A Change of Plans [PRIVATE: AC & The Whistlerify]

[AustralianChaos]

Sarabi, listening in, shook her head at Marini. "No, Rini, you stay here, I'll go get them." With those words, she left, heading into the ravine to go get the two of them.

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Tanga gave Marini a curious look as Sarabi left. "Still inside? Simba was out here when I started my run," he explained, before catching on. "Oh...he must have gone back inside before you woke up." He grinned, before looking between his girlfriend and his mother. "So, you two got to know each other a little more this morning, I guess," he said, remembering the two of the coming back from a private spot when he finished his run, smiling at Marini. "A part of me's glad I have them, back...but..." he paused, looking away from Marini slightly.

[TheWhistlerify]

Marini looked at Tanga confused. " But what?"

[AustralianChaos]

Marini's prompting pained Tanga...he had accidently brought up the subject of Marini's lost parents again, and he knew it pained her. "Never mind," he said, a little too quickly, not meeting her gaze as he attempted to avoid the subject. "Forget it."

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Sarabi entered the cave system, quickly heading towards the nook Simba and Nala always used. When she arrived, however, she was rather surprised to find Nala snuggled deep into Simba's belly...and both of them seemed to be very content in this close embrace. Smiling at the rather cute scene, she cleared her throat loudly to get the attention of the two adolescents.

[TheWhistlerify]

Marini decided to listen to Tanga and let go of whatever he began saying. "If you want to talk about it then I'm here." she said, like she always did before giving him a quick nuzzle in an attempt to cheer him up.

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Simba haven't noticed the time past, and was still resting snuggled close to Nala when his mother interrupted. He opened his eyes and looked at her wandering if Tanga was back by now. "Mom, what..." he began nervously, out of an instinct, "What's up?"

[AustralianChaos]

Tanga nodded, even if he knew that wasn't the problem, returning her nuzzle. "I know you are...and I'm always here for you."

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Nala also looked up as Sarabi got their attention. She did not move from her position next to Simba, put her face showed her nervousness at being caught so close to the prince by Simba's mother

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Sarabi's smile widened at their nervous response, before she gestured towards the cave exit. "Kali's given Tanga the all-clear to begin your training. I'd assumed you would want to start right away." She then grinned, deciding a little prod at their nervousness would be a bit of fun. "But you two seem fairly preoccupied right now," she said casually, turning and walking away, keeping her ears raised to listen out for their reactions.

[TheWhistlerify]

Once Sarabi was out of sight, Simba spoke up, not knowing that she was still listening, "What do you say?" he asked, he wanted to begin as soon as possible, but he also didn't feel like moving from the position they were both at, "Should we go outside?"

[AustralianChaos]

Nala nodded, pulling away from Simba's embrace with a reluctant sigh. "As much as I'd love to stay here all day, I'm excited to see what Kali can teach us," she said, before stopping as she heard a snort of laughter coming from the direction Sarabi had left...the mother was obviously amused by their loving antics. "Plus, it seems we have an eavesdropper," she added, loudy enough for Sarabi to hear. She laughed as she got a playful "Oi!" in response, before turning back to Simba. "Come on, let's go."

[TheWhistlerify]

Simba also got up, having the same opinion as Nala did. But right now getting Pride Rock back as soon as possible was more important, plus he and Nala would probably have some free time despite the beginning of their training. He also grinned as Nala found out that Sarabi was eavesdropping, before following her outside. He was curious about what was Kali going to teach them today

[AustralianChaos]

Kali smiled as Sarabi came back, with Simba and Nala in tow. "Alright, well, now everyone's here, is everyone ready to get started?" she asked, getting nods from Tanga, Nala and Sarabi immediately.

[TheWhistlerify]

Simba, Marini and Uhuru also nodded at Kali. Their training was finally about to begin, and non of them could wait to see what was Kali going to teach them and how