think I should right now. After I will." The king nodded.

"Look." Sarabi voiced on looking down at the pride. "I think it's almost over. They'll probably be walking up for the condolences soon. Son you should go." He said nothing, but got up and slowly made his way down the hillside. His shadow casted itself in front of him. When he got to the ground level he stopped watched. He wanted to wait until everyone had left. The prince watched as lioness after lioness came up to the mother of the lost cub. They gave her nuzzles and words of kindness- encouragement even. They too have had experienced with losing a cub far too earlier. Not even knowing that this was her third, lost cub. Watching from a distance, seeing the tears running down her face, staining her cheeks permanently. Now it looked like she was just an average lioness…a sad mother, and an alone lioness. She didn't seem to be the crazy lioness from hell he pictures her from. Trying to ruin his life, on purpose, not caring for anyone else but herself- but that's not true. Looking at her now, she cared for nothing like she did her cub. And trying to get the father of her cub to care for her as much as she did him…

Suddenly, his ears perked up when he saw the light color pelt of the lioness with the blue eyes walk in the direction of Ingine. What was she doing, Simba was not the only one thinking this, Tama and Kula had this look on their faces as well. Was she going to talk to her? When Nala got a respectable few feet from Ingine she stopped. You could see the pause between them- as the two lionesses caught in the conversation of everyone's mouth- came face to face. Nala spoke first.

"I'm sorry Ingine." She paused again, and tried to gather herself "I know I've been feeling a type of way towards you-but, I would never want you to experience what you did…not even on my worst enemy." She voiced, Ingine stared blankly at her, just eyeing the mother up and down her stomach that seemed to be twice the size it was yesterday. Nala saw this and grew somewhat eerie of her, she sighed, she said what she had to say and did what she thought was right, if Ingine didn't appreciate it, then what could she do about it. as she began to walk away she heard the voice speak from behind her.

"…love It while you can, you never know when it'll be taken away from you…like he did to me."

"…Excuse me?" she voiced, looking back at Ingine, "What did you say-" she knew what she heard…but did she really, hear was she heard?

"Nala." Tama voice came from in front of her friend. "Lets go." Ever snice the birth of the cub, Tama wants nothing to do with Ingine or Simba. In her thoughts, they both are at fault in their own way. Simba well, the obviously, but Ingine. I mean, once learning that you were having the cub of the prince, a prince who was already engaged and didn't do anything proactive about it…she didn't like it. why would she put herself and her cub in that situation. She could have done something, said something…even to the queen to help her. She didn't have to tell her it was Simba's, hell she didn't even have to stay at priderock once learning that. The king and queen have many connection, they could have worked something out for Ingine. She could have stayed away from Simba and no one would know anything. They would not have all this drama, especially for Nala sake. Once Ingine knew she wasn't the main one in the picture she should have start thinking of different options. She hurt her best friend, and that means the bitch gotta go! "We have to get ready for the hunt anyways."

"…okay." Once out of earshot Nala spoke to her friend. "…did you see the way she looked at me? It was like she hated me…I think I should be the one hating her, right?"

"You're the better lioness Nala, you can't help it."

"…and what she said? That was way out of line…"

"What she say?"

"…n-nothing, I think I'm just over reacting. You think a lioness would be more sympathetic when the lioness that got cheated on goes out of her way to wish you better!"

"I don't look for the bright side in these lioness these days…what did she say?"

"she…" Nala thought for a moment. " She told me that…I should love it while I can, because I don't know when it's going to be taken away…" Tama stopped in her tracks.

"Did…did she just threaten you?" the tuff fur lioness threw her head back. "Dam…how would I look if I went and just kicked her ass…they'll think I'm crazy"

"Tama… you don't have to do that. I'm sure she's just…I don't know."

"You are too virtuous…"

"Well I wish I wasn't, I'd like to punch her in the face." Tama gave her a look. "Obviously, I'm not going to do it…but if I wasn't pregnant and she didn't just lose her cub….it would be a whole different story." Voiced Nala, giving it thought, but it the table were turned, she was probably still all talk. Tama rolled her eyes, her girls can be a bad girl- but Tama a bad ass. She would have beat her tail, pregnant or not.

"Please Nala, shut up you're too pretty to get your paws dirty."

