Hello, before I continue with chapter two, I'd like to say a couple of things. First, thank you to those who have reviewed me. I'm so glad people are enjoying my fic. I hope you like chapter 2. Second, with the exception of Aleia, these characters are not mine, they belong to the Walt Disney Company, as you all know.
Chapter 2- The Jungle
Bagheera the panther was taking a "walk" through the jungle, making sure there were no problems to be solved. As he jumped from tree to tree, he reflected on how quiet the jungle was since Mowgli, the man-cub, had returned to the man-village. It wasn't that he did not enjoy the quiet. He had certainly got fed up with the man-cub from time to time. Yet in a way, he missed the man-cub's vivaciousness.
He decided to rest on a high tree branch for a bit. As he did, he reflected on the past, on Baloo the bear, and how Shere Khan had left this part of the jungle. Bagheera was quite glad things would be peaceful in his home once again.
Suddenly, his ears were alerted to a noise. It sounded like a largish cat, but what cat would be so noisy? Bagheera decided to investigate. He jumped from branch to branch until he located the sound of the noise: A young panther, past a cub, but not quite an adult, stomping through the bush like an elephant. Bagheera laughed to himself, wondering what she was doing. He had never seen her in the jungle. He decided to investigate, and jumped down in front of her.
The young panther was clearly startled. "What are you doing?" She asked crossly. "Don't you have better manners than that?"
"Well," Bagheera responded, "I would think you would have more brains and grace than just to jump everywhere. Don't you have any pride in your species?"
"Leave me alone. You don't know the day I've had." She turned and started walking through the trees. Bagheera watched her. When she was almost out of sight she looked back. "What are you doing?" She asked. Bagheera responded, "I was wondering the same thing."
She was annoyed now, and said, "I'm trying to catch some food."
Bagheera laughed.
"What?" She asked. Bagheera replied, "If you think you'll catch food like that, tramping through the woods, alerting every creature of your presence…Good luck!"
She ignored him and walked out of view. Bagheera watched her go with some puzzlement. Why did this cub not know anything about stealth or catching food? Bagheera decided to get his own dinner. He imagined she would be back sooner or later…
***
Aleia walked through the jungle listening carefully. Remembering what that panther had told her she tried to walk stealthily, but it was hard work doing that while keeping an eye and ear out. After about an hour, she had not seen a single creature. Was there something wrong with the jungle?
She walked and walked. It occurred to her she was lost, and she had to laugh. Lost from what? It wasn't as if she had anywhere to go, she thought sadly.
It occurred to her that if her walking was scaring animals off, maybe they would come if she sat quietly. Curling up in a small clearing, she started keeping watch and was soon fast asleep.
"Wake up!" A voice was calling. She came out of a dream about her master and an eerily familiar tiger and looked around. The panther from before was sitting on a branch.
"Where did you come from? How did you find me?" Aleia asked angrily.
He was disgusted. "Well, it was not difficult. I started tracking you about fifteen minutes after you left, not to mention you even sleep noisily.
You won't last a day at this rate. Come up here in the tree."
Aleia hopped up into the tree; rather well, she thought, considering her lack of practice. After all, she was a cat.
"All right." He said to her, cutting to the chase. "Who are you and where did you come from?"
Aleia was suddenly struck with a fear that she didn't even recognize. After all she was just a young panther. She decided to cover it up; it probably wouldn't be wise out in the jungle.
"Well, are you going to answer?"
Aleia replied nervously, "If you must know, my name is Aleia."
The panther laughed at this. "What kind of name is that?"
She was insulted, and her temper overpowered her nervousness. "It's my name and I'm quite proud of it."
He replied, "Fine. My name is Bagheera, and I want to know where you come from."
"I'm from a man-village."
Bagheera was astonished. "Why were you in one of those?"
Aleia was still annoyed, and his nosiness was making it worse. "It's just where I lived. I was happy there!"
"That's ridiculous. A panther belongs in the jungle. How long did you stay there?"
Aleia replied, "I was always there. I don't know why, I'm sure there's a fascinating story behind that but I don't know it. Okay?"
Once again, Bagheera was astonished.
"If you always lived there- Well, I can see you need my help."
Aleia was glad he had not asked why she left, so she agreed without really thinking about it.
"I guess so," She said absently. "What do I need to know?"
Bagheera replied, "Well, for one thing, you don't need to walk on the ground at all. Use the trees. What do you think they're there for?"
"The men always picked off food."
Bagheera told her, "You're not living with the men now. You have to hunt on your own now."
Aleia was upset. She hated hunting, she always had. It didn't matter in the village, she just ate the same meat as the men. She had not been a hunting pet. At least not for long.
