Authors Notes: I know, I know, I'm sorry its taking me long to update, but I have a lot of projects in my school to do,this always happens when Spring break is coming. Lately I only get about a hour out of the day to be on my computer. This really sucks.
Chapter Three: Food out of nowhere
"Ed stop snickering, your going to wake up the clan" Shenzi whispered
Ed shut his mouth and tried his hardest not to laugh, its always fun when you and your friends sneak out in the middle of the night. He snickered again
"Shut up Ed" Banzai whispered trying not to yell
The trio walked quietly away from the clan. The moon was out and the stares covered the clear night sky. Bnazai knew Shenzi loves these types of night. It was a way for her to talk to her father' star
(My mother told me when I was young that each star represent every hyena that past away) He remember Shenzi telling them this when they were young (The brightest star that's closest to the sun is my daddy's star)
He found it more exciting about the fact that they sneak out, walked about a mile just to look up at the stars. He didn't mind whatever makes Shenzi happy he always fine with it.
"Hey is anyone following us" Shenzi whispered
Ed looked back and shook his head. "We must be far out I don't see the clan anymore" Banzai said
"Good, I'm tired of whispering when I'm yelling at you" Shenzi said
Ed laughed and made a few grunting noises
"We know you can't help it Ed, you have to laugh" Shenzi said smiling
"Hey look I see the hill" Banzai pointed
It was the same hill they fell down when they finally made it to Pride rock. Just thinking about that made Banzai and Ed shivered when they remember their "brother" and what's his face chasing them.
Shenzi smiled "we're almost there"
The boys followed Shenzi who started to run up the small hill.
Shenzen suddenly woke up after a weird dream, he sat up and rubbed his head. He dreamt about his sister and her friends making deals with some devil lion and the whole pride land was destroyed.
"Damn, even in my dreams she gives me such a headache" He whispered rubbing his head again "what a dream, I'm glad they don't come true"
He yawned and looked around the clan, Zacuru who was sleeping three feet away from him was snoring and mumbling something in his sleep. He looked to his left, his mother was sleeping next to her favorite rock , he slowing turned more to his left when he stopped and realize the spot where the three monster sleep were gone.
(Damn you three!) he shout in his head and went off to find them
"So how's you injury Banzai" Shenzi asked
It only been about two days after their first hunt, Banzai was to excited about the whole thing that he dropped his guard and got kicked in the stomach by the zebra.
Banzai raised his arms to show his belly to Shenzi and Ed. In the middle was a large black, blue purplish bruise.
"Dose it still hurt" she asked
"It you touch it...So Ed stop poking it" he snapped as Ed poked the bruise flesh.
He gave Banzai a "sorry" look then smile
"Come on guys, can't you go one day without arguing with each other and I find that amazing since Ed can't talk" Shenzi said shaking her head "such morons"
that only made Banzai and Ed smirk "like Ed would say, but we're your morons" Banzai said and Ed laughed
"I don't know if I should take that as an insult or a compliment" she joked
She stopped laughing when her friends just stared at her "oh let just lie down and look at the stars"
They laid down in the cool grass, their top of their heads were touching on another as they looked up at the stars.
"Where is it, where is his star" Shenzi said looking around the moon
"It should me out here somewhere" Banzai said
"There it is" Shenzi said pointing at the brightest star that was the closest to the moon.
They took a deep breath and relaxed letting the breeze run in to their faces.
"This brings back memories" Banzai said
"Yeah it does" Shenzi said "say hi to my dad please"
"Hi Shenzi's dad" Banzai said as Ed waved his paw to the star
"What's your dad's name anyway" Banzai asked
"I think my mom told me his name was Hadzazi" Shenzi said
"Nice name" Banzai said
"I'm sure you saw our first hunt dad, you could say we did pretty good right" Shenzi said
She felt the wind blowing through her hair as a way for her dad to communicate with her.
"Of course every thing went well till Banzai got kicked in the stomach" she continue
"Stop rubbing it in" Banzai said and Ed snickered
"Anyway the clan doing fine, mom is a great matriarch as always" Shenzi said
"Our "brother" is still an idiot" Banzai said
"And what's his face and Nuacka are acting a bit strange lately" Shenzi said
"What do you mean by strange" Banzai asked
Before Shenzi could answer, someone grabbed her hair and force her to get up. "what the, ouch!"
Shenzi open her eyes to find herself face to face with her angry tired brother, Banzai and Ed quickly rose and put on a nervous smile.
"Ow, let go of my hair" Shenzi said yanking her hair away from his paws "gee Shenzen what the hell are you doing out here"
"I'm about to asked you that same damn question" he shouted "can't you get it through your thickheaded skull that when you and you morons friends get lost, hurt or in trouble, I'm the one who takes the punishment"
"I know isn't that neat" Shenzi said but realize Shenzen wasn't playing around
"You guys are coming back to the clan with me right now" he said
"But I'm talking to dad so leave us alone and go away"
Shenzen growled "enough with that stupid star whatever mom is telling you its all lies now lets go" he said walking away
Shenzi sigh angrily "come on guys" she said and they followed Shenzen back to the clan.
The next day
"Come on mom, their not babies anymore" Shenzen begged his mother
Shenzi sigh, all she wanted was to out and explore pride rock with Banzai and Ed but Shentana wanted Shenzen and Zacuru to look out for him.
