Author Notes: I know the last two chapters were...how would you say it...different then what you normally read. But that just me, I'm just trying to make it as interesting I can. (Nervously laughing) and what can I say I'm a very unique person.

Once example, is that you see a lot of Shenzi/Banzai romance in some of the Lion King stories and though I did that myself I couldn't forget Ed there. Hey even dumb ones like him should have someone just like the rest of them. Am I right?

I do have to say writing the last two chapters weren't the easiest thing for me to do. But anyway, I should stop talking right now or soon I'll be writing a least ten pages of me talking and not the story. Sorry for the wait, I been very, very busy at school.

Here the next Chapter...enjoy

Chapter Fifteen: Enough!

Banzai literally dropped the half dead hyena to the ground as he stared at his new discovery. After thinking about what to do next, he decided to find some water to wash away the dried blood off his fur and hopefully use it to get Todei to wake up.

So for many painful hours (day after he was attack) he dragged himself and Todei across the desert and southwest from the Pride Lands. He didn't know how far he was all he know that it took him a hours to find something.

He sat there staring at the beautiful land, that was sunny, green...alive. He closed his eyes listening to the sound of the giant waterfall for a second then looked up at it. The waterfall was so tall that was connected to the wide river that had rocks and a strong current. He looked on the other side of the river and wonder what was on the other side since it was block by thick bushes and trees.

He shrugged then bent over to drink some water he desperately needed after so many weeks. After drinking as much water he could hold in his stomach he drive in but made sure to stay real close to the edge so the current wouldn't grabbed hold of him. He hiss in pain as the cold water touched his deep gashes and wounds.

The water around him started turning red but didn't know if it was the dry blood or fresh all he knows that it was painful. He looked over at Todei, he was still breathing but not that well. He got out of the water and walked over to Todei and tapped him on the shoulder.

"Todei, Todei, wake up" he whispered

Todei shivered and took a deep breath "wake up, don't you dare die on me"

He continue tapping him til the point he was slightly hitting him on the shoulder. "Wake up!"

Todei started to open his eyes but sadly he can over see out of one of them due when he was beaten up by Alzon. He can recall the lion smacking him with full force across the face. Then nearly being shredded in topieces before everything went black.

In a very blurry vision he was able to see someone looking down at him. He was in terrible pain as he tried to figure out what the blurry thing was saying.

"Todei, Todei, can you hear me, say something" Banzai asked staring in to the blank eyes of Todei.

A tear fell down the dying hyena and uttered only one sentence before falling unconscious again "I was such a fool"

(Day after the Shenzi bit Zacuru)

"Something wrong with her" Balean said

"You think, Banzai still hasn't return yet" Shenzen said to his girlfriend

"No, something else, she seem frighten and pale" she said

Shenzen stared at Shenzi who was lying there in the dirt and Balean was right, she didn't looked pale. In the matter of fact he found it odd that she just came in the middle of the night to sleep in his cave.

"Maybe you should go talk to her" Balean said "she really needs someone right now"

He nodded, gave her a quick nuzzle, and walked over to where Shenzi was at. He took a deep breath "Shenzi?"

"Don't Touch Me!" Shenzi shouted as she turned to see her brother looking at her with a strange face. "Oh, it only you"

"Yeah, it only me" Shenzen said

Shenzi smiled weakly "you okay?" he asked

"Of course, I was lost in deep thought" she said

"I'm only asking because you seem out of it since last night" he said "did something happen when you were alone"

(Nothing at all, expect your so called friend nearly tried to rape me) she thought "nothing happen, I just had another nightmare that all"

"Are you sure" he asked one last time

"I'm sure, don't worry about me my brother" she said

"Okay, just making sure" he said then looked around "where Ed"

"He went for a walk, he thought I needed some time alone again" she said

"I thought he those types that need to be watch all day"

"He not as dumb as he looks, you just assuming he is because he can't talk"

"Have you ever wonder, if he can get his voice back?"

"Yes, but I don't know how though" she said

"Boy, what happen to you" Info asked

Zacuru was lying down, licking his shoulder wound, while being thankful that Shenzi didn't tear any flesh off. "That none of your business" he growled

"Sorry, it just looked like a serious wound there" she said

"It is, now what do you want" he asked

"I was going to tell you that I saw Ed walking in the graveyard...alone" she said

"Really, that good then, let me clean this wound up and go find my mother" he said

Info nodded and walked back to her cave.

Secret looked out of her cave to see the coast was clear. She looked inside to make sure Gossip was sleeping. She wanted to take a walk but her friends forbid her taking off without one of them. She couldn't believe they didn't trust her anymore after all that had happen.

"Just twenty minutes and come right back" she said to herself and snuck off as quickly and quietly as she can.

