Hello everyone! Here's another fanfic, and this one will focus… You guessed it, Scar. I'm not sure how long this is going to be, but I'm aiming for about ten or fifteen chapters. Depending on how it develops, it could be a lot longer. But don't bet on it. And when you see: ()()()()()()()()()() it means the POV is changing. But that won't happen to often in this particular story.
This story is where I introduce another character, and it's an OC. Her name is Nafasi, and she's supposed to be a really small orange lioness. Her name means 'chance' in Swahili. At least according to google translate. You really can't trust it one hundred percent. So I could be wrong. And also, Nafasi's mother's name, Mwanga, means 'light'. Also google translate.
Anyhow, on with the fanfic!
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Scar's POV
"Right, now hold still, this is going to hurt-."
"Ouch!"
"Well, I did warn you." Said Scar, as Nafasi gave another gasp of pain.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I can't help it…." Replied Nafasi, as she clenched her teeth together. Currently, they were trying to wash the blood of Nafasi's face. The main problem was, Nafasi kept flinching every time Scar attempted to dab the blood off.
"How about you just submerge yourself for a few seconds? That'll wipe it all off, and no one has to touch it." Suggested Scar, trying not to get impatient.
"Right, right…." Said Nafasi, as she braced herself. Before she could convince herself otherwise, Nafasi jumped into the river, putting her head down below the surface. Almost immediately, she jumped back out, clutching at her wound. "Ouch!" She muttered, as she made her way back to the shore.
"It's washed off." Commented Scar nonchalantly, as she shook herself off of the water.
"Yeah? Well it hurt! I got water in my nose too…"
"Then blow it out. " said Scar bluntly.
"I know, I know." Replied Nafasi, as she exhaled through her nose. Scar backed up a few feet, avoiding the water she blew out.
"It's out." Scar added.
"I suppose that -agh!" Cried Nafasi, as she suddenly went to clutch at her wounds again. She gave another moan of pain, as she tried to steel herself. "Dammit! This thing hurts!" She seethed.
"You're going to have to get used to it. Those cuts won't close for a few hours."
"Ohh, if only he hadn't scratched me!" She whined, but not without undue cause.
"How about I get you some of those herbs you gave me? You know, the ones that can numb pain?" Suggested Scar. He knew from unfortunate experience that those herbs could help significantly in reducing how much pain you felt.
"Yeah, yeah! Get some of those!" Replied Nafasi, frustrated. Scar turned around and made for the forest, intent on retrieval. Upon his arrival, he scanned the shrubbery, looking for the correct leaf.
He remembered exactly how the leaf looked like. It helped that it tasted so terrible. For whatever reason, the leaf with the most important medical properties also had the distinct taste of dead carrion.
Disgusting.
Nonetheless, rather necessary. Finding what he needed, Scar unsheathed his claws and cut off a few leaves. Scooping them up, he ran back to Nafasi, who was waiting eagerly awaiting the herbs.
"Give them here, give them here!" She cried. Scar dropped the leaves in front of her, and she leaned down and grabbed them in her teeth. Chewing vigorously, Nafasi soon had her mouth full of bits of the leaf.
"Maybe you should save some for later?" Said Scar, his eyebrow cocked. Nafasi spat out a few leaves so she could reply.
"No, I'll take them all now." She replied.
"Suit yourself." Responded Scar.
"Gah! Why does it hurt so much!" Yelled Nafasi, as she continued to grit her teeth.
"It's going to get worst, so I suggest you brace yourself." Sighed Scar. It was rather annoying to see Nafasi in pain, and not be able to end it. On the bright side, the blood of the lion who had done this to her still stained his paws. He had torn the rogue's throat out, without so much as a second thought.
During the fight, he had felt some of his madness creep back into him. He had gotten angry, anger he had normally reserved for all three of his male relatives. Somehow, the old feeling of being clouded had returned.
When he spent time with Nafasi, he felt good, better than he had in a long time. Truth be told, he hardly remembered half the things that had happened after he killed Mufasa. Simba's return was something he would never forget, but for the most part… Looking back on it, it almost felt as if some other lion had done all those things, not him.
