This is the last chapter!!

I don't own any of the characters, besides Lamka.

Its before dawn now, and Kovu is up and worried about his sister, Kopa, and his mate Lamka, after they didn't return. He knows Vitani can take care of herself, but with all of them gone he doesn't know what to do. Being the only one up he decides to let the others wake by themselves, and then they will go search. He sits at the point of Pride Rock, scanning the savanna for his sister, and friends.

The sun rises before his eyes and soon Kiara comes up behind him.

"Your up early." Kiara says nuzzling Kovu.

"Vitani, Kopa, and Lamka never came home last night, I'm worried." Kovu says nuzzling Kiara back.

"Don't worry, I'm sure they're fine."

"I hope so."

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Vitani wakes up to the sun beating down on her wet fur from the morning dew. She looks around, yawning. Kopa has his head and front paws on her back. She hits him with her tail.

"Mmm?" Kopa groans.

"Come on, we should get back, my brother's probably worried about us." Vitani says standing up, letting Kopa flop to the ground.

"Alright." Kopa slowly stands, and shakes his main of the dew.

They nuzzle for a few moments, and then start walking back to Pride Rock.

"Ya' know, we still have to explain this to our family." Kopa reminds Vitani.

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A few more lionesses have woken up now, and are sitting by Kovu and Kiara at the entrance of the cave. Simba walks out with Nala beside him.

"What's going on?" the former king asks.

"Vitani, Kopa, and Lamka never returned last night." Kovu informs him.

"Wait! I think I see them!" a lioness says pointing out into the savanna. Sure enough in the distance you can see the form of a lion, with a brown main, and another walking beside him.

"But wait... where's Lamka, I think that's only Vitani and Kopa." Kiara says walking to the tip of Pride Rock.

The pride sits and waits for the two to make their way to Pride Rock, to hear their explanation. Soon they walk up the rocks, and are in front of all eyes of the pride.

"Where were you?" Kovu in a worried and stern tone.

"Well, last night Lamka left." Kopa says.

"Why?" Nala asks.

"Because, I finally realized that I still loved Vitani." He looks at her and they nuzzle.

Everyone smiles at this.

"So Lamka's gone for good?" Kovu asks.

"Yes."

"But I thought you were king?" Kiara asks.

"I resign, she can handle it, its a small pride, and not much land." Kopa explains.

"Oh."

There's a bit of an awkward silence.

"Well, congratulations!" Kiara breaks the silence. Others congratulate as well, Nala walks up to the new couple.

"Like it was originally planed." She says quietly more to the two of them, with a large smile.

Vitani has on a smile that says thank you to Nala.

A cub walks up from behind her mother. "Mamma I'm hungary!" she whines.

The pride laughs.

"Well then I guess we should go hunting." Nala says, "The hunting party for today, follow me." with that she walks down Pride Rock, and about half the pride follows, this doesn't include Vitani, who walks up to Kovu.

"You will let him stay right?"

Kovu ponders the question for a bit. "I guess, for you." Kovu smiles.

"Thanks." Vitani nuzzles her brother.

Well that's it for my story, sorry it took so long, and this chapter was short, I've been really busy and wanted to wrap this up, and I had a bit of a writing slump. I will make a sequel to this story, I don't have any ideas right now, so if you got one, let me know, can't guarantee I'll use it, but I'll consider it. Hope you liked it!!

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