Hey everyone! My computer was being a jackass to me and erased this chapter three times, so I literally I had to recreate it 3 FREAKING TIMES! -_- So this is the fourth time I doing this chapter so I'm glad it didn't act up this time. So let's continue!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOTOWN THE LION KING NOR DO I OWN THE SONG USED IN THIS CHAPTER
Chapter 6 – "Our Time Together"
It was early in the morning and Anaya and Simba were both up and ready for today because Mufasa had promised them a special day for just the three of them. Simba glanced at Anaya a couple of times until she finally looked at him and saw the sad expression on his face.
"What's wrong, Simba?" she asked with concern.
"I'm sorry, Anaya" he said. She quirked an eyebrow at him.
"For what?" she asked.
"For getting us into trouble. If my dad had come in time to save us, me, you and Nala would have become dinner for those hyenas. I'm an idiot" he said keeping his head down. Anaya smiled softly at her best friend and nuzzled his side.
"Simba, it wasn't entirely your fault. I helped with the plan too and so did Nala so we're all at fault here, so don't blame it all on yourself" she said.
"But I still feel like it's my fault" he said quietly.
"Then….I guess I'll just have to keep reminding you of how it's not your fault" she said and it made him smile at little. She still leaned against him as they looked at the purple and pinkish sky together while waiting for Mufasa. Mufasa looked ahead and saw Simba and Anaya together out on the platform of Pride Rock and smiled. He loved to see the two of them together and he knew in his heart that one day, they would lead this pride and the Pridelands perfectly together with each other's help. He walked up to the two cubs and they turned around when they heard him approaching them.
"Are you two ready?" he asked and they nodded their heads, but just before they all left, Anaya ran back inside the cave and went up to a sleeping Zahra and licked her cheek affectionately and nuzzled it. Zahra smiled in her sleep and purred which made Anaya smile, just before she ran back to Mufasa and Simba. Mufasa smiled at her and then lead the way for the cubs to follow. The three of them walked through the Pridelands for about 5 to 10 minutes with neither one saying anything to each other. Mufasa was in the lead while Anaya and Simba were together behind him. Anaya took the chance to look around and admire the beauty of the Pridelands and how it looked before sunrise. Everything was still shrouded by the dark curtains of nightfall and looked luminous in the purple and pinkish lights of the sky. Certain animals popped out of their homes, waking up to be ready for the sunrise as well, while other animals were going into their homes from their nocturnal activities and ready for sleep. Anaya smiled and closed her eyes, breathing in the fresh scent and feeling the breeze of the nighttime air. Simba looked at Anaya and smiled at her, even though she couldn't see him with her eyes still closed. There was no doubt that Simba loved her. He loved her smile, her compassion, her loyalty, her humorous side and her comforting side. She was always there when he needed her and even there at times when he didn't know that he needed her. He was right about what he said last time to her. He told her last time that he thought of her as his own sister and he wasn't lying. That's why he loved her. He loved her as if she was his own flesh and blood sibling. There was nothing that he wouldn't do to make sure that she was happy or the she was safe. When the hyenas came towards them in the cave, just before Mufasa saved them, there was only one thing that Simba was thinking as the predators neared them. Protecting Anaya. That was his main objective and concern. There was no doubt that he cared for Nala as well, but with Anaya there was a special bond between the two of them that he couldn't explain and it made him feel extremely protective of her, like how an older brother would protect his younger sister. That was how Simba viewed Anaya. As if she was his younger sister. Anaya was sweet, warm, funny and kind and more importantly, she was the only one who really understood him. I mean his dad and mother were definitely there for Simba when he needed them, but mostly Simba would go to Anaya because there were some things that he believed that his parents would not understand and that Anaya would. And she did. It was true that their background may be different, but when it came down to it, these two cubs were one and the same and that was a real rarity for them. The bond between the two of them made them great friends and brought them closer together then they ever imagined.
After a few more minutes, Mufasa stopped and so did the cubs. He looked ahead and saw that there were a herd of zebra eating their breakfast together and he smiled at the sight before looking down at the two cubs.
"Follow me, you two" he said before he leaped away and they immediately followed behind him.
"I don't know where this road is going to lead me, but I'm hoping that with you I can make it through.
"I've had enough of this life to lead me"
Mufasa hid behind a large rock and the cubs did the same. They watched Mufasa silently as he smiled and crouched down into an attack position and looked out towards where the zebra were. At first they thought that he was going to hunt the zebra but they were wrong about that.
"Right up to the edge of the world I knew"
After a minute of deliberation, Mufasa sprang up and over the rock and ran towards the zebra.
"I can't wait, just to see another day, if it means it's one more day that I'm with you!"
Mufasa laughed as he ran with the zebra through the fields and then around again. The cubs looked excitedly at what Mufasa had just done and when he called them over, they crouched down like Mufasa had done and leaped over the rock and towards the zebras, laughing as they did so.
"Down this road, we'll look back at all we've known. Found a love that can't grow old, just passing through, from the world I knew"
Simba and Anaya laughed and played with the young zebra foals and they smiled happily at the young cubs. Anaya reached out a paw and carefully touched the nose of one of the foals and smiled at it before licking its nose. The foal neighed and Simba smiled brightly at her as he played with the other foal. Mufasa smile at the both of them and called them over again. SImba and Anaya said goodbye to the zebras before they followed Mufasa again throught the Pridelands. At the same time, Anaya saw the sun began to rise from its slumber and shine all over the Pridelands, giving it a certain glow and she loved it.
"I've never seen a sunrise like this one. It's like the whole world's waking up for us"
Mufasa lead the cubs to a river and Simba carefully dipped his paw into the cool water, reveling at the feel of the water passing through his claws. Mufasa then crouched down again into an attack position and the cubs wondered what he would do this time.
"They say tomorrow can't promise us anything!"
Mufasa then leaped onto one of the rocks in the river and then onto the others there until he was across the river.
"Come, you two! Try it!" he said. Anaya and Simba looked at each other before Simba leaped onto one of the rocks and then when he was balanced he leapt onto the other one. Anaya was still a little nervous that she might fall in.
"So I'll take every moment and make it enough! Yeah, yeah, yeah!"
"You can do it, Anaya!" Simba said encouragingly and she took a deep breath before she crouched down and then leaped onto the rock behind Simba. When she balanced herself on the rock, she looked at Simba with a huge smile and Mufasa was beaming.
"Come on, let's hop together!" Simba said and then the two of them were hopping across the river from rock to rock.
"I can't wait, just to see another day, if it means it's one more day that I'm with you!"
The cubs finally made it across the river and Mufasa smiled at them and let them lead this time. Anaya took the lead and when she looked ahead she saw a field of butterflies and she happily ran towards it. Simba joined her and when they got really close, they stopped and counted to three.
"Ready? One….two….THREE!" they said together and leaped onto the field making the butterflies fly into the air.
"Down this road, we'll look back at all we've known. Found a love that can't grow old, just passing through, from the world I knew"
The butterflies flew around them surrounding them and they laughed crazily and leaped around, making the butterflies swivel and swirl around them. Mufasa smiled in content at the two cubs and laughed at their silliness. He was happy to them enjoying themselves.
"I'll be loving your light till it fades away. Tell the world I know, cuz it will never change!"
Simba and Anaya were on their backs pawing at the butterflies on their noses and their stomachs, making Anaya giggle and Simba chuckle. Simba then heard the sound of an elephant nearby and quickly got up and ran towards the sound with Anaya and Mufasa immediately following him.
When something feels so right, just can't turn the page. There's too much to lose!"
Anaya caught up with Simba and ran alongside him with a smile on her face and he smiled back.
"We're just passing through!"
Anaya and Simba ran through the plains with the sun beating on their backs and Mufasa right on their tails. Finally, they came to a stop and looked at the elephants playing together and it made them all smile.
"Time won't stop, wish that we could turn back the clock"
Anaya, Simba and Mufasa all looked at each other and together they crouched down and readied themselves and a second later they ran towards the herd of the elephants. The elephants weren't scared because they knew who they were and welcomed them graciously.
"I can't wait, just to see another day, if it means it's one more day that I'm with you!"
Anaya and Simba swiveled and swerved through the elephants' legs and laughed too with Mufasa running behind them. The elephants blew through their trunks happily and praised the three lions as they left from the elephant herd and waved them goodbye with their trunks.
"Down this road, we'll look back at all we've known. Found a love that can't grow old, just passing through, from the world I knew"
The three lions came to a stop after a while and laughed about their journey through the Pridelands and about their time together. Anaya and Simba both nuzzled Mufasa's legs and purred.
"Thanks, Dad" Simba said.
"Thank you, Mufasa" Anaya said. Mufasa smiled at them and licked their foreheads.
"You're welcome, you two" he said before he raced them through the fields again.
"From the world I knew"
"From the world I knew"
"From the world I knew"
The three lions laughed joyously from their morning together, but neither noticed the dirty and evil look they were receiving from afar from someone who only wanted their demise. He glared at them one last time before walking away heading towards the home of the hyenas to discuss his plan of becoming king.
"From the world I knew!"
Okay, done! Sorry its late guys, but I had to get this chapter in so I could see what you guys think before I hit the hay cuz MAN am I tired, so review if you want something new! Later!