Chapter 17 Jelani

The long grass swayed in the wind as Scar had his arm draped over Uzuri's torso, Uzuri was all to happy to have shared last night with Scar, even though Scar was bummed out for not getting to do anything. Uzuri dreamed she was back in the Coastlands her feet gently resting in the surf, with Scar by her side, but Uzuri was woke up to some inaudible chatter that quickly fade, Uzuri rolled onto her feet and began stretch. When she finally opened her eyes she was met by blueish green eyes and she had her teeth bared, the female let loose a fearsome roar, "Paybacks a bitch... Huh?" Sarafina said after her roar, Uzuri was scared stiff whereas Scar was somewhere between terrified and hysterically laughing.

"You had your fun, Sarafina." Came an all too familiar voice behind the two of them. "Its good to see you again cuz." Stelle said, drawing Scar's and Uzuri's attention away from Sarafina. Uzuri tackled Stelle off the boulder hugging her and kissing her on the cheek. "Hey careful."

Uzuri released her cousin and realized she was pregnant. "Oh my god!" She shrieked, "It's so good to see you again!"

"Who is this honey?" Scar asked as he ran his fingers through his beard curling the tips of the hairs.

"Hum, I'm not surprised that you don't recognize me, Scar." Stelle said pushing Uzuri off her.

"Scar, this is my cousin, Stelle she's the one who told me how to find the Pridelands."

"The pleasure is mine, Miss Stelle." He said bowing to her.

"Oh my... When did Scar become a gentle lion?" She asked as she waved her paw in front of her face.

"Hey there he's mine," Uzuri said, as she got between Scar and Uzuri, "But you can have the buffalo over there." Uzuri gestured toward Sarafina who was standing by the buffalo.

"Hey! I resent that." Sarafina shouted.

"Shut up, you know you love me." Uzuri retaliated.

"The Marshlands Pride is quite large, that should do fine." Stelle said as they began to drag the body.

The group dragged the kill for five miles, till they arrived at a bulging river that had as many white caps as there were stars in the night sky. "What now?" Sarafina asked.

"Wait." Two minutes later the river quickly calmed down and the level of the water dropped low enough to reveal a land bridge covered in large boulders, "Now we cross it."

Sarafina was clearly a little miffed by Stelle's tone but she quickly forgot, because on the far side of the bridge was a beautiful and lush expanse of green grass and crystal clear pools that dotted the landscape. They were met by a pregnant cream colored lioness with a scrappy looking tuft of fur that hung down into her soft blue eyes. "Hello my name is Kasema, but everyone calls me Kasey."

"Kasey, here has been my best friend since I arrived in the Marshlands." Stelle said, after that everyone started to introduce themselves to Kasema.

"Hello Kas..." Sarafina started, but she collapsed to the ground clutching her stomach. "Please No! Not Now!"

"Get her to Jelani!" Kasey said, to Uzuri and Stelle. "I will take Scar and the gift to Verraad after that we will meet you at Jelani's tree."

Uzuri and Stelle carefully pulled Sarafina up onto their backs, "Jelani is this way." Stelle said, as she directed them toward an old Baobab tree.

"Jelani get your drunk ass down here!." Stelle shouted up the tree.

"Aye! Woman why all the noise?" He complained, poking his head out of the canopy, with his eyes clenched shut.

"Sarafina is in deep trouble, please help her!" Uzuri pleaded.

Jelani cracked his eyes open at the mention of Sarafina. "Move out of the way." he commanded. "There is a bedding area on the other side of the tree, put her down there."

They moved and Jelani tossed some gourd like objects down and leap out of the tree, with the limberness of a mandrill half his age. His eyes turned white and rolled into the back of his head. His large hands flew right to Sarafina's stomach, "Ni's child right?" he asked.

Sarafina bit her lip in pain. "Yes."

"This little gift is safe, it just kicked and rolled around." Jelani broke one of the gourds, revealing a purple liquid with a powerful bitter aroma. "Drink this it will numb your nerves."

Sarafina drank the liquid, and was about to cough it up when Jelani fired his hand around her muzzle and held it shut, he then rubbed her throat and she swallowed the medicine. "That's nasty, but thank you."

"No problem, Just rest up the journey from the Pridelands took its toll on your body." Jelani said, before he tossed the unopened gourds back into the canopy.

"Excuse me, Jelani?" Uzuri asked, but Jelani didn't hear her. "Excuse me." Uzuri tapped him on the shoulder.

Jelani went completely stiff and turned to face Uzuri. "You have been through a lot, haven't you?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I can see those of whom you lost, a kind lion with a black mane and canary yellow eyes."

"Kiu?"

"I don't know their names, but I can sense something about you. I believe your trials are not yet over."

Scar arrived at the scene with Kasey and another lion choosing to keep his distance. "Uzuri, someone here wants to talk to you." Scar said with a devious grin.

"Hey 'Z' long time no see." V said.

AN:Hey guys another chapter is up, thanks for the support on the story but I have hit writers block so if possible can you give me some tips to over come this I would appricate it. Let me know how you like my depiction of Jelani (From Follow the Leader though I am not 100% sure,) let me know how you like Kasema and I would like to hear who you think her cub(s) are, and I need two male names for lions and one for a lioness. You can leave any of these in the reviews and I will credit those who provide me with those names too.