She smiled for a second knowing she was alone now then frowned. Alone...she felt that way even with her friends.

(And since you're alone, no one can stop you from telling Shenzi the truth about everything)

(I can't do that, I'll being betraying my friends, not to mention losing my life) she thought

(But you said it yourself that sooner or later you were going to tell even if it means costing your life) her brain said

Secret stopped knowing that was true what she had said (maybe I'm afraid of death, I mean I'm young or blood just creeps me out and the pain)

(But you have nothing if you really think about it) her brain said (the land is dead, your friends treat you like dirt and you all alone)

She always thought about that, she knew it was death if she talks and she knew how badly death can be when it comes to Zira and her brother Alzon. She thought if you told Shenzi, maybe she'll be safe since she told the truth. But she feared that even Shenzi would turn her back on her or kill her herself since she kept the truth for so long.

To her either way she couldn't win and her life will be taken away in a painful bloody way.

(Let just dropped the subject before I get sick again) she thought and heard nothing. She sigh and continued walking around the graveyard.

She couldn't walk too far away from her cave since she has to get back before Info gets home or if Gossip wakes up. Luckily for her Gossip sleeps a lot but Info was the one she was worry about.

She froze when she heard footsteps coming by. (If Info and Gossip catches me out here, I'll be in big troubled) she thought. She really wasn't in the mood to be yelled at again.

She started to panic when she heard growling noises near by then the sound of what ever is was running off. She felt her heart beating rapidly when all went quite, too quite for her opinion. Some tapped her on the shoulder behind her and she screamed.

She quickly turned around, nearly tripping on her own paws, to see Ed looking at her with wide eyes. She took a deep breath "Ed, it only you" she said lightly laughing while getting up "you need to stop sneaking up behind me like that"

Ed weakly smiled but noticed how pale, thin, and lackluster she looked since the last time he saw her. There was a minute of silience between them til Secret spoke up "how are you Ed, it been awhile hasn't it"

He nodded causing her to frown "I'm sorry I haven't been hanging out with you and your friends...there been problems going on with my friends"

Ed smiled and chuckled in a way to say that it was ok and he wasn't mad at her. That made her smile "do you want to go for a walk" she asked and he nodded

They walked silently around the graveyard for a couple of minutes. Ed was blushing but Secret was lost in her mind to noticed it.

"Dose it hurt you when others pick on you or mistreat you badly" Secret asked Ed

Ed looked at her with a "where did that come from" look

"I know that the whole time you been here the others picked on you because you couldn't talk and they thought you were stupid, has that ever bothered you" she asked again.

It did bothered him the first few days he was here but Shenzi told him that since he was with her, he didn't have to worry about it. But that didn't stop them from calling him stupid, dumb, or idiot or saying he can't do anything because he couldn't talk anymore. But he knew only one hyena beside his friends that thought of him differently

(Flashback)

The little pup name Ed only been in Shenzi's clan for two weeks now but having a hard time adjusting to it. It was bad enough he lost his voice since he, what his friends say, was a chatterbox. Sure after a lot of practice he was able to return some sounds and a little bit on laugher to him but it wasn't the same.

While Shenzi was spending time with her mother and Banzai was taking a nap in the tall grass Ed sat there next to the water hole looking at his reflection.

The other pups and teen hyenas always told he was weird and different so he sat there looking to see how he was different from them.

"Hey look, it one of the outsiders"

Ed turned around to see a few pups looking at him "isn't he the stupid one who can't talk" another one said

"I don't know" the oldest pup said then walked over to Ed "well, say something"

Ed looked at him trying now to look scare "I said talk, you know when words comes out of your mouth"

"He can't talk, I told you he was different and useless" another one said

"Yeah, I don't see why Shenzi protects you" the oldest pup said then push Ed in to the water hole.

Ed fell in to the shallow edge of the water hole while the others laugh "useless weak hyena" the pup said as he and the other walked away.

Ed sat there in the water and sigh but didn't want to cry. He just wish his friends were here so he wouldn't be alone or feel bad about himself. He stayed there for a few minutes when someone spoke to him.

"Taking a bath?"

He turned his head to see a small female hyena with big eyes with a large gray spot on her right eye. Ed's heart stop and wondered is this what Banzai felt like when he first saw Shenzi.

"I asked if you were taking a bath, if so I'll leave" she said in her sweet little voice.

