Love Beyond Reasons

Meet the Outsiders Part Two

Love Beyond Reasons

A/N: Here we go, with Part Two!

Chapter 9

Meet the Outsiders

Part Two

After a few minutes, they were almost at the watering hole. Kion and Jasiri were talking again, with the former giving the latter reassurance. Both of them were unaware that they were being watched.

"Lions are pretty reasonable." He said. "Once we get to the watering hole, I'm sure we can work thin-" He was cut off when a lion jumped out of nowhere and pounced on Jasiri, making her fall flat onto her side. It was Nuka.

"We told you to stay outta here, hyena." He growled at the female hyena.

"Hey!" Kion yelled, and then he himself pounced on Nuka, pushing him a good four feet away from his friend and pinning him flat on his back. "Back off!" He growled more fiercely than Nuka's own when he attacked Jasiri.

Nuka was surprised to see this young lion cub actually pounce on him with such strength. "W-Who are you?" He asked.

"Name's Kion." The golden cub answered sternly. "Who are you?"

"Nuka!" Someone called to the older lion being pinned down. "Hey, Nuka."

It was Kovu, coming up beside the other two. He still looked pretty similar to when Kiara first met him when they were younger. He had grown a little taller, about the same height as Kion, and he was a little stronger.

"Kovu! Tell him to let me up!" Nuka begged, trying to get up. But Kion wouldn't let him.

"A friend of yours?" Kion asked the auburn cub who seemed like he was a month older than him.

Kovu just sighed. "He's my brother." He answered, making Kion's eyes slightly widened in surprise.

"That's right." Nuka said. "So you better let me up. It's two against one now."

Then Jasiri came over to side with Kion. "It's two against two." She said bitterly as Kion reluctantly let Nuka back up on his paws.

As the two duos began to circle each other, Nuka scowled. "It should be three against one." He said, glaring scornfully at Kion. "What kind of lion are you? Siding with a hyena?"

Kion growled at him again, this time a bit louder than before, making both Nuka and Kovu slightly flinch at the ferocity of it. This young cub certainly had guts.

"What are you two lions doing in the Outlands?" He asked them, turning to a more diplomatic tone. "Why aren't you in the Pride Lands?"

"Like our family's welcome there." Nuka said.

"Why wouldn't you be?" Kion continued to question. "I'm sure my dad will welcome you there."

"And who's your dad?" Nuka asked.

Jasiri laughed at his question as they all stopped circling each other. "You know, the King of the Pride Lands. Simba?"

"Simba?" Both Nuka and Kovu asked, Kovu having a wide smile on his face, while Nuka was plain surprised.

"You really think he would allow us into the Pride Lands?" Kovu asked eagerly.

"I don't see why not." Kion answered. "Especially if you give Jasiri's family their watering hole back."

"Back to the Pride Lands?" Kovu questioned giddily before looking back up at his brother with excitement. "That means I can see Kiara again."

"You know Kiara?" Kion asked him. How does this guy know his sister? And if they do know each other, why hasn't she told him about this?