I feel bad for Zira/Kalila too. Here's the next chapter, enjoy.

Kiara giggled in glee as she leapt over a ditch before she turned and placed a paw on a nearby tree as Zuri and Bahiti jumped over the ditch to fall on to their stomachs with their chests heaving as they panted.

"Are you half cheetah?" Bahiti groaned before lying her on the cool grass under them.

Kiara giggled and waited for her sister and friend to catch their breathes before turning to head towards priderock that wasn't very far. When they reached the kopje they're playful atmosphere died out as they saw the queen crying while being embraced by the king, Tama's mate Tojo and a pale orange, black maned lion.

"Kiara. Zuri." Kiara and Zuri looked and saw their grandmother with Kopa and a brunt orange lioness that was looking at them with cold grey eyes.

"Grandmother what's going on?" Kiara asked as concern filled her eyes while she looked at her parents.

Zuri noticed something began to shine in the older brunt orange lioness' grey eyes. She felt a bit uncomfortable so she turned her gaze on her sister and grandmother.

"Cubs..."

Kiara and her siblings ran towards their parents with Sarabi following along with the brunt orange lioness. Kamaria sniffed up some tears before pulling her three cubs close.

Kopa managed to wiggle out of the embrace and looked up at his father. "Dad what's going on?"

Simba sighed before looking at his mate who nodded. "Your grandfather and your mother's best friend has went to the stars."

"The stars daddy?"

Simba closed his eyes for a moment. He forgot that he didn't tell them about the kings and queens. Kamaria lifted her head and took a deep breath and looked at her brothers before looking back at her cubs.

"Cubs, I want you to meet your other uncle. Malka."

Malka smiled down at his nieces and nephew. "They're beautiful, sis."

Kamaria looked at the lioness by Sarabi. "And that's your other grandmother. Kahara."

Kiara tilted her head but her eyes caught something on the kopje. She turned her orange eyes back to her parents. "Who's that up there?"

Malka looked up to see something disappear from view before lowering his gaze. "That's your cousin, Amira. Her mother, your mother's best friend passed on when she was born. So she always felt out of place."

Kiara looked back up before standing and up the kopje.

In The Smaller Cave on Priderock

"Did you see anything interesting."

A pale golden cub with black tuffs on her ears rolled her yellow eyes at the goldish cub with a dark brown tuff on his head and ears. "I did see some cubs."

The goldish cub sat up and looked at the few minutes younger cub. "So, you're going to go introduce yourself?"

"Faraji.."

"Amira."

Amira groaned before slumping down. "I'm too pathetic. Not even the cubs back home liked me."

Faraji stood up and walked over and placed a paw on the pale golden cub. "That's not-"

"Hello..."

The siblings looked towards the cave entrance to see a month older cub. As she walked closer they seen she had golden orange fur and bright orange eyes.

"Hi. I'm Kiara."

Faraji shared a look with his sister before looking at the princess. "Hello Kiara. My name is Faraji and this is my little sister -"

"Amira." Kiara smiled at the pale golden cub. "Your dad, my apparently uncle told me your name."

Amira sat up and looked at the older cub with her ears slightly lowered. "You're our cousin?"

Kiara nodded. "I have two other siblings. We can go meet them if you want."

Amira looked down as she moved some lose pebbles around with her paw. "I wish to stay in."

Faraji stood and ran out of the cave. "See ya later sis!"

Kiara turned back to Amira and smiled. "So have you played tag?"

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Nala was giving her daughter a bath while Kion was out training with Zira's youngest cub and Scar. When her ears perked at the sound of apporching paws. She looked up for her green eyes to widen as a gasp left her muzzle. "Zira..."

Walking into the light of the cave was the pale tan lioness with a notch in her left ear and a scar, exactly like Scar's over her left eye. "It's Kalila now."

Nala frowned. "Zi-Kalila, what happened? Why was you gone for almost a week?"

Kalila wanted to tell Nala the truth. That her father was cheating but she has been around the rich brown lion a long time. She knows that he was behind her grandfather, well step grandfather death. It's step grandfather because King Ahadi wasn't her father's sire. A rogue that drugged her grandmother with a special flower is her grandfather. Ever since that day her father hasn't been the same. But sadly it's not the end, she knows that her father's barbaric ideas is just starting.

"I got rammed by a water buffalo. I took a few days to get the wound together."

Nala didn't look too convinced but who was she to question it. Instead she gave a small smile, "I love the new name. It's better than hate."

Kalila nodded with a forced smile as she turned to leave out of the cave. Nala understood that she was going to see her very worried cubs. But as Kalila headed for her private cave Nala's last words wouldn't leave her. It's better than hate. She growled because that's all she felt was hate, hate and...fear.

Training area, Outlands

Weeks past and Kion's training got even more harsh.

"You will be fight harder!" snarled Scar as he swiped at his son causing the golden yellow cub to slid across the cracked dusty ground.

Kion got got up slowly with fear in his light brown eyes. He looked to the left and seen a pale golden cub with green eyes and a dark brown tuff on his head. With a deep breath he ran over and pounced, pinning the cub to the ground.

"That's my boy!" Scar purred with a grin before walking away.

Kion sat on his hunches and sighed, "What's the point of all this training?"

The pale golden cub walked over and sat."I don't see the big idea any way."

Kion lowered his ears, "Let's not let my dad hear that. It seem everything to him...and my mother."

The pale golden cub nodded, "Yea. Don't need anymore beatings."

Kion snorted, "Like that will happen." he sighed deeply, "come on, Hodari. Let's gets some rest before my dad gets us for more traning."

Hodari nodded and walked in a cave his mother claimed with Kion following.