Chapter 12: Under the stars
As the evening came, Tadashi wanted to do something special. The outsider never done it and it was something that he and his mother always done.
The lioness chuckled, "Dashi, I had so much excitement for one day. What you planning this time?"
The young prince said, "Well, I always wanted to do this with you. Spending time with you was always my dream. Lay down and look up."
The outsider was curious, as that she doesn't know what to expect, but then, she saw the massive stars looming over the two lions.
"Wow. I never seen the sky filled with stars like this. It's very beautiful." She complimented, as that the young prince was thrilled.
"Yeah. You can see the constellations. See? There is one that looks like a baby calf. See it's tail?"
Asani looked as that she see it. "Awe, I see it! Hey, I spotted another one! Two lionesses fight each other for a leftover meal!
I never done this before."
Tadashi was silent, as she notices his emotions. "Dashi? What's the matter?"
"It's just my mother and I used to get along all the time. She was the one who showed me this, but I guess that being queen took her time with me.
She once told me that all the Great kings and queens looked down on us with those stars. "
Asani whispers, "Do you think Mufusa is up there, looking straight at me?"
The lioness got up, as she said, "I've heard stories of him when i was younger. I never knew him even i was born. It's always been Neteyam, Kayo and me."
The prince walked over to her, "I've heard from my mother, that Mufusa had darkness in his heart that consumed him."
"Tadashi, am I truly evil, just like he was?" She asked.
Tadashi comforted the unsure lioness. "Asani, it's all right. You're never alone."
At the distance, Aziz was watching the two lions. It felt strange for her to see her child being so confident in his own decisions and being with her enemy, she doesn't know if Asani can really be trusted.
She looked up to the stars, hoping that Scar would listen to her plea. "Papa, I am lost. I don't know how to do this.
What would you do in such a situation like this? Asani is one of them. Mufusa's heir. How could I possibly accept her?"
"Aziz?" A voice spoke up, as to noticed it was her husband. "Oh, hey Kaku. I was consuling with the Great kings and Queens for advice."
"Ah, really? Did they help as you hoped?" He chuckled, as Aziz pouts, "Kaku, that was not funny. My father was pretty good with this type of stuff, I couldn't do better-"
The king laughs, "Oh, my darling. You walk so much expected of you, perhaps Asani is not."
Aziz was surprised, "Kaku, how could you be so sure?"
The king said, "I see them just like you can. Aziz, try to get know her and judge her personality yourself."
Aziz and Kaku leave, as that made the queen question herself.
Asani was uncomfortable as she clears her throat from the warm hug. The prince asked, "Is something wrong?"
The lioness said, "It's nothing."
"Asani, please tell me." He said, as the lioness said, "It's just all my life, i... uh, never mind, it's not that big of a deal.
I have to leave."
The prince said, "Already? Asani, please wait."
As the lioness looked at him, his eyes were pleading her to stay. She wanted to, despite that she knew if she stayed longer, the more harder it is for her to commit the hidden truth of why she was in the Pridelands in the first place.
As she was about to leave the young prince, a voice startled her.
"And where you going, young lady?"
"Uh, nowhere. " She replied, which Rafiki appears in front of her, "Awe, that is what you think."
The baboon went through the grass, which the lioness asked, "Who in the world was that?"
Of course the young prince was surprised by the family friend, as that he tells her, "Um, that would be the royal mjuzi, Rafiki.
He's harmless, and he is our family friend."
The lioness said, "Huh."
The baboon said, "C'mon you two, Rafiki will show you the way."
"Are you sure we can trust him?"
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