Chapter 3: Wish & Love
Buck headed off outside the path of the village to see Sid sitting near a hill before a cliff, looking out at the night-view of the Dinosaur World and listening to the gentle and distant noises of dinosaurs roaming throughout the world below at night. The one-eyed weasel soon sat beside his best friend and cleared his throat before asking, "Quiet night out there, eh?"
"Yeah," Sid replied with a nod, not looking at the weasel.
The two remained quiet for a while, looking out at the view before Buck asked, "So, ya wanna tell your old pal your problem?"
"Problem? What problem?" Sid asked with a shrug.
"Ah c'mon now, Sid. Even before we met up again after the mammals and I searched for ya the first time ya came down 'ere, we've been best friends for ten long years and mate, I can read ya looks even through my patch 'ere," Buck chuckled with his arms crossed.
"I'll believe you on that," Sid also chuckled.
"Now spill the beans. What's eating ya mind?" Buck asked.
"It's just when you guys were dancing together, both Flora, yourself and the herd...I didn't have anyone. So I was left out," Sid explained.
"Then why didn't ya ask one of the females in the tribe? They would've wanted to dance with ya," Buck questioned Sid.
"It's just...it's complicated. You'll think I'm crazy for telling you this being what I look like," Sid sighed.
"Mate, I literally own the word 'crazy'. So anything you want to say to your best pal, you can tell O'Buck anything," Buck encouraged the sloth.
"Yeah, you're right," Sid replied with smile at his friend before he explained, "When I look at you guys dancing, I see how you guys have a special someone to be with for the rest of your life. You know, you with Flora, Tawk with Diana, Manny with Ellie, Diego with Shira and even Peaches with Louis."
"So is that why you're sad?" Buck asked.
"Well...yeah. All I ever wanted was a special someone, like the ones you guys have. I have no one, and I fear that I'll never be able to find someone special for me," Sid sadly answered.
Buck felt pity for his best friend before he put an arm around the sloth and said, "Cheer up, Sid. I'm sure somewhere out there is someone who is destined to love you for whom you are."
"You really think so, Buck?" Sid asked with high hopes.
"I believe so," Buck answered, winking at his friend.
Soon, Manny and Diego appeared before the duo as the mammoth asked, "There you guys are. What's happening here?"
"Poor lad here is a little lonely," Buck replied.
"Well, we're here. Does that count?" Diego asked.
Buck looked at Diego and smiled a bit as he said, "Not that kind of lonely, tiger. Lonely as in...feeling left out of love."
Manny and Diego immediately understood Sid's problem as Manny said, "Oh, I see. Well, I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling that way, Sid."
"It's fine," Sid replied with a nod.
"No offence Sid, but maybe if you clean up more and be less of...well...somewhat more flawless, you could pick up someone," Diego replied.
"Well, can I tell you guys something?" Sid asked.
"Depends. How long will this take?" Diego asked.
Manny rolled his eyes at the sabre's sarcastic yet harmless banter as he sat beside Sid and said, "Of course you can, but try not to go into so much detail like last time."
"Aye, mate. You kind of went on a subject before you finish in over an hour," Buck added, not to hurt his best friend's feelings.
"Well, I shall do my best," Sid replied.
"That's a first," Diego mumbled.
"Wow. I hope I don't make you snore," Sid snorted.
Diego watched on a bit amusingly on how much more of a backbone Sid had grown within his personality since the whole saga began as well as this impressed Manny a bit before the sloth added, "There was a girl that I liked. Well, really really liked. She was the most beautiful sloth I have ever seen. Her hair was so silky, her fur was so enchanting, and her eyes...they shined like sapphires in the beach. If you guys had seen her, you'd understand what I mean."
"She sounds really dreamy," Buck said with a nod.
"What was her name?" Diego asked.
"Carrie. Her name was Carrie," Sid answered.
"Carrie? That's a strange name," Manny said.
"How so?" Sid asked as he tilted his head in confusion.
"I can just imagine how her name might be irritating to her like, 'Hi, Carrie. Would you like me to carry you up on the hill, Carrie? No? Ok, carry on?'" Manny replied.
Sid just smiled and chuckled out, "Funny enough, her attitude was pretty much compared to you guys."
Manny and Diego looked at Sid in confusion and both asked, "Really?"
"Oh, yeah. She's as sarcastic, smart-mouthed and she doesn't bother taking much crap from anyone and trust me, it wouldn't be good on both of you," Sid chuckled.
"So, where is this Carrie lass now, mate?" Buck asked.
"To be honest, it's been years since I've seen her and well...she's probably forgotten about me anyway like my other family out there has. I wouldn't be surprised," Sid sighed.
"Don't worry about that, lad. Like I said, somewhere out there is a girl that is just the right one for you. I know it," Buck replied before he and the others lead Sid back to the party.
Meanwhile inside a private cave where a pool full of water filled in one of the rocky banks in the cave, Tawk and Diana were swimming together, playing around with one another and spending time to themselves alone.
Tawk soon held onto his new love Diana in his arms and smiled at her lovingly. He loved the woman so much like he did with his first wife, Volda. Diana had helped Tawk fill the void of darkness and fear in his heart that made the Chief finally move on from his grief and fears forever and now, all he ever wanted to do is to spend the rest of his life with the woman that he loves so much.
"Thank you for taking me here, Diana," Tawk thanked.
"Not a problem. You could use a break from the village for a while," Diana giggled.
"Being Chief is never easy, but it's worth it to protect and care for the ones I love including you," Tawk chuckled.
The two shared a loving kiss before Diana asked, "Tawk, we've been together for eight years now and I know I shouldn't be worried about this kind of thing, but...if you want, would you rather if I be like your old wife Volda so you can keep the love for her too as well as you do for me?"
"Diana, my darling...I love you so much the same way how I loved Volda. You don't have to be like her. She would want you to be yourself and that's what I love about you."
"Really, Tawk? I don't want to steal you away from the memories of Volda," Diana said in concern.
"Volda is a spirit now and she's moved on as you told me. This is our life now, and she would want us to live it together. Both you and me," Tawk informed the albino weasel.
"Tawk..." Diana started.
"Diana, I want you to listen to me and listen to me very well..." Tawk hushed Diana gently, held her closer like an angel protecting her, and smiled down upon her beautiful face and gracefully added, "I love you so very much. You gave me a new life and a new beginning that I thought would never happen again. Like Volda before, you make me the happiest man in the tribe and I would rather spend the rest of my life with you forever. You are everything to me now, and I will never leave you to a life of misery and loneliness ever again."
Diana soon sobbed with tears of joy before Tawk nuzzled her and gently added, "My lady, my joy, my love, my Diana..."
TAWK:
There used to be a graying tower alone on the sea.
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and
The light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh,
The more I get of you,
The stranger it feels, yeah.
And now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the gray.
There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
You remain,
My power, my pleasure, my pain, baby
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny.
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh, the more I get of you
The stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the gray,
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,
I've been kissed by a rose
I've been kissed by a rose on the gray,
...And if I should fall along the way
I've been kissed by a rose
...been kissed by a rose on the gray.
There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
You remain
My power, my pleasure, my pain.
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny, yeah
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray.
Ooh, the more I get of you
The stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the gray.
Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the gray
Ooh, the more I get of you
The stranger it feels, yeah
And now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the gray
Tawk held and kissed Diana deeply and passionately before he took the albino weasel he loved near the edge of the pool and wrapped his arms around her.
I love her so much...I want to marry her, Tawk thought to himself.
TAWK:
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the gray
What happens next?
Stay tuned to find out!
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