Chapter Two:

The First Meeting

"So how much trouble did you get in to" Zacuru laughed

"Enough that I can't see Balean for a while" Shenzen sighed as he laid down to sleep "I can't believe Shenzi tattle on me even after to told her I would play with her"

"You're just too gullible and another thing you shouldn't have told your mom that babysitting her was punishment enough because why?"

"Because my mom is making me watch her even more" Shenzen sighed and buried his head in his arms

Zacuru chuckles "good night Shenzen"

"Good night Zacuru" Shenzen muffled underneath his arms

Shenzi woke up from a cold breeze and shiver a bit. It was still night and the place was almost pitch black. She yawned and cuddles against her mom who was sound asleep. She was about to close her eyes when she saw something running by.

She quickly jumped up and started tapping on her mom's shoulder "mommy, mommy, wake up" she whispered.

Shentana slowly shook her head and opened one of her eyes "what is it, Shenzi?"

"Mommy, a weird shadow thing just ran by" Shenzi said

"It just your imagination Shenzi, now go to sleep we have a big day tomorrow" She whispered and went back to sleep.

"But mommy" Shenzi said then sighed "no use"

Shenzi looks around hoping to see what the weird thing was, instead she spotted her brother and his friend a few feet away and ran up to them. "Shenzen, wake up"

Shenzen growls "Go away Shenzi, this is the first time I can get time for myself"

"But there's something here, it might eat us" Shenzi whispered

"Go AWAY!" he shouted and turns around so he didn't have to argue anymore.

"Damn, you don't get any help around here" Shenzi whispered to herself. "I'll just find this thing myself"

Sweat poured down his forehead as Banzai tried to get to the water hole without waking up any of the hyenas. He knew if he gets caught it would mean death for trespassing.

(Almost there) he thought

After passing the last hyena, he runs toward the water hole and dunk his head into the water and begins to drink. As he was drinking as much water his little belly could hold, he didn't noticed Shenzi creeping up behind him.

Believing it was a pup from her clan Shenzi shouted "Boo!" then push him into the water. Banzai made a huge splash that even got Shenzi soaked. Shenzi started laughing but stops when she realizes the pup hasn't resurfaces yet.

(Oh god, please don't tell me that pup can't swim) she thought

Suddenly she heard a splash from the other side of the water hole and looked up to see the pup crawling out of the water.

"I hate water" Banzai said to himself before coughing up water.

"Are you alright" Shenzi shouted.

Banzai look back and saw a small pup, even smaller then him, waving at him. "Shit, she's going to wake up the whole clan"

Shenzi watches as the pup took off, "Hey, where are you going" She shouted, but the pup didn't answer her. She looks back at her clan. Everybody was still sound asleep. "Should I dare to follow" she questions herself (I dare) her brain said. Shenzi ran after the pup.

Banzai ran into a large field of tall grass and hid in it. He stops to rest and to dry himself off.

"S-s-s-stupid p-p-p-pup" he said shivering from the cold "w-w-w-why d-d-did she d-d-do t-that"

He rolled himself into a little ball for warmth and tried to relax but couldn't when he heard her voice calling for him.

"Hey where did you go" Shenzi shouted "come out, I just want to talk"

"Man, this girl won't quit" Banzai said next thing he heard was the tall grass moving around and he knew she was looking for him. (If she finds me, she'll probably expose me to her clan) he thought. (I got to get out of here).

Shenzi looks around for the pup in the tall grass and found herself hopelessly lost. "What would mommy do" her question. She stood still, close her eyes and listened for the sound of the pup moving in the tall grass. She heard the grass moving on her left and quietly sneaks over. Banzai manage to get out of the tall grass and sat down to catch his breath.

"I'm sure she lost in there now" he chuckles.

"Gotha!" Shenzi shouted and tackle Banzai to the ground. Banzai tried to defend himself while Shenzi was just having fun. They rolled around in the grass till Shenzi slams him to the ground. "Pinned ya" she laughs then noticed something "hey you're not from our clan"

"I know that's why I ranway from you, you idiot" Banzai shouted and push her off of him.

"Oh sorry, but you didn't have to call me an idiot" Shenzi said

"Whatever, go on and tell the matriarch just give me a head start to run before they kill me for trespassing" Banzai said brushing the dirt off his fur.

"Why would I want to do that" she asked

"Because that what they do when it comes to outsider trespassing" he explained but realize the female wasn't paying attention when she was looking at his face up close.

"What are you doing" he asked

"Those eyebrows are they real" she asked and reach out to grab them then pulled on them as hard as she can.

"Ow! Stop it, let go!"Banzai holler then yank his head away causing Shenzi to fall back. Banzai begin to tear up from the pain.

