(A/N: Yeah Jeyluxhal's not that kind of hyena whom takes Scar's ascension to the throne so cheerfully like Zira does and speaking of which I rather not have her involved too much as I rather not see the sequel to this film. Mostly because of Simba's behavior in how he treats Kovu and takes Zira's side when the ambush leads to his exile and the infamous Not One of Us musical number. This is why I don't have Jeyluxhal acting kindly to him later on when the two would officially meet each other later on, he hates those who act like Simba in the 2nd film but despite this he never encounters Kiara once in this story nor does he want anything more of Zira because if she tries to frighten him; he's giving her a deeply tanned ass that will bleed more than Niagra Fall's cascading rivers on the stone rock walls. As for Kovu though it's just a friendship that'll be up in flames because he is in no way on good terms with Scar. You are about to see what he thinks of him in this chapter and of course he doesn't join in with all the others in the Be Prepared sequence because his voice isn't built for singing, if he had one to sing with. You'll also see his views on the Circle of Life here albeit briefly. Enjoy)
Returning from a hunt in the Pride Lands with no one to witness his presence, Jeyluxhal came back to the Elephant Graveyard to feast on his kill having become a little less skeletal to more filled up with some blubber for his body; though he's in no mood on becoming fat as he could go no further than what he's doing unless if he's really that hungry. He was up at his overhung resting spot because as soon as he finished up on eating, he looked up to see in the distance that the trio were chasing two lion cubs who've come to the wrong graveyard looking for a bit to little action here. As soon as it looked like that Shenzi was closing in on the female cub, all seemed to be going well for them as he closing in for the bite on the female cub's body; she's trying to climb the bones but was slipping until the male cub came down to the rescue, with a painful and stinging swipe of his claws across the right side of her face. Shenzi growled upon this but Jeyluxhal snarled at that male cub. How dare he treat his mother so shamefully?! He will get his claws on him if it's the last thing he does for drawing blood on her face, with that he decided to intervene and stop this chase
Running through the barren canyons of the Elephant Graveyard before coming to a slow walk as he knew that the male cub's father whoever he was would be arriving to save them both in a mere instant. It took him awhile to arrive there but as soon as he did, he found the trio and the two cubs along with a hornbill being cornered; he's not taking any chances as he just hid in the shadows to watch the events unfold from here on out. The roar of the lion was heard and from above came Mufasa himself as he valiantly mauled them until they were under his iron paw, threatening the three of them that if he ever went near his son again; giving him a idea that the male cub who drew blood from his mother's cheek was Simba as he was born before him. Even then he was just a little baby cub when he was growing up with his friends and that infamous massacre of his true mother. Once Mufasa released them and expressed both clear to full disappointment of his son, they went back as he managed to hear the female cub tell Simba that she thought he was brave; not on his watch and not for someone that young since none of it matters to him. Time to go somewhere we're they'll most likely be at after running off from the interference from Mufasa
Beating them all to the geyser vent filled gorge of the Elephant Graveyard under a matter of a really long time hours one could say, he just lied down and decided to take a little rest while he's waiting for them; crossing his paws underneath his lower jaw and yawning before taking a little jaguar nap of his own. More than after a few hours passed on as Shenzi had led the trio into the cave where she was off by herself to think, Banzai had a load of scars on his ass while Ed wasn't harmed in the slightest; Jeyluxhal on his back drooling on the floor which of course was drying out as soon as it touched the floor. His left leg twitched three times before one of his paws did the same two times, letting out a silent yawn and flipping back onto his stomach as he started opening his eyes slowly. He lifted his head just as the last puddles of his slobber fell from the sides of his lips, looking up to find Shenzi pacing around up on the ledge while a hyena whose name should not go spoken by him complained while the former put a paw up to her right cheek
"Damn that lousy Mufasa, I can't even sit for a entire week" Banzai bitched as Ed laughed at this kind of misfortune. Jeyluxshal turned back and gave himself a smile on his face as he's starting to get irritated: "It ain't funny Ed..." His temper was flaring about
Ed tried to silence himself but bursted out worse than before as now he's got his blood that's boiling hotter than the sun: "Hey, shut up Ed!" The hyena could not stop laughing his ass off and at that point he was through with him making fun of his ass mauling before attacking by both mauling and biting each other, Jeyluxhal walked towards the ledge where Shenzi turned to face the two of them
"Would you cut that out?!" Shenzi barked out at them in a irritated voice
"He started it!" Banzai snarled as he accused Ed who was chewing on his own leg until he realized they were no longer fighting, especially now as Shenzi came down from the ledge. Jeyluxhal didn't think he would get that stupider over the months he's spent with them
