+CandyLuv99, Lol yea, Ingine is throwing paws around here! And thank you for the story suggestion. I know I'm going to start doing a fan series sometime during the summer. So I will keep your suggestion in mind.

+Money100, Thank you as always!

+Woflgilr619, I'm glad you were able to find my story again lol, and yes…I have been known for the cliffhangers, it keeps the heart pumping.

Chapter 18

The night was still. You could hear nothing more than the light breeze and a few leaves and small blazes of grasses fluttering underneath the paws and it's dragged victim. Deep in the southern valley of the pride lands the pale yellowed eyed lioness stopped and took a breath. The lioness had forgotten what it left like to drag a died weight body by herself. One could say she had really gotten use to the life of living in the pride lands. When it came to things like this, help would really be appreciated. But she was on her own and could go to no one. She had stolen the grand cub of the king and queen of the pride lands, and -also the hatred unsolicited thought-of the future queen to pride rock and wife to Simba. This thinking about it put a grimace on her muzzle. She took a moment to walk away and look up at the stars. The thousands and thousands that stay up in the night sky. They seemed to be far away from all the trouble that lay on her mind. And for one moment, Ingine thought of what 'could have been' if things were different, way different. if she had never left home, if she had never left with Mwizi, maybe should would have found a lion like Simba, someone who cared for her. But her path didn't lead to anything of the fairy tail she dreamed of. And that's not fair, somethings she felt like the kings were plotting against her. To make her life hell and difficult for no reason. Suddenly a small whimper took her from her thought. She looked over to find Nala waking to. she rolled her eyes, she knew she would be a hard one to deal with. The lioness is stubborn, and all she wanted was for her to get her job over quick and easy. She walked over slowly to the dazed lioness, who could barely lift her head. She walked over, Nalas dry and half opened blue eyes slowly made their way towards her. She could barely focus; her vison was so blurred. She blinked repeatedly. Ingine sighed, took her right paw and shoved Nala head back into the ground. She would feel the inside of her head bobble back and forth. Taking what little consciousness, she had, away. Until she laid again lifeless before her. Well it seemed like her break was over, she needed to get Nala back to the den before she gained full conciseness again, then it would be so easy to handle her.

On the other side of the pride lands and completely unaware of their friends situation. The gang of young adults hung around a small lagoon. Chatting up a storm of what is to come next with Simba and Nala now that they are back together.

"So you're telling me you two are not getting married?" asked Malka, laying down under the shadow of an acacia tree.

"I mean…" Simba started, not knowing what to really say.

"No it's too soon Malka, at least let her have the cub first." Advice Tama, "At least that way she only has to stress about one thing." It could be seen she had warmed back up to her life long pal Simba, even though she'll never forget the ordeal. The feeling of having everything back normal the way things were was something everyone needed. The only one missing was Nala, but she was back home sleeping- or so they think.

"No…I don't think so." The red mane male voiced, everyone looked at him wide eyed.

"Why? You guys are finally back together, this is like the dream!" voiced Tojo " I mean how long have you been waiting for this."

"Trust me I have, believe me…and it was something I think about…but, I don't think she and I could get married."

"Why?" asked Kula. It went quiet for a moment. The only things heard was them breathing, until simba had decided to tell them why,

"…It wont be the same."

"Same?" they asked confused, and looking to one another.

"She and I, even though we are back together, everything will be different. plus, I think I would be the one who couldn't handle it." he paused, he had to explain himself. "The whole ordeal that happened. I know I hurt her, and I can never take away that hurt that I caused. And the hurt she caused me by throwing everything away- yes I know my ass deserved it. but…i…I never felt that low and alone before. And I was because I caused her to hate me-I hated myself- but her hating me, and the look she gave me when she found out about Ingine. I can't see that look on her face again. Hell…I'm a whimp fine, a crybaby even. I don't care. I know my dad will be asking the same question too. And I'm going to give him the same answer." No one said nothing.

"It's like you're weak with her and weak without her. Ughh, you two make me sick." Voiced Tama. "But, you're going to marry her."

"Tama did you not just heat the lion." Voiced Tojo.

"I did stupid, but I also see his face. And c'mon you know these two idiots as well as I do. They're going to get married. Yea it won't be the picture prefect one they were expecting."

"Yea and never say never." Added Kula.

"I think what you need to do it wait, wait til the cub is here, wait until you and your dad fix things with you and being the next future king, because honestly who it's gonna be? Kula too nice, Tojo just Tojo, Malka lazy ass hell and I would be a dictator. So, C'mon, you two are really the only ones that will keep the place from falling apart." Simba laughed some.

"Haha, yea, I suppose."

"Well I think she's right."

"Thank you Malka."

"I'll think about for now. I think the baby coming is more of a concern for me."

"Why?"

