TLK 3: part one
The light and the Dark side
Legal note; Kovu, Kiara and all other characters found in the TLK movies are © Disney.
All other, like Giza, Hafifu etc. are © Me Sigurd Engerström.
This story is split up in parts, this is the first, and the rest will be finished soon.
(That will be when I have the time)
Comments and such are welcome to: S_the_spikeshark@hotmail.com
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When this story starts Simba and Nala have died, how they died will be explained in another story
Characters:
Kovu: Present King of the pride rock.
Kiara: Present Queen of the pride rock.
Giza: Son of Kovu and Kiara. (name means Dark)
Hafifu: Son of Kovu and Kiara. (name means Light)
Vitani: Kovu’s sister.
Marhiza: Queen of the death lands.
Azouka: Marhizas sister.
Zinagi: Marhizas sister and shaman.
Zadha: A shaman old as the mountains, who lives alone.
Sinita: A cub in the pride lands.
Aihatu: A lioness of the death lands.
Lainga: Sinitas mother.
Zira: Only a vision.
Zazu: The Kings advisor.
Rafiki: The shaman of the pride lands.
Chapters:
Prologue
C1: the cub from beyond
C2: gone
C3: where can he be?
C4: a shadow of nothing
C5: a light in the darkness
C6: home coming
Epilogue
Prologue
A brilliant morning in the pride lands, all creatures are in the move towards the pride rock, the new prince, or princes will be shown today.
Everybody waits with excitement as Rafiki makes his way to the rock.
The old shaman walks up on the rock to the den where Kovu and Kiara await him.
Rafiki: Kovu, my king…
Rafiki gives the young king a hug, before he goes over to Kiara, who lies on the ground with two cubs before her, one of the cub is slightly darker than the other.
The shamans takes both of them and hold them up so that every animal in the land can see them, A sunbeam breaks trough, and hits one of the cubs, the other one, the darker one becomes even darker.
For some reason the shaman does not take any notice of this, first when he hands the cubs back he sees it.
Kiara: Rafiki? Did you see that? What can it be?
Kovu: The sun never shined on him, what’s wrong?
Rafiki: I... I don’t know… but he seems healthy...
Kiara: And that is the only thing that matters, I will always love him.
Kovu: Me too...
Chapter I
The cub from beyond.
A week later.
Kovu and Vitani sit at the waterhole.
Vitani: how is your little son?
Kovu: you mean Giza?
Vitani: yeah, the cloud…
Kovu: don’t call him a cloud; he is a lion, just like you.
Vitani: Don’t upset yourself, it was only a joke.
Kovu: if that was a joke, why do I not laugh?
Vitani: ok, it was not funny…
Kovu: you’re damned right, now I don’t want you or anyone else to make fun out of him, is that understood?
Vitani: Yes sir.
Kovu: good…
Kiara comes.
Kiara: Hi Kovu.
Kovu: How are you my dear?
Kiara: just fine, but I need to talk with you, alone.
Vitani: ok, I go, see you later.
Vitani goes to some other lionesses lying in the shadow of a tree.
Kovu: what did you want to talk about?
Kiara: It’s about Giza, the shroud that surrounds him are growing larger.
Kovu: what?
Kiara: Rafiki says that it’s not dangerous, but that he and his brother should play with the other cubs.
Kovu: Yes, it sounds like a good idea.
Three weeks later.
Two cubs appear in the entrance to the den.
Kovu, who stands at the food of the rock, calls them down.
Hafifu: Hi dad!
Giza: Morning dad!
Kovu: good morning my sons.
Hafifu: what have you planned for today?
Kovu: nothing, you two, go out and play with the other cubs.
Hafifu: no problem.
The cub runs away.
Giza: hey, wait for me…
He runs after his brother.
Kovu: [mumbles to himself] I hope this was a good idea.
At a big boulder near the rock, a lot of cubs play.
They see the two approaching brothers.
Cub1: Look, there comes Haffi and Giza.
Hafifu: mind if we join you?
Cub2: no not at all…
A much bigger cub comes.
Cub3: Hey, what is that cloud doing here?
