EVERYONE GETS A SECOND CHANCE!

A/N: 'Could this 'She-moth's' loss be Manny's gain?' BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, I DON'T OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT ONE CHARACTER, IT'S CONTIUING!

Chapter 3- Friends

"Hey…Sheba…Sheba, wake up!" a voice said.

Slowly she opened and eye.

"Ugh…wha?" she said sleepily.

Sid smiled "Well, Manny said you were pretty thin, so I managed to find these leaves…a little crunch, but still good!"

She scoffed "Thanks but no thanks."

Manny marched forward "Eat it, you need to gain a little weight if you're gonna make it out here."

She stood up "No!"

Manny glared her in the eyes "I said EAT!"

Sheba was taken aback but still managed to hide it.

They glared at each other angrily for a while, but Manny's seemed angrier, so Sheba gave in and ate.

Amazingly, she was suddenly hungry, but she hadn't been hungry since her mate's death.

"Hm…you're right Sid, this is good!" she said when she finished.

Diego stretched "Well, we ready to go?"

"I dunno, does miss 'doom and gloom' want to go willingly?" Manny asked.

Sheba glared at him "I'll walk! I'm not so weak I need to be carried by you!"

"Seems like it to me." Manny muttered.

Sheba gladly walked back with Sid.

"So what's with that guy, I mean, who put a pinecone in his butt? Why is he such a JERK!" she asked Sid, though emphasized 'jerk' a little louder.

Manny looked back, rolled his eyes and continued walking.

Sid sighed "Well, he was kinda like that when he met me…only a little nicer…but he did tell me to go annoy poisonous reptiles…I guess the only thing you can do is just give him time, he's just being jerk now 'cuz…uh…I dunno, he's just like that. But trust me, Manny is a really great guy, just give him some time!"

Sheba looked at Sid then at the back of Manny's head, then back at Sid.

"…Chhyeah right! I don't think it'll work that way with me…maybe he just doesn't like me…as a friend! Don't get any idea's 'cuz I know what you're think, AND NO!" She said to Sid, for he had a suspicious look in his eyes.

Sid smiled "Does someone have a crush?" he said in a singsong voice.

"NO! Manny's an egotistical and irrational jerk who think his muscle can get him whatever he wants! No, I don't like him in any shape or form!" she said.

Sid had a blank look "…Ok, those first two words I didn't understand, but it defiantly sounds like you don't like Manny."

"Geez…" she muttered.

Meanwhile, in the front…

Diego eyed Manny, but said nothing.

Manny felt his eyes "Alright, I'll bite, what Diego?"

"Hm? I didn't say anything." He said looked innocent.

Manny scoffed "Oh, then you were staring at me 'cuz I look like you next meal?"

"No but…what's your deal with her, I mean, do you not trust her or something?" he asked.

Manny glanced back.

Sheba was saying something to Sid, but was looking down sadly.

"…No…it's just the way she's always gloomy…it makes me angry. I mean, I lost my family and I moved on, but her, no…the world always has to stop for people like her, it's driving me insane! Why does she have to be like that?"

Diego was feeling uncomfortable and wished he hadn't asked.

"Well…I, uh…hey, look its almost nighttime, why don't we rest…there for the night?" he said, pointing at the foot of a mountain, able to keep them from the on blowing wind.

Manny shrugged "Whatever."

He went back to Sid and Sheba who were now laughing about something.

"Guys, we're stopping for the night." He said.

Sheba glared at him "Why, think I'm to weak to make the journey?"

He shook his head "I didn't say that!"

"Then why are we stopping! If we stop then it'll take us longer to get south and that means the longer I have to stay with you!" she said angrily.

"Because Diego thought we could use a rest! But if you want, then go! Let the wind blow your thin, frail body away!" he retorted just as angrily.

She stomped her foot angrily and marched to were Diego was already there.

Sid followed Manny cautiously "Uh, Manny, don't you think that was a little harsh? I mean, she's really fun if you-"

"NO!" he said angrily.

"Gotcha!" Sid said putting his arms over his head, as if expecting to get hit.

Diego shook his head "What happened this time?"

"NOTHING!" Sheba barked angrily.

He put his head down "OK, sorry I asked…"

Once Manny and Sid arrived, Sheba got as far away from Manny as the space would allow.

Sid happily showed-off his ability to make fire, at sundown.

And Manny and Diego got wood, while Sheba kept to herself.

Once they were back, Sid and Diego went to sleep, but Manny was having a hard time sleeping and Sheba knew she wouldn't.

So she watched as the flames danced, she sighed sadly.

Manny frowned "Hey, knock it off! Trying to sleep here!"

Sheba looked up "Knock what off? Sighing? I do that when I'm sad, ok!"

"Oh, so then you should be doing it all the time." He said.

Sheba scoffed "Ok, what is your problem?"

"You!" he said angrily.

"Me? What did I do to you? Why do you hate me!" she almost yelled.

He stood up "You're always mopping about that guy, just give it a rest!"

Sheba stood up as well "Well it's called mourning and I can't help it if-"

"You know what, you're not the only person who's lost someone! The world doesn't stop turning just because one life was lost!" he yelled.

"You don't understand!" she yelled back.

"I DO AND MORE SO! At least you didn't have to watch him die and feel like a complete coward, then hate yourself because you saved yourself instead of them! Even if it was an impossible situation! I still could've help, but I let them down…" he shouted.

Sheba stepped forward "Wha…"

"FORGET IT! I'M….I'm goin' for a walk…" he said calming down slightly.

Though he still marched away, making the ground shake.

No one could pretend to sleep through that, Sid and Diego were up and looking at Sheba.

Sheba looked back "What happened to him? I have the feeling he wasn't talking about me after the first sentence…"

Diego shifted uncomfortable "Uh…well…I'm not sure how long ago or if I'm even the right person to tell you but…Manny, lost his mate…and his only child…he, never told us exactly what happened but…he obviously couldn't save them…"

Sheba looked down "Oh…wow I…I had no idea…"

"That's why you being depressed angered him…he always picked himself up, never let his feelings out…" Diego said softly.

"Oh…no…what've I done?…MANNY WAIT!" she yelled as she ran after him.

Elsewhere…

Manny threw another boulder with his trunk.

He stomped the ground then sat down and looked up at the sky.

"I'm…sorry…I…I couldn't save you…" he said softly.

"(pant) MANNY! WHERE ARE YOU?" Sheba yelled.

He stood up "What'd you want?"

She walked over to him "Manny, I'm sorry…I, I didn't know-"

"Well now you know! Now you know I AM a lame excuse for a mammoth! Couldn't even save my own family!" he yelled.

She groaned "Look! I'm apologizing! You don't have to be such a jerk!"

He turned angrily away from her.

There was a silent moment.

"…Listen…you know there aren't many of us left, we need to look out for each other or else no one will be left! So let's start over…as friends…kay?" she said slowly.

He slowly looked at her "…Alright…"

She smiled and sat next to him "Ok. Hello, my name's Sheba…"

He smiled slightly "I'm Manfred."

She giggled "I like Manny better, it suits you."

"You think so?" he asked.

"Um-hm! You know, Sid's right, you're ok. Friends?" she held her trunk out as she said this.

Manny hesitantly shook her trunk "Kay…Friends…"

THE END…for now!

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