Sarabi and Taka

It was almost nine o'clock. Taka watched the sky, pensive, the stars shone innocently in the wild blue yonder infinite, when a voice called. He turned, startled, but it was just his best friend Sarabi.

- Taka? What is it?

- Hmph - Taka grumbled, trying not to stare into her eyes.

- Stop grumbling! - Sarabi said, almost laughing.

- It's nothing, okay? Leave me alone, I'm just thinking, that's all.

- Just thinking? - Sarabi asked. - In what are you thinking?

Taka sighed.

- Sarabi - he answered with another question. - Have you ever fell in love with someone?

- Actually yes - she said, dreamily. - But why do you ask?

- It's nothing, just that I fell in love with someone but that someone is already in love with someone else, I think.

- Who?

- I will not tell to you!

- I swear to keep secret!

With another sigh, Taka said.

- You-I'm in love with you, Sarabi. but I know you're in love with Mufasa, my stupid brother.

Sarabi laughed.

- Me? In love with Mufasa? He only knows how to irritate people, you know it!

- Of course I know - Taka murmured.

- I'm not in love with him, Taka. But i'm in love with you. - Sarabi nuzzled him. - I love you.

- I love you too.

- If you need me for anything, you can talk to me. I'll always be here for you. Always.

'Always'... That word did not come out over the head of Taka.

Sarabi, Taka, original image: (c) Disney
Render: (c) Me