Cub4: he’s just playing…
Cub3: no he is not; chase that abonimation out of my sight.
The other cubs don’t dare to do anything else than obey.
All cubs: get out of here, you cloud, you’re not welcome here.
Cub3: are you deaf? Run, or I’ll beat you up good.
Giza turns around and runs away.
Cub3: and stay away, you shadow.
Hafifu: What the hell was that for? Idiot!
He runs after his brother.
Haffi: Giza, wait!
But Giza runs out in the high grass and disappears; Haffi decides to tell his parents.
He finds them, and tells them what just happened.
Kovu: they did WHAT???
Haffi: they chased him away.
Kiara: we have to find him, Zazu!
Zazu: yes my queen?
Kiara: go find Giza.
Zazu: at once.
The bird flies away.
Kovu: [to Haffi] who did you say did this?
Haffi: I’ll show you…
Kovu: come Kiara, I think we should have a talk with someone.
Kiara: certainly.
Somewhere on the endless plains, Giza lay crying on the ground, the black cloud that surrounds him grows larger for each tear that he sheds, another cub comes, the cub sit and watches Giza for a moment, before it goes forward to him.
Cub: Yoah, stranger, you wanna play?
Giza looks up and sees a smiling cub in front of him.
Giza: you… you don’t want to chase me away?
Cub: why should I?
Giza: but the others did…
Cub: the others? I don’t see anyone…
Giza: but… I am covered in a cloud…
Cub: what cloud?
Giza: yeah, what cloud, I’m Giza.
Cub: and I am Sinita, let’s play.
The two cubs play and have a lot of fun.
After an hour Zazu finds them.
He lands right in front of them.
Zazu: oh there you are Giza, we have been looking all over after you, and I see that you found a friend.
Giza Yeah.
Zazu: well, your parents are waiting for you, come on.
Giza: ok, bye Sinita, see you.
Sinita: bye Giza.
A Sinita pad of to the east, and Giza follows Zazu to the Pride rock.
Zazu notices that he can see Gizas tail, but it is like it is seen in darkness, its colour is just a tint from black.
After a while they reach Kovu and Kiara.
Kiara: there you are my son, were have you been?
Giza: I was just playing with a friend, nothing to worry about.
Zazu whispers something into Kovu’s ear.
Kovu shouts out.
Kovu: Giza, I can see your tail.
Kiara: you're right, I can see it too.
Giza: [a bit annoyed] what’s with my tail?
Kovu: we can see it.
Rafiki comes for some reason, and overhears the conversation.
Rafiki: his shroud will shrink when he is happy, and grow when he is sad.
Kovu: how do you know?
Rafiki: the gods told me, they have cursed him with it.
Kiara: wh… why?
Rafiki: Why they did not tell, but the sun will never shine on him, never.
The shroud that surrounds Giza grew immediately and covered his tail.
Rafiki: see what I mean?
Kiara: is there no way to break the curse?
Rafiki: I cannot undo the work of the gods.
Giza starts to sob, Kiara tries the best to comfort him.
Kiara: [to Kovu] you’d better talk about something else.
Kovu: eh… [Changing subject] I heard that you found some friends today.
Giza: [sniffs] yes I… did…
Kovu: care to tell his name?
Giza Her name is… Sinita…
He starts to sob again.
Rafiki: just let him cry out, he’ll be better tomorrow.
Giza felt better next day, but he stayed in the den, Haffi tried to get him out.
Haffi: aw, come on, you’ll rot if you stay any longer in there.
Giza: no, I don’t want to, go away.
Haffi: don’t be such a baby, come on, show me your friend.
Giza: ok, I’ll try to find her.
Sinita came into the entrance.
Sinita: you found her.
Giza: Sinita this is my brother Haffi, Haffi Sinita.
Haffi: hi Sinita.
Sinita: hello Haffi, nice to meet you.
Giza: are we done with the formal junk?
Haffi: what do you think? Of course.
Sinita: come on then.
The three cubs walk down to the waterhole.
There they play tag all the day.
Late afternoon
Sinita: aw… I have to go now,
Giza: not already we have just begun…
Sinita: I come over tomorrow, see you guys later.
