Other Fan Fiction ❯ The Lion King 3: Royal Journey ❯ Lonely Again ( Chapter 7 )
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By: LittleBlue33 
Miscellaneous: Other Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.19.2011 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.0K | Visits: 337 | Status: Work In Progress
Miscellaneous: Other Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 10.19.2011 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.0K | Visits: 337 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter 7: Lonely Again
It started getting dark at the Pride Lands. The once yellow-orange sky was turning deep blue. The stars came out whimsically one by one. A cool breeze set about cooling the lands. All seemed peaceful…for now. In one more day, Simba would give the order to hunt down and kill the rogue lion.
Simba was still in pain from his wounds, but has been showing improvement. His stubbornness to heal helped. When Simba wasn't resting, he was grieving over his dead friends. He visited their grave often. Nala tried to cheer him up, but he said he would not be happier until he avenged Timon and Pumbaa's deaths. Kovu and Kiara came in from "training" about this time. They went into the den giggling.
"Where have you two been?" Nala asked.
"Training." Kiara said wiping the smile from her face, trying to make her lie seem true. Nala raised an eyebrow, not exactly believing her but she decided to ignore it for now and lay down for the night. Kiara walked over to where her dad was sleeping and licked his cheek. Then she went to her side of the cave with Kovu. Kiara looked at Kovu with a smile. But he didn't smile back. Instead he looked troubled.
"What's wrong?" Kiara whispered in the dark.
"It's Vitani. She said she was going out for a walk and she still isn't back yet."
"She'll be okay. She's tough." Kiara said nuzzling Kovu.
"Okay... If you think she's alright then I won't worry."
He nuzzled her back and they soon got to purring.
"Shhhh!" a lioness hissed.
Kovu and Kiara ducked down and laughed quietly. Kiara put her arm over his and nuzzled close.
"Let's hope your dad isn't awake." he said with a grin.
"KIARA!" Simba yelled.
Kovu and Kiara instantly moved at least a lion apart and Kovu said,
"I'm sorry sir, I was only-"
"The trees are purple and I saw a melon climb sideways up and then I ate it." Simba mumbled.
Kiara laughed. "He's only talking in his sleep!" She whispered.
"Oh." Kovu said scooting closer to Kiara. She giggled.
"Will you just go to sleep?" Sanu yelled.
Kiara and Kovu were instantly quiet. They smiled at each other. Kiara laid her head in Kovu's paws and he rested his head on her back. Soon they fell asleep.
meanwhile
Vitani put the medicine on the lion's neck. He yelped in pain when the medicine touched his wounds.
"Hush, you Big Baby." Vitani said sharply.
He grunted in response. As she finished administering the medicine, there was an awkward silence. Vitani felt that she had to break it. She tried being friendly again.
"So what is your pride like?" she asked.
"Well..." he seemed apprehensive to talk at first, then signed and continued. "We are pretty big. We have thirty or so lions."
"Thirty! Wow, we have a little less than twenty."
"They will add up when families expand." he said. "One cub becomes two, two cubs become eight… You get the picture."
Vitani was glad she had gotten the lion to start talking. She had to keep him going.
"Have any siblings?" she asked.
"No, I'm the only one. Lucky me."
She wanted to ask him why he said that, but she didn't know if it was too personal of a question. She was surprised when he asked her a question next.
"And what about you? You have just one brother?"
"Oh, well… yes. Now just one brother. Kovu."
"Now…?" the lion said, noticing how Vitani had used this word sadly. The lion's eyes showed concern.
"Yes. My older brother Nuka died in an accident." Vitani looked down, not realizing she hadn't thought about Nuka in a long time. She didn't realize she missed him so much.
"Were you close to him?"
"Not as close as Kovu and I are, but still, we were family. Our mother trained us hard from a very young age, so we learned to comfort each other when things got rough."
"She trained you? For what?" The lion said, confused.
Vitani laughed a little. "Well it's a long story, but I'll make it short."
She told him briefly about her life and her revenge-stricken mother. About the plans to kill Simba and overtake the throne. About Zira's tough training and punishments. The lion seemed sympathetic through it all, commenting at times how tough it must have been.
Vitani and the lion talked awhile longer. She realized the lion was actually a nice guy, despite his rough exterior. He was a good listener too, which made him that much more attractive. Vitani wished so bad he didn't have a wife, and not just so she could have cubs.
Soon it got dark and the lion was convinced he was feeling well enough to go back home. He stood.
"Thanks for your help. Maybe we'll see each other again some day."
Vitani nodded. I hope so...
"Goodbye…" she said, not trusting herself to say any more.
