A Lioness in Human Skin

Chapter 1

AN: I thought it might be fun to have a fanfic with Hinata being raised by lions. Why? I haven't seen one like it!

I know I have many story's on the go, but I can't help myself~

If any of my information is wrong, please feel free to tell me. I rarely look up what I write...

ALSO: This story has gotten some flames and some criticism for being unrealistic, but I still love it, and a lot of my other readers do as well(like, tons of them). Remember, this is a fanfiction, and an imaginary world.

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Her father told her that when she was a baby, he found her in an abandoned campsite. Human's usually stayed there, but for some reason there was no one but her. He was an seasoned lion, but he got kicked out by his son after he lost. As the rules went, he left. He could have gotten a new pride, or challenged other leaders, but he found her.

Being the caring lion he was, he took her in. No human cub would last long in this dessert.

Having a human baby was difficult. The other animal's mocked him. They didn't live, of course. Although he took her in, he was not weak. Meeting her needs was perhaps the hardest thing. She was able to walk, but hardly. She could drink on her own, which helped. When it came to eating, she was picky at first. But, she gave up after a while. Raw meat was her second favourite, her first were the wild berries they would come across.

She grew fast, perhaps a little too fast. Before he knew it, she was ready to go out on her own. He crunched up his nose. There was no way he would leave her on her own, so he followed her. She didn't seem to mind, luckily.

The likely hood of a pride accepting her was unlikely. Although every pride knew she was raised by him, they would find her a mockery. Even though he told her, she refused. She wanted a pride.

It didn't matter if she did or not, soon as she found one they would attack her. He would have to challenge the leader before such things happened. If he became the head, no one would be able to hurt her.

She was a good hunter, he taught her well. She would make a good huntress with the lionesses. Her style was different, but it was good for singularly hunts as well group hunts.

How? When she was still learning to defend herself, she beat an unlikely foe. Another rouge lion. Being prideful and intelligent, she took his claws. He didn't know how she did it, but she managed to make the claws her own. She somehow strapped them in-between her fingers, so she could use them like he did. It made her feel more lion, and act it. She used her claws as well as any lion.

Since her teeth weren't sharp, she tended to go for the kill with her claws instead. She leaned the neck was the weak spot very quickly. He himself couldn't use his claws like that, but she did. She was a clever girl, it was why she lasted so long.

She adapted so well, for being human. He was proud to call her his child. Although she was an ugly human, she was a beautiful lioness in his eyes. Her hair was dark and long, but she kept care of it so it shone brightly. Her skin left something to be desired, but she covered it with the pelts of her kill. She didn't have fur of her own, so she made some. She even wore a lion's mane, from the same lion she took the claws, around her neck. He made a sound of humor, she was trying to act all mighty for being so small. It was true, she was small. Even so, she used it to her advantage. She could shift and twist in ways he could never imagine. Because of this, she survived. She was a natural fighter, so it was easy to train her body to be able to last.

One thought never ceased in his mind. Why did the humans abandon her? Human's tended to stick together, but not them. Was her humans ashamed?

Yet, she made a wonderful lion. He couldn't ask for a better daughter.

She turned to look at him, her pale lavender eyes focused on him.

"Father." She puffed up her chest, showing her mane. She always did that before she asked a question. He made a sound for her to continue.

"Will you show me humans?" His head shot up from his paws, his tail swishing.

Never before did she show interest in humans, why now? He growled, his muzzle crumpling. She bared her teeth at him, showing she wasn't afraid. It was a power thing. She was very territorial despite being female, and human.

"Why?" He finally asked, knowing she wouldn't back down. There was no way he was going to get her stop. He learned that when she reached her thirteenth year. She was in her seventeenth year now. That was often an adult in human standards.

"I want to see why my kind left me." She ran her clawed fingers in her main, her lips twisting.

"Will you try communicate?" She shook her head, her hair flailing around. It was amazing, the color of her hair. She was the only lion with such beautiful colors. Then again, she wasn't fully lion. "How do I know you're telling the truth?" He got up and sat on his hunches. She walked up to him, on her two feet, and pressed her forehead against his. He hmphed. Cunning girl. She knew he was weak to her being affectionate. She was not one for affection after all.

"I do not know the human language." That was true. How could she communicate when she could not talk? He shifted his paws.

"Does this mean you have given up on a pride?" It was her turn for her nose to scrunch up. His ear twitched. Even though she was so ugly, she made such interesting faces.

"I will find a pride soon as I find out humans." She said, rubbing her face on him. He rubbed his muzzle on her, making her giggle. The sound always made him feel relaxed, since it was a sound only she could make.

"We will leave in the morning." Her face brightened, it made his gut drop. For fifteen years he raised her. She was his child more than any of his sons. But, what if she chose humans?

What if she left him?