A/N: If you have been reading this, thank you! I really hope those of you that are keeping up with it are enjoying it!

Jet lagged, Leah had laid down as soon as she had gotten into the room. Owen let her rest up for a few hours, taking the chance to get some rest himself. Earlier had been stressful. He'd gone in and did his daily routine with the raptors and it hadn't been the best practice run. They'd ignored most of his commands, acting out and disobeying him. And then Hoskins had called and told Owen that he'd be coming to watch them work later today and to be ready for the evaluation. One o'clock rolled around, and Leah emerged from the room, looking well rested. She had taken the opportunity to change out of her jeans and heavy t-shirt, and into a pair of shorts and a long sleeved blue button up that hung open to reveal the black tank top she wore underneath it. She smiled up at Owen and walked towards him, pretending to skate along the wooden floor in her socks. She sat down and set her purple converse down by her feet, taking the time to roll her sleeves up.

"Feel better?" Owen asked, sitting down by her.

She nodded, smiling up at him. "Much better. So, what are we planning to do today after that evaluation thing?"

"Dr. Fox is taking us to look at some of the herbivores. And after that I was thinking we could go to some exhibits. I know you still haven't been to them all."

Leah smiled, tying her shoes up and nodding. "And we can ride some of those rides, right?"

He chuckled at her enthusiasm, nodding. "Yes, we'll go one some of the rides. I thought you had motion sickness though?"

She jumped up excitedly, hurrying back down the hall and into her room to grab some stuff. "It's not so bad these days! I think I can handle a couple of roller coaster rides!"

Owen shook his head with a smile, leaning back in his seat and closing his eyes for a moment. The door opening and closing caught his attention and he looked up to find brown eyes staring down at him.

"Hey, Owen."

Allison Fox was one of the many doctors on the island that tended to the herbivores. She mostly dealt with the Trikes and Apatosaurs on a daily basis, and was often studying ways to improve health for some of them. A background in paleontology and biology, she had been selected five years ago by Simon Masrani himself. The initial response was to turn the job down, but when she saw a dinosaur up close for the first time, she signed on almost instantly. She spent the next couple of years observing the animals, consulting others that worked in her field and sharing her findings, learning something new all the time. When she first met Owen, they had a mutual respect for each other almost instantly. Allison appreciated how he saw the relationships caretakers had with their animals, grateful they saw eye to eye. She was a somewhat simple woman, never overdressing for occasions. Even for work parties, she always wore something incredibly simple and never went all out. Owen had asked about it before out of curiosity, and the way she put it was "I'm not trying to get someone to notice me".

Clad in a simple brown button up that hung open, revealing the black tank she wore underneath and capris, her name tag hanging off of her belt. Her brown locks were pulled into a pony tail, sunglasses resting on top of her head. She grinned down at Owen, crossing her arms over chest. "Too early?"

Owen sat up straight. "I wasn't expecting you till later."

"Finished up with the trike in the field." She explained while walking to the kitchen to wash her hands in the sink. "Did your niece make it in?"

"Yeah, she's in her room grabbing some stuff." He glanced at the clock, sighing as the time to head to the paddock crept closer and closer. "Hey, has Hoskins come to see you yet?"

"About wanting to watch the animals? Yep." She sighed, scrubbing her hands thoroughly. "Big pain in my ass, and a waste of my time. And his too, apparently."

"Did he say that?" Owen raised a brow, standing up.

Allison snorted. "Of course he did. I don't know why he hasn't been fired yet. He said the Triceratops were too lazy and useless." She shook her hands a bit to get the excess water off before grabbing a dish towel on the counter and drying them. "What did he expect? Jousting?"

Owen laughed a bit, walking over and leaning in the doorway. "He's coming by to watch the raptors today."

She gave him a sympathetic smile. "And you're going to give him as much lip as you possibly can?"

"Hell yeah I will."

"Of course." Allison laughed softly, shaking her head and looking up as Leah came running into the kitchen. "This must be Leah."

Upon hearing her name, Leah looked up and smiled politely at the woman, adjusting the backpack on her back. "Hi!"

Allison smiled softly, holding a hand out to her. "Allison Fox. Nice to meet you."

"Allison here is the head vet for the herbivores on the island." Owen explained, watching the two shake hands. "She's offered to take you behind the scenes to get up close and personal with some of them."

"Is that even allowed?"