Haffi: bye.
Sinita goes of in the direction of her home.
And the brothers also go home, chatting along the way.
Haffi: not a bad friend you found, huh?
Giza: no, she is in fact my best friend.
Haffi: HOW ABOUT ME???
Giza: you're my brother, brothers are supposed to bond.
Haffi: yeah… aw, I just remembered mother say something about a bath today.
Giza: she’ll have to catch us first.
Kiara: easy thing.
She pounces down on her sons and pins them to the ground.
Kiara: thanks for reminding me, boys.
She carries them back to the pride rock, just to make sure they don’t slip away,
Back in the cave she begins to clean them, ignoring the complains.
Giza: aw, quit it mom.
Haffi: you’re ruining my mane mom.
Giza: you don’t even have one.
Haffi: I have, look for your self.
Giza looks on Haffi’s head
Giza: do you think that three straws make a mane?
Haffi: ah shut up.
Kiara: why don’t both of you stop complaining and lie still.
At that command they both started to struggle even harder to get away.
Next morning Sinita came, a little early though, no one was awake yet, so she sat down beside the two brothers, waiting for them to wake up, Giza was the first, he got a bug fright when he saw Sinita.
Sinita: oops, did I scare you?
Giza: [yaws] yes you did, I didn’t expect you so early.
Sinita: I want to show you something really cool.
Giza: just a minute, got to wake that beanbag first.
He pokes Haffi in the side a couple of times.
Haffi: go away, I’m sleeping.
Giza: come on, you lazy hyena, Sinita is here.
Haffi: I’ll get you back later
He yawns and stretches.
Haffi: All right I’m up, what is it?
Giza: ask her, moron.
Sinita: come, I’ll show you something cool.
Haffi: what is the cool thing?
Sinita: you’ll see, come.
Sinita led them to the outlands, since the two prides had become one pride, no one lived here.
Giza: cool!
Haffi: what is this for a place?
Sinita: it’s called the outlands.
Giza: the outlands, wasn’t it here where dad grew up.
Haffi: yes it was, [giggles] and I should give you for waking me up, DEFEND YOURSELF!
He jumped on Giza, and started to wrestle, they rolled around a couple of times before hitting
Sinita, they all ended up laughing in the grass, Sinita suddenly sees something strange.
Sinita: Giza, I can see your paws…
She looks up and sees his eyes
Sinita: and your eyes, what a strange colour.
Giza backs up as Sinita come closer.
Giza: um, Sinita? What are you doing?
Sinita: stand still; I want to have a closer look on your eyes.
Giza backs up even more, he trips on a branch and falls on his back, Sinita quickly places her paws on his chest and pins him to the ground.
Sinita: hmm, got ya, cool colour, look Haffi.
Haffi: really cool, they’re green, not blue like mine.
Giza: if you to two finished admiring my eyes, would you mind stepping of me Sinita?
Sinita: um, let’s see… no.
Giza: no?
Sinita: unless you give me a kiss.
She places her muzzle on his and gives him a kiss, Haffi almost dies from laughter.
Giza: what was that for?
Haffi laughs so much that he has problems with breathing.
Sinita: [to Haffi] shut up you maniac, [to Giza] it’s because I love you.
Haffi laughs so much that he can’t stand up any more.
Haffi Bwahahaha… stop it I… hee hee… can’t breath.
Giza: then stop laughing.
It takes a while for Haffi to stop.
Sinita looks and Giza and sees that more of his legs are visible.
Kovu, led by Haffi’s maniacal laughter, find them.
Kovu: [a little angry] where have you been?
Giza: aw dad, we kinda forgot the lesson.
Kovu: now, you two go to Kiara.
Haffi: ok, dad, see you Sinita.
Giza: bye.
They pads back towards the pride rock.
Kovu: and you, Sinita, can tell your mother to come to the pride rock as soon as possible.
Sinita: all right, your highness.
She skips towards her home.
Later at the pride rock.
Sinita and her mother, Lainga, come.
Lainga: you wanted to see me, King Kovu?
Kovu: yes I did, it is about your daughter.
Lainga: Sinita? What have she done this time?
