Kefira and Kiburi returned home after a few days. Kefira was very happy for a long while. It had been a month since Kumo was born, he didn't have anybody to play with, so he was bored.
"Mommy?" Kumo asked Vitani
"Yes, dear?" Vitani replied
"I want somebody to pway wif!" He yelled
"I'm sorry, I'm sure you can make some friends with the cubs here." She smiled
"But they all mean to me." He sniffled
"I'm sure they're not mean. Just go play."
"Okay." He sighed walking out of the cave
He thought, Maybe I can sneak away, and explore the Pridelands. He kept thinking and then walked off.
He went to the water hole and laid by a tree. Then he heard a noise.
"W-who's there?" He sounded frightened
Then a cub jumped out and pinned him down.
"Get off of me!" He roared biting the cub's leg
"Ow!" The cub yelled
"Who are you to creep up on me?" Kumo hissed
"I'm sorry, I thought you were prey." The sub said shyly
"Do I look like prey?" Kumo argued
"N-no."
Kumo could sense fear in the cub.
"I'm sorry, did I scare you?" He asked
"N-no."
"Well, who are you anyways?" He asked
"I-I'm Risa." She said
"Well, I'm Kumo." He smiled
"Kumo!" Vitani shouted for him
"Oh, uh, my mother is calling." He sighed
"Oh, well, see you around?" Risa asked
"Yes." He smiled back at her
"Oh, there you are, Where were you?" Vitani asked
"I met this cub at the water hole." Kumo explained
"Oh really? Where is he?" She asked
"Mom, it's a girl." He said
"Oh, I see now." She said
"See what?"
"Never mind. Where is she?"
"I don't know." He said
"Hm, well. Come on, there's some prey in the den."
Kumo went with his mother to eat.
The next day Kumo went to the water hole, there was no sign of Risa anywhere. He sighed. Then he heard rustling in the tall grass.
"Risa?" He asked
"Oh, hello Kumo." She smiled
Another cub was walking beside her, a bit younger than her.
"This is my sister, Rosa." She explained
"Risa and Rosa?" He asked
"Yeah, it's pretty dumb." She giggled
"I'm going back to mommy." Rosa whispered to Risa and turned and left
"So much for a little sister." He chuckled
"Yeah, I know. So, where do you live?" She asked
"Over there, at the big pointy rock thing." Kumo said
"Oh, I've always wanted to see what's over there." She stared at it
"Yea, well, it's pretty boring." He replied
"Oh, do you have any brothers or sisters?" She asked
"Yeah, well, just an older half-brother." He said
"Oh, that must be no fun." She said
"Yeah, so, I wonder off a lot." He explained
"Oh really? Well, my family travels. It's me, my sister, and my mom." She sighed
"Risa!" Yelled a voice, "We're leaving!"
"Oh, well, I have to go." She said sadly
"Really? Will we ever see each other again?" Kumo asked
"Of course." She smiled with no hope
She walked off and Kumo began to feel a strange feeling. He missed her already. I doubt I will ever see her again he sighed and went home.
That night, Kefira went into labor. Kiburi was acting like Kovu did. He paced back and forth.
Kefira gave birth to two baby girls. Twins.