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Sidiro
approached the gate to the zoo and at once noticed Jeremy
sitting above the railings
of the goat pen. Like him, Jer had a square jaw, short hair cut straight at the back of the
neck, widow’s peak and damask-tinted lips. This was due to the fact that they were
cousins from the same side of a long and complicated family tree. But whereas Jeremy had light walnut hair and dark brown eyes
giving him a bronze look, Sid had platinum gray hair and frost blue eyes, recessive traits
of his other form: a Northern
Puma.
Yes, Sid could change into a puma, for he was a
full-blooded jinni. Jeremy was one too and
also had the ability to shift into said same animal, albeit brown at the back and tan on
his belly. But because they had never intended to expose their true identities,
they were content to live as average human beings. Aside from each other, only Jeremy’s girlfriend and resident zoo veterinarian Aisha knew about him.
“Hey Sid!” Jeremy
called as he clambered down the railings. Sidiro noticed the worry on his
cousin’s face.
“What’s up?”
he clapped him on the shoulder. “And why aren’t you in your costume
yet?”
Jeremy rolled his eyes. He sometimes hated being the Park’s
resident magician, but he had
to pay for his new house one way or another. He looked over his shoulder before
snapping his fingers. Instantly, his baggy shirt and khaki jeans turned into a
crisp polo and
sleek black pants. A top hat appeared on his head and a black jacket with long tails was
draped on his forearm.
“You know we
agreed not to use magic where it can be seen.”
