Ahoy ye lubbers…

Tim fer th' nex' chapter in me Tale of Shark…

An' a second chapter in a week…

Tha's a new record... Kudos ta me…

This chapter isn' as long as th' las' un….

Now fer th' Shou'ou's ta me loyal fans an' readers…

Aqua Aussie: Aye tha' song seemed perfec' there… This is Oscar we be talkin' abou', wha' do ye think? Aye Maria, 'gift to all sharkdom' we be seein' more of 'ere in future chapters, maybe in this chapter… Eddie an' Oscar live ta be' agains' each other… 'Member sometimes goo' stories sometimes update shortly unless there be flood of ideas… An' ye be welcome…

Almostinsane: Aye, I knew before ye e-mail me… Thank ye fer thinkin' of me…

Now fer me disclaimer…

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don' own Shark Tale. If I did I be workin' on th' sequel… So this will 'ave ta do. All I own is Leila, Eddie, Maria, an' all the Tigers…

The sharkess pup hid behind her father's massive back. The Great White chuckled at his nervous daughter. 'It's okay, come on out. There is someone I want you to meet.' He said trying to calm his young daughter.

The pup shook her head and hugged her father's dorsal fin.

'You're mother and brother are already inside, you don't want to keep our host waiting, do you?'

The pup shook her head and grasped his pectoral fin. She looked up to her father, her wide, innocent eyes looking for her father's approval.

'That's my brave hunter. Now come on.' He started to pull his daughter toward their meeting place.

'Papa.' The pup asked. 'I'm afraid.' She clung to her father.

Her father crouched down to stare into his daughter's eyes, which she inherited from him. 'There's nothing to be afraid of.'

The pup looked into her father's eyes. 'But you're never scared of anything.'

'Yes I am.'

'You are?' The pup asked disbelieving.

'Yes, but I remember something my father always told me.' He lifted his daughter into his fins. 'Fear doesn't make you a coward, you face your fears here,' He pointed to her head. 'And here,' He points to her heart. 'Then there's nothing you can't do.' He then started to tickle her belly.

The pup giggled and struggled free of her father. 'Stop it Papa.'

He smirked and grabbed his daughter's fin. Now come on let's not make your mother worry.' He started to swim towards the ship.

The pup followed her father to the office door of their host. He looked to his daughter who was taking deep breaths.

'Ready?' He asked, opening the door and looked back to reassure his young pup.

She nodded and followed fer father into the office.

The pup looked up to see a shark about her father's size looking down at her. She gulped and stared back into the blue eyes of the shark.

'Hello.' She said clearly showing no signs of her fear.

The blue-eyed shark looked surprised to see such a bold pup addressing him.

'My, my, aren't you brave pup.' He said, softening his eyes.

'No, I'm a hunter. Hunters are never scared.' She said boldly.

'Yes and quite gutsy as well.' Her father said rubbing her head playfully. 'She'll grow into a fine sharkess and a fine leader.'

'Michael you have yourself a smart pup there.' The blue-eyed shark chuckled and kneeled down to the pup. 'Now what's your name kiddo?'

'It's…'

A massive dark shape suddenly crashes through, erasing everything. The shape's mechanical laughter chasing away the ship and the sharks only leaving it staring down at the pup. It's single eye glaring down…

Leila jolted up in her bed, her pulse racing, and chest heaving as she panted for air. Her fin wondered to rub the scar at the back of her head.

"That's the last time I eat Tuna Alfredo before I go to bed." She collapsed against the pillows in her bed. "Stupid dream."

She turned to the clock on the nightstand next to her bed. The red light blinking 3:30 in the dark room.

Leila groaned and buried her pounding head under the pillows…

"I can't believe I'm doing this." Eddie itched at the box on his nose, to give his nose a broader look, as the glue dried. "If Lino or Ariadonna finds out I swear I'm gonna make it look like an accident."

"Hold still." Oscar whispered, trying to finish spraying the black stripes on Eddie's now gray hide.

"If this doesn't work I'm going to knock some sense into Lino's son."

"Keep still I'm almost done." Oscar whispered shaking his can of paint…

"I hate Mondays." Leila leaned back in her lounge chair and pulled up her shades. Lack of sleep had finally started to take a toll on the poor sharkess. Her eyes had begun to lose their cunning fire.

She picked up her drink in her fin and slowly sipped her tea, hoping it would slowly bring her awake. Her dreams still haunted by the dark figure. She closed her eyes and tried to catch up on her sleep.

"Leila."

She lowered her shades to stare at Lenny floating before her. "Hey Lenny, ran into any closets this 'fine' Monday morning?"

"I t-take I-it you don't like Mondays."

"No, really." She growled. "It's a horrible way to start the week."

Lenny twiddled with his fins. He opened his mouth as to say something, but closed it.

Both of them didn't speak for several moments

"So," Leila asked swirling the contents of her drink. "Where is Mr. Grumpy Gills?"

"H-h-he's running a-an errand for Pop, er, um, Lino."

