Author's Note: Hello readers! After one year of creating the fanfiction Life Can Be Rough (from two other fanfiction sites) I decided to do a AU of the second chapter from that fanfiction, I don't know why I finally decided to have a take for a AU from that chapter, probably because I wanted to see what would have been if I would have chosen my original idea for the second chapter of "Life Can be Rough".
Sure, there's some scenes/moments from the second chapter of Life Can Be Rough but the rest will be original. Also, I'll let you know something before we begin with the story, in my headcanon Tiifu is Timon and Pumbaa's adopted niece (Timon and Pumbaa's younger sisters adopted her when she was a baby, her biological father Mheetu never knew her because he left before Tiifu's biological mother died while giving birth to her in the jungle), so that many of you won't be confused. I might write a fanfiction or chapter about it, who knows?
This fanfiction contains slash, male pregnancy, foul languages, slightly some sex and a character death, you have been warned.
"… and this Rani is my- hey, Grandpops are you okay?" asks Kion, his eyebrows knitting in concern. This causes the whole family (including Rafiki and Zazu) to gaze at the pale meerkat, Timon feels nauseous but tries to ignore it, he waves a hand at him, "I… I… I'm fine," then with that he goes somewhere to retch, which makes everyone cringe, Pumbaa with worry went to rub Timon's back, it's not in Timon's nature to just get sick like that, unless it's a grub that he ate.
Rafiki steps in as Makini approaches him with worry, hearing the retching, "Don't you guys worry, if Timon isn't feeling well by tomorrow morning then Makini and I will check on him."
"Well, I would like to check on him, right away Rafiki," states Makini with concern, her ears are burning because of that retching sound and she's pretty sure she's not the only one.
"It must be a bad bug that he ate," Zazu just shakes his head, "it will pass."
Kiara and Kovu steps in as they didn't hear anymore Timon retching, Kiara speaks up, "Kovu and I will stay with them for the night-"
Bunga stops her as he jabs a finger at Binga but looks at his niece, "Nah Kiara! Binga and I will take great care of them and besides if Uncle Timon gets sick," a half-smile spread across his face, "everyone is going to hear him, dang that was loud."
Everyone gives him a glare, Kion trying to control his temper, "This isn't funny Bunga, this is serious, I've never seen Grandpops getting sick like that."
Bunga sighs, trying to calm everyone but to the looks of it, it's not the right time. The duo returns and Kion, Kiara and Bunga goes to hug Timon gently, Timon weakly hugs them back, he quickly apologizes to everyone. Simba nuzzles his adopted father, "It's okay Timon," and turns to his little brother and sister-in-law, "keep a watch on him, Kiara and Kovu will guard Binga's den," and this causes Timon and Pumbaa to offer their older son a look, Simba returns the same look they're giving him, "Pops! Pa! Don't give me that look, you know very well that you're feeling poorly, Pops."
Timon crosses his arms over his thorax, still visibly pale, "You're doing that look too, Junior. Listen, I must have had a bad bug, that's all."
"Told you so, sire," Zazu smirks, satisfied with his friend's response. Then Thurston and a penguin walks by, and the 'mastermind' zebra says, rolling his eyes, "I wonder if he wouldn't be pregnant, I heard him and his mate having sex a little bit far from where the others were sleeping."
"How do you know?" Penguino seems to be interested what Thurston was saying, the zebra was so happy that someone else than his clan seems to be interested of what he has to say.
"Because I was passing by," laughs Thurston and Penguino joins the laughter.
"It was because he got lost and got stuck in a tree," mutters Bunga but then he, along with others nearly gags at that information, Kiara scandalized says to Timon and Pumbaa, "Ew, you two still does sex at your age?"
"What? There's no age to make love, dear granddaughter," Timon raises an eyebrow, patting Pumbaa's side, "this what makes your marriage last longer. You, Kovu, Kion, Rani," then looks at Bunga with tears, "my baby and Binga should take note of that."
Kion stares questioningly at his father, "Is that true, dad?"
"Yes and no, we have to do that when your mother is feeling less tired at night," and then his face goes crimson, "well presently she's been feeling very tired and nauseous, besides with my kingly duties, there's no time for that."
"Oh, I wonder if that means we're going to be grandfathers again," Pumbaa sniffles as he nuzzles Timon, Bunga gazes at them in disgust, thinking this is so inappropriate to do this in public, he was going to say something, but Zazu and Rafiki gives him each a stink eye, so this makes him shut his mouth.
"Alright everyone, it's time to go to bed," Rani says firmly as she turns to Kion, "we have a long day tomorrow."
"Understood, my queen," says Kion, with a smile spread on his face, he then snaps his attention back to his adopted grandfathers, "if there's-"
Timon cuts him with a glare, "Kion! I'm telling you that it's just a bug that I ate," he sighs as he marches to his grandson and pets his cheek, "don't worry, I'll be fine. Your Grandpa, Bunga and Binga will take great care of me," and kisses his cheek, Pumbaa also kisses his grandson's cheek.
Rani goes to hug them and whispers to them, "Welcome to the family, Grandfather-in-laws, you two look like extraordinary family members," she then giggles, "hope I can learn more from you two."
"Why, of course Queen Rani," Pumbaa exclaims with a smile, "you look like a very kind lioness and hope you'll take care of our little Kion," Pumbaa has tears of joy in his eyes, while Timon was sniffling, he turns to Kion, "we're so proud of you, Kion."
Kion reddens as he grins at them, "I'm glad that you two are still alive to see my coronation."
Everyone awes at this and with that everyone started leaving, Makini puts a hand on Timon's shoulder, "Timon, come with me, it will be quick."
Timon and Pumbaa gazes at each other for a moment before looking back at the young mandrill, Timon irritably crosses his arms over his thorax, "What is it?"
"Come with me," Makini, gesturing the duo to follow him, "I'll show you when we'll be there."
"Queen Rani," Makini calls and the night pride and the former lion guard looks at them in confusion, "do you think that… there's a place that we can check on Timon in private?" she gestures with her head in Timon's direction, "It's just… I've never seen him that sick."
Timon grumbles, unimpressed that everyone would react hardly because he just vomited for a bad bug, there's no other explanation, he and Pumbaa sees Rani nods in approbation, "If you hurry then it will be in the tree of life, we have to discuss business tomorrow, don't forget this."
"Yes, yes I know, your majesty," Makini bows to her, the duo did the same, except Timon felt a little dizzy. Kion lowers his head so that his meerkat grandfather can go on top of his head, Timon declined his offer, "No fret, King Kion-"
"Just Kion or grandson will be okay," Kion stubbornly states (he's still not comfortable of calling him king, not yet) and pivots to Makini, "okay, well, just hurry up. Like my queen says we have work tomorrow."
Makini bobs her head, and the duo followed her, worrying of what's the whole commotion…
