Pets Chapter 13:

Before Gilbert could answer, a loud tweep was heard (really, no bird should be able to make that loud a noise), and a little yellow puffball came flying…

…right on to Elizaveta's lips!

It then proceeded to fly around the four a couple of times, before it landed on Gilbert's head, looking proud of itself.

'This is the awesome Gilbird!' Gilbert said, puffing out his chest, which wasn't that impressive a feast, seeing how he, at the age of ten soon to be eleven, didn't have much to go on, or could be expected to have much to show for.

'But I thought you were only allowed to bring a cat, an owl, or a toad?'

'Or a rat.', Francis supplied.

'Which is why I got detention.', Gilbert explained.

'Does it normally kiss people?'

Gilbert looked a little thoughtful and questioning as he thought about Gilbird's actions from him popping out of the egg Gilbert had acquired to right before he had settled on to his head. He couldn't be anything but honest.

'No, this is the first time I've seen him do something like that. And I've had him since he was an egg.'

'So, you just decided to break the pet rules?' Elizaveta said, almost angrily, but looking more jealous than anything.

'Not breaking, circumventing is more the word.', Gilbert said, feeling that he should be apologetic for some reason that he couldn't understand. Elizaveta always made him feel like that.

'And you got detention for how long?'

'A week.'

'Only?'

'Yes.'

'I only brought a cat because I thought I was going to get in real trouble if I didn't bring one of the animals on the list.'

Neither of them could remember that she'd had a cat when they met her, but then again, she'd distracted them with questions and such.

'So, you brought a cat too?' Antonio said, trying to lighten the mood, 'So did Francis and me.'

'What would you have brought if you could?' Gilbert asked curiously, ignoring him and Francis.

'A dog.' Elizaveta answered him, also ignoring Antonio and Francis.

'You're a dog person too, huh?' Gilbert said, smiling in a charming and disarmingly way towards Elizaveta.

That, for a ridiculous reason, helped on Elizaveta's mood.

'It's one of the few animals whom seem to like me, that Gilbird of yours,' she commented.

'What do you mean?' Gilbert asked, a little worried.

'I'll tell you later.', she said as she noticed to her horror Gregson sidling up to them.

Author's notes:

Told you I would be posting today! :)

People were sitting, just minding their own business while eating. As usual, there were those whom finished before the others, and left first.

But today, that was only the First Years. Today, the (Deputy) Headmistress stopped them from leaving,