Adulthood

"Uh...don't think so..." Leo smirks, "I'm her big brother so I get to be king."

"Pfft...I'm his king since he's a member of my pride...nothing can change that." Leo laughs.

"Ah right..." Leo smirks, "It's time for me to go and check on the pride I think." Leo gets up and pads over to the Funsani pride where his mother, father and sister are sleeping. He accidently stands on Katai's tail, "Yaow!"

Klowd sighed and moved away from Simba lying down under a tree that his father uses to go when he wants to stay alone.
"Ehh...sorry...is everything ok??" asked Zeek going next to Klowd.
"Hi Zeek..." said Klowd sadly still thinking with his mother. "You can stay here if you want...I use to come here when I want to stay alone....my Dad comes here too." he said sighing.
" Alone?...why do you want to stay alone?...." sais Zeek who had been all his life alone
" I don't know...sometimes I like to stay alone here...talking to my Mom or just resting a little..." he sighed.
" Is your Mom...." he said lowering his ears avoiding saying the obious word.
" Dead....yes she is..." said Klowd sadly.
" Then we are in the same situation...." sighed Zeek sighing as well." At least you have your father....adn your grandfather....." he said.
" And you'll have your father with you soon....don't worry.." said Klowd half-smiling.

"Oops, sorry Katai. Bow down to your king." Leo laughs.

Leo rolls his eyes, "Ah well...if you won't do it now...don't do it at all."

Leo pads over and pounces on his sister, "Hey Leana."
"Leo, get lost." Leana curls up again to go back to sleep.
Leo pads out of the den for a drink.

"Naughty lion." Katai sighs..."Still like a cub in some parts."

" She's not...she died..." said Klowd being a little bit annoyed.

"Maybe he shouldn't be king at all." Katai stops suddenly and covers his mouth.

" You at least have your Dad...I don't have nobody..." sighed Zeek sadly.

Klowd sighed too "I mis her a lot..." he cried.

"He's gotta be a bit more mature if he wants to be a king else I can guarantee Namabi will claim his place back." Katai rolls his eyes.

"In fact, let me sort this out." Katai gets up and pads over to Namabi. "You come with me, it'll be better with the two of us."

"Hey...got something...to talk...to you about." Katai pauses between words.
"Now what?" Namabi asks.

"What about him?" Namabi asks curiously.
Katai sighs and pauses for a moment, "It's the way he's acting...he's too immature to be a king in my and Asha's opinion."

"Well what do you want me to do about that?" Namabi asks.

" But...is not really the same....the pride that your family....you know..." sighed Klowd.

"You what?" Namabi asks shocked. "I thought he was mature enough."
"Well he isn't..." Katai sighs, "Sorry, but that's what we think."

"Go on...it's only what's best. Leo can be king when he gets more mature." Katai sighs and looks over to Leo.
Namabi rolls his eyes, "Leo is not gonna like this."

"Alright...then." Namabi says unsure.
"LEO!!!" he roars.
Leo pads up to the den. "What now?"

Namabi stays quiet for a few moments.
"Tell him then..." Katai says looking at Namabi.
Namabi sighs, "I'm sorry, but...but..."
"But what?" Leo asks.
"...you can't be king at the moment, I'm sorry but you're not mature enough yet."

"That's...not very nice. So I'm not mature now?" Leo says sadly lowering his head.

" I miss my Mom a the moment....maybe is something you can't understand...you have your mother and your father alive..." said Klowd standing up and wlking away from Simba sadly.

"I feel so hurt now...excuse me." Leo runs off upset.

"I know..." he rolls his eyes and sighs.
Namabi sighs, "I did the right thing right?"

"Alright then..." Namabi smiles, "Let's just give Leo some time to settle eh?"

"That's alright then. Well, thanks for telling me. Namabi is king again." Namabi grins.

"...and queen Lunara." Katai grins.

"I think so too...Leo is still young...especially at heart." Katai says.

" Is not so easy....to live without a mother...." said Klowd sadly.

"Yeah..." Katai lays down.
Jaini wakes up again, "Hello!"

Klowd sighed sadly " Well...i guess i should be happy with what I have...." said Klowd thinking with Zeek.

"Good! I wanna play!" Jaini grins.

Klowd sighed again.

Zeek went near them slowly " H...Hi.." he said nervous " Am I cutting in..or something?"

"That's good but I wanna play something involving movement." Jaini laughs a bit.

" A nuzzle??" said Zeek confused " Something to eat??" :confused:

"Yeah but can't we play something in the fields?" Jaini asks.

"Yay...ok then." says Jaini running out into the fields.

Jaini smirks, "Hehe, I bet I can pin ya Simba!"
Katai yawns, "Where are we going?"
Jaini pounces on top of Asha.

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"Kiros does that strange thing too..." said Zeek " What it means?" he said being nuzzled.

Zeek smileda little being nervous "Ahh...t..that's good thanks..." he said.