Chapter Twenty Five

"Raven?" Menay called from the kitchen while he finished cleaning the dishes from the lunch he had made that went untouched by Raven once again. Even with the warnings that he could lose his energy faster this did not make him budge on eating anything. Waiting for a response from Raven, he received nothing but the sound of the changing channel from the living room television as his reply.

Though he heard Menay, Raven didn't feel like responding to him at that very moment while he laid spaced out on the couch unmotivated to move. Changing from channel to channel every time a commercial came on he didn't even care to see what was on. He just required a white noise in the background to keep himself distracted within his own thoughts.

Turning over he laid on his back and stared at the ceiling fan too lost in those very thoughts that continued to run an endless circle. Trying to figure out what he was going to do, with not only that moment but the rest of his life. Just talking to Menay made Raven all the more uncomfortable in his parent's house where he felt Menay should just be a cat. Rather a teenager caregiver wearing an apron nagging Raven about cleaning up after himself.

There was a light thump followed by a small amount of pain making Raven jump as he felt the cold silverware smack his forehead bringing him back to reality. Looking over at Menay who was hanging over the back of the couch peering over at him with a curious yet scolding arched brow.

Raven huffed to the sight of him wondering when he had approached since he didn't even hear the footsteps of his approach. His usual response would have been aggressive but he just wasn't in the mood. Instead sliding his head back further on the couch he look away from Menay, "Why'd you hit me?" he grunted.

Menay smiled while he looked down at him finally receiving a response, "Because you didn't look like you'd be coming back to earth on your own" he teased while he walked around to the front of the couch. Sitting by Raven's legs he nudged them over with the threat of sitting on them is Raven did not give and moved them himself. Raven grunted once again in response as his feet were pushed back a bit on the couch.

Menay scoffed to how little Raven was using words lately becoming almost accustomed to the different tones. He looked over and smiled while reaching over taking the controller from Raven's stomach, "Grunting is becoming a second language to you, I'm starting to understand them but no I am not moving..." He teased lightly before looking back to the television, "My show is about to come on" Menay stated while flipping through the channels.

"Your show?" Raven questioned finding this to be almost interesting since there was nothing of interest running at the time of day being Monday and all. The only people usually home at this time of the day were housewives or older people and the shows they watched weren't of Raven's interest.

Even in his woman form he refused to become a soap fan, watching the cheesy dramas filled with their over acting emotions. The fact that his house cat would actually have an interest in them while he had been acting the part of a housewife was almost laughable.

"Yes my show, I watch a drama after I eat lunch, having nothing to do all day alone here you gain unwanted hobbies" Menay explained as if he needed to defend himself for liking the show. "Now shut up and leave me alone about it" Menay snarled as he wanted Raven to be quiet while placing the remote down stopping on his show.

"Pfft, you might as well be the one that turns into a girl, you're a regular housewife" Raven taunted while he looked Menay over with a roll of his eyes. Though a lot about how the house was maintained started making more sense to him now since he never cleaned up after himself and though his father was almost never around he never seen him cleaning either.

"Tch," Menay sucked in on his teeth while he looked back down at Raven annoyed. The lack of motivation in Raven the last few days bothered him and the insults only made things worse, "I'm not your house maid"

Raven didn't see the relevance of of this comment as he didn't ask Menay to clean or cook for him all these years. Though he couldn't help but feel this was some part of his responsibilities living there for free, "You're not my cat either nor do you pay bills here" He snarled in response.

Menay leaned back on the couch still looking Raven over he gave a smirk, "Neither do you" he argued.

Raven growled as he made the comment knowing he wouldn't be required to pay the bills, "I'm the son" Raven arrogantly stated while folding his arms over his chest.

Menay grinned while stretching his arms out over the back of the couch, "Don't you mean daughter?" he teased further unable to resist.

Raven's sarcasm quickly left him as he looked away from Menay angered, "You're getting neutered" he declares in resentment to the comment made about his gender.

"Oh that's a little low, don't you think?" Menay scrunched his face as he thought of how unpleasant that option would even be to consider done.

Raven fell silent for a moment refusing to look over at Menay. He knew being fixed was a fate lesser than his own even if it was different Menay would still have his while Raven didn't, "Better than completely gone" he grumbled still upset with the fact that he were a girl.

Menay's eyes looked him over for a moment knowing it was because of his female body that made Raven's adjustment to the new way of life more difficult than if he would have known about the gender change before.

"True, but..." He paused as he was going to say something about Raven's kind not having the same as human standards for gender but he didn't want to argue with Raven over that now.

He knew reason for the secret but he also knew Raven's parents were making the wrong choice by not telling him about this part of being a demon. Leaving that aside there was nothing he could do about it now and Raven didn't need to be pampered, "You aren't using yours yet" he teased instead while secretly trying to think of what he could do to help Raven adjust.

Raven huffed to the insult becoming really irritated that he was being insulted by his cat, of all people, "Topic change..." he growled no longer wanting anymore taunting from him.

"Alright," Menay chuckled as he picked the remote backup seeing how Raven seemed even more unsatisfied with the show he stopped on. While he started browsing the channels again he caught a waft of stench coming from where Raven laid, "Go take a shower, you stink" he nagged trying to hold back the urge to cover his sensitive nose.

"No" Raven protested almost instantly without a second thought knowing he didn't want to even go near the bathroom.

Menay narrowed his brow as he looked back over giving a scoff feeling like he was talking to a little kid rather a eighteen year old young man, "Why?" he questioned slightly irritated.

Raven knew he couldn't tell Menay why and and even without speaking it made his face begin to turn red with embarrassment to the thought, "I don't want to and I'm not going to, I'm not a pervert" he declared feeling like he needed to explain the red in his face so that Menay wouldn't misinterpret the reason.