He knew that madness had set in at some point. He had welcomed it, using it to fuel the flames of ambition and revenge. Mufasa had wronged him, and he had repaid him in kind. The madness that had driven him on was perfectly normal for him. The madness was him, and he was the rational lion would have done the things he did. But he wasn't rational. Not at the time.
And yet, somehow, Nafasi had replaced the madness with a feeling he hadn't felt since Sarafina. For his own sake, he would never, ever regret the evils he had done. He knew know that they were wrong, and that his actions were evil. Becoming sane again had brought back reason.
But to regret what he had done was a step too far. No, the past was the past. Dead, gone, buried. Forever. He would worry about the present, and currently, the present was Nafasi. She was a beautiful lioness, albeit a bit small. And also, she was sweet, kind, and caring. All perfect qualities. Of course, she herself was perfect, no matter the qualities.
Love did that to perception.
"What do you mean it's going to -Agh!- get worse?" Demanded Nafasi, her paw firmly covering her cuts.
"When he slashed you, the claws went in deep, all the way to the bone. That isn't hard to do in a face injury, but nonetheless, he scratched you real well. Currently, you are in what you might call a 'shock' faze. Once that shock wears off, what you feel will hurt even further. And since you came around quickly, that shock is going to wear off even faster." Explained Scar.
"You mean -dammit!- that shock is currently keeping pain at bay for the moment? And what about the herbs?" Replied Nafasi.
"The herbs only do so much. And anyhow, cuts are tricky. The best you can do is clean them and hope for the best." Said Scar. That was in fact the truth. They had washed Nafasi's wounds well enough, so infection was unlikely. She would just have to bear the pain, come what may.
"Well, hopefully the herbs blunt the most of it." Said Nafasi, hopeful.
"They might. But in any case, You needn't worry. I'll help you through it." Said Scar, comfortingly.
"How does my eye look though?" asked Nafasi.
"Your eye? Well, not so good." Replied Scar, a bit hesitantly. Her eye didn't look good at all. Of the three gashes the lion had cut, two of them had crossed her eye. If it had missed the eye itself, she would still be able to see. If the eye had indeed been cut, she would lose sight on her left side. However, her left eye was screwed shut. She would have to open it if he had to check.
"Not so good? Well how bad then?" Replied Nafasi, worriedly.
"I can't tell if you don't open your eye." Responded Scar.
"It hurts to open it!"
"Nafasi… Do you want to know or not?" Said Scar.
"I-well... I'm not sure…." Responded Nafasi. Her previous frustration had seemingly melted away. It was as if suddenly the horrible, awful thought that some of the damage could be permanent had taken ahold of her.
"Nafasi… I promise you, that whatever the result may be, I'll be there to help you for it. And I don't break promises." Said Scar, comfortingly, and seriously. Technically, he broke promises all the time. The hyenas came to mind. But he swore he would never break this one.
"Well then… Alright." Relented Nafasi.
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Nafasi's POV
Nafasi slowly pried her left eye open. As she did so, she felt a few drops of blood roll down her face.
Scar stood in front of her, his face solid, constant. She saw him squint, and lean forward, checking like he said he would.
"Oh dear…." Said Scar, his frown becoming less casual and more sad. Nafasi felt a chill in her bones. Uh oh…..
"What? What is it? Is it alright?" She asked quickly, dreading the answer.
"I'm sorry…." Replied Scar, he himself suddenly more downcast. Quickly, Nafasi put a paw in front of her left eye, which she…. Couldn't see!
She shut her right eye, and immediately, it felt as if she had closed both. She felt the scratches over her left eye, and she knew her eyelid was open. And yet, she couldn't see out of it!
I can't…. I can't see it! What's wrong with my eye?" Cried Nafasi, suddenly panicking. Throughout her life, she had endured many a nightmare that had inflicted pain and cuts similar to the one she had now. She had her spine snapped, legs broken, neck twisted… But all of those injuries were temporary, and had gone when the night was over. The dream was done, she woke up good as new.
