Someone finally answers the phone

"Hello?" James jumped again at as the voice on the other end of the line suddenly spoke, catching him off-guard as the man answered drowsily, "How may I- *yawn* -sorry, how may I help you?"

"Um, hi this is James Mast calling about a...a package that was dropped at my house instead of at the zoo again," James replied, glancing down at the friendly lioness as she pressed up against him, almost knocking him off his feet, "I think you guys really ought to come pick this one up, like, now."

"Oh?" the man on the other side asked, "What was it?"

"Two anthro lionesses,"

There was a brief pause, followed by the faint clicking of computer keys before the man at the other end of the line spoke again, "You're shitting me, right?"

"No," James said slowly, starting to worry about where this was going.

"Only, if these two are the lionesses I think they are, they aren't even supposed to be in the country 'til next year," the man said nervously, swearing quietly several times as he called out to someone before continuing, "Their enclosure won't even be ready for another six months."

"Six...did you just say SIX months?" James spluttered, staring at the lioness that was now trying to lick his feet, making the eighteen year dance slightly to avoid the rough, warm tongue, "What's going to happen to them 'til then?!"

"Hold on! We don't even know if these are the same two lionesses," the man said weakly, making James roll his eyes, "Try calling their names. It says here that the younger one is called Siena, and the older one is Ana."

"Ana?" James asked, thinking of the larger lioness who was probably still sleeping on his sofa, swearing when the feline beneath him suddenly stood up, pressing up against his chest and staring cutely into his eyes, "Wait, you're Ana? But you're smaller than the other one."

"Age doesn't necessarily determine size and social position," the man on the other end of the line suddenly said, making James jump as he'd forgotten he was on the phone, "And I'd be careful, it says here that Siena is a real Alpha-female. She even likes to get the 'one-up' on any males that come her way, which is why neither of them have been bred yet, she won't let them get close."

"Okay, thanks for the warning, but why are you telling me all this?" James groaned, managing to push Ana off his chest, "It's not like I'm going to be looking after...them... Oh hell no!"