Chapter 938 - Back home with Kitty and Haru (2) (1/2)

While four humans spoke, Kitty found her courage to do more than just observing. She was slowly moving through the family room and exploring it while taking in the new, unfamiliar scent.

Sarah was observing the cub like a proud mother.

”Hey! We are here!”, JoAnna exclaimed from the door.

Sudden noise startled Kitty and she dashed under the sofa.

Jeff was right behind JoAnna, carrying her medical bag in his right hand and another one in his left.

After they exchanged greetings, JoAnna opened the second bag which Jeff carried, got a feather teaser out and displayed it proudly.

”That is…?”, Sarah looked at the long stick with a feather on one end which JoAnna swayed left-right.

Neither of them were aware that Kitty is observing them from under the sofa, and Kitty was entranced by the feather which moved.

”For your cat. They like to play with these…” JoAnna demonstrated by moving the feather above the surface of the table. ”You move it slowly and they like to… AHHH!”

JoAnna leaped into Jeff's lap when Kitty landed on the coffee table.

JoAnna and Kitty were both frozen and staring at each other.

Jeff was happy that JoAnna leaped into his arms for protection, but he was unable to hide his confusion when he realized that there is a huge cat on the table. Definitely not a two month old kitten he imagined.

JoAnna blinked and Kitty leaped into her mommy's arms.

Sarah laughed while patting the cub who was chewing on the feather teaser. She spoke softly: ”It's OK, baby… that is only Aunt Anna. She can be noisy. And that man holding her, that is your Uncle Jeff.”

”Sarah, that is NOT a cat.”, JoAnna stated the obvious and looked at Jeff for support, but Jeff was smiling while thinking that 'Uncle Jeff' is not so bad. No one called him 'Uncle Jeff' so far.

JoAnna sighed. She did her research on the cats and what they need, but she was not prepared for a leopard cub!

Sarah was confident that it should be the same as cats. Just that Kitty is bigger.

JoAnna nodded in understanding. Well, at least they will not need to talk about spaying. What are the odds of a leopard finding a mate in Los Angeles?

JoAnna got from her purse a Ziplock with a cell phone in it. ”I was thinking that you can check for fingerprints. Jules touched it…” JoAnna explained how she left this phone on the table 'accidentally' , and Jules copied contents to some external device.

Jeff was unusually calm about the fact that Jules has some hidden agenda. Actually, he was proud how JoAnna handled the situation.

Sarah confirmed that she will keep watch on alerts from those virus apps and track the location of whoever Jules is working for. But…”Fingerprints? Do you think I'm into forensics?”

JoAnna lifted an eyebrow. ”If I can be a veterinarian for your leopard, you can check those fingerprints on my phone.”

Sarah puffed her cheeks and hugged Kitty. ”OK.”

Because JoAnna was not sure in treatment for leopards, she decided to give only two vaccines to Kitty. One for protection against rabies and other is a cocktail against common diseases which attack felines.

JoAnna was a bit nervous, it's her first time giving a shot to an animal. And she does not want to be the one to cause Kitty any pain.

Both Mommy and Daddy held Kitty and provided cuddles with comforting words while she got her two shots from Aunt Anna.

Sarah and Aiden agreed that this was very stressful, and Sophia and Felix saw themselves few months into the future (just with the human baby instead of a leopard cub).

Only Jeff looked at the whole scene in disbelief. It is a cat! A big one, but still… a cat! Why is everyone so emotional about it?

No matter of their feelings, all six of them were relieved when the checkup was done. Kitty is a healthy leopard cub.