"There are all sorts of jobs you could take, let's see.... ah, how about gardener?" She suggested and showed James the advertisement.
WANTED: GARDENER FOR MRS LEO'S ESTATE, MUST BE PREPARED TO WORK LONG HOURS OUTDOORS. BESIDES SALERY, EMPLOYEE WILL ALSO GET ACCOMEDODATIONS. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY AT MRS LEO'S HOME AT SEVENTY-SIX CHERRY BLOSOM STREET.
It sounded as good an offer as he could get, both work and a place to stay. "So what do you think?" Alison asked him, truth be told, James didn't mind a bit of gardening, he used to do it all the time for his parents before he went to college. "This is perfect." He told Alison and she smiled.
"Good, Cherry Blosom Street isn't far, just take a right and you can make it there on foot." She told him and handed him the advertisement. "Thanks." He said, putting the ad in his rucksack and left.
As he walked up the road, a feeling of anxiety began to build up within him, the further up he walked, the more carnivores there were and being slightly overweight didn't help matters, every time a tiger or a wolf looked at him he got the uneasy feeling they were sizing him up for dinner. But that was ridiculous, these were civilised people, they wouldn't eat a person, would they? And Alison wouldn't have recommended the job to him if she thought he might be in danger.
He soon arrived at Cherry Blosom Street and made his way up to a big house, complete with its own guest house. Nervously, James went up to the front door and knocked on it. A gazelle in a maids uniform opened the door. "Can I help you?" She asked.
"Err.... I came about the job offer." He told her and fished out the ad from his bag and showed it to her. She took it out of his hands and looked at it then smiled. "Right this way." She told him and led him through the house. James could tell just by the look of this place that the person who lived here was rich.
The maid led him out back to a huge garden complete with an Olympic sized swimming pool, which currently has someone swimming in it. "Mrs Leo, there is a young man here about the job." The gazelle said and the woman looked up at her. "Coming." She said cheerfully and climbed out of the pool.
James felt his anxiety kick in again when he saw Mrs Leo climbing out of the pool and discovered that the woman he had come seeking employment from was in fact a lioness - but what a lioness!
James was not a furry, nor would he ever considered himself one but how anyone could resist her was a complete mystery. She was tall, six foot four to be precise, with long seductive, athletic legs that supported the perfect hour-glass body concealed in a tight black swimsuit that left nothing to the imagination. Her breasts were large and firm, possible a D or even a DD cup.
And although her face was in the shape of a lioness, James thought that she looked quite beautiful. Her eyes were a captivating liquid gold colour and her fur was a deep rich tan colour.
When she was close enough to talk, James was so nervous that his voice left him. "It's rather warm, why don't we talk in the shade?" Suggested Mrs Leo and led him over to her patio and sat down at the table. "Heather says you've come about the job for gardener, is that correct?" She asked him.
Finally, his voice returned. "Yes, ma'am!" He said nervously. She smiled. "You're not used to talking to carnivores are you?" She asked him as Heathor, the maid, placed two ice teas on the table. "No," he replied and told her his whole story of how he came to be here.
"So Alison recommended I come here." He finished and took a sip of his drink. Mrs Leo looked at him with sympathetic eyes. "You poor thing...." She said, reaching her hand across the table and placing it atop his, making him blush. "Of course I'd be happy to take you on as my gardener, Heathor will show you to the guest house and I'll see about getting you some clothes, you can't wear the same things all the time while you are here." She told him.
"Thank you Mrs." He said to her. "Oh please, call me Nadra, I'll not have any of that Mrs and ma'am, isn't that right Heathor?" "Yes Nadra." She replied a took James to the guest house.
It was smaller than the main house, with only one bedroom, but it was comfortable enough. "If there's anything you need don't hesitate to ask." Said the maid and left him to get settled in.