Hey everyone! I know I haven't updated TLK3:NG in a while. I promise I'll update soon! I'm sorry for the long wait. I had a bad case of writer's block. Anyway, I decided to write a Zazu fanfic. I don't see a lot of him here and I thought he could use one. Anyway, the title of the song is based off the song "Into the Night" by Benny Mardones. If you haven't listened to it yet, I urge you to. It's such a powerful song. Anyway, without further ado here's…my chapter. :P
Oh P.S. This chapter won't be too long. I don't think the chapters will be as long as my other two stories. But let's just see where it goes!
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"Simba? Nala…?" I echoed as I darted through the Pridelands. The young master and his soon to be queen had gotten away…yet again. So far, neither the prince nor his cream-colored companion were in sight.
"Watch it!" a stray zebra barked as I bumped into him.
What a shame. No respect for the royal majordomo. I'm the one that alerts the king and make it possible for these fools to roam another day and this is how they treat me? I dodged a herd of elephants, hoping to spot the familiar gold and peach furred felines. Not realizing it, I had flew straight into an airborne bird. We both fell to the ground, rolling into a nearby tree. Just as I was about to give her an apology, I was shooed away by an older bird.
"Watch where you're going!" she scolded. "Do you have any idea who you just bumped into?"
"My apologies," was all I uttered, trying not to say what was actually on my mind.
"It's alright." the younger bird smiled. "I insist."
I immediately pulled her up, and we both locked eyes. She was indeed a very beautiful young bird. She was a teal plumaged hornbill, with the prettiest eyes I'd ever seen. They were like a pair of blue topaz gems, which glistened when the light from the sun's powerful rays shone down on her.
"Princess, we must go!" the elder of the two hornbills moaned as she guided her away from me.
"Bisa, please!" she snapped at the portly bird. "Let me be!"
Bisa immediately complied and let her go.
"I'm sorry, Sir." she said warmly.
"No." I maintained. "I should've watched where I was going."
"Well, if you insist." she giggled. "Why were you flying so fast anyway?"
"I'm just looking for some cubs."
She immediately lit up.
"Are you talking about that little brownish-gold and beige cub?"
"Yes," I replied with utter relief. "You saw them?"
"If I didn't, I wouldn't have known what they looked like—now would I?" she laughed.
"Oh," I replied nervously with a forced laugh.
"Anyway, they just headed North." she said, pointing her wing to the left.
Just beyond the tip of her wing, there was a tangle of lively green shrubs and trees. Surely, the cubs were overwhelmed with curiosity and snuck off when I wasn't looking.
"Thank-you, Madame." I said with courtesy.
"Madame?" she said humorously. "Please, just call me Dalila."
Dalila…what a beautiful name.
With that, our brief and awkward encounter came to an end and we both went our separate ways. She was long gone, but I couldn't get her out of my head. Even when I tried to think of something else, I'd always be reminded of those beautiful topaz irises of hers of that perfect slick teal coat she sported. Heh. Or maybe that voice. My God, it was so angelic and so pure. My endless pondering was interrupted when I felt a nudge on my shoulder that nearly knocked me off balance. I turned around and saw the cubs towering over me.
"Splendid! Now I'm spared from having to search day and night for you two misfits."
"Who was that girl you were talking to?" Simba asked, choosing not to react to what I said previously.
"Yeah," Nala added soon after. "She was reallyyy pretty."
"That's none of your concern, Young Master!" I reproached defensively.
"Then can you tell me?" Nala asked giddily.
"No!"
"Was it your sister?" the prince inquired.
"No…"
"Your mother?" suggested Nala.
"No…"
"Your cousin?"
"No…"
"Your girlfriend—"
"No!" I blurted out in denial.
The cubs were silenced—finally.
"Sorry about that," I said apologetically. "But Dalila is merely an acquaintance. Nothing more."
"So Dalila…" Simba teased. "That's her name?"
"Zazu and Dalila." Nala said unsurely. "You guys sound like a really weird couple."
"We're not involved in any way." I retorted. "I merely bumped into her while searching for you two demons."
"Zazu and Dalila sitting in a tree." Simba sung playfully. "K-I-S-S-I-N—."
"Enough!" I ejaculated in frustration. "Now unless you want your parents knowing about your little adventure, I advise you keep your traps shut and never mention this again. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, Sir…" the duo muttered sadly.
I actually felt bad for reacting like that. I was acting like a little fledgling at this point, but I must say, love makes you act abnormal. Agh! There I go again! Falling in love with the girl when I barely know. This is pure absurdity!
"I am not in love with Dalila! I am not in love with Dalila!I am not in love with Dalila!" I said in my head on the way to Pride Rock.
"No time to be foolish, Zazu. The king needs you. The Pridelands needs you! You don't have to for *scoff*—LOVE! You'll have to fight it no matter how vibrant her feathers are or how…luminous her eyes were when she stared at me and…how soft and beautiful her voice was. Her personality, and-and—Great Kings. I'm doing it again!"
"Uhhh…you okay, Zazu?" Simba asked, snapping me back into reality.
His eyebrow was cocked suspiciously. Nala was by his side giggling girlishly.
"I'll be fine, Young Master." I assured. "You two, head off home. And don't do anything foolish."
"Say hi to Delilah for me." Simba added before he and Nala took off giggling.
Who am I trying to fool? Heck, even Simba and Nala, as young as they are, can see through this silly charade. I'm in love with this delicate bird. Hmm, Delicate Dalila. No…Darling Dalila. Really Zazu—really? Am I really going to let one measly woman who I've barely talked to for 5 minutes stay on my mind for the rest of my life? Besides, she's a princess! She's probably affianced to some handsome young bird who'll give her the moon and stars. She's way out of my league. I'm fighting for a lost cause as far as I'm concerned.
I ambled towards my tree which was right besides Pride Rock, which was also the home of my quaint little nest.
"Now Zazu, I want you to take a nice nap and get that Dalila bird out of your mind!" I instructed myself as I went in my typical sleeping position.
I'm going mad. Hopping mad! It's amazing how I could turn from a respectable and work-hungry advisor to a lovesick wreck after such a brief encounter. If this is the way I'd act from just a short conversation, maybe this love thing isn't for me after all.
With that, I nestled myself deeper into my round twiggy abode and fell asleep.
Here it is! Forgive me if I don't update these three stories as fast as I did before. It's hard juggling them all at once. But I've promised this fic for a while now so I just published it for the heck of it—it being a day-off and all. It's hard, but be advised that this doesn't mean I'll leave you guys hanging! Don't forget to review by the way! It motivates me to get my chapters out faster!
Peace!