"I don't know, I mean I know I nothing. And then… I don't know to me, she just seems so tried."

"Well I mean carrying another life can be exhausting."

"I just worried, ya know."

"Dude we get you. I think if you really had something to be concerned about she tell us. Or the monkey. When Tojo and I took her over there, he said she was fine."

"You're right. I'm worrying for nothing." He chimed.

The night the gang stay out way pass their 'curfew' even though they didn't really have. Honesty the pridelands isn't that much of an exciting place, when it comes to outsiders and random dangers. Mufasa was the kingdom on lockdown always, to after a while of being out and talking up a storm, there's nothing more to do than just, head back home. Which they didn't mind, having outsider threaten in their boarders is something they do not have to time to deal with right now, especially Simba. Because he would have to help his dad and be at his side. So living the boring life right now was exactly what he needed.

The next morning the great circle raised in the sun again, taking its place in the great circle of life once more. The prideland lions found themselves coming back to life after a nice needed slumber. Simba had gone back to the royal den with his mother and father, he did get in late and he knew Nala would still be sleeping when he rose in the morning. Even though he was early, Simba was not the first the wake up, as usually his father was up well before the sun. Sarabi was still in the back part of the den, catching the last few seconds of sleep before her internal clock woke her up as well. Now it was just father and son alone.

"Morning son." Mufasa voice deep, as he gazed over the horizon. "Its nice to see you here." After he and his son had their fallout, Simba had been sleeping either outside of at a side den. He couldn't sleep with the lioness of course and he felt unwelcomed in his father presence. But last night, last night was different. for some reason or another, he didn't even think about he and his father issues they had. After he talked with his friends, it just seemed natural for him to head back home to his mother and father den like old times. A habit. An old habit he had not gone in a while, but yet felt so familiar.

"Yea." He voiced, walking and sitting beside his father. Also gazing as the horizon before them. It was always eye-catching and breathtaking to see the vastness of the pride lands. She was so beautiful and rich in life, she could bring tears to your eyes if you let her. The young male cleared this throat and bought his gaze over to his father. "Dad, I need to talk with you."

"And I you." Voiced the king.

"Look I know I messed up and big time. I can't imagine what you and mom are thinking and how you feel. But believe me, when I said I've learned my lesson and I'm trying to work things out. Nala and I, we're on good terms now. And it actually looks good for us."

"That's great son."

"And I exiled Ingine yesterday." Mufasa raised a eye and began to say something, but Simba beat him to it. "I know I know, I over stepped my boundaries and I should have consulted you and mom first."

"well, why didn't you?" his voice was clam, which surprised his son. He was expecting him to be more or less pissed. Or at least upset he did come to him first. But he demeanor was clam too clam.

"Because I needed to handle it at that moment, do you know what happened with Ingine and Nala?" the king furrowed his brow. "They had an altercation, Malka and Tojo ended up taking her to Rafiki."

"My kings, when was this?" he voiced concerned.

"A day or so ago."

"Is she okay?"

"Yes, she's fine."

"What was the altercation about?"

"…Nala just said she threatened her…so I told her to had to leave. If I overstepped myself given the situation now with my standing, I'm sorry. Nala and the cub are my top priorities right now."

"I understand, I was a young father once. You want to keep them from harm."

"Yes, and that also means you." He voiced lowly. Mufasa drew confused.

"What do you mean me?"

"I know you don't want us to have this cub. I can live with it, I don't care really anymore. So I plan on making everything easy for you. When she has the cub she and I will move out to a side den. We'll stay there for a while and when the cub can walk you won't have to worry about anything being said."

"What? You're leaving?" the voice was of an added mother with a concerned look on her face. "Simba?"

"I have to do it…it's for the best. For her and cub and myself."

"Why would you leave your pride son? Your family?" Sarabi looked over to her mate. "You haven't told him have you?"

"Told me what?"

"You're father changed his mind. You will receive pride rock after us."

"What?!...really, why?"

"Because you have the best mother a lion could ask her. And also. She knocked some much needed sense into my head. I have the bump to prove it." Simba was speechless. "look son, I know I acted in hast, and you have to forgive me. when I learn about your situation- I immediately thought of myself and I was same the situation…I didn't handle it the best. And I paid for it. I had to prove myself to my father again, beg your mother for forgiveness, confront the pride and tell them how this situation didn't reflect me as king and ruler. After all your subjects don't have to follow you just because you are king. They have their own free minds."

"I see…That why you panicked."

"that's why I freaked out son. I had to be prefect from then on out, that's why I was and am hard on you. I don't want you to make the mistakes I've made."

"…It would have been nice to know this before this all happened, maybe you wouldn't have."

"Son your father is working on 'not being prefect' and allowing his son to know he just a normal lion as anyone else, aren't you Mufasa?"

"Yes."

