Completely Over You in a Green Dress

Meet Baby Owl. A friend of Lioness for a short while. Lioness really liked him as a friend and thought maybe something greater could develop. However, since the Owl is a nocturnal animal, they were only able to hang out at night due to his job. Lioness isn't particularly fond of playing outdoors when the lights go out but she decided she would for this little owl. Despite the fun they had together, The Owl picked up on Lioness's uneasiness. He found it as a basis for mocking her behind her back. Little does he know, she found out by chicanery. Pretending to be someone else, disguising her true identity to find out information. He revealed she was too nervous for him. So for a long time he just deserted her without saying a word. Even though she went back into the woods to try to look for him. She began gave up the idea of ever being his friend, but would look back at their (although few) times with fondness.

After a bit of distance, and some searching, Lioness found Owl again. They spoke for a bit and seemed to be reconnecting. And when Owl was enrolled in Lioness's school she got to see him and was so excited. Finally she felt happy. But the happiness didn't last long, as Owl came up to tell Lioness something. "I'm completely over you" he said. There was nothing else she could do. She knew it was true, and she couldn't put up a fight to try and convince him otherwise although she really wanted to, there would be no point in doing so. She wanted to ask questions like "why?" and "can't we work it how?" and "how?" and more but all she could say was "what did I do?" but he didn't answer. And he just walked away leaving her there. Looking back to see her sitting there in her green dress sad. She knew it was true. She was sad. A familiar feeling she got from men, which was almost less hurtful since she expected it now. Dumb Lioness, stop having hope and clinging on to your past encounters. 

Strange Things Occur at Night

Rockets are flying, people are taking shelter in large arenas. Inside Lioness's family den rockets are swirling around. In the larger complex den people are struck and killed by the rockets. Lioness and Flapper are trying to escape by going to the restroom, and the rockets are easily going through the walls like butter. One almost hit Lioness in the stomach, she even tried to put her hands on her stomach in anticipation for the pain, but Flapper saved her again and swung the bathroom door causing a barricade between Lioness and the Rocket which stopped just inches away from her stomach.

They survived the night. But the next day was filled with anticipation of what was to come next. Does the arena even have a shelter? Does anyone know? Lioness tried to ask the receptionist.

Thank g-d that the enemy country had a national holiday and so the rocketing stopped for the day. Although the red cross was still removing bodies. What chaos. Lioness couldn't handle another night of such stress.

It appears as though The Island, and the enemy Island reached a treaty.

At the lobby of the Arena people came up to Lioness and her parents, the Bear and the Penguin. They kissed Lioness and her parents on the cheek and greeted them warmly. The guests included a middle aged male, his wife, and their daughters, one of whom was Lioness's age. For a second it seemed as though Bear and Penguin did not recognize these people but after a few seconds remembered who they were and were talking to them. As Lioness and her Penguin mother walked a few steps ahead towards the elevator, Lioness asked "who are these people?" her mother was starting to say that it was a far aunt and was cut off but it was enough for Lioness to realize that it was some far off family relatives.

The guests daughter wanted to go shopping with Lioness and asked if she can show her around. Lioness agreed and they reached a known make-up store. However, as everyone was entering, Lioness found it quite difficult to get through the small silver wires. 'Strange how everyone can pass besides me ' thought Lioness. She got so frustrated that she couldn't figure out how to pass though the small silver wires. A woman with her babies who was sitting next to the bleachers right at the entrance (that were attached to the silver wires)  tried to help Lioness and chuckled because she didn't understand why she couldn't pass through.

Lioness became sadder and more frustrated. Until she remembered that she had her keys with her. She decided to cut the silver wires which turned out to be a much simpler task than she had expected.

Peaceful outcome...or maybe I just fell asleep with the news on again.

"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson

Lioness followed her pet, Nyla the Mouse, outside on a walk. Nyla was playing with other little mice, Lioness found something a few yards away. While others members of the island were talking to each other, Lioness went to give Nyla a kiss. Nyla was standing in front of a tree and when Lioness looked at what she was looking at she realized it was a butterfly in a cocoon. 'Odd' she thought to herself. I wonder what it's like to be that caterpillar. Safe in it's cocoon yet unaware of the world. Will the world hurt it? Is the world really scary and is it just better to be in that safe cocoon? How long can it last like that with out developing. Is developing into a butterfly a painful, scary process? ...Is that caterpillar even aware of the change when it happens? I wonder how it feels, since it has no one to help him through it. Does he ever just want to stay secluded? Because most butterflies prefer to be incubated and fly off into the world at some point.