But now, she had gotten injured in reality.
That meant this was permanent! This wouldn't go away! She had lost the sight out of her left eye forever!
"Why?!" She wailed, as she burst into tears. (A/N No, she isn't a wimp, it's called trauma. You try it yourself sometime. See how well you fare.)
Scar came up to her, and allowed her to collapse into his comforting grasp. She laid there, sobbing.
"Listen Nafasi, like I said, it's going to be okay. You still have one good eye, remembere? One good eye is all you need." He reasoned.
"But… But…. It's gone!" She sobbed, tears streaming out of her good eye. Some of the tears flowed into the cuts, causing them to throb even more.
"Please Nafasi, listen to me! You can get used to it, you just have to believe that you can! You're stronger than this, so please act like it!" Begged Scar, as Nafasi continued to cry.
"Agh…. How did you do it? The pain, I mean… It won't go away!" Nafasi tried to hold her tears back, but to little avail. Scar was right, as he always was.
"Just grit your teeth and wait. That's the only way." Scar replied. Nafasi looked up at him, and smiled back at her. He wiped the tears off her right eye, and helped her get up. Nafasi's face still hurt, but having Scar next to her seemingly dulled the pain. He would help her, like he said.
"Hey…. You're smiling." She teased, weakly. This time, Scar kept smiling. It wasn't an evil one like the grin he had when he fought Mabaya, or an uncomfortable one. It was an actual smile, one that showed content.
She still saw the worry in his eyes though.
"That's cause I know you'll get through this, it's only a matter of time." He went on. "How about you try for a nap? Sleeping will make the time go by quicker. And the quicker time goes by, the faster you heal." Replied Scar.
"Well, all right, but I don't know how I'll be able to fall asleep while half my face feels like it's smoldering." Said Nafasi.
"I'll be able to help you out there. Just get yourself comfortable, and I'll be right back." Said Scar. Then, Nafasi watched him run into the forest. Confused, Nafasi walked into her den, and sat down.
Her face still hurt, but by now, the herbs were doing their work. Nafasi smiled to herself, glad that Scar had been there for her today. Without him, that rogue lion could have done…. Whatever it had been he was planning to do. Nafasi actually didn't know, but it must have been bad. And Scar had helped her with her face. She couldn't see out of one eye, but like Scar had said, that wasn't all bad.
You really did only need one eye.
"I'm back." Came a voice from the mouth of the cave. Scar walked in, with a few more leaves in his paws. "These leaves will help put you to sleep. I used to use them a lot as a cub."
"Those leaves will put me to sleep?" Asked Nafasi.
"Yes. And trust me, that's what you need the most right now. Just chew on them, and try to swallow." He explained.
"Swallow them?" Said Nafasi, as she examined the leaves Scar had given her.
"Yes, otherwise they can't do their job." He replied. Nafasi picked the leaves up, and put them in her mouth. Oddly enough, they didn't taste as bad as the ones that dulled pain.
Still, eating leaves was a bit disgusting, when you were used to meat. Steeling herself, Nafasi quickly swallowed them before she could gag them back out.
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Scar's POV
"They're down." Said Nafasi, once she finished with the leaves. Almost immediately, Scar saw her eyes start to droop. Good, that meant it was working.
"When you wake up, I'll have a meal ready. How do you feel about that boar we caught?" Asked Scar.
"You mean the one I caught. You just watched." Teased Nafasi.
"I'll take that as a yes." Said Scar, as he turned around to leave. Nafasi put her head down, and closed her eyes. Scar watched her for a few moments, as she slowly dozed off. She looked so sweet, despite the caked blood on the left side of her face.
"Sweet dreams, my dear Nafasi." Whispered Scar, as he walked out.
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Well, Nafasi was scratched real bad, but Scar's got her back. She'll get better, no problem. Also, I suppose this was a filler chapter. I'll have one more like this, of Scar and Nafasi getting to know each other. But the chapter after that, BAM! Conflict. Anyhow, leave a review if you liked it! It's a fanfiction crime to be following a story but not review. Constructive criticism accepted. No flaming!
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