Hey to all my lovely readers! Hope you're enjoying the story so far! Also, I've been doing this story mainly from Kila's POV, so if there's someone else you want me to focus on let me know! Thankyou to Leader Of Sky Clan for your review!

Kila's POV

I'd just said goodbye to Timon and was heading back to my home. I wasn't ready to tell Salena where I'd been yet. I knew that would only lead to an argument. I was going to wait until after tomorrow night, then at least Timon might understand.

Like I thought, Salena was waiting for me when I got back.
"Where have you been? You've been gone all day." Salena said
"I've just been out looking around. You don't have to keep track of me you know." I said, rolling my eyes.
"I'm just looking out for you Kila." She said.
"I know." I said
"You know, we've barely spent any time together since we got here. Why don't we do something together?" Salena suggested.
"Well, it's getting late, why don't we spend tomorrow together." I suggested
"Good idea. Well, goodnight."
"Night Salena."

We both headed inside, it had gotten dark while we'd been talking. But tonight, I just couldn't sleep. There were just too many things to think about at once. I wanted to be with Timon, but I didn't want to upset Salena. Confronting her about it would be unforgivable in her eyes, since we'd agreed never to talk about it.

Eventually I got tired and fell into a light, fitful sleep. I spent the next day with Salena, and it was great. Almost normal, except for that voice in the back of my head telling me it couldn't last. Telling me I couldn't have Salena and Timon. And for once I believed it, believed I could only have one.

That night, after Salena had gone to bed I was waiting for Timon. I was going to tell him why Salena was so protective of me. Before I could think about it more Timon walked in.

"Ready?" He asked
"Yeah, of course." I replied "But it better not be as far as yesterday."
"It's a lot closer than that."

We were only walking for a few minutes before we came to a small clearing, but the ground was steep making it tiring work. At the edge of the clearing was a cliff, offering another stunning view of the oasis.

"You've already shown me the view." I said
"That's not what you're here to see."
"Then what is?" I asked
"Look at the sky."
"Alright." I said, looking up.

I gasped as I saw what Timon had wanted to show me. The sky was filled with more stars than I'd ever seen in my life.

"That's incredible."

Timon was lying on his back, looking at the sky, so I did the same. I laid down next to him on the soft grass.

"I kept up my end of the deal." Timon said, breaking the silence.
"Well, then it's only fair I do the same." Timon squeezed my paw comfortingly, and I began my story.

"Mummy, do you have to go today?" A young Kila asked "You said you would play with me."
"Yes Kila, your father and I are on the digging team. They need us to help with the new tunnels." Her mother explained.
"Don't worry Kila, your sister will be here soon." Her father added.

Kila hugged both her parents before they left, and Salena arrived shortly after. Salena was playing with Kila, when suddenly a loud crash echoed through the tunnels.

"Sissy, what was that?" Kila asked, suddenly very scared.
"I'm sure it was nothing Kila." Salena assured her young sister, trying to keep the nervous tone from her voice.
"Can we go see?" Asked Kila
"Oh alright, I suppose there's no stopping you is there?" In answer Kila crossed her arms and shook her head.

The two meerkats stepped out of their den, and into chaos. Confused meerkats were standing around, shouting for family or whispering rumours. Others were all rushing in one direction, clearly aware of what'd happened.

"Let's follow them sissy!" Kila said
"Let's." Salena agreed

The sisters followed the other meerkats, getting closer and closer to the new tunnels that their parents had gone to work on. Salena knew this, but Kila was younger and didn't know the layout of the tunnels yet.

Salena kept hoping that the meerkats would change course, but they didn't. Eventually they ended up at the new tunnels...or what was left of them.

"Sissy, where are we?" Kila asked curiously
"Kila, these are the tunnels that mummy and daddy went to work on today."

Salena watched as the expression on her sister's face turned from fear, to shock, to horror. Kila ran to the front of the large crowd that'd gathered there, but there was nothing she could do.

"What happened?" Salena asked someone when she cought up to her sister
"Complete collapse of the tunnels."
"What about...our parents were in there." Salena asked, dreading the answer.
"Then I'm very sorry." The meerkat replied solemly.

"I-I'm sorry. I know how it feels." Timon said
"You do?" I asked
"I lost my dad."
"Yeah, well that's not all. Salena's my older sister. When this happened, she was married. She was even expecting pups." I took a deep breath and continued

Left orphaned, Kila moved in with Salena and her husband Bakari. Both sister's still grieved their parents, but Salena took it a lot harder. Eventually, Bakari couldn't cope. He left her for Hana, another woman, even though Salena was pregnant. After that, Bakari and Hana left the colony without warning. Nobody's seen them since.

And then there were Salena pups. Two, both stillborn.

"After that, Salena made me swear never to mention it again."

By now there were tears streaming down my face. Timon wrapped his arms around mee, and he held me until I stopped. He didn't let go of me afterwards, instead I put my arms around him and we went back to staring at the stars.

"I can't talk to her about this Timon, she'll hate me. Besided it's not like she listens."
"It'll be ok. She can't stop us from being together." Timon said
"But she can, because she's my only family and I can't lose her."
"We'll figure this out."
"Yeah. We will." I tried to believe it, but it was hard.

We slept in that clearing, underneath the stars. But I still had a desicion to make. Because no matter what Timon said, there was still that voice in my head. And it was still talking me, taunting me. Telling me to make a choice.

Telling me to choose Salena or Timon.

If you liked it, please review!