KawaiiCutie12: So I've really wanted to write this, even before my oneshot. It's about our two favorite royal brothers, of course. Anyway, here's the first chap!

Lion King ©️ Disney

OC's ©️ me

Chapter 1:

The Savannah was a beautiful place. The perfect weather, pure water, and so many animals. There was a certain section of the Savannah, however, that was flourishing with animals.

That was the Pridelands, ruled by King Mufasa, son of former King and Queen (Ahadi and Uru), and Queen Sarabi.

Everyone adored these two, and even slightly feared them, for they could easily exile (or even execute) any animal that didn't comply with their laws.

Everyone was always so focused on the king, no one seemed to pay much attention to his brother, Prince Taka, known as Scar nowadays. Rumor has it that he was supposed to be the heir, due to being Uru and Ahadi's only cub at the time (and being a former Prince), but since Mufasa was born, he snatched that right from him, and handed it to Mufasa instead(1).

Which would explain why the two rarely got along.

For instance, at the moment, Scar was grumbling about how Mufasa can't ever take criticism.

"Damn fool. Swears he knows everything, yet won't admit when something always seems to blow up in his face."

He clawed at whatever was in front of him, needing desperately to release his anger.

"Why did I get stuck with such a conceited ball of fur for a brother?"

He lied down for a bit, fuming. He was already pissed off (no thanks to his oldest), and the argument that him and Mufasa just had only increased it.

He stalked off to the Elephant Graveyard. As dimwitted as the hyenas were, they were childhood friends (especially considering Shenzi's mother took him in when Ahadi exiled and disowned him) and he knew that he could trust them with anything.

He wasn't too surprised by what he walked into. Banzai and Ed were arguing yet again, and Shenzi had yelled at them to stop.

He mentally chuckled, temporarily forgetting why he was even upset.

But that didn't last for long.

It had been about a few more minutes until he made himself known.

"Scar!"

"Hey, ol' pal!"

Ed ran over to him and began to nuzzle him. "Hahahahahaah!"

Scar growled and bared his teeth, signaling to the hyenas he was not in the mood.

He whimpered and backed away in fear, getting the message.

Scar said nothing as he climbed up the elephant skull.

Banzai nudged Shenzi. "Hey, what's up with Scar?"

Shenzi sighed. "Probably another fight with that damn brother of his."

She turned to face the two. "Let's give him some space. We all know how he can get."

Banzai and Ed nodded, going off on their own, deeper in the cave.

Shenzi looked towards where Scar went, and climbed up the elephant skull.

"Okay, Scar, what happened now?" she asked, sitting next to him.

He sighed. "My brother is being a bloody idiot," he answered solemnly.

Shenzi looked at him. "That's all?"

Scar rose an eyebrow. "What else could be wrong? The overweight lump of arrogance has too much pride."

Shenzi chuckled."Ya got that right."

Scar also let out a halfhearted laugh. "I'm aware."

"Always swearin' he's right about something huh?" Shenzi grinned.

Scar rolled his eyes, but still let out a chuckle. "Most definitely."

Shenzi shook her head. "No wonder he was Ahadi's favorite."

Scar snorted, but she saw right through it.

Shenzi raised a brow. "Are ya sure that's all?"

Scar sighed. He didn't know why he bothered, he knew he could never get anything past her.

Scar lowered his voice. "Just thinking about my mother," he quietly confided in her.

Shenzi soon understood. Uru was the only lioness that didn't mind Scar's friendship with the hyenas. In fact, she was thrilled that her precious little Taka had friends that loved to spend time with him, regardless if they were hyenas. She would even tag along at times and secretly watch over the pups whenever their parents couldn't.

"Scar..."

She put a paw on his shoulder. She knew how close he was to his mother, and she was almost certain whatever Mufasa had said made him think back to his mother.

"Do ya wanna talk about it?" she asked him softly.

Scar sighed. They hyenas were practically his family of a different species. However, there were some things that he couldn't even tell them about. Not because he didn't trust them, but some things were better left unsaid.

"No, I'd rather just be alone now." He looked up at her.

Shenzi understood, and nodded her head. "Well, if ya need anything, ya know where ta fin' me."

