Note: Today is Thanksgiving, but I don't know what I'm thankful for. However, I'm sure that everyone is thankful for something, especially now that we're in a Pandemic. Okay, that's enough bottom-of-the-barrel-scraping, now it's time for chapter eleven.

Chapter 11: A Creepy Encounter

Lexi heard someone walking through the forest. In addition, she could tell that the person in question was only a few feet away from her. Not only that, but the rabbit could hear someone whistling.

Okay, I'm not alone, Lexi thought to herself but that doesn't mean that this person is a threat. I might be wrong, however.

Much to her surprise, a tiger dressed in a blue business suit walked towards her. He then smiled as he saw her. The smile was something Lexi had been familiar with: the smile of a man who had sinister thoughts.

Oh boy, Lexi thought to herself, I think that I might be in trouble! I shouldn't be surprised that he's a tiger, given how I'm dating a bear, but he could still kill me if I'm not careful! All I need to do is get away from him! If Baloo asks me if I did anything interesting when he comes back, I'll tell him that I took some pictures of birds. I just need to actually take pictures.

"Well," the tiger chuckled, "looks like dinner escaped from the chef! Never thought that I would encounter a rabbit on a walk through the forest!"

"Life can be unpredictable sometimes!" Lexi said, her voice hiding fear.

"Might I ask your name, Madam?" The striped feline asked.

"Can you tell me yours first?" Lexi asked.

"I, young lady, am Shere Khan." The tiger introduced.

"Lexi Bunny." The rabbit said before covering her mouth in shock. Nice one, Lexi, tell a threatening man your name!

"What's a pretty girl like yourself doing out here?" Shere Khan asked.

"I'm just taking a walk." Lexi answered.

"As am I," the tiger stated, "but I can't help but wonder what a beautiful little girl like you would be doing out here."

"I guess that I like nature a lot." The rabbit said.

"A hippie, eh?" The feline was quizzical.

"I'm not a vegetarian," the younger female said, "if that's what you're getting at."

"Neither am I." Shere Khan said, "In fact, I found myself a meal right in front of me."

"Watch it, buster!" Lexi confidently said as she got her pocket knife out, "I have a knife with me!"

"So do I." Shere Khan pulled out a switchblade and pointed it at her.

Dammit, now I'll get killed for sure! Lexi thoughts became frantic.

"I wouldn't recommend running, my dear." Shere Khan warned, "You wouldn't want this big kitty to slice your pretty neck open, now would you?"

"No!" Lexi gulped, tightening her grip on her knife.

"I might as well fuck you," the tiger licked his lips in lust, "so that you scream my name and beg for me to keep on filling you with my seed."

"I'm already in a relationship!" The rabbit squeaked.

"Really, with who?" The older male asked.

"I'm seeing -" She started to speak before being interrupted.

"Leave that girl alone!" A masculine voice shouted.

Both Lexi and Shere Khan turned their heads and saw a wolf standing a few feet away from them. The wolf was wearing a t-shirt and jean pants.

"What are you doing here, Akela?" Shere Khan asked.

"I was on a hike," Akela, the wolf, answered, "but I didn't expect to see you threatening a young woman with violence."

"What's it to you?" The tiger asked in annoyance.

"I think that you should leave the poor girl alone." Akela crossed his arms, "She is in a relationship with someone else, after all."

Shere Khan put the switchblade in his right pants pocket, before beginning to walk away.

"Don't think that this is the only time you'll see me." The tiger looked at Lexi, "You might run into me again, and trust me, you won't be able to get away from me."

After that, the striped feline walked out of the forest, far enough that he was out of sight. Lexi put her pocket knife in her backpack and turned to Akela.

"Thanks," Lexi said, "I was getting scared. You're very kind for helping me out."

"Don't fool yourself," Akela said, "I wasn't bothering with you out of the kindness of my heart."

"Then why did you help me out?" The rabbit asked.

"Bagheera told me about you." The wolf answered, "I highly doubt that Baloo would be the same if you got hurt or killed."

"Yeah," the younger female said, "he would probably be an inconsolable wreck if I died."

"And you shouldn't have spoken to Shere Khan." Akela said, "He's a pretty dangerous fellow, so you should be lucky that he didn't kill you or worse."

"I should be lucky that you got here, shouldn't I?" Lexi asked.

"Yes." Akela answered.

"Do you want to talk to me about something?" The rabbit asked.

"We can talk tomorrow," the wolf said, "I'm busy right now."

"I'll leave you alone." Lexi said as she walked off.

"See you tomorrow!" Akela said.

Lexi walked out of the forest, while being cautious enough to not encounter Shere Khan on the way out. Luckily, there was no sign of the tiger when she left the area. While walking to her house, she couldn't help but think of what Akela did for her. However, she didn't think that the wolf would be friendly towards her, even if they got the time to know each other. They were going to speak tomorrow, so maybe they would become friends. Akela was one of Baloo's friends, after all.

Note: As a clear confession, I have not seen the Jungle Book movies. However, this entire story was an idea that has been on my mind for a while. I guess that we all hear about certain movies and decide to write fanfiction on them despite never seeing them. However, I have seen an episode or two of Talespin and read some Jungle Book fanfiction, so I suppose that's how I decided to write a crossover shipping story (don't ask why I chose Loonatics Unleashed as the franchise to do a Jungle Book crossover with). I hope that this didn't deter anyone from reading the story. What did you guys think about this chapter? Let me know when you leave a review or give a constructive criticism. Until next time guys, peace!