Remember Who You Are

Chapter 7: Fear And Doubt

A few minutes later the family had arrived back at Pride Rock where Simba gently placed Kion back on the ground. "Stay right here and don't move," Simba said sternly.

"Yes sir," Kion said softly.

"Kiara come with me," Simba commanded, motioning for his daughter to follow him.

"Yes Daddy," Kiara whispered, walking behind Simba with her ears pinned to her head.

"Nala you should come too," Simba suggested. Nala nodded and followed her mate and daughter outside the cave. Just then Zuri and Tiifu entered the cave followed closely by Kion's Guard.

"Kion how ya doing buddy?" Bunga asked, being careful not to be to loud.

"I'm ok," came Kion's soft response.

"Where's Kiara?" Zuri asked, looking around for her friend.

"Outside with Simba and Nala," Kion responded. "I think she's in trouble because I got hurt."

"Once again you managed to get Kiara grounded Kion," Zuri said, rolling her blue eyes.

"Shut up Zuri," Fuli growled, glaring at the tan coated cub.

"Its true Fuli!" Zuri cried out. "Kion always manages to get Kiara in trouble!"

"I do?" Kion asked, surprised he would do such a thing.

"Yeah like all the time," Zuri said, once again rolling her eyes. "I think you enjoy seeing Kiara miserable or something like that."

"I'm warning you Zuri you'd better shut your trap," Fuli hissed, her green eyes fiery.

"Yeah quit makin' up stuff," Bunga chimed in.

"Yeah Kion doesn't enjoy making Kiara miserable," Ono put in. "In fact he hates making anyone miserable."

"He loves making Kiara look bad in front of their parents," Zuri declared, ignoring the death glares she was getting from Kion's friends.

"Zuri maybe you should stop talking," Tiifu said, looking at the Guard, who looked like they wanted to murder the tan coated cub.

"I'm not saying anything that isn't true Tiifu," Zuri proclaimed. "Kion's like super jealous of Kiara so he looks for any way to make her look bad. In fact if I remember correctly it was Kion's idea to go to the watering hole."

"That's it!" Fuli snarled. "If you say one more word I'm going to rip you apart Zuri!"

"No Fuli she's right," Kion said, causing the cheetah to look at him in surprise. "It was my idea to go to the watering hole, But I didn't mean for Kiara to get into trouble. Honest I didn't."

"Yeah right," Zuri scoffed. "I just bet you wondered off on purpose just to get Kiara in trouble."

"That's not true!" Kion shouted, jumping to his feet. However when he did this he put his full weight on his broken paw, which caused him pain. "Oww that hurts," he groaned, shutting his eyes.

"Puh you get what you deserve," Zuri said coldly.

"For King's Sake Zuri shut up!" Tiifu shouted, startling Zuri. Then she did something that was even more shocking. She hit Zuri in the face hard, leaving four long scratch marks on her cheek.