Chapter 1 – Finding Hope.

AN – This is a story idea was given to me, by BrokenAskeus. Who has already planned out chapter 1 and part of chapter 2. Please enjoy and leave a review. Thank you.

Disclaimer: Disney characters belong to Disney and all OC's and story line belong to me.

Some place far away from the Pride Lands, a family was blessed, but that blessing was just about to be taken away. Seeing a leopard is very rare around this part of Africa because they normally live in jungles, but this black furred leopard that went by the name of Eliyah was the birthing and coronation caretaker for the Shadow Landers and their King and Queen, Hasami and Emri had just been blessed with a cub. Queen Emri held her little, Amira between her light tanned paws which, the little one also had because she took on her mom's appearance. Lazy baby-blue eyes and had very light tanned fur on her body. Also all four the paws were creamy white, like little round fingers.

Next to her was her older brother standing proudly, waving his tail. He was golden furred and he went by the name of Kia. His eyes are a light green and resembled his father. He had a little stub for a tuft, sticking up at the top of his head. As his mane should have started coming out by now. But that didn't matter so much, because he was a late bloomer. But their happiness was short live. As the howler monkeys sounded their alarm to warn the King that his kingdom was under attack. The King ran to the edge of the cave to see if he could see the attackers. But all he saw was chaos as his pride tried to fend off the rogue pride that had attacked his kingdom.

The Queen was screaming, "Eliyah please take my cubs to safety!" the leopard closed his eyes and bowed his head to his King and Queen, letting a tear slip, as for he knew he would not see them again. "Goodbye my friends..." Eliyah said with sadness in his voice, as he picked up Amira and told Kia to come with him. Together they ran away from the Shadow Lands, Eliyah was going to take the cubs to a King and Queen, who had been having troubles trying to have cubs, as he knew they would happily take in the cubs and raise them as their own.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Pride Lands, Kiara and Vitani were hunting in the valley, as Simba was teaching Kovu to be a real King. Kiara flung the rabbit into the air and bit into its tiny body, as blood splattered onto her fur. Vitani sat back and laughed, "You got it and I didn't even have to teach you anything!" "Oh Vitani...! I am a lioness after all, hunting is in our blood." remarked Kiara. "Yeah right, then why did you fail the first 15 times?" Vitani was glad her friend was getting better after discovering some awful news, that she can't ever have cubs.

Back with Eliyah. The leopard walked away from his friends forever, with his ears drooped. As Eliyah carried young Amira with her brother lagging along behind them, curiously looking back. "What's that awful- SMELL...," he whispered. Eliyah look at him unable to answer him for that was the smell that said his parents and the whole pride where dead. Kia kept himself busy by asking Eliyah questions. Like, what was his parents like when they young, and if Eliyah any siblings. And if he has any cub hood friends left. Eventually Kia stopped asking questions and was just walking slowly behind Eliyah. "Where are you...?" asked Eliyah as Kia had fallen behind a bit. "Come on catch up, you're asking things you shouldn't know." "Uncle Eli," he commanded. Eliyah continued to walk away from him and the young cub shook his head. "Weirdo," he mumbled.

They had come across field where gazelles munched on the grass, their auburn black tinted streaks very visible and of course the noticeable white rings around their necks. Their stomach began to mumble, showing how hungry they all were, "You stay here and do not move!" As Eliyah started stalking the prey, one gazelle spotted him and then warned the rest of the herd, Eliyah took off after the gazelles as he got close a gazelle leaped and looped and kicked as it jumped up and down. Eliyah scratched it and tripped it as it passed Eliyah. Then, he swung his paw at the gazelle with force knocking it completely still and breaking its neck. "Come here, kids...!" Eliyah yelled at Kia and Amira to come over and eat. Kia gazed at it and trembled and said, "I always hated hunting..."

"You have to eat." Eliyah told him as his sister starting eating right away. "I just don't like killing okay? Not after what Gaia did to me, left me for dead in the Crocodile River..." "I know but it's okay that is never going to happen again, so will you just please eat." "Okay fine." As they all sat down to eat.

Back in the Pride Lands, Simba and Kovu were walking along the borders. "I heard today, that Kiara can't have cubs." "Yeah I know, Kiara was heartbroken when she found out." "I know it must be sad but you guys will be happy again." "Thanks Simba, wait did you hear that." "No what was it" "MEW! MEW! MEW! MEW!" "That sounds like a cub Simba." Simba and Kovu started walking towards the sound of the cub. "Look Simba over here, it cub and… Oh no, it's still feeding on its dead mother." "Oh no. What are we going to do?" "I'll tell you what." Kovu said as he bent down to pick up the young cub, "We are going to take it home, I will raise her as my own." And then they started walking back to Pride Rock. Once they got there Simba let out a roar to tell all the lions to gather at the main cave which was now Kovu and Kiara's cave.

"Oh Simba she's so cute." said Nala. "She looks like I did when I was a cub" Sarabi said. Once they were all in the cave Simba sent Zazu to find Kiara and Vitani and to tell them they had a surprise for Kiara. About 30 minutes later Kiara come running into the cave. "What's the surprise." she asked. "Well come and take a look love." Kovu told her as he was lying down in the middle of the cave with the cub in his paws. "Oh, she looks so cute, where did you find her." Kiara asked lying down next to Kovu. "At the Northern border, next to her dead mother." "What are you doing to do with her?" she asked. Kovu put the cub into Kiara's paws and said, "Well we are going to take her in." "REALLY!" Kiara screamed with much glee. "Yeah, really Kiara." Kovu told her. "Oh, love you so much Kovu." Kiara said back with a bit of joyful sadness. "I love you too." He said back. As they laid together and nuzzled each other. "So what are we going to call her, Kiara?" asked Kovu, "Well, how about Arina." Kiara answered back. "That's prefect." He said.

AN – Hope you enjoyed it. Let me know what you guys thought in your reviews. Next is chapter 2.