Laughing again, Amadeus stood and hurried out to grab a brush
before returning to the cage. He moved over to her nest and sat
himself down.
Benji nodded, chittering as he rubbed against her again. He would
like that very much. "Bring a leash with you, Jabrielle. Just in
case, please," Maggy said, moving back to her work so they could go
outside.
Myanna padded over and laid down over his legs, careful to not make
them bend at odd angles. She didn't want to hurt him.
"Okay, I will." Jabrielle headed out and grabbed a leash and
collar, stopping near the door. "Sorry Benji... I don't really
think there's a way out of this one..." She didn't want to put the
collar on him, but it'd look bad if she didn't. She wouldn't put
the leash on him since he didn't need it, but the collar would keep
her from getting fired.
Careful not to brush too hard or too fast, Amadeus began stroking
the brush down her sides. "Let me know if you want me to stop. In
the meantime, perhaps I can ask you questions?"
Benji leaned in, bumping her foehead with his own. He understood.
She was doing what she had to. She was good to him. So he would
trust her. She was so different from the humans he had dealt with
before.
Myanna nodded letting him know that she would be happy to answer
his questions if she could. Though they'd have to be yes or no
questions since she couldn't communicate much more than that.
Jabrielle loosened the collar before holding it up for him to slip
his head through. As long as he was comfortable, that's what
mattered to her. He trusted her, and she didn't want to ruin that.
He was already one of the few people in her life that treated her
well and she seemingly was the only person that cared about him.
Amadeus hummed, his hands moving soothingly over her fur. "Are you
happy here?" He asked after a few long moments. That was something
he had to know first.
Benji smiled, grabbing her hand in both of his. He met her eye,
chittering softly to let het know he was okay. He tapped the hook
in the collar, trying to tell her she was good to put on the leash.
Myanna nodded her head, her purring making her entire body vibrate
a little. She was very happy here now that he was here. She would
be happy as long as he visited and did these sorts of things with
her.
Jabrielle smiled back, giggling softly. She let out a soft sigh and
clicked the leach onto the loop on the collar. "Alright, let's get
you into the trees." She scooted outside and made sure to keep to
the shade so that he didn't shift.
"So long as you are happy, good. If anything wrong happens and you
are unhappy, let me know somehow, alright? I will do my best to try
to make it okay. Do you like the plans I was talking about
earlier?"
Benji trotted just ahead of her, looking excited and adorable. He
kept looking back, his whole face light up with happiness. Once in
the woods, he jumped back to her and rubbed against her leg like a
cat. Tilting his head, he asked if it was okay to jump up the trees
now.
Myanna nodded in response to his first question, and then again
with his next question. How could she have forgotten? He wanted to
get her a pool and a proper bed! Of course she was okay with
it!
Jabrielle reached down and removed the leash. "Go for it." She
smiled. "Just don't go too high... If you get stuck up too high I
won't be able to help you."
Amadeus smiled before resuming his humming. He cleaned the brush
when it was full of hair, building a small mound of fur he'd toss
later.
Benji nodded before scrambling up a tree and sitting on a branch
about eye level with her. Chittering, he pranced along it, looking
smug about being up in a tree.
Amadeus couldn't help but smile. He hugged her as he finished
brushing her. "I should go get some sleep...but after I shower and
eat breakfast, I'll be back to see you. I'll even bring a kiddie
pool you can romp in."
Benji wiggled on the tree branch, holding on tight. He loved all of
the praise and attention she gave him.
Myanna got up and gently bumped his head with hers knowing that he
must be tired. She was still purring and he could feel it through
her huge head.
"Aww," Jabrielle giggled. "You can climb a bit higher if you'd
like," She moved around to the other side of the tree and climbed
up onto a thick branch and then onto a slightly higher couple where
she sat down.
Bumping her head back, Amadeus scratched under her jaw before
getting up. He hugged her before picking up the like of fur and
heading out. "Goodnight Myanna."
Benji bounced over to her, hanging upside down from the branch
above her. Reaching out, he grabbed her cheeks, chittering
excitedly. He was so happy and excited to be rup in a tree again.
Myanna let out a rather deep sounding meow and raised her paw to
wave good night. She then headed over to her bed and curled up in
it giving her paws a cleaning before going to sleep.
Jabrielle reached her hands out and held them behind and beneath
him to catch him should he fall. "Oh goodness, I don't know if I
can handle all this cuteness!" She chuckled.
Amadeus set off for his own bed, grabbing himself some dinner on
the way. True to his word, he wrote out a list of suggestions for
Lionel to look over. Not everything on the list was for Myanna but
a good portion of it was.
Benji laughed, the sound more of a bark then anything else.
Returning to the tree's trunk, he found a couple of bugs to eat
before setting off to run around. He chased birds, plucked leaves
to rain down on Jabriella and was a general goofball before
settling down in her lap.
Myanna didn't have much to do while she waited for Amadeus to come
back, so she slept and thought. Lionel had gone over the list and
had started getting things lined up to be added in. He would have
the contractors come to get the lay of the land and the
measurements so they could make the various additions Amadeus had
suggested. He realized that he'd been lucky to get a kid with a
great deal of knowledge about the animals he kept.
Jabrielle laughed as the leaves fell on her, and as she watched him
run about. When he settled himself in her lap she took a deep
breath and let it out in a relaxed sigh. "Oh Benji... Do you feel a
bit better? A bit happier?"
Amadeus, after getting up and getting ready for the day, came to
give Myanna her breakfast. He had a kiddie pool he'd run out to
buy. He set it up smirking. "You ready for this?" He asked.
Benji nodded, having tired himself out. He lay back dramatically,
bearing his belly.
Myanna pranced about her cage when Amadeus came back, and she paced
around him and the pool as he set it up. She mewed loudly, her eyes
smiling for her. Of course she was ready! She could play in actual
water!
Jabrielle giggled and gently stroked his belly gently. "Do you like
it when I pet you? You don't think it's weird or anything?"
Amadeus laughed, stepping back from the harder plastic pool. "Have
at it, Myanna. I am going to go feed the others. Then we can romp
in the pool. I've got a hose and bet I can reach you wherever you
run," he threatened playfully.
Benji settled in, nodding. He was very happy being pet. He didn't
find it weird. Now, petting him while he was human? Strange. Really
strange especially if it wasn't his hair.
Myanna reared up on her back legs and got her balance before
motioning with her paw for him to come closer. She planned to give
him a huge cat hug.
Jabrielle smiled and continued happily petting him. After a few
minutes of silence she spoke up. "Hey, would you want to find a
spot of sunlight and change so we can talk? Like if you have any
questions you want to ask me..."