Good guys: Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, Shenzen, Secret
Semi-villains: Info, Gossip(both are just selfish and will do anything for food), Zacuru(hatred towards Banzai for being with Shenzi)
Villains: Scar, Zira, Alzon, Nuacka
Chapter Eight: Advice
It was the next day, deep in the graveyard where Zacuru, Info and Gossip were talking.
Zacuru hissed in pain from the large bluish bruise on his forehead "how long have I been out" he asked
"All night and all morning" Info said "how your wounds"
He hissed again, not from the wounds but from the fact that he actually had wound that were inflicted by a low class lackey "I'm fine, my head hurt though but that will past"
"We do got good new, you might like to hear" Gossip said
"Which is" he asked
"Your plan went successfully" Info said
Zacuru chuckled "too easy, I can't believe spitting the famous trio apart will be so easy" he chuckled again as he struggled to get up to walk around a bit. Thank god he didn't have any broken bones "you no what they say, it better to divide and conquer"
The two females smiled and nodded "plus after finding out something about the new guy, he might be useful with your plans Zacuru" Info said
"Really, spill it then" he said
"Found out he too has a crush on our little pest" Gossip said
"Pest? Is that her new nickname" Zacuru asked rasing an eyebrow
"She been one ever since Shentana was killed by-" Info jammed her elbow in Gossip side to tell her to shut up. Info cleared her throat then tried to change the subject "so what would Nuacka think when you tell her about the fight"
Zacuru growled to himself then sigh "she coming over any minute now, she not going to like this"
The two females tried very hard to hold back their laugher. The top alpha male was going to be yelled at by his mother the two thought.
"But that not the point, how would the new guy be useful" he asked
"It hard to explain, just wait and see" Info said smirking
"Where is Secret anyway, I found it odd that only the two of you showed up" he asked
"She went off somewhere, I even don't know where she went" Gossip said.
That caught all three of them by surprised.
"I do see a bruise forming but I'm not surprised she did slap you pretty hard" Secret said
"It felt like being hit by a rock, it stung the whole night" Banzai said
"And how your other wounds, from other hyenas's point of view, you got beaten up bad. From what I heard they're surprised you can even walk after what had happen" she tried to smiled but it fade when Banzai was just looking at the floor.
He wanted to asked her something but didn't want her friend to get involved earlier so he told her to meet him by the water hole later that day. But by the look of his face it wasn't his body that was wounded but his heart.
"She still not talking to you" she asked
Banzai shook his head "I never seen her so mad before, I mean sure she yells at me once in awhile but she forgives me afterwards"
"Well duh, look what you did, you made a stupid bet on her with Zacuru and nearly got yourself killed. Of course you going to be mad at you. Don't you ever stop and think"
Banzai had to chuckle about what she just said "you sounded like Shenzi when you said that"
She smiled "where is she anyway"
"She staying with her brother at his cave, Ed been trying to get her to talk to me but I don't see how he can do that if he can't talk as well"
"He just trying to help, he not as dumb as you guys think he is. I been telling that to my friends"
"And what do they say"
"They tell me that I'm being a pest or to shut up"
Banzai raised an eyebrow ans Secret cleared her throat "but anyway what is it you wanted to see me about"
"I need you to talk to Shenzi for me, she can use a female's advice right now"
(That true) She thought since ever since she was little Shenzi never hung around with others females. Always with the males like the stupid tomboy she is, she remembered Info telling her when they were young.
"I don't know" she asked knowing she can get in big trouble with Zacuru and her friends. She knew what Zacuru's plan was and he going to kill her if she helped Banzai get back to together with Shenzi.
"Please Secret, I'm begging you, you don't know how much she means to me"
"I know, you got yourself beaten up so she can have her freedom" she said
"Is that a yes"
She took a deep breath "I'll talk to her"
"Thank you so much" he said
(They are going to kill me for this) Secret thought as she put on a fake smile
All she can see was fire, fire everywhere she turned and she was trapped and alone. The fire was the only light in her dreams of the darkness. Shenzi found herself back up in to a wall as the fire came closer and closer to her.
This is how you'll end) the voice laughed (trapped in the fire, alone til the end
Shenzi could actually feel the heat and her eyes and mouth getting dry by the red-orange flames.
"Why are you doing this, why can't you leave me alone" she shouted "I already have enough problems as it is!" She shouted
You don't know the half of it, stupid girl) the voice said (all the "Secrets" and lies you don't know about
The fire was getting closer and then she noticed that the light from the fire showed her that she was nest to the pride rock and even that was on fire.
And you do you know why you don't know because you are stpuid) the Voice laugher grew louder and louder "the truth is right uder your nose and you don't know cause your stpuid"
"Stop calling me that" Shenzi said as she tried to move away from the fire
"Scare, stupid?"
Shenzi was scared, the fire felt so real and it felt like she couldn't breathe "no, I'm not afriad of this and I'm not afraid of you" She scream "who are you, why won't you show me your face!"
Her scream echo throughout the darkness of her dream causing the fire to fly up and forming in to a four figures she couldn't identify. They were grinning at her then started laughing.
"Stupid girl, stupid girl, stupid girl"
"Leave me alone PLEASE" she shouted
Her eyes widen as the flames flew to her and she was engulf by the fire.
She snapped her eyes open and tried to clam down her breathing. She moan from her headache "not another one" she whispered.
She yawned, stood up and walked out of her brother's cave. She spotted Shenzen trying to walk again after that fight he was in yesterday with Balean supporting him.
"Hey guys" she said putting on a fake smile.
