The Lion King IV: Kopa's Story (COMPLETED)

Chapter 20

Mheetu's P.O.V.

"Shanni!" I yell as I watch her run off for the seventh time today. She has been living with us for the past three days and Tanabi thought since it was my idea to keep her for the time being it is my job to 'change her ways and make her one of us.' What ever that means. 

I let my paws hit the ground hard and my ears are erect facing her quick golden body. I feel my tail hitting the ground then flick to towards my back. I can see her hind legs working hard to get away from me, her muscles contract as she races throughout the jungle that Timon and Pumbaa lived in years ago. 

"Shanni wait!" I yell once again panting.

"Leave me alone!" Shanni yells not bothering to look over her shoulder. I growl and pick up my pace, I am now near her tail and once I get the chance I leap onto her back and we toppled to the ground, grunting and groaning as we rolled around on the thick jungle grounds. 

Once we stopped the endless twirling I land a few inches away from her on my back and Shanni on her side. 

"Come on Shanni, we have to go home." I turn to my side and finally get up and shake off any of the dirt on me. 

"This isn't my home." Shanni retaliates not bothering to move nor look at me while speaking. 

"Shanni, we don't have time for this." 

"You're right." I raise a brow at the sudden agreement and when she starts to get up I'm in even more shock. She hasn't listened to thing I've said since the day we met. "But..." She pauses to turn around and look at me in the eyes. Her own mismatched make her looks so beautiful and different in the best of ways.

"But what?" I ask with a gulp taking a step back bumping into a tree. I'm cornered with no way out. 

"We have time for this." Shanni says talking steps towards me and I begin to shake. Is she going to kiss me? Is she going to leave again? She closes her eyes and leans in, I blink a few times before closing my own and lean in to kiss her.  When I don't feel her lips against mine I open my eyes and stare in her red and blue eyes. Suddenly I notice her eyes narrow and she crouches.

"Shanni?" She growls and pounces on me. 

"Agh! No! No!" She pushes me against the tree and sinks her sharp claws into my shoulders. I'm standing on my hind legs being pinned against the tree and she is also on her standing on her hind legs pushing me hard. 

"This is for everything." She opens her jaw to bite my neck but out of nowhere Tanabi headbutts her ribs and knocks her off of me. When Shanni gets up to attack Vitani, Kovu, and Beba pop up from the shadows and Tanabi yells

"Back off.'' Shanni's steps are stuttered but she comes to a stop glaring at Tanabi. 

"You okay Mheetu?" Kovu asks looking me over. 

"Yeah, I'm fine." I smile and he returns the action. Vitani stares at Shanni with curious eyes and for a second I swear she's wondering where to hit her. Beba stands next to Tanabi and when Shanni's eyes dart towards him he hisses. 

"I don't understand why you bother with her. All she does is try to kill you and possibly go after the rest of us after she's done with you." Tanabi rants glaring at Shanni. 

"Because everyone deserves a chance." I simply state and walk over to Tanabi. He turns his head to look at me and I give him a soft smile, Tanabi returns it and gently rubs his forehead against my own. 

"I took care of you Little Brah but, that doesn't mean you have to return the favor, okay?" He nods, his olive eyes filled will concern and love. He is like the little brother I never had.