She sends an angry gaze on her daughter.
Kovu: she has become a friend of my sons.
Lainga looks like a question mark.
Kovu: and for that reason, I ask you to join my pride.
Lainga drops her jaw, just staring on Kovu.
Lainga: I…I don’t know what to say.
Kovu: well, saying thank you would be a good beginning.
Days went to be weeks and weeks to months.
Haffi, Giza and Sinita had a lot of fun together.
Even when the other cubs called Giza for a cloud, or something else, his shroud did not grow a centimetre ((inch for those who don’t use the metric system))
Sinita and Giza sit alone at the waterhole an early morning, they sit and watch the sun rise.
Sinita breaks the silence.
Sinita: I love you Giza.
Giza: I love you too…
Sinita: when we grow up, we will be married.
Giza: MARRIED? You can’t be my wife, you’re my friend.
Sinita: what’s stopping me?
She slowly walks towards him; he backs up but falls over as he trips on a stone.
She pins him to the ground and licks his face.
Some of the other cubs sees this and start calling for the others.
Cub1: oh look, how cute, two turtle Dows.
Giza: so what?
Cub2: Sinita, what do you see in that shadow, I cant se anything.
Cub3: he’s not a lion, only the shadow of one.
Sinita: he is a lion, he’s more lion that all of you put together.
The cub slaps Sinita in her face, Giza sees this, and burning with anger he jumps on the cub and forces it to the ground. The shroud that surrounds him temporary disappears, revealing all of his body.
Cub3: [quivering of fear] get…of me…
Giza: not before you apology to her.
The cub apologizes.
Giza: much better.
He let the cub go, and the shroud appears again.
Cub2: how did he do that?
Cub4: I never saw him so angry before.
Cub3: I never saw him at all before.
Cub1: his colour was as Haffi’s but darker.
Cub2: yeah, like seeing Haffi at night.
Cub4: I heard that the sun never shine on him.
Vitani comes, muttering something for her self.
All cubs: hi aunt Vitani.
Vitani: [hisses] go throw yourselves off a cliff.
Cub2: a good day to you too.
Cub3: what is it, you seem angry.
Vitani: It’s nothing, go bother someone else.
The cubs disappear faster than rats leaving a sinking ship.
Vitani stops Giza.
Vitani: oh no, not you.
Giza: aw Vitani what is it this time?
Vitani: shut up, and follow me.
Giza: ok, can Sinita come?
Vitani: NO!!!!
Giza: sorry…
Vitani: no apologies, your father wanted me to keep you company, follow me.
Giza follows his aunt to the gigantic termite mound that used to be her home.
Giza: Vitani, what is this for a place?
Vitani: did I not tell you to shut up?
Giza nods.
Vitani: that’s better, now, this is where your father and I grew up, the reason why I show you this, is because that Kovu right now tells Haffi that he will be the next king, instead of you.
Giza: nothing else?
Vitani: what do you mean, nothing else, you are not going to be king.
Giza: so what? He can have his kingdom, but I have something he doesn’t, someone who loves him, I have Sinita.
Vitani: just wait and see, Giza, now, down into that cave, you should see a mushroom shaped rock, go down there sit on that rock, no matter what happens, you must stay there, got it?
Giza nods.
Vitani: good, now go!
Giza slowly walks down into the dark interiors of the cave, he finds a mushroom shaped rock, he sit down on it, nothing happens, a minute or so passes, nothing happens, he is just about to leave when he hears an unfamiliar voice.
Voice: why such a hurry, my friend?
Giza looks around, but can’t find the owner of the voice.
Giza: who are you? Where are you?
Voice: I am your grandmother Zira, and I am dead.
Giza: dead? But how…
Zira: I’ll show you…
A vision of a lioness appears in front of him, the lioness is no less than Zira.
Giza: what do you want?
Zira: so many questions, my friend, your aunt, Vitani told me that your brother are going to be the next king, why him you ask, is it because you’re different?
Giza: let him be king, let him have his kingdom, I don’t care.
Zira: such an attitude, you say no to the benefits of being the king?
Giza: yes I do, I still have Sinita.
