Hello here's the next chapter!thanks whitelion 1 for the comment it means alot to me!

Sid's POV

The tiger didn't move an inch. It just stood there staring at us with large hazel eyes. I heard Diego growl a warning, but the tiger didn't flinch or move it was transfixed on all of us, 'specially Diego! "What do you want?" I heard Manny ask. The tiger didn't answer instead it stalked closer so we could see that it was a she. She was smaller than Diego, prettier if I had any say in it. Diego however continued growling at her. She opened her mouth and asked us were we were heading. "We are heading down south, travelling together!" I answered. I got a glare from Diego and a hit from Manny by his trunk, ouch! "What are your names?" she asked. "Mine is Sid. Nice to meet you, erm…………" I didn't know her name, she smiled, charmingly. "Hazel", she answered. "Mine is Manfred, very nice to meet you Hazel." Manny said with a wide grin from tusk to tusk. Diego however just stood there. "What's your name cousin?" she asked. Wow I didn't know Diego had a cousin. "Diego", he said finally. After that he walked off into the bushes, no doubt to hunt something. Hazel just stood there open mouthed. "May I journey with you? She asked after a few seconds. Manny being Manny answered a yes, but stay clear of Diego speech. After his short speech was done she walked of to one of the boulders and lay down. "Manny, I didn't know she was Diego's cousin!" I stated. "No Sid, she is not Diego's cousin otherwise he would have greeted her with open paws. She means it as a species way," with that he walked away to a pair of trees, no doubt to gather firewood for fire.

Manny's POV

She didn't move. I could tell it was a she by looking at her. She was smaller, and if I do say so more prettier than our tiger, Diego, she was more of feminine build by contrasts but that didn't matter she was staring at us all the same. I thought she probably wanted to kill Sid, or call her pack upon us and kill both Sid and I. So breaking the silence I asked what she wanted. She didn't answer, she was still staring. I heard Diego growl another warning. She finally opened her mouth, "Were are you heading?" she asked us. We didn't answer just incase she was in league with Sodo and company. "We are heading down south, travelling together," I heard Sid answer. I wanted to kill him, but instead I just hit him with my trunk! That felt really good. She asked us our names. Sid being Sid answered first. She told us her name, Hazel, which very much matched her eyes. "Mine is Manfred, very nice to meet you Hazel. I said grinning. She was very polite and she had a brightness in her eyes, no doubt symbolizing intelligence. She asked Diego's name. He didn't answer at first, I was about to scold him for being rude to her but luckily he didn't have to face my wrath. He told her his name then walked away into the bushes, no doubt to hunt. I watched the bushes rustling. "May I journey with you," she asked suddenly. "Yes, but just stay clear of Diego, till I can talk some sense into him." With that solved she walked over to the boulders and lay down. ""Manny, I didn't know she was Diego's cousin!" Sid stated, clearly confused. I smiled. How could he be that stupid? "No Sid, she is not Diego's cousin otherwise he would have greeted her with open paws. She means it as a species way," I don't think he got it but then again. He did do that understanding look he gets when he understands!

Diego's POV

I growled a warning to this she tiger. She however just stared at us. I had to admit she was very pretty. But I did not trust her. She walked over to us; I still did not cease my growling. She asked us were we were heading. I wouldn't answer, and Manny wouldn't answer but as always Sid did! I glared at him. Then turned my attention back on the tiger. She asked us our names. Sid answered first, and then she told all of us hers, Hazel. I heard Manny say his. Then she turned to me, "what's your name cousin?" she asked. I didn't answer. But I realised that Manny or Sid might answer it for me. So I told her mine. With that done I walked off. To gather up my thoughts. The guys probably thought I was going to hunt. But I didn't. I walked to a log and rested my head upon my paws. Suddenly I heard voices.

"Were is she, she was supposed to not have escaped, find her now or I'll see to it you are reserved as a replacement!" It was two tigers. Two males, they weren't as big as Sodo had been, but I don't think in my state I was ready to fight them if I had too. So our lovely Hazel escaped from their clutches, hey. Well I wasn't going to let her escape without explaining first and with that I walked away heading towards the clearing were my friends and the she-tiger were.