Chapter 21 Simba or Kopa
The sun hasn't even begin to show it's glow over the horizon but that didn't stop Zazu. "Master Scar, Lady Uzuri." neither moved, Zazu groaned, "I didn't want to do this… Well I kinda do." He went up to Scar's sleeping mass and cracked his neck, and began to start pecking him rapidly in the face.
Scar woke up in a frenzy unaware of Zazu, and in the frenzy he woke up Uzuri who only growled in protest, she was awake none the less. "Master Scar, Lady Uzuri."
"Yes, Zazu." Uzuri yawned as she stretched out her body.
"Sarabi has given birth, it is a healthy little prince." Zazu said, causing Scar to muffle a growl.
"Oh! That is so great, what is his name?"
"They haven't named him yet and they want you two to swing by the birthing den to say hello to him before the presentation."
"Okay lead the way." Uzuri said, but as she was leaving the den Scar stayed put not moving an inch. "You coming Kovu?"
Scar ginned a little at his pet name, "I will be right behind you, Z."
Uzuri followed Zazu and they made it halfway to the birthing den and Scar was not behind Uzuri in fact he was no where to be seen. "He is so in for it."
"What was that my lady?" The hornbill asked.
"Nothing, Zazu."
The birthing cave was now in sight and Mufasa stood proudly outside the cave with a massive smile on his face. "Hello Uzuri, where is my brother?"
"He decided to stay home he has been feeling sick, but he will be at the presentation."
"Ok, if he is not feeling well then he probably shouldn't be around a newborn."
Mufasa lead her into the cave to see Sarabi napping peacefully with the young cub between her for paws gently sleeping. "He has no spots?"
"Yeah in my family the cubs normally aren't born with the spots."
"That is interesting, have you picked out a name yet?"
"We are kinda stuck between two names right now, Sarabi wants to name him Simba but I always kinda liked the name Kopa, what do you think?"
Sarabi stirred from her sleep, "I told you we are naming him Simba and that's final." She said promptly as she went back to sleep.
"Well that's decided." Uzuri joked. "When is Sarafina gonna be by?"
"I am right here." She said at the mouth of the cave.
"Good morning Sarafina." Mufasa said warmly.
Sarabi woke up fully this time, "Hey Sarafina, how do I look?"
"Tired." She joked
"Just wait til it's your turn."
"But it's not my turn yet."
Simba started to stir, "You're hungry aren't you?" Sarabi picked him up and placed him next to her side as he began to feed. "At how quickly he eats he's gonna be huge."
Sarafina and Uzuri ducked out of the den to let the family have a moment. "He is so cute!" Sarafina gushed.
"All cubs are cute."
"He already looks like his father, he is gonna be a lady killer when he grows up."
"I can see that."
"Where is Scar?" Sarafina asked.
"I don't know he just vanished before I got to the cave." Uzuri said getting a little upset.
"Well he better be at the presentation or Mufasa will be pissed."
"He won't be the only one."
"Now that is a little dark." Sarafina said giving Uzuri a gentle push.
Sarafina felt the need to change the subject. "How much sleep did you get last night?"
"Not much, the little one has been kicking up a storm lately."
"Me either, when I finally got to sleep Zazu flew in and woke us up."
"Well I know why you didn't get any sleep."
"Hey!"
"Calm down there, we should go reserve our seats for the presentation."
After the Presentation…
"Wow…" Uzuri was awestruck at the amount of respect every animal in the kingdom showed to this young cub, that one day might end up killing and eating them and their family.
"That is why we got there early for the good seats."
"Do they do this for all the cubs?"
"No, only royalty."
"So if Scar has cubs then they will get presented?"
"No, only the heir will."
"Oh…"
"Cheer up."
Mufasa came storming down the rocky slope, "Where is Scar!?" He ordered.
"He isn't with us." Sarafina said.
"Zazu!" He called.
"Yes sire."
"Find Scar."
"I'll help I am going to give him a piece of my mind."
Mufasa went North, Zazu flew to the South, Uzuri went back to the cave, and Sarafina went toward the West where Rafiki's Tree is.
Uzuri was within earshot of the cave she heard Scar and some other unrecognizable voices. "A son!" He shouted.
Uzuri slowed down till she was just outside the cave, "Yes, Scar so what do you want us to do?" A raspy male voice said.
"Nothing yet, now get out of my sight."
"But we are hungry?"
"GET OUT!" He shouted. "Make sure you use the back entrance."
Uzuri heard some rocks pound against the ground and some more shifting, and when the shifting was done she decided to enter the cave. "What the Hell!"
"What?"
"You were suppose to come to the Presentation and you left me out to dry!" She shouted getting into his face.
"Sorry, I fell back to sleep." He lied and Uzuri knew it.
'Should I call him out on it?' "Bull! You were here talking to someone!"
"He was an old friend from my childhood and Mufasa doesn't like him, I can see my nephew when ever I want. But my friend is never around, is that so wrong?" He said as he seductively wrapped his tail around Uzuri's fore paw. 'He is definitely hiding something from me.'
Uzuri pulled her paw away from Scar's tail, "You're full of shit, but you already know that." Uzuri began to leave.
"Uzuri!" She slowed down but didn't look back, "What do you want from me?"
Uzuri's eyes began to water she turned back to him, "I want you to be honest, I don't like being lied to."
"Tell you what… tomorrow at sundown I will take you to meet my friends." Scar leaned in and nuzzled Uzuri, which she was all to happy to receive.
"I love you… And I hate being mad at you."
"I know, and I am sorry that I lied to you."
The two lions stayed there in silence for a long time till Uzuri remembered something, "Umph." She cleared her throat, "Mufasa is also looking for you and he's not happy."
"Well then run off and have fun with Sarafina, I don't think that you want to be around when Mufasa is upset."
Uzuri kissed him on the cheek and left to find her friend. The sun was high in the sky and it was unbelievably beautiful, when Zazu swooped down in front of her. "Lady Uzuri, have you found Scar?"
'Should I tell him?' "Yeah, he is in his cave he wasn't feeling good so he went back to sleep and slept through the Presentation."
"Thank you." Zazu spread his wings to take off again but Uzuri stopped him.
"Tell Mufasa to take it easy on him, it's not all his fault."
"I will Lady Uzuri."
Uzuri continued toward Rafiki's tree, where she last saw Sarafina heading. That's when she ran into Kasema and he cousin sunbathing. "Hey have you two seen Sarafina?"
Kasema spoke up first, "Yeah she stopped to talk to us for a bit."
"And she felt sick so she went to Rafiki's Tree." Stelle added.
"Thank you." Uzuri left the two and they continued their previous conversation.
"I wonder what's wrong with her?" Rafiki's Tree was only a speck in the horizon when she heard a loud scream, and she took off for the tree.
AN: Wow over 1300 words, sorry for the delays between my updates the wifi at my dorm is garbage, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Let me know your thoughts on this one and my last one since no one reviewed it. Lastly if you guys are looking for a story to read on the site read Closer Than You Think by OUTALoverTLKFan.