Chapter 3: Exploring the Pridelands Part 2: Harry meets Kovu

Harry and Kiara chased the dragonfly they had spotted at Pride Rock a long way away.

"The mighty hunters have cornered their prey." Kiara said with a small growl. Harry giggled quietly, his sister always opened up when they played games like this. He concentrated on the dragonfly just above the blades of grass. He crouched down waiting for the right minute to strike...What the hey?

He heard rustling nearby, he and Kiara looked over to the sound when Timon and Pumbaa, their dad's best friends suddenly came out of the grass startling them so much that they both fell backwards into a pool of water. Harry managed to get out first and helped his big sister up out of the water They heard a splash and saw Pumbaa looking for them in the shallow pool stupidly thinking they had drowned. He saw them glaring at him and he grinned nervously. "Sorry." He walked out of the pool and over to the two glaring children. "Now Princess Kiara, and Prince Harry, as Simba's kids, you two should know better than to go off all alone, you could've been hurt."

"But-" Harry wanted to point out that the only time they where in danger was when they surprised them and they fell into the pool of water but Timon cut him off.

"Hurt! Simba would kill us!" He said jumping off of the rock he was on and landing on Kiara's back. "You didn't slip a disk did you?" He asked feeling along Kiara's back before jumping on Harry's arm and crawling up to his shoulder. "Catch a fever?" He felt Harry's forehead and then jumped down and grabbed Kiara's paw. "Get a hand nail?"

Kiara jerked her paw back.

"I had one once." Timon said.

"Very painful." Pumbaa added.

"Excruciating." Timon said and suddenly, Harry was overcast in a shadow. Harry looked up and saw Timon holding a leaf over him on the tree next to the water pool "You know with your furless skin you should stay out of the sun."

"Would someone please just listen to me?" Kiara begged. She was annoyed with the entire performance as well.

"I'm sorry princess, did you say something?" Timon asked.

"I'm not just a princess you know, that's only half of who I am."

"Who's the other half?" Pumbaa asked stupidly.

Harry rolled his eyes, those two meant well, but went about it the wrong way. They where the stupid uncles that everyone relied on for funny stunts at parties. Using this argument as a diversion Harry slipped away past the pool of water and into the outlands. Hearing them introduce Kiara to their particular insect only diet Harry giggled and made his way further into the lands his dad said never to go into.

"You always do that! He heard Timon shout. You take a bite out of everyone then put them back it drives me crazy!"

Harry shook his head as he moved onward and the next thing he knew he had tripped over something furry.

"Ow." Harry said as he sat back on his rear end in on the ground. He rubbed his ankle and saw a dark colored lion cub He had a black mane growing and patches of black fur where his elbows would be if he where human. He growled angrily at Harry

"Who're you Pride Lander?" The cub asked.

Harry shook with fear, the cub was young, but he was very intimidating, and Harry, being human, wasn't very strong even compared to a cub like Kiara. He tried to leave without turning his back to the cub, but he kept cutting him off.

"What are you doing?" The cub asked in confusion.

"My dad told me to never turn my back on an Outsider." Harry said.

"My dad told me to never turn my back on an Outsider." the cub mocked in a fake scared tone. "Always do what daddy says?" The cub asked with a smirk.

"No." Harry said defiantly glaring at the mocking cub.

"Bet you do, bet your daddy's little prince." He teased Harry. "An Outsider doesn't need anybody." He said hopping up onto some stones overlooking a swampy looking river. "I take care of myself."

"Really?" Harry asked in awe. "Cool." The cub turned and had a terrified expression on his face.

"What?" Harry asked, turning around he saw a huge crocodile over his head with its jaws opened wide about to chomp down on him.

To Be Continued...

And so Romeo and Juliet meet. With Harry playing the role of Juliet of course. Will they be able to overcome their odds and be able to be together in life unlike Shakespear's tragic lovers? I certainly hope so.

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