"Later." He said as he spun around and started running. Vitani felt very sad. She watched him get smaller and smaller in the distance. She wanted cubs more than anything in the world. She wanted someone to love. Someone to love her in return. That was her deepest desire. She was sad and lonely once started walking back to pride rock. They would ask where she had been, but she didn't care.
It started getting dark at the Pride Lands. The once yellow-orange sky was turning deep blue. The stars came out whimsically one by one. A cool breeze set about cooling the lands. All seemed peaceful…for now. In one more day, Simba would give the order to hunt down and kill the rogue lion.
Simba was still in pain from his wounds, but has been showing improvement. His stubbornness to heal helped. When Simba wasn't resting, he was grieving over his dead friends. He visited their grave often. Nala tried to cheer him up, but he said he would not be happier until he avenged Timon and Pumbaa's deaths. Kovu and Kiara came in from "training" about this time. They went into the den giggling.
"Where have you two been?" Nala asked.
"Training." Kiara said wiping the smile from her face, trying to make her lie seem true. Nala raised an eyebrow, not exactly believing her but she decided to ignore it for now and lay down for the night. Kiara walked over to where her dad was sleeping and licked his cheek. Then she went to her side of the cave with Kovu. Kiara looked at Kovu with a smile. But he didn't smile back. Instead he looked troubled.
"What's wrong?" Kiara whispered in the dark.
"It's Vitani. She said she was going out for a walk and she still isn't back yet."
"She'll be okay. She's tough." Kiara said nuzzling Kovu.
"Okay... If you think she's alright then I won't worry."
He nuzzled her back and they soon got to purring.
"Shhhh!" a lioness hissed.
Kovu and Kiara ducked down and laughed quietly. Kiara put her arm over his and nuzzled close.
"Let's hope your dad isn't awake." he said with a grin.
"KIARA!" Simba yelled.
Kovu and Kiara instantly moved at least a lion apart and Kovu said,
"I'm sorry sir, I was only-"
"The trees are purple and I saw a melon climb sideways up and then I ate it." Simba mumbled.
Kiara laughed. "He's only talking in his sleep!" She whispered.
"Oh." Kovu said scooting closer to Kiara. She giggled.
"Will you just go to sleep?" Sanu yelled.
Kiara and Kovu were instantly quiet. They smiled at each other. Kiara laid her head in Kovu's paws and he rested his head on her back. Soon they fell asleep.
meanwhile
Vitani put the medicine on the lion's neck. He yelped in pain when the medicine touched his wounds.
"Hush, you Big Baby." Vitani said sharply.
He grunted in response. As she finished administering the medicine, there was an awkward silence. Vitani felt that she had to break it. She tried being friendly again.
"So what is your pride like?" she asked.
"Well..." he seemed apprehensive to talk at first, then signed and continued. "We are pretty big. We have thirty or so lions."
"Thirty! Wow, we have a little less than twenty."
"They will add up when families expand." he said. "One cub becomes two, two cubs become eight… You get the picture."
Vitani was glad she had gotten the lion to start talking. She had to keep him going.
"Have any siblings?" she asked.
"No, I'm the only one. Lucky me."
She wanted to ask him why he said that, but she didn't know if it was too personal of a question. She was surprised when he asked her a question next.
"And what about you? You have just one brother?"
"Oh, well… yes. Now just one brother. Kovu."
"Now…?" the lion said, noticing how Vitani had used this word sadly. The lion's eyes showed concern.
"Yes. My older brother Nuka died in an accident." Vitani looked down, not realizing she hadn't thought about Nuka in a long time. She didn't realize she missed him so much.
"Were you close to him?"
"Not as close as Kovu and I are, but still, we were family. Our mother trained us hard from a very young age, so we learned to comfort each other when things got rough."
"She trained you? For what?" The lion said, confused.
Vitani laughed a little. "Well it's a long story, but I'll make it short."
She told him briefly about her life and her revenge-stricken mother. About the plans to kill Simba and overtake the throne. About Zira's tough training and punishments. The lion seemed sympathetic through it all, commenting at times how tough it must have been.
Vitani and the lion talked awhile longer. She realized the lion was actually a nice guy, despite his rough exterior. He was a good listener too, which made him that much more attractive. Vitani wished so bad he didn't have a wife, and not just so she could have cubs.
Soon it got dark and the lion was convinced he was feeling well enough to go back home. He stood.
"Thanks for your help. Maybe we'll see each other again some day."
Vitani nodded. I hope so...
"Goodbye…" she said, not trusting herself to say any more.
"Later." He said as he spun around and started running. Vitani felt very sad. She watched him get smaller and smaller in the distance. She wanted cubs more than anything in the world. She wanted someone to love. Someone to love her in return. That was her deepest desire. She was sad and lonely once started walking back to pride rock. They would ask where she had been, but she didn't care.