"Look at you guys, no wonder we're dangling at the bottom of the food chain" Shenzi shook her head at the two as Jeyluxhal approached her side to look at the scar on her face, nuzzling his snout against it with calm whimpering to which she softly brushed off his concern for her. Telling him that while it stings he doesn't have to worry about her, she'll be fine though she ain't admitting it to the others; Jeyluxhal lapped his tongue on the wound just in case as he walked off to the exit feeling like there was someone listening in
"I hate dangling..." Banzai complained with a long line of drool dangling from his muzzle, like his mother Jeyluxhal just snuffed him off with a face of disgust that looked like he was going through a very constipated matter that he feels humiliated to talk to anyone else about
"Yeah? You know if it weren't for them we'd be running the joint around here" She knew they're better than those who proclaimed themselves the Kings of all beasts in the serengeti, all that they had to do was prove to the others that the lions overestimated themselves since they act all high and mighty; when in reality they're the cowardly scaredy cats
"Yeah, I hate lions; so pushy" Banzai snorted
"So hairy" Shenzi grinned circling around her comrade
"So smelly" Banzai continued
"But man are they: Uuuugly!" The two of them chorused as hysterical laughter filled the cave, this is how she wished it could be all the time and Jeyluxhal's at least happy for her; he would nevertheless have nothing against Mufasa, just his son Simba since grudges cast shadows and this one for leaving that wound on her cheek was one that he's going to pay for. He left soon afterwards as he didn't want to hear the kind of bullshit that happened next, going back to his resting spot as it was late out night but his little nap made him stay up in the night as he took this time to think to himself how things were going to change around here in the following night that came and went
Looking into the skies of the night he saw the stars flicker in to out each time he turned away, he heard some of the animals tell each other about the stars being the great kings of the past; assuring them that in the darkest night they were never alone as they're always there so that they'll guide them whenever needed. Apparently it was all part of this ideological concept that all animals shared in common that was called the Circle of Life, however what mattered to all of them the most is that kind of thing that's remembered the least by him; he doesn't have a right to give his view on the C.O.L but is this what the lions of Pride Rock think about him, do the animals really hate him so much that he doesn't have a right to give his interpretation on what he thinks of this cycle? No it doesn't and he'll show them why because he's got his own title: Jeyluxhal, the Hyena Prince of the Shadowlands. He doesn't need to give them a reason to believe in what he thinks is his ideal view on their shared culture, he had his own thoughts that acted like his cultural beliefs on what he sees in the Pride Lands; other animals might be thinking he's becoming arrogant like the rest of them but that's not the point
He did feel like something not right was going on and someone was missing because though it was clear that Banzai refused to be called a father to him as he doesn't want to raise a little arrogant shit like him, he started hallucinating that his real father out there was trying to find him. He knew he was alive and well but couldn't find where he was, he wondered if he even had friends of his own back then because it was a long time ago; all he could remember was looking up to find Shenzi taking him in with no words to spare from his mouth, nothing ever came out thanks to that speech disorder of his. He tried to talk at times but there weren't any sentences forming from his throat that he can manipulate over to his will, then again actions speak louder than words so he does know how to talk without ever forming a single word at all. All he would usually do was kill the boredom thanks to the number of toys constructed by everyday essentials found around here
With his mouth soaked in a tsunami of slobber all around the cutting edges, he lied down to give out a prolonged yawn all while scratching behind his ears with his legs; all just waiting for the moon to come down and the sun to come up. He assumed the trio was asleep at this point but thought wrong as the three of them rallied the hyenas and got together with Scar, the death of the king begins midday first thing in the morning. What their plan was to see the king of the Pride Lands dead was this: lure Simba into the Wildebeest Valley and set him up with a surprise that's to die for, warning Mufasa about the stampede where because he fears losing his son he will attempt to rescue him; that's when he will be killed and if his son does not share the same fate, Scar will exile him using his trauma against him. Of course to assure that Simba does die as result of the stampede the trio will have to finish the job, though he's not exactly aware of this plan to have them both killed in the stampede; might as well get an little bit of rest while he's at since he could sleep some more
If he were to witness the death of Mufasa which is without a reason unavoidable, then he will not be giving a warm welcoming to their new ruler Scar; but instead a cold shunning in front of his face directly. It wouldn't matter to him if he's defying his mother's orders, to him it was worth it since Scar can't do anything to him now that he's his own person
