Chapter 15
I fell asleep, only to awake ten minutes later. I sighed and then looked around. I had said good-bye to Simba, which had been hard enough. Perhaps it would be better if I didn't say goodbye to Timon and Pumbaa.
Slowly I packed my things, carefully pulled the blanket off of Simba and tucked it in my pack and then sighed. I looked around once more. It would probably be a while before the rest of them got up. I took a arrowhead I had found and carved a few marks into a tree on the other side of the one Timon and Pumbaa were sleeping in. Then I tucked the arrowhead back into my pack, switched clothes so that I was wearing a tank top and shorts and then turned, facing the exit of the jungle paradise.
I sighed and then started off. I hoped that they would know the mark on the tree was my way of saying goodbye. Within minutes I had reached the edge of the jungle. I sighed, wondering if my poacher of a dad was still looking for me. I shook my head, it didn't matter, perhaps he wouldn't recognize me. My hair had grown down to my shoulders and because of the lack of good washing products, was matted and somewhat dirty.
I had tanned and my face had taken on a firmer look. I was ready to take on anything, and I wasn't afraid to let anyone know it.
I walked on, feeling the hot sun scorch my vulnerable skin. I walked for a few minutes before finally stopping to put what little sunscreen I had left on. I sighed and my heart hammered in my chest.
It was hard, leaving Simba, but it had been even harder to stay away from my mother so long. I was still mad at my father. I would never forgive him. Boy I wished I had a car. Even if I still wasn't legally old enough to drive it, I still wanted one. It would have helped me make progress. I sighed.
Anything, a horse, a car, a plane, anything that would have helped me I wished would just appear. Of course, I wasn't magical so nothing appeared. I reached a crest and climbed to the top. Then I slid down to the bottom and found myself staring at a herd of Zebra.
Now what a coincidence that was. Perhaps one of them could help me. I looked around, set my pack down and then sunk down and walked over. "Excuse me?" I said to one of the nearby females.
The Zebra turned her head and her eyes widened. "It's ok, please don't run, I promise I won't hurt you," I said quickly, knowing she recognized me for what I was. The Zebra tossed her head. "What is that you want human?" she said softly.
I sighed, grateful that she was at least willing to trust me. "I'm trying to go home, but I have nothing to help me get there, and I can't make good time by walking." The Zebra blinked and cocked her head to one side.
"In short, I want to ride one of the herd." The Zebra's eyes widened. She snorted her disapproval. "We do not let humans, nor anything else ride us, you'll have to find something else." And with that she turned and nipped her herd into a run. I sighed, great.
I turned and walked back over to my pack, which I found a curious little bird pecking at. "Hey!" I called. "That's mine!" The bird flapped it's wings and backed up a few steps. "Sorry madam, I'm hungry and your pack smelled of something good." The bird said. It was a female, and a young one at that.
I smiled. "It's ok," I reached into my pack and pulled out a small fruit I had pulled off one of the jungle's trees. "Try this," I said, handing it to her. She opened it with her beak and ate it.
I smiled. "I'm Diana." I said. The bird looked up. "Moni." She said. I smiled once more. She was a small purple parrot like creature. She looked almost like a cross between a hornbill and a parrot. Her body was that of a hornbill, but her beak was like a parrots. She had long tail feathers, and there were three long feathers on her head that curled at the end.
She was a very beautiful bird. "Would you like to come with me Moni?" I asked. Moni squawked. "Sure," she said. Then she hopped up on my shoulder as I picked up my pack and shifted it. "On we go," I said, feeling my spirits lift now that I had a friend to tag along.
End of chapter 15
Ok what did you all think? I felt she needed a friend, I was going to have Moni be a ferret, but then I decided it was better to be a bird. Anyway, leave a review, can't wait for the next chapter sunrise!
I fell asleep, only to awake ten minutes later. I sighed and then looked around. I had said good-bye to Simba, which had been hard enough. Perhaps it would be better if I didn't say goodbye to Timon and Pumbaa.
Slowly I packed my things, carefully pulled the blanket off of Simba and tucked it in my pack and then sighed. I looked around once more. It would probably be a while before the rest of them got up. I took a arrowhead I had found and carved a few marks into a tree on the other side of the one Timon and Pumbaa were sleeping in. Then I tucked the arrowhead back into my pack, switched clothes so that I was wearing a tank top and shorts and then turned, facing the exit of the jungle paradise.
I sighed and then started off. I hoped that they would know the mark on the tree was my way of saying goodbye. Within minutes I had reached the edge of the jungle. I sighed, wondering if my poacher of a dad was still looking for me. I shook my head, it didn't matter, perhaps he wouldn't recognize me. My hair had grown down to my shoulders and because of the lack of good washing products, was matted and somewhat dirty.
I had tanned and my face had taken on a firmer look. I was ready to take on anything, and I wasn't afraid to let anyone know it.
I walked on, feeling the hot sun scorch my vulnerable skin. I walked for a few minutes before finally stopping to put what little sunscreen I had left on. I sighed and my heart hammered in my chest.
It was hard, leaving Simba, but it had been even harder to stay away from my mother so long. I was still mad at my father. I would never forgive him. Boy I wished I had a car. Even if I still wasn't legally old enough to drive it, I still wanted one. It would have helped me make progress. I sighed.
Anything, a horse, a car, a plane, anything that would have helped me I wished would just appear. Of course, I wasn't magical so nothing appeared. I reached a crest and climbed to the top. Then I slid down to the bottom and found myself staring at a herd of Zebra.
Now what a coincidence that was. Perhaps one of them could help me. I looked around, set my pack down and then sunk down and walked over. "Excuse me?" I said to one of the nearby females.
The Zebra turned her head and her eyes widened. "It's ok, please don't run, I promise I won't hurt you," I said quickly, knowing she recognized me for what I was. The Zebra tossed her head. "What is that you want human?" she said softly.
I sighed, grateful that she was at least willing to trust me. "I'm trying to go home, but I have nothing to help me get there, and I can't make good time by walking." The Zebra blinked and cocked her head to one side.
"In short, I want to ride one of the herd." The Zebra's eyes widened. She snorted her disapproval. "We do not let humans, nor anything else ride us, you'll have to find something else." And with that she turned and nipped her herd into a run. I sighed, great.
I turned and walked back over to my pack, which I found a curious little bird pecking at. "Hey!" I called. "That's mine!" The bird flapped it's wings and backed up a few steps. "Sorry madam, I'm hungry and your pack smelled of something good." The bird said. It was a female, and a young one at that.
I smiled. "It's ok," I reached into my pack and pulled out a small fruit I had pulled off one of the jungle's trees. "Try this," I said, handing it to her. She opened it with her beak and ate it.
I smiled. "I'm Diana." I said. The bird looked up. "Moni." She said. I smiled once more. She was a small purple parrot like creature. She looked almost like a cross between a hornbill and a parrot. Her body was that of a hornbill, but her beak was like a parrots. She had long tail feathers, and there were three long feathers on her head that curled at the end.
She was a very beautiful bird. "Would you like to come with me Moni?" I asked. Moni squawked. "Sure," she said. Then she hopped up on my shoulder as I picked up my pack and shifted it. "On we go," I said, feeling my spirits lift now that I had a friend to tag along.
End of chapter 15
Ok what did you all think? I felt she needed a friend, I was going to have Moni be a ferret, but then I decided it was better to be a bird. Anyway, leave a review, can't wait for the next chapter sunrise!