(Finally my brain got something for this site besides things for college)

Tarzan shivered under the cold night sky. The leaves that covered his naked body barely gave any protection. He was already five monsoons old by tribes law he was already an adult that should get ready to make a nest and attract a female to have children, to guard him and his mate on his late years; yet he still played with the younger apes playing tag and trying to catch on them on their races, he never got pretty far from his mother´s and when he did he always make sure she stayed on his eye line. Sometimes he even begged her to let him drink some milk on the morning or went to the bushes holding her paw at night or just did his business on the nest when he couldn´t wake her up.

But all his nest mates were now adults, had their own nests some even had mates and little apes on the way whatever that meant. And Tarzan had grown with them so now he realized he had to live alone. Kala had been a little adamant on it but realized he was right he had the age and seemed eager to do it. So that night she helped him make a nest and taught him how to do it so that night she put her nest a bit away from his and prepare to sleep he caught some ants and grabbed some fruits Kala had prepared for him before settling to sleep.

So now here he was on the first night all alone, he was shivering. Away from his mother´s protection or the warmth of her fur. He was now an adult and had to survive so he closed his eyes and tried to relax among the tall grasses but something was missing, the tall grasses were always his favorite nap place whether it was midafternoon or late morning, full of food or pretty hungry he always found them an instant nap place. But now, they felt itchy and noisy. The grass wasn´t good at all! Then the whole jungle went dark goro the moon hid behind the cloud.

Then he suddenly felt something else a noise on the distance, a predator? He turned around but he couldn´t see he was too scared. Then he then noticed or rather felt a warmness and moistness between his legs he turned around to see what it was and crashed head first on a bulk he then looked up and saw a large mass of shadow that was reaching for him he tried to run but he got grabbed he screamed he kicked the assaulter but then he got pressed against its chest and a familiar scent filled his nostrils and then the moon shone again revealing it was Kala. Whether he was an adult bull ape or not he clung to her and nuzzled her chest desperately as she picked him up and back to her nest where she laid on her back as he was over her belly.

“Why mother? I am an adult now, I shouldn´t sleep on your nest anymore” he asked her to which she put her giant paw next to his head and responded “Kala scared” as she caressed his head fur to help him relax “I need my son to keep guard while I sleep” to which Tarzan responded sitting up “Tarzan adult ape now, Tarzan protects Kala” said with determination before yawning and blinking more heavily.

Kala giggled as she gently pulled him to her chest “Kala feels more safe now” she said as Tarzan raised his head and “ Yeah Tarzan is heeeee” said before falling asleep on her chest Kala just smiled covering him with her arms and fell asleep too.