The next morning Jeyluxhal was still alseep as he was walking through the Pride Lands which is a clear violation of the law as he's in position to be here whatsoever, but oh that's right he's not taking orders from other animals and he's not following whatever law that's enforced. His eyes were half opened but mostly looked blinded as he was still vocally breathing out, fur all sweaty as if he was overheating and slowly walking with no context towards the gorge. Once again he's still drooling a tsunami of slobber from the cutting edges of his mouth, though he did look like he's confused but even then that can't explain this pulsating pain on the back of his head. Letting out a prolonged yawn but managing to hurt his jaw thanks to the sounds of cracking in the joints, Jeyluxhal remained unaware of the events that were taking place from where he was right about now
Shenzi, Banzai and Ed awaited on Scar's command to begin the stampede because everyone's aware of what they say: long live the king. As soon as he appeared from the other side atop a rock, the three hyenas jumped out to start the plan as Banzai attacked one of the ill ones like he was complaining about earlier which would disrupt the plan because of the things he will do for food. It's that greed that gets his ass into the worst of situations. This action along with the hyenas biting at their heels is what causes them to run down the slope as the stampede's on it's way, the trio were not aware of Jeyluxhal's presence near the gorge's edge but though he was going through a state of confusion from his attempts to try and sleep with no success in the night. He slid down the edge of the gorge and started walking to where the branch was as Simba was thrown off after a wildebeest rammed into it with no sense of self-control over itself, same thing can be spoken for the rest of their kind as they couldn't stop
Jeyluxhal got hit a couple of times but nothing too major as Mufasa rescued Simba, however at that instant he was taken off from the sea of wildebeest below; leaping up onto the wall to climb back up to safety. Jeyluxhal looked up to see the final moments of Mufasa as well as in a matter of speaking seeing what Scar looked like for the first time, he's not threatening at all but he is obviously a villain. Mufasa called him his brother in desperate measures as he is in a moment of slipping away from the edge of the gorge, Simba was nowhere to be found but he was here to witness what happened next
Scar stabbed his paws onto his brother's which had him yell in pain, before glaring down on him and whispering long live the king; at this point is when Mufasa realized that he had no brother. He planned this from that night ago when a son like his own needed to understand he though he might not be there for him in the future, he will always be there when he needed him the most as part of the great kings of the past. He's been lied to all this time and anger flared in his eyes at the sight of this betrayal, at that point Scar threw him off as Mufasa roared in fury before the horrific echo of Simba blocked out the sound of his bones being crushed and his body being trampled to death by the wildebeests
All throughout this time was when Jeyluxhal not only saw it directly in front of him, but it was shown right in front of his face from Scar's betrayal to him committing fratricide on the King of Pride Rock of all people. However Jeyluxhal's expression was not of anger just yet, it was but a face that was trying to process what has happened; narrow eyes and upward tilted head as well as lip biting through a closed mouth that went on for a few minutes when the dust had settled down
As soon as it all became clear to him he returned to his normal expression but not taking off his narrowed eyes, growling snarlish fang bared mouth and straightened sitting stature. He looked annoyed to the others but he was disgusted as Shenzi is best when it came to what it was that he's saying, but so did the others of the trio. He started to leave as soon as Simba came looking for his father, overhearing Scar feel false sympathy for his actions but for as soon as he told him to run away out of exile so that none of the others would blame him; it was then that he threw off the charade and bluntly told the trio to kill him so nothing remains of him. Once everything was calm for the time being, Jeyluxhal approached Mufasa as he got down to him
Flickering before his eyes was a brief hallucination of his father Tabari laying on the ground in a short moment of light self-meltdown as he didn't know whom this hyena was, looking close to the body he found that he had the same features just like himself. But he can't identify his victim as himself without noting the full similarities in appearance, something he can't do in this hallucination as it vanished and returned back to Mufasa; startled he ran off to where the other hyenas were right about now. Climbing up the hill where Simba ran off from before he came down the slope to which Banzai stopped himself, though he kept getting pushed thanks to Shenzi and Ed in that particular order where they stopped; his mother had a grin on her face like she knew what was going to happen
As soon as he smacked into the trio Banzai was launched directly into the thornbushes which had him barking in pain as he sprung up into the air shortly upon coming into contact, which was something that even had him laughing albeit sounding like he just lost his sanity; Banzai got back onto soft ground as many thorns were stabbed into his ass and his paws, picking the prickly spikes out immediately as Shenzi stopped laughing afterwards. "Oh, there he goes! There he goes!"