"As long as you're not doing it illegally, it's not a big deal. Besides, we're not going right out onto the field for it. We've got a separate area in the main field that's fenced off for our rehabilitation cases. Right now we've mostly got a few Trikes and Parasaurolophus' juveniles in there. And one baby Stegosaurus that's recovering from a small cold." Allison smiled at how excited the teen seemed about the prospect of seeing the rehab area. "We'll have two other kiddo's we need to swing by and pick up first, but I was hoping to watch the Velociraptor's in action first." She smiled, looking over at Owen.

He nodded, hands shoved in his pockets. "I don't have any objections to that." He looked at the clock on the wall and turned on his heel. "Speaking of raptors, we should head over there. I'm sure Hoskins will give me shit if I'm late."

To say that Owen Grady disliked Vic Hoskins was an understatement. The man's lack of respect for any of the animals in the park always got under Owen's skin, and the lack of respect for the caretakers that did everything to make sure these animals were properly taken care of. So no, he didn't dislike Hoskins.

He fucking hated him.

From her spot on the catwalk above the enclosure, Leah watched with Allison as a little pig came running from the brush squealing loudly and running away from the creatures snarling after it. Normally the little thing would have been snatched by now, but that wasn't the case this time it seemed. As the pack came racing out of the brush and into the open, Owen called out a command.

"Hold!"

Leah watched as the pig escaped safely and the Raptors came to a swift stop, chattering amongst themselves when they realized it was gone. Their attention fell on Owen as he called to them. Beside her, Allison made a soft sound.

"Last time I came to watch, they completely ignored him and took the pig. He's made more progress." She whispered softly, watching intently.

Once he had their attention, Owen used the clicker device in his hand. "Okay. Eyes on me." He frowned when the beta of the small pack, Blue, didn't listen to him. Clicking the device again, he called to her. "Blue." Click, click, click. "Blue!" Once he had her attention, he pointed at her. "Watch it." He warned. When one of them growled, he turned to where it came from and pointed. "Charlie! Hey, do-hey!" He pointed at her as she roared at him. "Don't give me that shit!"

Leah stifled her laughter, watching her uncle to see what he'd do next.

"Delta! Lock it up!" He watched them, and smiled to himself at how well they were responding. "Good!" He clicked the device. "And...we're moving!" He began to walk to the other side of the catwalk, slowly. Leah watched as they followed him, getting into position as he told them to hold. "Hey, that's good!" He grinned, standing by the reward bucket. "That is damn good." He clicked the device again and reached in to pull out some meat. "Very good! See, Charlie? That's what you get!" He told her, throwing the piece down to her and watching as she caught it. He did the same thing with Delta and Echo, and pulled out a dead rat, holding it up for Blue to see. "This one's for you." He told her. Leah watched Blue grab it with ease when it was thrown down to her, practically swallowing it whole. "Hold! Eyes up!" Everyone held their breath, watching as the four kept their eyes on Owen. "Go!" Owen signaled, and the Raptor's took off.

Everyone finally breathed, laughing and congratulating Owen for a great success.

Allison clapped him on the shoulder and smiled. "Last time I was here they didn't give a shit about listening to you. Very impressive, Owen. Well done!"

Barry slapped him on the back with a grin. "You finally did it, man!"

"Yeah, well..." Owen chuckled, scratching the back of his head and laughing as Leah hugged him tightly. "Whoa!"

"That was so cool!" She grinned, camera around her neck. Owen teased her about it on the car ride to the paddock, saying it gave her the true tourist look. "I got some great shots!" She told him, holding the camera up for him to see, only to be slightly shoved out of as Vic Hoskins came over to talk to her uncle, laughing. She frowned up at him. "Excuse me..."

He looked at her for a moment and chuckled. "Sorry, little lady. You with the press or something?" He asked, nodding to her camera.

Vic Hoskins was a former marine, and often used that to compare himself to Owen, often referring to them as "brothers of war". He was a middle aged man that was probably in his mid-forties, hair already graying. If he was ever in the Marines like he told everyone, he sure didn't look like it considering how out of shape he looked. He had an attitude that most everyone didn't like, and some of them often asked others how in the world Simon Masrani could have hired someone slimy like Vic Hoskins to run the security of this park.

Leah opened her mouth to yell at him, only to have Owen intervene. "My niece, Leah. She's here for winter break."

"Oh!" Hoskins turned and gave her a smile. All the while she resisted the urge to cringe. "Hope you enjoyed the show."

"Sure." Leah nodded, stepping back a bit and looking at Owen as Hoskins spoke to him, leading him in the other direction while mentioning a field test of some sorts.

