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The Jungle Book 3: Shere Khan Returns

Chapter 5:

"Let go of me, you big oaf," Albin demanded. Of course, Buldeo ignored him and continued to run off. "Wait! Where's Dwight?"

"Who cares," said Buldeo. "If Shere Khan eats Dwight he'll leave me – I mean us – alone!" At this point Buldeo was starting to laugh like a maniac just thinking about it.

"What," exclaimed Albin.

"Hey guys," yelled Dwight from a distance.

"Dwight," Albin questioned.

"Hold up," said Dwight.

"Never," exclaimed Buldeo. "If Dwight hangs around us then Shere Khan will come after him and kill us all!" Albin became extremely aggravated by Buldeo and decided to put an end to his nonsense; He bit down on Buldeo's arm. Buldeo yelled out in pain as Albin escaped his grasp and ran off towards Dwight.

"Are you alright, Dwight," asked Albin hastily. "Did he hurt you in any way? How did you escape?" Albin inspected any exposed skin for injury. He grabbed Dwight's head and said, "Are? You? OK?"

"I'm fine, Albin," replied Dwight rather calmly while swatting away Albin's hands. I've got some interesting news to inform you and Mr. Buldeo about. Wait, speaking of Mr. Buldeo, where is he?"

"Over here," said Buldeo.

"You all won't believe what I just saw over there at-"

"How did you escape the clutches of Shere Khan," Buldeo interrupted.

"This story will reveal that to you, Mr. Buldeo," Dwight replied. "Shere Khan sat there staring at me for quite some time before he stood up and roared fiercely at me. I fell back and almost became his latest victim when Shatari came forth and persuaded him to not harm me or anyone else for that matter."

"That's all," Albin and Buldeo questioned.

"That's definitely not all," Dwight replied. "After Shere Khan agreed, even promised, that he wouldn't harm anyone, Shatari hugged him and nuzzled him under his chin."

"What," exclaimed Buldeo as he stared in shock with his mouth hanging open.

"Buldeo," said Albin playfully, "Close your mouth before some flies find their way into there."

Buldeo frowned and shoved Albin. "Continue, Dwight," Buldeo urged.

"Well, as he was being smothered by Shatari, I snook off and went looking for you two. Also, before I left, I saw Shere Khan almost collapse, most likely from Shatari's affection."

"That can't be possible," Buldeo objected. "Shere Khan is tough as nails. How could one female make him so weak and vulnerable?"

"A woman is the key that unlocks a man's heart, Buldeo," Albin replied. "It's only natural that Shere Khan would react in such a way. But, I am still curious of his reaction. Hasn't he had other encounters with females of his own kind? I mean, most other males of his species would've reacted differently, most likely in a flirtatious manner and even trying to mate."

"Shere Khan's never seen another female of his species, besides his mother and grandmother," Buldeo said. "His territory doesn't overlap any female's territory, either."

"Strange," Albin and Dwight said simultaneously, earning glances from one another.

"Honestly, I'm glad that he hasn't had any encounters with females of his species, because if he did, we'd have a bunch of little demons on the loose in India," said Buldeo. He shuddered for a moment. "Just imagine him having a mate and cubs. It…"

"Wait," Albin interrupted. "That's perfect."

"What's perfect," Buldeo asked.

"What you were saying right now."

Buldeo smiled ear to ear. "Finally you get what I've been saying this entire time! So, here's the plan: we capture Shere Khan from the circus and take him to the man-village. There, we'll tie him up to a large pole or something that hangs over a boiling pot of lava!" Buldeo laughed crazily and Albin and Dwight watched in confusion and horror.

"That's not what I had in mind, Buldeo," said Albin.

"Oh. Then what did you have in mind?"

"I was thinking about signing Shere Khan up for the breeding program."

"What?!"

"Cool," said Dwight. "If he has cubs, can I keep one?"

"Look," said Buldeo. "You're a ban influence on young Dwight. He's going to kill himself if he gets a hold of Shere Khan's cub!"

"If anyone's a bad influence on Dwight it's you, Buldeo," said Albin sternly.

"But…" began Buldeo.

"No buts," order Albin.

Dwight chuckled. "Buts." Albin and Buldeo rolled their eyes at Dwight's comment.

"We are going to sign Shere Khan up for the breeding program and you're going to take part in it one way or another," said Albin. Buldeo grunted in disapproval but remained silent.

