Author's note: I'm back and virus free, but I did suffer since I lost everything I ever downloaded on to my computer, oh well. Sorry for the wait.
Here chapter five...enjoy
Chapter Five: Banzai's Dilemma
It was another hot day in the pride lands, Banzai sat there letting the cool breeze hit his face. Yet he was bored, very bored, how bored he might asked himself. He sat there listening to Todei trying to talk to Ed about anything that pops in to his mine.
"You know what I bet you anything that if Ed had another near death experience he might get his voice back" Todei said
"Not likely" Banzai said "damn, its so boring today, I mean it great and all that Shenzi and her brother are spending some time together but she doesn't have to completely ignore us"
"Come on Banzai, this is a perfect chance just for us guys to hang out" Todei said
"So, it not the same without her around" he said
"Well, what do you normally do every day" Todei asked
"Shenzi usually has the ideas" Banzai said
"Don't tell me you depend on her all the time" he asked
Banzai and Ed nodded "without her saving our butts all the time, we be dead by now" Banzai explain
"I don't know why you hang out with her, she so mean and bossy and its clear as day she doesn't like me" Todei said
"Because she my best friend and it takes a while for her to trust someone" he lied, honestly even he didn't know why Shenzi been acting strange around Todei. But he didn't worry too much about it since Shenzi nightmares were decreasing.
"And you don't mind she mean and bossy" he asked
"She not that bossy and she only mad when we do something stupid" Banzai said remembering all the countless times he was hit on the head for his stupidity.
"If she that way why be friends with her, she an alpha and we are lackeys" Todei said then he thought of something "unless there another reason you're always with her?"
Banzai looked at with a confused face.
Meanwhile
"So how do you play this game again" Shezen asked
"Well technically, it not a game it more of a show" Shenzi said "and all you need is one bird and a geyser"
"So this is why you borrow this bird from Scar" Shenzen said holding on to a little blue hornbill who was struggling to get away.
"Yeah, I thing his name Zuza or Zezo" Shezni said "but he the perfect bird to use for this"
"Wasn't he the one who told the King that you and your friends were trying to kill the cubs" he asked
"yeah but I wished Gossip didn't have to spread that around" Shenzi said "make sure you keep his beak shut, he talks too much"
"I am" her brother said "ok after this game I need to ask you a favor"
Shenzi nodded "now put the bird in the geyser and watch him fly high in the sky with his butt on fire"
Shenzen gave her a weird smile then stuffed the bird in the geyser
"Must with do the birdie boiler ever few days" Zazu asked
"Yes" Shenzi said
"Bye Ziza" Shenzen said
Zazu fired in to the air screaming "my name is Zazu"
Shenzen looked up "wow, I never thought he can go that far up"
"Yeah, well we better go find him before he fly off" Shenzi said "Scar been holding him prisoner for some reason"
"Where do you think he landed" he asked
"Somewhere in the pride lands, we can easily spot him by the smoke" Shenzi said as they walked out of the pride lands. "Oh my the way what was the favor you wanted to asked me"
"Well I was talking to Zacuru and he told me that he was going to have this fighting game going on in a week"
"Fighting game?" Shenzi asked
"that what he said and it where all the male have battles with one another. Some fight for fun, strength while others fight to impress the females"
"But you already have a girlfriend"
"Yes, but I'm in this to regain my dignity and respect after my sister beat the crap out of me a mouths ago"
Shenzi laughed "well that what you for hiding family's secrets from me"
"Anyway, I was wondering if you have any fighting moves you can teach me, since mom taught you everything she knows"
"And she didn't huh"
He shook his head "I'm the one who's going to be the next leader of this clan"
"I can teach you some but there are some moves I promise mom I will not teach unless its my daughter"
"Ok, I don't mind" Shezen said "hey don't you think Banzai and Ed would join up"
"I doubt it, I know how these fights are and I don't think their ready for those types" Shenzi said yet she was getting a bad feeling about this but ignored it when they saw Zazu trying to put out the smoke from his burnt up tail feathers.
"What the heck are you talking about" Banzai asked Todei
"What I'm asking is, do you like her" Todei asked
Banzai's heart felt like it skipped a beat and he swallow the lump he felt down his throat "no not in that way"
Ed started to laughed but covered his mouth knowing would hit him instead he snicker.
"Well by the way Ed is acting you're lying" Todei started laughing along with it "boy are you in deep trouble"
"Shut up, I don't like her that way and why would you say I'm in trouble"
"Duh, she the next Matriarch and that means she betrothed to the top male of this clan and its obvious its not you but you like her anyway"
"How did you know about that we never had that in our old clan" Banzai asked
"The "Odd names" females told me when they were giving me a grand tour, they told me a lot of things that had happen involving some lion with a scar" Todei said "and the one who always pissed off told me about you being jealous about Shenzi getting marry"
"First of all, you shouldn't be talking to those female, their nosey and stalkers and second yes Shenzi is getting marry to the top male and third I'm not jealous, I'm concern because Shenzi doesn't even like him" Banzai explained
Ed rolled his eyes and sign from Banzai's stubbornness and denial,
"Ok, ok, damn you don't have to shout in my face I was just asking since I'm new around here"
"Good now lets dropped it" Banzai said then turned around so he didn't have to look at him.
