Simba POV

Dad and I arrived at Priderock slower than expected. When we arrived, we saw Nala, mom and Sarafina at the entrance of the den. I walked behind dad when we walk up the rocky steps because I was always scared of mom but I still loved her. When we reached the top, I stood beside dad while walking to the entrance of the den. When mom saw us, she quickly ran to us with a mad face. We stop dead in tracks to see her coming towards us, we sat down and I quickly jumped behind dad. Mom stopped in front of dad, she moved her body slightly to the left to see me. I was holding on dad. When she saw my right eye, she shouted

"SIMBA! HOW RUDE OF-…" but mom was cut off. Not by me, but my dad. He grinned and said "my love, don't be mad, he learned his lesson." My mom stared at dad in disbelief and she shouted "HE WAS RUDE TO ME, NOW I GOT TO TEACH HIM A LESSON AND RUNNING AWAY FROM YOUR PARENTS, THAT'S TWICE THE RUDE!" my dad frowned and said "Love, he's still a cub, let it be. Shouting at him is also rude and bad because once you shout at him, shouting will stay in him until his last breath. You won't want our son to have a horrid life, do you?" my mom shook her head while looking towards the ground. To be honest, she looks like a cub getting scolded by her father. I didn't want to giggle or laugh because I really love my mom and dad. "Exactly, and you once told me, that you didn't have a happy life at your old pride because your father always shouts at you for no reason and he never cared for you, but your mom was always supporting you and helping you. You dislike your dad's attitude, but why do you have it? Don't keep your dad's attitude, keep your mom's. I'm not trying to scold you or get mad at you, I'm just telling what you shouldn't do." Mom then looked at me with tears forming in her eyes. I really felt bad for shouting at mom, so I said "mom, I'm sorry for shouting at you. I just didn't like the teasing, you know." Mom smiled at me and I returned the smile until mom replied "oh, come here son," said my mom.

My face lit up and I ran towards mom and nuzzled her leg, paws, arm, stomach and face. My dad then came to us and nuzzled the both of us. I had the best family in the world.

Nala POV

My mom and I smiled when the royal family hugged each other. Simba, Mufasa, Sarabi, my mom and I were the only ones awake. I looked towards Mufasa and saw how much fun it would been to have a father. Yeah, where did my dad go? I never get a chance to meet him. The royal family was still talking and hugging each other. Then, I turned my head towards mom

"Mom." I whispered. She looked at me and said "Yes, darling?" she answered with a big smile. I was happy that mom was happy. "What happen to daddy?" I answered in a questioning sound. Suddenly, her smile changed into a sad looking face. Sarabi and Mufasa stopped nuzzling and frowned at my question. I lowered my body because I was scared at their reactions. However, Simba then asked "yeah, what happen to Nala's father." With a curious look in his face. Big amount of tears started to roll down mom's muzzle. When I went to nuzzle her, she broke down in tears and I managed to jump away, so I won't get hurt. I felt sorry for mom because of asking a question that could break someone's heart. "Mom, I-I'm sorry for r-reminding you." I stuttered. I was afraid that my mom would pounce on me but she just cried and cried. I was really sad because my mom was sad. I went to my usual spot to sleep, alone. Suddenly, Mufasa and Sarabi allowed me to sleep with Simba on the 'Royal Rock' Because, my mom needed alone time. I blushed but I accept the offer. I gave my mom one last nuzzle before going to the rock. My mom can't stop crying. I rested on the rock with my head on both paws.

"It's all my fault" I muttered softly under my breath. I didn't realize Simba was beside me. He looked into my eyes. Oh, his amber eyes. So beautiful. He whispered "it's not your fault Nala, it was just a misunderstanding, that's all." See, that's one reason why I loved him. "Thank you, Simba. I just have this feeling that it's all my fault that my mom cried." I whispered while tears started to form in my eyes. Simba looked at his parents. They were asleep, or not. He then looked back at me and said "Nala, it isn't your fault, she just needs some alone time, you know." With a smile on his face. I smiled back, but then two tears came out from my eyes. Simba let out a small 'Awh' and wiped them away with his paws. Damn, I expected something else then his paws. Then, I was about to close my eyes, when suddenly Simba put his arm over me. Much better. I move nearer to him and we slowly fell asleep. We were really close. Suddenly, I had a nightmare.

Sarafina POV

I couldn't stop crying. Flashbacks of Ni appeared in my mind. I tried my best to erase them but I couldn't. it was just to painful to bear. I remembered the day, I met Ni. I was still a cub back then.

