Danielle stiffened as she caught the scent of a cheetah approach. As soon as it came into view, she let out a low growl and felt the hair on her back rise. When it showed its teeth, her growl changed into a snarl. She kept her eyes on the cheetah and only took them off it for one second to glance at the human in the water. That was when she noticed the other human in a dress. She looked at the cheetah again, still snarling. Her tail was tucked in between her legs as she moved around to the side, standing in the way of the human, but facing the cheetah the whole time. She hated her protective streak. It had never gotten her in much trouble before, but now that she was face-to-face with a cheetah, she was beginning to think that it was going to be a problem.<span style="font-style: italic">Please go away. Please go away. Please go away.</span>she thought to herself as she continued to snarl at the cheetah.