The Lion King AU (Chapter 4)

A few weeks after Kenji’s birth, the young cub got out of the den. He rushed back inside to the den to wake up his parents. “Dad! Mom! Wake up! C’mon, wake up! Mom. Dad. Wake up! C’mon” Kenji pestered. 
As he kept pestering his parents to wake up, Kiara mumbled to Kovu “Kovu, your son is awake” Kiara said in a tired voice “You know he is your son as well” Kovu said back. “C’mon, Mom and Dad. You guys promised me you could get up and tell me about the Circle of Life, c’mon you guys. You promised” Kenji complained. 
As Kiara slightly opened her eyes and saw her son, she tiredly got up “Okay, okay. I’m up, Kenji” Kiara said, getting up. “Yay!” Kenji said with excitement, Kiara turned to Kovu “C’mon, Kovu. Get up, time to tell our son about the Circle of Life” Kiara said. Kovu yawned “Just a little longer, please” Kovu said “Take your time” Kiara said in a gentle tone “Yeah, Dad. Take your time” Kenji said. 
Outside of the den, Kiara sat next to her son Kenji, she was telling him about the Circle of Life “Everything the light touches is… well… our pride” Kiara said to her son “You mean kingdom?” Kenji curiously asked “Well, yeah. Especially our kingdom, you know, that means one of these days, you’re gonna be king of our pride” Kiara said.
”How do you know these words, Mom?” Kenji asked “My father told me those words and they were from your great grandfather, Mufasa” Kiara said. Kenji stared at the view for that moment and later turned to his mother “Do you still live with your father? What about that huge rock up there in the distance?” Kenji asked as he spotted a huge rock in the distance, unaware that it’s Pride Rock. 
“I don’t talk to him anymore, something went a little.. you know… unsteady. And that huge rock in the distance, it’s called Pride Rock. It was my home” Kiara said. “This is your home?” Kenji asked in an amazement “Well.. it used to be. That’s why I left there and moved here” Kiara said “You mean this far away forest?” Kenji asked “Yes” Kiara answered. 
“How did your relationship with your father come out?” Kenji asked, “I-I rather not talk about it” Kiara said. “Oh. Okay” Kenji said, later Kovu comes out of the den and stretched and yawned. “I heard you two were talking about the Circle of Life together” Kovu said “Dad!” Kenji said with excitement “Morning, my little future king” Kovu said. 
Kiara smiled and went to Kovu “Any plans for today?” Kiara asked her mate “Well, Vitani and Kopa invited the three of us to come to the field and chat” Kovu said “Should Kenji be playing with other cubs his age? Because n his age, he should be able to make new friends” Kiara asked. 
“Since your brother and my sister were planning on having their own cub, they had their first cub last week. He’s about Kenji’s age, his name is Nuka. Named after my brother” Kovu whispered into Kiara’s ear. “Ooh, if their son really wanted to meet other cubs. Today is a good day for him” Kiara whispered back. 
Kenji was confused about his parents whispering to each other “Why are you guys whispering?” Kenji asked, Kiara looked back and stammered “Um. We’re going to the field to meet up with Aunt Vitani and Uncle Kopa, they invited all three of us” Kiara said. 
Kenji leaped with excitement and dashed out to the field with his parents. As they arrived at the field, Kovu and Kiara encountered Vitani and Kopa with a cub of their own. “Morning, sis. Hi, Kopa. What’s kicking?” Kovu asked “Nothing much, big bro” Vitani said “Is that Nuka? Look how big you’ve gotten” Kiara said as she saw her nephew Nuka. “Say hi, Nuka” Vitani said to her son. 
“Hi, Aunt Kiara” Nuka said, “Kenji, I will like you to meet your cousin, Nuka” Kiara said to her son who is nervously hiding behind her. “He’s kinda bashful, isn’t he, Ma?” Nuka asked “Well, maybe he wouldn’t be. If you say hello” Vitani said. 
As Nuka came closer to Kenji he started saying hi to him “Hello, Kenji” Nuka said, as he greeted his cousin, Kenji was still a little bit nervous about meeting other cubs, especially Nuka. “I said hello” Nuka repeated.
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