#237
Username: Isabella45
Name: Reima (Meaning, 'wise protector')
Gender: Male
Collar: Green with darker stripes
Personality: Reima is a streetwise, tough, intelligent, cat. He is the kind of cat who has spent most of his life on the streets and is used to defending himself and surviving. He can be short tempered, aggressive, and overly protective of what is his. However, he can also be very sweet, gentle, and caring with Lajila. He tends to be wary of other cats and slow to trust and form new relationships. He has always acted confident and tough to protect himself from those cats on the street who might take advantage of him, but he does have a vulnerable that seldom shows.
Relationship w/ #238:Reima is very protective of Lajila. He has become attached to her in a short time, more than he has ever been attached to any other cat. He gets very aggressive when other cats (Or a dog. . .) bother or bully her. He defends her fiercely, and treats her gentle, being sensitive to her gentle, quiet nature. Truth be told, he cares for her very much and even trusts her, not only physically, but with his heart also.

#238
Username:Isabella45
Name: Lajila (meaning 'shy')
Gender: Female
Personality: Lajila is, as her name suggests, shy. She is quiet, gentle, soft spoken, trusting, and patient. She is silent when she first meets you, and may only talk to you a little even after she has gotten to know you. She is sensitive and doesn't like to be teased. She tends to come across as snooty sometimes because of her extreme shyness. To protect herself she has withdrawn even further into her shell as the years pass. But recently she is rediscovering some new confidence.
Relationship w/ #237:Lajila has slowly come to rely on Reima. He is so gentle and kind with her that he drew her out of her shell. He also seems to genuinely care about her well being and has protected her on a few occasions already. Secretly, she has begun to develop and harbor some romantic feelings to Reima, but she is terrified of losing him when they are adopted out and this has made her feel like she should try to get rid of her feelings for him.

How They Met:Reima and Lajila met at the shelter. Reima had been caught off the streets in a moment of distraction when he found a sleeping cat in the alley and was then found by a hound dog. Lajila was found a month after her owner abandoned her when she fell asleep then was found by a feral cat and a hound dog.
Reima was furious at being caught, Lajila was frightened from her experiences in the streets and frightened to be kept in a room full of cats
Since Reima was being kept separate due to his intolerance for dominant cats, and Lajila seemed frightened in a large group, the two ended up being put together to see if they might get along. Reima ignored her at first and Lajila was at ease with being ignored.
After day one Reima noticed how frightened his cage mate was and tried to approach her. He tried to get her to talk, but she was silent. Finally he got frustrated, wondering if she just didn't like him. He was a bit scarred and intimidating looking after all.
Lajila felt bad when the tom in her cage seemed discouraged by her silence. In a soft whisper she offered an apology, saying she was frightened and didn't know what to do. The tom seemed to brighten a bit, then he looked concerned. He asked her where she came from and for some reason, she told him. She told him of her abandonment when her human family moved away, and her month on the streets where she had been bullied and teased. He was sympathetic, and even looked angry at how she had been treated.
Reima listened to her story, Lajila was her name. He felt bad now. He knew that domestic cats seldom survived the streets, being so used to their house life. He could also see that Lajila was truly frightened out of her mind and had some scars, a result of bullying from other cats, no doubt.
As they spent another day in the shelter, then another, Reima began to grow attached to his new friend. Her shyness seemed to be wearing off and she was actually pretty fun to be around, even making jokes every now and then. Reima began to care very much for her, but fear of his feelings being unrequited made him silent about them.
After four days Lajila had grown used to having the tom, Reima, as her companion. She enjoyed talking to him and found that he was not as stubborn or mean as she had first thought. As her feelings for him began to grow, she became scared of getting attached and losing him, like her family. What if they were adopted out separately and never saw each other again? Or what if he wanted nothing to do with her after they left the shelter?
Finally she decided that she would have to be patient and let things play out, but she hopes and dreams they might be together even after they are adopted.