Beside them, Barry sighed and shook his head. "He comes here almost every other day we do this test, and he's only interested in what these animals can be used for, not about them."

Allison looked at him. "He's the same way with the Trikes, but I think he gave up on the idea when he saw that they're like over-sized cows." She scoffed, leaning against the railing. "They don't fight unless they need to." She watched as Leah went through the pictures, smiling. "Hey, those are some really great shots."

The teen smiled, looking up at her. Photography was a fun hobby that she found she was incredibly good at and enjoyed the most.

"Hey, if you take some pictures at the center, would you mind giving me some copies? I'd love to frame them up and put them in my office." Allison smiled, stepping down from the catwalk with her while Leah happily agreed to give her some copies. "Owen, are you ready to go?"

Owen looked over, frustration clear on his face while Hoskins turned to look their way. "We're in the middle of a conversation here, doctor."

Owen sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I'll meet up with you two later. You okay with going with Allison, Leah?"

The girl nodded, a bit disappointed. "Yeah, that's fine. Just don't forget about me though!" She added with a playful pout, hurrying over and kissing his cheek. "Promise you'll ride some of the rides with me?"

Owen smiled, ruffling her hair a bit. "I promise. Now get goin'." He urged, watching as she ran after Allison, who gave him a wave. Hoskins sighed and turned his attention back to him.

"So, about that field test."

The park was full of people, which was no surprise. Everyone was crowded around different things, walking to exhibits or standing in line for an overpriced burger or hotdog. It was almost overwhelming to Leah. She stayed close to Allison as she led them through the sea of people towards a small patio area just outside of the pyramid shaped building that housed the innovative center. The food court was also beside it and the patio was a convenient area to sit down and relax while enjoying a meal in the shade. Allison stopped walking and Leah nearly bumped into her. She looked up and found that the doctor was scanning the area, looking for the people she said they were supposed to meet up with and take along with them for the private tour.

"Ah, over there." Allison pointed, Leah's eyes following the direction she was pointing to. She was surprised to see the woman she had been sitting by on the monorail sitting down at the table, sunglasses on while she looked at her phone. Allison moved towards her, Leah following behind. "Excuse me, Zara?"

The woman looked up and lowered her sunglasses a bit to look up. "Yes, that's me." She said, her British accent surprising Leah.

"How do you do?" Allison smiled, holding her hand out for Zara. "Dr. Allison Fox."

Leah watched as the woman ignored Allison's hand, frowning at how snooty she seemed to be. Her eyes followed her hand as she gestured to the table beside her where Leah recognized two more familiar faces.

The boys she had seen at the airport.

"You two must be Zach and Gray." Allison smiled kindly, offering her hand to them. The oldest boy shook her hand briefly, while the younger one shook it with more enthusiasm.

Leah looked at them and shifted a bit when she locked eyes with the older boy. Now that she had time to really look at him she liked what she saw. Brown eyes full of expression, almost hidden away by the fringe of hair that rested just above his eyes. He stood up with his brother, eyes still locked with hers. He looked bored and like he would rather be somewhere else. He was tall and rather lithe, a very simple looking young man. Leah found it odd that he was wearing a jacket in this kind of weather. Perhaps he had a high tolerance to heat?

"Are you the lady that's taking us on the private tour?" She tore her gaze away from the older boy to look at his younger brother.

Allison nodded. "That would be me! So which one of you is which?" She asked, looking between the two. The oldest boy was too absorbed with his phone to really be paying attention so the younger one answered her question.

"That's Zach and I'm Gray." Gray pointed between the two. His eyes landed on Leah, and he watched her curiously. "Your hair is cool."

She smiled. "Thanks. I'm Leah. Good to meet you. Is this your first time here?"

Gray nodded, smiling shyly. "Mhm. We're here visiting our aunt."

"If you can count passing us off onto her assistant a 'visit'." Zach scoffed, arms crossed over his chest as he looked away.

It was silent as they stood there, Allison clapping her hands together. "Well, let's get to the jeep and-"

"Dr. Fox!"

Allison paused, reaching for her radio and pressing a button. "This is Dr. Fox. What's up?"

"The baby Stego has started to take a bad turn." The person, a woman, spoke in an almost panicked tone with rushed words.

She sighed, rubbing her temples a bit. "Shit..." She cursed under her breath. "What happened?"

"Dr. Lange gave us the okay to put her back into the field with the others. She was responding well to treatment a-and-"

At this she frowned. Eric Lange was one of the original scientists that had worked under Henry Wu at the original Jurassic Park twenty years ago. While he was a doctor and knew the animals as well as the rest of the island doctors did, he had no authorization of when something went back into the field or not.

