Anthro-Hyena Tales Part 1

Chapter 3: Hot Pursuit

Life is full of irritations and annoyances. One particular irritant is the phenomenon called phone tag. Banzai hated phone tag. It was neither funny nor fun. All he wanted was to talk to his dream girl. Even if it was just once a day, that would have been enough to keep a smile on his fuzzy face.

He tried calling her again during his lunch break. Once again he got her voicemail.

"Shit!"

His cursing got the attention of one of the other butchers.

"Hey, Banzai, you ok buddy?"

"Uh, yeah. I'm ok. Just having a little…technical difficulty. Heh."

"With your phone? Ah, yeah. I hate it when that happens."

His coworker went back to eating his lunch as Banzai glared at his phone as if it was the source of his frustration. He didn't want to admit he was upset with Shenzi for not at least returning his calls. Just as he was about to call again he heard the familiar sound of horns playing the tune of 'Low Rider.' He had never answered a phone call so fast. Not even a call from his mother.

"Hey, hey! Talk to me."

He couldn't help but smile at the sound of that deep, sexy voice he had grown to love.

"Hey, Banzai, how's it goin'?"

"Perfect now that I'm talking to you."

As he spoke he stepped out into the courtyard behind the building, propping the door open with a cinderblock.

"What a sweet thing to say. I feel the same. By the way, sorry for not getting back to you sooner. My mom's been trying to kill me with all this training."

"It's all good, babe. I figured you must be super busy."

"Yeah. I'd rather be spending time with you. Speaking of that, what ya doin' after work?"

"Whatever you want, sweetheart."

"Hmph. Now isn't that convenient?"

"It sure is, babe. So, what do you want to do?"

"Oh, nothing fancy. Just hang out with this sexy dude I know."

"Oh yeah? Who's the lucky dude? And am I gonna have to kick his ass and take his place?"

"Not unless you plan on beating yourself up! Ha ha!"

"Well that will certainly make me look like a dumbass!" Banzai chuckled as he fished in his pocket for a cigarette. "Listen. I get off in three hours. How about I pick you up from the usual spot? Ed's getting in some studio time at our aunt's house tonight so we can hang out there."

"For real? Cool."

"You think Buuki can come, too?"

"Nah. She's got some kind of parent/teacher conference thing going on at the school where she works tonight. By the way, did you give Ed her number?"

"Yup, sure did."

"Good, cuz I'm tired of her asking about him every time I see her. He'd better call her big ass, too."

"Oh, I guarantee he will be calling her. My bro may be a bit shy, but he's not so shy that he'd pass up talking to her."

"Damn, he likes her that much?"

"Hell yeah!"

"I hope he's not turned off by her personality…or lack thereof."

"Whoa, that's harsh!"

"Mmm, well, Buuki can be super serious…and kinda boring. Eh, who knows. Ed might help her lighten up."

"My bro does tend to have that effect on others. We'll see. Anyway, my lunch break is almost over so I'll see you after work, babe."

"You mean to tell me you wasted most of your break talking to me?"

"Sure did, but I wouldn't call it a waste at all."

"Damn. You must really love me."

"You might be onto something there, beautiful."

"Mmm hmm. I'll see you later."

"Lookin' forward to it."

Banzai spend the last few minutes of his break finishing off his cigarette and wolfing down his lunch. He did spend most of that time talking to Shenzi, but the indigestion was worth it.

After his shift was over Banzai took a shower on the premises and changed his clothes. Although hyenas loved meat, he didn't think his lady would appreciate him reeking of blood. Twenty minutes later Banzai picked up Shenzi at a nearby shopping center. She looked so comfortable and sexy sitting there in her jeggings and off shoulder blouse. As he pulled up to the curb her noticed another male hyena briefly speak to Shenzi then walk further down to the cellphone store. Banzai glared at him until he entered the shop, then got out of his car to open the door for Shenzi.

"You're such a gentleman, honey," she praised as she sat in the front passenger seat, noting Banzai's grouchy expression. "Why are you makin' that face?"

"Huh? Oh, it's nothin' important."

"Oh, ok."

"Say, uh, who was that guy you were talkin' to when I pulled up?"

"No idea. He was just some random guy askin' me about the cellphone store. Why you ask? You jelly?"

"Heh, nah, just curious. As long as he didn't say anything disrespectful to my lady it's all good."

"Don't worry. If he had said anything off to me I would have slapped the shit outta him."

"Damn, babe, you savage!"

"Hell yeah, I am."

"You so sexy, babe."

"Hehe, thanks."

A few minutes later the couple arrived at Aunt Wakali's house. Banzai's cousin, Mjanja, answered the door.

"Hey, cuzzo. Hey, beautiful. Come on in and make yourself at home."

Ed was already in the living room area on the sofa talking on the phone. Shenzi was caught off guard by that since she had never heard Eduma speak before.

"C-can't you come o-o-over tonight a-after the m-m-m-meeting? W-w-why not? Uh-heh. O-o-ok. That s-s-s-s-sounds good. That'll m-m-make up for tonight. Y-yeah. See you t-tomorrow. B-bye."

Ed looked startled when he saw his brother accompanied by Shenzi. He felt embarrassed that a non-family member besides Bukola heard him speak. It turned out Buuki didn't mind his stutter, much to Ed's relief. He wasn't sure about Shenzi though.

