Shawn (M) and Sara (F)
The Lion and the Tiger.... fell in love at the zoo.... with cages right next to each others..... it was kinda hard not to....
But alas..... they were kept apart by those unforgiving, cold steel bars.... and could only express their love by their roars.
But alas..... they were kept apart by those unforgiving, cold steel bars.... and could only express their love by their roars.
He glanced mournfully at me as the humans poked fun at us. I looked at him with what I was sure a equally sad expression on my face. The only time we could really talk and snuggle the best we could through the bars was at night. Where the gamekeepers wouldn't poke us apart with pointy sticks, and cause a commotion. Or even worse, move our cages away from each other. I sighed and turned away from him, and looked at my Ma. She grimced and shrugged. She didn't know what to do. Then I heard the word love and my ears perked up. I peered at the young lady who was leaning against the bars curiously. She was mumbling about loving someone who she could never marry.
You have no idea sister. I thought tiredly. Walking over to Pa, who just grunted at me angrily(He was mad that I loved a lion) I laid down in the middle of the cage and waited for night to come.
Five hours later
I woke up. I hadn't known that I fell asleep. Streching and yawning, I looked around for humans. None, except for the ones who cleaned up the zoo afterwards. But I didn't mind them. I bounded over to the side of the cage and waited for Shawn. I didn't have to wait long.
" Sara! " Shawn exclaimed, rubbing against the bars. I rubbed my head against the bars too, and was able to touch him.
" What did you do today? " He asked.
I sighed. " Nothing! Always nothing! I am sick and tired of this! I just want to love you ithout any bounderies! Without worrying that the humans will tear us apart! I can't take it anymore Shawn! I just can't! " I cried, feeling tears stream down my furry cheeks.
" Shhh. " Shawn whispered, nuzzling my cheek the best he could. " We'll escape one day, you'll see. "
But we didn't. Year after year it was always the same. Soon we were old, so old, that the zoo didn't want us anymore. So they relesed us back into the wild, for the last bit of our lives.
As we stood there, and stared at the rising sun in the nearest jungle, Shawn turned and looked at me.
" See Sara? I told you that we would escape one day. " He croaked.
I smiled the best I could. " Yep Shawn, you sure did. "
And the we laid down next to each other, to die together, like we wanted to do all our lives.
You have no idea sister. I thought tiredly. Walking over to Pa, who just grunted at me angrily(He was mad that I loved a lion) I laid down in the middle of the cage and waited for night to come.
Five hours later
I woke up. I hadn't known that I fell asleep. Streching and yawning, I looked around for humans. None, except for the ones who cleaned up the zoo afterwards. But I didn't mind them. I bounded over to the side of the cage and waited for Shawn. I didn't have to wait long.
" Sara! " Shawn exclaimed, rubbing against the bars. I rubbed my head against the bars too, and was able to touch him.
" What did you do today? " He asked.
I sighed. " Nothing! Always nothing! I am sick and tired of this! I just want to love you ithout any bounderies! Without worrying that the humans will tear us apart! I can't take it anymore Shawn! I just can't! " I cried, feeling tears stream down my furry cheeks.
" Shhh. " Shawn whispered, nuzzling my cheek the best he could. " We'll escape one day, you'll see. "
But we didn't. Year after year it was always the same. Soon we were old, so old, that the zoo didn't want us anymore. So they relesed us back into the wild, for the last bit of our lives.
As we stood there, and stared at the rising sun in the nearest jungle, Shawn turned and looked at me.
" See Sara? I told you that we would escape one day. " He croaked.
I smiled the best I could. " Yep Shawn, you sure did. "
And the we laid down next to each other, to die together, like we wanted to do all our lives.
The End.