"Yeah? Then go fetch him" Banzai was too focused on removing the thorns on his ass
"There's no way I'm going in there, what you want me to come out looking like you; cactus ass?" Shenzi giggled as Banzai was angry but had no other person to take his anger out on, firing thorns into Ed who whimpered in pain like a dog as he started to pull them out desperately
"We have to finish the job here and I ain't risking Scar hunting us down" Banzai finished as he still had a few more thorns in his ass and seeing Jeyluxhal bursting out worse than before as he founded madder than Ed whenever he laughed at his misfortune, he fired the most thorns directly into the nostrils of his nose which had him howling in pain: "I ain't done with you just yet because I got something up my sleeve when we get back" Banzai warned him as he planned another attack on him
"Yeah? Well he's as good as dead out there when he don't find anything to eat or drink from, and if he comes back... we'll kill him" Shenzi overlooked the thorns and the plain from where Simba continued to run into the red sun that was setting, Banzai joined her
"Yeah... You hear that? If you ever come back, we'll kill ya!" He laughed as Simba stopped at the edge of the red sun, turning back as he shed a tear before continuing to run
Jeyluxhal never stopped looking back to Simba with a disgusted expression he never stopped having on his face, he has no intentions on killing the young cub as he's only interested in just one thing on his mind meant for him; payback for what he did to his mother and as soon as he settled down because Simba cannot run forever from his past, now would be his chance for a little retribution. He left afterwards to hear what Scar has to say about his bullshit sympathy and as soon as he was back, he might as well decide to spend some time alone like always to himself since he's not very well in interacting with others who were different from himself; these lionesses thought of him like every other hyena and he's no different
"A simple errand, I want you to patrol the Pride Lands as of the first night here and assure by all means no one is planning to overthrow me. I have no trust in the lionesses just as I don't have trust in many of you hyenas" Scar happened to be asking the trio of a job to which this response from Shenzi is what made him sneer
"My clan is trustworthy, you're saying that you don't trust us, is that it?" Shenzi growled
"I don't want you to get angry with me unless of course, that is I have to be forced to harm you" Scar sneered at her as he raised a paw casually and regarded it in a bored manner, she stopped snarling before sitting back; that was when Scar swung his paw against her, slapping her fully in the face as she was sent sprawling close to the edge of Pride Rock
"Bastard, hitting one of our own when she wasn't threatening you" Banzai hissed at him as he cared for her just as much as he cared for all members of the clan, for you see as no matter in whatever he does to Jeyluxhal; he's still one of them but he's not the one to admit this right in front of his face. Speaking of which he was witnessing it from the shadows still carrying a disgusted expression on his face even to this hour in the night
"I want you on patrol within the following five minutes, should I discover that you are not on that deadline then... you will be more than sorry for what ever should happen next" Scar prowled off back into the shadows of the cave, leaving the trio bewildered as Banzai moved to where Shenzi stood up
"You alright?" Banzai asked in concern for her
"I'm great - fan-god-damn-it-to-hell-tastic" She replied dryly. "Better get down to the edge of the Pride Lands because I'm not willing to give Scar more reasons not to trust us now. He might as well start suspecting that Simba might be alive and we're not that suicidal to not value our lives" Shenzi shook herself from the ground
"Think he'll kill each of us in return and let the others watch?" Banzai speculated
"Sounds exactly like the kind of ruler that would do the same" Shenzi responded
"I can't watch you nor Ed and Jeyluxhal be murdered" Banzai admitted silently as Jeyluxhal heard what he admitted, provoking a sadness in him as though he was his rival; he still acted like a father figure even if he didn't want to be one to him and threw away his chances to fix the strains in their bleeding rift of a relationship. Turning his head away just as he said that