So why the hell had he gone and given the order?

"Quarantine her now. If she's declining this fast, than it might be just more than a cold. We can't risk her giving it to the other animals. I'll be right there." She sighed and looked at the group apologetically. "The tour will have to be delayed for now, I'm afraid. Only for a few hours." Her gaze went to Zara. "Would it be too much to ask for Leah to stick with you until I get back?"

"Oh, not at all."

"Good." She looked to Leah and smiled. "Sorry about this. I'll be back soon and we can start that tour."

She shook her head. "No, it's fine! I don't mind having to wait."

Allison smiled graciously and patted her shoulder before she raced back to her jeep. Leah sighed softly, shifting uncomfortably. It was awkward being around people she had only met moments ago. She felt herself growing anxious, playing with her fingers nervously out of habit.

"So..."

"Wanna go to the petting zoo?" Gray asked.

Leah smiled, relieved he had broken the awkward silence for them. "Sounds fun. They have some cool little critters there."

As they walked ahead of the others, Gray chatted with her happily. "I heard that you can ride the Triceratops!"

Gray was a talkative boy, she discovered in just a matter of minutes. Smart too. He knew what dinosaur came from what time period and phylum they belonged to, as well as some of their heights. He even knew how many tons of food the park had to keep in order to feed the animals. Leah listened, learning from him while giving him the opportunity to talk as much as he wanted. She could tell that Gray and Zach's relationship was incredibly strained when she had seen them on the ferry to the island. Zach seemed so disinterested with his surroundings, staring down at his phone and occasionally looking up to make sure he could still Leah and Gray. Behind them was Zara, trailing after them in an almost irritable manner. She was not dressed for a day in a park like this, wearing heels and a nice blouse and pants that would easily be stained should she spill anything on them. Leah could tell she wasn't fond of the job her boss had given her for the day. She would ask Gray to slow down so rudely, and of course when the boy seemed to ignore her, she would heave a sigh of irritation.

They stopped by a few of the outdoor exhibits that had some plaques with information about some of the plants in certain areas, Gray snapping a quick picture of them before he led the way to the next exhibit.

Leah hummed, snapping some pictures here and there, like any other tourist. Beside her was Zach, watching Gray to make sure he didn't run off before his attention went back to his phone, or wandered onto a group of girls that would walk by laughing about something. Gray called to him to come look at something, but Zach ignored him and kept looking at his phone. Leah turned the flash on her camera on and took a picture of him when he looked up next. He grunted, squeezing his eyes shut a bit before opening them and giving her a look.

"What the hell?"

"There are far more interesting things to look at here instead of being on your phone constantly." She chided, getting an eye roll from him.

As they neared the petting Zoo, Gray raced ahead so he could get a better look. Unfortunately there was a large crowd of people gathered along the fence, watching as their children rode on some of the Triceratops or played with a baby Gallamimus. Leah watched as Gray hopped up and down trying to get a better look. He looked at Zach as he walked towards him.

"Lift me up. I can't see!"

Zach rolled his eyes, striding right by him. "I'm not dad. And you're not five."

Gray hurried after him, hopping onto a small bench. "I can still ride the Triceratops! I'm 47.5 inches." He snapped a picture with his camera.

Zach sighed. "This place is for little kids."

"Yeah, I know. Wanna go on the spinning dinosaur eggs?"

"Nope." He looked over and saw Leah was taking a few pictures herself, her back to him. He looked back at Gray and sighed when he saw the little fanny pack he had around his waist, reaching over and nudging him. "Cover up your dork pouch."Gray looked at him for a moment before looking back to continue taking photographs. Leah looked at Zach and glared at him as he was turned away. Their caretaker was too busy talking on her phone to pay attention. She overheard the woman talking about her wedding and a bachelor party for her fiance. Zach took notice of the situation and smirked slightly.

"Scatter."

"What?"

" Go. Run!" Zach urged. Gray took off instantly. When Leah didn't budge, Zach grabbed her wrist and pulled her along. "Go, go, go!"

"Wha!?"

He didn't answer her, instead pulled her along as the trio ran away from their babysitter to explore the park on their own at their own pace.

A/N: Not much character interaction this chapter with the boys aand Leah, but next chapter is when things will start to sort of pick up. I don't like how the pacing is, but I think I'll adjust it by next chapter. Thanks for reading! See you next chapter!