The Lion King IV: Kopa's Story (COMPLETED)

Chapter 22

I felt my paws clash against the hard, dry African ground. The air was pumping through my lungs quickly, in and out, in and out. I jump over a boulder and land on the ground with grace. My paws don't make a sound as they continue to make contact with the earth, my permanently exposed claws help with the almost silent steps.

"Vitani, wait!" I manage to yell as I chase after her. She quickens her pace and throws dust into my face. I groan, halting my quick steps and I rub my shoulder over my eyes to get the nasty dust out of them. I hear Vitani sigh and her steps are slow and steady. I can hear her coming closer but I ignore her since she pissed me off with her lame way to get rid of me.

"Sorry. " She sniffles and sits next to my resting body. I shrug and continue to rub my burning eyes.

"Here let me he-" She begins but I cut her off.

"No. You're so selfish, Vitani." I growl and finally get all the dust out from my eyes. Her eyes narrow and she scoots away from me.

"Excuse me?" She growls.

"You found your family, the family that has been looking for you for years may I add, and you refuse to let them into your life." I turn my head to look at her better.

"Tama and Tojo aren't my family. They are liars. " She retaliates and this time I get up and face her sitting body.

"Vitani, whether you like it or not Tama and Tojo are your parents and Shanni is your sister."

"No! My mother was Zira and my father was Scar! Who's side are you on?" She says now yelling and rises to her full height.

"This isn't a matter of picking sides! It's about your family, your blood! How could you just-"

"Did you know?" She asks cutting my words short and unexpectedly.

"Nala told me about two months or so ago. " I admit and look down at her beautiful, gloomy face.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She whispers sending chills up and down my body.

"It wasn't my place to tell you about something like that. I can tell you what I know if you'd like. " I explain with a much softer voice. She looks away and stares at the ground. I flick my ears back and bring my snout over to her cheek and lightly lick it.

A single tear rolls down her perfect, dirty blonde, cheek. I nudge her lightly with my nose and she flicks her rimmed ears back. I sigh and let my body relax, I plan on sitting here until Vitani decides to talk about it.

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Okay so sitting here while the rain pours heavily over us in the middle of Africa wasn't my plan. Vitani hasn't moved from her staring position only a few inches away from my body. I currently have a palm tree branch in my mouth and have it over Vitani's slim figure. She is wet of course, but only slightly because I'm trying my best to cover her.

"Tani?" I manage to say with the damned branch in my mouth. Her ears twitch and flick towards the sound of my voice. Her eyes follow but they're glossed over with tears and something more....it's a barrier ready to cave in any second. My ears flop down and my view drops to the muddy floor. I hate seeing her like this, it's so out of her character.

"It hurts." She mumbled and for a second I feel something inside of me break. I sigh and carefully shuffle closer to Vitani with the branch still hovering over her body. I place my head over her small one and almost instantly she swats the branch away and crashes her head onto my chest, tears stream down her cheeks and onto my long mane. I wrap my right paw around her leg and let her release everything that has been trapped inside her for so long.