Name: Taya

Breed: African Lion

Gender: Female

Parents: Unknown

Siblings: Mila (c) Namacub95

Crush: Romeo

Mate: Romeo

Cubs: Adia (adopted)

Likes: Mila, Romeo, Adia, being alone, daydreaming, hunting, watching the stars

Dislikes: Water, hyenas, seeing her friends getting hurt, elephants, humans

Personality: Taya is a very closed girl, who rarely speaks to anyone. It's mainly because she has a pretty low self confidence, and she thinks that her opinion isn't as important as the others. She doesn't trust strangers, and if anyone she doesn't know talks to her, she usually just walks away. Taya has a frigthened nature, and she's basicly afraid of any large animals, such as elephants and giraffes, and she is a very shy and quiet girl. Taya is very loyal and kind to her closest friends, and is actually a great listener, also she always puts her own problems aside and focuses on her friends worries.

History: Taya and her older sister Mila were born in the jungle, to a pride that was ruled by a wise old lion named Radhi.  As a young cub she befriended Radhi's son, the young prince Adrian, who rescued her from a group of hyenas, and that very moment she also noticed that Adrian was rather cute, and developed a huge crush on him. He didn't show any interest in her though, as he was more interested in another female, named Shani. Then, things changed when Shani and her family left the pride, and Radhi decided that Adrian and Taya would some day become mates.Taya was thrilled to hear this.She talked to him one night, and told him she was happier than ever to be his future mate. Adrian said he was happy too, and walked away. Taya kept thinking she and Adrian would have a wonderful future ahead of them, and how happy they would be, but then, one night, Adrian came to her and wanted to talk. He told her he wasn't in love with her, and never had been, and that his heart belonged to someone else. He tried to explain to Taya that he had not wanted to hurt her, he just wanted to tell her truth, so they both wouldn't have to live in a lie, but Taya was so upset, that she smacked him on the face with her paw, and ran away. Time passed on, and Taya began to forget about Adrian. One day, when she was on a walk, she noticed a female cub being surrounded by an angry cheetah, who would've killed her, unless Taya hadn't stepped in and chased the cheetah away.Taya asked the cub where her parents were, and she began to cry, saying her parents were gone. Taya felt horrible, and then she asked the cub to stay with her, so she could take care of her. The cub, who was named Adia to be exact, agreed, and from point they developed a mother-daughter relationship. When Taya had been taking care of Adia, she had completely forgot about Adrian, for she now had a meaning in her life, raising a small cub. One morning Taya was wildebeest for Adia to eat, and she ran after an old and weak one, but just when she was about to attack, a brown male lion lunged at it and pinned it on the ground, right in front of her. Taya got very angry, and yelled at the lion that he had stolen her kill. The male lifted his head, and observed Taya for a moment, then had a sly smile on his face. He threw the wildebeest corpse in Taya's feet, and said he just catched it for her. Taya didn't really know if she could trust him or not, but when she looked at him for a while, they he looked her in the eyes, made her convinced that he didn't want any harm. So, she began to smile, thanked him and grabbed the wildebeest in her mouth, turning to leave. Then she stopped, turned back towards the male and asked what his name was. He said his name was Romeo, and Taya also introduced herself, then Romeo asked if he could walk her home, just in case someone would try to steal her food. Taya agreed, and they walked over to her den where little Adia was waiting. She was a bit shy when Romeo smiled at her and said hello, but she learned to trust him, juts like Taya. Taya and Romeo became friends, and as time went on, they started developing feelings for each other. Finally, they fell in love, and became mates, and now Taya, Romeo and Adia became one small but happy family.

Relation to TLK: Use to have a crush on Adrian, whose father was Mufasa's friend.