*FlashBack*

Sarafina was wondering around the outlands. She was looking for Taka. Usually, he would be in the outlands with three hyenas. Then, she saw several hyenas in front of her, but she couldn't see Taka anywhere. The hyenas wanted to eat her alive. She was so afraid, so she ran as far as she could until she reached a dead end. It was a cliff and she couldn't reach it. The hyenas were getting closer to her. Then, she saw a ledge at the cliff, so she jumped on the ledge and jumped up to reach the top, so she could go back to the Pridelands. However, she couldn't jump that far, so she was left hanging with her claws on the cliff. she shouted for help but all she could hear was hyenas laughing. She was about to fall. Her claws then slowly got lose. She was going to fall, when suddenly. A cub took her paw and with all his might, he pulled her up. Sarafina fainted when she reached the top. The lion cub knew she was from the Pridelands, so he carried her on his back. He brought her to a pond in the Pridelands, but it wasn't the waterhole. The unknown lion cub splash few amounts of water to Sarafina's face. she slowly opened her eyes and jumped to her feet, but fell down. The unknown lion cub chuckled while Sarafina blushed. She looked around to realize she was in the Pridelands. "What happen and who are you and how did I get here?" she asked. Sarafina had a chance to examine the mysterious lion cub. He had golden eyes with blue thin rims around it. His fur was light-golden. He looked older than Sarafina by few weeks. "You were hanging onto the cliff and I pulled you up, because you were in big trouble. I knew you were from the Pridelands, so I brought you here." Sarafina blushed and was so happy, that she ran up to the mysterious cub and nuzzled him. Sarafina quickly pulled away after realizing what she was doing. She stuttered "i-im so s-sorry for do-…" she was interrupted by the lion cub. He said "It's fine, it felt nice actually. It has been quite awhile since someone nuzzled me." sarafina's face lit up and nuzzled him more while he purred. After that, The lion cub ask "What's your name?" Sarafina answered "Sarafina, but you could call me Fina." The lion cub smiled and answered "My names Ni, but you could call me….Ni." Sarafina laughed at his expression. Sarafina then asked "why were you in the outlands? Where is your pride?" curiously. Ni looked towards the ground and said "My pride, was attacked by hyenas. I managed to escape but I don't know about my parents." A tear drop from Ni's eyes. Sarafina felt sympathy for him, so she went over to him and gave him a friendly lick on the cheek. Ni smiled and continued "So, now I'm actually a rogue." Sarafina really felt sympathy for him and she said "I'll ask King Ahadi if you could join our pride." Sarafina said with a smile. Ni's face lit up and he replied "OH THANK YOU SO MUCH!"

*End Of Flachback*

Why did this happen to me. What did I do wrong? I loved him, why? Why? Why? Was all I could ask myself. Then, I prayed silently hoping that Ni was still alive. When he was a cub, he loves adventuring, playing and being responsible. He is such an awesome cub. After that, I fell asleep because I was to tired and it was very late.

Simba POV

I suddenly wake up, because Nala was talking softly in her sleep and she was sweating. She was rolling and I knew she had a nightmare. So, I decided to wake her up. I went to her and gently nudge her with my nose. She was whining because I was nudging her. I nudged her one last time, but instead of waking up, she raised her paw and clawed me. I fell to the ground with blood on my muzzle, suddenly, she woke up and saw blood on my muzzle.

"OH MY KINGS, SIMBA I AM SO S-SORRY. I-I DIDN'T M-MEAN TOO. I WAS HAVING A N-NIGH-…" I interrupted her by saying "hey, hey it doesn't hurt Nala and I understand. You were having a nightmare. That's okay." I realized that she was still shivering in fear, so I walked to her side and nuzzled her. I accidentally spelt some blood on her. "Oh, Nala I'm sorry." I apologize. She stopped shivering and said "No, I should be sorry." Then, I said "Nala, let's go outside for awhile, shall we?" she nodded frequently and we walked out the entrance of the den. We walked to the top of Priderock and laid there, but before I laid down, Nala cleaned the scratches on my muzzle by licking my muzzle. We two blushed. We cuddled each other while watching the stars. After a few good minutes of star-gazing, we decided to go back down and sleep because it was still very dark and it was nowhere near the sunrise. We walked down until we reached the entrance of the den.

We slowly tip toed to the rock, and laid down on the rock. We cuddled each other to sleep, but before we slept, Nala gave me a quick lick while I smiled.

A/N: Well, hope you enjoy this story. It's a flashback of when Ni first met Sarafina. Please review actually, to keep me going and well, Have a nice day, peace out ~K_4_E