when we were cubs.

We nuzzled (a friendship nuzzle). "I've missed you. Oh! I have great news! I am queen!" I stared at her. "You are the new queen of Pride Rock? So that must mean you gotta mate?" I asked. Kiara shook her head fiercly. "No no. I mean once I find a mate than I will be queen. Dad says that in 3 days, unless I find a mate, then I won't be queen and he will have to find someone else. And the mate I choose has to be eligible, cute, nice, and a pridelander." I noticed that when Kiara said "pridelander" she looked sad.

"Well, I guess we will need to find you a mate then huh?" I said. Kiara looked at me. I saw a twinkle in her eye. "Me?" I asked. Kiara nodded vigorisly. "Yea. You're eligible, cute, nice. But just one problem. Dad says it has to be a pridelander. I guess we will need to make you a pridelander." I smiled at her confidence. And since then, we were mates. The only problem was, was that we still had to tell Simba.

So that night, instead of going back to the outlands, we went to Pride Rock. I have to admit that I had never been there before. It was all very new to me. I followed Kiara and she entered her den in no time. I was not pleased to see her mother, Nala, was there. "Hey mom. I want you too meet Kovu. He is my mate." I noticed that Nala studied me and that she looked alittle tired. "Hello Kovu. I think you will make a fine king. Kiara? Have you told your father about Kovu yet?"

I knew that this was a question that Kiara did not want to answer. Nala looked at Kiara and asked, "Kiara? Have you?" Kiara looked at me then I gave her a nudge telling her to tell Nala the truth. "No." She finally said. I seen Nala gasp and quickly, she said, "Kovu. I need to take Kiara to tell her father RIGHT now!!" Before I could say anything, Nala and Kiara disappeared into a different den.