"You might want to tell him how that story ended." Noted the queen. She muzzled her head under her king. She began to walk out of the cave, she had her lioness to lead and Simba and Mufasa could use the alone time. She left the two alone, they watched her leave and then looked to one another.

"End?"

"Ughh, come with me son. Are you busy?"

"Well I was going to be with Nala today."

"I'll have you back before she awakes, I promise. Come, walk with me."

the prince hesitated. He didn't really want to go with his father- but at the same time he was curious to know what his mother meant by 'end' could he have another sibling out there? Ways there something they were keeping from him. This was something the king had to know, so he sucked it up and went with his father. Nala would be there when he returned.

Small rocks scattered everywhere and a small puddle of water laid in the middle of the den. Water that was left from the earlier morning dew. It smelled of water and the air, oddly was cold. Slowly, her eyes began to shutter open. Her head began to spin as she forced herself to wake up to join reality.

A small gasp left her mouth as she felt the pain from her jaw. It was swollen and she could taste blood in her mouth. "..mm…w-what the." She finally got a look at her surrounds, she didn't know where the hell she was. Nothing looked or smelled familiar to her. It was terribly dark. The den entrance was closed off which made it hard to breath. She tried to get up but realized her paws here tied together by thick tree vines. "what the hell-" suddenly the entrance began to open. Sun slowly started to pour in and blind the lioness. Smaller rocks crackled and churched the weight of the larger rock being moved.

" Oh, you're awake. I thought you'd be out for some time longer."

"I-ingine ?..."

"Yes?"

"W-where am I ? what is this?" Nala voiced confused trying to gather herself.

"Oh, you're here in some side den I found."

"What? Why!"

"You don't remember?" Nala gave her a look. She was full if it, of course she didn't remember, she doesn't know what the hell in happening. "eeesh, you must have hit your head on those rocks harder than I thought."

"Where's Simba?"

"Not here." The grey lioness eyes looked at Nala struggle to get up. Her paws were tied so tight together. All she could do was lay on her side. Helpless. Ingine walked over to her side and rubbed her panting belly. "You need to relax Nala, that's the monkey order." The lioness look up at her.

"What are you doing?!" she continued to rub her stomach. The cub unknowingly began to kick rapidly.

"I have a fighter on my paws." Commenting about the cub.

"What do you want?!"

"Nothing, well not you…well maybe. For now I do need you-"

"WHY?!..."

"Shhhh clam yourself, don't cause anymore trouble for yourself."

"…More?" Nala stained and stained herself over and over again to sit up, at least on all fours. But she was too big now to even balance herself. she slowly began to panic, alone and helpless and in the paws of her enemy. Nala was growing fearful for her life. Ingine then poked a claw at eh mother stomach, Nala grimace in discomfort.

"Haha, you look like you're about to pop!"

"Ing-"

"Oh! The lioness will be making their way back to pride rock soon. Mmm I need to make some stops for you before then." She got up to leave with another word. Moving the large rock over the entrance once more.

"No Ingine NO!" calls falling on deaf ears.

Clueless of her situation, and walking across the valley with his father. Simba and Mufasa continued their talk, now away from listening ears. To be honest the conversation was rather awkward for Simba hearing this new and startling information about this father. I mean, after all he was Mufasa the king of the pride lands. His father- in his mind- was near and always prefect. And he was the clueless son who was going to mess up his name.

"So I guess I should finish the story shouldn't I. I know your mother will ask."

"I guess, I mean you don't have to if you don't want to. I can just tell her you did."

" No no son, you need to hear this."

"…oh, okay." Was all he could say really.

"You know I talked with another lioness while being with your mother?"

"Right, because of uncle Scar…saying something like she was cheating on you…so you should get her back. And something like you didn't go over to her and ask."

"Yes, anyways I was young…well old enough to know the business but younger than you. And young Mufasa thought it would be fair to get back at Sarabi for something she didn't do and honestly, something I had never seen, only told that day by my brother. Anyways I took his idea and I met with a lioness that use to be our friend. She was rather a 'known' lioness and I thought what better way to make Sarabi jealous."

This was not awkward at all.

"Dad, beofer you finish… I didn't need to know details…I'm familiar with the process."

"Oh right, anyways well what I thought was done was done. And I told my brother. He in turned brought it up and Sarabi clearly heard. She was upset, but more confused. She couldn't understand why I would break our engagement."

"So you told her why?"

"No she forced me."

"ugh?"

"She back me into a corner and wouldn't let me go until I explained myself. Obviously you know I would never raise my paw to a lioness so I didn't stop her- she on the other paw had no problem letting me know how she felt."

