Chapter 12: fighting for the wrong reasons…

Jabari paced around the den back and forth. Than plan was in action and he expected to be meeting someone anyone! Vitani, Zira, Scar, or even Nuka, or did they forget about him.

"Excepting someone?" Said a voice at the door way. Jabari turned around, he wasn't surprised to find Alea visiting him, he had grown accustomed to it, he even slightly enjoyed having the company, but tonight wasn't the night. "No" he lied, coming to a halt.

Alea laughed lightly, "I`m just messing with you."

"Ok." He said, staring at her blankly.

"Well, um. Good night Jabari." Alea smiled at him, leaving the den.

"Night." He replied back, after a moment he realized he was staring after her. Jabari shook his head and returned to his pacing. Then the moment he had been waiting for, the rocks began to tumble, and the person he least expected came through the small opening.

"Kovu?" Jabari snapped, "What are you doing here? Are you trying to die?"

Kovu raced over to him the desperation in his eyes almost as over baring a Kiara`s. "Jabari, I-I didn't hurt Simba, Zira and her lionesses attacked him, I had nothing to do with this!"

"Okay." Jabari said listening to his friend.

"I saw Zira and Scar talking them, they were talking about you." Kovu said, "And your father."

"What!" Jabari growled, "You're lying!"

"No! I`m not! Scar said after the battle you were no longer any use to him and that he would kill you."

Jabari shook his head or over and over again, going over every memory of why it wasn't true. Kovu seemed to understand what he was doing and decided to help. "Who`s your mother Jabari?"

"I-,"

"Is there even the slightest possibility that you might be Simba`s son?"

"No." he said in a low his. Kovu stepped closer, "Jabari, tell Simba there is to be war Scar will lead it and try to reclaim the pride lands."

"No." Jabari said shaking his head the thoughts of his own memories coming apart.

"Tell Kiara I- I love her and… Jabari focus!" Kovu snapped realizing his best friend wasn't listening to him.

"NO!" Jabari roared and jumped away. There was a slight snapping noise and Jabari didn't waste time as he raced out of the den into the pouring rain. It pelted on him as if he was the main target. Jabari raced past the rock, the fields the streams until. He was lost.

All around him was just an empty field and a few large trees. Jabari slowly slacked over to the biggest one sheltering him from the rain. Tiny drops still dripped on his face and he buried his eyes in the sand.

There was a thud beside him and Jabari jumped back, baring his teeth at the weird monkey. "Who are you?"

"Oh, that's not what you want to ask is it?" the monkey asked hopping around him. "I see you are conflicted."

"I- Um, yes." Jabari said lowering his head.

"Let me help you, the truth will set you free, like your father."

Jabari raised his head, "You knew my father?"

"I still do he is a great King."

"NO!" Jabari snapped, "Simba isn't my father!"

The monkey giggled and draped his arm over him. "Jabari I will tell you what I tell everyone."

"What's that." Jabari said surprised at how strong the primate was and how he couldn't get away.

"Look beyond what you see."

"What?" Jabari asked glaring at the baboon.

The monkey gestured around, "Go ahead."

"Fine" Jabari snapped he looked 'beyond what he sees' all he saw was Pride rock in the distance and a few trees. "I don't-, "

"You doing it wrong, let me help." The monkey put his hand over Jabari`s eyes and Jabari shut them tightly, "I don't see how-,"

"Hush! Remember Jabari." The monkey said.

"Remember what?" He snapped.

"Everything. Just relax."

Jabari relaxed and waited for a minute going over the memories in his head, Kovu, Kiara, Alea, Simba, Nala, Zira, Nuka, Vitani… and Scar.

"Jabari."

He opened his eyes and blinked before his eyes rested on Simba, and a small cub. The cub blinked just as he had before smiling widely, "Daddy!" the cub looked around and the back to his father, "Where mama?"

"Hunting, want to play?" the King asked playfully it surprised Jabari that the King would be so childish.

"Yeah!" the small dark haired cub yipped getting to his unstable paws. Once he was standing he looked at Simba. "I be a good King?"

"You`ll be a great king Jabari." Simba purred rubbing muzzles with the tiny cat. Almost as if the cub knew he was there his emerald green eyes lock with green eyes.

Jabari walked over to the cub. "Is it true?" he asked but before he could the memory or dream changed.

"SCAR!" Yelled a lioness right beside him, Jabari barely had time before Scar leapt out and attacked him. Jabari yowled, but no claws sliced threw his fur, no teeth tor threw his neck. Jabari looked at Scar who was getting up blood stained his lips and the lioness was dead beside him.

Jabari watched as scar grabbed the flame it stick and threw it in the hay. Jabari watched scar leave and then watched him turned around and take the cub from his bed and leave the den.

"NO!" Jabari yelled racing after him. The memory was gone and another appeared.

Jabari yowled in terror and his back legs slipped on the log, a river roar only inches away from him and his back legs just brushed the water's surface mist drenched his fur and his eyes had to be narrowed to see Scar just above him, the tiny cub in his jaws.

"Father, help me!" Jabari pleaded, then suddenly the cub was gone and Scar lead over digging his claws into his paws painfully.

"I can't Kill Simba, but his little hair ball will do!"

"NO!" Jabari roared jumping up and landing on the monkey. Jabari looked around, the rain had stopped and a clear night sky shown. Jabari stepped off of the monkey and looked at him desperately. "Is it true?"

"Yes."

A/N: Gasp! Review let me know what you thinking.