End Chapter
I'm sorry this took so long, I had sooo much trouble writing it. In Chapter 3, I will try to get in some other JB characters, it will involve Aleia's "jungle lessons" so it may be a bit humourous also. I've really grown to like my own character so I'll have chapter 3 up soon. -Silvertail
Chapter 2- The Jungle
Bagheera the panther was taking a "walk" through the jungle, making sure there were no problems to be solved. As he jumped from tree to tree, he reflected on how quiet the jungle was since Mowgli, the man-cub, had returned to the man-village. It wasn't that he did not enjoy the quiet. He had certainly got fed up with the man-cub from time to time. Yet in a way, he missed the man-cub's vivaciousness.
He decided to rest on a high tree branch for a bit. As he did, he reflected on the past, on Baloo the bear, and how Shere Khan had left this part of the jungle. Bagheera was quite glad things would be peaceful in his home once again.
Suddenly, his ears were alerted to a noise. It sounded like a largish cat, but what cat would be so noisy? Bagheera decided to investigate. He jumped from branch to branch until he located the sound of the noise: A young panther, past a cub, but not quite an adult, stomping through the bush like an elephant. Bagheera laughed to himself, wondering what she was doing. He had never seen her in the jungle. He decided to investigate, and jumped down in front of her.
The young panther was clearly startled. "What are you doing?" She asked crossly. "Don't you have better manners than that?"
"Well," Bagheera responded, "I would think you would have more brains and grace than just to jump everywhere. Don't you have any pride in your species?"
"Leave me alone. You don't know the day I've had." She turned and started walking through the trees. Bagheera watched her. When she was almost out of sight she looked back. "What are you doing?" She asked. Bagheera responded, "I was wondering the same thing."
She was annoyed now, and said, "I'm trying to catch some food."
Bagheera laughed.
"What?" She asked. Bagheera replied, "If you think you'll catch food like that, tramping through the woods, alerting every creature of your presence…Good luck!"
She ignored him and walked out of view. Bagheera watched her go with some puzzlement. Why did this cub not know anything about stealth or catching food? Bagheera decided to get his own dinner. He imagined she would be back sooner or later…
***
Aleia walked through the jungle listening carefully. Remembering what that panther had told her she tried to walk stealthily, but it was hard work doing that while keeping an eye and ear out. After about an hour, she had not seen a single creature. Was there something wrong with the jungle?
She walked and walked. It occurred to her she was lost, and she had to laugh. Lost from what? It wasn't as if she had anywhere to go, she thought sadly.
It occurred to her that if her walking was scaring animals off, maybe they would come if she sat quietly. Curling up in a small clearing, she started keeping watch and was soon fast asleep.
"Wake up!" A voice was calling. She came out of a dream about her master and an eerily familiar tiger and looked around. The panther from before was sitting on a branch.
"Where did you come from? How did you find me?" Aleia asked angrily.
He was disgusted. "Well, it was not difficult. I started tracking you about fifteen minutes after you left, not to mention you even sleep noisily.
You won't last a day at this rate. Come up here in the tree."
Aleia hopped up into the tree; rather well, she thought, considering her lack of practice. After all, she was a cat.
"All right." He said to her, cutting to the chase. "Who are you and where did you come from?"
Aleia was suddenly struck with a fear that she didn't even recognize. After all she was just a young panther. She decided to cover it up; it probably wouldn't be wise out in the jungle.
"Well, are you going to answer?"
Aleia replied nervously, "If you must know, my name is Aleia."
The panther laughed at this. "What kind of name is that?"
She was insulted, and her temper overpowered her nervousness. "It's my name and I'm quite proud of it."
He replied, "Fine. My name is Bagheera, and I want to know where you come from."
"I'm from a man-village."
Bagheera was astonished. "Why were you in one of those?"
Aleia was still annoyed, and his nosiness was making it worse. "It's just where I lived. I was happy there!"
"That's ridiculous. A panther belongs in the jungle. How long did you stay there?"
Aleia replied, "I was always there. I don't know why, I'm sure there's a fascinating story behind that but I don't know it. Okay?"
Once again, Bagheera was astonished.
"If you always lived there- Well, I can see you need my help."
Aleia was glad he had not asked why she left, so she agreed without really thinking about it.
"I guess so," She said absently. "What do I need to know?"
Bagheera replied, "Well, for one thing, you don't need to walk on the ground at all. Use the trees. What do you think they're there for?"
"The men always picked off food."
Bagheera told her, "You're not living with the men now. You have to hunt on your own now."
Aleia was upset. She hated hunting, she always had. It didn't matter in the village, she just ate the same meat as the men. She had not been a hunting pet. At least not for long.
End Chapter
I'm sorry this took so long, I had sooo much trouble writing it. In Chapter 3, I will try to get in some other JB characters, it will involve Aleia's "jungle lessons" so it may be a bit humourous also. I've really grown to like my own character so I'll have chapter 3 up soon. -Silvertail