Not Just Another Day

[Kiara]

(I forsee a lot of heartbreak in the near future)

"Uh bye...Cadpig was it?" Kiara asked, her attention going to the dalmatian pup. She looked somewhat depressed, for what reason Kiara wasn't sure. Kovu was her friend. Nothing more, nothing less...well she may have a small crush on him but that was besides the point. They were just friends. Two good friends.

[Kovu]

Kovu's ears drooped. He didn't want Kiara to be upset any more than he had upset Cadpig. He didn't want to lose either of his friends. "W-Wait, Kiara! Do... do you want to hang out with Cadpig and I?" he asked. It was a long shot, Kovu knew, but he thought that if he could get the two to be friends then he could figure out what he should do. "It's... it's been so long since we played together." he added. In reality, the two cubs really hadn't had a chance to play together at all. Simba and Zira's appearance back in the Pride Lands had interrupted them the last time.

(ooc: Kovu in the middle D: Oh, what's a poor boy to do?)

[Kiara]

"Sure!" Kiara said eagerly at Kovu's suggestion "Maybe I'll actually get to teach you how to play tag eh?"

Kiara dropped into a playful crouch and looked at Cadpig. She knew that she had somehow managed to upset the dalmatian, she didn't mean to, she didn't even do anything to her in the first place. Still she would take a shot at friendship with her if she was willing to do the same.

[Kovu]

Kovu laughed. He liked the idea of finally playing like a real cub should. "Sounds like a plan to me, Kiara." he replied as he dropped into a crouch of his own. He was ready for anything Kiara or Cadpig might throw at him. At least, he thought he was.

[Kiara]

"It's simple. If you're it then you chase everyone around and try and tag them. If you tag them then they're it and you run away from them." Kiara explained.

Kiara smirked at Kovu, she loved playing tag and she fancied herself quite good at the game. As quick as a flash she batted Kovu's leg with her paw and yelled:

"Tag! You're it!" before turning and running as fast as she could from Kovi and Cadpig.

[Kovu]

This wouldn't be like back in the Pride Lands, Kovu decided. Now that he knew what to do, he was ready. With a laugh, Kovu sprang to his feet and raced after Kiara. "Hey... this is pretty fun!" he exclaimed. Kovu managed to catch up with Kiara, but as he tried to tag her he skidded in a nearby mud puddle and fell to the ground. Shaking his head, Kovu got back up and darted after Kiara once more. He was having more fun than he ever had back in the Outlands.

[Kiara]

Kiara was leading Kovu on a zig-zag path, trying to lose him by taking the wildest route she could think of. She leapt over rocks and took sharp turns when she noticed Kovu getting too close. She laughed, she hadn't had this much fun in what seemed like years.

"Whoo hoo!" she yelled at the top of her lungs as she circled around Cadpig.

[Cadpig]

Cadpig laughed. Cadpig did want to make friends with Kiara she seemed nice enough. Just like Kovu. She was kinda worried about Kiara and Kovu getting to be a couple and her to be forgotten. But, Kiara seemed nice enough. "I'll give friendship a try" She said to herself as she laughed and blew a raspberry at Kovu playfully. "You could never catch us Kovu" Cadpig said laughing.

[Dusk]

Dusk roared as she leaped in front of Kovu. "Step away from him, Pridelander!" she snarled as she glared at Kiara. She knew Zira would want her to bring Kovu to her, and she planned to do just that.

[Kovu]

Kovu had been having a good time. He was laughing, playing, running after his two friends and having a grand ol' time. In that moment, he felt freer than he ever had back in the Outlands. But in that same moment, his world was shattered. Kovu came to a screeching halt as he nearly collided with Dusk's leg, only to land face first in the dirt. He stood up, pressing his paw against the part of his head that had hit the ground, and looked up at Dusk. He let out a little gasp and backed away, his ears pressing against the back of his head. "D-Dusk?" he stammered. She had come so suddenly that he didn't notice her at all. He rapidly glanced around, looking for Cadpig and Kiara as he backed up against a tree. "W-What brings you here?" Kovu asked, though he knew it was a stupid question. Mother must have sent her to come find me and drag me back home. Oh, where did Vitani and Copper go? he thought frantically.

[Kiara]

Kiara stared up at Dusk in horror. All her father's warnings about Outsiders came to her mind.

You can't turn your back on them...Murderers...Liars...Killers at the core...They can't be trusted

Kiara backed away quickly intending to put as much distance between herself and the adult lioness. Kovu may not be a typical Outsider but she knew that this lioness was. She could kill Kiara and no one would be around to save her this time.

[Kovu]

Kovu gulped, getting into a submissive crouch in the hopes that Dusk wouldn't hurt him. Then he turned to Kiara. He didn't want to see Kiara get hurt because of him. If only he was braver, or at least as brave as Kiara thought he was when he and she escaped getting eaten by the crocodiles. He should have been able to stand up to Dusk. After all, he was Zira's little prince. As much as he hated it, he knew he should have been able to stand up for his friends. Then again, Dusk was older than him. She could probably kill him if she wanted to. He'd seen her large claws in action when she trained with the other lionesses of the Outlands. Please, please, please don't let her hurt us. Kovu thought frantically.

[Dusk]

Dusk turned to Kovu. "Kovu, Zira must be worried sick about you. You should know better to not play with Pridelanders!" she said as she glared at Kiara. She knew Zira wouldn't approve of this scene, but she was there to stop it.

[Patch]

Patch walked in after Dusk. "Hey Kovu!" He greeted and stopped beside Dusk. "Hey, what's going on?" Patch asked. He then saw Kiara. "You! Pridelander!" Patch growled.

[Dusk]

Dusk smirked. "Hello Patch." she said to the dalamatian. Dusk knew she needed to get Aleu's loyalties straight, along with keeping Kovu away from Kiara.