[Open] Mufasa Era

[Maleficent]

"Hm..." Zira said, still not looking convinced. She followed Rafiki and asked with a blush, "Are me and Taka going to fall in love?"

Taka blushed too as he went to stand behind Sarabi.

[TheLionQueen]

"No." Rafiki replied before putting his hand over Sarabi's head as she cried, "She is with you, here." Rafiki said putting a hand over her heart, "And there." He said pushing her head up gently so she could look at the sky, "And her image will always live on Rafiki's tree, and in your mind." He said wisely giving the small cub a hug.

[Maleficent]

"We're not?" Zira asked, looking slightly upset. Taka looked from Zira to Sarabi a bit awkwardly.

[TheLionQueen]

Sarabi was let go by Rafiki and then he looked at Zira and Taka, "You will be mates but you will not fall in love." He replied, "I can not tell you any more." Rafiki said.

[Maleficent]

"But why not?" Zira whined. "I like him already." She frowned, thinking this monkey didn't know anything.

[TheLionQueen]

"Rafiki said, he will not love anything, he shall be a different lion. He will love nothing but himself." Rafiki said arguing to Zira. Sarabi put a paw next to her mothers drawing, "Rafiki?" Sarabi said, "Did you know my father? And why isn't his drawing up here?" She asked curiously.

[Maleficent]

"But that doesn't seem fair!" Zira frowned. "I want to be in love someday. Don't most lionesses fall in love?"

[TheLionQueen]

"You'll probably fall in love with Chumvi." Sarabi said. "His name means Sharp in Swahili, maybe he will be handsomer than Taka." Sarabi joked.

[Maleficent]

Taka stuck out his tongue at Sarabi, "What kind of comment is THAT?"

Zira frowned, "My future doesn't sound so nice."

[TheLionQueen]

"You can't change da fiat, it happens no matter what." Rafiki said. Sarabi nodded before Rafiki put the small juice filled fruit next to Sarabi's left front paw, "Put da paw next to your mothers drawing." Rafiki said guiding her small paw next to the drawing, "Now you will always be wit her." Rafiki said as he put her paw down after the imprint was made of her paw pads.