expecting to see Simba, but instead seeing Kiara, now queen of the Pride Lands.

            Kovu was laying on his back in the den of Pride Rock.  As he looked around, he noticed that no one else was there except he and Kiara.  Kiara was a couple of feet away from Kovu to his left, apparently hit by the back of Kovu's paw, massaging her cheek.

            "Oh, Kiara, I'm sorry…"  Kovu apologized, getting up from his spot to approach her.

            "Kovu… you're kind of late getting up."  Kovu was about to talk, but Kiara continued.  "You gotta start getting up sooner…"

            Kovu stretched, walking out of the den shortly afterward.  Kiara followed close behind Kovu.

 

 

            It was night yet again, the day going by way too fast for Kovu.  Nothing too exciting had happened that day except the usual, and being king was ten times more boring than Kovu would have expected it to be.  There was no great drought that day, either, but Kovu expected that to not come into play until later. 

            He didn't dare tell Kiara about his dream, in case it really was just a dream.  It did get him psyched for what lay ahead of him, though, he had to admit.  He thought about telling Vitani, but thought that if he couldn't tell his own wife, he wouldn't tell his half brother instead.

            The night was, along with the rest of the day, very mild.  There was only a slight breeze, with an average temperature, neither too hot nor too cold.  Kiara hadn't been too lively that day, either, barely getting up from her spot, constantly being checked by Rafiki incase if it was time or not already. 

            When Kovu re-entered the den to go to sleep (Which was earlier than usual, considering that he needed to wake up so early the next morning), he noticed Kiara still laying there, Vitani talking to her, none of them noticing Kovu's presence.  Kovu could hear them talking:

            "Vitani… I just don't know if I could stand raising little Kanen around the likes of Kovu… He's changed so much.  I doubt that he even truly loves me any more…"

            "Kiara, there's no going back now.  What's really changed in him for you to think that way?"

            Kovu heard Kiara sigh.  "He's just been acting in ways I thought were never possible of him.  We haven't even talked at all today.  And there wasn't even anything to do today!  I don't think he's truly shown the commitment in a lion that I want… And I don't need much.  He doesn't show the same affection that he once did…"

            "But don't you think that maybe he's just going through two shocks at the same time?  Or three?  With you having a baby, and then Simba suddenly dying, and then he becoming king all of a sudden like this… Just give him time, Kiara.  If you really feel this way, then… I'll help you raise the baby…"

            "No, Vitani, but thanks.  I could never ask you to do that.  I know where you're coming from Vitani, but I think that Kovu thinks it's over.  Or maybe he really is going through shock…"

            Kovu couldn’t believe what he was hearing…

            He ran out of the den, terrified to the brink of tears, searching for a place to hide, away from Kiara and Vitani.

 

 

            Vitani was, too, terrified about what she was hearing.

      &uly loves me any more…"

            "Kiara, there's no going back now.  What's really changed in him for you to think that way?"

            Kovu heard Kiara sigh.  "He's just been acting in ways I thought were never possible of him.  We haven't even talked at all today.  And there wasn't even anything to do today!  I don't think he's truly shown the commitment in a lion that I want… And I don't need much.  He doesn't show the same affection that he once did…"

            "But don't you think that maybe he's just going through two shocks at the same time?  Or three?  With you having a baby, and then Simba suddenly dying, and then he becoming king all of a sudden like this… Just give him time, Kiara.  If you really feel this way, then… I'll help you raise the baby…"

            "No, Vitani, but thanks.  I could never ask you to do that.  I know where you're coming from Vitani, but I think that Kovu thinks it's over.  Or maybe he really is going through shock…"

            Kovu couldn’t believe what he was hearing…

nbsp;     Vitani suddenly heard a sobbing noise.  She turned her head around in time to see Kovu running away from the mouth of the den. 

            "Vitani… what?  What do you see?"

            Vitani squinted a little, but lost sight of the black lion.  She thought quickly about whether or not to tell Kiara.   She decided against it, and would quickly try to talk to Kovu.  "Oh, um, I just saw this cool looking bird… It probably just looked different because of the lack of light."  Vitani hoped that Kiara hadn't heard the sobbing noise.  Luckily, it never came up again.

            "That cool, huh?"

            Vitani shrugged a little.  "I guess."

            Vitani got back into her earlier position, in talking position with Kiara.  "Kiara, I doubt that Kovu would do this in such a way.  I don't doubt for one second that he could do it, but it's just not like him to do it in such a way like this."

            Vitani got up.  "Where you going, Vitani?" Kiara asked, watching Vitani slowly leave the den.

            Vitani stammered for a moment.  "Um," Vitani decided to tell the truth this time.  "I'm just going to talk to Kovu, if that's okay with you…"

            "What?  Why"

            Vitani shrugged.  "I won't bring anything up, I just want to talk tspacerun: yes"> 

            "Vitani… what?  What do you see?"

            Vitani squinted a little, but lost sight of the black lion.  She thought quickly about whether or not to tell Kiara.   She decided against it, and would quickly try to talk to Kovu.  "Oh, um, I just saw this cool looking bird… It probably just looked different because of the lack of light."  Vitani hoped that Kiara hadn't heard the sobbing noise.  Luckily, it never came up again.

            "That cool, huh?"

            Vitani shrugged a little.  "I guess."

            Vitani got back into her earlier position, in talking position with Kiara.  "Kiara, I doubt that Kovu would do this in such a way.  I don't doubt for one second that he could do it, but it's just not like him to do it in such a way like this."

            Vitani got up.  "Where you going, Vitani?" Kiara asked, watching Vitani slowly leave the den.

            Vitani stammered for a moment.  "Um," Vitani decided to tell the truth this time.  "I'm just going to talk to Kovu, if that's okay with you…"

            "What?  Why"

o him, in a sibling-like way, I guess."

            Kiara seemed to accept the response, because she didn't say anything after that.  Vitani proceeded ahead, ready to find her brother.

 

 

            As Kovu's mind raced, he ducked down into the cave that he had found when he and Kiara had been chased by a herd of rhinos.  It pained Kovu to hide there, considering that it reminded Kovu so much of Kiara.  He thought to himself, lying down, silently sobbing.

            This can't be happening… Why does life have to be so hard?  And what

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