Wow got a real treat for you. Two updates in one day. Don't think this has been rushed though I already had about half of this saved as an idea for something. Just made some tweaks and a couple hours extra work and there you are. Thanks to starzinmieyes who has already read and reviewed Chapter 3. Thanks man! Lovin you devotion! So without any further ado on with.

This chapter contains swearing from the start. If you read Chapter 3 you'll know tempers are a bit frayed at the moment.

Chapter 4

"NO!" Simba roared into the sky.

"I'm sorry…I truly am…." Kovu muttered

"Shut the fuck up you lying bastard!"

"Daddy!" Kiara yelled "This is nothing to do with Kovu he didn't have anything to do with it. He wasn't even born!"

"That's not the point!" Simba lunged at Kovu.

Kovu, who wasn't expecting a fight was just sitting down with his tail wrapped around him when Simba tackled him to the ground.

"Calm down Simba!" he yelled "I'm telling what I know, nothing else!"

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Simba shouted back. The volume of his voice increasing with each spoken word.

"Daddy please" Kiara begged as Simba's extended claws were making their way closer and closer to Kovu's neck. Kiara's words seemed to be getting somewhere as the king slowed but didn't stop. Kovu used this his advantage to claw at Simba's wrist, releasing the pressure on Kovu's shoulders allowing him to stand.

"Simba…I'm trying to be reasonable. I'd be pretty pissed if I'd just had news like that, and I'm not thinking of you as any less of a person…but please this has to stop."

"No!" Simba was crying. "This is your fault."

"Frankly Simba I don't see how it is!" he paused "But if you continue this…I will defend myself."

"So be it…"

"No!" Kiara yelled as the two lions clashed. "Stop this!" she glanced at Kovu "Kovu, you have to stop this!"

"Sorry Kiara…I'm a little preoccupied at the moment"

Kovu was gaining the upper hand. Despite trying not to actually hurt Simba.

The forgotten Niera and Lana just stood in shock. Lana came back to her senses "We've got to get help" she said to Niera who nodded. Lana started to run off. Niera, who was one of Kiara's closest friends shouted "We're going to get help!"

"Hurry! Before they kill each other!"

Niera sprinted as fast as she could to catch up Lana.

Kiara turned back to the two lions. Just in time to see Simba swipe Kovu across his face. Kovu reeled back, roaring in pain. Though the wound wasn't deep enough to be fatal. That didn't mean it didn't hurt. Kovu wiped blood from out of his eyes. The crimson liquid clung to his paw. Simba began to stand, groggily. Kovu was waiting for him. He put all his remaining effort towards one leap. "I'm sorry Simba…forgive me" he said quietly as he sprung. As Kovu leapt he bought forward his paw and smashed it into the side of Simba's head.

Simba collided with a nearby tree, before collapsing limply on the ground. Despite Simba being the injured lion Kovu was rolling around on the ground in pain, clutching his paw. He managed to stand and hobble over to Simba.

Kiara ran over "Kovu…is he…"

Kovu shook his head "Unconscious"

"You both need to go see Rafiki"

Kovu in his weakened and injured state nodded, slinging Simba onto his back before walking in the direction of Rafiki's tree.

"Taka!" Makan yelled

"Yes father?" A small brown cub answered. He had a small black tuft on the top of his head and shining blue eyes.

"Where is your mother?"

"Eh…I don't know father"

"Liar!" Makan spat, hitting the cub with his paw "Do you really think I'm that naïve?" he continued, hitting the cub for a second and a third time.

"….I…I swear on my life that I don't know" the little cub whimpered.

Makan roared with laughter. "Good, good. Mark my words son I will hold you to that."

Taka gulped "Y…yes father. Of course father."

"Good…now, get out of my sight"

Taka nodded before scampering out of the cave as fast a his little paws would carry him.

"Rafiki!" Kiara shouted.

"Do you think he's in?"

Kiara rolled her eyes. Just then a strange laughing sound echoed around them. "Well…dis is a strange predicament you have gotten yourself in to"

"Rafiki?" Kiara asked.

"Dat I am" he answered from just behind Kiara.

"Ahhh! Rafiki don't do that!"

