Chapter elven: Shade N Julien

(Julien's POV)

I slumped down in my kingly thrown and sighed. Runey had fallen in love with that silly smarty penguin. What did he have that I didn't?! The littlest penguin and the girly penguin got together as well as Skipper and Marlene, but me, the Handsome Lemur King, was all alone...

Everywhere I looked, there was lovey-dovey love! To my left, the smarty penguin and Runey, to the right, Marlene and Skipper and straight ahead, the female and littlest penguin. They all made me sick!

"Mort will show you love!" Mort shouted, hugging my feet.

"Ack! Get off, get off!!" I shouted, shaking the annoying thing off my foot.

Mort went flying and crashed into something.

"Another crate?" I heard Maurice gasp.

I looked just in time to see a beautiful blackish-purple lemur walk out.

I jumped down. "Hello, stranger!"

The newest female lemur smiled widely. "Hello! I'm Shade! I'm from the mating program."

"Mating program?" me and Maurice said at the same time.

"No, Maurice! I go first," I told him, brushing my hand in his face. "Mating program?"

"Ah...yes," Shade said, "Are you...Julien?"

"Yes, I am Julien, self proclaim lemur king!"

"Riiiight," she dragged out,but she smiled at me.

I nerviously smiled back.

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(Kowalski POV)

"Mating program, eh? I wonder who signed Julien up," I said out loud. As if I didn't know.

"It was me!" Rune laughed.

"Rune..." I sighed.

"What? Look! They 'wike' each other!" she cooed.

"For now," I told her, "My hypothesis is that she'll dump him as soon as they get together."

"Go on Kowalski, have your doubts," Rune said to me, "But it was a week ago when I hooked Skip and Pri up with Marlene and Trixy. Now look at them!"

I did so. The two couples did seem happy enough together.

"You!"

"Mort?"

Mort tackled Rune angrily. "You keep pulling King Julien away from me!"

"Get a life, Mort!" Rune hissed, flinging him off.

"Will... he be alright?" I asked.

Rune shrugged. "Hope not."

I shook my head. "What am I going to do with you?"

Rune smiled. "Oh, c'mon! We both know it's my ferociousness that you love most!" She giggled.

I smiled and laughed too, then shook my head.

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(Shade's POV)

Julien showed me around the zoo and introduced me to most everyone. Despite his 'all-about-me' attitude, he was pretty descent.

Suddenly, I saw a brown female lemur with black markings and a white chest and belly who wore spiked collars and gold bracelets. She ran up to Julien.

"Stop blabbing about yourself, retard! Be nice and let her talk!" I heard her snap.

Julien turned to me as the other ran off. "Er... Enough about me, even though I am pretty awesome. Tell me about yourself."

"Well, I lived in the Illinoisans state zoo all my life, so there's not much to say about where I come from. I have three brothers, two sisters and no parents. I like dancing, climbing trees and just hanging out."

"Oh my goodnesses! I love to dance!" Julien shouted.

"We should dance together sometime then," I suggested with a smile.

"I would very much like that!"

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(Rune's POV)

I spied on Julien a little bit when I noticed he was being obnoxious, so I went out and told him what ot do. Luckily, he took my advice and I no longer had to spy them.

I turned around and bumped into someone.

"Ow, ow!" I cried.

"Sorry," said a raspy voice.

"R-Rico? Where you following me?" I asked.

Rico slowly nodded.

"Er... may I ask why?"

He pointed to Julien and Shade.

"Oh, that's Shade. She's new."

Rico shook his head and this time pointed to me and then pointed far off where Kowalski was.

"Um...?"

Rico let out an annoyed sigh. "Love!" he shouted.

"Oh! What about it?"

Rico growled and began to walk away.

I suddenly got it. "You want to know about love?"

Rico turned and smiled weakly.

"I thought you hated you," I teased, smiling as I crossed my arms.

Rico sighed. "No love..."

I blinked. Then let out an "Aww!" as I hugged him. Poor Rico had never fallen in love before! I bet he didn't even fully understand what it was. I pulled back and smiled again. "Right! Let's talk about love!" I paused for a long time. The wind blew a leaf pass us.

I had no idea how to explain the concepts of love. Still, I tried my best; "Look at Shade 'n Julien," I advised.

Rico did so, then looked at me with a look that said, 'What about them?'

"That's what love begins with. Talking, hanging out. Now... follow me."

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Me and Rico snuck up on Private and Trixy who were on their fourth date that week.

"That's the next step. Getting to relieze your feelings for one another." I pulled Rico over to the other side of the zoo. "And ther's the step after that," I explained as we saw Marlene and Skipper sheepishly cuddling each other (Aww!). "And then the final step would be-"

"Rune N K'walski!" he squawked, smiling in that goofy way of his.

I smiled too. "That's right... too bad we still haven't told each other our feelings..."

"...Love?" the hefty penguin asked.

"Yes, it's love... very slow love...," I sighed, "Now, let's talk about how love-"

I felt hands wrap around me and lift me up in the air.

"There you are," growled a familiar voice.

I looked at the hands and saw a bite scare and- Oh my God! It's the teen from before! I struggled. "Lemme go! Lemme go! KOWALSKI!!!" His name flew out of my lips. Too late to do anything. The boy put a clothe around my mouth and I passed out.

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A/N: Okay, I just had to have that part where Rune's explaining love to Rico for one of my other stories. Anywhoz, OMG! The teen from before KIDNAPPED RUNE!!!(Total deja vu!) What will happen next? Will Rune's friends and Kowalski save her or will the teen get his altimate revenge?! Find out in next and final chapter! (yes, another cliff hanger! I'm so mean!)

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