Hello everyone! Here's another fanfic, and this one will focus… You guessed it, Scar. I'm not sure how long this is going to be, but I'm aiming for about ten or fifteen chapters. Depending on how it develops, it could be a lot longer. But don't bet on it. And when you see: ()()()()()()()()()() it means the POV is changing. But that won't happen to often in this particular story.
This story is where I introduce another character, and it's an OC. Her name is Nafasi, and she's supposed to be a really small orange lioness. Her name means 'chance' in Swahili. At least according to google translate. You really can't trust it one hundred percent. So I could be wrong. And also, Nafasi's mother's name, Mwanga, means 'light'. Also google translate.
Anyhow, on with the fanfic!
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Nafasi's POV
"Hey Scar, catch!" Yelled Nafasi, as she tossed another fish to him. Scar, however, was completely unprepared for the second projectile, and it hit him on the muzzle, yet again.
"Garrr!" Growled Scar, as he slammed his paw down onto the slippery tigerfish (A/N one of you should recognize that). Nafasi giggled again, as the fish flopped over the stones, slipping away from Scar's grasp over and over again.
"Come on Scar! Just grab it!" She laughed.
"It's not…..that…..simple!" He replied, growling and scraping the ground to try to catch the fish.
"Bite it!" She cried. He lunged down and clamped his jaws around the fish. Blood spurted out from the areas his teeth penetrated the scales, and he split the animal in half. He swallowed.
"Well. I bit it." He said, stoically.
"I guess you did. You going to eat the other two parts?" She asked, still smiling.
"No, I've had enough of fish for today." He said, his eyebrow cocked.
"I guess I'll have it then!" She said happily, and she went up to Scar and ate up the remaining pieces.
It had only been just yesterday since Scar had told her about his past. It was rather sad really, what had happened to him. All told, he lost his mother, was scarred by his father, exiled, lost his brother and his nephew, and driven away by a rogue lion. She felt rather sorry for him, he had lived a life of loss his entire existence.
Maybe now, however, he could have a fresh new start with her! Nafasi quickly banished this thought from her head. Scar would probably leave once his wounds had healed. It was foolish to think he would stay with her.
"So Scar, got any plans for today?" She asked, as she finished her meal.
"Not really." He responded succinctly.
"None at all?" She asked, smiling.
"I just planned to sit around." He said.
"Well then….you mind coming with me?" She said, a bit hopeful.
"That depends. What do you plan on doing?" Said Scar.
"Hunt, mainly. You know, get our lunch. Food is pretty important after all. But I got one more thing I planned on doing." Nafasi allowed a sly grin to enter her face.
"And what might that be?" Asked Scar, his eyebrow cocked in an approximation of slight confusion.
"I planned to make you smile! You know, ever since I met you, I haven't seen you smile, or grin, or even look slightly pleased. In short, I don't think I've seen you happy at all." Said Nafasi.
"Oh? You mean to say I'm not ever in a happy mood?" Said Scar.
"Pretty much." Replied Nafasi, grinning.
"Whether or not I'm happy is of no concern to you. And besides, I just don't…. Like to show emotions." Muttered Scar.
"Well, before I go off to hunt, I'm going to see you smile." Nafasi stood on the rocks, as if she was waiting for something. Hopefully, Scar could take a hint.
"You're going to stay here until you see me smile?" Said Scar, looking a bit affronted.
"That's the idea!" Said Nafasi, and she gestured at him to continue.
"Well, if you're going to do it like that, I'm afraid you're quite out of luck." Responded Scar, not budging in his position.
"I suppose we'll just have to wait here until we starve, because I ain't leaving to hunt until I get my way." Said Nafasi, a bit pompously. Scar just frowned. "Now turn that frown upside down, and we'll be on our way!"
"This is childish!" He huffed.
"Fine then. If you won't smile on your own, I'll make you smile." Said Nafasi, mischievously.
"And how will that feat be accomplished?" Asked Scar, rolling his eyes.
"Know any good jokes?" Asked Nafasi.
"I know better jokes than you've ever heard, I lived with hyenas for most of my life." Replied Scar, gloating a bit.
"Oh yeah? Well how about….. Ever heard of the one where a witch, a warlock, and a hag…"
"Heard it."
"How about the one where the chicken.."
"Heard it."
"Or maybe that one where the dog and the cat…."
"Heard it!"
"Or…."
"That one isn't even funny." Cut in Scar.
"I didn't even start what I was going to say!" Replied Nafasi, miffed.