Not noticing his slipup, Leila pulled back her shades and closed her eyes. "So I guess you get to spend this day 'chaperoning' me today." She growled and rolled over in her chair, her eyes staring into the open ocean…

Joey slowly swam towards the Liner where he knew Leila was 'hiding' at. He looked on the deck where he saw a familiar shark on the deck basking in the sun.

'That's her alright' He thought as he prowled closer to the liner.

He then saw another shark on the deck next to her. Joey slowly inched to the liner and slowly came into view of the sharks…

Lenny gulped and looked out to where the 'Tiger' was going to swim into Leila's view. He then tensed when he saw it slowly swam towards where Leila and him were.

Leila sat up and pulled down her shades. Her eyes widened in fear, thinking it was the bad-tempered Vinny. 'Oh great. '

"Don't worry Leila, I'll protect you!" Lenny said, rather rehearsed, and charged after the shark…

Joey stopped a few feet away from the ship as the shark charged him. He tensed his muscles ready to strike…
Lenny stopped in front of the 'Tiger'. He turned to see if Leila was watching. "Begone you foul beast before I show you my awesome might." He flexed his fins.

Leila couldn't help but chuckle. 'He's trying. I give him an E for effort'…

Joey stood there, confused. He had never seen a Great White act like this before. He started to slowly back away…
Lenny held up his fin to see the writing on his fin. "Now," He started. "You leave me no choice." He pulled back his fin and threw it at the shark, punching him in the nose…
Joey's head went back slightly as the fin came in contact with his broad nose. He stood there stunned at the shark's punch…
Lenny's eyes began to water as pain raced in his fin. He pulled it back and began to blow on it.

"Hey Lenny!" He heard some whisper harshly behind him. He turned his head to see a badly painted Eddie and Oscar pointing at him.

"That's not Eddie." Oscar mouthed to the shark.

Leila caught sight of Eddie and Oscar in their hiding place, then back to the now real Tiger. "Lenny get out of there!"

Joey wiggle his nose, and turned to the Great White, teeth barred, and growled .

The Great White chuckled nervously and started to back away.

Joey then threw a punch back at the Great White's face, toppling him to the sea floor…

"I can't believe you did something that stupid." Leila growled, pulling a Tuna steak out of the fridge. She swam over to the table where Eddie and Lenny sat, both sharks nursing wounds.

She swam over to Lenny and slapped the steak in his fin. He looked down at it with his good eye. "B-B-but Leila I'm a vegetarian."

"I know. Put it on your eye." She helped guide it to his blacking eye, where the Tiger had punched him. She paused and pulled at the remaining bandages that bound her chest and ribs.

"Y-y-you aren't s-s-suppose to be d-doing that." Lenny stuttered as she threw the bandages to the floor. He was meet with a glare of violet eyes.

"You're in no place to be telling me what to do right now, besides, right now I need to move freely." She growled and turned to look at the gash on the side of Lenny's head.

"Owowowowow." He swatted at her fins. "That hurts."

"Yes I know." She smirked as she pulled the sides of the gash together and used the small tape bandages to keep the sides together. "You're lucky I'm not giving stitches, which doesn't sound like a bad idea."

Eddie looked up from holding his shoulder. "You know how to give stitches?"

"Yep. Basic Tiger Mob Training. Where I come from, it's better to treat yourself than let a Tiger Doc take care of it." She nodded her head at her work on the bandage on Lenny's bruised punching fin and pulled the steak away from his eye. She nodded her head. "Keep it on a bit longer." She swam over to Eddie to examine him.

"No major cuts, mild bruising." She poked at his back. "Fin please."

He stretched out and winced and growled as Leila rotated it. "Sprained your shoulder, nothing major." She began making a sling for him. "Rest for a few days and it'll be back to normal

Eddie growled as she helped him putting his fin in the sling. "You're welcome."

"Edward!" Someone shouted from behind her.

Leila turned around to see a petite sharkess marching into the kitchen, her turquoise eyes burning.

"Aira." He chuckled nervously to his girlfriend. "I didn't know you came back from your trip so soon. How about a kiss for Ol' Eddie." He was meet with a slap on the face.

Lenny and Leila winced at the sound of flesh hitting flesh.

Eddie rubbed his cheek with his good fin. What was that for?"

"For doing something with Oscar." She said, then kissed him full on the mouth.

Leila turned to Lenny with an arched eyebrow, Lenny shrugged his shoulders a confused look on his face also.

"What was that for?" Eddie asked, a smirk on his face.

"For doing something for Lenny." The sharkess then turned to Leila. "Thank you for doctoring Eddie up for me…"

"Leila." She said nodding her head towards the confusing sharkess. She turned her attention back to Lenny's black eye.

"Ariadonna, but you can call me Aria, everyone does. So you're the rogue female everyone's talking about."

"Yep." She said. "But don't let the rumors fool you. I'm worst than you think."

