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Previous: Hearts of three: Part 11

Bonus content related to Aina's childhood:
Family reunion

The days after the attack on Pride Rock. Zuri struggled to take in all that had happened. First her mate’s betrayal. She still had trouble to believe it, even after hearing it directly from Hasani. The obsession of greatness and power he said he had as a cub, they had never left him. She knew that now.
Then that very same day, when Kovu and Kion returned along with the rest of the lion guard, muddy and exhausted. They told the pride what had happened with the rogues, but Zuri could tell there was something more, something they didn't tell.

She was right. Shortly after, Zuri was told that Hasani had died while trying to flee the pride lands. When the news finally sunk in, Zuri caught herself actually grieving for the lion. She felt horrible by doing so. Hasani had been a traitor who had deceived both her and her friends. She had never knew the real Hasani, just the front he had so carefully created. But she couldn’t help it. As bizarre as it sounded, Zuri missed the lion she had thought she knew. She would never have supported Hasani or his ambitions, but that didn’t change the fact that she still loved him.

Then there was guilt. She had been Hasani’s ticket into the Pride Lands and she had played right into his paws. Not only had her friends and their families been put in danger, but one of their lionesses were dead. All because she had been naive enough to let him worm himself into her heart. The pride, who was unaware of Hasani's treachery, showered her with sympathy and comforting words. As far as they knew Hasani had just died in a tragic accident. But Zuri didn’t feel like she deserve their sympathy. How could she?

After all, they didn’t know that the attack had partly been her fault. Besides Zuri, Kiara was the only one that had seen Hasani at the scene. Except for the royal family and The lion guard, no others knew about the betrayal. So for Zuri’s sake and her unborn cub, they all agreed to not tell the rest of the pride of Hasani’s actions. In the end, Hasani had payed the ultimate price for his crimes. As far as the pride would know, the cubsitter had been killed by the rogues while protecting the cubs.

While Zuri appreciated the thought, it didn’t make her feel any better, not for her own sake at least.
Then, one night a few days later she walked away from pride rock to be alone. But it didn’t take long before she heard rustle behind her. It was Kiara and Tiifu, who had seen her sneak off and followed her. They wasn't going to let her go through this alone. The friends watched each other for a moment. Then without saying a word, both lionesses walked up to Zuri and put their paws around her. At that point, Zuri finally allowed herself to break down and cry. While Zuri blamed herself for what had happened, her friends never did. Instead they held her while she cried herself dry in their fur.

Then about a week later, they where both there and supported Zuri as she had her cub. Holding her paw as she went through the painful process. When it was over, she had given birth to a single female cub. During the last week of her pregnancy, Zuri had been in conflict with herself. Not sure how to feel about having a cub anymore. But as she held her newborn daughter, her doubt washed away. She was the most beautiful cub Zuri had ever seen.

Having Aina brought some much needed rays of sunshine into Zuri’s life again. Yet…
Every time she saw Kiara or Tiifu around their mates and cubs, Zuri couldn’t help but be reminded of the recent events and how different things could have been. It always made it sting in Zuri’s chest. If Hasani had been what he pretended to be, had it only been true… But it wasn’t.

While she loved her daughter, Zuri swore to not spoil Aina and do everything she could to prevent her from walking down the same road as herself or Hasani. Therefor Zuri would never tell Aina about her royal heritage. When asking about her father, Zuri would tell her daughter about the gentle, fun loving lion Zuri had believed him to be. But who tragically died at the jaws of a crocodile before Aina was born. No matter how tense their relationship could be or how heated their arguments could become, Zuri would never burden Aina with the truth.
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THE END!
Well, ok not technically. We will still see more of the characters in future stories.
And yay, here we finally see baby Aina and Jamili.

Those who have seen how Aina will turn out when she is a little older probably knows Zuri will not have an easy time raising her.
Poor Zuri, I feel so mean xD.

So, what's next?
I wrote a more detailed journal about it a couple of days ago here: irete.deviantart.com/journal/U…

But here is the short version just in case:
I'll put the main story and most other fan-art projects on hiatus for the next two/three months. Mostly because I'll soon be super busy with real life, but also because I need to write down and scripting the story more properly (most of it is still just in my head lol).

One thing I can say is that the next story will take place after the events of the comic (it will NOT be a comic though). So these spotty little cubbies will be teens in the next part

English is my second language and I have done my best to find misspells and grammars.
But feel free to correct wrongs if you see them as long as you are polite about it.

