AN: WELCOME BACK EVERYONE! I know it's been a while since I last updated the chapter. However, I was on vacation for a couple weeks and you know...being a normal person. But I'm now back to basement dweller status. So not to fear!

Of course, I still have to survive the social nightmare that is high school, but we'll get through this together!

Simba sat, by the entrance of the den, angered and depressed at the same time. Pouting about the current circumstances of the Mountain Pride's visit. While Malka offered to walk Chumvi back, Simba took the opportunity to stay behind at the den to avoid any other interactions with Tama.

"Who does she think she is," Simba thought kicking a rock from the ground away, "talking down to everybody else and making Kula cry." He rolled his eyes when the thought of the tan cub came to his mind.

"What does Nala even like about her," Simba asked himself, "it's not like there's anything special about her." Simba let out a huff and sauntered into the den plopping himself down on to the stone floor of the den, raising a small cloud of dust in the air.

"Simba, you can't just sit in here moping about," a voice said to him. Simba gasped looking up to see Tojo standing at the entrance of the den with his eyebrows raised and smirk on his tan muzzle.

"Tojo!" Simba gasped surprised by his sudden materialization. The prince stood up trying to hide the defeated look on his face.

"Don't even try to deny it, Simba," Tojo said, "I heard you muttering to yourself adding to the fact that aren't subtle about your feelings." Tojo finished with a slight chuckle.

"What!" Simba cried out standing up, "what do you mean by that."

Tojo rolled his eyes, "Simba, when it comes to emotions you're not the brightest lion cub. It's obvious that your jealous of Tama spending time with Nala." With that comment, the golden prince's cheeks blushed profusely.

"What! N-n-n-n..no!" Simba muttered looking down at his paws.

"Simba, I saw everything that happened after Kula's game," Tojo stated making Simba's face even redder, "I think it's pretty clear that you have a crush on Nala."

"Am I that easy to read?" Simba asked himself.

"Okay, fine!" Simba gave up, standing up in front of Tojo, "So what if I think that she's the most beautiful lioness ever! So what if I would give anything to be with her, even if she'll never love me in return! SO WHAT IF I LOVE HER MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!" Simba screamed in the den. After that, the prince realized what he just blurted out, then slapping his paws over his golden muzzle.

"Oh, great spirits what have I done!" Simba thought.

While the day was starting to end many lions of the pride were still scattered around the waterhole and the grasslands. Chumvi and Malka were sitting down a patch of grass along the pathway to the waterhole. After confessing his crush on Tama, Chumvi had decided to help Malka with his problem.

"Okay Malka, let's go over why you have a crush on her again," Chumvi asked.

"Well," Malka thought about it, "She's feisty, assertive, but I can tell that she's truly a caring person under that and she'll go through any length for a friend, I love that in a girl." Malka mused dreamily eyed.

Chumvi rolled his eyes at Malka's antics.

"Well, I'm gonna be honest here, Malka, your really bad at love," Chumvi bluntly stated making Malka sighed and bend his head down.

"But that doesn't matter right now," Chumvi said, Malka raised his head back up. Chumvi grabbed Malka's cheeks looking him stern in the eyes, "Right now, you're an awkward clumsy and pushy cub."

"Um okay?" Malka said but Chumvi silenced him again.

"But we're gonna change that," Chumvi said, "I'm gonna turn you into a confident and irresistible lion that all the ladies will fall for."

Malka, in turn, was nervous about Chumvi's outcome. Last time he tried to help with the prince's crush on Nala it was nothing but tedious and painful. But he was willing to put a little faith in Chumvi.

"Uh okay I'm willing to try this," Malka said timidly. Chumvi made a big toothy smile similar to Kula's antics.

"Good, we begin tomorrow!" Chumvi exclaimed.

"I think all that time with Kula is starting to rub off on you," Malka stated. In response, Chumvi made a confused expression on his face.

"What do you mean by that?" Chumvi asked.

Simba stood in silence with his golden paws smacked over his muzzle. He just blabbed the biggest secret he ever had to Tojo. On the other had Tojo wasn't really surprised by Simba's outburst. Even before Kula's game, the ginger cub had noticed the prince's attachment to Nala and how defensive he was around her.

"Well Simba that was certainly loud," Tojo started, Simba looked down in shame fumbling his paws with an extremely red face.

