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“Mama, I’m tempted to kill you all over again,” he growled. “There are two jaguars in this group. Jaguars, Mama. They have the strongest bite force relative to their size, of any cat in the world!”
“I’m surprised you knew that,” she smirked.
“Mama! Those two animals could kill anything here,” said Gaspar frowning at her.
“Caraway and Poppy wouldn’t hurt anyone,” she said laughing.
“You named them? You named the damn killer cats?” he snapped. “What the hell kind of names are those?”
“Well, their spots look like seeds. Caraway and Poppy. It makes sense. Besides, they’re not gonna kill anything. They don’t have teeth. The zoo that owned ‘em took all their teeth out. We’ll have to mash their food for them.”
“We? It’s not we, Mama. It’s me. You left me with this mess.” The door opened again and Semu walked in with Alvin who happened to have two Jaguars seated on his back. “Un-fucking-believable.”
“Alvin says they are very nice cats,” said Trak grinning at his friend.
“I’ll never win this argument,” said Gaspar. “Fine, Mama. But I mean it. No more animals unless you speak to me first. Understand?”
“Perfectly, Gaspar. I think this is sweet of you.” The jaguar called Poppy stepped off Alvin’s back and nudged Gaspar’s hand. He closed his eyes, releasing a long breath and then looked down at the cat. Her eyes were mesmerizing and she appeared to be smiling at him.
“She’s either going to eat me or make fun of me,” he murmured. Trak leaned toward his friend and whispered.
“I’m going to vote for making fun of you.”
“I really hate you guys sometimes. You could take my side just once about these damn animals.”
“You’re the one that can speak to them now,” smirked Nine. “Maybe ask them what they want for dinner.”
Gaspar frowned at his friend, flipping him off as the others laughed. He looked down at the cats and shook his head.
“Anything mashed,” he muttered. “Give them anything mashed.”
With the excitement of their new residents over and done, Matthew grinned at his wife.
“You really are trying to kill him,” he smirked.
“Nonsense. I’m tryin’ to get him to embrace his gift. The animals need him as much as the humans. He’ll get there.” Matthew kissed her cheek, laughing.
“With you helping him, I’m sure he will my love.”