"No one wants to watch those they care about being brutally murdered by some pissed off to the brink lion" Shenzi laughed as though she saw the seriousness in what Banzai was saying all the same, she knew that deep down she would be the first to take the sacrifice for them
Scar loathed but trusted her, Banzai and Ed to do the special missions. Shenzi did not have a mean to understand the scrawny excuse for a lion at times. He was no king but a tyrant and it was this point to where a warmth although slight was felt in her soul, one that wished for an time when Mufasa wasn't dead. When he was alive they were free to eat what they needed and he was about to kill them, he would chase them instead for miles until they outran him or passed beyond the borders of the Pride Land's sun in the morning. The hyenas were really starving under Scar's rule and if Simba returned, they would be killed in battle and those who have survived would be as good as dead the minute they stepped in here; at times they were all wondering if was worth it to kill the king which although they helped out their pal, this has brought them a lifetime of despair. Shenzi and her clan had greater power than the others, is that power any use if the herds of animals are dead or long moved out to other lands; with an number of lionesses rebelling against the order to hunt stacked on top of all that?
Jeyluxhal smacked into her while droning off to other thoughts before lightly hugging her for a moment as he moved on to other parts in the Pride Lands that have started to become their barren homeland that would never shine as long as Scar remained in rule of this land. Shenzi looked back on that disgusted expression on his face as he didn't seem to take their plan too lightly, even shedding some tears at what the Pride Lands were starting to become from this point onward. He held clear and distinct hatred towards Scar but even more so to the lions as all of them looked at him with no distinction from the others, all of them would either snarl lightly towards him as he became more moody as time went on; eventually he gave no shits since he was never seen so often anymore and always spent his time resting on the peak of Pride Rock itself. Looking up at the night sky and the great kings of the past wondering if the kings also respond to hyenas like him regardless of the evils that his kind brought to them
It was one day that Scar had bellowed out to Nala as the rebellious lioness stepped resolutely forward, being an adolescent after some time had passed but not an adult just yet; she's still too young for that. "You have something to say to me?"
"You were supposed to be leading the hunting party as of today, mind explaining the reason for not doing as told?" Scar asked with a irritated tone in his voice
"We do not see a reason behind all this on why we should share our food and our lands with the worthless likes of you and these fela-bitten scumbags" She hissed nastily towards them
"Are you calling us flea-bitten you little shit?!" Banzai yelled at her, scratching behind his ear due to the ticklish sensation behind it
"Nala, you are forcing me onto measures I would rather not commit: It's either you who leads the hunt or it's the blood of Sarafina that will stain your paws. Lock her away until her child is ready to learn respect towards her king and his allies" Scar ordered as Nala watched helplessly as her mother was dragged off, backing off until she bumped into Jeyluxhal's frontal body which made her jump lightly
"You scared the hell out of me, that isn't funny!" Nala misinterpreted his normal expression as snickering before hitting him in the upperchest with her paw, drawing blood from him as he growled in response; walking away from her back to his favorite spot: "Don't you walk out on me, you still owe me an apology for that" Jeyluxhal turned back to face her, giving her a really violent look in the eyes that she might want to be a bit more nicer to him considering the fact that he had done no wrong to these lions because he's always minding his own fucking shit!