…..

Shatari giggled and nuzzled him, purring in satisfaction. Shere Khan was shocked.

"Did she just lick me," he thought. "Should I play along or should I stop her?"

He looked down and took in her beauty. He was mesmerized by her stunning features. She was absolutely beautiful. Her fur shined brilliantly and was smooth as silk. Her fur was perfectly in place and groomed well. She smelled like the sweetest flower and her eyes shined like the brightest star.

Shere Khan turned away for a moment or two. "Maybe this is what I want," Shere Khan thought. As he was about to lean down and nuzzle her, he felt her halt. He looked down and saw that she was wide-eyed and blushing hard. She turned her head up to him slowly only to have their eyes lock. Once again, Shere Khan became mesmerized with her beauty and stared into her sea foam eyes. They were marvelous, containing enough charm to put him under a spell. Her eyes stared down his golden lights as he sat their admiring her. Shatari was also in a state of admiration. He was completely and utterly handsome with charming features. His smile made her melt and his deep British voice turned her legs to jello. Of course, she had an accent of her own, but his was so much different. They stared into each other's eyes for what seemed like an eternity until Shatari's eyes suddenly became slits.

Shere Khan gasped and stood up quickly. He was greatly confused and shocked at her pupil's sudden change of shape. Shatari hadn't known what happened, either. One minute she was lost in Shere Khan's golden eyes, and the next minute she's feeling all feral and such. She couldn't even remember anything. She wasn't fully aware of her surroundings and didn't know what to do or where to go. She looked around frantically, hoping to catch sight of anything or anyone that could help her. When she spotted Shere Khan, she was going to walk up to him and ask him where she was and what she was doing there. But, something stopped her. She was in heat, and there, right in front of her, was a suitable mate. He appeared strong and healthy, a good sign to a female if she is ready to have cubs. Natural instinct took over her as she walked up to him, turned her body around so that her rear was facing him, and lay down.

Shere Khan looked at her with pure confusion. What was she doing? Shatari swished her tail a bit and turned her head around to look at him. She was also confused. Why wasn't he getting in his position? She let out a chuff that told him she "was ready" and let out a scent that signaled the same thing. Shere Khan's eyes widened as he took a step back. He sniffed the air and found himself drooling. He tried to make it stop, but the saliva kept on coming. Shatari purred and lay her head down on her paws, awaiting Shere Khan. A few moments passed before Shere Khan's instinct kicked in and he decided to go along with Shatari's courtship. He walked up to her and gently mounted her behind. He was nervous and wasn't too sure on what he was to do. And besides, this was his first time courting a female. He nuzzled her cheek and licked behind her ear, earning a soft purr from Shatari. Just when he was about to insert himself into her, he heard the voice of Buldeo. Shatari also noticed, but didn't seem to mind.

"Oh Gods," said Buldeo as he stared unbelievably at the sight.

Shere Khan's eyes widened as he turned his head, only to see Dwight, Albin, and Buldeo. He quickly came off of Shatari, only to have her whimper a bit from not being fully courted. Albin smirked at Buldeo as he carefully and slowly walked toward Shere Khan. Shere Khan let out a low growl in disapproval of Albin's actions.

"It's alright, tiger," said Albin. "I'm just going to take you and your friend here to a special room." Dwight heard Albin and smiled ear to ear.

"I'm going to get my tiger cub," said Dwight to Buldeo while winking. Buldeo remained silent, only grunting from Dwight's comment.

Shere Khan backed away and growled louder. Albin tried to calm him down by speaking words of reassurance. Shere Khan kept quiet to listen to Albin. He did calm down a bit, but was still cautious. Albin went into his pocket and pulled out a small piece of meat. Shere Khan was quite hungry, and eyed the meat.

