˜"*°• There Will Be Time •°*"˜

{3} plan to escape

Back at pride rock Scar was prowling along a rock ledge. He pauses, then agitatedly knocks a bone off the edge. As Scar continues to slink along, both of the cubs bounds into view.

"Hey scar guess what!" Kovus voice pipped up.

Scar pauses in his tracks once again. turns and glowers at Kovu. "I despise guessing games."

Kovu wasn't phased as he smiled "Simba is going to be king of Pride Rock."

Simba grinned proudly nodding in agreement puffing his chest up a little.

"Oh, goodie." Scar said with small bit of sarcasm in his voice. While Simba walks to the ledge and overlooks the savanna.

"Yeah, My dad just showed us the whole kingdom" Simba looks at Scar over his shoulder. "And I'm gonna rule it all!" He cackles.

"Yes. Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy. Bad back, you know." Scar flops onto his side.

Kovu had an unamused expression as Simba approaches. "Hey, Uncle Scar" he jumps up on his mane.

"When I'm king, what'll that make you?" Simba looks down at scar waiting for a response of an answer to his question.

"A monkey's uncle." Scars reply got Simba laughing tumbled off onto the ground Landing on his stomach "You're so weird."

Scar lifts his head to meet Simba's gaze, "You have no idea." Scar stands up and walks away. "So, your father showed both of you the whole kingdom, did he?"

Kovu nodded "Everything " they trail off following him.

"He didn't show you what's beyond that rise at the northern border." Scar sits down, kovu being next to him as Simba sits also, his ears drooping.

"Well, no. He said we can't go there." Simba spoke lowly but auditable to hear cleary.

"And he's absolutely right! It's far" Scar leans in dramatically. "too dangerous. Only the bravest lions go there"

Scar looks away. Simba stands and puffs out his chest again.

"Well, we're both brave!" Simba tilts his head questioningly. "What's out there?"

"No, I'm sorry, Simba," scar looks away. "just can't tell you both".

"But, why not?" Kovu asked looking at him.

"Simba, kovu i'm only looking out for the well-being of my favorite two cubs" Scar pats Simba's head with a comparatively giant paw.

Simba peeks out from under Scar's paw and snorts "Yeah, right. We're the only ones you know deeply"

"All the more reason for me to be protective." Scar lifts a claw like it's his pinky. "An elephant graveyard is no place for a young cubs- oops!" He slaps a paw to his mouth in mocking horror

Simba stands up excitedly. "An elephant what?, Whao..." looks away as he met his gaze with kovus.

"Oh, dear, I've said too much. Well, I suppose you'd have found out sooner or later, you being so clever and all." Simba tries to slink off, but Scar grabs him and pulls him close. "Oh, just do me one favor: promise me you'll never visit that dreadful place."

Simba gave it a thought as he smiled "No problem."

"There's a good lad." Scar nudges Simba away. "You two run along now and have fun. And remember..."

Both kovu and Simba pauses and looks back at Scar. "it's our little secret."

As Simba ran off kovu glanced over at scar seeing him with a satisfied smile Walking away, he gotten a bad feeling about it but he shakes it off thinking that it was probably nothing and quickly follows simba.