Chapter 5: Death of the innocent

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I was feeling fresh when I stood up for the morning hunt. I was ready to form a new plan on catching a buffalo.

"Bye Simba! Bye Kiara!," I said and followed the rest of the pride outside.

"Where are you going?," he asked. As he doesn't know where I'm going.

"On a morning hunt, maybe?," I asked sarcastically.

"You shouldn't," he said standing up on his four paws.

"Who will feed you?," I got into his face playfully.

"Oh come on! We have eight other lionesses!," In this moment, I had to admit that he was right.

"Yeah, sorry. I forgot that I was pregnant. Are you going to do your morning rounds?," I asked hoping that he was going to stay with me, but I knew that was an impossible mission as Pumbaa calls it.

"I have to. But first, before I go, I want us to tell Kiara about her brother coming soon," he said smiling.

"Her brother? How do you know it's going to be a boy?," I laughed.

"Well, a father knows such things," he said. He was so cute!

"Yeah, when I was pregnant for the first time you pronounced that I'll give birth to triplets!," I teased him reminding him.

"I know but… You know that I need some man company, too. Right?," he said with his eyes filled with hope.

"You're gay?," I just loved to tease him.

"Oh c'mon! Cut it out!," he said with a little laugh escaping his mouth, "If I was gay, I wouldn't be with you," he added.

"Hmm… Don't get mad, but I hope for a girl again," I smiled.

"Don't give up your hopes," he said sarcastically, "Well, the nature will decide which gender our cub will be," he smiled lovingly. I could see his eyes were sparkling.

"Mommy, Daddy? What cub are you talking about?," Kiara suddenly appeared next to me.

"Honey, you'll be a big sister," I said gently.

"I'll get a sister?," she asked excitedly.

"Or a brother," Simba corrected her. I know how much he missed our firstborn son.

"That's great! Are we going to tell the grandmas?," she asked leaping from joy.

"Yes Kiara, calm down," I laughed and turned to Simba to give him his goodbye-kiss.

"Bye honey," he was faster and gave me a fast kiss on the muzzle. I watched him as he got smaller and smaller running through the savannah.

"C'mon Kiara, I think grandma Sarabi and grandma Sarafina are probably waiting for us with the breakfast," I said.

"Alright! What's for breakfast?," she asked jumping on my back.

"I think it's buffalo," I replied.

"Yay! C'mon Mommy, let's go!," she laughed.

We went to the place where all lionesses were resting. My mum and Simba's mum Sarabi always separated from the rest of the pride. Everyone did that.

"Hey mum! Hey Sarabi!," I smiled.

"Grandma Sarabi! Guess what!," I already knew she was going to tell the news before me.

"What?," she was always positive and loved children.

"I'll become a big sister!," she yelled excitedly for each lioness in the pride to hear.

"Is that true Nala?," my mother asked me with a happy expression on her face.

"Yes, it is," I smiled back.

"That's wonderful Nala! Does Simba know about it, yet?," Sarabi asked happily.

"Yes. You know the father's always first to find out," I winked.

"Of course, of course," she couldn't stop smiling.

"I thought you could take care of Kiara, while I'm taking a walk. Could you? I need to think,"

"Of course darling," my mother said.

I actually wanted to find out which gender my unborn cub was. The curiosity was eating me out. I just had to!

"RAFIKI!," I yelled up to his tree.

"What is it? Nala is dat you?," he replied immediately.

"Yes! Could you please come here? I need you to check something on me," I said.

"What do you want to know young Queen?," he smiled.

"I want to know what gender my cub is,"

"Okay, lay down,"

I obeyed and lay down on a big leave. He took one of his fruits and massaged my stomach with the liquid which was inside it.

"Hmm… It is… a girl!," he said.

"Yes! I knew it!," I was overjoyed at this.

"Now go and rest," he said.

"I will Rafiki! Thank you so much!," I hugged him.

There was nothing to hurry about, so I decided to walk slowly and enjoy the news. Suddenly, I heard some noise behind a bush.

"Who is there? Show yourself!," I yelled panicky.

"Shh… I'm not a threat," a middle aged lioness stepped out of the bush. She was carrying some antelope with her.

"Who are you then?," I asked calming down.

"My name is Dotty. You have to be Queen Nala," she seemed polite, but I was wondering, how did she know my name?

"How do you know?," I asked as polite as I could.

"I heard lots of things about you. Where is your King?," she changed the subject. If she was another lioness who wanted to hit on him… Grr…

"He's doing his morning rounds, why?," I didn't let the anger get over me.

"I'm just asking. Soo… I'm hearing that you're expecting a new cub, soon?,"

"Who told you that?," I was slowly getting suspicious about that Dotty.

"I have a friend in your pride, don't worry, I came here with a present for you. It's not much, but it will be good for you," she said and moved to her left. I saw this antelope again. When I took a better look on it, it was fresh, without bite marks, except of one on her throat.

"Aww, you really shouldn't," I smiled and took the antelope in my teeth. It smelled a little bit weird, but who cares.

