Name of story: the girl next door
Summary: I am the girl next door to central park zoo. Everyone knows what it's like to live next to the penguins, lemurs, and other zoo animals. How will I survive?
Disclaimer: I do not own the penguins, lemurs, or other zoo animals. I only own Kat, tony, Diana, Mrs. Friend, Lisa, and Koran
Word count: 1,251
Chapter 5: some private/Kat romance
Kat's pov
Well when I wake up I start getting dressed again. I put on my favorite yellow top. It shows my belly but I don't care. I then put on my pink mini skirt. I go out of my room, and head towards the kitchen. I start making pancakes and coffee.
I wonder if private likes pancakes and coffee. Then I hear a groan come from the leaving room. Sounds like someone's getting up. I open my kitchen window, and pet the little blue bird outside. It chirps at me.
Then I notice private coming into my kitchen. "Good morning sleepy head" I said. "Why do you say that" he asked. "Its 9:00 private" I answer. "Oh man" he said sitting down at my table.
I set the pancakes and coffee in front of him. I put my own pancakes and coffee on my side of the table. He looked at the plate. He seemed to be lost. "Why are you staring at them" I asked him. "What are these" he asked. "They're called pancakes" I said.
"What are pancakes" he asked. "There little round things made of mixed wheat" I answer. "Oh" he said. "They're also what humans eat" I said. He picked up his fork, and took a piece off of the pancake.
After he ate it he seemed to like it. "Wow this taste great" he said. "I would know" I said. "Can we visit the zoo today" he asked me, as we went into the living room. "Sure but it don't open till 3:00 pm" I said. The clock only read 10:00 am.
"All right" he said. We sat down on my couch, and turned on the TV. It turned on the Lunacorn channel. "Lunacorns are watched by humans too" private said quite drawn to the show.
"Yeah I sometimes watch them" I said. That was a lie though. I always usually watch them along with heart of Dinxe. "Sweet so you're a Lunacorn fan too" he asked embarrassedly. "Yeah" I replied. We wound up watching lunacorns all day till 3:00 pm.
I put on my pink jacket and red boots. I gave him my old blue coat and some black sneakers. It's amazing we wear the same size. We head outside, and towards the zoo.
"Why did you not visit before when you lived this close" he asked. "I always went to the zoo when I was seven" I said. "Of course that's when my parents were still alive" I said looking down to the ground. "Oh" he said dropping the subject. He probably didn't want to let me think about them too long.
We enter the zoo, and go towards the otter habitat. "This is where Marlene lives" he said. We move on to the lemur habitat. "This is where my neighbors, Julian, mort, and Maurice live" private said. Then we stop by the penguin habitat.
There was only one penguin in the habitat at this time. It was the flat-headed one. "What's that one's name" I asked private. "That's skipper, our leader" he answered. I waved to skipper. He didn't seem too happy.
Probably the fact private didn't come home yesterday. We have to find a way to turn private back. "Is he always unhappy" I asked him. "Yeah pretty much" he said. "Aww that must suck" I said looking to the short penguin.
The short penguin stared at me as well. Private turned, and rested his back against the black fence. I reached my hand down into the habitat. The short penguin jumped onto my hand, and I lifted him out. He stared at me quite curiously.
I tickled him under his chin. He seemed to like it as he smiled at me, and laughed as I did it. Then I felt another sneeze come on. I did sneeze, and blue dust surrounded the short penguin. I felt him get heavy in my hand, and I let go of him.
The blue mist went away, and I was staring at a man who looked to 30. He wore an army jacket and boots. His hair was black like private's. He opened his eyes. They were deep blue like the penguin I was holding before.
Private ran over to the man. He seemed to know it was skipper. "Skipper are you okay" private asked him. "How do you know my name" skipper asked. "It's me private sir" he said. "Private why are you human" he asked looking into private's eyes.
"Well here's the thing" I said. He looked at me. "You kind of are too" I said nervously. He looked down at himself, and saw he was a human too. "What the hell happened" skipper said.
"Well you see I somehow can turn animals into humans" I said. "I don't know how to change them back yet" I said not wanting to look deep in his eyes. "Don't worry skippa we will find a way to change ourselves back.
"Alright but try not to turn too many animals into humans" he said to me. "I won't" I said. "Well you need a last name so how about your skipper bank" I said. "You mean he's going to pretend to be my dad" private asked me. "Hey why not" I said shrugging my shoulders.
"Alright" skipper said. We leave the zoo, and go into my house. Skipper looks in every room. If you ask me it's like he's looking for someone. "Where are your parents" he said as he came face to face with me.
"I live on my own" I said as tears started to cress my cheeks. "Why" he asked. "A girl your age should be living with adults" he said. "My parents are dead" I said looking down to the ground.
"Oh sorry" he said realizing he was overstepping a boundary. "No it's okay" I said not wanting to make him feel sorry. He went into the kitchen. I sat down on my velvet couch. Private sat beside me. "Sorry about skipper he can tend to over step his limits" private said. I felt the tears slide down even more.
Private put his arm around me in an attempt to calm me down. Then my cell phone rang. Private seemed to jump. I took my phone out of my purse, and answered it. "Hello Kat residence" I said into the phone. "Your name is Kat" private said quite surprised to hear an animal name for a human.
"Hey girl your boyfriend over" Diana said from over the phone. "Yeah why" I said. "Want to go on a double date sometime" she asked. "Sure" I answered. I hung up the phone after I talked for half an hour.
"What is that" private asked me pointing to the phone.
"It's called a cell phone; it's where we communicate with friends" I told him. "Oh okay" he said. We turned on the TV. It went to an old romance parody. Private put his arm around me, and I snuggled into his side. We stayed like that the rest of the night.
K: thanks for reading.