Remy checked the date. Well. It had been a while since he’d seen seen his best friends. He didn’t want to bother Shenzi but now he felt it was time to say hi again. Wasn’t she due now …?
He prepared a basket with some meat and vegetables for Shenzi. Adding some sweets, he wondered if the baby was born already. What if he’d missed the birth? He could never make up for what.
Finally, he left the house, using the Secret Entrance To Anywhere. When he walked to their den, he got a little scared. He hoped that Shenzi wouldn’t be mad. And that the cub was fine, whether it was born or not.
Remy walked in, still carrying the basket. He called out their names, a little quiet at first. Having harrumphed, he tried again. “Guys? Shenzi, Banzai, Ed? Are you here?”
Shenzi yanked her head up, looking at the cub.
— Jua was still sleeping. Luckily.
“Eh, Banzai”, she snarled. “Go ‘n check.”“Huh? Wha’?”
She rolled her eyes. “There’s somebody at the … door or somethang ‘n I want ya ta check it, godammit …!”
“Yeah, sure, got it, chill …”
Was it a good thing that Shenzi returned to her old self that quickly? … Did she actually turn to her old self or was she just being moody due to burning the left hormones up?
Everything was complicated.“Hell–” Banzai rolled his eyes – again. Some stupid kids had felt the urge to play ‘knock down ginger’ or something –
Stop.
He looked down – and smiled widely. “Heey!”, he beamed. “Remy! Haven’t seen ya in a while! Come in! There’s –” He quickly pursed his lips.
No. He wouldn’t tell him already.
Remy spread his paws for a hug. Seeing Banzai’s pursed lips, he reconsidered, taking his paws down. “What’s there?”
He tiptoed to see behind Banzai. “Is the baby there? Is it a girl? A boy? What’s the name? Is it cute? What am I saying. Of course it is!” He giggled. “I need to see it! I brought presents! Sweets! And Shenzi and I should go shopping soon. To get the clothes for the baby. Wait, I thought about this, do cubs wear clothes? Anyway, where is it?”
He wasn’t standing on his toes anymore, raising an eyebrow. “What is there? Is the baby alright?” He looked a little worried. “Is Shenzi alright?”
Of course she was. She had to be. If something was wrong, … he could’ve felt it. Or Banzai would’ve told him. Right?
Remy tried to look confident. Then he remembered he hadn’t seen Ed in a while either. “And where’s Ed? Is he with Shenzi? Let me inside, please, please!”
Remy checked the date. Well. It had been a while since he’d seen seen his best friends. He didn’t want to bother Shenzi but now he felt it was time to say hi again. Wasn’t she due now …?
He prepared a basket with some meat and vegetables for Shenzi. Adding some sweets, he wondered if the baby was born already. What if he’d missed the birth? He could never make up for what.
Finally, he left the house, using the Secret Entrance To Anywhere. When he walked to their den, he got a little scared. He hoped that Shenzi wouldn’t be mad. And that the cub was fine, whether it was born or not.
Remy walked in, still carrying the basket. He called out their names, a little quiet at first. Having harrumphed, he tried again. “Guys? Shenzi, Banzai, Ed? Are you here?”
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“Yeah. ‘Better’ nails it”, Shenzi mumbled and to not turn her stare into a glare. “It’s indeed … ‘amazing’. If ya like the coldness here. ‘cause I don’t. And I don’t look beautiful, I’m fat. And no one’ll come, I know it.”
“Stop lookin’ at the black side!”, Banzai yelled. “C’mere ‘n look at this!”
Ed nodded. When he realised Shenzi couldn’t be aware of him approving Banzai, he jabbered his agreement in Ed.
“Huh? What …” Shenzi climbed off her chair and scuffed to her friend and boyfriend. “Whaddaya –”
She stared at the muffins. She remember when she tried one of them last summer, and how sick she was afterwards, but now …“AWWW!”, she squealed and fidgeted with her paws, avoiding to pull Remy close and hug him tightly until his eyeballs would pop out.
“That’s so sweet a’ ya! Ahaha, got it, ‘sweet’?!” Shenzi giggled. “Can … Can I eat mine now?”She didn’t wait for an answer; she took the muffin, a bite and grinned at Banzai, Ed and Remy, her teeth full of frosting.
“They’re delicious”, she smacked. “And …”
Swallowing.
“They look great.”Ed nodded in agreement. He wanted a cupcake, too.
“Ed!,” said Remy like he noticed him for the first time. “Of course - there’s a muffin for you, too!” He pointed at another one, that said ‘Ed’ - and last but not least, he gave Banzai a muffin as well.
“And I prepared something … special. I wanted to reveal it when there were … more guests, but I’d rather do it now. Oui. Banzai, Ed, will you give me a hand again?”
He trudged to the kitchen where another trolley was waiting for them. A cake stood on it; a cake that was multistorey. He’d spent lots of hours preparing this; after some attempts, he had finally succeeded.
“Mes amis - if you did me the honour to roll this out again; it’s Shenzi’s present by me.” He sighed.
Not more.
He walked outside at a slow pace and gave Shenzi a wry smile.
“Happy baby shower, chérie.” He hugged her leg and waited for Banzai and Ed to roll out the trolley.
HEY TO EVERYONE WHO’S BORED RIGHT NOW:
TODAY - NO, ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW, THERE’S THE BABY SHOWER OF SHENZI THE HYENA.
