Unexpected Love - Chapter 8 (pt 1)

This is the first part of the eighth chapter to Caldafox's Lion King/Guard fanfic "Unexpected Love".
== Plot ==
Please note this chapter was severely edited. It has been changed to make this fanfiction more realistic and of better quality. 
Ever since Kopa and Vitani had stargazed together, Vitani had not felt the same. She didn't know what was wrong; something just felt, different. 
Kopa felt different, too. He was happier to see Vitani and thought of her throughout the day. This type of affection was also new to Kopa - but he almost knew the root of it. 
One day, Vitani was contemplating all these things by herself, when she noticed Kasi going into the Lair of the Guard alone. She followed her in there. 
"Hey, Kasi," she said kind of nervously.
"Oh, hey, 'Tani." Kasi greeted her friend. "What's up?" 
"I was just wondering something..." Vitani started, feeling stupid. "How's....your crush on Kopa going? Has he noticed yet?" 
Kasi laughed. "He's all yours, Vitani. I stopped 'liking' him a few days ago, if you hadn't noticed."
"Really?" Vitani asked. "Why?" 
"Because I met this REALLY handsome rogue lion the other day." Kasi answered, blushing lightly. 
"A rogue?" Vitani replied, in suspicion. "What's his name?" 
"That's just it," Kasi said. "He's so cool he didn't tell me his name!" She sighed dreamily. 
Vitani raised an eyebrow - when did Kasi ever say "cool?" "You're in love with a rogue lion - who could be from Nadim's pride - and you don't even know his name?" 
"Yep," Kasi replied, with a smile. "And he's not from Nadim's pride. He's got this really fluffy, handsome black mane...." 
"Ok, I get it." Vitani said.
"So, yeah."
Vitani rolled her eyes, with an exhale. Then she remembered what Kasi had said a few minutes ago... "Wait, what do you mean by 'he's all yours'?"
Kasi laughed again. "Oh, nothing." With a sly smile and wave of her tail, Kasi started to leave the Lair, saying, "You'll find out later. See you, 'Tani." 
That Kasi... Vitani thought, with a frown.
After Kasi and Vitani left the cave, Kopa noticed Vitani. He was lying in the shade, but he got up to greet her. "Hi, Vitani." He said, with a smile. Vitani softened and smiled back. "Hi, Kopa."
"Would you like me to show you something?" Vitani asked her friend. "We'll have to walk for a while, though." 
"Sure," Kopa replied. And the two lions walked away. 
They went to a spot that was far away from the rest of the pride. A large rock was under a tree, overlooking the savanna. 
"Wow," Kopa said, looking around. "It's like a mini Pride Rock!" 
"Yeah," Vitani said, looking at the horizon. "I like to come here by myself sometimes." She started squinting, then exclaimed, "Oh no." 
"What's wrong?" Kopa asked. "It's Haki and Asani!" Vitani grumbled. "Those two troublemakers I told you about! They're heading over here now." 
"It's OK," Kopa offered, jumping off the rock. "I'll 'fend them off." 
"No, I'll do it," Vitani said, leaping in front of him. "This time I can handle it myself." 
Within a few minutes, Haki and Asani had arrived, stopping just at the border of the Pride Lands. "Look who it is!" Haki sneered. "Vitani, the leader of the Lion Guard, without the rest of her Guard!" 
"So much her and one random male lion can do against us," Asani snickered. "And look, he doesn't even have the Mark of the Guard!" 
"Not that it matters," Haki laughed. "Nothing's too special about a Lion Guard, anyway." 
Vitani just frowned, used to the insults these two often spoke. But Kopa wasn't. "Hey! You two should know better than to disrespect adults, or things you don't understand." 
"What are you gonna do to us, lion?" Haki snapped. "Lemme guess, he's obtained the big scary 'Roar' now, too?" Asani inquired. "No WAY is that gonna keep us out of the Pride Lands!" 
"Alright, that's it!" Vitani shouted. "Kopa, you better get behind me!" 
"Uh, ok?" Kopa said, walking behind the lioness. 
Eyes focused, confidence strong, Vitani let out a huge Roar of the Elders, blasting Haki and Asani out of the Pride Lands. As they fell to the ground, they bickered with each other and ran home. 
Vitani smiled after she finished Roaring. She looked behind and asked Kopa, "So, what'd you think about that?" 
"Wow..." Kopa said. "That was amazing! Never have I seen anything like that before. How did you do it, Vitani?" 
"It's a gift bestowed on the leader of every Lion Guard," Vitani explained. "I've only had to use it a few times. And recently... it's mostly been because of those two." 
"Huh." Vitani then heard Kopa mutter, "The Roar wasn't the only thing I was amazed at..." 
"What?" Vitani asked, in disbelief. Kopa smiled nervously. 
"-Er, let's get back to the pride now, Kopa." Vitani said, suddenly feeling less friendly. 
"Oh... right, sure." Kopa said. He followed after Vitani, who ran ahead of him. 
However, when Kopa didn't notice Vitani smiled to herself as she walked back to Simba's pride.
TO BE CONTINUED...
== Characters ==
* Vitani (Caldafox's Fanfics)
* Kopa (Caldafox's Fanfics)
* Kasi (Caldafox's Fanfics)
* Rogue (Caldafox's Fanfics)
*Simba (Caldafox's Fanfics) (brief mention)
=== Fanmade ===
* Nadim (mention)
* Haki
* Asani (Caldafox's Fanfics)
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