Two faced Mia (Dutch06's fanfics)

Haramia had a weird conflict in her head. No matter where or whom she turned to, it seemed that those bad thoughts could not be left alone in her mind. It seemed as if while she was happy where she was, she couldn't let go of everything that had happened in the past. 
Quite a few seasons ago, in her former home... 
"Hey, you awake?" Haramia awoke as she caught sight of her best friend, Sahibu wanting to show her something. Mia checked the sky above her. "It's late. Why aren't you asleep?" "Oh come on, I have something cool... it'll only take a few minutes, I promise!" "Ugh, fine. I guess I could go for it. I'll follow your lead." Sahibu and Mia both headed out away from the pack's little enclosure as they both quietly left. Sahibu led them to an area with many trees until they came across a little cave. "Check this out." He climbed the tree trunk with a vine purposely hung there before activating a switch to open the cave's stone door. "You know how impractical this is, right?" "I know!" He jumped down from the tree and landed into a stylish somersault move. "It just makes it all the more fun for me, hee hee." Sahibu went into the cave and looked at Haramia. "Hey, can you fetch me two sticks? I just need it for some light." Mia obliged and fetched a stick nearby and another much longer one from a little farther away she brought them both to her friend in her mouth. "Thanks." He then proceeded to rub the sticks together and create a small fire, as promised. "Welcome to my abode!" Haramia stared in awe at the many paintings within this cave. "You... made this...?" She looked at him and he started to stop smiling as wide. She looked at the paintings, and back at him again. "This is amazing! Why didn't you tell me sooner?" She laughed gleefully as she ruffled his little head tuft. "Yeah, it's incredible... but I was actually not wanting you to know for a reason." Haramia looked back with an eyebrow raised in a confused way. "Oh? How come?" Sahibru sighed and looked at her. "Look... I... at the time I had thought that I had talent in places other than hunting and gathering. But... alas I didn't think your father would approve of having such a stupid and useless skill, so I hid it and well, that included you too. I'm sorry." Haramia turned towards her friend to directly face him while his face was illuminated by the fire. "There is no need to apologize. I mean, you wanted to keep it well hid, and I think that was the right choice. There is one thing I would like to say, however. Your talent is not useless, or... well, stupid. It's just that my father might think too archaically to see it." Sahibu stepped towards the wall. "Well, if you were to present it, how would you go about it?" "I see opportunity in the way that we could use it to plot more effectively and so many of our other... less intelligent members are able to comprehend what we are doing." Sahibu looked up at her nervously "You just said... a lot of big words..." he chuckled. "I know, I don't know what came of me... but you see my point, right? We can use it for more than you know." Sahibu smiled. "Thanks Mia. I knew I would never be stupid in your eyes." He checked the sky. It's getting lighter out there, whaddya say we head back before they snuff us out?" "Agreed. Let's go." Haramia put out the fire and Sahibu made sure to close the door. Now they would make their trek back to the enclosure, before settling back down for the night. 
... 
"Hey, are all of you awake!?" Haramia's mother shouted as the pack members arose from their slumber, with the exception of Sahibu, of course. "HEY, WAKE UP YOU LAZY IDIOT!!!" He quickly got on his feet. "Wha... huh? Oh. Right..." he nervously chuckled. "Alright everyone, we know that we will definitely be doing that raid of Little Rock, correct?" "Yes, ma'am!" multiple voices called. "Alright then, we will commence forth in a moment." Little Rock was the heart and soul of the Backlands, much like the Pridelands' Pride Rock, except much smaller and yet just as populated. "Alright everyone. We will be moving out! Please keep your complaints to yourself this time..." Sahibu turned to Haramia, "...well, at least we aren't trying to fight the crocodiles again..." "Silence! We all know that didn't go all too well, but this WILL be different! We must be diligent and swift as the wind." One of Mia's older, much dumber cousins named Bubu asked "Does that mean like our farts?" They both snickered. "Oh boy, you are not good for anything Bubu... I SAID SWIFT, NOT... ugh... never mind... just follow, and try to listen to us for once." Haramia's father stood out in front of the group. "We will look for anything of value within Little Rock, if we find nothing, we'll try somewhere else. Now, let us go and find something good!" They had all left for Little Rock as an air of uncertainty loomed. 
Now, it was time for Haramia to wake up. Or so she had thought. She had played this thought over and over in dreams that she always knew when it would happen again... 
Returning to the dream, the Jackal pack finally reached Little Rock. "Ok, we are going to move quickly, and we will not attack unless provoked ourselves." Sahibu and Haramia split from the group, as did most others. They chose something particularly risky, they were going into the cub den for something. "Hey Sahibu..." Mia whispered, "I don't think this is such a good idea." Sahibu took a peek inside, and then realized that she was right. There was nothing of value inside, anyway. As they scurried away, one of the Lionesses inside opened an eye, and an ear. There was no helping them now. The pack reunited near a watering hole. "Well... did anyone find anything? No? Drats. We'll search elsewhere." As they turned, they noticed that Little Rock's lions were coming towards them, and there was nothing to do now. 
Oh boy, my favorite part... 
The group was getting pummeled now, and Haramia held her own until she had noticed that Sahibu was not doing as well, so she had tackled the lion on top of him and realized that he was... bleeding... "Oh god..." he remarked. "Uh... I don't... I'm..." "Stay calm, we..." she soon noticed the puddle of blood now forming under him. "No... no... stay with me!" he started to fade as he uttered his last words. "H...hey... please... don't stay... I... I'm fine. Please, just whatever you do... please know that I'll be there, not matter... w..." He collapsed. Now, all Haramia could do within the chaos was stare teary-eyed at her downed friend as he was now dead. 
Haramia now woke up. She knew it would happen, but now she needed to. Today is a new day, and those thoughts should be left behind... but not now it seems. 
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