Zira: don’t be so sure, if you could see the future like I can, you should quickly realize.
Giza: realize what?
Zira: that the history is repeating itself, your grand father, Scar and his brother Mufasa had the same problem, Mufasa had the kingdom, and Scar the love, but Mufasa became jealous on his brother, and literary stole Scar’s love, here you are, in the same situation.
Giza: I don’t believe you, Haffi would never do such a thing.
Zira: Scar was just like you, young and naïve, like you he was different, you have the shroud and he had a Scar over his eye that made others take distance from him.
Giza: STOP IT! I DON’T BELIEVE A WORD!
Zira: don’t come and say later that I didn’t warn you.
And with those words the vision disappears.
Giza walks out of the cave, and meets Vitani.
Vitani: so, did mom scare you?
Giza: shut up.
Vitani knocks Giza of his feet and pins him to the ground.
She whispers into his ear.
Vitani: now you listen, whatever she told you, it’s true, and don’t tell anyone what just happened, if you as much as breathes a word about this, then I will personally see to that your tongue is ripped out, and if anyone asks where we been, tell them, out on a hunt, got it?
Giza nods.
Vitani: good…
She let go of him.
Vitani: now, let’s go home.
One year later:
Giza and Haffi are now about three years old.
Haffi and Sinita is out somewhere on the endless plains.
Sinita: I’m not so sure about this, Haffi, what if Giza found out?
Haffi: he won’t, come I found the perfect place; you are not backing out now, are you?
Sinita: no… still, if he found out it would destroy him.
Haffi: then just make sure he don’t.
Sinita thinks for a moment, but the fires of her season wins and she follows Haffi.
Back at pride rock Giza waits for them to come back, he thinks that they are out on a hunt, when he is struck by the meaning of Zira’s words.
Giza: [thinking] no, it can’t be… no they would never do such a thing, would they?
A grim thought crosses his mind before he set of looking for them.
He runs out in the plains and finds what he hoped for not to be true, he backs off from the scene, shaking his head in denial, then he turns around and runs away screaming no.
Sinita: what was that? It sounded like… GIZA!!!
Haffi: we have to find him, and that’s quick!
But they can’t find him, Haffi curses.
Haffi: blast it, we should never have done this, he’s probably left for good.
Sinita: and it is our fault.
Because of this awful betrayal, Gizas shroud grew so much that it consumed his surroundings too.
[[These thoughts go through his mind]]
Giza: How could they?
How could they betray me like this?
The shroud will consume me.
Will I ever be visible again?
How could they?
The gods only gave me darkness.
I am only a shadow.
A shadow of nothing.
I am only a shadow.
Without a life.
All that I am,
Is a shroud with a soul?
A hollow soul.
How could they?
How could they kill me?
He keeps running the entire night.
Chapter II
Gone
Next morning everyone wondered where Giza was.
Kovu: Kiara? Have you seen Giza?
Kiara: I thought you knew where he was?
Kovu: strange, all I asked did not know.
Kiara: have you asked Haffi?
Kovu: both he and Sinita refuses to speak.
Zazu comes flying, and lands in front of the King.
Zazu: good morning your highnesses.
Kovu: good morning Zazu, let me hear the report.
Zazu: certainly [blah, blah, blah] and some elephants complain about a big pitch-black cloud that set of to the northeast.
Kovu: [a bit bored of the report] nothing else… A CLOUD???
Zazu: that was what they said…
Kovu: it has to be Giza, Zazu fly over there and see if you can find him, I’ll be right behind you.
Zazu departs for the Northeastern border, and Kovu is right behind him.
When they reach the border, Kovu can feel his scent.
Kovu: he was here, I can scent him, I’m afraid that he have left us.
With a lowered head he slowly walks back to the pride rock.
Kiara almost run him over when he comes back.
Kiara: did you find him?
No answer.
Kiara: is he hurt?
Still, no answer.
Kiara: is he...
Kovu: no, he has left us.
Kiara: oh, gods, why?
Haffi and Sinita come towards them with lowered heads.
Kiara: do you know what happened to Giza?
Sinita burst out in tears.
Sinita: it’s our fault.
