It wasn't until sometime later that Simba slowly walked back towards Pride Rock. He spent his time alone, thinking about Kamaria and who, in his pride could be related to her. As he neared the top, Zazu flew down to
land beside his master.
"Simba, may I call you Simba?"
The king surpressed a laugh, "of course, what is it?"
"Well," the bird stopped, "I suggest that you gather members of your pride, all of them, and tell them what king Cuno has said."
"I was about to do just that," Simba answered as he thanked Zazu for his idea, stood up, and walked inside the cave. Upon his coming in to the cavern, he was surprised to see Nala and Kamaria, talking to one another.
Pushing his feelings of surprise away, he aproached the two lionesses.
"Nala, I need you to gather all of the lionesses and meet me behind Pride Rock," Simba stated before looking at Kamaria, "and I need you to come with me."
******
Simba and Kamaria watched as the sun sank in to the sky towards the west. All was silent between them until Simba broke it, "Kamaria, the outsiders I saw today; well, it was your old pride."
"What?" Kamaria gasped;
"You broke a bargin Kamaria, a bargin that you made with king Cuno."
"I did," Kamaria admitted, having no choice.
"However, I understand the reason you made such an, agreement; out of love for your sister, a half sister but a familymember none the less."
"Simba," Kamaria began, but Simba held up a paw.
"Kamaria, who was this witness, Cuno said that she is in my Pride, who is she?"
Kamaria froze, her green eyes growing round with fright. "Simba please, don't make me go back," she pleaded but quickly changed her mind. Nala had it good here, her life was starting to turn around, Kamaria thought a moment before speaking again. "Simba, I'll go back, at morning's first light, I'll go back to the Kani
Lands."
"Kamaria," the king's voice was firm, "why go back to a life that you do not wish to have, when I can save you from it?"
"With all respect," Kamaria said, "I love my sister to much to allow her good name to be ruened in her pride."
"Why would it be ruened?"
The young lioness was about to answer when both turned to see Nala and the rest of the pride behind her. Chatter arrose among all of them as they seated themselves behind the queen.
"Everyone," Simba began then stopped waiting for it to become quiet.
"The outsiders mean us no harm; however, they want Kamaria back with there own pride. I know, this may seem like it's no big deal, but Kamaria broke a......"
As Simba went on, explaining to all of them Kamaria's would be fait, Nala and her exchanged looks between one another.
*FlashBack*
"How is my lioness doing?" Scar's voice whispered in to young Nala's ear as she lay on the hard rock
cavern floor, exausted from the day's effort. The result of that effort, now ly in Kamaria's paws, it's eyes not open to the world around her.
"I hate you," Nala replied, her voice completely lost of it's fire.
"Now now, that's not the way to speak to your mate now is it?" Scar questioned;
"Yes, as a matter of fact, it is." Nala retorted as she raised herself slowly and walked over to the just born cub.
"She beautiful," Nala commented, "looks nothing like you." She said, her eyes meeting scar's glaring orbs.
"She won't be queen however," the king began, "I want a male heir."
"Than why don't you go and force yourself upon the many lioneesses that don't really give a damn and get one that way." Kamaria shot back, her eyes meeting Scar's;
"Like you?" He questioned, taking a step towards her.
"You see Kamaria, your sister gave herself to me that night in order to save you; however, in her current condition," he stopped, his eyes glowing dark with lust, "I do not think she'll be able to save you tonight."
*Still Flashback, different scene*
"Kamaria!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Scar's voice echoed over the pride lands that evening, as if anouncing Kamaria's soon to be fait to the whole world. Down below, the young lioness resigned herself to this and got to her paws. Nala and the female cub had been moved to a smaller cavern, and it was this that Kamaria past on her way to Scar's much larger one.
"Kamaria," Nala whispered.
The young lioness stopped and turned, "what?"
"I have an idea, that will help both of us," Nala said, walking out of the cave, but staying low to the ground.
"But, we have to do it now, before he comes searching for you; and us."
"Now?"
"Now."
"What do you have in mind?"
"K-KaMaria!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Scar yelled, putting emphifis on her name.
Nala reached inside the cave, grabbing the just hours old cub in her mouth and began walking quickly out of the pride lands. Kamaria took a brief look back, and followed her sister who began to move in a flat out run.
*New scene, in FlashBack*
"Allow me to get this straight, if I take in this cub, you'll be my son's mate when the time comes?"
"Yes, I will," Kamaria replied, her head held high.
"Kamaria, I can't....."
But, the lioness held up a paw, "I'll be fine, I'll miss you, I'll miss all of you." Kamaria said, meaning the lionesses in the pride.
"I promise, I'll never forget you." Nala said, nuzzling her.
"So do I," Kamaria replied, tears streeming down her face.
"Very well then, you and the cub will stay, do we have a bargin?"
"Yes, we do," Kamaria said.
"An you miss, since this is your cub, do we understand one another?"
"Yes your majasty."
"Goodbye," Kamaria said as she nuzzled her older half sister.
"Thank you," Nala whispered back as she slowly walked away. Kamaria watched her turn in the direction of the pride lands, then stop, turn, and run in to the jungle.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"I shal ask again, who was the witness?" Simba said, his voice firm as he had asked this question many times and no one had said a single word.
"Tell me!!" Simba shouted, nearly rorring
Beside him, Nala shut her eyes, a few tears escaping them. The gilt and overwhelmingness of the situation caused her braking point.
"I am," she said softly.
"What," Simba inquired, turning to look at her, unhearing what she had said. Nala straightened herself, if she was going down, she'd go with what little dignaty she had left.
"I am the witness, I am Kamaria's half sister, I, I had a, had a cub, Scar's cub."
A few gasps went up in the crowd of lionesses;
"Nala no, I'll go back," Kamaria said, beginning to sob.
"It's already been done," Simba said, his voice low, his eyes filled with hurt, and questions in his mind.
"We are going to the Kani lands tomorrow but tonight, you both will tell me everything," Simba replied, then turned away from his pride and walked in to the cave. The rest of the lionesses disparced, none could look at there queen.
Kamaria sat, still crying as Nala burst in to tears, over her own fall from grace.