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Awoooooooooo! How we all doing, just updated The Howling, thought I'd make a proper chapter for this seeing as though my first one was mega short. So here we go my dear reader's chapter 2! Enjoy!
A Different Shadow
Chapter 2: Could We Be Friends?
Simba pulled Nala to her feet apologizing constantly.
"It's ok I'm fine!" Nala finally pointed out. Simba beamed happily at her offering to walk down to the watering hole with her.
"Why do all the guys always want to be on their own with me?" Nala exclaimed angrily. Simba looked slightly taken aback.
"If you don't want to come then don't I'm not forcing you to" Simba turned to go.
Nala stared at him curiously, he had been offering out of kindness?
He was meaning to go down with him as a peace offering for knocking her down, it all made sense now. Nala hung her head in shame, she felt bad for shouting at Simba. Most boys whined if she was with her friends and didn't want to go somewhere alone with them, she had a shrewd idea of what they wanted to try. But it wasn't happening. Nala looked around and followed Simba closely.
"Hey glad you changed your mind!" Simba said brightly. Nala noted how cute Simba looked when he smiled.
Stop it! You know he wouldn't think of you like that, he's gay remember! Nala's thoughts kicked in arguing with her. She reasoned that she was only considering it this way because he was different not because she actually liked him in that way.
The two of them walked in silence for a few moments before Simba broke the ice.
"So how come I've never seen you around before?" Simba asked politely.
"Oh your usually playing with the boys, I mean your usually with the boys, I MEAN YOUR USALLY HANGING OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE!" Simba jumped at her shouted statement.
Nala was mentally slapping herself.
Stop rubbing his nose in it, if he's gay he's gay there's nothing wrong with that! Be careful how you choose your words
Nala smiled at Simba in a friendly way trying to hide the blush she had caused herself.
Simba blinked and grinned back.
"That makes sense" then he remembered something.
"Oh yeah you're the girl that all the boys hang out with" Nala groaned.
"No I'm the girl they all want to hang out with, it's painful to watch" Simba smiled shyly.
"I wouldn't be complaining" Nala cringed slightly but hid it.
"I bet you wouldn't" she stated quietly, Simba however heard.
"Yeah it'd be so cool to have all those girls liking me" he said blushing slightly.
Nala stopped walking
"You're not gay?" she exclaimed loudly.
Simba turned around staring at her an unreadable expression on his face.
"No. Why would you think I was gay?" Nala drew circles in the dirt nervously.
"Well you never look at the girls" a faint blush crept into her face.
Simba grinned cheekily.
"I do look at the girls, I just don't get caught" he whispered in Nala's ear. She giggled for no reason whatsoever. They both looked at each other for a short while, the blush returned to both their faces.
"Erm well here we are" Simba said embarrassed.
Nala tore her eyes away from him and looked into the watering hole. Simba grinned mischievously. He nudged Nala into the water.
Nala struggled to stay afloat, her head finally breaking the surface.
"Help!" she called through a mouthful of water. Simba's eyes filled with shock. She couldn't swim?
Simba dived into the watering hole and grabbed hold of Nala's fur. HE forced her alongside him so that he could keep her steady.
"You can't swim?" Simba asked incredulously.
"No!" Nala shouted back clinging onto Simba for dear life.
"I am so sorry" he apologized repeatedly until he dragged them both ashore.
"It's ok I understand" Nala found herself saying.
"Sorry I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Simba" Nala blinked happily the prince more like.
"You mean prince Simba, I'm Nala" Nala informed him. Simba cringed.
"Please don't call me prince Simba, just call me Simba I wanna be friends" he said in an asking voice.
Nala couldn't help herself she answered before thinking.
"I'd love to be friends with you Simba" she exclaimed happily.
A few days past since the two of them met, and they had not been apart since. It had gotten to the point that some of the boys resented Simba for being able to gain Nala's attention on his first try. Although they thought it was for ulterior motives. Motives he didn't have.
Simba and Nala were often seen playing tag or play fighting. Both of which Nala won. When it came to climbing trees Nala won. But now and again Simba would suggest they go swimming. At first Nala was dubious and scared, but Simba supported her all the way. It got to the point that even though she was still no better off in the water and she still would not let go of Simba, Nala loved going swimming with him. She was learning how to do it but very slowly.
Simba was happy to support her, for some reason he preferred playing with Nala to being with his other friends. There was something distinctly fun about her.
One day after climbing out of the watering hole exhausted Nala lay beside Simba as usual trying to get warm in the sun.
"Um… Nala?"
"Yeah Simba?"
"You're my best friend" he told her sweetly.
Nala's heart skipped a beat as she smiled.
"You're my best friend too" she whispered in Simba's ear.
It was the start of something new for the both of them.
Awoooooooooo! Bit longer? Still too short? Don't worry ill fix that next chapter, just got to set the background for now dear readers. So REVIEW! And keep your eyes out for my updates on this and The Howling, when I've finished one of them keep your eyes out for Against the Odds! I won't reveal any more don't want my ideas stealing ;) So until then dear readers. Awooooooooooooo!