Chapter 7

The late night was till dark as the night, all of the trees in the jungle were still and silent. Everyone from the party arrived back at the village, but before Mowgli entered first. Mowgli took off the clothes he was wearing from the party last night, and neatly pile them in his bedroom, he put on his red loincloth and took his blade with him. Suddenly, there was strange, squeaky sound like a trumpet noise, Mowgli looked outside the window and first saw the baby elephant panicking while wondering around. Mowgli quickly jumped out from the window and gently stroke the baby elephant to calm it down and the baby elephant was really glad to see Mowgli.

"Hey, how did you escape?" Mowgli asked, the baby elephant was strong but Buldeo did tie up some strong ropes around the elephant. Mowgli smiled, "Well at least you're out."

Mowgli took the baby elephant back into the jungle and they follow the trails of the other elephants. During the journey, Mowgli notice that there some little blood on the baby elephants' back, however there was no cuts or scars on that area. Mowgli wondered, "where did it came from?" but it mattered to Mowgli as long as the baby elephant is alright.

They finally found the elephants down a path walking across the jungle, the baby elephant burse into excitement and rushed down to catch up with his family. Mowgli watched as the baby elephant took off to get with his family, then Mowgli decided to take off for himself. Mowgli didn't feel tire to go to sleep even if he tried to close his eyes, so Mowgli laid on a tree branch and he gazed upon the shiny stars above him in the dark sky. His face was still hurt, he felt bad leaving and being angry at them, he didn't want to put the blame on them or make they feel like that, even Kitty she did tried to help him. After thinking of those things his eyes were starting to about to close, and making a huge yarn then finally went to sleep.

The next morning, the dark sky soon changed into a lighter colour, the sun light was dropping down and brighten up on Mowgli's face. His eye started to flick open half way then fully wide open, Mowgli raised his head slightly to see the whole jungle was brighten up.

Kitty was up from her hammock and hanged around the bedroom window, she stares out at the jungle only reminds her of Mowgli, she felt really bad about what happened to him from last night. Kitty decided to get dressed, so she can go and find Mowgli, checking on how he's going. She put on a light purple vest with dark green shorts, dark blue shoe good for her to wear in when traveling in the jungle. Kitty walked down the stares and entered out of the house while being distracted, unknowing she accidentally bumped into Buldeo.

"Oh, sorry I didn't see you" Kitty apologised, she first was in a shock and quickly calmed down.

"No, no, my apologises" Buldeo replied, "You won't happen to see your jungle friend, we didn't see it after the party."

"The "it" you are pronouncing has a name" angered Kitty, "Mowgli left early because you started a joke around him."

"Some were meant to be brave, some were meant to be gorgeous, some were meant to be clumsy. Who can tell?" Buldeo made a smirk smile.

"And I can tell that you're a greedy, and an ambitious man I've ever met" Kitty said as she walks past him.

"Well, if you do see he, you will inform me first" Buldeo ordered Kitty before she left, "I have plans for him again, and I just need to talk to him."

"Again?" Kitty whispered to himself although Buldeo heard a bit of it, Kitty asked louder, "What do you mean, again?"

Buldeo paused for a second, and answered, "Oh you're just a precious girl" Buldeo had an eerie smile while he reached out his hand and stroke on one of Kitty's check, but she moved away, "What do you know?"

After Buldeo walked away, Kitty's jaw dropped down with a shock, she thought "Who the hell does he think he is!"

Kitty turned around to walk on, so she could find Mowgli, but the word Buldeo used "again" she couldn't get out from her head. At the bottom corner of her eye she found a piece of paper found around the entrance of the house where Buldeo and his mates are staying. She picked ups and was about to shout back to Buldeo to ask if the paper is his, until her eyes couldn't help but starting reading what the paper was about. Kitty was now more focus on the paper, after reading through half way her eyes started with curiosity then transforming to shocking surprised. She started to breathe hard, in and out very fast, Kitty neatly folded the paper and rushed back to Meshua's house. Kitty quickly picked up her bag to place the paperin because she wanted it to safe instead of in one of her pockets in case it could fall out.