Kiara: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
Haffi: it’s our fault that Giza is gone.
Sinita: we betrayed him…
Kiara: WHAT?
Haffi: we broke his heart…
Kiara looks into their eyes and realizes the truth.
Kiara: HOW COULD YOU???
Kovu don’t understand a thing.
Kovu: eh? What?
Kiara: their lust was bigger than their love for Giza.
Kovu: you mean that they…?
Kiara: yes, I do.
Sinita: and Giza saw us.
Haffi: and ran away, we didn’t mean to…
Kiara: enough leave us, both of you.
They go away, and when they are gone, Kiara starts to cry.
Kiara: we will never see him again
Kovu: trust me, we will find him, Zazu! Order all airborne scouts to look after Giza!
Zazu: at once sire.
The hornbill flies away.
Far away from the pride lands, Giza has found a place to rest out in the middle of nowhere, he cries himself to sleep, a sleep without dreams, only darkness.
Next morning he wakes up by the feeling that someone stares on him, he opens his eyes and sees a pair of golden orbs peering on him.
Giza: go away, and let me die alone.
Lioness: why do you want to die?
Giza: I don’t want to tell you.
Lioness: aw, why not?
Giza: because it hurts, that’s why.
The lioness starts to examine his body.
Giza: quit it, I’m not hurt.
Lioness: you said that it hurts, [realizing] oh, a broken heart, huh?
Giza: yes, now, dissap.
Lioness: hmm, that was worse, who broke your heart?
Giza: how many questions do you have?
Lioness: a lot, now answer this one
Giza: the one I thought loved me and my brother.
Lioness: tell me, have you always been covered in shroud?
Giza: all since I was born, the gods cursed me with it.
Lioness: that was much worse, the gods I cannot provoke, but you, I can deal with you.
Giza: what? Are you some kind of shaman?
Lioness: in fact, I am, where do you come from?
Giza: I don’t want to answer more of your stupid questions, shaman, go away and leave me alone.
Lioness: Nope, now who are you, and where do you come from?
Giza: I told you, I don’t want to answer more questions, go bother someone else.
Lioness: no, I know that I can help you, just rise and shine, feel the sun.
Giza: I can rise, but I can’t shine, I only emit darkness, nor can I see the sun, it will never shine on me.
Lioness: aw, come on, give it a try.
Giza rises to his paws.
Giza: I will only rise to get away from you.
Lioness: all right, then I follow you.
Giza: then I run from you.
He turns his back to the lioness and starts to walk away, the lioness quickly jumps on him and pins him to the ground, and she gives him massage with her paws.
Giza: are you trying to seduce me?
Lioness: this is only to make sure that I have your full attention.
Giza: get lost.
The lioness now uses her claws and scratches him lightly.
Giza: ouch, stop it, I’m listening.
Lioness: good, I know how it is with a broken heart, but you have to go on with your life, you will find someone else, or rather, some one found you.
Giza: what do you mean?
Lioness: oh, I almost forgot to introduce my self; I am Zadha, you then?
Giza: my name stayed there I came from.
Zadha: then I’ll make up a new name for you, Umeme.
Giza: Lightning? Doesn’t fit me at all.
Zadha: ok, then your name is Umeme, get up.
Giza: no…
Zadha: ok, you begged for it.
Zadha scratches his skin with her claws.
Giza: ow stop it, I’m up, just quit it.
Zadha: as you wish Umeme.
Giza rises to his paws, he looks on the lioness in front of him, she is sleek, almost skinny, the ribs are visible under her golden fur, her golden eyes matches the rest of her, Giza just stands dumbstruck.
Zadha: what’s the matter big boy? Swallowed your tongue?
Giza: you’re…you’re beautiful.
Zadha: thanks, you know, I wish that I could see your eyes, nah, enough chitchat, are you hungry?
Giza: you bet.
A thousand words passes through his mind in one second, (there is no way to translate them to English) the only thing he could think of was the golden lioness in front of him.
She takes him to a pool under a waterfall.
Zadha: here, you can quince your thirst here.
Giza drinks of the cool water.
Giza: tell me, do you live all alone out here?
