He Saved Me!!!

Chapter 9: Hidden Feelings

Kion nervously led Zuri outside of Pride Rock. Both of them were hoping not to get noticed by anyone while on their way out. The last thing they would want is someone following them and listening to their private conversation.

Kion felt uneasy about this little talk. He was embarrased to talk to her about everything thats happened so far. But in order to get rid of this embarrassment, he had to confront her.

Zuri was almost on par with Kion, but she was just as close to passing out. This could either be her chance to fix everything and remain friends, or confess her feelings twords her crush. She wished that Kion would love her back but she couldn't get her hopes up.

The two walked outside of the den and tried to find a safe spot that wasn't too far from Pride Rock, but far enough to not be noticed. The dark night of the sky shined above them with rivers of stars twinkling. It was beautiful outside.

"Alright this should be a good spot.", Kion said.

It was a little spot with grass and trees surrounding it. It was also peaceful here and they had a good view of the Savannah plains.

Kion faced twords Zuri and sat down. He motioned her to come sit down by lightly hitting his paw in the ground.

Zuri felt a little queasy in her stomach. Not only were they alone but it was also very beautiful in the background which made this ask seem romantic. Zuri felt hesitant to go over and sit with him. She was breathing a little heavy through her nose.

Kion noticed her nervousness and looked at her with concern. "Are you feeling okay Zuri?". "Umm... I uh...just thought that...maybe we could look around too see if anyone is nearby. You know, so we wont be interrupted and all.", Zuri lied.

Kion saw how panicked and flustered she was. He didn't blame her about feeling this way. He went right up to her and gave her a smile which earned a little blush from Zuri as a reaction. "Its okay Zuri. I'm nervous about this too. But its just a little talk and nothing else, but if searching around to make sure were alone makes you feel better than I'll gladly do it.", he reassured. Zuri's qusieness went away fast after hearing his statement. His voice sounded the same during the crocodiles. It was so reassuring, safe, and magical. While Kion was searching every inch of the area Zuri stood there in her own thoughts, remembering that time with the crocodiles and what Kion said.

"Zuri I promise you I won't let go of you, please trust me so I won't lose you!"

"See, told ya I would catch you."

Those were the words that made Zuri feel special and made her heart pound rapidly for him. She couldn't help it. She was in love with him and she can't deny it.

Kion finished searching the area an came back to Zuri. "Alright the areas clear. So this is now just the two of us.", he confirmed.

They both took deep breathes out of their noses and looked at eachother. Eye to eye.

This was it, they were finally able to talk to eachother in private.

"So um. What did you want to talk about Kion?", Zuri asked. "That was a dumb question to ask!", Zuri thought.

"Well you see, I uh, wanted to talk about what happened this morning between you and me.", Kion said. Zuri's head flashed back to that memory. Her cheeks felt warm again.