Chapter 14 The Storm
The main den was almost like a sauna everyone who dared to stay inside on that day in particular was treated to humidity that could choke a fish and a stench that could make a hyena's back side jealous, all the while those who were outside were getting battered by rain and hail, that hurt worse than any bee sting. "What's up with this whether?" Mufasa wondered out loud, but something caught his eye three figures leaving Pride Rock. "Halt!" he shouted.
Uzuri heard some incoherent shouting, "Do you hear that?" She asked stopping her caravan.
"Let's get out of this weather then we can check your hearing," Sarafina said clearly not enjoying the sky that seemed to be falling in chunks.
"I agree with her, lets keep moving." Scar shouted as a hailstone hit him in the eye, "And fast lets go!"
The caravan took refuge under the tangled roots of an acacia tree that had recently been uprooted by the wind, "We should be okay here till the storm blows over." Uzuri said as she pulled some of the roots to help cover them better. ROAR.
"Come out of there, whoever you are." Mufasa roared, 'We haven't done anything wrong, why is he so pissed.'
"Mufasa it's just us." Uzuri said as she peeked her head out of the tangled mass of roots.
Mufasa calmed down a bit and he entered the makeshift den, "Sorry I thought you were poachers, but why are you leaving Pride Rock?"
"Sarabi gave me a mission to find some honey badgers." Uzuri said, "And Sarafina is guiding us and Scar is the muscle."
"Hehe, Scar muscle, that's funny. I just want you back before the end of the month, Sarabi is due right around then." The king said clearly a little upset that some of the lions he grew to call friends were leaving him near such an important day.
"We will be back in time for the presentation." Sarafina reassured him. Mufasa turned and headed back to Pride Rock.
Three hours later the storm had all but died out, "We should get going," Scar said looking out into the drizzle.
Five days passed by quickly but since the storm made the air super humid and it was taking a toll on Sarafina, "Can you guys slow down a little bit?" She asked huffing for air, "Please."
"Damn it, Sarafina! This is fifth time you have asked to slow down you're the damn guide, you set the pace." Scar shouted.
Uzuri not all too lightly hit him in the shoulder, "Quit it she's pregnant, you don't have to be such an asshole," Scar just rolled his eyes and bound off ahead of them. "Sorry, he has just been really edgy since the other night."
Sarafina was just stoic after Scar's outburst, "What happened the other night?"
"I stayed in his cave and some things happened." Sarafina started to laugh, "What's so funny?"
"Normally we are the ones in a bad mood after sex." Sarafina couldn't help but to continue laughing.
"That's not funny!" Uzuri was redder than a lobster.
"Yes, yes it is and next time lover boy tries to lay into me just let me handle it that will definitely be funny." Sarafina said, nudging a mortified Uzuri. "Scar we should set up for the night, there should be a cave under that boulder." Uzuri was still slack jaw from Sarafina's comments.
"Fine I will go get food." He said as he vanished into the dew covered grass.
"Uzuri, do you want me to tell you the story about why Scar and I didn't work out?" Sarafina said as she pushed the boulder over to reveal a small cave barely big enough for Uzuri to fit through, "Come on in and I will tell you."
Uzuri and Sarafina squeezed through the opening but as they turned the corner it opened up so that even a hippo could fit in the cave. "I thought you would tell me when your daughter is born."
"Well we might end up crossing paths with Ni so I figured why wait, and I don't think that it will be a girl." Sarafina said a little agitated by Uzuri's persistence.
"I am just teasing you so lighten up."
"So where do I start?"
AN:Sorry about this short chapter, but it will serve as a catalyst for my next chapter which I believe is my best yet. So please rate and review.