He slightly nodded and Shenzi climbed down. He'd never admit it out loud, but Shenzi was truly his best friend. They'd been through hell and back together, and he knew he could count on her (and vice versa).

He waited until she was a good few feet away before slamming the skull in anger.

"Dammit!"

He began shaking in anger as those damned tears sprang to his eyes.

"Mufasa was wrong about you, Mother," he whispered enraged, "you weren't naive or weak, you just believed in giving all animals a fair chance."

What he didn't know was that Shenzi was reapproaching and heard what he said, and while she'd never admit it, her heart hurt for him. He was like her brother, and seeing him this upset hurt her.

She changed her mind and walked back to where the rest of her clan was.

Banzai and Ed noticed the look on her face.

"Hahaahahaha!"

"Yeah, what's wrong, Shenz?"

Shenzi sighed again. "Scar's kinda an emotional wreck right now," she whispered, "so he really needs his space."

She looked at Ed, who started to whimper.

"He didn't mean it, Ed," she reassured him, "he's just pissed."

Ed began making puppy eyes and more whimpering sounds. "I know, Ed, and I do too," she reassured him, "but he's not too happy, so don't bother him right now."

Ed nodded rapidly, while Banzai let out an "aight".

About an hour later, Scar was waking up from a deep sleep. He hadn't felt that emotionally drained in nearly a lifetime. He looked down in confusion, then remembered he was at the elephant graveyard.

He slowly stretched before climbing down the skull. Around the corner were his three friends. Shenzi and Ed were laughing at Banzai, who was rubbing his nose furiously.

"It ain't funny!"

Ed started to laugh harder, until he turned and saw Scar. He began to whimper and backed into the wall.

Shenzi and Banzai turned to see Scar as well, then realized why Ed backed away.

Banzai walked up to him. "Hey, ya feelin' better pal?"

He gave him a slight smile. "Decent enough."

Shenzi smiled, and her and Banzai put a paw on each shoulder.

Scar smiled, then turned to Ed. He eyed the lion, still hurt by the facial threat given to him earlier.

Scar sighed, then made his way over to Ed. He continued whimpering, until he felt something soft on his head.

He stopped, and looked to see Scar. He whimpered in confusion, and Scar chuckled.

"Sorry about that, Ed."

He was confused for a few moments, but soon his laughter came back, and he nuzzled Scar back.

Banzai and Ed ran off, as Scar was about to as well, until, Shenzi pulled him back.

"Are ya sure you're okay?" Shenzi asked him.

Scar sighed and rolled his eyes. "Yes mother, don't worry."

"Okay..."

She followed Banzai and Ed, and Scar walked out towards his den.

Back at Pride Rock, Mufasa was thinking about the argument he had with his brother. He knew he crossed the line when he brought in his-their mother.

As rude as it was for him to say that about Uru, he wasn't gonna sit here and excuse the insults that were thrown at his father.

He's being a hypocrite. Uru always favored him, always spent her time with him, and didn't even care that he was friends with our sworn enemy. Just who does he think he is? Questioning my father when his own mother-

"Dad."

He looked down to see his son, quizzically looking up at him.

He sighed, irritated enough with his brother. "What is it, Simba?"

Simba caught onto his tone, and grew shy.

"Oh, um...never mind," he answered sadly.

He walked away, tail in between his legs.

"Simba, wait."

The golden cub stopped walking and turned around. "Yeah?"

"I'm sorry, Simba. I didn't mean to sound mad at you."

He watched Simba's sadness fade, and a little bit of his own faded as well.

"What did you want to ask me?" he continued.

Simba looked down again. "Well...you looked so angry when you came home, I just wanted to know if you were okay."

Mufasa gave a weak smile and rubbed his son's head. "I am now, Simba. I didn't mean to seem angry at you."

He brightened up. "That's okay, Dad. Can we go play now?"

Mufasa looked onward. It was a beautiful day. And maybe, just maybe, he might get his mind off of-

He chuckled. "I suppose."

"Well, come on!"

Simba ran down, with Mufasa following slowly behind, still shaken up by the argument with his brother.

"Dad, why are you moving so slow? You're not that old!"

