Hi there[Axel]

I smiled as I looked around at the pride members. My best friend Simba watched over all of us as we sat and did what we normally did on a day like today, myself, I was sketching in my sketchbook, the sketch that was slowly taking shape was that of a mockingjay singing in a tree. I could almost imagine the creature sitting there and hear its sweet songs as it told the world here I am. I've only seen mockingjays a few times in my life and everytime I've seen them, I've loved their voices, they're so beautiful. Rain drips on the window outside as I continue sketching, adding feathers and making the bark of the tree it sat in look realistic.

After a while, I became aware that I had a watcher. I looked up to see Simba watching me and he smiled, coming over to me. "What are you drawing?" he asked. I turned my sketchbook around so that he could see it. "Nice work Nal" he said. I blushed. He knew I got embaressed whenever someone complimented me. He smiled, looking at me. Just then the clock chimed, announcing it was 3 o'clock. Time to go out I thought, standing up and stretching luxuriously. I put on my rain boots and rain jacket and headed out the door.

Water sloshed as I made my way towards the district square. It was pretty dead and I couldn't really blame people for wanting to stay inside because it was raining. My feet were dry because of my boots but my top was cold. I'd forgotten to put on a sweater under the rain jacket so even though I was dry, I was freezing cold. I tried not to focus on the cold and continued walking. As I was about to go into the store, I noticed a girl standing near the door and smiled. "Hello, how are you?" I asked politely.