IN NEGLECT

THEY LEAVE US SO TO THE WAY WE TOOK,

AS TWO IN WHOM THE THEY WERE PROVED MISTAKEN,

THAT WE SIT SOMETIMES IN THE WAYSIDE NOOK,

THE MUSCHIEVOUS, VAGRANT, SERAPHIC LOOK,

AND TRY IF WE CANNOT FEL FORSAKEN.

ROBERT FROST.

Neglected.

Jessica woke up after the twenty-seven hour drive to her new house. She looked at her new neighborhood. All the unfimiliar houses that she passed by. She didn't know who lived in them. All looking rather expencive to her. She now lived in a rich neighboorhood, as her mother put it. Her mother married a very rich man. Jessica didn't know how this man acquired his money, and she didn't want to know. She didn't want to have anything to do with him, but her mother strictly forbid her to push herself away from the man. She didn't know why either. She didn't understand her mother. Why did her mother want her to get to know Mike, why did her mother fail to notice her feelings toward's Mike was umbarrable mistrust? Why is all she could ask herself. She saw a rather big house come into view as they passed it. There was a black marcadies in the drive. It looked rather new. Jessica didn't care who it belonged to. All she cared about was getting to her new house so she could lock herself in her room and call her friends from her real home. Finally after what seemed hours of traveling through the Pensicola Fl. her mother pulled into a rather big house. There was a moving van in front of the house. And the movers were carrying their stuff in the house. Jessica seen her boxes be moved, and along with her solid canopy oak bed that her father made for her with his bare hands. As the car pulled to a stop Jessica flew out of the car to make sure the movers didn't damage her bed. Jessica walked through the rooms till she found one that was as far away from her mother's and Marks room as she could get. She found a rather big room that had two sliding glass doors. One that looked over the ocean, and one that looked at the house next to theirs. She walked out of the room and signaled the movers to put her bed there. Jessica found a spot where to have her bed put. It was right across the door that over looked the next door neighbors balcony. Jessica had a full view of the ocean where her bed was also. The movers brought her boxes to the room and when they finally brought the last box in, Jessica closed and locked her door. She went to the door's and opened both of them, before she walked out on the ocean side balcony. The sun was setting, and the view was perfect. She had the summer wind blowing in her long long black hair with blood red tips. (Jessica had hair to her thighs, and she had blue eyes. She was 120 lbs, and 5"7 she was fair complected, but she had flawless skin. She never had a pimple, or any black heads, or white heads. She had a perfect body, well toned muscles, and she actually had a chest.) She sat on the railing of her balcony. Not caring if anyone had seen her in her night cloths. She was wearing a blue spegatti strap belly show shirt, that had a black Pegasus on it. It showed her black Pegasus tatoo she had on her lower back, and her belly button ring. Her pants were black with dark blue lettering spelling out Pegasus on it. She had her hair pulled back in a neat brade, that twisted into a bun. She breathed in the Gulf of Mexico's breeze. Suddeny she saw a black horse gallop across the white sandy beach. She jumped off her second floor balcony. It was only ten feet from the ground. She landed on one knee and her bare foot. She walked over to where she would intercept with the horse. It started to slow down into a brisk walk. It stopped two feet in front of her. Jessica kneed down on one knee and held her hand up to the horse so it would know she wasnt dangerous. The horse rubbed his muzzle against her hand and she rubbed it between its ears. She loved horses, as much as she loved white tigers. She was so caught up with the horse that she didn't notice a two toned blue headed boy about 16 walk up behind her, he had chrimson eyes, and blue triangle double () war face paint. He was wearing a black tanktop with a white scarf tied around his neck. It reached past his knees, and it was silky smooth. His tank top showed off all muscles. Well toned to boot. He was very strong. He had two blood red arm guantlets with shark fin steel blades on his elbows. He had on storm blue cargo pants, and he had a black belt with a silver shark shaped clasp thing. His stance screamed fighter to her.

She turned around when she heard foot steps. Jessica backed up to the side of the horse before she spoke to the boy. "umm. whats his name?" she said in a shy, low voice.

"his name is Dranzer, whats yours?"

"Jessica Parker, whats yours?"

"Kai Hiwatari, thank you for finding Dranzer for me, he always wants to wander around the place, so you new here, how long are you staying, what school will you be going to, and how old are you, what is your business here, and finally, are you single."

"uh where do I start"

"anywhere."

"yes, Im new here, I don't know how long Im staying, I am going to Pensicola Prep, I'm 16, my business here is I was forced to move here after my father died last year, and my mother remarried last week. Yes Im single. I think you would be also if you had to move at least a day away from your old house." she said in an annoyed tone.

"hmph" was all he said as he led the horse to his house."

"well alrighty then." she said to her self out loud.

A few days later her mother said that she could have a animal as long as it didn't have to have a stable. She was preferring to a horse. So Jessica was wandering throught pet stores, and dog pounds. But she still couldn't find the right animal for her. She wanted something big, well something that was a baby and grew up into a big thing. She finally found what she was looking for when she was looking in a dog pound and a dog catcher brought a cat in. It was small, like a kitten, but more bigger. It had black stripes on its fur and it was covered in black stuff, mostly dirt. She heard the conversation going on between the desk clerk, and the dog catcher.

"we cant hold that thing here, take it some where else."

"I cant, I have to give it to the pound, thats my job."

"like any one is going to want a siberian white tiger kitten."

Jessica walked over to the little kitten and she started petting it.

"I'll take him. I'll pay right here if you want me to."

"kid, you don't want this thing, there are smaller cats here."

" no, I want him/or her."

"alright then, just need you to sign papers, and dont worry about paying, its on us."

"fine"

After a few hours she walked out of the dog pound with the tiger. She took it home and gave it a bath. Her mother came into the bathroom after hearing her enter the house.

"what is that thing?"

"you said I could have any animal I wanted, as long as it didn't have to stay in a stable."

"I forgot about your love for tigers, very well, get it cleaned up and exceptable for your meet the neighbors party later."

"what, a party"

"yes a party, so you better change after you give it a bath. Oh and take it to the vets today to get its shots, by the look of the thing, you found it in a trash can."

"actually, the pound found it as I was searching for an animal."

"well take it to the vets anyway, so you could get the liscence and the shot record, and get it spaded, or neudered, for what ever it is."

"fine mother."

"just be home before 4."

"kay."

She cleaned up the tiger before she was taken to the vets in the limo that her step father had owned.

The tiger was starved, and it was neglected. She didn't know much about it, but she took pity on the thing after a while. It was malnurished, it had flees, heart worm, and gingervitas. She had the heart worm, and flee collar put on it. The vet asked her what the name of the animal was. Jessica thought for a while, and named him Sidney. The vet date to have Sidney spaded was in one week. Jessica made it home at a quarter to four. She had to rush to the shower, take a bath, get her cloths out, and do her hair. She let it down, and blow dried it. She dressed in a black short dress. She looked in the mirror when she heard the door bell ring. She grabbed Sidney and ran down to meet her first guest.