"Hey sis, did you have a nice nap" Shenzen asked
"I had better, how are you feeling" she asked
"Painful" he chuckled
"Ed came by a few minutes ago looking for you" Balean said
"Really, where is he now"
"Somewhere in the pride lands looking for some food" she said
Shenzi nodded and walked off. She really needed to talk to someone even if it the one who couldn't talk. She frowned from the lack of sleep and the emptiness she felt as if she was missing something.
Todei watched Ed, who was drinking some water from a river, far away as he remembered what those females told him yesterday.
(I'm sure you knew that Ed liked the same female and that Banzai been helping him get her attention) Info told him and how the cute hyena always talk about him.
(Well what does he got that I don't) he thought
"Hi Todei"
He snapped out of his thoughts and saw the female he was just thinking about. "Hi..um...what was your nickname again"
Secret giggled "my name is Secret, I don't like my real name"
"Why not" he asked
"Just brings back bad memories of my mother" she said
"Oh, sorry" he said admiring her sweetness he see in her eyes.
"Anyway, I was wondering if you seen Shenzi around" she asked
"No, I haven't seen her since that fight she had with Banzai" he said
She sigh then looked to her left to see Ed "I'm sure Ed knows, I'll go asked him"
Todei held back his growled "I don't know if he can help since he can't even talk"
"Yeah, but like Shenzi and Banzai, I can sometimes understand what he trying to say" she said
Todei raised an eyebrow "how about I help you find her" he asked
Secret looked at him and curse her politeness "sure why not"
He smiled and thought he will actually have this moment to spent some time with her. But his moment was shatter when his thoughts cause him to lose tracks on Secret. He turned around to see Secret walking over to Ed.
"Hey wait up" he ran after her.
Shenzi walked across the pride lands and noticed something seem different about the land.
(It seem to be dying) she thought since the land looks like it lost color and that there wasn't that many herds left in the land. She shook that theory out of her head when she spotted Ed, Secret and Todei at the river.
(I feel sorry for her) she thought as she walked over there to see what they were doing.
"Is Shenzi still at her brother's cave I really need to talk to her" Secret asked
Ed smiled as he nodded "talk to me about what"
The three nearly jumped from Shenzi's voice "again talk to me about what"
"Shenzi, hi" Secret said nervously "I needed to talk to you about Banzai"
She shook her head "oh no, I'm not talking to him or about him so if you excuse me, Ed and I have to get so dinner" she said walking off.
Ed tilt his head from what Shenzi said with a "we are" face expression but followed her anyway.
"Shenzi" Secret ran after her "I know what Banzai did was-"
"Unbelievely stupid" Shenzi said
"Well, yes, but if-"
Shenzi covered Secret's mouth then looked around "are the other two here with you"
She shook her head and muffle something under Shenzi's paw. Shenzi sigh then looked at Ed "Ed, go check on Banzai, see if he still alive after what had happen yesterday. I need to talk to Secret for a moment" Ed nodded as he watched Shenzi dragging Secret away "ok, I'll be back"
Ed sat there confuse then looked over at Todei. Todei sigh then walked away and after a few minutes Ed went to go find Banzai.
Shenzi dragged Secret to a large rock before letting her go. She looked around one more time "are you sure your friends aren't here with you" she asked
"No, even they don't know where I am" she said
"Now I see why Banzai sent you" Shenzi said
"Why"
"He know that you're the only female I trust in this whole clan"
"Wow, thanks, that so nice of you to say" she said (but I wish she didn't say that)
Shenzi looked away "how is here he anyway"
"Terrible both physical and emotional" she said
Shezni sigh and shook her head "I don't know why he does these things. Ever since the day I met him, he always getting himself in to situations and I'm always the one getting him out." She shouted
Secret listened and by the way Shenzi was complaining was like she needed to get that out of her system.
"For nearly three years, I save his butt countless times from stampedes, Zacuru, my brother, you guys, I toke the blame wherever he gets in trouble, make sure he follow the rules when around Nuacka, I did everything for that male and how does he repay me by nearly getting himself kill over a stupid bet in these stupid games" she holler then just sat there leaning against the rock and all went silence.
"Feel better now" she asked
"Actually I do" Shenzi said
"You know, I gotta look at this in Banzai's point of view. You did all of this for him and maybe this is just a way to pay you back" she said
"By trying to get kill and I know what you're talking about how Zacuru will call off the wedding if Banzai beats him. But I know Zacuru and he won't keep that kind of promise."
"True, but being "the pest" of the group they don't listen to you" she said "but that not the point, have you ever thought there was another reason he did this for you"
"Like what" she asked
"I don't know...maybe he...loves you"
Shenzi's eyes widen then shook her head "of course he loves me, he like a brother to me"
"No, that not what I meant" Secret said "and you know it"
"Drop it" Shenzi said "he doesn't like me that way, he just my best friend"
"It just a possibility" she said
"No its not" Shenzi said
"Ok whatever you say" Secret said "but he really misses you and I know that you wouldn't throw a great friendship like this away over one mistake"
Shenzi knew Secret had a point but of all the mistakes Banzai did this take the cake.
"Can you please talk to him before he get even more depress"
Shenzi looked at her "I'll talk to him eventaully but I'm still not in the mood to patch things up right now"
Secret smiled nervously "well I guess that better then nothing"
Shenzi smiled "thanks for talking with me, I can really trust you"
(Trust, I wish she would stop saying that) Secret thought knowing she was hiding all sort of things from Shenzi. The thought of that was making her feel sick...