(Okay, I know that Red Pandas are part of the Aliuridae family now, but they will always be part of the Ursidae and Procyonidae families in my heart :)So no bad comments about that, please. Thank you.)
Hannah leaned against the metal fence of her Bear Bowl just to hear it rattle for her while she waited for her companion on the other side to acknowledge her.
"Hector," She grumbled to the Ring Bear. (Spectacled Bear)
"What, Hannah?' He craned his neck to look at her, munching on a white, crunchy object.
"Please just let me try one of your orchid bulbs." The Fire Bear (Red Panda) pleaded, walking around in the corner with her tail extra poofy.
Hector looked straight ahead and leaned his head against the fence. "I told you, Hannah. It will upset your tummy."
"No it won't!" She cried. "If it does you can make fun of me all I want and yell "I told you so!""
"No, Hannah." He said again. "I've seen other animals try orchid bulbs and it isn't a pretty sight."
"I know," Hannah said, sitting up with her tail wrapped over her paws. "Let's race up the tree. If I win, you let me have an orchid bulb. If you win, then you can have half my blueberries for the next moon!"
Hector dropped the orchid bulb he was eating and looked at her. "But you love your blueberries! You only ever let me have one or two.."
Hannah grinned the best her bear body would let her. "Is it a deal?"
Hector nodded, picking up one of his orchid bulbs in his mouth.
The tree Hannah spoke of was a sycamore with a crotch (Yes, trees have crotches) with a leg on both sides of their fences. And, little do the flat-faces at the Bear Bowl know, Hannah and Hector meet up there everyday for play-dates.
Hannah raced to her side of the tree. "Ready?"
Hector stood infront of his side of the tree.
"Go!" Hannah cried, racing up the tree with tiny feet.
Although both bears were built for climbing, Hector was the winner this time.
"No fair!" Hannah said as she got to the top of the platform.
"Sorry, Hannah." Hector mumbled before he crushed the orchid bulb between his jaws and swallowed it.
"Deer-dung! I wanted to try one of those.."
"You've never seen a deer, Hannah." Hector reminded her.
"But there's those Elks over there." Hannah pointed to one of the farther pens with her tail.
"Would you like to sleepover in my pen tonight, Hannah?" Hector asked his friend.
"I don't know. Auntie and Uncle might get mad." Hannah's tail drooped.
"But I thought they didn't like you anyway..." He said, his voice trailing off a little.
"Okay, Hector. I'll come spend the night with you. The sun is beginning to set anyway." She decided, scurrying down Hector's side of the tree with him in tow.
"This way, Hannah." Hector said when they got to the bottom, and lead her to a sheltered platform with straw scattered ontop of it. He climbed up and laid down. "It's comfier than it looks right now."
The Fire Bear leaped up next to her Ring Bear friend and curled up next to him, her tail over her nose, and quickly drifted off to sleep.
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Hector woke up with a start when he heard the commotion the flat-faces were making as they approached him and Hannah. One of which got too close and swiped Hannah away before she woke up, shoving her into a metal cage from which she yelped.
The Ring Bear leaped down from his platform and growled, and even tried making himself look bigger like the Brown Bears, but to no avail. He was still too small of a bear.
The flat-face fled the pen and another one closed the door, and they ran away with Hannah.
