A/N: Sorry for the delay. I'm going through some exams at school, and by time I get home, I'm not in the mood to write. Well, at least school will be over on Thursday! Before we start, I want to reiterate that Haiba is not my character, and he is used with permission from ThatPersonYouMightKnow.

Chapter One: Goodbye

"You're leaving?" Simba asked as he and Nala stood with Kulaani and Vitani at the border of the Pride Lands.

"Yes," Kulaani told him. "Things are getting a little crazy around here," He thought back to their latest incident a few days ago, when two twins arrived in the Pride Lands and framed Kulaani for murder, nearly resulting in him being put to death.

"Besides," he continued, "I sort of miss my home. Vitani and I spend a lot of time in the jungle anyway, so we might as well just go back to my pride. If you ever need any help, you'll know where to find me." Kulaani looked up at the sky, it was late in the after noon.

"We better go," Vitani said. "I want to get there before it gets dark."

"Alright," Kulaani said. "I guess we'll be seeing you all around. Goodbye."

"Bye," Simba and Nala said as they watched the two cubs leave the Pride Lands to return to the jungle.

"So," Nala turned to Simba, "should we get back to the water hole?"

"Sure," he answered, and they both headed in the opposite direction of Kulaani and Vitani.

Upon arrival at the water hole, Simba and Nala found the rest of their friends, where they had been before they had gone to see Kulaani and Vitani.

"So," Mheetu said, "where were those two going?"

"They left," Simba answered. "Kulaani said that they were going to go live in his pride, back in the jungle."

"Really?" Tora asked. She had finally recovered enough to be able to go out again... Though everyone could tell that there was something off about the lioness cub. Every time Mheetu made the slightest move towards her, she flinched a little. It also happened with Simba and Haiba before.

"Yeah," Nala said. "They said things were getting crazy around here... Not that I disagree with him."

"That whole thing with Dhambi and Makamu really got to him," Simba said, "but him killing somebody is about as likely as Haiba killing somebody - Hey, where is Haiba?"

"I think he said something about a date," Kora told him. "I think he had one with some tree he met in the eastern jungle awhile ago."

"That cub is weird..." Mheetu said, "What do you think, Sora?"

Sora didn't respond. He was just lying on his stomach, staring at the ground with a blank expression on his face. Akili's death had really hit him hard; he had lost the most important animal in the world to him.

Kula picked up the question. "Yeah, but he's weird in a delightfully cheesy way."

"Well, we are lucky to have him here," Nala said. "He has to be one of the most pure, gentle, and selfless animals out there."

"Look, I know you've been seeing her behind my back, so, just admit it," Haiba said.

The tree in front of him just gently swayed in the breeze.

"Fine, but don't bother coming home tonight!" Haiba exclaimed before storming off.

"I can't believe him!" Haiba said to himself. "It's obvious he and the air have been up to... stuff! Oh, well... There has to be something trustworthy to date around here.

Haiba made his way through the dense grass and vines in front of him. After a short distance he came upon a river.

"Well, I should get a drink while I'm here. Nobody likes to be kissed with a dry mouth."

As he put his head down and began to lap up the cool water, somebody suddenly spoke from behind him.

"Well," a female voice said, "aren't you a handsome cub."

Haiba turned around and found himself looking at one of the most beautiful lionesses he had ever seen. She had smooth light grey fur, and beautiful blue eyes. She wasn't a cub, but she wasn't too old. Haiba could tell she was a adolescent. However, he was too lost in her beauty to realize his mouth was hanging open. The lioness laughed lightly and closed his mouth with a paw.

"I've dated a few adolescents in my time," Haiba said, "but none as beautiful as you. Heck, I've never dated anything as beautiful as you!"

"How charming," the lioness smiled. She placed a paw under his chin. "You know you are kind of hot, you aren't that much younger than me."

"I'm hot?" Haiba smiled. "I have also been called cool... So, I guess you could say that I'm so hot, I'm cool, and so cool, I'm hot."

"And a cheesy sense of humor?" the lioness asked. "Cute," she then lightly kissed his mouth. That seemed to immediately put Haiba into a trance. His tongue hung out of his mouth, and he just stared at her.

The lioness smirked when she saw the look on his face... He was completely under her control.

"Now, Haiba," she said, "do you want me to kiss you again?"

Haiba just nodded, a dopey smile plastered on his face.

"Well, I will... But you have to do something for me first."

"Whatever you wish..." Haiba said.

"Excellent," she smiled. "Now, when I count to three, you will fall asleep. You will not remember this until I want you to... Oh, and the personality you have now will be gone. You will become the complete opposite of who you really are. You'll know exactly what to do when you wake up. Ready?"

Haiba nodded, still smiling.

The lioness began, "One... Two... Three!"

Haiba fell down, fast asleep. The lioness laughed as she looked down at the sleeping cub.

"By the time I'm finished with him, all his friends will want to tear him apart!" she said. "It's a shame... He really is charming... Oh well."

With that, she vanished.

A/N: And... She's back! That lioness is up to no good once again, and it appears that Haiba is the one that she wants to target. This can only mean terrible things for everyone's favorite cheesy cub.