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As he stumbled out of the undergrowth once again, the young male quickly darted his eyes this way and that. There were many reasons he was doing this. Number one being, he wasn't supposed to be out here alone, and he knew his mom was going to kill him. The number two reason being, there were many females who didn't like his presence. It saddened him, but he persevered despite it. "Phew Wiping his brow, Siri set off once again, now free of the constraints the forest had put on him.

Placing his nose to the ground once more, the cub's rump rose into the air. He was a on a mission to find his Mom. Not Umeme, but Zara. Momma Umeme had told him she was away on pride business, but she hadn't told them goodbye! She would never leave without saying goodbye! He had cried for days, before finally deciding it was his duty to find her. Perhaps those weird things he saw would help him? He knew better than to count on them, but hoped they would help anyway.

For all the good his visions did, they sure didn't help him here. As the lioness jumped down from the trees, Simba went scrambling for the nearest line of defense. He found it in a very small rock, big enough to hide a mere half of his body. As he tried to catch his breath, he cling to the rock, his claws digging deep into its granite.

"WHO ARE YOU!? Y- You scared me!" Panting out the words as quickly as he could, he wasn't yet sure if he could trust the female. She appeared to be smiling ... but was that always a good thing?

Simba eased his grip on the granite, and finally his claws sheathed back into his paws. "I'm looking for my Mom. Have you seen her?"

He felt much better knowing her name, and his muscles finally relaxed enough for him to feel comfortable. He smiled at her, his toothy grin ... he'd recently lost a tooth so his smile was a bit weird at the moment.

"Oh ... I'm Simba'moto." It seemed Talapia's tail swishing was contagious, because soon Simba had joined her in the swishing. "It's very nice to meet you Miss Talapia." Taking a step forward he gave her his best attempt at a bow. Though he still hadn't quite got the hang of it yet.

"Well I have two moms ... but I think you already know that?" He wasn't quite sure if she were a pridal female, or some random stranger who'd managed to outsmart the guard.

"Momma Umeme and Momma Zara! But Momma Zara is missing, and I don't know where she is!" His voice began to rise as his anxiety surfaced. "Momma Umeme says she's away on business... but I just don't believe it!"

A small blush crossed the cub's cheeks as Talapia's got closer and sat near him. It wasn't that he had a crush on her, he just liked being around girls. He supposed it had a lot to do with not having a Dad, but he would never know for sure. He was also immensely glad to know that she was a pride member, it made his interaction with her a safe one. Even though he knew Momma Umeme would never see it that way. He cringed at the lecture he was sure to get when he returned home. Especially without Momma Zara there! She was the one who always kept Moma Umeme from being too serious, and now that she was gone things were getting really weird at home.

"Thats awesome!" He beamed at her, commenting on her Mother's. "I don't really know who my Dad is ... but I don't think matters too much. My Momma's take real good care of me!" Again his tail swished as the cub's excitement got the better of him.

As Talapia's grin grew, his curiosity began to eat away at him. She knew something ... Simba tilted his head to the side, unsure of what to make of her comment.

"So you're sure she's really away? And not just hiding or something?" He was still a bit skeptic of her answer, but at this point he figured he could trust her a bit.

Simba was now hanging onto Talapia's every word. If she knew anything about his Mother, he wanted to know. And it seemed she knew at least something, which was fine with him. If he needed to go to someone else after Talapia, he would do that. He wasn't planning on stopping until he found her, even if it took him his whole life! Simba tried to gulp down the lump in his throat, but it seemed stuck there. He really hopes it wouldn't take his whole life.

As Talapia mentioned that she was out making friends, his ears perked to attention and his tail swished happily. Friends were always good! He loved having friends, and he knew Momma Zara did too! Especially friends who were really happy like she was! "Oh! Well that's good, she really likes to make friends." Simba paused a moment before finally asking the question that was irking him the most.

"Do you think she'll bring her friends here? And introduce us to them? Huh Talapia?" Simba was definitely a nosey cub, he loved being in everyone's business. Especially his Mothers', which sometimes got him into trouble.

Simba could tell that Talapia was feeling a bit awkward at the moment, he should probably be on his way soon. That is ... if she would let him be on his way. Simba doubted he was going to escape this time, especially now that she knew who his Mother's were.

Digging his paws into the dirt he listened with interest to her words, even perking his ears when he heard her mention more cubs. "YOU MEAN I GET MORE BROTHERS AND SISTERS!?" Losing all control of his body he began to bounce happily in circles around Talapia. "Man! Now I can't wait for her to come home!" Simba's tail was furiously swishing back and forth as he tried to envision his future. But nothing was flashing before his mind. Maybe it would happen when he went home? An abundance of excitement ran through his veins as he continued to bounce around excitedly.

He supposed he could forgive Momma Zara for leaving.

This time.

But only because, she was bringing him back a very special gift.

Simba's excited nature soon fell flat as Tali mentioned going back to his mother. He'd known it was coming, but still he was disappointed by it. With drooped ears, and slumped shoulders, Simba nodded his head slowly at her. "Yeah .. I guess so..."