Wally and Vic walked through the jungle as Wally sung a tune.
In the jungle the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
Victor was humming the beat when he got distracted by a blue beetle and started to follow it leaving Wally singing by himself. He stalked the bug as if he was a lion and it was his dinner…which in a way that's almost what was going on. The bug flew up onto a tree root that was jutted out of the ground and Vic slowly crept up to it.
"That's right. Just stay right there you big juicy delicious bug," he whispered barely audible. He peeked over the root next the bug but it flew away giving him a clear view of the grassy land in front of him. His eyes went wide as he spotted a gray lioness, getting ready to pounce on the now very aware warthog.
Vic yelled and started to run away from the hungry predator, which chased after him with muscled speed. Vic ran and hollered as he tried to escape his pursuer as he dodged trees and vines, the lioness not far behind. He sharply turned when he reached a huge tree which the lion used to push off of and gain ground. She tried to slash at him but Vic quickly avoided her sharp claws and tried to run faster. He looked behind him to see her catching up to him and when he turned around he slammed underneath a root and became stuck.
Wally, who had heard the commotion, appeared and saw the pig stuck. "What's happening?"
"I'm about to be on the menu!" Vic shouted in the meerkat's face. Wally looked confused and looked past the root to see the lion and frantically started to push on Victor's err…rear to try and get him unstuck.
"Why am I always the one to save your…Ahhhhhhhh!" he screamed as the lioness pounced on them but was intercepted by something green. Logan landed on top of the lioness who, surprised by another lion, started to claw at him. Both lions started to claw and bite each other with ferocity as Wally cheered on Logan vigorously. "Get her, Logan! Claw her eyes out!" Wally leaned down and reassured Vic by patting his head. "Who knew this kid would actually come in handy?" Wally commented with a shrug.
Logan pounced on the gray lioness but she flipped them and ended up on top of him. She snarled in his face and the words 'pinned ya' entered his mind as he stared up into a pair of violet irises.
"R-raven?" The lioness stopped snarling at the green lion and quickly back-peddled away from him, her expression confused. "Raven?" he asked again. She didn't answer but her eyes studied him with a calculating gaze and finally after what seemed like an eternity her eyes lit up in recognition.
"Logan?" The green furred lion smiled, showing his one fang that was more pointed than the rest.
"Well, who'd you expect?" he asked playfully. Raven smiled wider than she had in years at the response she knew only Logan could give. The green lion practically tackled her as they started asking each other questions about what they were doing here and how they were. Wally's jaw dropped at the scene.
"What the heck..?" he started to walk over between the two and raised his voice to get their attention. "What the heck is going on here!" Both lions looked down at the rodent.
"Oh sorry Wally, this is Raven she's like my best friend!" Logan replied with a huge smile. Raven nodded at this in agreement.
"Friend?" Wally raised a skeptic eyebrow but then shrugged. "Ok, I guess that's cool," he said. Logan shook his head at how chill Wally answered that and then called over to Vic who had just got himself unstuck from the root.
"Vic. Raven. Raven. Vic." Victor looked over at the lioness who had tried to eat him and smiled hugely.
"Nice to meet you there, little lady," he said. Raven chuckled slightly.
"Nice to meet you as well. Sorry about, you know, chasing you," she apologized. Vic shook his head.
"No big deal." Wally spoke up.
"Ok, so just that we're all clear, you are not going to eat him?" Raven shook her head which caused Wally to nod. "Ok then." Raven then turned her attention back to Logan.
"Everyone won't believe that you've been here all this time." Logan looked at her shocked. He hadn't even been thinking about that. "They'll be so excited. Especially Marie." Logan's expression turned into a guilty one.
"It would probably be best that they didn't find out Rae," he replied. Raven studied him.
"What do you mean? Everyone thinks you're dead. After Slade told us about the stampede the pride went into shock," she tried to explain.
"Everyone thinks I'm dead? What…what else did Slade tell you?" he asked carefully.
"What else would matter? You're alive which means you're the king." Raven's eyes lit up. Wally and Vic stared open mouthed at their best friend.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! King?" Vic asked shocked. "You mean…you're a king and you didn't tell us?"
"You're Majesty!" Wally started to mock bow. Logan looked uncomfortable at the praise.