"…Mhm." The blue-eyed lioness laughed a little at her comment. But suddenly all joke came to a stop when Simba could be seen walking forward.

"Uh…" voiced Tama as he came into view.

"Hey i-"

"What do you want?" asked Tama blankly, looking to Simba. Nala gave her a look. Okay she didn't like the guy, he already knows. Simba looked around, it was only a few members left. Everyone else had turned to leave to get ready for the days hunt.

"Do you need something?" asked Nala.

"No, just came to talk-"

"To Ingine right, she needs some words said to her." Simba looked at the lioness confused. " Tell him."

" No."

"What? Is something wrong."

"…They'll will be." Warned Tama.

"Tama…just give us some space please."

"Fine…" she slowly walked away, her eyes giving her friend a ' if you need me, just call look' though Nala knew she would not need her.

"what do you want?"

"To talk." Obviously.

"I don't think I'm the one you should be talking to, you just lost a cub Simba…your priorities should be someplace else." Just saying the words made her stomach hurt. She still couldn't believe it. He fathered with another lioness. Once she said this she had nothing else to say to him really, and he was at odds for words too. He wanted to say words to his cub, but he wanted to say words to Nala more…

"I know that, and I will. I have to see how you are doing too."

"I'm fine. You don't have to do check up on me."

"I know I just…" he couldn't find the words. He looked at her, she had gotten so much bigger than the last time he saw her. Which wasn't that far back-what a couple of days, yet it seems like shes changed so much. "I saw you go up to Ingine…"

"I did, I had to give her my condolences. I wouldn't want to wish what happened to her on my worst enemy." Voicing her opinion again, and she truly meant it. she began to think about him and her…but then a kick brought her back into reality.

"Whoa…what was that?" his red eyes growing some-what wide. It was by far the most surprising and weirdest thing he had ever seen.

"Nothing, just a kick."

"..i…I saw it."

"Well I felt it…" there was a small tension. "Sorry."

"Uh no I, I understand. Um… what-what did she say?"

"she said…" she took a moment. " Basically, that I need to take care of this cub, because…" she paused. "Maybe I just heard her wrong."

"Wait what? Did, did she threaten you?"

"…I'm not saying anything Simba. Just handle your business okay." She turned to leave.

"Wait Nal-"

"…yes?"

"…be careful. Stay away from Ingine."

"Why?" she asked raising a brow.

"Just do, okay." She said nothing, taking a moment to think about what Simba had just said. What did he mean by that, was she endanger? The cub?...he didn't seem to want to go into detail and explain it to her, so she just walked away and left him. As she walked away another lioness came into view, his mother. There was a look on her face the caught his attention. "Mom?"

"Son, I have to ask you something."

"What?" the queen paused, could she really get herself to ask her son this? To even imagine. The thought sicken her, but she had to ask.

"Did you hit Ingine?" he blinked his eyes.

"What?! I-"

"Answer the question- did you do it?"

"No, of course not! Why would you even ask that?"

"Because, a few lioness came up and told us. They were concerned about Ingine. It appears that, she lost the cub early due to you two have an argument. She said you put your paws on her."

"Mom…i…"

"Did you?"

"Mom-"

"Did you?!" he swallowed hard.

"Yes, we did get into an argument and it did get heated…I did move her aside, but I didn't hit her…or push her…or whatever she said I did! why…what happened why do you ask?!"

"It's going around, that you caused her miscarriage."

"WHAT?!"

"I don't know who said it first, or who she told…but Mufasa and I got approached about it. we had no idea what they were talking about. You could imagine how we felt learning this."

"…what..h-how many others, who do you think knows or heard about it?!"

"I don't know son, but we will get it fixed. Tonight I'm going to Ingine to tell her she has to leave pride rock. She can't stay here any longer, especially saying things like this. Son this cannot spread."

"How do I stop it?"

"If anyone ask, say nothing-send any who question you to your father and I. we'll deal with them."

"o..okay." that was all he could say. What in the world was happening now? Frist he's a on good cheater, and now he's a cub killer?! He can't even wrap his mind around it, how could she even pull something like that off. He never NEVER touched her- put a paw on her or anything! How could she do this! What will everyone think…his friends…his pride…Nala. "I'll fix this too." He voiced.