There was dead slience between the three males for a minutes till Todei lead over towards Ed and whispered "so whose the male, your friend have to marry"
At the corner of Ed's eye, he spotted Zacuru walking over. Ed pointed at him and Todei looked behind him to see who it was.
"Hey, Zacara is here" Todei said
"That Zacuru, you idiot" Zacuru said "and I was wondering if you seen Shenzen anywhere"
"He off with Shenzi, having a brother/sister bonding time" Banzai said "why"
"Well I'm just making sure that he fully recovered from his depression and if he still going to join up in the fighting games"
"What fighting games?" Todei asked
"Is an event I'm having where all the males have battle with one another" he said
"Really can I join, and I'm sure Banzai and Ed would too" Todei said
"Ha!" Zacuru laughed "the whole time those two been here not once have I see them fight, they were mostly punching bags for me and Shenzen. You'll be beaten to a pulp by those in higher ranks Lackey"
"Please, I'm not in the mood for the daily insults Zacuru and I'm sure Shenzi and Shenzen will be back any minute" Banzai said
"Ok, then I'll wait here for him" Zacuru smirked and sat down.
"So when are these fighting games going to start" Todei asked
"In a week, why" Zacuru asked
"like I said I want to join in"
"I wouldn't get involve with Zacuru's ideas" Banzai said
"Oh shut up Banzai, if you wants to get beat up that fine with me" Zacuru said "and if you want to join up I don't care that either"
"Thanks but no thanks, I have better things to do"
"What afraid to lose because I thought you wanted to have a challenge with me" Zacuru smirked
"Who told you that lie" Banzai asked
"Who else" Zacuru said
(Damn those three) Banzai thought
"But what holding you back is that they told you that the only way you can beat me is to kill me. And I know that what you want since in a few months I'm taking away the one thing you care about the most"
Banzai growled "leave her out of this"
"See what I mean, how angry you get every time I bring up that subject"
"I do not!"
"Does this happen a lot" Todei asked Ed, who sigh and nodded
"Yes you do that why I always bring it up" Zacuru said
"God what do I have to do to shut you up" Banzai shouted
"Join up in the fighting games" he said plain and simple
"What, no way, I'm not going to join up only to be kill, I'm not that stupid" Banzai said
"How about we make a little bet would change your mind" Zacuru asked
Banzai raised an eyebrow "what kind of bet"
"Now we're talking, well first of all this won't be a kill to win game but I t won't some pinned ya kinda fight either. Anyway if you join up, challenge me to a fight and win I'll call up the wedding, setting Shenzi free from all this mess"
"And if I lose" Banzai asked
"You forget whatever plan you have to stop the wedding out of your head and tell us what exactly happen in your past" Zacuru said "do we have a deal"
Banzai looked over at Todei and Ed. Ed was shaking his head "that a big risk Banzai" Todei whispered
Todei was right but if it mean getting Shenzi out of this betrothed thing "Deal" he'll risk it.
"Ok then I'll see you in a week and if I were you I get all the practice I can it" Zacuru laughed "oh if you see Shenzen around tell him I'll be at the water hole"
Todei waited till Zacuru was gone before saying something "are you sure about this Banzai"
"No but I'm doing this for Shenzi" Banzai said.
Ed started to whin "I know what you thinking Ed and no we're not going to tell her about the bet"
Ed gave him "that a bad idea" face "whatever you say Banzai, man talk about difficult love triangle"
"Don't start that up again" Banzai said
"Ok I won't" Todei said
Ed whined and rolled out his tongue because he was getting thirsty "come on let go find the nearest water hole"
Ed smiled and ran off since he knew where the water hole was. Banzai was about to followed but was hold back by Todei "hey what are you doing"
"Can we walked over to the water hole I need to asked you a favor"
"Ok" he said as they begin to walk "what the favor"
"Well the reason I wanted to join up on these fighting games because there this female I saw"
(Only been here a couple of days and he already have a crush on someone) "and you want to impress her"
"Yeah"
"But what does that have to do with me"
"Well since you been here all your life, I'm sure you know here so I was wondering if you can tell me about her a bit"
"Well what her name" Banzai asked
"The funny thing is, I know her name but not her real name" Todei smiled
Banzai stopped dead in his tracks "you don't know her real name"
"No, but she very cute and has a large spot on her eye"
"Large spot on her eye" Banzai said (please not her, not her)
"Yeah and she hangs out with those two other females name...uh...Inro and goosip"
"Secret?" Banzai said stunned
"That her nickname do you know her real name, her personality, favorite food, the kinda of males she would like" Todei asked excitedly
"You like her of all females" Banzai asked knowing that Ed likes her too
Todei nodded "when I first got here she distracted her friends letting me escaped before I bumped in to you" he said "you got to help me get her to noticed me"
"I would but I can't see-" Banzai tired to explain about Ed but was interrupted
"It the least thing you can do since you don't want Shenzi to find out about this bet you did on her"
"Are you blackmailing me"
"No, I just saying that I'll keep the bet a secret if you just help me to get her to like me, please"
(Ed going to hate me for this) he said "ok I'll help you out, and here a tip, be nice to her friends and she'll be nice to you"
"Thanks Banzai now let go get some water" Todei said running off.
Banzai sat there for a minute (what the hell, am I going to do)