Value of Friendship [Active/Closed]

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Character(s): Simba and Namine
Content: Just a girl chillin' with a vicious carnivore.
Setting: Jogo de Crianca
Time: Afternoonish (Week 33)
Warnings: Enough cute to make your head explode?



It had been quite a week. Not only had Paixao been infested with hyenas, but once again, Simba's father had seemingly come back from death. As happy as Simba was to see him again, he had a feeling his father would not approve of how he had lived his life without him. He went back to the park, though now he only went there during the day considering what happened last time he went there alone at night.

He found a nice spot to lie down in the sunlight. Sure, it was fake, but it was still better than nothing. He flopped down on the fake grass and rolled over on his back, looking up at the dome and letting his thoughts run through his head.

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Naminé hadn't expected to run into anyone while she was wandering around the park. She had so much to think about after her talk with Kairi and her run around session in the Pride Lands with Xion and Roxas. Was this what real friendship felt like?

She was sitting down not far from where Simba flopped down, only looking up when she noticed him close by. When had he gotten there?

"Simba?"

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Simba immediately rolled back on to his stomach when he heard that familiar voice. He felt a bit stupid for not noticing Namine's unique scent.

"Namine!" He grinned anyway and ran over to meet her. He hadn't seen her for a while. "Hey, what have you been up to? I haven't seen you around."

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Naminé had kind of been hiding out, so she wasn't surprised that Simba hadn't noticed her at first. She was actually a bit pleased. It meant she was getting better at not being noticed.

But when Simba turned towards her and headed over, she couldn't help the smile that slowly crossed her lips, standing up to meet him. "I've been... spending time with friends."

It sounded so strange to say and hear herself say, but... it was the truth, wasn't it?

"Roxas, Xion, and... Kairi." And she'd had fun with all three of them, bunny-pouncing or not. "How have you been?"

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That was good to hear. Simba hadn't seen Roxas in quite a while, and even though he had run into Xion not too long ago, the encounter was short-lived. He hadn't heard of this 'Kairi' person, but he was certain she was a good person to be hanging around those three.

"I've been...ok." His smile drooped a little, but he brought it back up. He sat down on his haunches. "My father's here now. It's so strange to see him again, but I'm glad he's here."

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Naminé had a hard time understanding 'family' simply because she'd never had any. Judging by Sora and Kairi's memories, though, family was important. She tilted her head at him for a moment.

"Do you want to lie down?" she asked, pointing at a patch of grass nearby where they could both lie down and enjoy each other's company.

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"Sure." Simba walked over to the spot where she pointed and stretched a bit before flopping down.

"You, Roxas, and Xion should come visit sometimes. You can bring your other friends too." Vyers and Timon would probably be against it, but Simba didn't really care. "You haven't met Kiara or Kovu yet, have you?" He was sure Namine and Kiara would get along just fine. Kovu on the other hand...He wasn't a bad guy, but he was awkward sometimes.

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Naminé lay down next to him, not too close, but close enough that it wouldn't be a stretch to talk. She nodded in response to his suggestion. It might be nice to get all of them in the same place again. She'd missed spending time with all of them together.

"Yeah. That could be fun." The question was met with a head shake. She didn't recognize the names at any rate. "Are they like you?"

Meaning, 'are they lions like you?'

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Simba frowned a bit. What was she doing sitting off to the side like that? No, it doesn't work this way with Simba. He scoot himself over to her a bit and grabbed her with one of his large paws, careful not to extend his claws of course, and pulled her close. Cuddle times are win, especially if you're name happens to be Naimne and you're looking lonely.

He continued the conversation like nothing happened. "Uh, yes and no. They're both lions if that's what you mean. Kovu is kind of stiff sometimes, but he's not a bad guy. Kiara...I guess she's more like me. You'd like her."

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Getting pulled into a hug like that surprised Naminé, and she squeaked in surprise at first... but it was Simba; she couldn't be afraid for long and soon enough, she snuggled up close into his fur.

"Oh."

She paused for a moment, contemplating what this meant.

"I never had friends before I came here and now... People seem to care about me."

It was weird to her, something she'd never really considered before, never had reason to.

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"You never had friends? Ever?" He paused, and nuzzled her shoulder. "Well, you have friends now."

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Naminé shook her head. It was complicated and she wasn't sure she could explain properly. Xemnas might not like it.

"No one liked me."

The nuzzle to her should brought a smile to her face and she leaned against Simba. "Yeah. I guess I do. You, Kairi, Sora, Roxas, Xion... even Timon. You're all my friends now."

And that meant more to her than she could put voice to. Ever.

"Thank you, Simba."