"Whoa, They are real, I thought they were fake because they look so funny" she bust out laughing as she showed him a few bits of his eyebrows in her paws.

"Ha Ha very funny, now if you excuse me, I'm off" he said walking away.

"Where you going" she asked

"None of your business, now leave me alone" he said

"Come on, don't you want to talk" she said following him.

"No, I'm too tire, too hungry and too sore to talk" he shouted

"Boy, talk about a bad temper" Shenzi said

"I do not have a bad temper, I'm just mad because some girl won't leave me alone"

"Is this about the eyebrow thing?" She asked

"Part of it" he said

"Fine, if it makes you stop whining, I'm sorry" Shenzi said "forgive me"

Banzai couldn't help but went up to her, yank on her hair till she screams then smiles "I forgive you"

"Great" Shenzi said tearing up as she fixes up her hair. "So what's your name?"

"Banzai, what's yours?"

"My name is Shenzi"

"Odd name"

"I wouldn't be talking" She said "so why are you out here, don't you have a clan"

Banzai frown, his mine was still kinda fuzzy about that day "I do, I'm just talking a walk"

"At this late at night"

"Yeah, that when the fire flies come out" he lied

"Really, show me" Shenzi jumping in excitement

"Don't you have to go back to your own clan"

"I wonder off all the time, when I get caught I blame it on my dumbass brother" she explained

"Ok, I guess we can go" he grew a bit nervous

"Cool, fire flies are usually around the grassy plains" she said "let's go"

Banzai sigh, he already knew this female won't leave him alone but part of him wanted a bit of company after two weeks of walking in hell. He follows her as they went further away from her clan. After a few minutes Shenzi pointed up ahead.

"Look can't you see them"

Banzai look straight ahead to see dozens of glowing little dots flying around in the air.

"I'm surprised, males never really like to look at fire flies before" Shenzi said

"Well, I'm just different" Banzai explain then realize she wasn't paying attention again when a fire fly landed on her nose.

"Cool, it tickles" she laughs

"Hold still and I'll smack it" Banzai smirk as he raised his paw.

"Don't you dare" Shenzi laughed

"I was just joking" he smiled, the first time in days

"You are different, you actually seem a bit smarter then the other pups in my clan"

"Is your clan that dumb?"

"Just my brother, his best friend, his other friends, and all the pups that are my age. They are so dumb that I actually have to act like an idiot to fit in"

"So your saying you're too mature for them"

"Yup, that's why I don't really hang out with them"

"How old are you anyway, because you seem small to be my age?"

"I'm six weeks old"

"Six weeks!" he was stunned

"Yeah, I'm already smarter then my six-month-old brother, like this one time I tricked he in to eating mud" she laughs "that's basically what I do everyday, annoyed the living hell out of my brother"

"And you don't get in trouble"

"Nope, since I'm the baby of the family" she smiled "so what it's like in your clan"

"Uh...mostly the same, I have a big family, a mom, a dad and three older sisters" Banzai said trying so hard not mention that day.

"What it's like to have a dad?"

"You don't have a dad?" he asked and Shenzi shook her head

"My mom said before I was bored, she, my brother and my dad went out to spent time together. My mom took a nap and the next thing she remember was my brother waking her up and told her to hide. She started looking for my dad and found him being taken away by these things call humans. They never saw him again" she said

"Humans, my mom told me about them"

"Really what did she say"

"She told me when I see on, don't panic and hide"

"Really what else did she say"

They talked for hours about themselves, humans and topics that just popped in their heads. Shenzi yawn and noticed the sun beginning to rise.

"I better return to my clan before my mom wakes up" she said

"Ok, I better return to my clan to" Banzai lied

"It was nice meeting you, I really like you" Shenzi said

"I like you too" Banzai smiles

Shenzi smile and remember what Zacuru told her about kissing. "Hey can you tried something out with me real quick" she asked

Banzai got up and stretched out a bit "what?" he asked. His eyes grew very wide when she kissed him right on the lips. She pulled away "so that's what it feels like." She looks at Banzai who just stood there. " I got to go, we're traveling so this might be the last time I see you"

"We'll see each again I bet" Banzai said quickly getting out of his daze

"I hope so, well, see ya" Shenzi said then ran off

"Bye" Banzai frowned and just sat there.

Banzai felt like he was floating, after a few minutes sitting, watching Shenzi leave, he went looking for a place to sleep.

"I get banned from my home, walked an entire week in the desert, and got my first kiss my sister always told me about, this is the weirdest two weeks of my life" he had laughs about it.

His laugher stopped when he bumps into something. He looks up and saw a strange creature looking down at him. Unaware it was a human with a gun, Banzai slowly back away and turned to run. The next thing he knew a dart hit him in his leg and he past out . . .

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