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The Jungle Book 3: Shere Khan Returns

Shere Khan nursed his wounds as he lay on the bed of hay and grass far from the other tigers. He was still furious from Mohana's actions. "How could she be so stupid as to try a move like that on me," he thought aloud.

"I know how you feel."

Shere Khan shot up quickly only to roar in pain from his injury. He slowly lay down and turned his head in the direction of the uninvited visitor. He relaxed when he saw those captivating sea foam eyes and golden stripes. Shatari walked towards Shere Khan and sat beside him. She tried to force a smile, but the sight of his painful wound filled her with guilt. "It's my entire fault," she thought. "I can't believe Mohana did that. It was totally unexpected and vulgar. As bad as it was, I took it too far by attacking her. Because of me you're in this condition." Her head hung low.

"It's not your fault, Shatari," Shere Khan said gently. "Even if you didn't attack her I still would've gotten this cut."

"How could you have gotten that cut without me attacking Mohana? Jack wouldn't have even had the chance to come and injure you with his knife if the fight never occurred."

"Trust me, a fight would have occurred. I'd have been the one who started it though." Shere Khan smirked and nudged Shatari. She rolled her eyes playfully and smiled. Even if Shere Khan managed to lift the weight of guilt off her shoulders, she still couldn't help but imagine the pain he was feeling. She wanted to help him, but how? She finally built up the courage to do so. She slowly bent down and licked his wound. Shere Khan's eyes widened as she nursed his wounds for him. He tried to scoot away, but two things stopped him: 1) He was in too much pain, and 2) Shatari followed his every movement. She lied down next to him and started to groom his fur. Shere Khan's heart was beating so fast that he was sure it was about to burst out of his chest. A few minutes went by when Shere Khan finally relaxed into Shatari's touch. That is until he heard her purring. He was about to turn his head towards her, but she started to nuzzle him under his chin. He tried to pull away, yet his efforts were wasted. Shatari stopped nuzzling him and looked up at him. Shere Khan looked at her and groaned. Her eyes were once again slits. Shere Khan knew he couldn't get away from her, but he also knew that he wasn't in the perfect condition to mate.

Even though he didn't have to worry about mating her, she'd still try to get all lovey-dovey on him. He tried to ignore her affectionate actions, but every time her tongue would run across his fur or even when he would hear her purr, his heart would race and he'd find himself fighting off his instincts. Shere Khan soon became drunk on her scent and love-struck grin formed on his face. Shatari was so irresistible, so alluring, so enticing. Shatari rolled Shere Khan onto his back and lay on top of him. He was taken back at first, but found himself enjoying their position and the way they touched. Shatari's eyes were filled with lust for him as she slowly brought her muzzle to his. Shere Khan lifted his muzzle up to hers, only to have her stop short of his lips. He watched her as her eyes became normal again. He had to admit, when he saw her pupils turn round again, he was slightly disappointed. He had wanted her so bad…..he wanted to feel her warmth and affection, to feel her lips pressed against his own, to feel her love.

Shatari blushed heavily from their current position and quickly got off him. She had tried to avoid eye contact with him, but she couldn't help herself. She turned her head and looked at him, but she saw something she never expected to see: she saw lust. Shatari knew what that meant. She was told that if a male ever had lust in his eyes, to run and don't look back. Of course, if that male was your mate, then running away would be the last thing on your mind. Shatari staggered back a bit as Shere Khan stood up, a sudden burst of energy and strength within him. Her heart raced at a tremendous speed. As soon as she saw Shere Khan take a step towards her, she quickly turned around and ran full speed ahead. She could hear Shere Khan's paws pounding against the ground, right on her tail with no means of slowing down.

"I have to find Agrata," she thought. "It's my only chance!"

Shatari made a quick, unexpected turn, making Shere Khan trip and fall. She thought she'd lost him, but she was soon tackled by a large figure. She was pinned down firmly, preventing escape. The large blow took Shatari by surprise and made her slightly lose consciousness. When she was able to open her eyes she saw someone she didn't want to see. Austin, a tawny brown tiger with black stripes, was right in front of her. Austin was Shatari's "ex-boyfriend." They had broken up because Austin only loved Shatari's beauty and body. Shatari growled, making Austin smirk.