"It doesn't matter. I've heard of them all. That's what comes from living with hyenas. I swear, humor is genetic with them." asserted Scar.
"So you know every joke that's ever been told." Nafasi said.
"I normally don't deal in absolutes, but yes, I would know them all." He gloated.
"Then tell me the best one you know." Nafasi challenged him. If he really knew every antic, farce, and gag that had ever been told, he would at least tell her the best he knew.
"The best I know? Well then, let me see….. Ahem. A shaman, a sorcerer, and a healer are sitting on an island, in the middle of a lake. They are having lunch. During the meal, the shaman stands up and declares: "I have to go retrieve my herbs". After this declaration, he walks out on the water, across the lake, and back to the mainland."
"Wait, what does walking across water have to do with shamans?" Asked Nafasi, confused.
"It's a magic sort of thing, it implies skill with the arts. Now don't interrupt. Anyways, the healer sees all this, and thinks to himself: the Shaman must have been skillful indeed, if he could walk on the top of water! Anyhow, the shaman returns, and sits back down to their meal. Later on, the sorcerer stands up, and says to the other two: "I left something back there, give me a moment to retrieve it." The sorcerer then walks out across the water, to the mainland, retrieves his items, and walks back. Again, the healer is amazed by all of this, and he marvels at his companion's skill. He also thinks that whatever the shaman and sorcerer could do, he himself could do. So he stands up and declares: "if you will excuse me a moment, I left something of mine over there. Allow me to retrieve it." With this said, he turns to the water, steps into it, and falls face first into the lake. The shaman then turns to the sorcerer and says: "do you think we should have told him where the stones were?"
"So, is that the joke?" Asked Nafasi, after a few moments of silence.
"Yes. Also, I can see you're not laughing." Scar said, in a sort of affronted surprise.
"Well, that's cause it wasn't funny." Explained Nafasi.
"Really? That one always brought the house down during gatherings. Fine, I've got another. This one is nearly guaranteed to work." Remedied Scar.
"Let's hear it then!" Urged Nafasi.
"All right. So, Two young salmon are swimming along one day. As they do, they are passed by a wiser, older fish coming the other wiser fish greets the two as he passes, saying, "Morning, boys! How's the water?"The other two continue to swim in silence for a little while, until the first one turns to the other and asks, "What the heck is water?"
After a few more more moments of silence, Nafasi rolls her eyes.
"That one wasn't funny either!" She complained.
"That one too! Huh, that was Banzai's favorite…. Well, I've got one more. But no more than that, because this one is impossible to resist." Claimed Scar.
"We'll see about that!"
"Alright. So, a patient is sitting in a Healer's home, with an ailment. The healer walks in, huffing and puffing, as if tired. The healer turns to the patient and says: "well, I've got good news and worse news. Which do you want to hear first?" The patient simply gasps, and replies: " the bad news!" The healer replies: "well, you only have 24 hours to live!" The patient turns pale, and asks: "how could the worse news be any worse?" The healer replies,: "I've been trying to contact you since yesterday!"
Nafasi started to giggle. Then she started to chuckle. Then she started laughing, the sound coming from her throat, unbidden, yet welcome all the same. That last one…. That last one was good! Nafasi kept laughing, her mirth sounding out as one of the happiest sounds in the area.
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Scar's POV
Nafasi didn't see it, but as she laughed, Scar suddenly felt happy too. He allowed a small grin to stretch out across his muzzle. The sight of her, feeling so happy delighted and cheerful, made him happy too. For whatever reason, a warm feeling entered his chest.
Once Nafasi recovered from her levity, Scar quickly resumed his former expression. He couldn't let himself be defeated so easily. Nonetheless, he too, was feeling happy.
Happier than he had been in a long, long time.
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Oooooooh. What was that Scar was feeling? Happy? Wonder why…..
Anyhow, there's another chapter for you all, hope you like it. This one was just for fun, to sorta build friendship between those two. Oh, and but the way, did anyone find those jokes funny? Just asking!
Also, a guest reviewed the last chapter, and I wanted to respond to that review. This really is the only way to do it, what with the person in question being a guest. So anybody else can ignore this paragraph. Ahem. I like your story idea! Zira doing something like that actually would be pretty cool. The only problem being if I did have Zira become a character, that would pretty much ruin the original idea I had in mind. It would mean that the climax of this story becomes less important. Ya know, less climactic. If that's a word. But anyways, like I said, it is a good story idea! Maybe, you yourself could write a story like that! I mean, that's what fanfiction is all about, after all. Cool story ideas.
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