Zadha: as lonely as a cloud on a blue sky, Umeme.
Giza: my name is not Umeme, it’s… it’s… strange I don’t remember.
Zadha: then you are Umeme.
Giza: maybe I am… no, my name is Giza.
Zadha: Giza?
Giza: yes Giza, nothing else.
Zadha: ok, Giza, I think that you are hungry too.
Giza: I didn’t see any prey around here.
Zadha: just help me move this log.
After a lot of pushing, the log mover aside and reveals a lot of bugs, worms and miscellaneous creepy-crawlies. Giza looks disgusted as Zadha takes a fat worm and eats it.
Zadha: mmm, delicious.
Giza: ew, disgusting.
Zadha: no, try it, or else you will starve.
Giza: well, as a meercat once said, Hakuna Matata.
He takes a mouthful of worms and bugs and swallows it.
Giza: not as bad as I thought, I know that you are a shaman, but what else do you do out here?
Zadha: I live here, sometimes creatures come for help, and I help them, quite simple.
Giza: then you can help me, by removing this shroud.
Zadha: I cannot undo the work of the gods, but I can make it shrink.
Giza: you can? I mean, how?
Zadha: are you sure you want to do this?
Giza: yeah!
Zadha: well, sniff in the air, what do you scent?
Giza sniffs, and a intoxicating scent enters his nose, his heart begin to beat faster and faster, he begins to shiver, but not of cold or fear.
Giza: what is happening to me?
Zadha looks into his eyes, even if she can’t see them, she can feel how they gaze upon her.
Zadha: tell me your thoughts Giza, do it.
Giza: all I can think of is you.
Zadha: what do you want to do with me?
Giza: oh my god…
Zadha: come get it, I’m yours to take.
They start to carcass each other, they became one under the heating sun,
Giza did not even think of the past, his mind was busy with Zadha.
Chapter III
Where can he be?
All creatures (or most of them) was waiting for the scouts to return, Kovu and Kiara did not sleep for three days, Zazu and Rafiki was beginning to concern about them.
Zazu: sire, I think it would be good if you rest a bit.
Kovu: no, I will wait for the scouts.
Kiara: that won’t be long, there they come.
Kovu: where?
A hawk lands in front of them
Kovu: did you find him?
Scout: I am sorry your highness, there is no sign of him; we did neither find any corpse, so he have to be alive.
Kovu: yes, somewhere, you may go now.
Scout: thank you sire.
The hawk flies away.
Kovu slowly goes up on the top of the pride rock and roars his sorrow out over the land.
Next day Vitani and some lionesses laid at the waterhole, amazingly no one said a word, Haffi and Sinita joined them, they did neither say a thing, they just looked down into the ground.
Far away in the northeast.
Giza had just experienced something that he not even in his wildest dreams could imagine.
A little while later (approx. 1 hour)
Giza is fast asleep, and Zadha sits at his side, only his ribcage is covered in shroud, she watches at his head as it moves a bit on the ground, she sighs and let her paw run through the partial mane, he starts to purr silently in his sleep, she looks on his body again and curses the shroud before going to sleep.
They both wake up almost at the same time next day.
Giza sighs when he sees Zadha lying next to him.
Giza: Zadha, I thought you only where a dream.
Zadha: an extremely joyful dream then, look at your self the shroud is almost gone, didn’t I do a great job?
Giza: you call mating a job?
Zadha: it’s my job to help others, and you desperately needed help, so I helped you.
Giza looks down at his paws.
Giza: the same colour as my brother, only darker, as if seen at night.
He looks up on the sun, but can only see a black orb where others see the sun.
Giza: it’s because that the sun refuses to shine on me, but you, Zadha is spreading more light than the sun, even I, a shadow being can see it.
Zadha: oh, you’re so cute, but you’re not a shadow being, because they don’t have any bodies, you have, and I know all about it.
She licks him on his cheek.
Zadha: just tell me, was this your first time?
Giza: [blushes] well, yeah it was, you seem so experienced.
Zadha: if you lived as long as I have, you got to be experienced.
Giza: I know it’s rude to ask a lady about her age, but how old are you?
Zadha: