I don't own the Lion King
The next morning, Amar was the first lion to wake up. This was a rare case that Amar did, considering that he always slept in and left his father alone to watch the sun rise. He walked out of his den and looked over to the horizon and saw the African sun making it's way into the sky. Now he realized how beautiful the morning looked.
"You're up early," a voice behind him said. Amar turned his head and saw his mother walking towards him. "Enjoying the morning sun are we?" she asked as she gave him a warm nuzzle. Once she pulled her head away from him, Amar noticed that she had a smile across her face but her eyes were glazed with sadness.
"What's wrong mom?" he asked her.
"You standing out here reminds me of your father," she said with a strong heave as she tried to control her feelings. "He would always wake up early in the morning and watch the sun rise."
Amar gave her a meek smile in return. "I wish I was with him in the morning when I had the chance."
"He was never alone," Uru said as she gave him another nuzzle, "Mufasa always accompanied him."
Of course he would Amar thought. Out of the three brother, Mufasa was the most mature lion. "Mom?" he asked as he looked up at her.
"What is it sweetheart?" Uru asked him.
"Do you think that I am capable of becoming a king like father was?" he asked her.
Uru did not understand what had happened to Amar's self-confidence. He used to be excited as each day went by, he was closer to becoming a king. What had happened to him. "What's wrong Amar?" she suddenly asked him.
"It's what Taka said," Amar began, "he thinks that I'm not worthy enough to become a king."
"Taka was only saying that because he was upset with his father," Uru assured him, "I am sure that he didn't mean such words."
Amar looked from his mother and into the distance of the Pride Lands. "I wonder how he's doing right now." He turned his head and looked back at Uru. "I want him to come back mom."
The way Amar showed his concerns for his brother touched Uru. Amar had always loved Taka even though the lion had never payed much attention to him. "I know you do," she said, "I still cannot believe that your father would banish him from his birth place like that. But you said that you once you're king you'll overrule his sentence right? Oh by the way," Uru continued, "In the afternoon, all the African animals are going to come and see you stepping onto Pride Rock as the new king, with Sarafina by your side of course."
Amar felt a tight knot in his chest. He took a deep breath and his chest puffed up. "I'm going to ruin it," he said. "I'm going to walk on that ledge, trip over a rock, and fall down on my face!"
Uru furrowed her eyebrows at him. "Now what are you talking about? You need to stop worrying about what might happen and focus on what will happen!"
"Mom! I can't do this," Amar snapped at her. "I wish I had listened to father when I had the chance!"
Uru was a little more than shocked that hear Amar say such things. With every words that he said, she started to grow disappointed. "That does not mean that Ahadi didn't make any mistakes," she finally said after Amar was done speaking.
Amar did the unthinkable and turned his back on her. He lowered his head to the ground and went into deep thoughts about the future. What he saw before him was nothing but chaos. Lions, lionesses, and the African animals were yelling at him for becoming an unworthy king. He saw himself getting executed by one of the animals, his brothers disapprovingly shaking their heads at his rule. Sarafina sadly shaking her head that she had been with a worthless lion like him. He also had no idea what his father expected from him. All those important conversations that they had, Amar had spent daydreaming. "I can't do it. Give it to Mufasa."
Uru was shocked to hear her son say such a thing. He was being completely stubborn and that was starting to upset her. "Look," she began, "I am going to say this once. You are the next king because you are the oldest-"
"With no experience," he interrupted.
"Aside from that," Uru continued, "and the laws specifically said that the oldest lion in the pride if the next king. What happened to you? I thought you were excited to become the next king and follow in your father's footsteps."
Amar looked up at his mother and shook his head. "Not anymore." With that, he proceeded back into the cave, leaving his mother all alone.
Uru immediately stood up on her paws and leaped in front of Amar. "Are you listening to yourself?" she asked him.
"Yes I am," Amar answered, "but if I want to become king or not, it's my own choice. I am stepping down because I know myself that I will mess everything up-"
"But you don't know that!" Uru harshly hissed at him, "every lion king goes through the same emotions but you are worrying too much on what might happen in the future."
"That's because I am mom," Amar said, "I have no idea how to rule the kingdom, I have no idea what to say when there's a conflict involved. The only lion around this whole pride that has paid the most attention to father is Mufasa. He will know what to do and how to do it. He is a lovely mate that will prove to be a good queen and huntress."
"What's wrong with Sarafina might I ask?" Uru asked.
"Nothing," Amar answered, "nothing is wrong with her. I like her, but I know that she's not going to become king if I don't and she would never take Sarabi's place because Mufasa loves her." He took a deep breath, "look mom, I don't want to discuss this anymore. My decision is final. I am stepping down and letting Mufasa become king."
There was no other way that she could get him to change his mind. All she knew was that he was missing the biggest experience in his life and being a stubborn lion. "Okay," she said with a nod.
"But all I ask from Mufasa is to bring Taka back into the Pride Lands. I cannot stand the fact that one of brother's is out there all alone," Amar said to her. "I'll tell him when he officially becomes the king." He turned his head back into the den, "I'm going back to sleep. Have a nice morning mom." With those final words, he headed back into the cave.