Sarabi nodded to her son, she gave him a loving look-but it was full of concern too. She couldn't stay with him, she had the hunt. She would make sure once they were back Ingine would be handled.

While the royals were gone and the rest of the lionesses on the hunt. Across the field of the pridelands the few members who stayed back at pride rock found themselves in a sticky situation, boredom. It was clear the males Tojo and Malka, did not hunt, and with Nala growing bigger every day it was den bound. When she didn't have her girls she would hang with her boys Malka and Tojo, they could always make her laugh.

"You Okay?" asked Tojo, the three were walking down a meadow path.

"Me…I'm fine, why?"

"Well, you know with the whole Ingine thing… and then cub thing… and then burial thing." Malka looked at 'Tojo' with a really look. "I'm just looking out for you, we all are."

"Thank you really, but I'm okay." They said nothing for a moment. They just walked, taking in the kingdom around them. Everything made them feel so small in comparison to around them.

"We should probably take a rest, you know get the mom off her paws." Nala rolled her eyes- even though she really id need it. walking was fine and fun when she wasn't pregnant. Now walking is like battling a steady uphill battle.

"I don't need it guys, really." Yes she did.

"Oh I know you don't, Malka doesn't. Look at his wheezing, he's about to fall over." Teased Tojo, the leaner lion compared to the more muscle bodied Malka.

"Oh shut up." Malka threw an elbow to the lion across from him.

"Guys c'mon, you're acting like cubs."

"He is a cub!" Malka

"It takes one to know one!" Tojo

"Wow, do we really need to time out?!" chimed Nala, looking at both lions. The two lions stopped fine.

"ugh fine…I'll be the bigger lion and forgive him."

"No I'll do the forgiving-"

"Honestly I can't believe this is happening." Laughed Nala. "If my cub cause trouble like you two, I'm doomed."

"Dude we are going to be the best uncle, BEST!" voiced Malka "Look see, I forgive Tojo!" he brought it smaller companion into an annoying embrace. The Tojo eventually broke free from.

"…oh kings…"

"and speaking of forgiving" voiced Malka on a more serious subject. "What are your plans? Are you going to forgive him?" the question took Nala off guard. For the most part she had been around her girls all day and they told her to get rid of him. She never truly considered that as an option.

"I don't know."

"well… if you want my impute. I think you should forgive him." Voiced the black male.

"What?" Nala raised a brow. " I mean I'll have to take some time to consider everything."

"How long do you think that will be?"

"As long as I need, why do you ask?" the two males paused and looked to one another. "Why?"

"Because my mans dying here Nala." She rolled her eyes, here he goes, defending Simba for the bro code probably. "I mean hear me out first, before you get all mad."

"I'm not going to get mad, I'm just not going to listen." She stated, slowly sitting down. "simple."

"Nala, okay the guy messed up-I get it, we all get it-"

"Messed up is an understatement…" she commented.

"But not everyones perfect."

"I'm not saying he has to be, I never said that...but that-cheating, how can you expect me to do that? Malka are you hearing yourself."

"I get it, if I were you. I wouldn't know what do to either. But Nala your not in the clear either, you were going to do things behind his back-" she froze. And a tension rose in the air.

"What are you talking about?" Malka paused, and looked at Tojo you gave him a look of 'you're on your own.' "Tell me what you're talking about!"

"We know about the whole…almost getting rid of the cub thing. He told us about it." her heart felt heavy, she didn't know they knew about it. Hell, she was trying to forget about it herself. She couldn't even believe she was even considering it.

"…That situation completely different Malka-"

"Actually, no it's not. You both had secrets that affected one another."

"…Yes but I was thinking about 'us' and how it could affect us."

"And what do you think he did?" he argued.

"Cheated on me with another lioness, got her pregnant and didn't tell me. Even when she was right in my face!"

"That- but he also tried his best to keep you away from getting hurt. Nala he knew he messed up, he had to live with it every day. Juggling you both at the same time, drove him crazy- but He loves you! So he drove himself mad anyway-"

"Oh and by all the things that have happened lately, you actually think it worked?! I was humiliated! everyone was talking about it! how do you think that made me feel?!"

