Cleo grinned as he transfigured himself into a gorgeous tiger, and she looked at him and pet his head, scratching behind his ear as he nuzzled her tummy. She giggled as he tickled her, and pulled on his ears to get him to stop. When he looked up at her, she winked at him and leaned down to place a kiss on his nose, before she stood straight again.
Once he was back to his normal self, she smirked up at him and leaned into his side, looking up at him as he cupped her face. She smiled up at him, her eyes shining with love as he spoke to her, and she nodded to him, now excited to see that form of his. Her father would probably ask to study it, knowing him, and she couldn't wait to see That.
Of course, the boys didn't believe him, and she simply shook her head as he raised his hand and proved it to them. She wasn't surprised, and knew he would never lie to her about anything, so she had taken it as truth the minute he had spoken. It didn't detract from the awe and shock within her as she saw his hand shift, and she nearly grabbed it so she could see it up close.
As he whispered in her ear, she grinned and looking up at him, winked. She couldn't wait to try it out during Winter break, under his watchful eyes. Then he had to open his big mouth and she had to laugh and quickly sidestep the sudden attack from the other four boys. She laughed and shook her head as the five scuffled about, but wasn't at all shocked when Brandon sat over all of them.
As he led her away from the alcove, while the four were picking themselves up and dusting themselves off, she spoke, "Technically, they didn't know the panther was me. And before this year, I was always the ugly duckling... I wasn't beautiful, and I was left alone."