A/N: WARNING: This chapter contains lots of blood and extreme lion violence, you`ve been warned.

Chapter 9: defend

Jabari dug his claws into the sand. Kiara lowered herself to the ground ready to pounce but Jabari blocked her, he wasn't going to die just because she wanted to start a fight.

The spotted cat was huge, his muscles rippled from under its pelt and its black and tan tail swished from side to side as two more leopards came out of the hay two females.

"Look," Jabari said," were leaving sorry to intrude."

The male leopard growled a bit, "I always knew I could never trust a lion to keep to their own land now you pay the penalty!"

Jabari swallowed, lions weren't ones to run from a fight but he wasn't stupid, they were outnumbered and he was sure that Kiara knew nothing about how to fight. He looked back to Kiara, "Stay behind me." He said, Jabari liked Kiara she was the first one not to treat him like a cub. He wouldn't let her die not on him watch.

Kiara didn't say a word her teeth were bared in a snarl but her legs were just slightly shaking. Jabari turned back to the leopard. "Well you just going to stand there?" he growled, "Come and get me!"

The male leopard smiled darkly and jumped at him, Jabari swiped his claws over the other cats muzzle making scarlet drops fly. Claws dug into his back and his legs felt heavy with one of the females on his back but he stood on his hind legs as the male attacked cutting the others chest. The female lost her balance an fell off his back but got up quickly swiping at his throat. Thanks to his mane she only got a few hairs. Jabari leapt at her digging his teeth into her throat making blood pour out of her wound.

Claws dug into Jabari`s back pulling him away from the now dying leopard. He spun around swiping his paw over the others head missing by a hair. The male leopard lunged for his throat but a quick move made the leopards teeth embedded in his shoulder which stared to bleed heavily. Jabari roared in pain smacking the big cat with the back of his paw.

"Filthy lion!" the male spat getting to his paws.

"Oh, bite me!" Jabari spat back. He jumped at the leopard who snapped at his legs. Finally Jabari bit down on the leopard scruff to hard enough to kill but strong enough to make his point clear.

"Acela, come we have other things to attend to!" The lioness on top of Kiara quickly jumped off of the princess and ran after the male lion who had already disappeared threw the bushes.

"Yes! We did it!" Kiara yowled loudly dancing on her paws.

"Great, can we go now?" Jabari asked. He looked at his still bleeding shoulder. And began to limp out of the clearing they were fighting in. Kiara ran up next to him helping him walk back to the Pride lands. The further they walked the more his shoulder burned with pain. By the time they made it back to the border Kiara was the only thing keeping him on his feet. "Thank you." Kiara said.

"For what all I did was help, no big deal." He said his eyes drooping slightly.

"You saved my life I owe you." She said firmly.

"Ya , well you can repay me by getting me back to that big rock." He said with slight amusement.

Kiara didn't answer him they only continued to walk and jabari felt the blood trickle down his leg.

"K.." he said his eyes beginning to close again.

"Kiara!"

"Jabari wait here, I1ll go get you help!" she gasped he didn't have a choice as he laid down and sank down into the cool grass, his wounds began to sting with the pressure but his was soon out.

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"Daddy!"

"Kiara!" Simba yelled running up to his daughter and rubbing his muzzle to hers, purring. He pulled away and gasped at the blood on her fur.

"Did Jabari do this too you!" he growled. Kiara shook her head taking a step back. "No daddy he's hurt we have to help him!"

Simba nodded to her and then to the other three lionesses behind him. They charged after Kiara not slowing down even when he tripped over a few rock. His son was to hurt to make it back to pride rock, he had to be hurt very badly for that.

Soon they arrived in the clearing and Simba ran up to Jabari`s motionless body. Was he dead? Jabari`s eyes fluttered open. "Go..away..now!" his son managed to hiss.

Simba growled, "I`m not going to let you die again not while I'm still here!" He grabbed Jabari by his uninjured shoulder and threw him over his back. He and the other lionesses trotted back to Pride rock, Jabari`s shoulder had stopped bleeding and now pride rock was close enough to touch his son needed help.

A/N: sry short chapter