Dawn approached and Nieera was the first one to wake up. She wasn't woken up completely - she was still very sleepy. She limped out of the den and once outside and seeing the beautiful sunrise, she was fully awake.
The young cub glanced over, seeing elephants and giraffes in the distance and knowing one day this beautiful land would be hers.
"Wow..." this was the only word she could truly say to express how beautiful this sunset really was. She heard a familiar voice. The voice of a male cub and once she recognized who it was, she was pinned - belly down. "Niobe!" she snapped, angrily. Nieera rubbed some of the dust off of her beautiful sandy coat and stared at Niobe angrily.
"Sorry.." Niobe gave a toothy smile. "What were you doin'?" he trotted over and sat next to the princess, glancing over past the rocky kopje and down to the world below.
"Watching the sunset. But I'm done now. I'm waiting for mom or dad to let me leave the cave." said Nieera, releasing her smile. "They said I was allowed to go out alone today."
"You don't mean without me, do you?"
"No, I mean.. without parents! They're always telling me what to do.. where to not go and-" she was cut off. And when she was, she pulled on a grumpy face.
"Yeah! My mother does the same!" Niobe agreed, smiling and trotting back into the cave. Kiara woke up and picked up the cub she had found last night.
"Good morning, young one." she told the cub, picking it up and walking outside.
"Good morning, Mother." replied the cub.
"Who's that?" asked Niobe, following Kiara's legs outside.
"Yeah! Get away from my mommy!" said Nieera, jealousy rising inside of her.
"This is Nieera's new sister."
"But.. but you didn't give birth!" Nieera said, running up to the dusty cub.
"Who told you that?" asked Kiara, shocked that her young daughter would know such things.
"Daddy." replied the cub, patting Kiara. Kiara rolled her eyes and bent down to the dusted cub, bathing it patiently.
"What about my bath!?" roared Nieera, barging her mother.
"Grandma or Vitani will bathe you, today."
Shani walked out with Nala and Simba, smiling at the sight of Kiara and the two cubs.
"Morning." they said, yawning all at the same time.
"Mommy!" said Niobe, running up to his mother and ploughing his head into her leg.
"Hello, Niobe. Ready for your hunting lesson?"
"He has hunting lessons?" asked Simba, surprised.
"Yes... he's got to learn to hunt at a young age. I heard they're more flexible when young." chuckled Shani, walking her cub down the slope. Nala also chuckled, seeing her husband's look. Sarabi, Sarafina and Kovu walked out.
"Who's this cub?" asked Kovu, shocked to see a different cub in his Pride.
"Can I go play now? On my own?" asked Nieera, butting into the conversation.
"Yes." said Kiara, nodding her head. With that, Nieera pranced off, happily jumping and running. Kiara gave a deep sigh and looked to Kovu. "I found this cub at the bottom of Pride Rock yesterday. It looked worried, sick and cold so I decided to take her in. And, she called me 'mommy'."
"Another cub? Kia-"
"No, Kovu. We're the king and queen and we needed an heir months ago. I'm taking in this cub. I'm ready to make a big commitment. We take great care of Nieera.. so what's one more?"
Nala and Simba nodded, proud of their daughter for sticking up for herself and being generous by helping other cubs.
"Puh! Fine. Don't come to me when we have too much cubs! Remember, these aren't ours and you know you want your own cubs!" yelled Kovu, before turning off and walking to do his own stuff.
Kiara sighed deeply, letting the cub follow her into the cave. She stopped to speak to Sarabi and Sarafina. "What am I going to do?" she asked, almost crying yet worried.
"Believe." said Sarabi smiling warmly to which Kiara smiled back.
"What a husband he is. Don't worry, Kiara. Everything will work out." said Sarafina.
So this was chapter 8. Kovu is a bit sensitive with cubs. Next chapter will be having Kovu and Kiara's problems! Please review! Thanks for reading! Check my profile for info about when I'll be posting! :D