"Ha"

"I told her what happened, I told her I knew she had broken our engagement and another lion and that it hurt me. so I did what I did to hurt her back. It wasn't until then that I learned it was a lie, even getting the lion himself to vouche for her word. I was taken aback. She broke things off with me because she thought she was marrying a king, a leader- not some jealous cub who gets his feelings hurt over a few heard words. And I didn't blame her. She told her parent what had happened, they told mine I had to explain what had happened. Scar was even there, acting as if he has no idea what was going on. And to make matters worse…the lioness had told me she was pregnant."

"What you do."

"Unlike you, I told my father because I was terrified. He said there was nothing I could do really. Sarabi and I were done, so I devoted my time to the lioness. When it came time for the cub to be born I was…surprised."

"…surprised?"

"yes, it wasn't mine."

"huh? And she didn't say anything?"

"No, and it turned out to be the lion your mother was supposedly with."

"Ironic…I guess."

"something like that."

"But dad how could the cub not be yours? if you were the last one with her."

"like I said I was young, and unlike you kids nowadays I had no idea what to do, at all."

"Wow. Sounds like a great first time."

"hardly. If you can even count it. because she was telling me what to do."

"Ouch dad."

"Hey I didn't know. Anyways that news got out, I was relieved. Oddly enough the first person I thought of telling was Sarabi. Its' not like id didn't have feeling for her. I loved her, which was why I did what I did to hurt her like she did…well supposedly had done to me."

"So mom took you back?"

"Eventually after a long long period of me proving myself to her and her family."

"So I don't have some half sibling out there?"

"No son, you don't" he paused for a second and looked at his son. "I wanted to tell you that, because I want you to be able to tell me anything. I know I may give off the vibe that I don't' care or that I won't be able to relate, but son I can. And I want us to be close again. you used to be my best buddy when you were a cub."

"I remember that."

"I miss it."

"me too."

"and… don't think I don't want you to have this cub. Yes, I wish it was later, but you need to know I will love the cub regardless."

"Thanks dad, because I'm nervous…really really nervous. And I don't know why…I don't know what I suppose to do, do I do anything? I mean when mom was having me what did you do?"

"Everything she said haha, and held her paw tight when you were coming."

"See, what if I can't handle…Nala having the cub and I just pass out!"

"Well son, she's having the cub not you…so I think you should be okay haha. If the thought gets you queasy, then just look at her and tell her everything going to be okay."

"Sounds easy."

"It's not, especially when she is squeezing the life out of you in the process. But you deal with it."

"You're right, thanks dad."

"you're welcome son. C'mon let's get you back." Voiced the king to his son was he reversed his direction. The two continued to father son bond as they walked home.

It was dark and quiet and it seemed like hour had passed after Ingine had left. Nala had started to feel a numbness in her paws and left side. She had not moved it hours almost.

"Ughh! C'mon!" she struggled to wiggler her way out and it was testing her limited patience. "Crap…" she was tried. She hadn't eaten snice yesterday and now it was well into the afternoon. At least she thought. She couldn't see anything but could hear the various sounds of other animals outside of the den. Her mouth was parched, she needed water. She needed to get something to eat. She could feel the cub inside her growing restless. It was over time for the cub to be eating and Nala knew. "Don't worry ….we're going to get out of this…daddy will find us-"

Suddenly the rock began to move again and Nala shot up.

"Ingine INGINE!"

"Stop yelling, no one can hear you…actually " Thinking about it "scream you'll just be tire yourself out." She informed.

"Why are you doing this?! Tell me! I've done nothing to you…"

"Doesn't matter."

"yes, it does, why would you do this to me?!"

"Me , me, me. is that all you ever think about? I don't see what he sees in you."

"Is that it? Simba are you jealous of me?"

"…Please."

"..yes you are… you have to me. why else would you care so much."

"I don't care about you! I care about him, and out family!"

"…ww-what?!"

"Beauty is deaf I see."

"Ingine you don't have a family- Simba not your family! You need to realize this!"

"Of course he is? Why else do you think he'll be looking for me soon?"

"He'll be looking for me! and OUR baby!" it wasn't sinking threw, the lioness was gone and there was no bringing her back. She was crazy -crazy. Ingine was not going to acknowledge her. So Nala changed her approach.

"I need to eat…the baby needs to eat" to change the subject and maybe get her untied.

"my baby fine." Voiced Ingine dropping off more things, Nala saw she had some time of herbs in a leaf sack almost. She grew curious.

"What's that?" she asked, she didn't get an answer "What is that Ingine?!"

"Its for you and the baby, later." Later? What did she mean later? Before she could even get her mind to warp around what was happening Ingine began to leave again.

"No…no…don't leave me! INGINE!" again her calls went on deaf ears. Furious and pissed Nala screamed. "AAAAAArrrgghhh!" she screamed and screamed until finally the dry air took the scream out of her. Tears ran down her face as she struggled to catch her breath. The cub began to move feverish inside of her. "…d-don't worry…daddy's going to find us…he's going to find us…"