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Chapter 6: dawn of a new day

Jabari lowered his head in irritation at the glances that the other lionesses gave him, he would have assumed that some would be hostile because he was Scar`s son and the next to follow in his father`s footsteps but most were curios, he supposed that the crazy queen probably spread the word that her son was alive.

"There." one lion said looking over to a herd of wildebeest.

Jabari followed them but Alea held him back, her voice sharp.

"Don't do anything stupid." she warned.

Jabari nodded not caring to answer her back as he got ready to hunt.

The lionesses soon disappeared in the grass and he did the same glancing at their determined faces. Suddenly half of the group moved to the side and Jabari was pushed to the other side and they began running beside the Wildebeest. He knew what was happening he and Kovu learned about this hunting style when they were younger, one side would push the prey to the other leaving the beast open to attack by at least four lions. Jabari look to the others who seemed completely into the hunt. They made his life bad so he would do the same.

Just as the wildebeest started to get closer Jabari made his way behind the herd, swiping at their hind leg making them scatter. They had lost the hunt. Most of the lionesses slowed to a stop but three or four went after the wildebeest hoping to catch them.

Jabari barely had a seconds thought before someone most likely Alea pulled his legs from under him and placed her claws to his throat pinning him.

"What was that!" she growled.

"I don't know what you mean." he said coolly Jabari placed his back foot on her back leg to push her off of him but she repositioned herself so he had no way out.

"If those don't bring back anything then you're the one to starve!" she said a smirk on her face. Jabari looked her in the eyes putting all his hatred into these words.

"I'd rather starve than spend another second here." he hissed darkly. Alea met his glare proudly. "fine." she said taking her paw off his throat.

"fine." he mocked getting to his paws.

In the distance he could already see that the others had caught a few wildebeest. His stomach growled lightly he hadn't eaten since his capture and he refused to eat what these lions gave him for fear of being poisoned.

Without asking his bodyguard he headed back to the pride rock growling in frustration as Alea followed him the worst was the pitying stare she gave him.

"Do you know how to hunt?" she asked.

"yes." he growled.

"Really then why do you insist on sabotaging our hunts?" Alea growled, "You know this land belongs to Simba ruining out hunts isn't going to ruin his life."

"Because it doesn't and never has belonged to Simba." he snapped glaring at her ignoring her other comment about ruining the King`s life.

"What." she said tilting her head to the side. Jabari nodded to her the fur along his spine rising at the thought of the story his father told him. "Simba took the kingdom away from my father."

"Only because he was the rightful king!" Alea protested sharply.

"He left, it was Scar`s after he decided to leave!"

"And Simba fought his uncle so that he could make the Pride lands what it was again, don't you understand Scar was a curse to this land!" She snapped. Jabari stopped in his tracks and glared at her.

"Never say that about my father again, he was a better king than Simba and his monkey brained father ever was!" He snapped. Alea lashed her tail bringing out her claws. "You weren't even born yet how would you know!"

"Neither were you, how do you know my father was so bad? Simba just twisted the story to make it seem like he was the good guy!" He snapped back, rising his head above hers digging his black thorn like claws into the dirt. Alea shook her head her voice reduced to a whisper but the tone she took made his blood boil. "You only say that because your "father" brain washed you into thinking that so he could use you to get to Simba, and once he`s done with you then he`ll throw you away just like his brother."

Jabari looked at her with no words to come out of his mouth but he didn't have to speak. He leapt at her digging his claws into her shoulders felling the blood on his paws. Alea wrapped her front paws around his waist and pushed him back pinning him and digging her back paws into his stomach. Alea started to kick at his stomach and Jabari bit down on her ear. His face contorted at the taste of blood.

"STOP!"

Jabari was so surprised about the order that it made him leap away from Alea as soon as she let go of him. Simba and Nala stood in front of them Nala rushed over to check his wounds but he snapped his jaws at her to stay away from him.

Nala`s gaze hardened, but she smartly back away.

"What are you doing?" Simba asked making his voice low and slow like he was trying to control his anger before both go cuffed over the head.

"He attacked me." Alea said bowing her head, what surprised him was she actually sounded regret full, for what? What she said about his father or the fact he was going to be thrown back into his "cell".

Simba`s glare seemed to go straight threw him but Jabari held his hostile eyes proudly.

"go get your selves cleaned up by the water hole, Jabari I need to speak with you later so Alea could you find me later I need to have a word with my daughter." With that Simba headed into the other direction. Jabari looked over to where Simba was headed and was Kiara walking and laughing with Kovu and a large warthog and meerkat. What caught his attention was that Kovu had an unread able expiration on his face and usually he could read them but now for the life of him couldn't figure out what that look was or why it was directed at Kiara.

Jabari felt Alea nudge his side and he felt the scratches she gave him sting. "Right." Jabari said following his "body gaud" to the watering hole.

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Zira walked into the den the stone walls eliminated by the green color the steam vents gave off. She could just here the steady pacing of Scar each time his claws touched the floors. She lowered her head in respect and met his gaze.

"Is he back?" Scar asked, his eyes betraying the slightest hint of worry about his adopted son.

"No Kovu told my daughter that he`s being held at Pride rock only the guards, King and Queen have seen him."

Scar let out a growl, "Do you not understand that the longer he stays there the more my weapon becomes a spoiled little brat like his father!" he hissed at her.

Zira only nodded her understanding. She was there the night he set fire to Pride rock there when he came down holding a small cub. She even asked him what he planned to do with the cub. The first choice wasn't the one they had picked.

Rain poured down onto the ground and just below, the river had swelled ten times its normal size roaring past, making hard to hear anything. Just beside her Scar looked down at the river he eyes showing no emotion. Zira looked to the small cub, Simba`s son, Jabari.

The cub had grown since they had taken him from his real home; they never got the chance to get to the river without the lionesses seeing. After Simba lost his son he had taken every opportunity to stop the Savage landers from even looking over the border. Now Simba had finally given up and faced the fact his son was dead.

Well now he actually would be.

"Are you sure we should do this?" she asked, over the past month she had gotten quiet fond of the little fur ball. Scar set Jabari down on the soggy ground. "If I can't kill Simba then his son will do just fine." He said cruelly.

Scar looked down at Jabari that had just begun to wake up and like always his emerald green eyes glowed in the mist. "Daddy?" he said, it bit confused as to where his was. Zira saw Scar visibly finch in surprise. The rain coated Jabari`s small head making the small black hairs on his head fell over his right eye making him absolutely adorable. Zira felt her heart clenched when Scar grabbed the cub by the scruff and jumped to the log that had gotten stuck in the mu. He slowly crossed it pausing at the middle.

Zira had to dig her claws into the dirt to stop herself from racing after him and helping the cub.

Jabari looked at the river and then up to Scar and then his eyes returned to the river. Was he scared, did he know what was about to happen.

Scar`s gaze hardened and he blinked once before walking back over to her.

"That was awesome! Jabari squeaked happily waving his tiny paws in the air, did he think this was some game or adventure?

Scar set the little fur ball down and glared at her, "Not a word." Before picking Jabari up again.

Zira nodded and for the first time smiled at the tiny cub, it was a small smile but genuine.

Scar walked up to her, making her snap back to the present.

"We have to get my son back before he finds out." Scar growled, his tail swishing in the air.

"I understand." She said and her and Scar made their way out of the den a quickly as possible. They had to make plans. "And I have an Idea how to get him."