"It was a pleasure to hunt for you," she disappeared in a second. What a weird lioness. Whatever, my mother told me that antelope is better for pregnant lionesses than a buffalo. There will be more left for Simba.

"Hey Nala, are you really pregnant?," my best friend Kula came running towards me.

"Yes!," I answered, "It's a girl!," I added.

"Haha, what will Simba say? Well, anyways, congratulations!," she hugged me.

"Simba knows already," I smiled.

"Ow… Okay. Did you hunt this down?," she asked confused, "You know you shouldn't hunt!,"

"I didn't hunt today! A weird lioness gave me this. I don't know why, but it's okay I guess. Antelope is better for me, anyway," I said and went to the cave.

"Everybody is waiting for you behind the rock. They all want to congratulate you!,"

"Okay," I said and followed her.

"There you are!," Simba stood up and nuzzled me. He didn't kiss me because of his bloody muzzle, "Where have you been? And what have I told you about hunting?," he added whispering.

"To Rafiki's. I didn't hunt today. A lioness gave me this as a present for my pregnancy,"

"Okay, well more buffalo for me, huh?," he said playfully.

"It seems so," I turned my head to the pride which looked at me lovingly.

"Congratulations Nala!," Tama said and the rest did the same. I couldn't wait till I start eating. The one thing that I hate during pregnancy is being hungry more than normal.

"I have to tell you something!," I stood up and looked at my pride which raised their heads," The cub is a girl," at the word girl I looked playfully down at Simba. He didn't seem to mind it.

"I'm going to have a sister!," Kiara yelled happily.

I lay down next to Simba and began to eat my meal. It had a different taste than usual antelope, but it was still tasty. After finishing dinner we all went to the cave to sleep. I started to feel sharp pain when I closed my eyes. Everyone was asleep except of me.

"Simba! SIMBA! SIMBA!," I yelled and everyone woke up.

"Nala, what's wrong honey?," he jumped up with concern.

"My stomach hurts! Arghh… SIMBA!," I pulled him closer to me.

"Mummy?," I heard Kiara's sad voice behind me.

"Sarafina! Mum! Take Kiara out! Tama, Kula! Go get Rafiki! NOW! This is serious!,"

"What's going on?," Kiara asked once again, this time lost in her tears.

"SIMBA!," I cried.

"FUCK! SHE'S BLEEDING!," he swore.

"BLEEDING? WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?," I couldn't get up, but I could still feel warm blood coming out and making a mess on my and Simba's fur.

"NALA! I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT YOU'RE ABORTING!," he cried.

"ABORTING? WHAT? NO! MY CUB! MY CUB! NOOO!," I yelled and pulled him even closer.

"Rafiki's coming through! Rafiki's coming through! Nala!," he put his medical supply on the floor, "Everyone out!,"

"SIMBA! NO!," I didn't want him to leave.

"Be still now my Queen! Everything will be alright," the last thing I remember was that he gave me and injection with some weird liquid in it. I knew I was in good hands. My eyes felt heavy and all of a sudden I fell asleep. When I woke up I saw Simba, my mum and Sarabi looking at me.

"Simba?," I said.

"Yes Nala?," he was on the edge of crying.

"Where is my cub? Let me hold it!," I said with hope in my voice.

"Honey there is no cub. Don't you remember that you… that you aborted last night?," I swear I could see a tear escaping his eye.

"Aborted? But how?," I cried.

"Rafiki said you were poisoned,"

"Dotty!," I growled.

"Who?," he was confused.

"Dotty is from Zira's pride! Scar's follower!," Sarabi hissed.

"Don't just tell me that she gave you the antelope?," my mother asked me. She was crying.

"Oh my God! She did!,"

"FUCKING SHIT!," Simba yelled and hit a bone that was lying next to him.

"Don't swear please!," my eyes started to fill up with tears.

"How could I not swear? OUR TWO CUBS ALREADY DIED FROM ZIRA'S PAWS!," he yelled.

"Grandma why is daddy mad?," Kiara approached. There were tears on her face. I could clearly see them, "Mummy! Mummy! Are you okay? Why did you cry last night? Why did daddy swear?,"

"Mummy is fine Kiara," I said wiping my tears away with one paw, "Mummy is not pregnant anymore," I added and my collection of tears got bigger.

"Where is my sister then?," she cheered.

"She is in heaven," I replied. I couldn't tell a small cub that I aborted and that I was losing blood last night.

"What happened to her?," her ears fell down in sadness.

"Kiara, you just couldn't understand. We will tell you when you're older. Now go and play, there's nothing to worry about," Simba said. I was thankful for this what he said.

"Mum, Sarafina, please could you two go do the morning rounds for me? I need to stay here with Nala. I'm really sad," he sobbed.

"Of course honey. Just rest," my mother said and went out.

"It will be okay sweetheart, I love you," a tear slipped down his cheek as he nuzzled me. I was too depressed to talk and I immediately fell into a deep sleep.

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