SHE’S SITTING AROUND AND WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SMILE AT HER AND POSSIBLY GIVE HER A PRESENT.
WE DIDN’T PLAN THIS FOR NOTHING.
PLEASE.
Remy awaited more guests at the entrance of the restaurant.
He peeked out to check if there was anyone coming.
Waiting more patiently now, he wondered who would arrive first.
Well, whoever it was, they would have a lot of fun.
He hoped they would.
Thinking of the muffins and cakes inside just waiting to be eaten made him smile.
Hopefully, the guests liked sweets.
Now, someone, anyone should arrive soon. He wondered who the first guest would be …
“Yeah, sure, the nose.” Shenzi dashed to the women’s room.
Banzai turned around, grinning nastily. “Ya sure you’re in the right room?”
Ed glared at him and pierced a hole in Banzai’s back, using his claw.
That was mean. It was Shenzi’s special day – the second in this year, the second within … three weeks or something, but whatever, he was a godfather, Banzai was the father, he had to be nice to the mother!Banzai glared at him and yelled: “Sorry, Shenz’, I was kiddin’, I LOVE YA!”
He strolled into the kitchen – and gaped. “Eddie, ya gotta see this.”Ed bumped into him – and was about to steal a very nice looking –
“ED!” Banzai hit his back of the head with a tablet, causing his friend to wail. “Stop cryin’, ya pussy!”
He slid the tablet trolley into the dining area.In the meantime, Shenzi decided to stay in the ladies’ room. It was clean, it smelled good there (yeah, it did …) – and no one would see her.
Maybe she could tell Banzai that she wanted to go home because she felt sick.
… Shenzi didn’t even know why she had to bite her lower lip to not burst into tears. It would be an awesome day. Everything was set ready, just for her …Aw, shenanigans, she would go out there.
She quickly grabbed a tissue from the towel dispenser, wiped her eyes and stared at her reflection.
She looked good. Expect for her figure. Whatever.Shenzi tiptoed to their table, climbing on a chair.
Where were the boys?
“Chérie! Good you’re back. How are you feeling? Better? Well, you must. Today is a nice day. The weather is amazing and and and -” Trying to distract her wasn’t as easy as he thought. He climbed on the table and fondled her paw.
“You are beautiful today, darling. And look at the clock; guests should be coming anytime soon, I’m sure! And there’ll be presents …” He winked.
When he noticed Banzai and Ed, he drew attention to them.
“And here’s your special cupcakes! Hope you like them!”
Frosting muffins with whirls in blue and pink. White hearts and teddy bears were glued on them; chocolate muffins with a white font that said ‘love’, ‘baby’ and one, the biggest one of them, said ‘Shenzi’.
“That’s yours,” Remy said, “taste it. And if you don’t want that, you can still have cheese.”
“I know, eh?” Banzai squrimed free from Shenzi’s grip. “Doesn’t it look like me?”
Shenzi furrowed her brow. She could remember Banzai saying that the baby looked like a cloud.
So, he just said he looked like a cloud.
“What if it’s a girl?”, she hissed. “Sorry ta burst your bubble, Ban’, but … it doesn’t look like you. On this image, at least. Maybe … it has some a’ your features.”Ed shuddered and murmured something.
“Right, and I ‘n Eddie hope it doesn’t look like ya when it’s a girl.”
Shenzi quickly gave Banzai a smile when she saw his stern expression. “D’ya want a girl lookin’ like ya? If it’s a boy, he has ta have your face ‘n everythang but … I don’t want a baby girl lookin’ like ya, that’d be …” She shuddered. “Ya wouldn’t want it, either.”Banzai glared at her. Shenzi was right, but she could’ve used nicer formulations?
“Yeah”, he snarled. “… Think ya should rest a lil’, bet ya’re feelin’ tired.”“Huh? – Yeah, a lil’, can …” Shenzi looked to Remy, seeking help. “Can ya tell me where …”
‘Ask him if ya can sit down, Shenz’.’
‘But that’s not what I want.’
“It’s a restaurant, innit? And …”
— The carpet had a very nice pattern, maybe she should talk about this.Banzai rolled his eyes. “I think she has to take a leak”, he pronounced it sillily, “but … she’s embarrassed. THAT’S SOMETHIN’ TOTALLY NORMAL–”
“Shut up.” Shenzi wanted to scratch him, but he side stepped.
“Now go.”
Ed stared at the ceiling. … Nice.
Remy winked. “Need to powder your nose, right? Alright then, Banz’, Ed, wait here. Eat some cheese if you’re bored. Shenz’, the toilet’s over there.”
He took a few steps and pointed at a door with a little girl on it.
Then he returned to Banzai and Ed. “Guys, I need your help if it’s not a big deal … we have to get the muffins and the cakes out here on that table.” Pointing at one, he explained further: “There’s a tray trolley inside with some muffins, cupcakes and other sweet stuff on it. I can’t roll it out myself since I’m … well you know the story. Too weak and all. Just … follow me in the kitchen and help me get it outside, then both of you can have as much muffins as you please.”
He scurried to the kitchen where he pointed at the tray trolley. “Don’t they look awesome? … But … wait, guys, I’m gonna go outside again and distract Shenzi; she shouldn’t see those until we placed them on the table. So roll out this trolley and I’ll take care of Shenzi until you’re done.”
He gave them a last smile and ran outside again to look for Shenzi.
