I only own OCs.

Eli H. Lee

At the next stop, everyone found it to their amazement at how Gia was trying to help Rosella pick her own part of the act. The jaguar was picking many acts, each of them being shyly rejected by the lioness. Vitaly watched from a distance, reading the lioness's body language. Alex stood nearby, also watching carefully on how his cousin and girlfriend were interacting. The tiger looked to the side at him, raising an eyebrow at his behavior.

"Vhat is she good at?"

"Singing."

Vitaly frowned. That act was out of the question. It wasn't as if humans understand what any of them even said to begin with. "Nothing else?"

The corner of the lion's mouth twitched slightly, looking to the side at the tiger. "She… When we were younger, before they transferred her, she would try to hula-hoop," he said, wincing a bit as he seemed to be remembering something. Vitaly looked back to Gia and Rosella, the jaguar now showing the lioness a bunch of hoops. He looked back at Alex, pointing his thumb at Rosella while raising an eyebrow.

"Vhy you think zhat is not good act for her?"

"Because she's not comfortable with crowds and…"

"By looks of it, she seems to vant to be part of act."

"And the last time she tried to that, she ended up tripping on the thing and landed…" Alex paused for a moment, trying to find the right words before continuing with, "wrong." Vitaly stared at him for a moment. The lion sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "She landed on a root and ended up scratching her eye when she did." Vitaly was about to say something but was interrupted when Gia ran over, leading Rosella by the paw and hugged Alex.

"We-a found an act-a for Rose!" she yelled, causing Alex's face to go pale in Vitaly's eyes. "She'll be-a doing the-a fire hooping!" Now it was Vitaly's turn to seem pale.

"Vhat?"

"Oh, don't-a worry Vitaly. She's-a not taking your-a place."

"I'm …just going to be dancing with some fire hoops," Rosella explained, smiling a small bit at them. Gia giggled and twirled Alex around with her.

"Doesn't it-a sound great!" she exclaimed before she turned suddenly to Vitaly. "Oh, and Vitaly, you don't-a mind helping Rosella with her-a act? You know-a, due to your-a own act." Before Vitaly could answer, the penguins decided that moment to make an announcement.

"Alright everyone, we have the chance of another tour, in another country!" Skipper yelled, getting anyone's attention.

"Great, and just at this situation…" Alex mumbled, causing Rosella's ears to flick.

"Now, if we win this contract, we'll be going Russia!"

"NO!" Everyone turned to Ayo and, for some reason, Vitaly. Ayo looked over from where he, Marty, and Stefano were to look back at Vitaly. "Why are you saying no? You're Russian! You're adapted to that freezing country!"

"Ayo!" Alex hissed.

Vitaly growled slightly before crossing his arms. "I do not vant to run into any of my family."

"To bad, you two, we're going to try and win that contract!"

…. I have no excuse on why this one is so late.

Eli out.