"That's a good boy," said Albin as he waved his hand around, Shere Khan following his every move. Albin backed away as Shere Khan followed him. Albin kept walking back until they reached the "special room." The special room was actually a breeding room for the circus. Albin opened the door and walked inside with Shere Khan following closely. He reached a part of the area that was for tigers. It was a large cage with bedding and soft grass on the floor. It was able to fit one to two elephants! The tiger breeding area had been there for what seemed like forever. The last time it was used was four years ago, with no successful results; No cubs were born. Here was the circus's chance to breed tigers successfully. Albin quickly threw the meat inside the cage and, as Shere Khan went after it, closed the door and locked it. Now all he had to do was go fetch Shatari and inform the other circus members of what was to be done. He was able to get Shatari with ease, because even though she didn't remember anything, his scent was still familiar. When he came back to the area for tiger breeding, Shere Khan had gone mad. He was clawing and biting at the cage. When he spotted Albin, he roared menacingly and tried his best to escape the cage and attack him. Albin became a bit nervous and looked down at Shatari. She looked up at him and gave him a facial expression that said "I can handle him." He sighed and drew nearer to the cage.

"It's alright, boy," said Albin reassuringly.

"Sure, that's what you said the last time; Now look where I'm at," thought Shere Khan.

Albin slowly opened the cage and signaled Shatari to be ready to jump inside quickly. She understood and pounced into there as quick as lightning, knocking over Shere Khan in the process. Albin closed the cage door and immediately went to tell the other circus members. They were absolutely thrilled to hear that they had a good chance at breeding tigers successfully. Since they didn't want to make the tigers uneasy by a large crowd, they decided to go in a group of five, including Albin, Buldeo, and Dwight. When they entered the room, each and every one of them looked at Dwight. He stared at them in confusion and curiosity.

"What," he asked. Everyone exchanged glanced and then looked at Dwight again.

"Listen, Dwight," Albin began. "Are you sure you want to watch this? I mean, it can be kind of inappropriate or gross to you. You might feel uncomfortable watching this." Dwight thought for a moment and then spoke up.

"I can handle it, Albin."

"Alright," said Albin with a nervous sigh. They all went over to the breeding area for tigers and looked at Dwight once more.

"I'm fine," Dwight protested. They sighed and continued toward the cage. They looked in and saw Shere Khan in the left corner and Shatari in the right corner.

"Alright," said Albin. "Who's going to go in there and 'assist' them?" Everyone looked at each other and then at Albin. "What? You all are expecting me to go in there?" Everyone nodded and smiled innocently. Albin groaned and said, "Fine, but don't run off like cowards if I get into trouble with these tigers." He opened the cage door and crept slowly and cautiously towards Shatari. "Hey, girl." She smiled and walked up to him. She licked his hand and chuffed in a greeting. He smiled and patted her head. "Let's get this started, shall we," he said. He looked over at Shere Khan and whistled. Shere Khan looked back at him with an eyebrow raised. Albin signaled him with his hand to come over. Shere Khan was hesitant and reluctant at first, but when he saw Shatari's pleading eyes he came forward. "That's a good boy," Albin said. "Lie down, Shatari." Shatari did as told and lay on her stomach. "Shere Khan, do you know what to do now," Albin asked. Shere Khan had a confused expression on his face and looked down at Shatari. She let out another chuff and some more pheromones. His eyes widened and he shook his head frantically. He backed away quickly and curled up in the left corner of the cage. His ears lay flat against his head as he stayed curled up in the corner, an image of what a frightened kitten would do. Albin started walking towards Shere Khan, only to have him hiss in a warning to back away. Shatari stood up and trotted over to where Shere Khan was. He tried to get away, but he was cornered. She smiled sweetly and swished her tail. Once more, she chuffed and released pheromones. Shere Khan covered his nose in an effort to block out her scent. She purred and rubbed against him. She started to groom him, an act to show she was an affectionate and loyal mate. Shere Khan's heart was beating out of his chest as he attempted to control his natural instinct and ignore Shatari's courting. When Shatari noticed Shere Khan was still covering his nose, she gently swatted away his paws and licked his nose. Shere Khan whimpered and sat there looking helpless.

"You've got to be kidding me," said Buldeo. "Did Shere Khan, The King of the Jungle, just whimper from a lick on the nose?"

"Shh..." demanded everyone. Buldeo grunted and crossed his arms over his chest.

Shatari laid down once more and looked up at him, an innocent plea in her eyes. Shere Khan melted and couldn't resist her any more. He stood up slowly and looked into her eyes. Again, their eyes locked and Shatari felt something besides the need to mate….she felt love.

Will Shere Khan and Shatari mate? Will Shatari ever turn back to normal? Stay tuned to find out what happens in chapter six. Hope y'all enjoyed this chapter. Suggestions and ideas are welcome. Have an awesome Christmas! :D