A/N: I`m sorry about the super late update more computer trouble so I`m typing this on another computer and pray I get my computer fixed. Thank to everyone who reviewed and added me to their favorites your awesome and because I took so long to get this up I`m putting up two chapters! Yay!

Chapter 5: No escape

"Jabari, I`m your mother."

Even threw the small hole that was now blocked by rocked and dust, that he had made earlier, he could hear what the Queen had said to his friend =, as clearly as if she said it to him. Kovu shook his head thinking these lionesses were all crazy Jabari was Scar`s son, and he was like a brother to Kovu. He wasn't Nala`s son, nor Simba`s.

Kovu raced down the small path way he had headed make sure to stay quiet and to keep low. He jumped up to the rocks that lead to the top of Pride Rock making his way to the den just as everyone else was. He had just made it to the entrance before a growl broke out behind him and Simba walked past glaring at him. For a moment Kovu thought he had seen him talking with Jabari, Kovu brought out his claws, but Simba walked past into the den. The message was clear.

He gave a shack of his head and walked over to the edge, looking down at the Pride lands. This is what he was fighting for, he wasn't doing it so Scar could be King he was doing it so he could have a life where he didn't have to kill or fight to get what he needed.

The movement out of the corner of his eye was unmistakable, he couldn't pass the chance it was just the wind. At a second glance he could see the same crooked tail belonging to Nuka. Kovu bunched hi shoulders ready to jump down and meet his brother but the sound of footsteps behind him made him turn to look at who was there.

Kiara was just coming over to him and he had pushed back the thought of why his heart just skipped a beat.

"I never got a chance to thank you for saving my life." She said once she reached him.

"Ok." He said waiting to see if she had anything else to say.

"Um, It`s going to be a cold night, why don't you come into the den with the others?" she asked tilting her head a him.

Kovu shrugged the image of Simba popping into his head if he went into the den now he wouldn't be on the King`s good side. "I`m used to sleeping outside."

Kiara nodded the fact she was looking for a subject change was obvious.

"I guess I kind of failed my hunting assignment." She said smiling in a mixture of amusement and shyness.

"Let's hope you can do better next time." he muttered under his breath. Her eye narrowed and it was hard not to compare her with her father. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well I saw you hunting and…you're not very good." He said calmly, she should know so her father can't and won't protect her all he life it was just simple fact she needs to know she sucks at hunting.

"I do not!" she growled stepping closer to him.

"A blind bat could see it." He said seeing another flash of movement from the corner of his eye. Kiara`s hostility faded and she smiled, "You think you can do better?"

"I know I can." He said absent mindedly looking down to see his sister Vitani was also here.

"Fine teach me," she said and began to walk away but Kovu could hear her say, "We start at dawn."

"Wouldn't miss it." He sneered waiting till the tip of her tail disappeared into the cave to up down to meet his family by the thorn bush they hid next to.

Vitani pooped her head out of the bush a thorn clipped her ear but she didn't seem to care. "I see your getting friendly." She said meaning his talk with the princess.

"Just part of the plan." He said in a hushed voice. Nuka pooped his head out of the bush more thorns on him than on Vitani, "Is the great Prince of darkness here?"

Kovu smirked, "Yes, they have him confined, but I can't get to him." He said. Kovu was about to mention the things he heard Nala say but thought he should keep his mouth shut. If it was true then Jabari would tell him and plus he need more information on this.

"Good we`ll tell Scar." Vitani said.

"What has Scar said about this?" Jabari asked.

Vitani shook her head, "He`s not happy, you should have seen how mad he was when he first heard."

"well in this case I`m glad I didn't." he nodded to her turning around and heading back up to his sleeping place beside the rocks and looking down at the Pride lands.

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"What! Your crazy!" Jabari snapped at Nala who shook her head in confusion.

"How could you not know?" she asked him her eyes pleading him to understand some crazy nonsense.

"Because it's not true, my mother died when I was born!" he hissed.

Nala chose to ignore him and he growled in frustration digging his claws into the vine that imprisoned him in that cave.

"What happened to you?" she asked.

Jabari shook his head snarling at her, "You are not my mother!" he said again hoping the words would sink into her skull before his claws did.

And again Nala again ignored the comment, "Simba doesn't believe it either...the same stubbornness." Nala glanced at him, for a moment. "The same green eyes my son had."

"Great green eyes are now band for fear of being king Simba's son." He mocked. Nala snapped back to him, "you will come to see who you are." the queen walked over to him closer than he would like. "I don't know what happened to my son but he`s still in there...and i intend to find him!"

Nala left the den in a hurry and Jabari let out a sigh of relief. Was this whole place crazy? His drive to get back to his real father was elevated at the thought of losing his mind. Jabari was about to continue to maw the vine in half when he heard footsteps enter the den.

He looked to see Nala had returned but with someone else.

Nala gestured to the lioness, "Alea, she will be the one to escort you form place to place. And recapture you if necessary."

Jabari stared at the queen in disbelief, "You got me a body guard!" he hissed, "I'm not really going anywhere soon why do I need here to help me!"

Nala gave a devilish smile, "you will be hunting with the lionesses, or you won't eat understood?"

"Not reall-" he was about to say but paused. This was the perfect thing he needed to escape he could just slip past them unnoticed and his guard would be easy enough to fool he had gotten past zira when she wanted him to sleep, same thing. "Sure," Jabari bowed low hiding the nauseating feeling he had. he wasn't supposed to bow he was the prince of the savage lands she should bow to him.

Nala didn't looking one bit convinced by his faked Innocence one bit. She and the other ion left the den but Nala pause at the entrance. "You start tomorrow…son." Then she was gone.