"Hey, Ed. How's it going?"

The now self conscious hyena gave Shenzi a simple thumbs up.

"Bro, weren't you going to work on some beats in the studio tonight?"

With a vigorous nod the DJ got up from the sofa and headed for his aunt's basement.

"Shenz, you wanna come watch Ed work his musical magic?"

"Sure, why not. That should be pretty cool."

Aunt Wakali had a nice set up for her creative young nephew. There was all kinds of digital and analog recording equipment, high quality microphones, and even a recording booth. Wakali's late husband had renovated the area two years before his fatal accident. Ed and Mjanja maintained the equipment as a way to honor the memory of the deceased.

Shenzi had never been in recording studio before, so this was quite an experience for her. Ed showed her how to download a couple remixes and two original songs he composed. They sounded really good, so Shenzi planned on suggesting to her mother that they use some of his music in their dance routines.

"My mom's gonna flip out, in a good way, when she hears how good these sound. Thanks Ed!"

Ed signed 'you're welcome.' Unfortunately, Shenzi knew very little sign language.

"He said 'you're welcome, babe," Banzai translated.

"Oh, I see. Anyway, it was really cool to watch you work. Too bad Buuki couldn't be here."

Ed hung his head as he fiddled with some buttons on the sound board.

"Aww, don't worry, Ed. I'm sure she'll be able to stop by soon," Banzai reassured his brother with a pat on the back. Eduma and Mjanja continued working on a new composition Ed the artist had come up with while Banzai and Shenzi went back upstairs.

As the couple cuddled on the sofa Banzai picked up on Shenzi's nervous behavior. When he leaned in to kiss her cheek she leaned away from him and giggled awkwardly.

"Babe, you ok?"

"Yeah. Why do you ask?"

"Well, you're acting like you don't want me to kiss you."

"Wha…? Oh, honey, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to discourage you. I'm just a little nervous."

"Nervous? Why?"

Shenzi wrung her hands for a moment with quite an embarrassed expression.

"Ugh, I might as well just come out and say it. I've…I've never been kissed," she muttered.

"Huh? I don't think I heard you right. Did you say you've never been kissed?"

"Yep. That's what I said."

"How is it even possible that a girl as beautiful as you has never been kissed?"

"Two words. My mother."

"Huh? What's your mom got to do with it?"

Shenzi huffed dramatically as she leaned back on the sofa. Banzai got the feeling that he was in for an interesting story.

"Well, you're not my first suitor. In fact there were two before you. The difference was those two were picked by my parents. Each of them would come see me, but by appointment only and either one or both of my parents had to be present. You can guess how those dinner dates went."

"Damn. That sounds liked it sucked."

"Definitely. I never got a chance to really get to know those guys, and we never had any privacy with my parents hovering like vultures."

"Huh. I can see how that would kill the mood." Banzai scooted closer to Shenzi to nuzzle her cheek. "We don't have that problem here."

Shenzi nuzzled him right back.

"You are so right, baby."

"So, how do you want your first kiss?"

"Any way you give it to me, honey."

"Heh heh. How's this?"

Banzai kissed her softly on her neck, giving it a gentle nip before pulling away.

"That's a nice start."

"How about this?"

He then pressed his lips against her cheek, making Shenzi grin like a Cheshire cat. She enjoyed how sweet and tender his kisses were, but in spite of her lack of experience, she just knew she wanted a bit more passion.

"That was sweet, but could you, umm…"

Before she could say another word the two were muzzle to muzzle. Shenzi was left speechless by the warm and wonderful feelings brought on by her first kiss. Somehow she ended up laying on her back, her arms wrapped around his neck as they deepened their kiss. Her thoughts were screaming in her head as she took in this new experience.

'Holy shit, this feels soooo good! God damn, he's suckin' on my neck and it's driving me crazy! Is that me moaning? Wow, I sound sexy!'

Banzai apparently agreed, as his slowly grinding against her clearly proved. His excitement triggered hers, causing her to grind her hips as well. To her surprise Banzai broke the kiss to gaze down at her.

"B-banzai, why'd you stop?"

"I think we better take this to the guest room. Don't want my bro and cousin walkin' in on us."

"Oh, yeah. That's a good idea. Lead the way."

Banzai took Shenzi by the hand and lead her upstairs to the guest room. The future matriarch could feel her heart pounding so hard she feared it would leap out of her chest. She kind of knew what to expect, then again this was unknown territory for her. Most of the information she had about sex was from her cousin, Buuki. As they entered the room Banzai picked up on her nervousness.

"You all right, babe?"

"Uh, yeah. Just a little nervous."

"We don't have to go any further if you're not ready."

"What do ya mean?"

"Shenz…it's pretty obvious you're a virgin."

"Oh. That obvious, huh? Heh."

"Yeah. But that's ok. We can take our time, or even just cuddle if ya want."

Shenzi pondered that prospect for a moment. This was the first time she actually got some alone time with a guy she really liked…a lot! The past couple months had been the best she'd ever had. She had a lot of fun with Banzai. She cared about him and could tell he had feelings for her as well. She saw this alone time as an opportunity to become even closer. Shenzi hugged him close, leaning her head against his shoulder and licking his cheek.

"Honey, I think I'm ready for more than just cuddling."

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

Banzai grinned, not daring to argue with his sweet Shenzi, as he led her to the bed.

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