The Lion Guard: Back to One

Chapter 6

It was night time and every night creature was awake, then one animal who doesn't wake up in the night woke up.

Kion woke up panting and sweating, he had the worst dream of his life.

He got up from his spot by his family and quietly but also carefully moved passed the sleeping lionesses to the entrance of the cave. Once he was fully away from everyone he ran down the rocks to the side of pride rock to the Lair. He walks inside the dark cave barely about to see he took small steps to find who he's looking for.

Kion could hear her breathing, and when he bumped into something he figured he found her. Luckily through some vines the moonlight shined through helping him see a little better. Looking down he saw her, Fuli, she was sleeping peacefully.

He couldn't help but listen to his body, he needs to be near her, to know she's safe out of harms way.

Kion jumps beside her and lays down falling back asleep.

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The sun slowly rose over the horizon and so did some animals, everyone woke up from their slumbers and was ready to start the day.

Back at pride rock, a cheetah yawns waking up from her slumber. She looks around remembering what happened and where she was. Fuli shivered at the nightmare she had, it was about that terrifying day, she just couldn't bare to fall back asleep to see it again.

Then she heard a yawn and jerks her head around to see a lion laying beside her.

"Kion!" Fuli said shocked.

The lion then opens his eyes moving them to emerald ones.

"Kion, what are you doing here?"

"Uhh, I can explain." Kion said nervously looking at the cheetah.

Fuli raises a brow waiting.

Kion knew that he would get bit or slapped for this but he has to.

"I had a bad dream."

"About?"

"You.."

That surprised the cheetah.

"Me? What about me?"

Kion then moves away to avoid getting hurt at any way.

"Kion, I can't even hurt you if I wanted to."

"You don't know that. You can find your strength again."

"Alright, tell me."

Kion looks down avoiding eye contact, "We were hanging out together then Janja and his clan came, we fought them but they had a upper hand then Janja killed you in front of me." There he said it.

Fuli was shocked and hurt for her friend, luckily he wasn't far enough so she lays her head under his chin. Kion his tears fall.

"I had to know you were okay." He finished.

"Of course I'm fine, Kion." Fuli said.

"You're not you got hurt."

"Kion."

"I couldn't save you."

"Kion."

"You wouldn't be this way because of me."

Kion then shuts his mouth feeling a lick on his cheek.

"Kion stop. It's not your fault, I didn't see it coming and you couldn't either."

"But-"

"Kion please, I don't want to anything about that day."

Kion then eyes her suspiciously.

"Is something wrong?" He asked pushing his thoughts aside.

"No, why would it be?"

"It can hurt you more than it hurts me."

Fuli then looks away from him.

"Fuli, you can tell me anything, we're friends. Please."

Kion then saw a tear and wipes it away.

"I keep having nightmares about that day... It will never stop haunting me. And I understand what Rafiki meant, I might never be the same."

Fuli then gasped when she felt Kion's lips against hers.

At first she wanted to pull away but didn't and kissed back with tears of her own.

They were both broken about that day, how long will this torture them.