Name: Nkiru (Igbo for 'the best is yet to come')

Sex: Female

Parents: Abeni and Hasani

Siblings: Nkechi

Mate: Too young

Cubs: Too young

When Rendered: Nala's build, both as a cub and as a teen/adult

Personality: The leader of the two, Nkiru's own curiosity gets the better of her. She's very smart, and loves to know the science behind things, and because of her love of knowing, she often gets her and Nkechi, whom is her own personal 'bodyguard' into a lot of trouble. While she puts on the face of being a respectful young cub, behind backs Nkiru is actually quicker to mock her mother's advice than Nkechi is. Don't think that she doesn't love her mothers, she does, but she's quicker to be angrier at them when they try to protect her than Nkechi is.

History: Abeni and Kanoni wanted cubs, but being females it was impossible for the two of them to conceive their own cubs. So they decided to approach Hasani, who was very supportive of his former crush's relationship with his baby sister, and they argued their plight to him. Hasani agreed without hesitation to help them out, as he loved them and thought the world of them, and if he could help, then that would brighten up his day. As a plus, they agreed that he could spend time with the cubs, on the condition that he was not to be revealed to be their father until they were a little older.

For obvious choices, Abeni was the one who was pregnant by Hasani, and a few months later gave birth to two girls, Nkiru and Nkechi. Kanoni swooped in to take Hasani's place as father, and the two smothered their little ones with love and attention. It was at this point that Abeni was also disowned by Teshi after she found out her daughter's relationship with Kanoni and that she had cubs, though Ayodele tries to visit to see his granddaughters despite Abeni not wanting him to come see them. Nkiru and Nkechi so far have an uneventful life living in their grandfather's pride, under the watchful eye of their aunt Malaika (since Ikeena is long deceased at this point).

Nkiru was very adventurous and often loved to go out on her own, and usually always convinced Nkechi to join her. The one day Nkechi decided against it, however, was the day Nkiru wandered too far from the pride, and ended up lost. Intimidated, but not scared, Nkiru did her best to find her way home, but she ended up slipping and hitting her head. When she awoke, she had no rememberance of what had happened, all that she knew was that she was somewhere she didn't know.

Fortunately, this was when she bumped into Ayira, who was trying to give her mother the grand-cub she always wanted. Ayira found Nkiru and saw the opportunity in the cub, especially when Nkiru couldn't recall where she came from. Ayira took Nkiru back with her, and presented her to Teshi, coming up with an elaborate lie about how she was courted by a rogue, which was why she often disappeared at night, and that he would not part with their cub until then. Teshi bought the lie, and welcomed Nkiru into the family.

Family History:

Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandparents: Joe and Gbemisola

Great-Great-Great-Great Grandparents: Mohatu and Thema

Great-Great-Great-Great Grand Uncle: Emeka

Great-Great-Great-Great Grand Aunt: Asabi

Great-Great-Great Grandparents: Ahadi and Uru/Olric and Sia/Amir and Ilana

Great-Great-Great Grand Aunts: Nakato, Kanika

Great-Great-Great Grand Uncles: Bakari, Asante

Great-Great Grandparents: Mufasa and Sarabi/Ari and Quanna/Laguna and Chipo

Great-Great-Grand Uncles: Scar, Mega

Great-Great-Grand Aunts: Sassia, Nomusa

Great-Grandparents: Judas and Baako/Ni and Isha

Great-Grand Uncles: Gotto, Simba, Tojo, Reno, Nuka, Sizwe, Leo

Great-Grand Aunts: Halla, Aboyo, Zara, Enu, Jira, Eshe, Tamu

Grandparents: Ayodele and Teshi/Ikeena and Malkia

Grand Uncles: Kayode, Erevu, Jiro, Gwandoya, Adwin, Ngosi, Kopa, Firion, Maalik, Hasani, Abrafo, Gacheru

Grand Aunts: Ari, Zuri, Jalena, Kayin, Lindiwe, Kesi, Duni, Kiara, Katura, Rena, Sarafina, Sadaka, Fang, Dalia, Izhani

Uncles: Mchumba, Dae-ho, Daemon, Chari, Abel

Aunts: Malaika, Abrihet, Rhaenys, Nubia, Kanoni, Lesedi, Adanna, Zainabu