"And to be honest I'm not too surprised," Tojo finished with a smirk on his ginger face. Simba looked up in surprise.

"What!" Simba cried still red in the face.

"Simba do you think nobody notices how you stare at her all the time?" Tojo chuckled. Simba face-pawed himself while sitting down.

"What am I going to do?" the prince asked, "If Nala finds out about this, she'll think I'm too weird to ever be loved and she'll reject me, and I'll never find love..and...and," at that point Simba began to hyperventilate taking in sharp breaths as his mind began to race with thoughts.

"Woah, Woah! Simba, calm down!" Tojo said grabbing Simba by his shoulders, "Take deep breaths!"

The golden cub then started to calm down with the rapid shakes.

"Relax, you just need to be more subtle with your feelings," Tojo reassured Simba, "maybe I can help you, and one day you'll have the courage to confess to her."

Simba looked back up at Tojo's sincere teal eyes.

"Thanks, Tojo," Simba said, "you're a great friend."

"All part of the job, buddy," Tojo responded gleefully.

By the next morning, both Simba and Kula were glumly sitting down in a secluded corner of the den while the other cubs socialized. The Lionesses left for the afternoon hunt leaving the cubs alone in the den. Both of them didn't want to confront Tama and her attitude.

Simba took a look over to Kula, the brown lioness looking down with a saddened expression on her muzzle. The prince couldn't help but feel sorry for her, it was rare for Kula to ever feel down. It seemed to disrupt the flow of the entire pride when it happened.

Simba looked over to the brown lioness cub and lightly tapped her shoulder, signaling her to follow him. Kula looked up with a confused look on her face.

"Follow me, Kula, we need to talk," Simba said in a hushed voice. The two then made their way out of the den and around the base of Pride Rock.

"What is it, Simba?" Kula asked. Simba sighed before turning his head in the other direction.

"Look, Kula, I'm not going to stand for Tama's harassment," Simba said slamming his paw into the ground.

"How are we supposed, to do that?" Kula asked raising her dark eyebrow up into a curve. The golden cub pondered for a moment before an idea crossed his mind.

"I think I have an Idea," Simba said. The goldish-brown cub stood up and lead Kula out of the two padded down the pathway of Pride Rock and around the side of the great landmark to the historical cave, that Mufasa showed him earlier that week.

Simba entered and browsed through the various stones before landing on a small pile of flat stones with inscriptions on them. The prince rummaged through the stones despite only knowing what a couple of the markings actually meant.

"Simba, what's the point in all of this," Kula complained while sitting down, "It's not we'll find anything in here."

Simba rolled his eyes in disapproval as he continued to push small stones and large rocks aside. After a couple minutes the cub's amber eyes lit up as he pulled a flat stone from a pile in the corner of the small cave.

"Ah ha, I got it!" Simba picked up the rock with his mouth and plopped it down in front of the impatient lioness cub.

"The inscriptions on this stone says that the lineage of the advisors, in Malka's Pride had played a major part in the infamous war. Perhaps we can figure out what exactly happened," Simba said, "according to this rock somewhere hidden in the Pride Lands a cavern is located that may hold the answer."

"How are we supposed to find it?" Kula asked tilting her head.

Simba smiled and looked up, "we follow the clues."

"Clues?" Kula's eyebrows curved up in confusion.

"The location of the cavern can be discovered through a map like series of clue that are hidden throughout the Pride Lands," Simba said. He then bent down examining the small stone again.

"It says the first clue is hidden in the red rocks!" Simba exclaimed, "Let's go!" The prince grabbed Kula's forepaw and dashed out of the cave.

"It's gonna be a Simba and Kula adventure!" the prince exclaimed with glee.

By the early afternoon, the lionesses had finished another successful hunt. Due to the unusually high amount of lions at Pride Rock, they had to double their efforts to be able to provide enough food for everyone.

When lunch was finished. The cubs were allowed to leave the den Chumvi took the opportunity to sneak away with Malka. Chumvi leads him away from the pride and into the grasslands underneath a small tree.

"Okay, Malka, today marks the start of my new campaign to impress and win Tama's heart!" Chumvi said. In response, Malka sighed dejectedly and slumped down under the shade of the tree.

