Next night, the nightmares really got to her. The horrid memories of the wolf attack, the dreadful cries of pain her poor parents made when they where eaten alive. She couldn't bear them any longer and leaped out of her bed of moss. She landed on the ground, face first. It was dawn, she was tired but got up anyway. It was dark but her icy blue eyes adjusted quickly. She slowing walked into the forest, but stopped when she heard a deep growl coming from the bushes. She growled a very low, growl back. She slowly walked towards the sound when suddenly, another leopard sprang out of the bush, right on-top of her.
"GET OFF ME, YOU FOOL!" She yelled.
"I'm sorry I'm sorry! I thought you where- um... a wolf..!" the other leopard said guiltily while backing away.
"It's okay... don't ever do that again though, or I'll shred you" She said sharply.
"You'd do that?" the other leopard said.
"Oh you bet I would!" Jasper said.
"What is your name? I'm Adil...." He said.
"Jasper" she said proudly, "now leave me alone. I'm hungry and if you don't leave quickly enough, I may as-well just eat YOU." She said sharply, and briskly trotted away.
"WAIT!" Adil exclaimed.
"What now, cub?" Jasper said.
"Can I come with you? I have no home, I have been traveling for days, you see.." Adil said.
"Why, can't you take care of yourself? I don't have room..." Jasper said, now very irritated.
"But-"
"But WHAT? Prove to me, and tell me why I should let you stay with me." Jasper cut him off.
"Well you see, me parents abandoned me. They didn't want be because I was to small, they said I was to weak to stand up for myself, and they left me in the cold. All alone." He said sadly.
"I know how you feel.... My parents where eaten alive by wolves. They couldn't fight their way out, they tried but there where to many wolves and-" She stopped herself from starting to cry "and.. they where killed, just like that. Leaving me on my own." Jasper said.
"Oh... um... that's sad." Adil said.
"Yeah..." Jasper said, that's all she really could say...
"I guess you can stay..." Jasper said slowly. "I'm sorry I yelled. I'm usually not like this... I'm just- tired..."
"Okay, thank you. I'm sorry too... Im just... desperate" Adil said.
"Follow me, back to my home." Jasper said.
They walked back to Jasper's home. It wasn't far.
"Are we there yet?" Adil said impatiently.
"NO" Jasper said.
They finally got back, and Adil started to go upstairs, when Jasper stopped him;
"No, Adil. You are sleeping downstairs, MY room is up there." She said.
"Fine.... I guess I'll just be cold then" Adil said, hoping to make her change her mind.
"I'll get you some moss, but if you wake me up, your sleeping OUTSIDE!" She said.
"Alright..." Adil said, while trying to keep his eyes open- he was exhausted.
"Here" Jasper said, while giving him the moss. "Go to sleep." She said.
Adil closed his eyes, and drifted into a deep sleep. Jasper walked upstairs to her moss bed, and fell asleep too.
That's it for today. SO sorry for not posting for so long. I have gotten many requests asking me to post another chapter, and FINALLY I did. Seeya!
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