Love Beyond Reasons

Kiara's First Hunt

Love Beyond Reasons

A/N: Well, I got this one finished relatively soon. I did get some help from a friend of mine on fanfiction.net about that last scene since it has been a while since I saw the Lion King 2.

Anyway, let's just get on with Chapter 14. Roll it!

Chapter 14

Kiara's First Hunt

One afternoon, a couple of days later, it was finally time for Kiara's first hunt. Simba and Kion were both waiting at the front of Pride Rock, along with the other lionesses. Simba took a deep breath, still a little worried about his daughter going on her first hunt. Kion gave his father a reassuring smile. If he could do a solo patrol and his own first hunt at the same time, then Kiara could handle doing a simple hunt.

Then, Nala came beside her mate and son. It was time. "There she is." One of the lionesses said as Kiara appeared from inside Pride Rock.

"Kiara." Rafiki greeted her. She just smiled at the old mandrill. As she walked down to her family, she was greeted by the other lionesses as they gave her praises and best wishes on her first hunt. When she got to her family, her mother nuzzled her lovingly.

"You'll do just fine." Nala assured her.

When they broke the nuzzling, Kion gave her an affectionate little headbutt. "Be careful out there, sis." He said.

"I will." She assured him before she turned to her father. "Daddy? You have to promise to let me do this on my own. Like you did with Kion. Promise?"

Simba was hesitant for a few seconds, but after seeing the pleading look from his daughter, and the comforting nods from his mate and son, he conceded. "Alright, I promise."

Kiara beamed at him and she nuzzled him happily. Nala and Kion smiled at the sight, and Timon and Pumbaa couldn't help but cry at the sight. When they broke the nuzzle, Kiara hurried over to the ends of Pride Rock, her eyes narrowing in determination at the faraway herds in the distance. She glanced back at her family; while her brother and mother smiled at her, Simba just nodded, telling her to go on. She smiled at him and took off.

Once she was out of their sight, Simba's smile disappeared as the lionesses left the scene to do their own things. He put his smile back on when his mate and son looked at him happily, but it vanished when they both turned away, Nala to rest inside Pride Rock and Kion to head into the Lion Guard Lair with the rest of his team. The worried king turned to Timon and Pumbaa.

"Make sure she doesn't get hurt." He whispered to them, making sure that no one was watching before he also left to head inside Pride Rock. Both the meerkat and warthog smirked and left the scene, acting like spies as they went to follow the teenage lioness.

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Kion was almost at the entrance of the Lair, eager to see Jasiri. She had been getting better as her injuries started to heal. She could now stand up on her paws with very little difficulty and can even take a few steps without any sort of pain. But she was still not allowed to leave the cave for at least another day. Even so, she wouldn't be able to handle a trip back to the Outlands for at least another week.

He was also pretty proud of his father for letting Kiara do her hunt on her own without any constant surveillance from the Guard or from Zazu, or even Timon and Pumbaa. He seemed to be less overprotective of her right then. Hopefully, things will go well, and his dad will realize that he had been fretting over nothing. Since she had wanted to do this on her own, he had decided that the Guard should have a day off today, so that they can rest, and that Kiara could have her hunt without any troubles.