A Hyena's spots chapter 3.
Janja paced back and fourth the look of slight concern flashing across the Hyena's face, which was an unusual emotion for the leader to feel. He wasn't one to care about anyone, not even his own crew. He cared about himself and himself only. And yet here he was feeling concern. The Hyena scrunched up his snout in disgust. For a human being.
It had been a few hours that Cheezi tried to keep Keva cool yet the fever didn't seem to lesson if anything it started to become worse, leaving the Hyena's at a loss on what to do. They didn't have any human medicine or any idea what to use.
"Alright, alright calm down". Janja mumbled quietly to himself, "obviously the water isn't working much. So we need to try something else". Janja sighed eyes closing in irritation. "I knew I shouldn't have interfered. I have no clue how to take care of a human".
"What about Kion?" Cheezi spoke up. "He might know what to do".
"Oh no no no, were not going to that fur ball for help". Janja spat. "I ask him for help, and he'll never let me live it down. Besides". Janja gazed down at the human who was sound asleep. "Something tells me the pride lands won't be very accepting of a human in their territory. It would be handing the kid to the Lion's. Literally".
"UGH!". Janja hit his head against a hard rock. Swaying when he realized that prob wasn't the best idea. "I don't know what to do". Janja mumbled dizzily.
Evan shifted in his sleep letting out a soft groan in his sleep, his features pinching in pain. Janja slowly approached the human dark eye's gazing at Evan slightly worriedly. He gently used his snout nudging the human as gently as he could.
"It's OK kid". Janja's voice was quiet, soothing. His paw resting on the human's arm. "Your safe, nobody's going to hurt you on my watch". Dark eye's gazed at his second in command who looked slightly concerned himself.
"What are we going to do boss?" Cheezi asked.
"I don't know". Janja stepped over Evan's body, one paw over one side of him, his over paw over the other side. He rested his head on the human's shoulder. Trying to offer what comfort he could. He didn't really know what he was doing, as it wasn't often he comforted somebody. It seemed to work as the human's features slowly eased up looking almost peaceful. His breathing a bit better.
Taking the edge of the blanket in his teeth Janja pulled it up further over Evan, smiling lightly as Evan sighed in his sleep snuggling further into the blanket.
Pulling back Janja sighed his ears drooping ever so slightly, who was he kidding? At this rate the fever would make Evan sicker, and while he detested the Lion guard. He could really use their help, there would be help much better in the Pride land then the out lands.
"Alright, here's what were going to do. Cheetzi you and Chungu I need you to go to the Lion guard. Now this is very important". Janja gave his two lackeys a stern look. Careful to make sure he was quiet. "Go to KION not to Simba. The last thing we need is the king to know about a human". The Hyena gazed down at Evan. Running a paw over the young man's hair. "We need to let as little as we can about him".
"Right". Cheezi said.
"You got it boss". Chungu said.
"You sure?" Janja raised an eyebrow. "Repeat what I just said".
"Talk to Kion". Cheezi said.
"Not to Simba". Chungu replied.
"Right, now get going you 2. The faster we can get this kid some help the better". Janja moved closer to the humans heated frame. "I'ma staying here to make sure the kid doesn't get worse. Plus I can't trust you two fur brains alone with him".
"You got it boss!".
Janja sighed watching the two Hyenas run out of the lair. He hated the thought of relying on the two to get some help for the kid, but at the moment he didn't have much of a choice. He wasn't about to have them watching the human. Janja didn't know where this sudden protectiveness came from. Heck he had moments ago said he wasn't going to get help. But the kid was sick no doubt about it, and he was in bad shape. Bad enough that there was no way he alone could make the kid better.
Janja climbed carefully over to the slumbering Keva careful not to wake the kid up, he positioned himself in the space where his arm was. Hunkering down. He would have to trust that the two fur brains would follow his orders. And get him the help he needed.
"Don't worry kid". Janja yawned resting his snout in the curve of Evan's shoulder. "Will get you some help, you'll be well before you know it". And with a flutter of his eyes the Hyena was sound asleep.