Ed shook his head and got out of the water. He shook himself to dry up causing his fur to puff up. She giggled and walked over to him. "You're one of those outsiders aren't you" she asked

He shook his head, getting ready to the insults or the laugher "I'm sorry" she said

Ed's eyes widen from what she said and he looked at her "it must be awful to lose your voice or being in a new place" she said "but don't worry, with a little bit of time you'll fit right in"

She smiled causing him to smile a bit and wishing he could talk so he can asked what her name is. He made a happy grunting noise and she giggled "my nickname is Secret and from what I heard you must be Ed right?" she asked and he nodded "that a cute name"

Ed didn't know why Shenzi told him so stay away from the ones with the odd name, this one looks nice and was very kind to him. Then they were interupted when two other females came up to her.

"There you are, we been looking all over for you" the oldest one (Info) said then looked over at Ed "ew, why are you talking to the outsider"

"Yeah, come on Shenzen and Zacuru are going on their first hunt" the other one said (Gossip)

Ed watched as they pushed her away barley hearing Secret saying "nice knowing you Ed"

Then from that day on he was in love.

He shook his head lightly from what he remembered and continue to think. Since now he was grown up he just ignored the insults. He looked at her and shook his head.

"Oh, that good because I know how it feels to be mistreated but you're lucky that you're friends aren't the ones picking on you"

Oh she could remembered those past years ever since she was a pup. (Miss goody-two-shoe)

(Shut up stupid)

(Secret, you're such a smartass)

(Stupid little pest)

(You little Nuisance)

(I told you she was weak)

(Secret may be your new name but you will always be momma's little-)

She shook her before the voice of her mother said her name "you try to ignore it but when you hear it everyday its hard to"

Ed whined and gave her a nuzzle which surprised her at first. She closed her eyes and smiled from his warmth but wondered if he would hate her if he knew the truth. She decided not to worry about that and just enjoy this little moment with the male her friends didn't want her to be with.

Her eyes snapped open when she heard those footsteps again and the very low growling noise near by. She pulled away and looked around "Ed, do you hear that" she whispered

Ed listen and heard a faint growled as well. He nodded as it grew a bit louder followed by the sound of heavy breathing.

Secret could here her heart pounding when she heard a familiar laugher "maybe we should get out of here" she said

Ed nodded and they slowly turned around to go back in to the pride lands. Then in a flash, the giant lion jumped out of a pile of bones and towards the pair. The large paw swung down and stuck both of them at the same time.

Ed got scratched on the side of the stomach but Secret got most of the blow. Blood ran down her stomach and she froze "why are you doing this" she asked since she thought they were only after Banzai.

"Sorry but not even your friends want you around" Alzon lied as he laughed

Her world seem to have shattered from his words as she laid there, bleeding while Alzon raised his paw for the final blow. He roared when Ed bit him hard in the leg which gave Secret time to snap out of it and to crawl away. Alzon twisted his body so he could bite Ed but Ed let go quickly only making the lion bite himself right on the wound.

As Alzon screamed in pain Secret told Ed to run. They ran towards the graveyard while hearing the lion gaining on them. As Secret ran more blood soaked in to her fur and she started to get dizzy.

Ed's side was also forming a large spot of red on his fur. "I'm sorry Ed" she said as she was slowing down.

Ed could hear the lion getting closer and tried to think very hard what would Shentana do in this situation. Then he saw his opportunity when he saw a broken down skull that had an opening big enough to hide in. When they slowed down and hearing the lion coming closer, he pushed Secret in to the skull's cave.

"Ed, what are you doing" she shouted weakly. She hit the dirt hard in the small dark cave that it shook it. The last thing she saw was dust falling down from the ceiling and Ed running off with Alzon following him before she blacked out.

Ed tried everything he could to get back in to the pride lands where Shenzi was at but the lion kept him from doing that. Ed soon found himself escaping to the desert but Alzon kept following him.

He was tired and a mess from the running and being teased by the lion. Alzon looked at the weak dumb hyena and was enjoying seeing the fear in his large eyes. Ironically, Ed was at the same spot where Alzon "killed" Banzai and Todei.

Ed slowly stepped back as the lion approached him. Alzon was stunned, this is where he killed the other two but the bodies were gone.

(Are they alive) he thought. But thought he should worry about that later.

He stared at Ed and thought why kill him quickly but slowly, he had nothing else to do. Beside it was a good way to find the other two hyena that got away or maybe some water. Ed stood there shaking as the lion grinned. He started running again, farther away from the graveyard with Alzon chasing him.

Secret opened her eyes, she was only blacked out for ten minutes and was in great pain. She looked down and went pale when her fur was covered in blood but wasn't bleeding anymore.

(Sorry but not even your friends want you around) kept repeating in her head as she struggled to get up and exit the broken skull. Ed saved her life but he was gone...just like that, just like her world, her light that filled her darkness.

(Sorry but not even your friends want you around)

She growled after all she did for her friends. After all the abuse, yelling and being mistreated by those two females and obeying their every command, they wanted her dead. That was when the sweet-innocent hyena had...

(Enough!)...