Chapter 6 - Mommy.

Over the past few weeks, Nieera had grown up. She was best friends with Shani's son, Niobe. Niobe was kind, joyful, naive.. just like Nieera. Kiara and Shani had taken them to the waterhole to play but because of her new cub, Kiara had less hunting lessons.

Nieera and Niobe was splashing around in the water, giggling and laughing.

"Look! Your nose is wet!" laughed Nieera.

"Oh, shush! Your nose is going to be wet, pretty soon too."

Kiara was sat a rock, opposite her friend, Shani.

"They've grown up so fast," stated Shani. "Are you planning on telling her about Danira?"

Kiara rested her head on her paws. "Not anytime soon. She needs to grow up a little first. But.. but I might."

After a few minutes of discussing a new discussion, Shani had an idea. "How about we bethroll Niobe and Nieera?"

"That's an excellent plan... I like it! Let's bethroll them." Kiara agreed.

"Mommy? What's be..bitroud?" asked Nieera, trying to pronounce the word.

"Zazu will explain. But I think it's time to go home, now. You need to dry up and what if daddy's waiting?" replied the queen.

"Yes, Niobe. You too. It's time for your hunting lesson, then your nap." Shani told her son.

"Uh oh! Speaking of hunting lesson, I completely forgot about my hunting lessons!" gasped the peachy lioness.

"Oh, don't worry, Kiara. You can leave Nieera with me, go on." said Shani, comforting her friend. She liked taking care of Nieera; it wasn't a battle to bathe her like it was to bathe Niobe and she was jolly and playful.

"Thanks, Shani. You're a life saver!" smiled Kiara, before dashing back to Pride Rock.

"Mother, can we stay a bit longer?" asked Niobe. Shani rolled her eyes.

"Alright, cubs. Go on." Some water splashed on Shani's head, making her entirely wet. "But just for a few minutes!" she yelled as they couldn't hear them. Shani was a rather caring mother and lovely lioness. She had a pale peachy color and a pink nose, her eyes were green and her toes weren't colored.

Down in The Arosen Plains, Anara had chosen Sukari as his queen, and soon she would give birth to his off-spring. It was very unlikely that anything would happen to Sukari's cubs; she was powerful, beautiful and strong. Her belly hadn't begun to show just yet, but there was a small baby bump.

"What would you name your cub if it was a girl?" asked a pale lioness, sitting across from her and smiling.

"I don't know.. but I'll come up with a nice name." replied Sukari, giving a nice smile.

Anara was out patrolling the borders of a territory for the safety of the cub(s) but when it was born, they would leave and find a good home for themselves. He couldn't help but think about Danira.

He remembered her looks, her smiles, when she was mad at him, when she had her last cub and when they first met.

So this was chapter 6! Chapter 7 will be shocking, because something will be revealed about the dead sister - she came out stillborn; but did she survive?

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Characters

Shani - a pale peachy color, pink nose and green eyes. Shani is also FabulousMarony's character. She is the lioness that glares at Kovu when he's being exiled on the high rock. She's loving, kind, a great mother and a great friend. She was Kiara's best friend as a cub and daughter of Dainty - Nala's best friend.

Niobe - Niobe is also FabulousMarony's character. He is Shani's son and Nieera's betrothal. He is a tanned color with coffee colored hair tuft on the top of his head. He had amber eyes and a creamy underbelly. Niobe is kind, joyful, naive just like Nieera.

Stay tuned for chapter 7 or 8; maybe this afternoon. For information about when I'll be posting, please visit my profile. Thanks! :)