Welcome back dear readers, those who are reading. The song used is Innocence by Avril Lavigne and basically the theme song to the story. Now without further ado here's chapter six, enjoy!
The sun had just started to set, Mufasa closed his dark red eyes and sighed heavily. Sarabi was looking at the different colours dance across the sky when her left dark brown rimmed ear flickered. She turned her head to her left to see Mufasa looking at her. The dark beige lioness folded her ears back.
"Mufasa...what is it?"
Mufasa exhaled deeply. "Sarabi what are you doing? We haven't been seeing eye to eye for the past month and all of sudden you want to mate. That's not like you."
Sarabi frowned before looking away. "I wouldn't have to scoop to that level if you did what I asked. Your mother-"
Mufasa stood and glared at the dark beige lioness. "My mother is the not the one we're talking about. It's you!"
Sarabi gasped before she stood and faced her mate with wide orange eyes. "Me? What have I done?"
Mufasa deepened his glare. "You have been terrorising my mother. Growling at her for no reason and avoiding her."
Sarabi couldn't believe what she was hearing. It hurt her so bad that tears started to fall. "Did she tell you this?" Mufasa was shocked by the tears and didn't know what to say so he just nodded. Sarabi frowned as her ears flattened against her head. "It's the other way around! She's been calling Askari a demon and a spawn! A spawn of a Djimon, but you wouldn't care. Because it's not Simba!"
Mufasa looking up at that and growled. "How dare you!? I love both of my sons equally!"
Sarabi sighed heavily before turning to head back towards priderock. "Do you really, Mufasa?" without waiting for a response the queen ran off not bothered to fight off the salty tears.
Mufasa watched his best friend, mate, cubs' mother and queen disappear over a hill before he turned his head to the side and closed his eyes as he let out a deep sigh.
-At Priderock-
It was night when Sarabi returned to priderock. When she got to the bottom of the slope she debated either to sleep in the main den or the side den that was until she heard small voices coming from the cave under priderock. She turned and headed towards the cave as the voices turned out to be her sons.
"Simba? Askari? What are you two doing out here?"
The princes jumped before they seen it was their mother. They ran and embraced her, causing the queen to smile and nuzzle them before ushering them in the cave. She laid down with Simba in between her paws and Askari at her side.
Simba looked at up at his mother with bright orange eyes. "We couldn't sleep so we decided to wait for you."
Sarabi smiled lightly before looking at the stars above that was shinning brightly from the den opening. "I think I can help with that. Your grandfather used to sing to me and your aunt when we couldn't sleep."
Simba and Askari looked at their mother with wondering eyes. Sarabi gave them each a small nuzzle before she started to sing as a soft breeze blew in the cave.
'Waking up I see that everything is OK
The first time in my life and now it's so great
Slowing down I look around and I am so amazed
I think about the little things that make life great'
Simba and Askari yawned but tried their hardest to fight off sleep.
'I wouldn't change a thing about it
This is the best feeling
This innocence is brilliant
I hope that it will stay
This moment is perfect
Please don't go away
I need you now
And I'll hold on to it
Don't you let it pass you by
I found a place so safe, not a single tear
The first time in my life and now it's so clear
Feel calm, I belong, I'm so happy here
It's so strong and now I let myself be sincere
I wouldn't change a thing about it
This is the best feeling
This innocence is brilliant
I hope that it will stay
This moment is perfect
Please don't go away
I need you now
And I'll hold on to it
Don't you let it pass you by
It's a state of bliss, you think you're dreaming
It's the happiness inside that you're feeling
It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry
It's a state of bliss, you think you're dreaming
It's the happiness inside that you're feeling
It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry'
This time when Simba and Askari yawned they couldn't fight off sleep. Sarabi smiled and nuzzled them smiling lovingly.
"Good night, my sweet princes." Sarabi turned to look at the stars once again and smiled at the memories of her parents before finishing the song.
'It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry
This innocence is brilliant
Makes you wanna cry
This innocence is brilliance
Please don't go away
Cause I need you now
And I'll hold on to it
Don't you let it pass you by
This innocence is brilliant
I hope that it will stay
This moment is perfect
Please don't go away
I need you now
And I'll hold on to it
Don't you let it pass you by'
With a yawn of her own Sarabi laid her head down and smiled as she saw a shooting star zoom across the dark sky before closing her eyes.
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The sun had started to rise over the horizon, a new day and new possibilities. Nala woke with a yawn and before she stood and headed for the cave entrance to only run into someone. They rolled a bit before tawny cub found herself looking down at a pair of bright green eyes.
Askari smiled at the younger female over him. "Well good morning to you too, Nala."
Nala blushed before stepping back. "Morning, Askari."
Askari laughed but the good vibe died down when he saw his grandmother exit the cave. "We should go."
Nala picked up on the mood change. She turned to see Eshe and her grandmother speaking before the gold-tan lioness snapped her dark red eyes towards them, mainly Askari with a snarl. Nala backup with her ears flat against her head. She seen her grandmother glare at her friend's grandmother but she didn't hear anything because Askari pulled her away.
Nina turned her bluish eyes towards her friend with a growl of her own. "This has gone on long enough! You need to tell Mufasa and Sarabi what happened with Djimon!"
Eshe growled back but before she could say something Mufasa walked up with Sarabi following. Eshe's dark red eyes widened as she gulped.