"It didn't seem important," Logan answered. "Besides, I'm not the king. I might have been once upon a time but not anymore."
"Logan!" Raven took a paw to his head. "Are feeling alright?" She asked this question with a serious look. The Logan she remembered couldn't wait to be king, so what was different? Logan pushed her hand away gently.
"I'm fine Rae." He gave her a reassuring smile but Raven saw through it. She looked down at Wally and Vic.
"Could you two excuse us for a minute?" she asked and Vic nodded and started to walk away, dragging a resistant Wally behind him. Once they were out of sight Logan shook his head and sighed
"That's Vic and Wally. You learn to love them." Logan stopped when he saw that Raven had moved away from him and her head was hung in an almost distant manner. A concerned Logan went to her side. "What's wrong, Rae?" He asked gently, trying to get her to look at him but Raven turned her head.
"This is so surreal... It's like you're back from the dead..."
"But it's okay Rae." Logan jumped in front of her "See, Rae? I'm fine."
Raven finally looked at him and gave a small smile. "You haven't changed, Logan." The green lion stopped jumping and looked back at her.
"Neither have you. I still can't pin you." They started laughing as they walked side by side.
"I thought that I'd never see your elf ears again," Raven said in a playful tone. Logan wiggled his ears for her and said,
"I've missed you too." Then he bumped into her, almost knocking her down, and ran off laughing. Raven quickly recovered and chased after him.
Can you feel the love tonight
The peace the evening brings
The world for once in perfect harmony
With all its living things
The two lions stopped at waterfall. Raven went to get a drink. She couldn't remember the last time she had fresh clean water. Logan went across from her and acted like he was drinking but really he was watching her.
"So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past"
Logan looked down in shame.
"Impossible.
She'd turn away from me"
When Raven was done she looked at Logan and noticed that he seemed troubled by something. Raven gave him a 'what's the matter' stare.
"He's holding back, he's hiding
But what, I can't decide"
The green lion saw her gazing at him and quickly flashed his signature toothy grin.
"Why won't he be the king I know he is?
The king I see inside?"
Logan dashed into the bushes behind her and Raven turned to see what he was doing. Suddenly he came running out with a vine in his mouth and swung over the water and let go of the vine and dived into the pond.
Can you feel the love tonight?
Raven went to the ledge over the pool of water to find Logan, never noticing the little bubbles coming towards her. Then two wet green paws shot around her neck and pulled her into the pond. Raven quickly swam back to the ledge and got out of the water as fast as she could.
The peace the evening brings
A very soaked Logan came out of the pond and saw an equally as wet Raven breathing heavily. He couldn't help but laugh. Raven saw her chance for payback; she smiled at him and then pushed him back into the pond and took off running. Once Logan got out it was his turn to chase after her.
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things
They ran through the grassy plains, after awhile Raven and Logan stopped for a breather then Logan stands on his hind legs with his front paws open he wanted to play fight with her. Raven rolled her eyes. He really hadn't changed much. She smiled and, deciding to humor him, stood up to play.
They started to push one another, neither one of them giving in but then Raven slipped and both of them went tumbling down a hillside behind her. Once they got to the bottom for the first time ever Logan pinned Raven.
Can you feel the love tonight?
Logan had his eyes closed and had a huge smile on his face, he couldn't believe he had pinned her. Raven smiled. She opened her eyes to see the proud green lion. Then she put her paws on his face and leaned in to lick Logan's cheek. After that, Logan went from happy to stunned. His eyes went wide and he stared at the gray lioness. Raven stared back with a smile causing Logan's heart to skip a beat. This smile was way different then her normal smiles; this one was far more... seductive.
You needn't look too far
Then slowly Logan started to smile back, his emerald eyes shining as bright as starlight
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
They gazed at each other, leaning in to nuzzle their heads together.
Love is where they are
Wally, who had been spying on the two along with Vic, grabbed onto the warthog's leg and started to cry. Vic tried to shake the meerkat off. "Yo man, get your blubbering butt off me!" Wally let go reluctantly and sniffed.
"Sorry Vic, its…it's just so beautiful!" he replied starting to sob harder. Victor shook his eyes at the rodent's antics.
*********************************** Ok sorry for the delay on the chapt. Again I had some help from Angeltiger777. Thnx pal. Oh and check out her deviantart page! Shes got some cool drawings!