[Open] Enemy From Within

[Applejack]

Vitani nodded again and got up, padding out of the den silently. "I'll go find a spot and relax in wait now, then," she said. She dashed out, tearing for the crest near the border of the outlands. When she reached it, she lay in the tall grass, but all she was able to think about was her cubhood in the outlands. Sure, Zira had been cruel and a terrible lioness, but she had still been her mother. Her death still pained Vitani. With a sigh, Vitani shook her head, clearing herself of such thoughts. Zira had let go, had refused the help that Kiara had offered her. Her death was on her paws, not on Vitanis, or Kiaras, or SImbas. She pricked her ears forward as she thought she saw something moving near the border, and let her claws slide out, a grin rising to her muzzle, only to be dashed when a gazelle hopped out and dashed across the pridelands. She shook her head and returned to her resting position, lying in silent wait.

[KingKovu44]

Satisfied, Kovu allowed himself to lay down. There, in the den, he rested and waited for Jasmine. When she returned, they could talk about everything that needed to be done.

[LionPrincess]

As Kiara circled the pridelands she spotted her sister heading to the water hole “kill her my dear” she heard zira's voice hissing in her ear, she crouched to the ground and creeped in closer to Jasmine, she was in the perfect position, just ready for the kill, when she heard a stick snap behind her, she fled back into the outlands were she ran head on into a rather handsome male “I'm so sorry” she said as she pulled herself from the ground “I was just....” She thought for a small moment before she finished that sentence “never mind, but I'm really sorry” she said as she flashed a cheeky smile in his direction.

[KingKovu44]

At the same time, Kovu was wondering about Kiara, unaware of the male she was now meeting.

[MaxMike01]

(Here I go...)

The adult chuckled. "No worries. Besides, it's not everyday I meet a clumsy lioness like you," he said slyly. "The name's Haijukilani, but my parents call me Haij." The adult was a big one with golden fur and a large black mane. His red eyes looking at the lioness up and down. "Hmm... From the looks of it, you're running away from someone.. Am I right," he said with a small grin. He was quite smart, but there was something that blocked it off.

[LionPrincess]

Kiara looked at this large and handsome male “ I'm Kiara, and I'm running out of the pridelands, I wasn't being chased I just didn't want to be seen” she told him as she looked round to see if there was anyone around, she spotted vitani laying not far from were she was and she ducked down “get down” she whispered as she lay close to the ground

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Jasmine reached the water hole and leaned in to drink when she heard a snapping stick, she quickly turned around to see Kiara fleeing the pridelands, she didn't even bother with a drink but ran back in the direction of pride rock as she reached the bottom she leaped onto a rock and quickly bounded up the mound of the majestic structure of the rock, when she reached the top she darted into the den "Kovu, Kovu" she shouted

[KingKovu44]

Kovu got to his feet upon hearing Jasmine call his name. "What is it, Jasmine?" he said, trying to stay calm.

[LionPrincess]

Jasmine could hardly catch her breath and she struggled to get her words out "Kiara...pridelands....kill" she said and with that she fainted.

[KingKovu44]

Kovu rushed to his mate's side in a panic. "Jasmine! Jasmine! Are you all right?!" he shouted.

[MaxMike01]

Haij looked at her and laid down with the lioness, a little away from her. "Hmm.... A rebel I see," he whispered back. "Well... I never thought it would be like this, but I wouldn't minding joining you... Due to the fact I can tell you're going to need my assistance in the near future after all.. but I never thought I would be partnered up with someone who's probably going to be a liability." The thing that covered it up was his stubbornness. No matter what pride he was in, he made every person he know angry because of him, but it actually made him smile more to see it