Deranged Writer's Afterword

After making sure that the panther was full, the both of us had gone to sleep.

The next day, I found that Rhys had woken up at night and done the 'deed' all around our room.

Eric was nowhere to be found.

He had vowed to not return until I potty-trained Rhys.

I'm just glad that the little shit didn't shit on me.

I find him sitting down under the bed staring at me with a goofy smile on his face.

" We've been over this, Rhys.....you can't shit where you sleep."

One might notice that I've been repeatedly using the name Rhys...I've heard we should repeatedly call our pets by their names to make them understand....well that it's their name.

I thought Rhys would start speaking since he did technically say his first word yesterday...but he hasn't uttered a word since I've woken up. All he did was follow me around and observe whatever I did.

" You're only drinking milk..... so why're you shitting so much ?", I ask him.

This time I do get a reply, not in words..but in a whine.

'Is he saying that he's sorry ?'

"It's alright...but you'll get a beating if you do this tomorrow as well.", saying this I start cleaning the room and in about an hour I was done.

Since it was still early, I decided to take Rhys for a walk in the school park.

Staying cooped up in a room for too long isn't good for an animal's mental health...I've been reading up a lot since I was now a panther dad.

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I tighten the leash around his neck, but make sure that it isn't too tight.

" Calm down, Rhys.."

Rhys didn't seem to like the leash all that much....but he'll get used to it.

As walk towards the park, he explores the outside world for the first time. He didn't seem overly curious and made sure to be next to me at all time. But once we reached the vicinity park...it was as if he had gone mad.

He kept wiggling around and trying to eat the leash....

Curious as to what exactly the issue was I let go of the leash and the moment I do, he takes off and I silently follow him.

Soon, I understand why he was acting so crazy....on one of the many benches of the park...Katherine sat with a big pink ball on her lap. Katherine had a smile on her face as she continued to pat the pink.....now that I've had a closer look...it's the other one...his sister.

Can panthers smell their family or something ?

I should look that up when I reach home.

Seeing me Katherine waves and lets the panther that had been clothed in some kind of pink monstrosity down on the ground.

Unlike Rhys who was acting mad....the girl panther looked calm...actually she seemed a little annoyed.

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" Have you found a name for her ?", I ask Katherine who kept a watchful eye on the two panthers, they were playing together while we sat on a bench.

" Yeah...it's Lola."

...

What ?

Lola.....was the best she could come up with ?

" Well, Rhys is the name that I chose....but don't worry it's not a competition.", I say displaying a little smirk.

Katherine frowned and says,

" Well....Lola is so much well-mannered isn't she ?"

I watch Lola, who was looking at me strangely while Rhys licked her as if they were reuniting after years of being apart.

" She's too uptight.", I retort back.

Katherine scoffs and says,

" Well...Lola said her first word yesterday.. she addressed me as 'mother'.", Katherine said proud.

" Rhys said his first word yesterday too..."

" What did he say ?", she asked looking genuinely curious.

Lola walks up to me and rubs her head against my leg and I pat her on the head.

Looking back at Katherine who looked at me expectantly, I grunted out,

" Forget it.."

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After thirty minutes, Katherine and I part ways because it was almost time to head to class.

I take a quick shower and get dressed quickly, I make sure to lock the door before heading out so that Rhys wouldn't accidently escape.

On the way to class, I meet up with the others.

" Is that thing still shitting everywhere ?", Eric asks me annoyed.

Eric had taken up residency with Max for a short while because he was a neat freak and couldn't handle Rhys.

" I potty trained him.", I lie hoping that Rhys would do his business on the litter box I brought him. He seemed to be nodding his head while I gave my instructions so he must have understood something...

I inform the others about finally deciding on a name for Rhys and Katherine does the same. I observe Max and Lecia for a bit since I hadn't talked to them since...well yesterday.

Things seemed a little awkward...whenever their eyes met, Max would immediately look away confusing Lecia. I told him to tone it down a little but now he's acting like an even bigger creep.

'Sigh'

A sigh involuntarily escapes my mouth as we enter the classroom.

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It happened during the last period.

[ Adam Creed and Katherine Colleen...please report to the principal's office during lunch break]

Everyone in the class turned to look at us, but I don't notice their stares as I was confused....

What's the new principal calling me for ?

I suppose I'll know when I go there during lunch break...

Laurine Gem didn't have any impact on the plot so it must be about something 'normal'.

I wait impatiently for lunch break.

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It was lunch break.

Katherine and I decided to visit the principal before eating lunch.

As we walked towards the principal's office, Katherine asks nervously,

" Did we do something ?"

" I don't know...", I say stopping to knock on the door to her office.

" Come in.", a voice came the moment I knocked.

Entering inside we were greeted by Laurine Gem and....Domino..

Shit.

I completely forgot about her.....am I dumb ?

Domino aka. Dina doesn't even spare a glance at me.

" Welcome...you must be Katherine.", Laurine, our new principal says while shaking Katherine's hand.

" Adam Creed.", I say shaking her hand as well.

Laurine sits back down on her chair and asks us to do the same.

While we sat on the seats beside Din- I mean Domino, Laurine flashes a smile at us and says,

" It's nice to meet the both of you...Miss Domino has said that you're both very talented...that's exactly what this school needs right now...talent, but just because of that reason...we can't show partiality to anyone....We treat all students equally here at Unity."

The both of us nod our heads agreeing to Laurine's words.

Laurine Gem had deep black hair that was tied in a tight bun, while her eyes displayed a slightly yellow color. But the thing that drew my attention the most was her other pair of buns....they were huge..

I wouldn't usually make such crass comments on a person's body but I might be a little backed up since I hadn't had the time to...well you know ?

I know that it's not an excuse but hey...it's not like anybody can [read] my thoughts.

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" Adam ?", Laurine asked with a smile on her face.

" Huh ?", I say staring a little too much.

" I was asking about the pet you're raising on school grounds without a permit.."

Oh..

" I'm sorry, Miss Laurine....I didn't know that we had to have a permit."

I turn to look at Katherine and find that not only Katherine but Domino was shaking their heads looking at me with slight disappointment in their eyes.

...

" Well please fill these forms and you'll be all set.", Laurine says giving us both a form to fill.

We fill the form quickly.

" Well....that's all, please be more careful in the future."

As all three of us got up and started heading back. Laurine says,

" Oh...I almost forgot Adam...could you stay back for a bit ?"

What's up now ?

I nod at Katherine to let her know that she could go ahead without me and the both of them leave me alone with Principal Laurine.

Laurine stood up from the chair and opened a cabinet, I'm a little surprised when I see her take out a bottle of scotch that looked ancient. She takes a pair of glasses and then continues to fill them both up.

I stare at her stunned...was she offering me a drink ?

Seeing that I wasn't moving, Laurine walks towards me and lead me to the chair where I had previously sat.

She handed me a glass and then gently massaged my body...

I am very aware of my 'body' right now...also what the fuck was happening ?

" I've heard a lot about you...", she says digging her nails into my back, it was painful but not bad painful...it was good painful. She was very close to me, I could feel her hot breath gently cascading down my back.

She takes her hand off me and pulls the chair back and walks into the space that just opened up in front of me. She takes out the pin which had bound her hair making them fall down...she removes the glasses she wore and keeps them on the table.

She gently leans on the table for support and continues to unbutton her shirt...not the whole thing....she removed only two revealing just a bit of her brassiere.

" You've been a very naughty boy..."

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