Shanti was in the bedroom tying her hairs together in twos with her pick bows, Kitty said, "Shanti, if anyone ask, I'm out by the river looking for Mowgli."

"Okay" Shanti replied as she's still look at the small mirror while finishing putting her pink bows on her hair.

Kitty rushed out of the house without anyone noticing her leaving, Kitty knew a little through the jungle to find Mowgli or the others. Running fast as the tide down a river, while searching around all around her to find anyone she knows and talk to desperately. Suddenly a black fur creature was on a tree branch above with it's light yellow eyes staring upon the young girl, giving Kitty a shock but soon calm once she realised who it was.

"Kitty?" Bagheerga asked, the black panther jumped down and look at Kitty in suspicious, "What's the matter?"

"Bagheera?" a voice was heard from the bushes, a young white fur, female wolf appeared, Raksha asked, "Have you seen…" Raksha noticed the girl-cub in the corner, "Kitty, what's the matter?"

"That was my question too" Bagheera commented.

"I need to talk you guys about something" Kitty said with a worried look as she took the piece of paper out from her bag.

Kitty, Bagheera and Raksha decided to talk alone around Baloo's cave, however today Baloo was teaching the young wolf-cubs again. The area was quiet and not many creatures around to listen, except a few squirrels and birds. Once they were there, Kitty explained everything to Bagheera from what she read from the paper, Bagheera never thought that this is would serious until now.

"He's what?" Bagheera and Raksha loudly asked in a shocked.

"I know, I was surprised at first too" Kitty in calming tone trying calm Bagheera too, "But please don't spread it, I not even sure if it's true."

"Have you told Mowgli anything about this?" Bagheera asked.

"I was looking for him to see if he knew" Kitty was really worried about this, she was shaking a little in fear for what it is for Mowgli.

"Kitty, who is exactly is this Buldeo to everyone in the village?" Raksha asked, she heard that he is a cruel man, but she wanted to know more about this man, something about Buldeo didn't see very right to her.

"He's a brother-in-law to Sahana" Kitty explained,

"Oh, Bagheera what should I do?"

"Well, don't Mowgli yet till we find more" Bagheera answered in a soft tone, "I'm glad you came to me first, just so we sort this out" Kitty responded a smile for Bagheera's advice.

"In the meantime, you can come over by Council Rock, I think the cubs will be very excited to see you" Raksha smiled at Kitty, she liked Kitty and always thought she was a good influence on Mowgli about man-kind.

Kitty jumped on Bagheera's back and took a ride down to Council Rock with Raksha be their side. Unknowing that Raksha secretly had a terrible worried feeling about Mowgli and what would happened if he knew about this, however Bagheera and Kitty also had that feeling deep down inside of them.

At the time being, Mowgli decided to walk back to the village just to make sure that everyone knows that he's alright from last night. Soon, Mowgli realised that the area was too quiet, he could some eyes patiently waiting for him around the corner. Mowgli caught a strange man hanging around a corner of a house with a smoking pipe in his mouth and lots of grey smoke was floating upwards.

"Ah, I was looking you" Buldeo walked out towards Mowgli, "I do apologize for happened to you last night."

Mowgli looked away he was trying to forget all about last night, then Mowgli walked off, "Forget it."

Buldeo let Mowgli walk pass him, he continued, "I was wondering if you could help me with something."

"Help you with what?" Mowgli turned around and asked.

Buldeo had his eerie smile on his face, "Follow me."

Mowgli had a distrustful look in his eyes for Buldeo, he wants anything to do with Buldeo. He felt his blade as the cold cover touched his side reminded him that he has a weapon for protection. Mowgli felt something about Buldeo, something that he's hiding, and Mowgli must know, so he decided to follow Buldeo and see what he's up to.