The mandrill just chuckled in response. "Now judging by what I can see…" he looked at Kovu and Kiara before finally resting his gaze on the unconscious Simba. "Whatever did you do to de king" he asked. Kiara noted that he didn't seem to voice concern, only curiosity.

"I…he wanted me to…ahhh…tell him about…ummm Makan" Kovu answered.

Rafiki's eyes widened and her raised an eyebrow at this. "Ah" was all he said. After a while he said "I think…Kiara that you should go back to the pride, and assure them that the king has had a slight accident and that Kovu is with him."

Kiara opened her mouth to speak but was immediately hushed by Rafiki.

"Also, tell your mother to visit me at sunrise tomorrow."

Kiara nodded before bidding Rafiki and Kovu a goodnight.

Kovu watched Kiara disappear before turning back to Rafiki.

"It is getting dark Kovu" the mandrill noted as he stared at the sky. "Come in. I will help bring in de king."

After helping Rafiki carry Simba into the tree. Kovu told him what had happened. The baboon paid close attention while tending to the king and Kovu's paw and scratched face.

When Kovu had finished Rafiki gazed at him before saying "I am guessing dat de king has not heard all of de tale."

Kovu shook his head.

"Then as soon as he wakes you must finish"

"Finish…" Kovu gasped "He just tried to kill me"

Rafiki sighed "Kovu my child. It wont be hard for you of a people to understand loss. Now for Simba to loose so much to Scar…" he sighed "Give de king a chance" then he suddenly smiled "Do not worry. Rafiki is here."

Kovu couldn't help but laugh at the mandrills sudden up beat attitude. But his smile quickly faded.

Simba began to moan from his resting place on the floor "Whaa….what happened."

"Ah your majesty" Rafiki said bowing "Allow me to explain. Kovu told you a piece of very upsetting news so you…uh attacked him."

Simba moaned again. It was all coming back now what have I done. He thought to himself if I've done something wrong Kiara will never forgive me. "Where is Kovu"

"He is right here your majesty"

Simba groaned a third time, opening his eyes he groggily sat up. Turning to face Kovu he said "Kovu, I'm so sorry please forgive me."

"It's ok Simba, I understand. Once when I was younger I heard a rouge male say some bad things about my sister."

"And?" Simba asked slightly intrigued.

"Well, suffice it to say that between me and Nuka we nearly killed him and it took about half the pride to get us off of him." Kovu was silent for a moment. Talking about Nuka again in any way bought back many memories. Good and bad.

"I'm sorry. I should have let you finish." he paused "So anyway where were we."

Kovu smiled. Glad everything was behind them. "Well. The very night Makan chose Nala was the one she ran away. It took Makan days to get over his anger. About a week later he met a lioness called Zantha. Who I think the lioness we found is."

Simba smiled "Thank you Kovu. I'm very sorry for what happened."

"Sorry to intrude" the forgotten Rafiki said but it is so late it's almost early. I suggest you should both be heading back."

Rafiki watched the pair disappear towards Pride Rock.

Rafiki returned into his tree just in time to be disturbed again. Someone outside was hissing his name. He rolled his eyes "What does a baboon need to do to get some sleep around here?" he jumped out of his tree.

"Hi Rafiki, Kiara sent me."

"Ah Nala. Forgive me but I told Kiara to tell you to visit at sun rise."

"It sounded important so I waited until Kovu and Simba left."

"Fine then, I'll get to it. Nala I believe your life to be in danger though I have not yet told Simba and Kovu." he paused "Nala, I know that on the day you left you said that nothing had happened."

"Yeah" Nala answered questioningly.

"Are you absolutely sure?"

Nala bit her tongue "Yes Rafiki I'm sure"

Rafiki thought her saw a hint of fear in her eyes I'd be scared if I was told that my life was feared for so he passed it off as nothing. "That's all then. Get back to Simba, I'm sure he's very worried."

Nala thanked him turned and left. As Rafiki climbed back into his tree for some much needed sleep he thought he had seen a tear in her eye as she had turned to leave. He chuckled to himself "Ah Rafiki you are getting paranoid." Rafiki laid down joining the rest of the Savannah animals in much needed rest.

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