Aria laughed and leaned on Eddie, who wrapped his good fin around her. "Thank you again. Come on you." She pulled Eddie's good fin. "I want to tell you about my trip." Soon both of them disappeared down the hall.

Leila turned to Lenny and pulled the steak of his eye. " Are all the sharkesses around here like her?"

"No some are much worst."

She took Lenny's head in her fins and turned it to get a better look at his eye. "Not too much damage. Just don't mess with it and it will heal in a few days."

"Thanks." Lenny muttered.

"No problem, it's the least I can do." She closed to First-Aid kit. "Besides I never got the chance to thank you for saving my life that night, and more than likely you saved it again with that escapade of yours today."

"Your welcome." He said, blushing and rubbing the back of his head.

"Lenny-Bear!" An annoying voice screeched through the hall. "Where are you?"

Lenny tensed up and dived behind the door as it opened.

Leila sat there puzzled as a skinny, blue-eyed, sharkess came through the doors. Leila looked past her to Lenny, who making a shushing movement with his fins.

"Excuse me? Have you seen my Lenny-Bear?"

Leila leaned back in her chair. "Who wants to know?"

"Me. Maria Pilasi. I hear about what happened with the Tiger. I need to know if my fiancé is alright."

Leila raised her eyebrow. "And does he know about this said engagement, might I ask?"

"Well, not really." She said. "But I know he's been thinking about it."

Leila smirked. "Oh really and what makes you say that?"

"The way he always leaves the room when I enter."

Leila snorted causing Maria to frown. "Hmph." She said turned tail muttering. "Rude rogue sharkesses, much to wild."

Leila closed the door behind Maria letting Lenny take a sigh of relief.

"Thanks." He sighed to her.

She nodded and peered down the hall. "I take it she's one of your admires." She waved Lenny to follow her. "Come on, let's get out of here before she comes back."

Slowly both of them tip-finned (Well the don't have toes do they) out of the kitchen and into the hallway.

"Lenny-Bear!" They heard Maria shout as she spotted them.

"Swim for it!" Leila shouted as she and Lenny took off with Maria on their tail.

I knew how it felt to be another one in need of someone to show the way
Until you saw a part of me that nobody else
Could see and my life hasn't been the same...

They turned left and right then right again. Leila pulled Lenny into a side hallway as Maria darted past them, shouting, "Lenny-Bear come back."

You make me feel lucky as I can be...
You make me feel lucky as I can be…
You make me feel lucky as I can be…

"Does she have a tracking system on you?" Leila panted as she pulled Lenny back the way they came.

Before I couldn't get a break,
Never had a chance to make
The impressions I want to

Leila looked around franticly for a place to hide and spotted a familiar closet. "Quick in here." She whispered to Lenny shoving him in the closet then jumped in herself, and closed the closet behind.

But now it falls right into place
When I get to see your face
Then there's nothing that I can't do...

Lenny realized that Leila was pushed up against him in the cramped closet. "Um Leila."

You make me feel lucky as I can be...
You make me feel lucky as I can be…
You make me feel lucky as I can be…

"Quiet." She hissed at him. "She's coming back." She peered through the closet panes and watch as Maria slowly swam by and disappeared down the hall.

No more dark days, only sun rays
No more hard ways with you today

Leila and Lenny both waited with baited breath for several minutes. They sighed in relief.

"She's gone." Leila said. She then noticed how close she was to Lenny and a faint blush crept into her cheeks. "Here, lets see if we can't open this…" She turned the knob to find the door locked.

You make me feel...

She grinned sheepishly to Lenny. "We have a slight problem."

"What?" Lenny asked, trying to peer through the panes. "She's not back, is she?"

You make me feel lucky as I can be...
You make me feel lucky as I can be…
You make me feel lucky as I can be…(Lucky by Hoobastank)

"No. The door's… Kinda… Locked..."

Lino prowled the halls, growling in frustration. Maria had come to his office in tears, crying that she couldn't fin her Lenny-Bear and that a wild sharkess at stolen him away from her.

Not that he didn't liked Pliasi's daughter. It just that she was to spoiled to get out of her head that Lenny wasn't interested in her.

"Stop pushing."

Lino stopped at a locked closet door…

"Sorry." Lenny whispered.

Leila sighed and leaned against the door. "Memo to me: Never hide in this closet."

Lenny shifted his weight. "This isn't the first time I got stuck in this closet."

"Oh, now you tell me it locks." She growled. "When did this happen."

"When I was a pup, me and another pup were hiding from my brother, the pup's name was Da…"

The closet door suddenly opened sending Leila and Lenny tumbling to the floor in a heap in front of their rescuer.

Leila once again found herself once again in the awkward position on top of Lenny. Both sharks looked up into the eyes of Don Lino.

"Hi Pop." Lenny said nervously, still under Leila.

Lino just crossed his fins and looked down at the pair…

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P.S. Per'aps I should give ye lessons in the ar' of speakin' 'Piratese' th' language o' th' pirates… Me accen' and words seem ta be confusin' some of ye bilge ra's…