Hey readers, first off I'd like to apologize for the late update. I've been very busy and I've found it difficult to make time for writing, however I don't plan on giving up on this story any time soon and I'm giving my fullest effort.

I also would like to tell you that I'm aware most of these events wouldn't happen in TLG, I warn you that I rated this T for a reason. That's all i'm saying. Enjoy chapter 3.

Laveena's stomach started to churn as the sensation of biting winds rushed through her tanned fur, anxiety overcame her, while a million doubts sped through her head. What if we get caught? What happens if I fail? What if he sees right through me? I can't do this.

Trying so hard to ignore her useless thoughts and knotted gut she hesitantly followed her mother; then stopped abruptly.

"Mom. I can't do this. I refuse to do this,"

she said with strength, even though her stomach told her otherwise.

Jentai's eyes narrowed, and slowly turned her body so that she could face her anxious daughter. She took a deep breath through her teeth before speaking harshly;

"Don't you dare speak like that, Laveena. You volunteered yourself to complete this simple task, and you WILL follow through with it! your opinion is useless to me, you have no choice! So just listen to me for once, and SHUT UP."

Standing there gaping, Jentai's venomous words hit Laveena with the force of a thousand wrecking balls. Her mother and her fought and bickered all the time, but she never felt this kind of hatred and disregard towards her mother before. As she watched her mother turn away from her and continue onward, bood started to boil in Laveena's veins.

Trying to prevent herself from screaming her head off, Laveena gritted her teeth and bit her tongue. but her attempt failed. The outrage towards her mother was too much to contain, and the dam broke.

"Stop trying to control me like you're my mother! You NEVER were a mother to me, You're just a selfish, evil, and cruel-"

Laveena bit her tongue to hopefully prevent her from voicing the vicious name she was about to call her mother, but she couldn't keep it in. She was past her breaking point.

"BITCH!"

All of Jentai's muscles halted instantly, as if she hit an invisible brick wall. As the enraged words of her daughter sunk in, she slowly pivoted her shaky limbs to face her daughter.

All of Laveena's emotions shifted drastically as her terrified eyes took in the raging fire that burned so violently in mother's eyes, more than she'd ever seen before. and it made her heart come to a complete stop. She instantly knew she just crossed an extremely dangerous line, and there was no turning back.

A ferocious growl erupted from Jentai's throat, teeth bared, her pupils like pinpricks.

"Mom, I'm-"

Seething with cold hearted rage, in a split second the infuriated lioness raised her arm, before brutally striking her paw across the lion cub's cheek.

Laveena stumbled backwards in shock. The pain not of any concern. Not once in her entire life has she ever been abused, nor threatened to be abused by her own mother. Her normal hard grey eyes replaced with sadness and devastation she didn't even try to conceal.

Finally gazing up to her mother's face she hoped to see some sort of an apologetic expression, but Jentai was the farthest thing from. Her face had only rage and betrayal battling through it.

Fearing what words would be spoken, feeling so vulnerable, and simply unable to speak; Laveena felt she had no other choice but to run. Ignoring the enraged shouts from Jentai demanding she return to her, Laveena felt no urge to turn back, and ran as fast as her strong, cub paws could take her.

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Kion was overthinking. He furrowed his brows at the dirt below him as he walked slowly towards no particular destination. He felt like he couldn't talk to his friends or his parents about his feelings; "They'd just say my purpose is to protect the Pridelands, not worry about my emotions." He involuntarily said,

Kion was so lost in his thoughts he failed to notice where his steps were leading him, which were heading dangerously close to the Outlands.

He started to get frustrated as he examined his relationships with his friends. He knew he needed someone to understand him, someone to talk to and reassure him he's cared about; but he also hated to think about anyone pitying him.

he shook his head in attempt to somewhat clear his confused and currently irrational mind, he was about to turn back to meet up with his friends, despite him being a horrible liar he could somehow come up with an excuse as to why he was so late. Interrupting his thoughts his ears twitched to pick up the faint but clear sound of hyenas laughing maliciously.

"Hyenas laughing like that is never good,"

He said worriedly to himself,

Paying no attention to his previous contemplation and state of mind, off of pure instinct Kion selflessly rushed in the direction of Janja and his clan.