"Son, you just got to watch, you do it all the time" Shentana said "now stop arguing with me I'm very busy today" she said
"Yeah but have you noticed I come home injured and with a horror story to tell" he said
"Oh please Shenzen you're about a year old and your still scare to hang out with your sister" Zacuru said
"Don't start with me my friend" he said then face Shentana "mom don't want to babysit again"
"Sorry Shenzen, we all know that Shenzi can't be trusted alone" Nuacka said
Banzai saw Shenzi's eye widen then she growl, he can tell that she hated being treated like a pup when she a teenager already. "Mom"
"What is it Shenzi" Shentana asked, it's amazing how Shentana mood could change when Shenzi is the one talking to her.
"For once can me and my friends go out alone, we are five and six months old" Shenzi said
"I don't' know Shentana, we don't know what danger is out there" Nuacka said
Shenzen rolled his eyes, if only they know about them seeking out almost every night, he stayed quiet if Shenzi would help him get out of his babysitting job.
"Well it not like there any humans around here" Shentana said
"Yeah but what about the lions" she said
"Shenzi is smart enough to stay away form them"
"I'm no t taking about Shenzi" Nuacka said glaring at Banzai and Ed, Banzai noticed
(Why does she always points the finger at us) Banzai thought
"Don't start that up again Nuacka its too early" Shentana said then looked at Shenzi "all right you can go and you don't need a babysitter"
"Really" Shenzi said
"Really!" the others said
"Just be back before sun down" she said
"Yes mom we will" Shenzi said pushing Banzai and Ed to walk.
"And be careful when you hunt"
"We will" Shenzi said
"And don't go near any lions"
"We won't" she said getting a little annoyed
"And if there's any danger come right back home"
"Don't worry Mrs. S, I'll take good care of her and Ed" Banzai said hoping that would shut her up before Shenzi could say anything
Shentana smiled "I know you will, see ya"
"Finally, no more babysitting for me" Shenzen said as so as his sister and her friends left "now it time to get back to my own life"
Shentana gave him a look and he smiled nervously "come on Shenzen lets get out of here before your mom changes her mine"
"Right later mom" Shenzen said walking off with Zacuru
"Shentana are you sure we can trust Shenzi being alone" Nuacka asked
"Of course we can and beside she has Banzai and Ed with her"
Nuacka just rolled her eyes she had a bad feeling about this.
It took a hour for the hyenas to reach their favorite small. It was a small water hole that had a few little trees next to it. It was far away and very peaceful for them to sit around an talk.
"You don't have any training today Shenzi" Banzai asked
"Nope even I need a day off from it sometimes" Shenzi said
They sat down in the grass as Ed jumped in to the water to cool off from this hot day.
"Never asked you before but when do you become the next Matriarch" he asked
Shenzi shrugged "come to think of it, my mom never told me, and for some reason I have this feeling it's a big secret"
"Why would you say it a secret"
"I don't know, I just had that feeling but my mom told me just get stronger and smarter, never lose your patient and always show respect to the other in the clan and they'll return that respect back to you"
"Respect?" He wondered
"My mom always told me its not good the rule the clan when you or they don't respect you"
"But when you do become the Matriarch, what about us"
Even Ed stopped playing around in the water to hear her answer "We'll always be friends and maybe my assistance like Nuacka is to my mom, there no way I can run this clan by myself.
That made them smile and that's when Banzai stomach growled "I'm hungry"
Shenzi' s stomach growled too "let go fine something to eat"
"Shouldn't we get your mom when we hunt"
"Oh Banzai, we can hunt on our own, now come on" Shenzi said leaving their spot, they followed
About a mile away from where the hyenas were, two young adult lions rested after bring down a huge wildebeest. One lion was older, had reddish color hair and gold color fur. His brther who was younger then him, had black color mane and red-orange fur and was a lot skinner then him as well.
"Man that animal was hard to take down" the youngest lion said
"And that was before I came along, Taka" the oldest lion said
Taka growled a bit to himself, he hated when his brother brags "we took him down"
"But I did all the work, you just bit him on the throat" his brother said then started to leave
"Where are you going Mufasa" Taka asked
"Home, I wasn't hungry, I was just helping my little brother out" Mufasa said then started to laugh.
As soon as Mufasa left, Taka kicked the carcass wishing that the dead animal was his brother, just because Mufasa was going to be the next king then him doesn't mean her could rub it in to his face.
"One day, my brother, one day" he whispered to himself.
He looked at the food bitterly, there was a river near by and he was thirsty. Taka looked around, he didn't want other predators to take his food after all the hard work he did to kill the animal. The close is clear and he went on his way to get a drink of water.
Banzai stomach growled again, it hurt because of the bruise.
"This big place and no sigh of any animal" Shenzi said
Ed sigh and looked around, his nose caught a scent of blood. He stopped and turned to his right to see a fresh dead body of a wildebeest. He smiled and started to jump up and down to get his friends attention.
"What is it Ed" Shenzi said
Ed pointed to his right and Banzai smiled when he saw the food. "Holy cow, it food and we don't have to hunt for it" he said, he was about to run over there til Shenzi grabbed him at the back of his neck and made him stop.
"What the hell" he said
"That not our food, it belongs to someone else" Shenzi said
"But I'm hungry and there no one around"
"It doesn't matter its not ours"
"Your just saying that because you only eat zebra"
"Hey it not my fault the other animals have a really salty taste but that not the reason"
"Picky eater" Banzai said "come on its free food"
"But it strange, you don't see free food out of nowhere" Shenzi said
Banzai sigh "but I'm hungry"
"Your just lazy because you don't want to hunt"
"That to since I have a painful bruise on my stomach, you don't have to eat it, let me and Ed eat then we'll help you find a zebra"
"I don't know" Shenzi said unsure
"Well, Ed already went over there"
Shenzi looked up ahead to see Ed already eating the food, she sigh again "fine, but just remember you told me you will help me hunt afterwards" she said
"Deal" she left go of Banzai and followed him to the food that came out of no where.