"You've always been a feisty girl, huh babe?"

"What do you want, bastard," Shatari said lowly.

"I came to reclaim my prize," he replied with a devilish grin.

"Your prize!" Shatari was now boiling over. "You stupid jerk! I'm supposed to loved and cherished! And all you think of me is a prize! I'm glad I broke up with you!"

"Shut your mouth," Austin roared. Tears starting flowing from Shatari's eyes from Austin's outburst. "I ought to kill you right now! But I've got something better planned for us."

…...

Shere Khan paced back and forth. He couldn't believe how stupid he was. Chasing Shatari for a chance to mate with her like some testosterone overwhelmed pervert. "I should've known better than to scare her like that," he thought aloud. "I bet she's traumatized. She probably never wants to see me again…..she'll never forgive me for what I've done." His thoughts were interrupted by Shatari's screaming.

"Get off me you sick bastard!"

As soon as Shere Khan heard Shatari, he didn't care if she hated him anymore. He ran off in the direction of the noise and saw Austin on top of Shatari, trying to hold her down. Shatari was on her stomach, squirming around trying to get away from Austin. Despite Shatari doing her best to act tough and strong, he could see tears in her eyes.

"Try to get away from me one more time and see if I don't slice your throat," Austin yelled.

Shere Khan roared and pounced on Austin. He pinned him down and got in his face, baring his teeth. Austin chuckled and pushed Shere Khan off of him…..or at least tried. Shere Khan was way stronger than him and about twice as large. Shere Khan roared again. Austin whimpered as his ears laid flat against his head. Shatari couldn't believe what she was seeing. The high and mighty Austin was actually being submissive.

"What's going on here?"

Everyone turned around and saw Agrata. Austin whimpered even more at the sight of Agrata. Even though she was a female, she scared the crap out of him.

"Austin!"

Austin smiled meekly and gulped. "Yes ma'am?"

"What are you doing here?"

"What?"

Agrata was losing her patience. "What. Are. You. Doing. Here!"

"Ummm…."

"He came here to claim his prize," Shatari said.

"Prize," Shere Khan and Shatari said simultaneously.

Austin shook his head vigorously, knowing the trouble (and pain) he'd be in if Shatari told them what had happened.

"Yup! It turns out I was some kind of prize to be won. And it seems that Austin was meaning to be my noble winner." Shatari was quite pleased with herself at the moment. Austin was whimpering like a puppy and Shere Khan and Agrata looked like ticking time bombs. "So yeah, I tried to get away from him, but he was too strong. Then he tried to mate with me."

Agrata and Shere Khan immediately sent a death glare at Austin, who chuckled nervously. Agrata and Shere Khan circled him, and then pounced.

20 minutes later

Shere Khan and Agrata gave Austin a good beating, making him flee from the entire jungle itself. They high-pawed each other and turned to Shatari.

"Are you alright sweetheart," said Agrata lovingly.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Shatari said while smiling.

Shere Khan nervously walked up to Shatari, pure guilt and embarrassment on his face.

"I'm sorry for what happened earlier. I….I don't know what got into me."

"It's okay. It's kind of my fault. If it weren't for me and my stupid, uncontrollable instincts, it never would have happened."

"You blame yourself for a lot of things, you know that," Shere Khan said playfully.

Shatari laughed softly at his statement.

"Sorry to interrupt, but….what went on that Shere Khan apologized about," Agrata said.

"Well….umm….you see….we kind of….umm….Shere Khan, would you like to explain," Shatari said nervously.

"Why don't you tell her," Shere Khan replied.

"Why not you?"

Why not you?"

"Can one of y'all tell me what happened," Agrata said impatiently.

"Fine," Shatari began. "What happened was…"

Cliffhanger! Anyways, hope y'all enjoyed the chapter. Please review and/or give some feedback on what should happen in future chapters and if I should bring new characters into the mix. By the way, why isn't anyone writing or updating more Jungle Book stories? I'm dying to read more! Please update or write a story or two! Thanks!