Unlike before however she understood what he was saying and felt some regret before she left to hunt, she can't risk having her mother's blood be next on the list of deaths in the Pride Land's family of monarchy. Back with Jeyluxhal he joined in with the trio as they happened to be in the middle of a little argument based on the insults directed towards them, he gave his shot at cracking a joke towards his misfortune using his face which actually had all three of them surprisingly laughing; even Banzai since he doesn't take this very well. He just wants to help lighten up the mood but he didn't expect it to lighten up quickly like this, Banzai stopped laughing as he replied to Jeyluxhal's expression that told of his scenario
"Still, it could be even worse than ending up like that; my nose could've been gushing blood like a cascade of a paradise resort" The others continued laughing as Banzai seemed to be happy for once
Jeyluxhal joined in the laughing and made an expression on what he meant by his nose could be gushing blood like a cascade in a paradise resort, asking Banzai who was still laughing like a madman before without warning lunging over to his snout and viciously biting his nose just as blood began to squirt onto his face as well as the sounds of bones crunching when he dug his fangs deeply into his black nose. He howled in pain as Banzai increased the pressure and dug them deepening to bleed harder and harder than before ripping his mouth of his nose, he was left to clutch his snout in pain just as Banzai spat in his eye; angrily snarling and hissing against him. Banzai then drove him away back to his resting spot as he turned back, spitting some in Ed's eye as well and moving on. Jeyluxhal climbed back into a shadowed rock area, but before he can be alone he had to violently scream at some hyenas who were scared off by him. Now he can take this time to clutch his snout in pain
Overtime as Jeyluxhal never talked to anyone outside of the trio using his expressions that to him spoke louder than words themselves, he was not aware of the fact that Queen Sarabi had grown to become rather curious about his behavior in the process that he's not like the other ones. This could be proven for the fact that he rarely laughs, never talks which was one of the most infamous traits about him and he always looks so sad and distant whenever he's around and about down here. Always carrying that disgusted look on his face and whenever Scar was seen he gave him an filthy violent look meant just for him, but if anyone talked about him he was heard silently growling to himself. Indeed this is one ambiguous curiosity that can't be ignored by her, it was only a matter of time before she started to feel sympathy for whatever it was that bothered him so much; he would've been able to talk about it if he had a voice to speak with. She figured that Shenzi was his mother or at least his adopted mother and he seemed to be very protective of her, oh... looks like someone's developing a Oedipus complex but with no father to act as his competition. She hoped he can bravely admit this to Shenzi as a queen like her knows the kind of loyalty to a woman when she sees one and that is the kind of loyalty that explains a lot
Jeyluxhal returned from hunting in the outer Pride Lands as he silently passed by the lioness Sarabi without a word given to her, looking up to see him head into the shadowed rock that's come to be known as his second resting spot to talk to someone alone. Shenzi suspected that apparently he's fallen in love with her and decided to have a word alone, heading inside the shadowed rock cave as she looked around; spacious as always and found him looking down on himself. He knows he's done wrong to her but he's ready for whatever's going to be spat out towards him, he breathed one out and slouched down; laying his knee on his other and spreading his arms diagonally out on the sides. He's ready to hear what she has to say
"I take you in as apart of my clan and give you someplace to stay for the time being until we took over the Pride Lands, and this is how you act around here. Who can blame you, it's not the Elephant Graveyard but at least you've tried to get used to these new faces around the place. But that's not what I've been hearing from the others now isn't it? Others spreading out gossip that you have a crush on me from what I've been hearing about around here, it's only a matter of time before you start harboring feelings towards me. I figured you would be the one to do so after all these years and months" Shenzi told him
Jeyluxhal still felt uncomfortable when talking about this and shifted away from her as if he didn't want to know her response to what she spoke to him about, but that didn't mean he's not going to hear what she has to say about it. Shenzi came closer to him until he could see her body near his but not trying anything that would come off as an act of sexual harassment
"I'll tell you one thing, I am flattered and I don't need the others to confirm that you're doing all of this because you started falling in love with me for someone who spares no words. That is something none of the others ever tried but let's say that they did, any other matriarch like me would've been uncomfortable as well as not understand what they're saying. Now there's always one thing that follows the next and it's this reason on why you shouldn't be feeling as if your pants were pulled down in the gym, blindfolded and wearing tape around your mouth while the others laughed their asses off at you. Yes, even the teachers and principal would be laughing their asses because they're untrustworthy assholes unlike my clan" Shenzi admitted to him
