Ally sat staring at the empty Word document latethat night.

Her essay was due in two days, and a mix of work and procrastination had made her slack, but now it was time to work, because of course she had summer school. Of course she had to do something for summer and extra courses to try graduating early were good, but this essay.

To write about one's family.

She didn't know where to begin, and slumped over her keys, groaning in agiation before pulling herself up and looking around her room. Miss Kitty was sleeping covered in two ferrets on the bed, the male sacked out on her, and the other in a ball by her. Sandalwood could be heard passing her door; and Zoomzoom was... Well, somewhere in the house. Her mom was out and Tor was at home themself, and Ally sighed, before turning to her computer.

'My family,' Ally began typing finally, looking to Miss Kitty again, even as a ferret raised their head to look at her. 'is very busy.'

'I didn't akways have them. When I was little my biological mother ended up hurting me for something I can not help. Something I do not want to discuss. My biological father walked out and she got much meaner. One day somebody called the police about my biological mother hitting me. I was taken away into Child Protective Services and never saw her again. I was scared but I was safe. I began going to foster homes and usually moved on because they did not know how to help me or fix me. One day a nice woman named Alexandra Abron was given custody of me and brought me home. That is how I met my Mom. That night, she made me brownies to welcome me home and showed me the room she made up just for me.'

'For a long time I was afraid she would send me on, but one day she asked if I wanted to stay forever. I said yes, of course, and long story short, Mom finally became my mom. Mom is great. She likes talking to neighbors and helping people. At the SCA Mombrings food for me, anyone in our tend, and lots of other people. She's a really good cook! She encourages hobbies, and lets me worj poart time in the family cafe Mocha Mountain. Because of Mom I met a partner and made friends. Mom makes sure I do not want for anything I need. She also gave me two ferrets and my cat Miss Kitty, who is also different. Miss Kitty is an albino cat who gets along with Sandalwood, and Zoomzoom. I think those two co-own the house though. Oops.'

Ally sighed, closing her eyes a moment to lean back and shut her eyes. She wasn't sure how to proceed - did she mention visiting her Dad now he was okay? More on her oets?...Maybe. It wasn't like there was a page limit... She presumed. And would her teachers mind an essay explaining adopted family and not biological? Then again, it was Saint Magdalena's. They were used to kids from poor or crap backgrounds...

Ally's finger's twitched over the keys, a meow from her doorway alerting her to Sandalwood's presence, computer light reflecting off of her eyes in the dark, and Ally smiled when Sandalwood growled a bit.

"Offended I'm up, Sand?" Ally drawled teasingly, ignoring a twitching tail tip. "Well, Sandalwood, if you insist on growling, then I'll go to bed."

Ally chuckled, saving her essay before rising, moving to her bed and crawling in as she curled under her sheets, Miss Kitty and the ferrets adjusting to accommodate a third person. Ally mentally noted she needed to put the ferrets to their cage for sleep, but before she rose, she was out, breathing deep and evenly as she slipped into a realm of dreams.