Alright guys chapter 3 is now up! Where will we go from here? let's find out..

Months have passed after Simba left and now it was time for Nala to begin her first hunt by herself. She had had some examples from her mother on how to take down an animal and now she wanted to try it herself.

Nala walked over to her parents. "It's time Nala" Her mother said.

Nala walked casually to the edge of Priderock and spotted her first prey a zebra who was eating grass away from the herd. Nala bounded off towards the grass and she lay low to the ground stalking her prey. The zebra was not looking at her and was relatively far from the herd. She saw her chances and charged at the zebra. The zebra darted off and ran back to it's herd. Nala was still chasing after it when something blurry caught her eye it was golden.

Nala stopped dead in her tracks and looked up at the sight. It was Simba! A smile formed on her face but Simba had a dark expression and with that he turned and left. Nala was shocked he had just left? Just like that? She raced after him but found nothing but grass and dirt. Nala was heartbroken, had she just been imagining him the whole time was he really not there at all? Nala sat on the fresh grass tears streaming down her face. She slowly walked back to Priderock not caring that she hadn't got her first kill.

Her parents awaited her smiles on their faces but then saw the tears on her face and their smiles slowly faded away.

"What's wrong dear?" Her mother asked concerned.

Nala didn't glance at her. She sobbed all the way to the cave. The lionesses whispered amongst themselves wondering what had happened.

Sarabi approached Nala who was crying in the corner.

Sarabi lied down next to her daughter.

"Nala tell me what's wrong honey maybe I can help." She said worried for her.

Nala sobbed "I saw him mom…*sobs* I'm sure of it…" Nala replied crying harder.

"Who Nala?" Sarabi asked confused.

"Simba….." she sobbed crying harder after saying his name.

Sarabi embraced her daughter as Nala cried into her mothers fur.

The lionesses stood at the mouth of the cave worried for Nala.

That night Nala cried until there was a little puddle of tears in front of her. She looked out into the night sky and decided to take a quick drink from the waterhole.

Once she reached it she remembered how Simba and her first greeted.

Hey..um..how are you feeling?

Better I guess..

Umm…I just wanted to say thank you for saving me if you weren't there I would have died.

Like I said don't mention it

I never got your name

Oh sorry I'm Nala W-what's your name?

I'm Simba

Nala smiled as she remembered how all the girls starting whispering at taking glances at him it made her laugh.

Nala knelt down to drink from the waterhole still smiling and looked down into the water she saw her reflection and something else another reflection….

"Simba?" She asked.

"Nala?" Simba asked

Nala darted up but saw nothing. She heard a faint voice.

"Goodbye…"

Nala felt the tears come back. Why did she long for him so much? She didn't understand..

Nala walked back to the den ears hung low. She returned back to her sleeping space and lied down. She let all the tears out as she slowly fell asleep.

The following morning Nala went to the waterhole to take a drink before deciding what she was going to do for the day. She looked up and stared at the wasteland. She had to know where Simba was. She looked back at Priderock before darting off to find Simba. She searched everywhere in the wasteland but still no sign of Simba.

It was starting to turn dark and Nala decided to find a nearby cave to sleep in for the night.

Nala found a dark cave she went in but didn't know who or what else was living in the cave so she lied down at the mouth of the cave and closed her eyes.

Something emerged from the cave growling low slowly coming closer to Nala.

Nala opened her eyes and heard the growling she swung her body back to face whatever was behind her. It was another lion she couldn't make out the color of his mane or fur in the night.

Nala was frightened even with all her training she hadn't learned to fight an animal who was attacking back.

Nala relied on her instincts and ran as fast as she could. The lion chased after her Nala didn't care where she was going she just ran and ran.

She looked back to see if the lion was still chasing her then crashed into something in front of her Nala looked in front of her and saw three more lions glaring at her. Nala was trapped she didn't have anywhere to go she couldn't run and she couldn't fight them. Suddenly all four lions looked in the same direction. Nala looked in the same direction they were and saw a golden lion charging toward them.

All four lions charged back at him and the five fought the golden lion scratched their faces with his claws causing them to bleed. And all four lions surrounded him and one by one they attacked. Nala couldn't see much because dust was covering everything all she saw was movement and more dust. But after the dust settled Nala saw the victor. The one golden lion stood breathing heavily. He turned to face Nala.

Nala stared at him with great interest.

The lion scoffed "You're welcome.."

"Oh sorry thank you for saving me!" Nala shouted.

"Yeah..don't mention it…" The lion replied plainly licking his paws.

Nala's eyes widened "Simba?"

The lion darted his head at her "Who are you? And how do you know my name?"

Nala's eyes was filled with tears of joy as she embraced Simba in her arms.

Simba was confused "Who are you? And why are you hugging me?"

Nala let go of him and stated "Simba don't you remember me? It's me Nala!"

"Nala? What're you doing here? You almost got yourself killed…" Simba replied.

Nala scoffed. "I-I thought you'd be happy to see me.."

Simba sighed "Look Nala I am happy to see you I just don't want you getting hurt ok.."

Nala nuzzled Simba until Simba finally stated "Come on let's get you home…"