A/N: Thank you Simba fangirl for the review. I'm glad you liked it, as I also feel bad for Simba too. But he will get another queen. Soon. Here's chapter two, enjoy!

Simba blinked his amber eyes opened with a wide yawn. After licking his muzzle, a habit he been curse with since a cub. He looked around to see he was the only one in the cave. He stood and stretched, flexing his black claws before walking out into the morning light.

"Morning sire!"

Simba looked up and seen a navy blue hornbill with midnight blue eyes hovering in front of him.

"Morning Zazu"

"I have already sent Prince Kopa and Princess Kiara to school along with Prince Kovu"

Simba nodded, "Where's Malka?"

"He and his queen are by the watering hole with Lady Sarabi and Lady Sarafina"

Simba sighed as he looked out to his kingdom before looking back at his majordomo.

"Anything else?"

Zazu nodded, "Yes. Yes. King Imani of the Grasswall Kingdom have requested you visit"

Simba took a deep breath and nodded before descending down the rocky stairs. As he walked through the lush greenery of his kingdom, he thought of the events of the last six months since Nala died. His and Nala's best friends, King Malka and Queen Kula along with their son Prince Kovu had came for a long visit. To help out with the king and queen duties also for Prince Kovu to lend a happy, friendly paw to Prince Kopa and Princess Kiara. By the end of this thought, the golden king had made it to the watering hole where his sister greeted him with a nuzzle.

"How you feeling, big brother?"

Simba sighed deeply, "Still miss her, Jas"

The golden lioness nodded before moving out of the way for her mother to greet the depressed king.

"I heard Zazu say earlier that you're due for a visit at the Grasswall"

Simba nodded as a large pale orange lion with a black mane and crimson eyes stepped up.

"When are you leaving?"

Simba looked at the male he knew since birth. "Most likely tomorrow"

The pale orange lion nodded, "You should bring Jahi"

Simba's eyes widen at the thought of the young lion. "Malka, you know I can't do that"

"Why not? His father was your father's head knight and been with him every trip he took"

Simba shook his head and looked at his mother, "Jahi isn't his father and he'll never be. I'll just take Chumvi and maybe Zazu"

Sarabi shook her head before turning to lay by her friend's side once more. Simba looked back at Malka who side was joined by a chocolate brown lioness light green eyes.

"You should take Malka with you, Simba"

Malka glared playfully at the lioness at his side. "Kula! You know how much I...un...distaste King Imani"

"But still, it will do you some good"

Simba chuckled, "I'll keep him in mind, Kula"

The lioness nodded with a smile before walking off before stopping. "Now if you excuse me, I have hunting to do before three cubs get back from school"

Before Kula continued her exit, Jasari ran up with a wide smile.

"I'll help"

Kula returned the smiled and the two royal lionesses headed to the hunting grounds.

Simba smiled at the love look, his black maned friend was giving the retreating brown lioness. But it soon faded at the sad memories that resurfaced. Nala's gone and he's alone. That's all that's running through his mind now.

~O~

Simba sat at the bottom of Pride Rock waiting the return of his two wonderful cubs. Soon the king spotted four figures apound the horizon. As the figures got closer he seen it was his two cubs and Prince Kovu with his right paw lion, Chumvi. The two golden cubs ran ahead after catching sight of their father. Once at Simba's large paws, the began to tell their day.

"This is the fourth time that story has been told" laughed a auburn brown lion with crimson eyes and a muddy brown mane

A chocolate brown cub with a mixture of auburn in his fur. Rolled his dark green eyes, which is a mixture of his parents eyes.

"You should of seen Prince Kovu's face" said Kopa his eyes shone with proudness and excitement as his brown tuff bobbed up and down

Kovu groaned before looking up at the dark pelted lion, his dark muddy brown tuff moving slightly also.

"Uncle Chumvi"

The lion turned his crimson glaze down at his brother's son. "May I be excused?"

Simba cut in before his friend could respond. "I believe Queen Kula and Jasari have caught you all something nice. Its up in the cave"

The three heirs cheered before making a fast line up to the cave. Chumvi chuckled before looking at the golden lion.

"Any special speech?"

Simba sighed, "Yes. King Imani wants me to visit"

Chumvi nodded, "So when do you leave?"

"Tomorrow and we're stopping by the River Pride to see King Tojo on the way back"

Chumvi stared at his friend. "What do you mean by 'we'?"

"You, Malka and Zazu"

Chumvi raised an eye brow, "You're not taking Jahi?"

Simba groaned before getting up and walking away. Chumvi chuckled lightly before climbing the rocky stairs and headed into the cave.