[Closed] Out of the Pridelands

[UncoordinatedPisces]

"Oai!!" Nala shouted happily. She splash Simba back and jumped over rocks to get to the other side. She slipped into the water and waited for Simba to come closer. She pulled him right in!

[KingKovu44]

"Hey!" Simba shouted, though playfully rather than angrily. "Better get to the bank, because I'm gonna get you!" he continued. Simba then began to pursue Nala.

[UncoordinatedPisces]

Nala laughed and swam quickly to the bank, she climbed up. "Come on then!" Nala shouted. She waited for Simba to get up and she ran through the fields of high grass.

[KingKovu44]

Simba got out of the water and followed Nala through the grass. Once he caught up with her, they began to play just as they had done as cubs. Eventually, as the sun began to set, they wore themselves out. They then laid on the grass and watched the sun set. "Nala, that was the most fun I've had in a long time," he said. However, deep in his mind, the memory of Mufasa's death still lingered.

[UncoordinatedPisces]

Nala looked over at her friend, she felt he still had Mufasa's death lingering in his mind. "You know Simba, before my dad left and never returned, he told me about the stars" she whispered to her friend. "All the Great Kings of the Past are up there Simba, mine isn't, but Mufasa is". She gazed into Simba's eyes. "Simba........." she wanted to say something but it simply wouldn't come out.

[KingKovu44]

"What, Nala?" Simba asked, wondering what she was going to say. He waited, but no response. "Nala, you can tell me anything," he said.

[UncoordinatedPisces]

"Simba, I, I" she muttered. "I love you" she replied nervously.

[KingKovu44]

Simba smiled. "I love you too," he replied. He looked at the sky. It was getting late. "We probably should get back to the pride. It's almost time for the lionesses to go hunting," he said as he got to his feet.

[UncoordinatedPisces]

Nala smiled lovingly and got up to. "You're right, and my mum and Sarabi promised I could go with them tonight" she boasted proudly.

[KingKovu44]

They headed back. As expected, the lionesses were assembled and ready to go. Simba nuzzled Nala. "Do well and be safe," he told her.