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It's the morning after the fight and the joining ceremonie. Kiara is showing Kovu and Vitani around the Pride Lands (Kovu, and Kiara don't know that Vitani lived in the Pride Lands)
"And if you deep going that way some more you will come to a large tree, that's Rafiki's tree. Rafiki is babbon that does all of this medicine stuff and takes care of the pride." Kiara says pointing to her left.
"Is that that one monkey, that we saw that one night?" Kovu asks
"Yeah, he's kind of weird, but does a lot for the pride."
"I see."
Vitani looks slightly at the tree then looks more of her other surroundings, remembering, she becomes completely 'away' from Kiara and Kovu who are talking about the night that Rafiki sung Upendi to them.
"Vitani, VITANI!" Kovu yells at his sister.
"Hu, what?"
"What's your problem?" Kovu asks
"What, is there something wrong?"
"No, it's just you seem really distant." Kovu says with slightly worried eyes
"Oh, sorry."
"So Vitani, I hear you have some good skills at hunting and what not."
"You could say that."
"How good would you consider yourself?"
Vitani looks at Kiara weird, wondering where this was coming from "Well, Dotty and I were the ones that Mother sent out to deal with the rouge lions, if that says anything."
"Yeah, it does, how come you didn't do that Kovu?"
"Because Mother didn't want me to get hurt."
"And he wouldn't be able to." Vitani says with a smirk.
"Oh I'm sure that's not true." Kiara says looking at Kovu proud
"Hey, she thought I was able enough to... carry out her plan!" Kovu says defensively
"Well now you could, I guess, but keep in mind that me and Dotty fought off vicious rouges, not prissy lions." Vitani says still smirking
"Hey! Don't talk like that about him!"
"Well I didn't really mean it in a bad way, just describing him with the first words that came to my mind."
"What are you talking about?" Kiara jumps in
"Nothing." Kovu says calmly
"Well whoever your talking about I'm sure Kovu could take them." Kiara says nuzzling him.
"I don't know, he can't even take me" Vitani says now fully smiling
"Hey, I'm not going to get into this, with Kiara right here." Kovu says not taking his eyes of Vitani
"What you chicken that you'll loose in front of your new girlfriend?!" Vitani taunts
"What about you, scared you'll loose after you challenged?" Kovu taunts back
"Very good Kovu you are learning." Vitani says taunting back
Kovu doesn't fell like arguing anymore so he pounces on Vitani. She meets him by standing on her hind legs, they roll, and Vitani pins him, just like Nala does. Kovu lifts her up and throws her off to the side. She quickly gets up, and jumps right back at him hitting him across the face playfully, with claws not extended. He counters by doing the same to her.
"Aw come on now Kovu you can do better than copying me!" Vitani taunts again.
Kovu then jumps on her back, and because he is so much heavier than her she falls to the ground with a thud.
"HA!" Kovu says proudly
Vitani rolls under him onto her back then gets her paws around Kovu's head and forces his nose in the dirt, he backs off of her and sneezes. Vitani charges at him from the side puts her arms around his chest and 'falls' to the other side pulling him down, she then pins him, he's had enough.
"Alright you win." Kovu says defeated
"Again." Vitani says proudly
"Wow, that was unexpected." Kiara says
"Well learn to expect it princess, that's what we do." Vitani says getting off Kovu
Kiara laughs
"What's going on here?" Simba appears
"Daddy! What are you doing here?" Kiara asks
"I live here don't I? And I just came to see what you three were doing."
"Just playing around Simba." Kovu says standing next to Kiara
"Well don't play too hard, we don't want anyone getting hurt."
"Dad." Kiara says irritated
"I just came to make sure everyone was alright."
"I can assure you Simba no one will get hurt while I'm here." Kovu says
"That's good to here Kovu." Simba looks at Vitani, "I never got a chance to welcome you back Vitani, so welcome."
"Oh, thanks Simba." Vitani says a little shocked
"No hard feelings right?"
"Yeah."
"Good, well now if you all will excuse me I have to go patrol the boarders." Simba says with a slight bow, Kovu and Vitani bow back, Kovu more than Vitani.
"What did he mean by that?" Kiara asks looking at Vitani
"Um, I guess you two should know, I used to live in the Pride Lands, but I don't really like to talk about it so if you don't mind not asking questions, and I know that both of you will, don't!"
"Um, alright." Kiara says looking away, Kovu doesn't respond, there is a long pause.
"Let's get on with the tour shall we?" Kiara finally asks, Kovu and Vitani nod in agreement.
Kiara shows them most of the Pride Lands, and they head back and go sun bathe with some other lionesses, it's almost sun set now. Nala is sitting at the tip of Pride Rock, gazing out into the sun that is about to set, Simba comes up behind her.
"What are you doing?" Simba asks
"Just thinking." Nala responds giving Simba a slight look and then focusing her eyes back on the orange sun.
"About anything in particular?"
Nala sighs, "About before we exiled Zira."
"Oh... anything you want to talk about?"
"No, these thoughts come into my mind often."
"Well that doesn't mean that you can't talk about it." Simba says giving Nala a nuzzle.
"I know, I just don't want to get emotional."
"Are you thinking about Kopa?" Simba asks already knowing the answer.
"Yeah." She looks down at her feet.
"Nala, I miss him too, but we have Kiara now."
"I know but I want my little lion back."
"He's not coming back, just try not to think about it."
"I'll try."
"Good." Simba gives her a lick on the cheek and walks into the cave. Vitani now comes up behind Nala.
"Nala?"
"Hm?" Nala says slightly turning her head to see who was behind her, then looks back out to the sun.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Sure, come here."
Vitani sits down by Nala and also looks out into the sunset.
"Beautiful isn't it?" Nala asks
"Yeah, it is... just like I remember."
There is an awkward silence, Vitani breaks it.
"Listen, I'm sorry about the fight Nala."
"Don't worry about it Vitani, everything is good now." Nala says looking at Vitani.
"No, it's not, i feel really bad about the whole thing."
"Vitani, I said don't worry about it, we're just going to get back to things the way they were like this whole thing never happened."
"But it did."
"Yes we all know that, but if there is one thing we can learn from it is to let things go."
"I'm not good at that."
"With the help of everyone, you'll forget."
"I'll try."
"There's my girl, now come on, we should get to bed, looks like a storm is coming in." Nala says getting up and looking at the western sky that has some dark clouds moving in and a slight flash of light is seen, she walks away. Vitani sits for a few more moments, looking at the sky, then heads into the cave.
I know not that exciting, but it will get better! Hope you liked it!
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