5. Unusual forgiveness

Diego was walking around when he caught the scent of that mysterious pretty tiger. He was just wondering if he should follow it when he heard a twig break. He looked up sharply only to see her again. She didn't look very happy to see him.

''What are you doing here?'' said the saber annoyed.

''None of your business,'' said Diego cooly.

''Stop trying to be smart. You're not, '' said the saber.

''If I'm not smart, what are you? Little git, ''snarled Diego.

''Who are you calling a git? '' snarled the saber.

''You,'' replied Diego.

''Who do you think you are? Get out of here,'' said the saber getting ready to fight.

''Don't tell me what to do,'' said Diego,''You probably can't even take care of yourself.'' As soon as these words were out of his mouth the female jumped on him scratching him.

Diego lunged at her biting her when suddenly in a tangle of snarls and claws, they rolled down the small hill they were on and fell into some water. Though it was shallow furious snarls could be heard miles away.

Diego got out of the water shaking himself and growling. He looked up but the saber had already disappeared. He snarled furiously and started walking off.

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''What happened to you?'' asked Ellie when she saw Diego limp into the cave wet, bruised and injured.

''Nothing,'' said Diego as he layed down wincing annoyed that the female had done him that much damage.

''That's not nothing,'' said Ellie.

''I got into a small fight,'' sighed Diego knowing she wouldn't give up until he told her what happened. Ellie tutted and Diego flattened his ears annoyed.

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The female saber was sniffing around limping. She was thinking about that saber. The idiot had hurt her so bad she could hardly walk. She was still thinking how she was going to hurt him if she ever saw him again when something caught her attention, it was a mammoth, she licked her lips edging forward.

She was alone but the mammoth didn't know that, she would just chase it to the cliff and it would fall and die. It would be so afraid it wouldn't even realize it was only one saber. She was about to attack when she saw a little sloth next to the mammoth. She stopped as she recognized the sloth.

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''I've found some wood,'' called Sid.

''Good, now bring it,'' said Manny.

''It's too big,'' moaned Sid dramatically.

''Remind me why I brought you,'' asked Manny sighing and he walking over to Sid to help him.

''Because you need me,'' said Sid smiling wide.

''Yeah right,'' said Manny rolling his eyes. Manny was about to pick up the log when he saw something in the distance.

''Shhhh Sid,'' Manny whispered.

''What,'' said Sid loudly looking around.

''Shut up,'' whispered Manny.''Look there.''

''Where?''said Sid.

''Up there. I don't think it can see us,'' said Manny pointing.

''It's that saber that's always trying to eat us,'' said Sid.

''Really?'' said Manny. He couldn't see the saber very well but he could tell that it was the same colour as Diego but it was slightly smaller and it had less muscle.

''Let's go,'' said Manny worried.

''Yeah,'' said Sid. As they crept silently away, Manny turned back and saw the saber looking at them, when she saw him looking she walked away.

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''What took you so long?'' asked Ellie when Manny and Sid finally arrived at the cave.

''We got interrupted,'' answered Manny as he dropped the firewood.

''What happened to you?'' he asked when he saw Diego.

''I got into a fight,'' said Diego.

''With who?''asked Sid. Diego ignored him but Sid thought he knew who it was.

''Who did you get stopped by?'' asked Diego.

''The same saber that changed your look,'' answered Sid making a fire. Diego snarled angry that Sid had guessed right.

''Really. Did she see you?'' asked Diego choosing not to argue with Sid for once.

''Yeah,'' said Manny.

''Oh. What did she do?'' asked Diego.

''Nothing. She just walked away,'' answered Manny.

''You mean she didn't attack you. Where were you when you saw her?'' asked Diego curiously.

''Next to the waterhole,'' answered Manny.''Why are you asking all these questions?''

''Just wondering,'' answered Diego. Sid looked at him strangely but Diego didn't seem to see it. Why didn't she attack Sid and Manny? Didn't she have a pack? She had no problem trying to beat him up.

''Diego,'' Manny called.

''Earth to Diego,'' yelled Sid.

''Huh,'' said Diego. Crash and Eddie sniggered.

''I was asking if that saber has a pack?'' asked Manny.

''How am I supposed to know,'' snapped Diego.

''What do you think?'' asked Manny rolling his eyes.

''Don't think so but it isn't very often you see a lone tiger,'' said Diego.

''True,'' said Manny,'' We have to be careful because of her.''

''Don't worry Manny. I'll find out what she's up to,'' said Diego. Sid looked as if he was going to say something but he changed his mind when Diego looked at him threateningly.

-

''I'll get her for this,'' snarled Diego under his breath. He had woken up in the middle of the night really hungry because he hadn't caught anything last night. It was all that saber's fault. He got furious just by thinking about her.

He looked up and spotted a fat animal. He crouched low and crept up to it silently. Suddenly it looked up and ran. Diego snarled and ran focusing on the deer when suddenly he was knocked into. He reflectively jumped up and snarled.

Diego looked at the thing that had knocked into him. It was the female saber again.

''Oh it's you,'' she said as their prey ran off. ''Is this another friend?''

''Can't even hunt, can you?'' said Diego. She snarled.

''I can,'' she said furiously,''get out of my face tramp.''

''What's your problem with me,'' snarled Diego.

''It wouldn't exactly be the first time you stopped me eating. Would it?'' she snarled back.

''They were my friends. I couldn't let you eat them,'' snarled Diego.

''How was I supposed to know they were your friends,'' said the saber growling.

''Why didn't you eat my friends yesterday when you saw them?'' asked Diego. The female saber took a step back. She didn't know how to answer that.

''I wasn't hungry.''

''Yeah right. You were probably too weak,'' said Diego.

''I try to eat your friends you insult me. I don't try to eat your friends you still insult me. Tell me. What should I do?'' asked the saber sarcastically.

''Well thank you then,'' snarled Diego.

''You're welcome,'' said the saber furiously. They continued glaring at each other. The saber sighed looking away.

''I'm sorry then,'' she said and she sounded as if she meant it. She paused shocked at what she had just said and Diego stared at her confused.

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