"Terrible! I couldn't imagine, but you aren't feeling that pain alone!"

"So you want me to just take them back? Forgive and forget right?!"

"Yea, take him back- Tojo, explain to her." Both heads darted towards the lighter color male. His eyes grew wide, when did he volunteer to be involved in their conversation. "Well?!"

"Just..just think about the long term picture hear. You're having a cub, his cub. And the fact it he still loves you, it's not like he did it on propose."

"…Oh…OH so he just managed to find himself in her den that night? Tojo how could you even say that!"

"Look, I wasn't here and I don't know what happened but- she tricked him, she did something to make his slip up like that. It wouldn't matter how mad he was at you, you know in your heart of hearts he's NEVER truly do that to you!" she shook her head, disagreeing.

"No…side with him all you want, I'm not doing it. I'm not going to go thru that hurt and humiliation again."

She began to walk off.

"But what about him? His hurt and humiliation?! No one really helping him out, yea his folk, but barely when they found out. Mufasa declaimed him to be the next king. You threw off the wedding –" wait what? Mufasa did what?

"He did what?..."

"Yea that night, when all hell broke loose. Mufasa denounce his claim to be the next in line. He told us that night."

"He can't do that…"

"Hell he did, if he's feeling the same way now, I don't know. But he lost his title, you and respect of everyone in one day." She hadn't known this. Now she couldn't feel all that angry toward him right, right? No he has too, she has the right, he cheated on her…lied to her face. Acted like everyone was okay when it wasn't.

"That's terrible, but I can't change that- I can't do anything about it."

"Yes you can! Actually talk to him…his father his mother. Find an understanding of what truly happened on his side. He's never been one to lie unless he was doing it for the interest of YOU really."

"…I can't even look at him."

"But he can at you? The lioness that was going to go behind his back and kill his own cub?-"

"Malka?!" voiced Tojo, shocked at what his friend said.

"I don't know what worse?! You, not going to forgive him over his one and only mistake that he's trying to make right. Or the fact that you don't see yourself as being equally wrong in hurting him! You were going to kill his cub Nala and not tell him? What you were going to come back to us one day, not pregnant and everything would be all honkey dory?! NO BABY NO PROBLEM RIGHT? It doesn't work like that- you were being selfish, and not considering his feeling either! Hell you both are messed up…" it went deadly silent. She didn't know what to say, no one made her really look at herself in the waterhole lately to get a true reflection of herself. she was going to sell out, because she didn't want to be a mom, and thought everything had to be on her. Her baby, her body, her choice. And it was, but at the same time, doesn't the lion in your life get even a notice of what you plan on doing with his cub too?

"Dammit Malka." Voiced Tojo as he saw the tear start to make their way down the cream lioness face. "Nala-"

"DON'T!" she voiced, pushing pass them both. Tojo hung hi head back in frustration.

"Great, just great." Malka chimed, flopping down in aggravation. Someone had to get her to make a decision. She couldn't keep going on like nothing happened, or that she's just fine handling everything on her own, lioness power. No, she and Simba needed to fix it and fix it now.

Meanwhile, at a side den or pride rock, Ingine, at undisturbed- until she was visited by a strange visitor, Mufasa. He came into the den entrance announcing himself. She rose slowly.

"Mufasa…"

"Ingine we need to talk, and now." She sat down. She eyed him as he came into full view. He was a mighty lion, she would give him that, but he was getting older, and tried. She could see it in his eyes. "Ingine, I'm afraid your time here at pride rock as come to an end."

"What? What do you mean end?" she questioned raising a brow.

"Due to everything that is happening, you have to leave-"

"WHY? I have no wear to go, I JUST lost my cub?! And now you/re making me leave!"

"I'm going to ask you once, and I'm going to ask you nicely. You have until the end of the week to excuse yourself. There are pride north of our boarder, they will be more than willing to let you in." the king got up slowly, he did what he had to do. To protect his son and his name. Mufasa began to leave the den, and a very furious Ingine behind.

"…Everyone gets to just TAKE TAKE TAKE away from me! no one else cares, no one else cries or bleeds but me! Kick me out ! PROTECT YOUR STUPID SON, PRO-"

"YOU WOULD BE WISE TO KEEP MY SONS NAME OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER, OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!" roared Mufasa equally back. He collected himself while she stood saying nothing. "You have until the end of this week." He voiced walking away for real this time. She clawed the ground beneath her.

