Author's Notes: And now,back to Leopard and Jewel...
"I better go into the building."Leopard told Jewel."You stay here."
Jewel lied down and went to bed.
Leopard looked around. She saw the second graders walk ahead of her. She followed them.
"Did you hear? The new student?"Voices from the students caught her attention.
Another student's voice answered,"Yeah. I hear she's from another city or something."
They must be talking about me. Leopard thought. Who else would they be talking about?
She found her classroom, and sat at her desk. She saw Jewel was out the window.
I guess she wants to make sure I'm fine. Leopard thought.
Leopard looked around. There was a closet with hooks for backpacks and jackets. She went to put her jacket on a hook. Then, Leopard heard a voice of a student.
"Oh, are you the new student here?"
She looked up and saw a girl in long brown hair.
"Yeah. I'm Leopard."
"Cool."the girl replied, "I like cats. Do you have a cat?"
"No. I like cats, though. They seem to understand me..."
"I have a cat. Her name's Jewel. She's normally not an outdoor cat, but...she got outside this morning."
Leopard pointed out the window at Jewel. "Is that her?"
"Yes. Must be scared. Poor little Jewel, in the cold..." The girl walked to an adult and asked them to open the window.
Jewel jumped into the room.
"Jewel! There you are." The girl began to pet her cat.
Soon, other students began talking with the girl Leopard was talking to earlier.
Must all be friends with one another.
Jewel jumped onto the windowsill. "I'll wait outside until school's out!"she said before jumping out the window.
"Where did Jewel go?"the girl asked Leopard.
"I think she's going home. She'll see you after school."Leopard answered.
The door opened.
A teacher walked into the room, welcoming them to second grade.
It was noon.
Leopard was walking to the lunch room, carrying a lunch box..
Leopard's new friend was walking next to her, was carrying a lunch box as well.
"So, why did you bring your lunch?"the girl asked her.
"My parents thought it would be cheaper to bring lunch."Leopard said, "What about you?"
"My mom has me pack my lunch. Want to sit next with me at a table?"
"Sure."
They stopped walking.
"Hey, have you ever been to the Bronz Zoo?"Ally asked.
"No, I bet it's a lot of fun."Leopard answered.
"It was. I really like the camel rides."
"I didn't quite catch your name. What is it?"Leopard asked.
"Oh, yeah. Simple. It's Ally."
"Cool. You know I just realized something. We're like twins."
"We are, aren't we?"
The two then looked at each other before resuming walking to the lunch room.
Recess.
Leopard walked down the ramp. She watched the other kids throw their lunch boxes that landed onto the ground. She followed, throwing it towards the ground.
Ally was on a swing. Leopard sat down onto the swing next to her and starting swinging.
"So, you live around here?"Leopard asked.
"Yes, I do. That red brick building is my home. Other familes live there too..."
A dark grey cat approached Leopard. It hissed, showing it's claws.
Ally and Leopard stopped swinging, running away from the cat. The feline followed.
I didn't do anything to it...Leopard thought. Maybe I can calm down the cat...
Leoapard lied down. The cat watched, claws still out.
Leopard began to slowly blink her eyes halfway.
The cat lied down, and blinked it's eyes as well. It walked away.
"You may have won this time, Leopard."The cat said to Leopard. "But next time...you shall fail."
The cat then walked away.
"Wow, the cats must have understood you."Ally said, "It walked away."
"It just needed to know we weren't a threat. That's all."
The two went back to the swings. When recess ended, they grabbed their lunch box and went inside with the students to their classroom.