Salina looked up. She saw the bright stars shining and the big moon was shining as well. Smiling, she let out a sigh of pleasure. This night was cold and chill. Looking forward near the huge rocks, she swore that she could see that someone was laying there.

But who could it be?

Curiously, she took some steps closer to the animal who was still sleeping. Looking closer, she saw that it was Banzai. He had been lost from the clan for a few days, but she didn't know what happened to him. His body was badly bruised and on his chest was a scar. A cut that had been made of edge of an arrow or another weapon that were even worse.

Nudging his cheek with her paw, she tried to wake him up. Banzai's eyes peeled slowly open. When he glanced over his shoulder to see who it was, everything was fuzzy and it looked extremely uncomfortable to him. His vision was so unclear that he couldn't recognize anything of what he could see. Shivering, he tried to speak.

"Who are you anyway?" Banzai asked confusedly with a very slurred voice.

"It's me, Salina. I'm your best friend. Don't you remember me?" Salina asked gently.

"Sally, it's you? How come?" he began, but his powers failed him, making his head to fall onto the ground. With a groan he looked at her through his tired eyes.

"How are you?" she asked.

"J-just fine, I'm never been feeling better!" Banzai lied. But Salina didn't buy it.

Worriedly, Salina carefully put a paw on his forehead. Feeling that he was warm, she looked at him with a pitiful glance.

"You're feverish." she told him. "Why didn't you tell me that you were sick?"

"I didn't want to hurt your feelings. You have enough with things to worry about, I may only make it worse for ya." he slurred again, shooking by the heat he felt in his body.

"Shhh. It's okay. I'll always be there for you." Salina said, trying to make him relax.

"What happened? How'd I get here?" Banzai asked. Salina didn't know what to say, and picked up by the scruff and dragged him into her den.

"Wh-What are you doin'?" Banzai asked.

"I'm taking you home, you'll may get worse if you stay out here, you're very cold."

A few minutes later…

"Salina.." Banzai mumbled. Salina raised her head and glanced back at him.

"Yes?" she replied tenderly.

"Scar..He died..The fire..Banished." Banzai explained as he panted from exhaustion. She nodded understandingly.

"I know, Banzai. I know." she replied, walking over to him. She nuzzled him on his cheek and then started to lick his wounds clean from dirt to avoid him from getting worse.

"How are you feeling? Do you need some water?" Salina asked him. Banzai shrugged and began to shiver as he felt himself being warmer. She noticed that and took the coconut bowl and helped him to drink.

When he was done drinking, she put the bowl away, laying his head down so he could rest.

"Try to rest, Banzai. You need to get some sleep." she told him. Banzai sighed and laid his head in his forepaws, trying to sleep. Salina giggled slightly and laid beside him.

Some hours later…

Salina woke up. She saw Banzai looking down, he looked sadly at her.

"What's wrong, buddy?" she asked gently.

"Nothin', I just woke up to fast." he lied, his voice was filled with dizziness, because of the illness.

Salina, knowing what he meant, nuzzled him.

"You maybe have to go up a little slower next time." she told him. Banzai sighed deeply and winced in agony, due to the pain in his chest.

Salina noticed that the scar hurt, and began to lick it once again to get rid of the pain to calm him down.

"Sally?" he asked, Salina looked up.

"Didya say you know where Shenzi and Ed are?"

"Yes." Salina answered.

"Where are they?"

"Oh, they are in the cave next to our den. I'll take you to them tomorrow."

"Okay, can you please tell me about how much we did before you became a leader? And by the way, aren't you supposed to lead your pack now?"

"No, I'm not the leader anymore. I didn't wanted to lead the pack without you, when I understood you couldn't be in the old pack, I decided to look for you, but Shenzi and Ed found me and we lived together for a long time. When I found you again, I was overjoyed. Finally we're together again."

She smiled as she saw that Banzai had fallen asleep as she told the story of why she didn't wanted to be a leader and decided to look for a better life. And of course how much fun they had when they were cubs and play most of the time. Salina herself, slowly drifted off in an attempt to sleep, which was very successful…

The next morning…

Banzai woke up. He felt something cold and wet on his forehead and noticed that he had a wet leaf that Salina had put on his forehead in an effort to make him feel better. Groaning, he put the leaf away and tried to get up. But his powers failed once again, and he found himself on the ground yet again.

"Having trouble with getting up?" Salina asked gently, entering the den.

"Ugh!" Banzai groaned, feeling the headache return to his head.

Salina looked worriedly at him.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah, of course I am." Banzai lied.

"You look a bit tired."

"That's not true, I'm feelin' much better than I look!" Banzai lied yet again.

"Hmm, I think you have to lay down and rest a bit more." Salina said calmly, nuzzling him.

"But I AM alright!" Banzai tried, desperately.

"I know you feel better, but you have to rest. I can tell Shenzi and Ed to come over to you." Salina answered, softly. Banzai sighed annoyedly, thinking to himself that he never would be able to walk around again.

"Don't be sad, you'll get better sooner than you know." Salina reassured him, stroking her paw through his mane over and over again. He let out a pleased sigh, as he began to relax.

"I can go and get Shenzi and Ed. Do you want me to do that?" she asked gently. Banzai nodded.

Then, she walked out from the den and over to a certain cave not far away from them.

With Shenzi and Ed…

"He he! Ha-ha!" (Look! Salina's coming!) Ed said excitedly.

Shenzi looked up.

She gave Ed a sign and they marched over to the running female that stopped when she saw them coming to her.

"Hi, Salina. What's the matter?" Shenzi asked.

"I've found Banzai. Please come with me, he wanted me to get you." she told them. Shenzi and Ed nodded.

"Of course we're coming. How is he?" Shenzi asked again.

"I think he's doing fine. But he's been a bit sick, because of a scar he had got, but I dunno how he could get that scar. He doesn't seems to remember either." Salina replied. Ed looked worried.

"He-he eeeh?" (Do you think he's remembering us?) he asked.

"Yeah, I think so." Salina smiled warmly.

A few minutes later…

"Banzai! Shenzi and Ed are here." Salina called. Banzai looked up. Shenzi and Ed walked over to their friend.

"Hehe haha?" (Hi, Banzai. How are you?) Ed greeted.

"Well, fine." Banzai answered.

"Hey, Banne. Do you know what? We have a good news." Shenzi said.

"What kind of good news?" Banzai asked.

"We have a new home. It's here, we finally found a place where we can live." Salina finished.

"So, we are livin' here?" Banzai asked again.

They smiled at him.

"Yes, Banzai. We are living here." Salina replied.

END