"Chumvi, please promise me that you're not going to take this to Kula extremes," Malka said. The chocolate brown cub rolled his eyes.

"First step, Malka, change that attitude of yours," Chumvi stated, "It what keeps girls at a tree's length away from you at all times. If you want Tama to notice you, you have to project confidence."

"Okay, how do I do that, Chief?" Malka sarcastically responded.

"First you have to stand up," Chumvi said, annoyed with the response he received. Malka grumbled and complied with Chumvi's instructions

"Alright, Malka, pay attention," The chocolate brown cub stated, "I have arranged this exercise to help with boosting your confidence." Malka groaned in annoyance but continued to listen to Chumvi's instructions.

"This is a small simulation you will walk over to Tojo and ask him out on a date," Chumvi explained. Malka's eyes made a confused expression after hearing Chumvi's words. He looked up to see that Tojo was standing behind Chumvi with the same expression as Malka.

"Ummm, can I interject for a moment!" A high pitched voice interrupted. The two other boys turned to face Tojo. The timid cub was forced into the situation by Chumvi. He didn't know why he was chosen to play the girl part, and not Nala, or any other girl for the mater, however, he knew how adamant Chumvi was and decided to just go along with it.

"Chumvi, this is stupid!" Tojo said, "I didn't expect this when you said I was helping Malka. Couldn't you get Nala to do this or ANY other girl for that matter."

Chumvi snorted before delivering a quick retort, "Well, Tojo, your just as girly as them, possibly more than Nala, so it's a perfect fit."

"Stupid Chumvi," Tojo muttered under his breath.

"What was that!" Chumvi snapped glaring at the tan cub.

"Nothing!" Tojo quickly responded with a nervous expression.

Malka then took in a deep breath before approaching Tojo. Padding over slowly to the tan cub Malka stopped as he was a foot in front of Tojo.

"Uh….," Malka stammered, "you wanna go kill a bird?"

Once hearing the absurd statement Tojo scoffed and raised his paw, slapping Malka across the cheek before stomping away. Malka stood in shock rubbing his cheek.

"Jeez what was his problem," Chumvi asked walking over to the shocked cub.

Bye noon Simba and Kula had reached the collection of red rocks. The rocks had formed from an ancient river that dried up. The pathways between the large boulders were coated with red dust. With each paw step, red dust would rise up into the air.

"Okay, Simba we're here now what?" Kula asked.

Simba dropped the small stone in his mouth to read the inscription again.

"The small stone says that the next clue is located in 'the foundation of the rocks," Simba quoted from the small inscription.

"Hmmm," Kula thought out loud, "why do these things always have to be so cryptic. Can't it just say, 'go here and do this'?"

"Kula, that isn't the point," Simba said, "where's your sense of adventure?"

"I think I left it back at Pride Rock," Kula sarcastically responded. The brown lioness leaned against a rock that was near the tip of the gorge. The rock was raised from a large flat boulder that reached over the edge of the cliff.

Simba sighed with annoyance. However, when looking up he spotted a peculiar symbol on the rock that Kula was leaning on. A small paw print with markings underneath it.

"Kula, stay right there," Simba said. He approached the rock looking for any other clue that could be located on the rock. After circling the boulder several times he couldn't find anything.

"Hmm, that weird if the symbol is on the rock there should be a clue somewhere around here," Simba said. Kula stood up from her slouching position and slightly tapped the rock with her claws listening to the sound.

"It sounds hollow," She stated. She then tapped the rock again before falling through a weak spot and into a hidden cave.

"Ahh!" Kula screamed as she tumbled down landing with a thud.

"Kula!" Simba cried rushing forward and jumping into the small entrance. Kula was dazed out on the floor groaning in pain.

"Are you alright?" Simba asked.

"Yeah," Kula said slowly getting on to her paws. The two looked around the hidden space in awe.

"Well I guess this is my new hideout spot," Kula smiled, "I've been needing one since Nala took my old one." While observing the walls of the hidden cave the lioness cub spotted inscriptions in the far right.

"Simba what's that?" She asked pointing to the scratches on the walls.

"It's the next clue!"

AN: And that wraps up this chapter! I didn't want to keep you guys waiting for any longer so that's why it may seem a bit shorter than usual. I really appreciate you guys for continuing to read and review. I'll be sure to get the next chapters out soon.