Hearing that snapped him back into reality. He chased after Simba. "Hey, get back here!"

Simba laughed as her ran faster. However, he was merely a cub, so his speed did him no justice. Mufasa caught up to him and tackled him to the ground.

"Who're you calling old?" he playfully asked, and began tickling him.

Simba tried to wriggle out of his father's grasp. "I w-was kid-ding!"

He gave him a noogie, and Simba broke free as the two fell into a heap of laughter.

"Well, that's a nice sight."

The two looked up to see Sarabi, chuckling at them.

Mufasa stood up and nuzzled his mate; she repeated the action with Simba.

Their son began hopping up and down. "Can I sleepover with Nuka, Vitani, and Kovu?"

Sarabi hesitated. As much as she respected and tried to like Zira as Scar's mate, she also didn't get the greatest vibes from her...

But those negative thoughts vanished when she saw the look in Simba's eyes.

"Okay," she finally gave in, "only if Aunt Zira is up for it."

"Mother's visiting her friends, I'll keep watch for now."

They turned to see Nuka, with a cocky grin, making him a complete photocopy of Scar.

Sarabi raised a brow. She knew Nuka meant well, but...he wasn't necessarily the most reliable.

"Nuka, honey..." Sarabi began, but stopped when she saw Zira approaching.

"Sarabi."

"Zira."

There was yet another heavy silence. At this point, Mufasa wasn't even surprised with the amount of negativity he was having nowadays.

"Mother, I thought you were with Aunty," Nuka mentioned.

Zira looked down at him. "I was, but she wasn't feeling well, so I decided to return."

She faced Sarabi again. "I couldn't help but overhear you guys. I don't mind taking him under my wing for a while."

Simba pounced on her. "YAY! Thanks Aunt Zira!"

Zira chuckled. She'd never admit it out loud, but she couldn't deny her adoration for the cub.

She turned to her eldest. "Nuka, go find your sister and Kovu."

Nuka ran off and she looked down at Simba.

"Come on, Simba."

He followed after her. "Bye mom, bye dad!"

"Bye Simba!" they said in unison.

They went to find his other cousins, and found Vitani and Nala wrestling in the dirt. Not knowing any better, Nuka shouted at them.

"Hey, get off of each other!"

"Nala!"

"Vitani!"

The girls stopped wrestling and sat up laughing.

"We weren't really fighting guys," Nala commented.

"Yeah, I just wanted to see if she was as good a wrestler as everyone says she is," Vitani added. She looked at Nala. "And she is."

Nala beamed. "Awee thanks 'Tani, but you got me a few times."

Vitani smirked. "You'll catch up, don't worry."

"Hey!"

The young lionesses laughed and got up to walk towards Zira.

"Can Nala sleep over, Mother?" Vitani asked Zira.

Zira looked at Nala for a moment.

Nala couldn't contain herself. "Pleaseeee!"

"Only if your mother says it's alright," she chuckled.

Nala sped off at the speed of light, nearly crashing into her mother.

"Mom, Mom, Mom! Can I sleep over at Vitani's place?"

Sarafina couldn't help but laugh. "If you're not gonna drive Zira and Scar up a wall then sure."

Nala nuzzled her mother. "Thank you thank you thank you!"

Sarafina smiled as Nala ran off. Her and Scar had met as cubs, when he still went by Taka. As they spent more time together, they grew closer and had a brother and sister like bond. She was probably the only lioness that was genuinely happy for Scar, and like Zira as a lioness and friend. Even better, since Nala's father had disowned her, Scar acted as a father figure to her.

She was so happy, especially since she grew closer to his kids (mainly Vitani).

Nala returned to the group, happy as ever.

"She said yes!"

Her and Vitani jumped up and down, while Simba, Nuka, and Kovu looked each other a bit petrified.

"Okay, come on you two!" Zira called.

They all followed Zira to the den where her and Scar camped out at. They were gonna have a fun time tonight!

KawaiiCutie12: Here's a new fanfic. This one is gonna be a bit slow, since I've been having writer's block lately. c y'all!

Ages:

Simba, Nala, Vitani, and Kovu: 1 year old

Nuka: 3 years old

1: Remember, him and Mufasa have different dads