Adira and Janja's Relationship

**Adira and Janja's Relationship** is what some would say is compatibly platonic. They started as acquaintances and became friends, eventually developing a romantic relationship and later becoming an exclusive couple in the Episode. "Runaway Reunion" and engaged in the season finale Episode "Expecting Unexpected News".

## The Jungle Guard: Season 1

### A Meerkat and Hyena walk into the Jungle

In "**A Meerkat and Hyena walk into the Jungle**", she sneaks off from her mother as to avoid performing her queenhood tasks. She goes for a while and ends up in a new location. She loses her step on a fallen log and falls down a ravine, bumping into someone. When they get to their feet, they turn and see who bumped into them, seeing it is a lion cub, they prepare to corner her.

After pleading not to eat her, she bluffs she probably tastes bad and hates when her mother bathes her. This confuses him, which made Adira not fear the Hyena anymore. She asks where she is, and hey explains that she's in the Outlands, a baron place void of any plant life. Interested, she asks how he could live there and he explains he was leader of a clan, however with the arrival of Lions, they ran away in fear, leaving Janja alone to fend for themselves. Feeling back for him, she insisted coming back with her to the Oasis, a place that would be better for his needs. Interested, Janja agrees and they begin walking. When Adira is distracted by a plan, Janja attempts to ambush her, which fails after she bends down, Janja missing her and falling in front of her. Adira asks him what he was doing, the hyena ignoring her question.

Making it to the border of the Jungle, she insists he sleep out there, as not to arouse suspicion from her aunt. Janja agrees reluctantly and explain he wont be staying long. Adira smirks at him and think otherwise, the hyena scoffing at her. Adira gets him some Zebra in hopes that it will help develop trust between them. Though Janja thinks there has to be more in order for him to truly trust her. He scoff at her attempt at winning his friendship, to her embarrassment, later annoyance, that he would assume she was trying to win him over.

That night, she goes to say goodnight to him, to his annoyance. She lets him know about a water hole behind a few trees and then leaves. Janja would go to the water hole she mentioned, finding it rather nice sport for a place out in the desert wasteland. Before he falls asleep, he claiming Adira is smart for her age. The next day, Adira wakes him up and decides on giving him a small tour of the jungle. As she shows him around, She is encountered by her twin brother, Lissan, who assumes the Hyena is her boyfriend, which shocks both Adira and Janja. As he says he is just joking, he leaves, the two still bewildered. Later, Lissan bumps into Janja and assumes that he, though have just met Adira, he might have developed a crush on her, which makes Janja blush from the thought of actually liking the cub that way.

### Opposites Attract

In "**Opposites Attack**", Adira attempts to get his name, as they never had introduced themselves back in the Outlands. Seeing him by the hole having a drink, she attempts to get his attention, which fails, as he goes to the top of the rock formation and lay down, preparing to have a nap. She taps his head, to his annoyance and asks her what she wants. She playfully lays beside him and explains that they never introduced themselves. Janja rolls his eyes and ignores her, attempting to fall asleep. Though Adira once more attempts to get his name, which begins to anger him. He asks her to back off and go bother someone else, with Adira snapping back why he never left when he had the chance to. He ignores her question and walks away, her following him in suit. She once more presses him for an answer, only for him to remain silent. Adira proposes she take him for a walk, maybe the two can get to know each other better. He reluctantly agrees and Adira takes him to an open field. As they look up at the stars, Janja gets up and sits away form her, explaining why he was alone in the Outlands, to Adira's shock that he opened up. She nuzzles up to him and says that he isn't alone anymore and that he had her now. He smiles and returns the gesture, making Adira smile.

### Unexpected Rescue

In "**Unexpected Rescue**", after Adira stumbled in unmarked territory, she is chased by an unknown animal. She cuts her hind front leg and faces her chaser, before she is saved by Janja. She passes out, Janja fights off the aggressor and carries her back to her home. Later, when she awakens, she and Janja express their feelings for one another, marking the beginning of their romantic relationship.

### Accused Attack

In "**Accused Attack**", after Willow finds out about Adira's injury and is informed about a Hyena in the Jungle, she demands Janja be brought forward. He is then accused of being the one who attacked Adira and that he is one of Shenzi's henchman. To Adira's horror, he is exiled, leaving her to watch as he is chased out of the Jungle by her lionesses. Adira watches sadly as he runs off into the sunset.

### Runaway Reunion

In "**Runaway Reunion**", the next day, Adira laments over Janja being exiled and he laments over his feelings for her. Adira would run away to find him, in hoping to make right and prove her aunt wrong. She finds him in a cave and the two share their first kiss, they would sleep in the cave for the night and return to the Jungle in the morning. Once morning came, Adira woke Janja up and they began their trip back to the Oasis. Once returning, she announces to her parents that they are now an exclusive couple.

### Rise of the Hyena's

In "**Rise of the Hyena's**", Adira and Janja return to the Outlands to find his clan. Once they do, Adira meets Chungu and Cheezu. While the Clan return to the Oasis, they are ambushed by Outsider Lions. When Janja is attacked, she defends him while the other Hyena's fend off the lions. After they make it to the Oasis, Janja is treated and becomes self conscience about his appearance. Adira comforts him and tells him it could have been worse. He regains his confidence and thanks her.

2 years later, one morning, she explains to Janja she cannot shapeshift, which worries him. They go to Lady Sombra, hoping to find a solution to her problem. Adira and Janja are shocked to find out they will be expecting parents to two cubs, a boy and a girl, who they respectively name, Nuru and Zayn.

### Expecting Unexpected News

In "**Expecting Unexpected News**"
Adira and Janja explain to both her Tribe and his Clan that she is expecting two cubs, which stuns and shocks both parties. Janja remains straight forward that he is excited and appalled to be a father. 3 months later, they welcomed their children into the world. Not long later, the two are coronated as Future King and Queen of the Jungle Guard. Later that day, Janja and Adira go for a walk, before Janja prepares to ask her a question. Adira says she also has something to ask him, leaving Janja curious and lets her ask first. She then insists they say it at the same time, which is a wedding proposal. Janja jokes that it's a double proposal before he nuzzles her, to her deep embarrassment to have said it the same time he did.

## The Jungle Guard: Season 2

### The Rise of Willow

In "The Rise of Willow", Adira and Janja alongside Cheezi and Chungu are forced to flee Africa and find safety in New York after Willow returns and invades in search of the Great Willow Topaz.