What's up, my wonderful viewers! Thank you for the very nice reviews, it made soooooo HAPPY! So, I'm very happy to hear about how good this story is turning out right now, by the way I'm adding Nala into the story because I need some drama between Simba, Anaya, and Nala. Don't worry, Simba's still gonna end up with Anaya but I just wanted him to have conflicted feelings that's all, so don't kill me! Also, I'm gonna start placing up other stories as well so I'm hoping that you guys will read them, cuz they're really good, but for now I'm gonna stick to this one . Alright, enough of me yapping away cuz here's Chapter 2!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Lion King cuz if I did, Scar would have never existed.
Chapter 2: "Scar"
I was happy. I was extremely happy and content. I was happy with the new life and family I had been given and I was happy for the relief that came over me when Mufasa accepted me into the pride, but most of all, I was happy that one of the lionesses had adopted me. There was nothing better to an orphaned cub than to feel loved by a mother once again. Her name was Zahra, and when she offered to adopt as her own cub, I couldn't help but say yes and even cry tears of joy. When Zahra took me in, I asked if she had her own cubs that she cared for. She told me that she did, but the stories behind them were so heart-breaking that it put me to tears and I didn't even know them. Zahra told me that when she had her first cub, it died a week later, because its body was too weak. She said that the cub was a boy and his name was Kali. Her second cub was born 5 months later and it was a girl. She named her Mara, but Mara didn't last long either because one day, Mara went too far out of the Pridelands and by the time Zahra found her it was too late. Mara had fallen into a river and had drowned. Zahra told me that she cried for days over both of her cubs and their sudden deaths and thought that she would never be happy again. I felt so sorry for Zahra and the pain she went through of losing both of her cubs. I told her of how I became orphaned and immediately Zahra and I connected. We both knew what it felt like to lose someone you love and to feel like you would never be happy again, but thanks to Rafiki and Mufasa, Zahra and I helped each other heal over our tragedies. Zahra was amazing. She was warm, funny, sweet, caring, nurturing, kind and just about everything else a mother should be. I was so lucky to have her as my mother.
I turned my head towards the cave exit and looked out into the night. I felt the cool breeze brush against my fur making me shiver. I was curled up against Zahra and she tightened her grip on me when I shivered from the night air. Everyone else was still sleeping at the moment and I knew that in a couple more minutes, the sun would show on the horizon and everyone would have to get up soon. I nuzzled closer to Zahra and tried to make myself fall asleep, but it was no use. I couldn't clear my head of any thoughts I had and fall back to sleep because all I could think about was the encounter I had a couple of days ago, with someone I hopefully would never see again.
4 DAYS AGO:
Simba and I had now become great friends over the time I had been in the pride. It felt very strange and kind of foreign to me that I actually had a friend. I never had friends when I was with my old pride with my mother because all of them scolded me and was disgusted of me because of how weak and fragile I was. After the forest fire and my mother's death, the pride split up and I couldn't find them again and even if I did somehow find them, they would never accept me back. The only reason that I was in that pride and not killed off from the moment I was born was because of my mother. She was the eldest of the pride and the closest to our leader, so next to him, she had to be given respect too, although not all of them gave her the respect she deserved. But that was a different life. I was in a new pride and had a new family where everyone accepted me for who I was, but I still had that fear that one day that everyone would find out my secret and would never want to have anything to do with me ever again. I was pulled out of my thoughts when Simba suddenly pounced on top of me, pushing me to the ground. I scowled at him and threw myself at him, causing him to fall on his back. I smirked at his shocked face.
"That's what you get when you mess with me, Simba" I said. Simba growled playfully and then pushed me off of him while trying to tackle me at the same time. Mufasa came up to us a few minutes later and smiled at our little wrestling match.
"I see you two are becoming great friends" he said. I pounced on top of Simba, pinning him to the ground and we all laughed.
"Yep, me and Anaya are best friends, Dad"
"I thought you and Nala were best friends, Simba?" Nala was another lion cub who was already friends with Simba. She was okay, I guess, but I knew for a fact that she didn't like me at all.
"We are" he replied before playfully shoving me off of him, "But me and Anaya are the bestest of friends." Hearing him say that made smile. Mufasa chuckled at us.
"Yes, I can see that."
"So, did you come to play with us, Dad?" Simba asked as he tried to pounce on me again, but failed.
"No actually, I came to get Anaya because she has to meet someone." Simba and I stopped our rough-housing at the same time.
"Who?" We said in unison.
"Scar" was all Mufasa said and the way he said it made it sound like he was ashamed to say it.
"Awesome! You're gonna meet Uncle Scar!" Simba exclaimed. Oh, so that means that Scar was Mufasa's brother.
