you, he really does, but that will end someday, if you don't show how much you love him." Maliki knew this was true. He loved Kim too, he just didn't want to show it too often. Sometimes when Kim hurt his foot and there were no adults near to help him, Maliki told him stories and jokes and kept Kim laughing until their parents came home.
"I'll try to be nicer to him, Dad. I promise." "No more wrestling?" "No more wrestling." Kovu smiled. "Good. That's what I wanted to hear. Now let's go home so you can apologize to your brother."
Kovu and Maliki got up and headed down Pride Rock, back in the cave.
Journey To The Unknown
Kiara held Kim in her arms and hushed him. "Hush, baby, Mali didn't mean it, I'm sure of it. Don't cry." But Kim couldn't stop. He kept thinking of the humiliation and Shani watching aside. "Now everyone thinks I'm a coward, everyone! He ALWAYS does that, he hates me!" "No, Kim, he doesn't hate you. I know it's hard to understand but Maliki loves you, as much as you love him." "But I don't love him, I HATE him!!! He only wants to show how strong he is, and he knows they're watching, he knows it!"
Kim burst into tears again and Kiara licked him softly. She was quite mad at Maliki, too. She knew Kim was right, Maliki thought a king isn't really a king, if he can't fight. Kiara had talked to him about it but he either forgot it or just ignored her.
Now Kovu and Maliki returned to the cave. Maliki looked sad, like he had been crying too. Kim never saw him crying before.
He lifted his head up a little and looked at Maliki. Maliki tried to give him a smile but Kim narrowed his eyes angrily and turned his head away.
"Kim, Maliki has something to say to you," Kovu said. Kim didn't turn his head. He didn't care what Maliki said, he didn't mean it anyway. "Kim..." Kiara nuzzled him and tried to convince him to look at his brother. But he didn't.
Maliki sat waiting for a while, then suddenly got up, walked to Kim and nuzzled him. "I'm sorry, Kim, I really am," he whispered.
Now Kim turned around, staring at his brother in amazement. Maliki hadn't planned this ahead, he usually apologized quickly and asked if he could go play. Kim sniffled a little and Maliki nuzzled him again. Even Kovu and Kiara were stunned.
Kim waited for a while to see a sign Maliki was just doing this from Kovu's order, but he wasn't, Kim knew it. He smiled and licked Maliki. "Hey, don't get me all wet," Maliki said, wiping his head with his paw, but Kim saw he was relieved that the fight was over.
"Come on, do you wanna play with us?" Maliki asked, running to the mouth of the cave. Kim couldn't believe it. Mali was like another lion! He never asked Kim to join the others. "Sure!" he laughed and ran after Maliki. Kovu and Kiara stayed and looked behind the two cubs.
"Kovu, what on earth did you SAY to him?!" Kiara giggled. "I actually don't know, but I guess it really worked," Kovu laughed. "At least they're friends again."
Kiara looked a little worried. "I just hope Mali won't do it again. Kim was afraid he hated him." "I know, I told him not to fight with him again," Kovu replied. Kovu grinned. "Now do you mind if we would have our own little..."fight" for a minute?" Kiara laughed. "Kovu, you're being nasty!" "Yeah, and you like it, don't you?" Kovu grinned again and licked Kiara.
Meanwhile, Maliki and Kim were playing with the others. First, everyone else had a hard time to accept Mali's little brother, he wasn't good at wrestling and he didn't know any good games. But after a while, they knew they didn't have much choice. After all, he was the future king's brother and if Mali could accept him, they would have to, too.
"So, what are we gonna play?" Mali asked. No-one had an idea. "Anyone?" he asked again. Still silence. "I have an idea." Everyone turned around and saw Shani. Kim pulled hn apologize to your brother."
Kovu and Maliki got up and headed down Pride Rock, back in the cave.
is ears back. He was afraid Shani would still think he was a coward. "I know a really cool place. It's near the waterhole, I heard Simba and Nala talking about it once," Shani continued.
Maliki and Kim looked at each other. "Okay, here goes," Kim said, shaking his head. He jumped off the ledge after Shani, leaving Maliki behind. Maliki walked nearer to the edge and looked down. He gasped in terror. So high...He couldn't go down there, just couldn't. "Mali, come on! What are you waiting for?" Shani shouted. Of course, she didn't know. No-one knew except Kovu and Kiara. No-one else knew Maliki had a fear of heights. He was ashamed of it and that's why he always tried to show off and look like he feared nothing.
"Mali, if you're not coming down, we're leaving without you!" Kim yelled. Maliki looked down again. What a fall! Everything seemed to spin in his eyes and he felt sick. But he had to do it. He was the future king and kings have to be brave.
He stepped shivering on the little stones on the ledge, trying to find a safe spot to place his foot. Suddenly he slipped and rolled screaming down the hill.
"Mali, are you okay?!" Shani gasped and ran to him. "I, I g-guess s-so," Maliki said, voice trembling and his body shivering all over. "Are you sure? You're shaking," Shani noticed. Maliki blushed and quickly got up on his feet. "I'm okay. Stupid hill..." he muttered to himself. "If you're okay, then we can go explore this place!" Kim said, eyes shining of excitement. "Yeah, sure, great..." Maliki groaned. The three cubs ran to different directions, exploring the wonders of the forbidden graveyard.
"Look at this, guys! A real elephant SKULL!" Shani yelled in amazement. "Wow!" Kim gasped. "I wonder how old it is?" "Probably a million years," Shani suggested. "Pfft, it hasn't been here THAT long!" "Are you sure?" Shani said slowly, lowering her voice to sound more scarier. Kim gulped. Maybe she WAS right after all.
"Yikes!" they heard Maliki screaming suddenly. They ran to his direction.
"Whoah, man! You gotta check this out! Steam!" His head was in a hole on the ground and his voice echoed inside it. Shani and Kim looked in the whole. "I can't see anything," Shani said. "Are you sure there's steam in there?" Suddenly they heard a grumbling sound inside the hole. "What's happening?" Kim asked. "Look out, I think she's gonna blow!" Maliki shrieked and everyone pulled their heads off just in time to see a majestic steam statue rising to the sky. "Whoah! Cool!" Maliki laughed.
Shani watched the statue for a while, then got tired in it and found something else. She noticed a huge pile of bones. It was almost a mountain to a cub of her size. She wanted to know what the view was like from up there.
She started climbing up the pile, not noticing the bones were old and easy to break. She was almost on the
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That Kimwondo one was awesome, very well written...i didnt like the 'scar murders nala' and 'kim kills himself' bits though. I think Kiara and Kovu should have come in just as scar was about to kill nala, and stopped him. And kim could have just caught scar by surprise on the 'last wish' thing and thrown him off the edge...but hey, its your fic. |
