Thread:Theultimatelifeform/@comment-3562042-20171201125618/@comment-24182548-20171207030543

 A snore…

 Kiara and I were heading back to Pride Rock, Sara being carried by the scruff by me, teeth clenched to where it won’t be of any harm. We needed to find her parents...and fast. There’s no way a cub this small should be out in the middle of the kingdom alone, much less without her family. This was a cub lost to the land and we needed to get it back to where it came from.

 We managed to reach the den as Simba, Nala and Sarabi noticed us, but looked surprised. No, not because Kiara brought me back from my brooding, but because we had a cub in our possession. Sarabi walked up to us with an agape mouth.

 ‘’A cub…?’’ Sarabi asked and I nodded.

 ‘’Found her in the fields in a bush.’’ I explained with my muffled voice. ‘’Don’t know who’s kid it is, but we decided to call it Sara.’’

 Sarabi looked at me with a flattered smile. ‘’After me?’’

 ‘’How’d you know?’’

 ‘’First four letters.’’

 ‘’Fair enough….although.’’

 Narrowed eyes scanned Sara’s appearance as the old queen raised an eyebrow. ‘’She has your fur...but Vitani’s appearance.’’

 That caused my eyes to widen as I looked to Vitani, who’s eyes too widened, having heard the whole thing while she was laying down. ‘’How can that b-’’

 ‘’Shujaa.’’ Vitani stopped me. ‘’Remember when we got back from training once?’’

 ‘’Yeah.’’ I answered, nodding my head as I gave the cub to Sarabi. ‘’What about it?’’

 ‘’...I think that cub...is ours.’’

 This caused Kiara to look at me, horrified that my first kid was supposedly with another lioness and I was equally shocked. ‘’Connor…?’’

 ‘’But how did she get here?’’ I asked as I approached the former Outsider. ‘’You and I left her in The Outlands when we went for your mom’s scheme.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> A shrug. ‘’I am just as confused as you are.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> I heard sobbing as I looked at a running Kiara. ‘’Kiara, wait!’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> As I reached out for the Princess, I lowered my paw, looking down as the 3 other royals came to us.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’Something you’d want to explain?’’ Simba asked and I sighed.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’Nothing more than a brief affair, Simba, I assure you.’’ I said as Vitani nodded. ‘’Didn’t think she’s be in The Pridelands when we left her in The Outlands.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’But why would you leave her there? You know how dangerous it is in those lands..’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’We left her in the care of a lioness called Niagh. In order to prevent her from being exposed to what me and Vitani were, I wanted Niagh to keep her...turns out, she had other plans.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’Who should be taking care of the cub, then?’’ Nala asked as I turned to her. ‘’It’s the two of yours, but you’re currently with Kiara.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’...I think this is something we need to discuss with Kiara.’’ I said as Vitani got up. Turning to Sarabi, I frowned. ‘’Think you’d be up for some babysitting?’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’If I can deal with Simba and Kiara, I can deal with her.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> A blush from Simba. Chuckling, Sarabi continued. ‘’Nothing will happen to her.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’Thanks, Sarabi..’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’Always.’’

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> We approached Kiara, who was with Tiifu and Zuri, the Princess crying loudly.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’Kiara, I can expla-’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’What do you want?!’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> Whoa! The angry shout caused Vitani and I to stop in our tracks. ‘’Kiar-’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’You never told me you already had a cub!’’ She seethed, getting in my face with tears leaking. ‘’I would have known...and...hopefully, understood the circumstances…’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> The last sentence she choked out. Looking at the lioness sad like this was like a dagger to the throat. Thankfully, Tiifu and Zuri seemed to understand the circumstances surrounding it.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’And here you are, revealing a cub that belonged to you and Vitani…’’ Kiara scoffed. ‘’Typical…’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> I opened my mouth, but she continued. ‘’Tashi told me all of it...how you hide secrets you don’t want to reveal...I knew that you did...but what you were hiding was more than I could have ever imagined.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’KIARA, LET ME EXPLAIN!’’ I yelled at the gasping lioness. Calming down, I was shocked at the fact I yelled at the lioness I cared most about, but coughed and started to explain. ‘’It was nothing but a brief affair we had. I never noticed Vitani was pregnant, but after today...I wish I did.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’I can’t believe you…’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’What?’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’I..I just can’t….get out of my sight.’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’Kiara…’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> ‘’I SAID GET AWAY, CONNOR!’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> I looked down, sighing, then started to walk off. ‘’Very well…’’

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> I left the group, Vitani following me slowly as Kiara continued to cry.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> (This is what I have so far.)