sorry about the long wait it was school, it problaly dosent matter as I dont think anyones reading this but...

Chapter 10 - Shanika makes an impresion

When they arrived Mufasa turned to them and tried to speak but he couldn't be heard over Shanika who was singing a ridiculous tune...for the 52nd time.

"Wildebeest…

Zebra's…

Dinner as plain as -"

"Shanika shut up!" Shargra shouted. This having no effect he put his paw over her mouth.

"Thank you!" Mufasa said relieved, "Now up there is my pride's cave and before you go up there and meet them you must listen; most of them you should have no trouble with but there is one you should look out for."

"Who? Who? WHO?" asked Shanika, jumping up and down.

"He's my brother and resents the fact he isn't king, and because of that he hates anyone and anything that annoys him. Especially little lionesses." Mufasa added pointedly.

"Okay we'll be careful," Shargra said, cuffing Shanika on the ear as a reminder.

"Huh? I wasn't listening." said Shanika, abandoning the broken gourd on the ground.

They followed Mufasa to the cave.

At the sight of other lions Shanika went mad and started running all over the place.

"Right you lot," Mufasa started, "these are Shargra and Shanika. They're rouges and they're coming to live here so let's be nice to them. Okay?"

The lions in the cave gave them blank looks. "Who...what...how...why is that lioness on the roof?"

"Shanika you can't walk on the roof!" Shargra shouted.

"Oh yeah!" she said falling to the floor.

"How did you do that?" Shargra asked, bewildered.

"There are paw-holes in the wall," she answered casually.

Shargra went over to the wall. It was smooth as marble. "No there aren't!"

Shanika went up to him, patting his head. "Oh, Shargra, Shargra, Shargra."

"What?" he asked.

"Shargra, Shargra, Shargra."

"What?"

"I've forgotten."

"Who are you two?" one lioness said.

"And what's wrong with her?" said another.

"Oh, I'm Shargra," he said nervously, and wondering why they hadn't listened to Mufasa before, "and this is Shanika. She's" and here he whispered, "a little M-A-D."

"Ohhhhhhh." said the lionesses in unison.

"Well," said one, coming forward, "I'm Sarabi, and I'm Mufasa's mate. Welcome to the pride.

"Thanks for letting us in."

"Hey Shargra, let's go explore!" Shanika said.

Without waiting for an answer she ran out of the cave. With an apologetic look to Sarabi Shargra rolled his eyes and followed. When he got outside and onto the rock she was nowhere to be seen. "Shanika where are you?"

"Over here!" she shouted, her head appearing from behind the cave wall.

Shargra walked around and saw Shanika sitting on a brown lion with a black mane, and a long thin scar over one eye. He was growling, rippled lips and bared teeth.

"Shanika… I don't think that's a good idea," he said, watching Shanika pull on the obviously annoyed lion's ear.

"Don't worry, he likes it." smiled Shanika, patting the dark lion on the head in a motherly way.

"No, I don't!" said the lion gritting his teeth.

"Yes you do." Shanika frowned, looking confused.

"No I do NOT!" the lion shouted firmly.

"Yes. You. Do!" Shanika shouted back just as firmly.

"No I do NOT!" the lion bellowed.

"Shanika I- I think that's the lion we're meant to avoid." Shargra whispered.

Shanika ignored him and said "YES YOU DO!" in a voice that suggested suicidal tendencies.

Shargra decided to leave them to it and walked off, sighing. Gently, he lay down at the caves entrance. "Three… two … one…"

A screech of pure undiluted terror emerged from the cave and after about two seconds Shanika charged out, looked around desperately, and then ran and hid behind Shargra, shaking.

"You know, I think that's the lion we're meant to avoid." she said, trembling.

"And why would you possibly think that then?" Shargra asked, grinning triumphantly.

"Because he tried to EAT me!" she shouted.

"Well I hate to say I told you so…"

"But?" asked Shanika warily, well aware of his sense of humour.

"But I told you so!" and with that he turned to leave.

"Where are you going?" she asked indignantly, scurrying to keep up and every so often throwing a glance over her shoulder in a nervous way.

"Shanika, it's getting dark. I'm going to sleep, you know, what normal lions do at night? Okay with you?"

He walked into the cave with Shanika following, tail between her legs.

shanikas song at the start of the chapter is to the tune of 'one of us' incase anyone wanted to know

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