"…I won't need a week." She voiced disappearing to the back of the cave.

In the distance two male figures could be seen walking in the northern direction. Tojo and Malka were trying to find Nala, who had walked off after her and Malka conversation. Malka felt bad, maybe he wasn't his place to tell her and speak to her the way he did. But someone had too.

"Dude, what the hell man. She's beyond pissed- why did you have to go there."

"look, I said I'm sorry. I just couldn't sit back and wait for things to happen."

"Yea, but that not your place to tell her."

"But as her friend it is!" he chimed. " Ugh I'm trying to look out for both of them. I hat change."

"I know, but this change….they have to fix."

"Well they need to hurry up and do it."

"I know, but it ain't that easy."

"Yea…ugh, Cmon, lets find her before they kill us. Mufasa wouldn't want anything happening to his grandcub." The two companions went on to call the name of the missing lioness. They called and called and called. But their cried went unanswered. They figured much. "C'mon, she couldn't have gotten that far." She wasn't only a few miles ahead of them, she sat alone. Pouring her eyes out. Her strong hearing caught the find cries in the distance but she was not going to go back to them. She couldn't face it. how right Malka was. She was in the wrong. she wiped her face as the conversation with her friend played again over and over in her head. He was right, she was hurting, but she wasn't the only one thou. I guess it took someone else to finally tell her. She had to find him. She got up, but as she did she heard something off in the distance. A breaking of branch maybe? She got the vide something was crawling out there. "Hello? Malka?...Tojo." no answer. Hmm, maybe it was just in her heard. Then again for the second time today she felt her cub kick. But it was on a different side this time. She sat down. "What are you doing in there?" she asked, rubbing her stomach. Her cub was becoming increasingly more active with each passing day. It had seemed like overnight her pregnancy sky rocketed.

"It's nice at that stage, where to feel the small kicks." She looked up to see an unwanted grey lioness before her. Nala slowly got to her feet. "You know with my first pregnancy I was so scared. Any kick, movement-turn. I thought it was the baby saying I was doing something wrong." the blue eyed lioness just looked at her. "anyways, like I said before. You should be enjoying it."

"…I am." She began to turn away.

"You know I always knew about you. The first night I meet him, all he did was talk about you. You…I believe you two had just gotten into a fight. Over something he wanted. Anyways I could get him to shut up about you…all night, Nala this and Nala that. Blah blah blah. He was a good guy, probably the nicest I'll ever meet. But I had to shut him up. He was going to bring you some over rated water lilies to win you over…boring, right? Ha. And we all know he didn't make it back home." Her conversation edged her closer and closer to the weary lioness. "believe me if he had to choice, he wouldn't have done it. he;s not that type of lion. But he was a strong one and I knew he could give me what I wanted. A nice loving family. I knew he came from a big pride, but I didn't know he was going to be the king of it one day. That was a surprise to me, trust. I couldn't imagine how you felt. That had to be looming over your head all the time, future queen of the pride lands, geesh. But it has to have its perks, royals can do whatever they want right? They can give and take and take some more- ya know Mufasa told me I had to leave- me? a lioness who just lost her cub, and it outcaste. What a lion right-"

"I don't know what your problem is, but you did this to yourself. You can have him I don't want anything to do with him."

"ughh, but he can't seem to get his mind off of you…you…you...you…you…YOU!" her eyes were wide, as a odd, malevolent laughter mixed in with her voice. "I mean you didn't even want to have his cub, was going to go behind him and everything. That tells you about honesty I suppose." The grey lioness, Ingine was on a few feet away from her, pawing her claws in with a tree bark. Something was off, waaay of. "But hey haha, you live and you learn right!?" something was telling the young lioness she better leave. She began to slowly back away her eyes never leaving the lioness. "aww, where are you going…Nala, remember you're my friend? Right…"

" I don't know what wrong with you, but Ingine…you need help, seriously." A hush of laughter left the grey lioness lungs. Its high pitch sent a shudder down Nalas spine.

"Oh Nala….don't look at me like that. I'm not the one who will be needing help, you will…"