past them. They all laughed.
"Whoo!" Kovu laughed. "That was awesome!" Their laughs ceased when Pumba tried squeezing out of the hole they were all crammed in. Kopa and Kovu followed and they continued showing Kovu how to have fun the rest of the afternoon.
Later that evening, Kopa and Kovu were laying in the grass looking up at the stars, picking out shapes and whatnot.
"This is so cool!" Kovu exclaimed. "I've never done this before!"
"Really?" Kopa asked. "I find that hard to believe. Cuz my father and I used to do this all the time. He says that all the great kings of the past are in the stars and that when you look at them whenever you feel lonely, you won't feel alone anymore. Heh, it's also hard to believe that that many great kings have existed."
"Do you think my father's up there?" Kovu whispered.
"I dunno. Who is he?" Kopa had forgotten who Kovu's father was. He remembered someone mentioning it when they had first met, but it was not coming to him.
"Scar," Kovu was aware that Kopa knew who his father was. He was a bit hesitant to tell him, but he figured it wouldn't much matter in the future anyway.
Kopa was a bit shocked. Scar was a very hateful person, how could such an evil being have such a kind-hearted son? And why did he have his son's respect? Kopa did not understand, but what he finally realized was that Scar was his father's uncle, and that would, in a way make Kovu and Kopa cousins.
A short distance away, was Simba sitting on top of a hill watching Kovu and Kopa without them realizing. He was still having difficulties trying to accept Kovu, so he talked to his father's spirit for guidance.
"Father, I am lost," he whispered. "Kovu is Scar's heir...how can I accept him?" He felt someone else's presence. Nala was approaching him.
"Simba, what are you doing out here?" she questioned, kind of knowing already what he was doing.
"I was seeking counsel from the great kings," he said, kind of embarrassed that he was talking to himself.
"Did they help?"
"Silent as stars," he sighed. "If my father was still alive, he would never forgive Scar."
"Oh, Simba. There's such a difference between you all. You want to become a great king. Scar wanted power. Perhap Kovu does not want any of that."
"How would you know that?"
"I can see him and Kopa down there just as easily as you can." Nala looked at the two young lions, who looked as if they were deep in conversation. "Take Kovu around the kingdom tomorrow. Get to know him." She took her leave towards Pride Rock again. Simba looked up at the stars and then followed.
Kovu sighed. Kopa remained silent and Kovu was about to regret telling him who his father was. He was about to leave when Kopa finally spoke.
"You know...I just thought of something,"
"What?" Kovu asked.
Kopa explained to him about their relations and how they're cousins. Kovu suddenly felt a new feeling take over him. For the first time he felt like he actually had a brother; a family. And he felt himself begin to trust Kopa even more.
"Wow...you're right,"
"Yeah," Kopa replied. "I mean, I knew who our parents were, I just never thought about how WE'RE related, until now."
"Yeah..." Kovu also felt like a traior. He could not believe that all these years he had been trained to kill his family. He could not imagine being trained to kill his mother or his siblings. Killing Kopa would be the same thing. But even so, he could still not help but feel hatred towards Simba. Also, just the same, he had noticed how he changed just from today. He changed from a vengeful to a kind person.
"What's wrong?" Kopa asked, noticing Kovu's sudden change in mood.
"It's...just that, my whole life...I've been trained to..." Kovu looked away. There was no way he'd understand. "Nevermind...I've just gotta go."
"Kovu, wait!" Kopa looked at him, begging him not to leave. Kovu kept walking, but was then stopped by a weird monkey.
"And where are you going?" the monkey asked. It was Rafiki.
"Uh...no where," Kovu sighed.
"That's what YOU think!" Rafiki laughed as he ran away.
"Who the heck what that?!" Kovu exclaimed. Kopa approached him and smiled embarrassingly.
"He's Rafiki: a friend of the family."
The baboon appeared again. "Someone wants to talk to you two! Follow old Rafiki! He'll show you! C'mon!" And he ran off again. Kopa immediately followed Rafiki and Kovu followed his cousin. They struggled to keep up with the old baboon. He led them far away from Pride Rock to a small pond and disappeared again. The two lions stopped and looked around for their guide.