Jeyluxhal still felt a throbbing pain on the back of his head as if something was hurting him, it wasn't the first time it happened when talking to his mother. He placed his paws down on his head as if he was trying to suppress the pulsating pain which his mother found it was starting to become a lot more worse than before. After helping him stop the pain from hurting him in the head further, she continued to talk to him further about the little crush he has on her, as Jeyluxhal breathed one out through his nose and lied down. She could see it in his eyes that though was going to hate hearing what her thoughts were on this, he'd still listen to her no matter what. The female monarch of her clan gotten down next to his side before bringing out her full opinion on this situation, speaking into his left ear and telling him this just so a matriarch like her can help him:
"I'm not the kind of woman you would want as your own, I'm too old for someone like a teen such as yourself. I know you're going to defend me by saying that I'm not old, but it's time for you to wake up and smell the pheromones out there; I'm not the woman whose right for you and even then just look at me like any other hyena out there: sassy, tend to boss around the others and vicious if someone's tempting me. Me and the others surrounded Rafiki when we were young and he just came into the Pride Lands, at least until Ahadi came to the rescue and we did the same to Mufasa's stooge when he was a teen like you; but at least neither of us at one point or another tried to boil you in the birdie-boiler, that never gets old for us. Oh yeah and I was the one who gave him that scar hence his name, tried to help him like our pal that I'm beginning to doubt at this time. Make himself look good by making Mufasa look bad and that jazz, got his eye scratched in a plan to have a cape buffalo fight his brother. But yes back to me now. Someone who is assertive and unlike you has self control isn't someone you want and unfortunately, you're the opposite of all that" Shenzi explained to him as well as told him about how Scar earned his name and how they used to bully Rafiki and Zazu back then
Jeyluxhal perked up like before upon hearing the name Ahadi, it was one of the reasons that his father would rather not be in the affair of the lion monarchy at Pride Rock. If there was at least one thing he inherited from him it was his distaste for how he treated his two sons, why he was the king back then again if he played favorites? She allowed herself a chuckle upon seeing him perk up at the name of Mufasa's father, giving off a expression of disgust towards his treatment of the two sons with one going to die in that gorge and one who would drive it all to the ground. He supposed that Scar isn't the patient type to wait for his rule to be over as he will take over his duties from this point onward, but how much more woke as fuck could he be until he starts having another meltdown from thinking too much? He just hopes he's using that term he used just now right
"Not only are you very quiet but you're confused and lost on what you want to be. You don't laugh as much, you don't interact with the pups born in the clan; you're not much of a hyena whose independent to himself back then. You must really be trying to show how much you care for me after I took you in then huh? I don't mind if that's what you're trying to show me because you've done that more than once. So there's only one more thing I could say to you: I don't think I've really talked about myself this much to any other average hyena, just wanted to say thanks for listening to me Jeyluxhal. Scar might still be around to harass us some more because we don't deserve some fun for ourselves, I enjoyed this little talk between us; thanks" Shenzi stood up before lapping her barbed tongue against his bitten dried blood nose before leaving, giving him her own version of his normal expression as she disappeared out of sight
Jeyluxhal looked back at her as she left, heading into Pride Rock while remaining hidden out of sight of the other lionesses; he was through having to deal with their hatred directed to his kind that he was born into. You know he developed a temporary hate for what he was born as because of that, Scar's mate who fell in love with him Zira made well sure of that hatred. The others at least some of them were becoming more like the Outlanders he witnessed back at when they did the unforgivable deed to his mother, Jeyluxhal looked down on his paws and started doubting if he could ever be loved even for his appearance; he returned to the peak of Pride Rock to further contemplate if someone can look past the way he looks and still love him for who he is
It's all because of Zira that he hates himself and is ashamed of what he looks like, if Scar had a heir but not an son then he might build a friendship with him; if only it was easy for him since Shenzi doesn't lie when she said that Jeyluxhal doesn't interact with others of his age when it was a time that he was a young pup. A friendship with the heir to Scar's throne being apart of Zira's plans is one that'll end up in bigger flames than his other ones in more ways than one, that's no lie from him