I laid down in the cave. Thinking of Dragor. He told me he loved, I loved him too...but I didn't think I could actually say it. I flicked a pebble towards the mouth of our rock home and sighed heavily. "hey Syl! Have you seen your daddy?" Timone came up to me with Pumba. "no....why?" "we have to tell him something" "like...?" The pig and meerkat exchanged a nervous glance before smiling at me. "oh it's the hiena's again..." I sighed. "Timone...Pumba...what is it you wanna tell my dad?" "okay...Shindi was with that Frayer guy!"
I gave them both a look. "guys....we've all been with the outcasts....no changing it....daddy knows it" they both said 'oh' in unison. I rolled my eyes and walked past the two. "What's got your fur in a knot?" "Boy problems...you won't get it" I shrugged and ran off to my nice little tree. I climbed up and ran my claws over the rough surface.
"All alone up there princess?" I smiled at the familiar voice. I looked down to see Dragor starring up at me curiously. "Yes...who else would I be with?" "I dunno...Can I come up?" I watched him climb up the tree and sit on the tree branch above me.
We sat there and talked, then he brought up a touchy subject. My family. "What was your old family like?" he had asked. I really didn't know how to answer, so I just shrugged and told him how I was adopted.
"I was kind of abused by my dad when I was very little and my mom could care less. So, one day, my dad was supposed to take me for a pouncing and hunting lesson.....he threw me to some hyenas and expected me to fend for myself. It didn't happen. Before they killed me though, my dad let them kill me, he fought them off, and drug me off. He left me in a field somewhere and before he left he told me I was useless and that I would never be able to hunt properly. And I whispered to him "but daddy, i love you" and he just stalked off. I was just so close to starving to death, when Kovu and Kiara found me....."
Dragor gave me a look and sighed. "I'm so sorry.." "It's kinda the reason I have trouble saying 'I love you'" I blushed. I heard a deep chuckled from him. "it's okay....I have no-" "Sylvia!" I jumped at my father's voice.
Kovu growled at Dragor as we jumped off of our tree. "what's wrong daddy?" I asked innocently. "him! He and his friends are no longer welcome here!" "what why?!!?" I shrieked. Dragor shrugged when I looked at him. "He's distracted you two from what's important, I want all of them out! You have until sunset to get out of pride and never return!" Kovu snarled.
"Dragor c'mon!" I saw Frayer running with Shindi. "you stay, he goes" Kovu snarled. "daddy!" Shindi whined. "no exceptions!" "what's going on?!!" Timone and Pumba came running up. "It wasn't us sir! Honest!" Frayer pleaded. "who else could it have been?!" Kovu was ready to kill someone. "Garko and Grandi were with Demetri and Zuri! I was with Shindi and Sylvia was with Dragor sir honest!" "I don't care I've made my choice...out!"
Zazu and Mako flew on a tree. "sire...half of the savanna is burnt down......" Zazu sighed and gave the outsiders a look. "Guys! We gotta go! Ko-" Garko and Grandi were also coming over with Demetri and Zuri. "now they are all together sire.." the pinkish colored bird said fluttering her wings a bit. "you can banish them" "all of you banished out of my sight!" and with that and a sad look Dragor, Frayer, Grandi and Garko ran off.
I felt tears fall down my face.
"I love you..." was the one word I whispered.
