Chapter 5: Argument before bedtime.
"I can't believe you let Zira do that to your face." Sarabi said, scowling. Howler rolled his eyes at her. "Yeah well I can't believe you like that cheap shot of a prince." Howler trailed off, waiting for the eruption. "Cheap shot?" Sarabi growled. "Mufasa is not a cheap shot!" she said. "He's a whole lot more of a prince than that skinny little carcass you hang out with!" Sarabi spat at him.
Howler turned, growling, his eyes blazing fire. "What did you say?" he growled. Sarabi knew she was treading on thin ice, but she didn't care. "You hear me, he's no more of a prince than you are. Why I bet he couldn't even figure his way out of a paper box." That did it. A fuse seemed to blow in Howler, he erupted. He roared a cub like roar and then tackled his sister. Sarabi growled and fought back.
They rolled and tumbled and growled and roared at each other. Finally Ama, their mother, stepped in. "Hey! Knock it off you two before someone gets hurt!" she yelled. Suddenly Sarabi screeched in pain. Ama roared and pulled Howler off of Sarabi. She glared at her son, the glare telling him he'd better stay where he was. She then turned and looked down at Sarabi. There was a large gash in Sarabi's front leg and blood was splattered around on the floor. Ama sighed. "Oh my little one," she said, licking Sarabi.
"Ahadi!" she yelled. Ahadi walked up slowly, "Yes Ama, what is it?" he asked. Ama sighed. "Ahadi, my cubs have gotten into a fight and now Sarabi is hurt pretty badly, I think Rafiki should take a look at her." Ahadi nodded. He turned and walked away. Within a few minutes he returned. "I have sent Zazu out to find Rafiki. He should be here soon." Ahadi said. Ama sighed and bowed before her king. "Thank you Ahadi, I greatly appreciate it."
Sarabi sobbed gently from where she lay. Howler rolled his eyes and tried to sneak away. But Ama caught him out of the corner of her eye. "And just where do you think you're going?" she asked. Howler pinned his ears. He looked up at his mother, frowning. "You're not going anywhere anytime soon young man. You're grounded, now off to bed." Ama said very firmly. "What? But, but-" Howler protested. "I said now!" Ama growled. Howler's nose twitched in disgust, but he turned and did as he was told.
Scar slowly snuck over to where Howler was. "What happened?" he asked. Howler growled. "I decided to stick up for you and ended up getting grounded." Scar was a little taken aback at first, but he quickly shook it off. "So, we're still on though for tomorrow right?" he whispered. Howler looked up at his friend. "You kidding? I'm grounded, didn't you hear?" Scar rolled his eyes. "And when has that ever stopped you before?" Howler shrugged. "Right, it hasn't, so let me ask again, we still on for tomorrow right?" Howler smiled evilly. "Of course, I was just playing around man, you oughta know that!"
"I can't believe you let Zira do that to your face." Sarabi said, scowling. Howler rolled his eyes at her. "Yeah well I can't believe you like that cheap shot of a prince." Howler trailed off, waiting for the eruption. "Cheap shot?" Sarabi growled. "Mufasa is not a cheap shot!" she said. "He's a whole lot more of a prince than that skinny little carcass you hang out with!" Sarabi spat at him.
Howler turned, growling, his eyes blazing fire. "What did you say?" he growled. Sarabi knew she was treading on thin ice, but she didn't care. "You hear me, he's no more of a prince than you are. Why I bet he couldn't even figure his way out of a paper box." That did it. A fuse seemed to blow in Howler, he erupted. He roared a cub like roar and then tackled his sister. Sarabi growled and fought back.
They rolled and tumbled and growled and roared at each other. Finally Ama, their mother, stepped in. "Hey! Knock it off you two before someone gets hurt!" she yelled. Suddenly Sarabi screeched in pain. Ama roared and pulled Howler off of Sarabi. She glared at her son, the glare telling him he'd better stay where he was. She then turned and looked down at Sarabi. There was a large gash in Sarabi's front leg and blood was splattered around on the floor. Ama sighed. "Oh my little one," she said, licking Sarabi.
"Ahadi!" she yelled. Ahadi walked up slowly, "Yes Ama, what is it?" he asked. Ama sighed. "Ahadi, my cubs have gotten into a fight and now Sarabi is hurt pretty badly, I think Rafiki should take a look at her." Ahadi nodded. He turned and walked away. Within a few minutes he returned. "I have sent Zazu out to find Rafiki. He should be here soon." Ahadi said. Ama sighed and bowed before her king. "Thank you Ahadi, I greatly appreciate it."
Sarabi sobbed gently from where she lay. Howler rolled his eyes and tried to sneak away. But Ama caught him out of the corner of her eye. "And just where do you think you're going?" she asked. Howler pinned his ears. He looked up at his mother, frowning. "You're not going anywhere anytime soon young man. You're grounded, now off to bed." Ama said very firmly. "What? But, but-" Howler protested. "I said now!" Ama growled. Howler's nose twitched in disgust, but he turned and did as he was told.
Scar slowly snuck over to where Howler was. "What happened?" he asked. Howler growled. "I decided to stick up for you and ended up getting grounded." Scar was a little taken aback at first, but he quickly shook it off. "So, we're still on though for tomorrow right?" he whispered. Howler looked up at his friend. "You kidding? I'm grounded, didn't you hear?" Scar rolled his eyes. "And when has that ever stopped you before?" Howler shrugged. "Right, it hasn't, so let me ask again, we still on for tomorrow right?" Howler smiled evilly. "Of course, I was just playing around man, you oughta know that!"