"Come, Anaya. We must go now. You'll play with Simba again later." He said. I nodded my head and bid Simba good-bye.
"See you later, Simba"
"Okay, later Anaya" he said as he ran off toward the outer fields. Mufasa and I turned around and headed towards the outer cave where Mufasa's brother resided in.
SCAR'S POV:
I hated my life. I hated everything and everyone in it, especially my family. But the one lion that I could not stand is my own brother. I hated him and his good life as king. I hated how stronger and faster and better he was at EVERYTHING! I growled in frustration and suddenly a small mouse darted out of the hole it lived in and started to sniff for any food lying around, but before it could get away, I placed my large paw on top of the small, insignificant creature. I lifted it up in the air and it squealed in fear. Perfect.
"Life's not fair, is it?" I asked it.
"You see I….well, I….will never be king" I said as the little vermin ran across my paw trying to escape. I chuckled darkly and then caught it again.
"And you….shall never see the light of another day." I chuckled and began to lower the creature into my mouth, but was interrupted by that annoying hornbill that served my *growl* brother.
"Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?" he asked sarcastically. I sighed in annoyance.
"What do you want?" I answered with my annoyance of the bird clear in my voice.
"I'm here to announce that King Mufasa is on his way, so you better have an excuse for failing to meet the new cub of the pride." He said to me and at the same time, the mouse I caught earlier escaped.
"Oh now look, Zazu. You made me lose my lunch."
"Ha! You'll lose more than that when the King gets through with you. He's as mad as a hippo with a hernia."
"Ooooh, I quiver with fear" I said darkly while smirking at the dumb bird.
"Now Scar, don't look at me that way" he warned nervously as I inched closer and closer to him. 'He's mine now' I thought deviously.
"HELP!" he shouted before I closed my mouth around his whole small body. I was just getting ready to enjoy my new meal when an all-too familiar voice invaded my crummy abode.
"Scar" He said sternly, "Drop him." The hornbill poked its beak through my lips and spoke.
"Impeccable timing, Your Majesty". Noticing the scowl on my brother's face, I rolled my eyes and spit him out, reluctantly. I calmly walked over to my brother to 'greet' him when I saw a small cub next to him whom definitely wasn't my nephew. 'Great. Another pest to deal with' I thought sourly. I faked a smile and greeted them.
"Why, if it isn't my big brother whose descended upon high to mingle with the commoners" I said calmly with a hint of sarcasm. My brother must've noticed it because he rolled his eyes at me.
"Sarabi and I didn't see you when Anaya was introduced, yesterday." Oh please, does that senile fool believe that I would care if I the little runt or not?
"That was yesterday?" I asked mocking surprise.
"Oh, I feel simply awful" I replied as I ran my claws down the rough wall, creating a screeching sound in the process.
"It must have slipped my mind." That little annoying hornbill suddenly flew up to my face and yelled at me.
"Yes, well as slippery as your mind is, as the King's brother, you should've been the first one there!" He spat at me. I bared my razor-sharp teeth at him and he quickly flew behind my brother's leg like the cowardly bird he was. I looked down and saw that little cub again, hiding behind my brother's leg. I glared at her.
"Well, I was the first one there" I replied. I bent my head down towards the small cub, which I guessed was Anaya, and scowled at her.
"Until the little hairball was introduced" I growled out to her. She whimpered and hid herself behind Mufasa's leg just as Zazu did.
"That hairball is a part of my pride and you WILL give respect towards her" he said sternly. Now he has absolutely without a doubt, completely lost his mind if he thinks I will bow down to her. She's not even related to me nor is she my superior, so she should bow down to me!
"Oh, I shall practice my curtsy" I said sarcastically, before turning around and walking away from this pointless discussion.
"Don't turn your back one me, Scar" he warned.
"Oh no Mufasa, perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me" I sneered. Mufasa roared in anger and ran up to me with a glare on his face, with the small cub following him from behind.
"Is that a challenge?" he growled out.
"Temper, temper, I wouldn't dream of challenging you" I replied
"Pity, why not?" That stupid hornbill asked. I looked at the cub again and bent my head down to her level again, but this time she backed away from me carefully.
"Well, as far as brains go, I got the lion's share." I said with a smirk, but then frowned when I raised my head to look at Mufasa.
"But when it comes to brute strengths, I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the dream pool" I said as I shrugged my shoulders and left my brother, the extremely annoying hornbill that served my detestable brother and the new young cub. Even though I didn't really know her, she had better watch herself because if she interferes with my plans, there will be Hell to pay.
Alright not too bad, I think it was pretty decent, but again I welcome all criticisms because they help me get better at my writing. So as you all should know by now, review if you want a new chapter, cuz they make me happy!