Buldeo lead Mowgli to the stables, and at first thought Mowgli knew it had to do something with the baby elephant. Since Mowgli did saw the baby elephant last night, but he could tell the truth that he didn't realised it. Mowgli was inside waiting for the range of Buldeo going to be striking right back at him like last time. Buldeo had something on a table, Mowgli walked closer slowly while he was all ears for unexpected events that could happen, until the closer he gets, the more he could see what it is. It was becoming more open to revelled itself, lines and patterns of jungle trees and small places with names titled in the middle, and another map with a shape of a similar temple Mowgli knew.

Mowgli's face was confused, "What is this?"

"That is a map" Buldeo walked towards Mowgli, then he points his finger to the other map, "And this is the cold lay, where an old temple was made and soon fallen apart, nothing survived in it, but it's treasures."

Mowgli remembered something about that gold and money he, Kitty and Grey found last time in the monkey temple.

"The problem is, we can't find it on the map in the jungle. But since you were from the jungle" at that moment, Mowgli knew exactly what Buldeo was asking, Buldeo continued, "Do you know where it is?"

Mowgli stood up straight and answered, "Yes."

"Have you been in it?"

"Yes" Mowgli answered again.

"Can you take me there?"

"No, I can not" Mowgli's new answer made Buldeo walked closer to him.

"And why not?" Buldeo made hard, straight look on his face.

"First, the whole temple has fallen down so there's no way of getting in, also I can't bring man into the jungle it's against the law" Mowgli explained.

"Well I don't follow any jungle law, I follow man law, the only law that really stands out" Buldeo crosses his arms angrily, "And what about you and that girl of yours, you go in the jungle."

"I follow the law of the jungle and Kitty respects it, you only respect no one but yourself Buldeo" Mowgli had his angry face, "And why do you want to find it, I thought that you already had lots of money?"

"Everyone needs a back-up plan, you should try it" Buldeo threated.

Mowgli wasn't scared from Buldeo's threat, Mowgli finished, "I'm sorry Buldeo, but I won't help you."

Mowgli was walking away to entered out of the stables, Buldeo added, "First you stolen and released my captive, and now you are refusing to help me."

Mowgli stopped by the entrance and turn half-way to faced back at Buldeo, "Just to let you know, I didn't releasedk the baby elephant, I just lead him back into the jungle" quickly Mowgli walked out of the stable.

Buldeo hold back of his range for Mowgli, suddenly a tall, big figure walked inside the stables. It was Riswan, he looked back at Mowgli leaving the stables then walked towards Buldeo.

"So, how did it go with the jungle brat?" Riswan asked.

"Let's just say the apple hasn't fall far from the tree" Buldeo answered, "But I think I can change his mind."

Buldeo walked over to one side of the stables where he keeps his rifle on small, long drawers he took it, then he took and loaded it. He soon realised something, he turned around and walked to over to an area where they tied up the baby elephant. Buldeo kneed down and picked up the ropes and saw that the lockers on the ropes were unlocked.

"Who realised that creature?" Buldeo asked himself.

"Well, it depends on who had the keys last" Riswan answered.

Buldeo remembered from last night and who he gave the keys to, the one had to babysit Shanti last night, Kamya. Buldeo hold the ropes with the unlocked locker on them, then quickly thrashed it down hard to the ground. Buldeo stood up and stabled out of the stables with his rifle loaded in his hands, Riswan knew that this would might have happened again and hoped that this would go well and fine.

Unnoticed to Buldeo and Riswan, the small, unexpected animal was on the window spying and listening to every word they said, the sneaky Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.

"Wow, if the apple did fall off from the tree, then one part of it must have some badly moan on it like him himself" Rikki giggled to himself, then quickly stopped, "Oh, I hope I wouldn't jinxed it."

Rikki jumped off the window and on a tree branch and climbed down the tree to the ground. Rikki run back into the edge of the jungle to look for Mowgli, hoping that Mowgli might know about this and hoped for the best.

Hey, what's up? So, if you are wondering what the hell is going on! Well, you have to wait for the next chapter. I hoped that you're enjoying this, and I'll see you soon…