Faline's shoulder. They had got her. Bambi hadn't noticed, he was too far away to hear. But when he noticed that Faline was not with them, Bambi shooed his children into the den and charged back to the meadow. Man were busy with something, so Bambi had some time. Faline had managed to crawl to some nearby bushes where it would be harder to get her. Bambi rushed over to her. He knew that it was his job to protect all of the deer in the forest. Even Faline. Bambi had to check up on her, and nuzzled her before man found her. Faline was too weak to speak, so couldn't say anything until she had energy. Bambi could hear man march over to their hiding spot. Faline somehow managed to gain enough energy to lick his cheek.  "Go." She croaked, managing to pin a smile on her face. Bambi fled into the bushes, and watched from there to see what would happen, being careful not to let anyone see him. Very soon, Bambi saw man put Faline into a sack and walk away. Before they left, one stuck a knife into the sack, and into Faline. Bambi heard her groan in pain, then heard nothing. He knew that they had killed her.

   The last man was about to walk away when he spotted Bambi. When the man pointed his gun, Bambi fled. A terrible shot rang out, and man turned their attention to Bambi. The dogs ran after him, barking. Bambi led them to a place where he could fight them. Turning around, Bambi charged at them, knocking each one to the ground. Eventually, the dogs had enough, and ran back to man. Bambi had won, but his childhood friend he had lost.

   News of Faline's death quickly spread, and does all over the land were excited. They wanted Bambi so that their children would be prince or princess. They also wanted to be queen of the forest, and Bambi was swarmed by does wherever he went. And, as Amy had no mother, Bambi's children saw everything that happened. Naturally, Sam wanted to be Bambi so that wherever he went he was mobbed by girls from all over the land, because he wasn't a stag who liked stags. Unlike Ronno who was still where he had last seen Bambi. He had heard that Faline was dead and, even though Ronno was delighted that Faline was dead, he was still jealous. Of all the other does. Any that entered the area where Ronno was he chased off. Most of them he had an intention to kill, because they were beautiful and pretty. And could win Bambi's heart. But Ronno's problem was that he could only eat from his area and drink from the nearby stream because of his promise. Even though it was summer, Ronno would have trouble surviving. Ronno was starving anyway, because he had to save some grass for another day. Yet, despite how weak he was getting, Ronno was still strong at the same time. Because Ronno was a fighter. And he wasn't going to give in. Not to dying, not to hunger, not to moving, not even to Bambi never being his. Not easily, anyway.

   Bambi hadn't seen Ronno in over a week and started to worry. News of not only Faline's death had spread, but news of a grumpy stag who chased off any doe who came near him also spread throught the forest, and from the description, it sounded like Ronno. And the location was exactly where Bambi had last seen Ronno. Bambi needed to pay Ronno a visit, so he set off to find him, once again passing places that brought back memories, until at last Bambi found Ronno exactly where Bambi left him. Bambi gasped as he saw what Ronno was turning into. Ronno's legs looked like they were capable of snapping any second, his fur had become dull, his eyes lost their sparkle and his body had lost it's power. It looked like it was impossible for Ronno to stand up, let alone walk. If Ronno had spots instead of antlers, he would be mistaken for a weak newborn fawn.

   "Ronno!" Bambi cried to his old rival, charging towards him. Bambi was upset at what he saw, and intended to stop it. There was no way Bambi was going to let Ronno do this. "What are you doing? What is going on? Hev you been here all week? What are you thinking?"

   "Bambi," Ronno began, delighted to see Bambi once again. He was angry that Faline put Bambi's life in danger, and was glad to see that Bambi was alright. "When I came to look for you, I made a promise to myself not to leave where I found you if I didn't have you. I have always loved you, everything I did was for you. When I heard you would probably go for another doe, I knew I would have to spend the rest of my life here unless you changed your mind. I secretly came to your wedding and plotted on how to get rid of Faline. But then when I saw how happy you were I just couldn't do it. You must leave, now, before something goes wrong."

   Bambi understood Ronno's reason, but there was no way that he could stay where he was. But Bambi couldn't be with a stag. On the other hand, Bambi was starting to get a feeling for Ronno... Bambi was so confused, so he once again backed into the shadows like last time, and watched Ronno turn away so that Bambi would not see how sad he was. But Bambi had only one thing on his mind: Ronno's doing this because of me. This is my fault.

 Chapter 4

After a few weeks Bambi still hadn't found a new mate, and Ronno started to take over Bambi's mind. Bambi couldn't bear the thought of Ronno being alone, weak and defenseless all because of him, so he barely visited Ronno, until one day he couldn't take the torture, and sprinted to Ronno. He didn't even pay attention to his suroundings, he was so desperate to find Ronno.

   "Hello Bambi." A voice came from beside him. Bambi turned and saw that Amanda was standing next to him. "What are you doing here?" She asked, stepping forward. Bambi backed away a little bit, and stood on a twig.

   Ronno heard the twig snap and looked to see what was going on. He could see Amanda and Bambi backing up against a tree. Ronno began to get angry. How dare his ex-mate be so close to Bambi! Ronno reminded himself to kill her next time she entered his area.

   Bambi explained why he had come to the area, and Amanda took another step towards him. Amanda wanted to be queen the most. Her children would be famous and she would go down in history. Amanda insisted that Bambi came with her, and licked his cheek to get her point across. Then she kissed him. Amanda loved it, but Bambi hated it. they could be friends but no more. But Bambi didn't have a choice, she was already leading him away from Ronno.

   Ronno saw the kiss and his heart broke in two. Not only would he have lost Bambi, but Ronno lost him to the worlds most evil doe. He would never get Bambi now. By the time Bambi will have figured out her plan, it will be too late. Amanda was luring Bambi into a trap. She would make sure to win his heart then let him be killed. To bring her fame an fortune. Everyone would respect her, because she would have been Bambi's final love. Then Amanda would marry her real mate, Jonothan, and take over the forest. Ronno only knew this because he had  over heard her talking to Jonothan about her plan. She had used Ronno to get closer to Bambi. And nothing would make her give up. To stop her, she had to be killed.

   Bambi was grazing in the fields with Amanda when she started asking questions. She asked if he liked her or not. Amanda backed Bambi up against the tree. To make sure that she won his heart, she kissed him again, with more passion this time. Bambi started to kiss back, because he knew that if he didn't Amanda might... well, he didn't know what Amanda would do because she was just a doe, but he knew it wouldn't be good. She could easily knock him to the ground if she head-butted his shoulder. So instead of trying to retreat, Bambi kissed her back. Amanda loved Bambi's taste, but Bambi hated her taste.  Although, he was starting to enjoy it...

   Amanda smiled. With just one kiss she had won Bambi's heart. She just needed to build up their bond, then man would be ready to strike.

   Ronno lay beside the stream crying for hours. With Amanda constantly sticking to him like glue, Ronno knew that Bambi would never get a chance to see him. Ronno just wanted to warn him...

   Eventually Ronno cried himself to sleep. He saw Bambi and Amanda, kissing and playing. Ronno tried to talk to Bambi but Bambi wouldn't listen. Then dogs came and Amanda fled while Bambi was killed. Memories of them as kids flashed about in Ronno's mind, and he could hear Bambi calling for help. Suddenly the field was filled with light, and Ronno saw Faline. He ran up to her, longing for advice. "Ronno," She said gently. "you need to save Bambi. Don't let him go. When the time is right, you must leave where you are now." "Faline, your dead!" Ronno prosested "How can you be here? And when do I leave?"  "You'll know." She smiled, and started to fade away. "When the time is right, you'll know. There is nothing I can do, but you can. Your the