Zuri, Kion & Tiifu (c) Disney

Aina & Jamali (c) me

Description
Previous: Hearts of three: Part 11

Bonus content related to Aina's childhood:
Family reunion

The days after the attack on Pride Rock. Zuri struggled to take in all that had happened. First her mate’s betrayal. She still had trouble to believe it, even after hearing it directly from Hasani. The obsession of greatness and power he said he had as a cub, they had never left him. She knew that now.
Then that very same day, when Kovu and Kion returned along with the rest of the lion guard, muddy and exhausted. They told the pride what had happened with the rogues, but Zuri could tell there was something more, something they didn't tell.

She was right. Shortly after, Zuri was told that Hasani had died while trying to flee the pride lands. When the news finally sunk in, Zuri caught herself actually grieving for the lion. She felt horrible by doing so. Hasani had been a traitor who had deceived both her and her friends. She had never knew the real Hasani, just the front he had so carefully created. But she couldn’t help it. As bizarre as it sounded, Zuri missed the lion she had thought she knew. She would never have supported Hasani or his ambitions, but that didn’t change the fact that she still loved him.

Then there was guilt. She had been Hasani’s ticket into the Pride Lands and she had played right into his paws. Not only had her friends and their families been put in danger, but one of their lionesses were dead. All because she had been naive enough to let him worm himself into her heart. The pride, who was unaware of Hasani's treachery, showered her with sympathy and comforting words. As far as they knew Hasani had just died in a tragic accident. But Zuri didn’t feel like she deserve their sympathy. How could she?

After all, they didn’t know that the attack had partly been her fault. Besides Zuri, Kiara was the only one that had seen Hasani at the scene. Except for the royal family and The lion guard, no others knew about the betrayal. So for Zuri’s sake and her unborn cub, they all agreed to not tell the rest of the pride of Hasani’s actions. In the end, Hasani had payed the ultimate price for his crimes. As far as the pride would know, the cubsitter had been killed by the rogues while protecting the cubs.

While Zuri appreciated the thought, it didn’t make her feel any better, not for her own sake at least.
Then, one night a few days later she walked away from pride rock to be alone. But it didn’t take long before she heard rustle behind her. It was Kiara and Tiifu, who had seen her sneak off and followed her. They wasn't going to let her go through this alone. The friends watched each other for a moment. Then without saying a word, both lionesses walked up to Zuri and put their paws around her. At that point, Zuri finally allowed herself to break down and cry. While Zuri blamed herself for what had happened, her friends never did. Instead they held her while she cried herself dry in their fur.

Then about a week later, they where both there and supported Zuri as she had her cub. Holding her paw as she went through the painful process. When it was over, she had given birth to a single female cub. During the last week of her pregnancy, Zuri had been in conflict with herself. Not sure how to feel about having a cub anymore. But as she held her newborn daughter, her doubt washed away. She was the most beautiful cub Zuri had ever seen.

Having Aina brought some much needed rays of sunshine into Zuri’s life again. Yet…
Every time she saw Kiara or Tiifu around their mates and cubs, Zuri couldn’t help but be reminded of the recent events and how different things could have been. It always made it sting in Zuri’s chest. If Hasani had been what he pretended to be, had it only been true… But it wasn’t.

While she loved her daughter, Zuri swore to not spoil Aina and do everything she could to prevent her from walking down the same road as herself or Hasani. Therefor Zuri would never tell Aina about her royal heritage. When asking about her father, Zuri would tell her daughter about the gentle, fun loving lion Zuri had believed him to be. But who tragically died at the jaws of a crocodile before Aina was born. No matter how tense their relationship could be or how heated their arguments could become, Zuri would never burden Aina with the truth.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

THE END!
Well, ok not technically. We will still see more of the characters in future stories.
And yay, here we finally see baby Aina and Jamili.

Those who have seen how Aina will turn out when she is a little older probably knows Zuri will not have an easy time raising her.
Poor Zuri, I feel so mean xD.

So, what's next?
I wrote a more detailed journal about it a couple of days ago here: irete.deviantart.com/journal/U…

But here is the short version just in case:
I'll put the main story and most other fan-art projects on hiatus for the next two/three months. Mostly because I'll soon be super busy with real life, but also because I need to write down and scripting the story more properly (most of it is still just in my head lol).

One thing I can say is that the next story will take place after the events of the comic (it will NOT be a comic though). So these spotty little cubbies will be teens in the next part

English is my second language and I have done my best to find misspells and grammars.
But feel free to correct wrongs if you see them as long as you are polite about it.

Zuri, Kion & Tiifu (c) Disney

Aina & Jamali (c) me