A/N:Thank you, thank you for the beautiful reviews. I'm sorry to about the abuse to little Jaali. Now here's chapter thirteen, enjoy!

Kovu stormed out of the cave and paced by the peak. His mind is racing with alot thoughts. He can't go through with the plan, he loves Kiara to much to hurt her. He decided to come clean. About his intentions to kill Simba and tell her about his son. With a deep breath he turned and headed for the cave. Where Kiara was walking out with that bright, beautiful smile of hers.

"Kiara...I need to talk to you"

"Kiara! I don't want you talking him!"

The two young lions looked and seen the stoic Simba glaring at him. Simba will admit to any one that he was hoping to have a son in law in Baruchel. But he seen the love in the former rouge's eyes for his daughter.

"I want to talk to him."

Kiara smiled before watching the love of her life and her father descend down the rocky steps and into the savannah.

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Later in the day Raziya went into labor. Tai and Nala was inside as Kiara, Sarabi and the rest of the pride sat outside. Kiara was sitting outside. Time was going by and there was nothing on her friend. Also she began to worry about her father and Kovu. But the sight of her mother brought her out of her worrying.

"Kiara, Raziya wants to see you"

Kiara smiled before nuzzling her mother and going into the nursery cave. Laid in the back was the young pale cream lioness. Suckling at her side was a creamy brown bundle.

"Boy or girl?"

Raziya smiled at her friend before looking at her cub. "A girl. My little Alika"

Kiara smiled at the cub before nuzzling it. After giving her friend a nuzzle the princess stood and headed for the cave entrance.

"Where are you going, Kiki?"

Kiara stopped and smiled at her friend. "My father and Kovu have been gone all day. I'm going to wait for them"

After reviving a nod from the new mother the future queen left.

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Kovu stood frozen from fear as he watched his pride attack Simba. Sending the golden lion into the dried up gorge below. His heart raced knowing that there's a possibility that his mother may succeed. Climbing higher the brown lion got a scary better look. Simba was climbing a pile of logs with his mother and pride below. Zira caught sight of the chosen one up top and sneered.

"Kovu! Get him now!"

Kovu turned and headed for a slope leading into the gorge. So when Kovu seen the cluster of dust and the logs piled on top of the other. He panicked thinking it was Simba but as he tried to moved the logs more fell. Kovu was harshly shoved aside by his mother. His green eyes widen when he seen who was under the logs.

"Nuka..."

The dingy brown lion was gasping for air and coughing. "I'm sorry, Mother... I tried..."

"Ssshh."

"Well... I finally got your attention, didn't I... "

Zira smiles tenderly at him and cradles his face in her paw.

"Didn't I..." Nuka managed one last time before closing his eyes.

Vitani appears next to Zira on the edge of the logs. Tears fell from her blue eyes as she mourned for her brother.

"Nuka..."

Unknown to the rest but to her remaining children, Zira was crying. Nuka was the last thing she held on from Scar and now he was gone.

"Scar... watch over my poor Nuka." she turns on Kovu. "You!"

Kovu wasn't expecting his mother's rage. So he was lost when Zira swats him across the face with outstretched claws.

"Eeaugh!"

Kovu looks away in pain, but soon turns his head, glaring at Zira. She recoils at the sight, shocked; Kovu now has a scar over his left eye just like Scar's. Zira recovers quickly, growling menacingly.

"What have you done?"

"I-I-I didn't mean to... it-it-it wasn't my fault, I...I did nothing!"

The dark pale tan lioness growled. "Exactly! And in doing so, you betrayed your pride... betrayed Scar!"

"I want nothing more to do with him!"

"You cannot escape it! Nuka is dead because of you!"

"No."

You've killed your own brother!"

Kovu's face paled as the words of Simba. How Scar killed his brother for the throne.

"No!"

Kovu turns and runs out from among the pride, many of whom are growling and snarling at his departure. He has to reach the Pride Lands and explain, to tell Kiara everything.