Chapter 34

Months past and Faith was a healthy cub. She was about the same age as Jalen and Jamir now. One morning Adin was up and was on his way to the watering whole for a drink. His sister Faith heard and saw him leave. She looked at her parents, and then got up to follow her older brother. Adin didn't realize Faith was behind him, until they ended up at the watering whole. She didn't want her brother to know she was behind him, so Faith hid in the tall grass behind him. She stayed in the grass and crept a little closer towards the sight of her brother but then made a mistake. When her right paw slammed on the ground, a twig broke under it. Adin heard it and lifted his head. He pointed it the direction of the sound. He saw Faith move but didn't realize it was her. He positioned himself in a pouncing position. He angled himself then jumped in the air roaring. He roared and landed right over his little sister. She screamed. Luckily no one at Pride Rock heard the roars or screams. When Adin realized Faith was under him, he moved off of her and let her up.

"Faith, what are you doing out here? You're not able to leave the den without mom or dad's permission." Adin asked his sister waiting for an answer.

"I followed you. I just wanted to know where you were going. I'm sorry. Are you mad at me?"

Faith's green eyes had tears in them from when her brother yelled at her. Adin saw the tears in his sister's eyes and said,

"No. I'm not mad. Just next time, tell someone you're coming with me. I don't want anything to happen to you."

Faith agreed with her brother then walked past him to drink water.

"So is this where you and your friends hang out most of the time?" she asked as she looked at her brother.

"Yea. Now, we need to get home before mom, dad, grandma or grandpa wake up. Come on. Climb on my back."

Adin bent down to let his sister climb on his back. When Faith was on Adin's back, he sent off in the direction of Pride they returned no one was up. At least, that's what Adin thought. When Adin walked in the den with Faith still on his back, he noticed his mother was gone. As well as Simba.

"This is not good." Adin said.

Faith looked at her brother with a confused look on her face.

"What? What's not good D?"

Adin let his sister off his back, and then said,

"Faith, you don't realize that mom and grandpa are gone?"

Faith looked around the den to see that her brother was right. Kiara and Simba were gone.

"Is that bad Adin?" Adin looked down at his sister and said,

"Yes this is bad. Faith you're just a cub, and when you're gone, mom is going to get worried. Trust me. Especially since you're a princess than that would be very bad, if something happened to you."

Adin turned around and walked down the step like rocks. He looked around where he could possibly see. Then he had the idea of going behind Pride Rock. He went where Scar used to stay and hang his paws over the edge. He didn't find his mother, or grandfather. When he returned to the front part of Pride Rock, he could see Faith trotting away from the great rocks. He couldn't yell or he will wake the others. So he trotted to her and said,

"Where do you think you're going? You're not gonna try and go to find mom and grandpa are you?"

Faith gave him a look that looks like she is saying the words "yea right".

"No D. Calm down. I'm just going to the watering hole. I know we just came from there but I'm thirsty again."

Adin didn't believe his sister, so he went with her. When they reached the watering whole once more, Adin heard someone talking to another. He looked in the direction where it was coming from. He couldn't really tell who it was until the lioness stood up. It was Kiara.

"Faith look there's mom."

Adin said to his sister as she was bent down drinking water. Faith looked up and screamed as she ran towards her mother.

"MOMMY!"

Faith was happy to see her mother. Kiara looked back to see her daughter running towards her.

"Hi mommy. Where were you a few minutes ago?"

Faith's hazel green eyes sparkled as the sun light hit them Kiara looked at her daughter but then said,

"Don't worry about where I was. The question is where were you and your brother a few hours ago?"

Faith slimed down in shame.

"We were here at the watering hole."

Adin walked up and said,

"I was at the watering hole. But there was a straggler behind me." He looked at his sister. Faith smiled.

"Mom, where is grandpa?" she was looking around at the time to see if she was able to spot Simba anywhere.

"He's out hunting. Your dad went with him. Hopefully they come back with breakfast." Kiara said.

At the time Kiara said that, Adin spotted two grazing zebra.

"Mom, our pride is big. We have growing cubs so can I help dad and grandpa out a bit."

Kiara looked confused at her son. He pointed his paw in the direction of the zebra. Kiara smiled and knew what her son meant now.