fighting though he was talking to the male! Kumal was surspicious. "I need to tell mom!" She shouted and bounded
of the find Cassie but was suddenly pinned. "Shh!" It was Lax that had her pinned. "Keep quiet they'll kill us if they find us."
Cassie was looking around, She looked worried, and Kumal bounded out of Lax's grasp. "Mom!" She yelled and snuggled
close to Cassie. "Have you seen Lax? I can't find him anywhere." Kumal calmed her. "Don't worry he's over there by the
other lioness'." Cassie sighed in relief. "Thank god for that." She watched Kiba fight for his pride then her ear was tugged.
"Mom i have to tell you something really important!!" Kumal jumped around and Cassie sighed and shook her head.
"What? What's so important?" Kumal nibbled her paws. "You know those wanders? Sam wasn't fighting them! He was
talking to them!!" Cassie snorted. "Kumal don't be silly." Kumal was shocked to her the cat who was so kind to her dis-
agree. "What? I'm not lying! I swear he was!" Cassie growled lowly. "Nonscense!" Kumal sighed and lied down sadly,
and Lax joined them. "Whats wrong Kumal?" He asked, Kumal didn't say nothing. "Suit yourself." He said and started
playing with his mother's tail.
Finally the fight was over, Kiba and Sam had won, even though Sam did stuff all. "Kumal? Are you okay." Cassie asked.
"I'm fine." Kumal sighed and got up walking down to the waterhole, Lax looked at his mother and shrugged. "Hmm."
Cassie pinned her ears but curled up to go to sleep, leaving Kumal alone for awhile. "This sucks." Kumal said holding her
locket in her paw, Studying it. "I'll be back by morning, they won't know i've been gone." Kumal lept into the water
and swam to the other side, and looked over at the wilderbeast and zebra and all the other animals. "I gotta go on an
adventure." She inhaled smiling. "My mother might even still be alive!" She bounded of into the savannah, It was dark..
Very dark. "Maybe i should go back..." She said to herself and there was a loud grunt from behind her. "Uh oh." She
whimpered hoping it not to be a buffalo, Kumal closed her eyes and turned around opening one and..."HI!!! MY NAME'S
JED!! WHATS YOUR'S?!" A young voice yelled, making all the wilderbeast scatter. "What the hell!!" Kumal fainted in shock.
"Opps..Did i kill her?" The young 'Jed' looked into Kumal's closed eyes and then she woke. "AHHHH!!!" She screamed, Jed
stood silent then.."AHHH!!!" He screamed too. "What on earth are you?" Kumal asked standing back. "Me name's Jed!" He
said. "Yes i gathered that." She said rolling her eyes. "I'm a cheeta'." The small cub sat down. "Oh..a cheetah are you.." She
smiled a little. "Well Jed it was nice meeting you, but i must get going." Kumal zoomed off and left Jed standing there
confused. "Cya.." He whispered.
Kumal arrived home, but she ran into Sam. "Hello.." He said in a evil, crackerly voice. "What are YOU doing out her all ALONE?"
Sam circled Kumal. "None of your beeswax!" She yelled. "I saw that fight earlier! You wasn't fighting you was there friend!"
Sam snarled and went to hit Kumal with his large white paw until he came to a halt. "Enough!" Shouted Cassie and she
took Kumal and climbed onto the rocks where Lax and the others where sleeping. Sam padded of into the darkness he
growled and laughed evily like he had plotted something. "Where have you been?" Cassie asked grooming Kumal's fur.
"Uh...D..Down by the waterhole." She smiled nervously. "Really?" Kumal nodded. "I met a cheetah called Jed there too!"
Kumal said trying to sound calm. "A cheetah? They only live on the plains." Cassie sighed. "You've been on the savannah
haven't you?" Kumal giggled knowing she had be found out. "Sorry mom." Cassie shook her head. "Its dangerous out
there, NEVER go out there at night..EVER do you understand me?" Kumal nodded and felt ashamed. "Yes mom." Cassie
smiled. "Come on its late you need some sleep." She picked Kumal up and set her down by Lax and watched happily as
Kumal snuggled up with Lax. "Kids." She chuckled and lied beside them, wrapping her long tail around there warm
bodies, like a dragon protecting her precious eggs.

Kumal.