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The Human Lioness
Chapter 1-
Okay, look. I never wanted to become a lioness okay. It just happened. Fate, unfortunately, was never exactly on my side. My name is Maya, I'm thirteen years old, and my story begins with the last school field trip of the seventh grade year.
The teachers had decided that the nearest zoo, which was an hour away, was good enough for the students and the school's budget. So teachers got the permission slips handed out, the money turned in, and the chaperones were now herding the students onto the two school buses out front.
The bus was way too noisy for my liking from all of the other students chatting excitedly about what animals they wanted to see or singing along with their iPods. I just pulled my old CD player and sketch book from my rag-tag backpack. I was in the middle of drawing an African savannah with giraffes and zebras in it, when the bus finally slowed and turned into a parking lot. I just sighed and put my stuff away as the teacher chaperones began calling names. We were put into three medium sized groups and began our tours.
The first thing we went to see was the monkey exhibit. The little creatures were annoying. After the monkey we saw the birds and reptiles. Better than the monkeys I say. Then we all took a break and had our disgusting sack lunches that the school had prepared for us. I sat alone during lunch, figuring that if anyone wanted to be a friend of mine that they can come up to me and try. I twirled a strand of my shoulder length hair that wasn't quite blond or brown, though it got darker each year.
The chaperones told to clean up and get a move on with the tour. I packed up my stuff and followed the group over to the big cats' exhibit, the only part of the tour I actually looked forward to. The tigers were cool with their big muscles and beautiful colors. The jaguars, leopards, mountain lions, and panthers were beautiful, but the most amazing of them all were the lions. Their fur was golden, like it had been kissed by the sun, and their fur looked silky and smooth, and when they moved you could see their muscles ripple under their pelt. I was completely awestruck. I moved to the very front of the exhibit where I could get a better look.
I heard the teachers telling some useless but interesting facts about the lions and their way of life, but I wasn't listening. I saw one of the lions catch my gaze. It was a medium-sized male with a luscious brown mane. The lion stood up from its resting spot on a rock and came up to me, and I swear it was studying me. I just stood there awestruck. The other students caught sight of me and the lion and started whispering. The lion broke out of my gaze and glanced at the others. I thought I saw him smile, though I hope it was just a hallucination. The lion then turned back to me and put his paw on the glass. I kneeled down and put my hand to his paw. I then felt a burst of pain and cried out and fell to the floor. I was beginning to have some sort of seizure.
The other students screamed and backed away from me. I cried for help but no one came. They just stood there, watching me cry. I felt my body begin to feel warmer. I looked at my hands and my eyes widened. They were turning into some sort of paws with golden fur. I could feel my spine becoming longer and my legs shorter. I could also just make out my face becoming more elongated. I screamed and cried until my voice was hoarse, and then I blacked out.