"Where-Where'd he go?" Kovu asked. Kopa, huffing with exhaustion, did not answer. Rafiki appeared again and shushed them. He pointed to the pond. Kovu and Kopa looked at each other, a bit uneasy, and looked into the pond. Kovu scoffed. "Is this who wanted to talk to us?" He asked, referring to their reflections.
"Look again," Rafiki said. The two lions looked again and seen that their reflections were fused into one. They were a bit shocked at first, but then grew confused when their reflections changed into a very masculine lion with a bright auburn mane and very gentle eyes.
"Is that your Dad?" Kovu whispered to Kopa.
"No..." Kopa whispered back. "I think it's Mufasa, my grandfather." There was a moment of silence, as they continued to stare at the reflection, wondering how they are looking at a reflection not their own. For an instant Kovu had seen Scar, but when he blinked, he saw Mufasa again. They felt themselves being watched and looked up to see the great king before them; and gasped.
"Grandfather! I mean, King Mufasa," Kopa bowed his head. Mufasa nodded with a smile, and Kopa raised his head. Kovu just stared at the king, emotionless. He had no idea what to think of Simba's father.
Mufasa nodded his great head to both young lions as a greeting.
"You two are old enough to know the truth." Mufasa stated. "You have realized that you are family. That you are one."
Kovu and Kopa blinked, realizing that that was why their reflections were combined into one. Because their souls were intertwined through being family.
"You two are also aware of the on-going war between your two prides." he continued. "Simba did his best to keep his family safe by banishing Zira, but unfortunately she is driven by madness and is doing everything in her power to avenge Scar. And it is driving to the prides apart. Both prides were one pride once upon a time." Kovu and Kopa looked at each other. "I don't expect you two to understand why they were first driven apart completely, just yet. But I need you two to bring the two back together."
"But...why us?" Kovu asked. Kopa seemed suprised that Kovu would question such a great king, but then again he knew that Kovu didn't know of how great a king Mufasa was.
"My son could be able to do it. But he cannot rely on me coming to him every time he is in trouble. I need you two, because you are more in touch with the other side." They nodded. "Then, I take my leave." The great king smiled with a nod, and turned to leave, as he walked away, he disappeared.
It was late in the night when Kopa and Kovu made it back to Pride Rock. They reached the cave and smiled to each other.
"We'll talk to my Dad tomorrow," Kopa said.
"Do you think he'll believe us?"
"No, but we've got to try our hardest. Mufasa wants this war to stop, and I do too. There's no reason for our prides to be fighting."
Kovu agreed. They said good night and Kopa entered the cave, while Kovu stayed ouside as always. Simba watched his son enter the cave alone and saw his moonlit silhouette lay on the hard ground to sleep. He looked at Nala, who was fast asleep by his side. What she said about Kovu earlier replayed in his mind. He stood up and walked outside the cave where Kovu was laying. Kovu looked up, a bit startled.
"It's a little chilly out here tonight," Simba lied. Both lions knew that the weather was actually rather pleasant that night, but Simba needed some kind of excuse to let Kovu into the cave. "Why don't you come inside?" Kovu smiled and followed Simba in. Maybe Simba wasn't as bad as everyone said.
Vitani was watching Kovu follow Simba. If killing Simba were to happen at any time, right then and there was the right time to do it. Kovu could kill in an instant, and even if Simba's pride were to try and kill Kovu, he could easily outrun them.
"Kill him," Vitani whispered. She kept watching, but Kovu was not making any kind of move. "What are you waiting for, Kovu, kill him!" Vitani whispered, with a more desparate tone in her voice. "If you don't do it now, Zira will kill you!" Kovu still did not, and followed him into the cave of Pride Rock. She growled in frustration and ran away.
What was her brother doing? He couldn't possibly betray his pride! If he did, he would be banished forever, and she would not be able to see him anymore. She could not even think about reporting a lie to her mother. She would know, especially when Zira was already growing angry because of how long it was taking Kovu to kill Simba.
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