Chapter 8
After the royal ceremony, Adin and his mother walked through the tall grass of the savannah.
"Adin, I want to talk to you about the Great Kings of the Past." Said Kiara.
"Ok. Is it interesting?" asked Adin.
"Well, you will find out for yourself." Said Kiara.
Adin was confused but sat down in front of his mother.
"Adin, I want you to do me a favor. Tonight, I want you to look up to the stars."
"Why?" asked Adin.
"Because it's a sign. A sign that means the Great Kings of the Past are up there, watching over us." Said Kiara.
"Really? Does that mean Great Grandpa Mufasa is up there?" asked Adin.
Kiara smiled at her son.
"Yes." She said.
"But what about Great grandmother Sarabi?" asked Adin.
"Don't worry son, she's there to." Said Kiara.
"So why are the Great Kings and Queens up there?" Asked Adin.
"Because it means they are guiding you. So basically whenever you feel alone, remember that they are there to guide you. And later, Grandfather Simba and Grandmother Nala will to."
After their talk, Kiara let Adin play with Shanni and Ari.
"Hey Adin, wanna play Hide & Seek?" asked Shanni.
"Sure. Where do you wanna play?" asked Adin.
"Umm... Let's go play in the savannah. I'm sure our parents won't mind." Said Ari.
Adin wasn't sure if his parents would let him out of their sight but he followed his older cousins. Before their paws touched the soft grass, the three cubs were stopped by Kovu and Simba.
"Where do you cubs think you're going?" asked Kovu.
"We were going to go play in the savannah. Is that ok dad?" asked Adin.
"It's alright with me." Said Kovu.
"Just as long as you cubs have someone to watch you." Said Simba.
"Could you watch us Uncle Kovu?" asked Shanni.
"I would but Simba and I have things to do." Said Kovu.
"What about Auntie Kiara?" asked Ari.
"Why do you cubs go ask her. She's near the tree with Nala and Camilla." Said Simba.
As the cubs ran off, Kovu and Simba watched the e cubs head towards the adult females to make sure nothing happened to them. When the cubs made it safely to the adults, they noticed a new cub. A female named Tara. She was a beautiful shade of light brown with a creamy underbelly like Kiara. She had a rare marking on one of her hind legs and the most amazing shade of ice blue eyes. Once he laid eyes on her, Adin's heart skipped two beats. As soon as he saw her, he walked right up to her, and introduced his self.
"Hi I'm Adin." He said.
Tara giggled and smiled at him.
"Hi Adin, I'm Tara. Camilla's daughter."
Then Shanni and Ari walked over.
"Hey, I'm Shanni. Sorry about my cousin. He's a little weirdo." Said Shanni.
"That's ok. He seems cool. And he's kind of cute." The two girls looked at Adin who seemed to be in his own world.
"Wussup, I'm Ari. Adin's older cousin and Shanni's older brother."
"Hi guys, I'm Tara. You guys wanna play?" asked Tara.
"Ari, Shanni, an Adin. I want you cubs to be nice to Tara. Show her around. Unless you cubs had something else in mind." Said Kiara
"Well we wanted to plat Hide and Seek but Uncle Kovu couldn't watch us. So Grandpa Simba said to come and ask you guys if you could watch us." Said Shanni.
"I don't mind." Said Camilla.
"Nor do I." said Nala.
"Ok. But I want you cubs to be careful. And Ari I want you to be nice. I don't want you bossing the others around just because you are older." Said Kiara.
"Yes auntie Kiara." Said Ari.
"Now go play." Said Kiara.
Since the cubs decided to play Hide & Seek, that's exactly what they did. But their game came to a stop, when the cubs ran into something they were least expecting.