Well, I finally wrote my first fanfic! (YAY!!!!) I was just thinking...and if the animals would talk, wouldn't the mouse Scar was going to eat be talking? Well, don't anyone flame me....it's my first try, I was low on ideas, and I know my writing will NEVER be as good as Rindimo's =P Here it is: Scar was sulking in his cave a short distance away from Pride Rock, lying down of the floor of the cave, his hind legs spread out behind him, and his front paws crossed. He stopped grumbling about the birth of Mufasa's son, Simba, when he heard a faint squeaking getting closer. Without turning his head, he looked out the corner of his eyes. A mouse scurried out of a crack in the wall and was sniffing the floor of the cave. It started sniffing the air, and Scar's paw came down on it. Scar lifted his paw, the mouse dangling by its tail which was caught between two sharp claws. "Life's not fair, is it?" The mouse started clawing its way up on to Scar's paw. Scar looked up, rolling his eyes to the ceiling. "You see, I - I shall never be king," Scar's attention returned to the mouse , which was crawling across his toes on his uplifted paw. He smiled and caught its tail. "And you will never see the light of day again . . . adieu." Scar lifted the mouse over his gaping jaws. The mouse struggled against his grasp, squeaking shrilly. "Just what do you think you're doing cat?" Scar snapped his mouth shut and looked at the mouse in surprise, dropping it. "Did you . . . just talk?" The mouse sat on its haunches. "What, you think you lions are the only animals in the Pride Lands that can talk? We herbivores have brains and vocal cords too ya know!' said the mouse as it crossed its forelegs across its chest. Scar paced back and forth in front of the mouse in amazement. The mouse cocked its head and looked at Scar with its beady eyes. ‘So, you're Mufasa's brother . . . I've heard of you." "How do you know I'm Scar?" "Come on. Is there any brains in that skull of yours? It was a guess . . . who else would have a scar over their eye . . ." "Oh yeah, I forgot . . . yes, I guess that's one way to know who I am . . . not like Mufasa. Everyone knows who he is, he's the king." Scar flopped back on the ground and was sulking again. "You want to be noticed, be king, don't ya?" Scar looked at the mouse. "It would be nice . . . to get noticed for once. But I'll never be king . . . Simba's next in line, and Mufasa isn't dead." "What, you don't think it could happen?" The mouse scurried over to Scar's ear, ‘you can MAKE it happen!' Scar grinned evilly. ‘And find some of those dumb hyenas to follow ya . . . they'll do anything for food.' "Yes . . . that would WORK! What an idea!" The mouse looked at Scar. "No problem . . . anytime." "I'm hungry . . . thanks for your help mouse." Scar picked the mouse up again, lifted it over his mouth, and the mouse started screaming four letter words in Scar's face. A flapping noise was heard outside the cave. Scar looked in the direction of the noise, and saw Zazu, the king's majordomo, looking at him scornfully. "Didn't your mother ever tell you not to talk to your food?" Written by Soraya Let me know what you think!!! =) Soraya ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com