But what Lioness was obviously really thinking was, "Is it safe for me, to fly out of my cocoon." Her little safe place which was dark and comforting, but at the same time energy drenching. It sucked the life out of her and it only left her sad and tired all the time. It feed her anxiety. However, strangely enough, it was such a long time since she had felt anything else that she grew to be familiar with this dark corner of her Island.

Catt Boy

Lioness ran away with Catt . Ah, young love, she is so carefree. The boy who she wanted. The boy who haunts her dreams. The boy who previously vanished into thin air and she never knew why. And just as he had suddenly disappeared, it seemed as though he had magically reappeared and ran right by her. "Shit! I look horrible" . But it was alright the boy didn't seem to see the bad parts. He saw the good and beautiful in Lioness. He just took her paw and they ran into the dark streets together alone. The rest is a blur. Another beautiful moment of the boy she wished she could have.

But the dew was now sliding slowly off the wild flower's leaves, and the sun's rays were warm and misleading as their combination woke her up.

Oh dear Lioness, don't you know it's only sleep on this Island where you'll find comfort?

The boy is long gone. He was long gone and long forgot about you.

Sometimes you have wonderful dreams. They seem so real, so simple they could be believed. It is a wish you want more than anything else to come true. Then you wake up, clinging to that rapidly dying hope that maybe it really did happen. But within seconds you realize that it was just a dream and disappointment takes over. Sometimes while you dream you mentally think 'this is too good to be true' and you try to convince yourself it is.

Other times, you have nightmares and are happy to be awake. Having to remind yourself that that awful feeling you woke up with was only a bad dream and didn't take place. Sometimes the bad feeling can linger with you all day long. Other lucky members of society, may see it as a great new outlook on life.

But sometimes, you do stupid things without the excuse of alcohol or other drugs. Just out of pure desire. Then you wish you were having a nightmare and that you could wake up from when really, it was you being an idiot. Nothing to take comfort in at all knowing that it was all your doing. The nightmare of reality is far worse than the one you sleep with.

Angelic Fall Over Face

Before Lioness fell completely flat on her face, she went out with Babar and Flapper. She decided to let go of some of her anxieties and just drink from the murky waters of the over 21 lake. On the prowl for attractive opposite sex members, but free. Lioness was beginning to think that it would be impossible to meet a good guy. And then just as she asked the skies out loud "Where is he?", (imitating someone Charlotte from S&TC on TV but also inquiring), A boy named Catt walked by. Flapper and Lioness noticed him and followed. They spent their night together, until Lioness decided to take a different approach to life. One that is looked wisely upon in society. She decided to go slow. Let him chase her. And not kiss him but make him wait...too bad she just waits and waits and waits...because apparently Catt boys only make one appearance before descending back into their own worlds, and their own territories with their own kinds. And Cats can't possibly mix with lions.

"Looks like a flower, but stings like a bee"

Thank G-d for this Island of the animals where everyone can interact with each other.
Unfortunately for our heroine Lioness, she ran into an old friend unexpectedly. Although she was very happy to see Mr. Snakelet, she never realizes the trap she walks into. It's always a hurricane with these guys, it will just tear you to pieces.

Lioness imagined that it was okay to talk to Snakelet again. So with a little delusional courage she decided to ask him a question about his running time. She approached Snakelet who was hanging out with an Anteater. He seemed to be disinterested in this annoying prying Anteater. So Lioness came to chat with him. While Snakelet was looking over things on his computer, Anteater was all over him. But Lioness sensed he didn't want her around. She instead gave Snakelet a hug and felt how wonderful it was to feel him close to her again. Just as Lioness was going to take a step back, Snakelet told her he'll kiss the Anteater, but with no feelings. As Lioness took a closer look, she noticed that Snakelet must have eaten a bee prior for his bottom lip had a stinger in the middle of it. Lioness's eyes grew wider as she studied the kiss to assure that it was brief and meaningless. She wanted the real kiss for herself. It was true as she blinked Anteater was taken over by the poison. She tried to rub it on Lioness who was crying, and looking at Snakelet. She pleaded with Anteater, "I'm allergic to bees!" but Anteater was determined. And so Lioness had no choice and struck out her paw, breaking the Anteaters nose. Anteater didn't seem to be too hurt, she just backed away. Feeling bad about breaking Anteaters nose, Lioness found relief in being safe.

Here are my confessions. Although the intention of revealing this I must admit is for self satisfactory reason alone. You see it is not a burden upon myself to carry this information, quite the contrary. I am almost shamefully shameless let alone proud of what I've done. I made Osprey cheat on his girlfriend,  Sphynx Cat. But you see Osprey was mine way before he belonged to Sphynx Cat. Except that he never really belonged to Lioness...