"That's stupid it's your own body Raven, why..." Menay went to explain to Raven that he wouldn't be held to those laws as it would still be Raven's body. Though then he realized that this would imply that Raven had yet to look at himself exposed in his female form at all, "Wait so you haven't?" he questioned wondering if this meant Raven had gone to the bathroom or not since the game.

Raven dug his face into the couch deeper, "I am not going to" he declares once more in a muffled manner.

Menay arched a brow becoming concerned since it had been three days since he had changed into a girl and ever since he had changed into the sweat pants and hoodie Raven had not changed again, "What about the bathroom?" he asked again with more detail than before to get a clearer answer.

Raven glanced back then moved his legs together thinking about how he had been holding it by keeping it out off his mind for the last few days, "I can hold it" he grumbled in response just wanting Menay to drop it.

"Not even once? I don't think health wise" Menay went to scold Raven in a concerned manner as Raven turned over quickly glaring at him.

"I am not going to" he snapped angered that Menay was still bringing it up even to the point of trying to give him advice on something he couldn't ever understand.

Menay sighed as he looked Raven over then back to the television, "But Raven I really think you need to understand that it's not the same as before" he warned not wanting Raven to do something that may make him sick later.

"I already know this, that's why I am not looking or touching anything down there. now drop it already" Raven declared not wanting to hear Menay lecturing him any further about his own body when it came to the gender change.

"That's not what I meant..." He pointed out while glancing back over wondering if he was going to have to push Raven to understand his new way of life. He was hoping it would be easier but he never expected Raven to be so pure of heart when it came to women.

Menay smirks gently thinking of an entertaining way for him to push Raven into accepting things. Though he knew he shouldn't he just couldn't hold back, "I'm going back to the kitchen. What do you want... Tea, water, apple juice?" he teased while having a little fun.

Raven snarled as he looked back to Menay suspiciously, "What's with that selection?" he growled aggravated by the playful tone.

"Coffee still goes straight through you, right?" Menay snickered as he continued his taunt, "Wouldn't want you to have to use the restroom anytime soon."

"Then don't offer..." Raven sneered about to tell Menay not to bring him anything if he knew it would only make things worse when Menay gave another grin allowing Raven to catch on to what his original intentions were.

Becoming flustered he couldn't stand how Menay was acting while he was being serious, "Cut it out already you creepy perverted cat" he snapped.

Menay laughed a bit getting serious once again, "Got any plans then?" He inquired while finally stopping on the weather channel.

"Nope" Raven claimed in a disgruntled manner knowing his initial plans would only cause Menay to scold him more.

He saw Menay's face turn to a more scolding manner anyway and knew it was because of his choice to stay inside. This was the first school day he had missed of school and likely not the last. If they didn't do something soon it would start to affect his grade and possibly hold him back his final year.

Menay called the school pretending to be his father but really that could only buy them so excused absences. Raven knew this excuse of a stomach virus wouldn't last for long and it would start to count against him but it was the only solution he had for now.

He still couldn't bring himself to kiss someone, after the last three times being all forced upon him. He knew he shouldn't think so hard about it but after avoiding something like a plague for the past seventeen years he was not mentally prepared to just go out feeding.

Feeding, even the term Menay called it by didn't make it feel any better or safer to him being the victim of the pheromones and having his whole body change.

"If you don't try soon you'll start giving off pheromones and then you will be in danger like before" Menay cautioned but really Raven didn't care finding it'd be easier when it's forced upon him again.

Raven shrugged in response, "I don't care, might make things easier" he grumbled loud enough for Menay to know where he stood in that matter.

"Really?" Menay sighed as he pressed the mute button on the controller while he turned to Raven leaning over, "So when this happens do you plan on going out in public, so that it makes things easier?" He asked getting closer than Raven found comfortable.

Raven moved away becoming slightly nerves while looked him over thinking about what he asked. Knowing if he went out in public it would be worse than when he was in the school, "No" he answered knowing he didn't want to go out there.

Menay scoffed as Raven became withdrawn from him, "So you're saying you'd stay here locked in this house till you starve?" he asked in a sarcastic tone. "Because that's what will happen to you" he adds giving a stern warning that this was not a subject that could be taken lightly.

His statement bothered Raven but it was the tone he carried that irritated him the most. Of course he wasn't going to let himself starve to death but he just couldn't bring himself to kiss someone again without a connection being there first. However he was reluctant to tell him this because he was embarrassed by it knowing he could be teased so he just ignored him pretending the comment of death didn't bother him at all.

Menay shook his head sighing knowing this was the reaction Raven would give his father when he was hiding something. After having watched Raven for so many years being the one Raven confided to instead of his father. Menay knew he would no longer get the truth out of him the easy way now that he was in this form. The only way to break through to him was with more persistence on the pressing matter knowing Raven responded with aggression in a more honest way.

"So who do you think will visit you first, Carson or that pretty little girlfriend of yours?" he began to taunt as he was calling out the two people who would be the most likely people to visit the sick Raven.

Raven snarled to the comment looking away, "She's not my girlfriend and... "

As he went to protest Menay caught him off guard by saying someone unexpected, "or your father?" he announced pointing out the only other person that would eventually come to the house.

"My father?" Raven questioned. Quickly changing his tone as he sat up on the couch with a confused expression clearly written over his face.

"He wouldn't... Wha- what about him?" Raven stumbled out over his words while he could already figure what Menay was getting at but he wasn't sure. He knew there was a slight chance that Menay was just trying to shake him to get out of the house.

Menay's eyes ventured over Raven with a smile, "He's not immune, blood related or not he's still human, and still a source of food for you." Menay informed him knowing that Raven always knew he could have a mistake with his father but likely never thought of the other things being a incubus implied when it came to his father so he continued to explain.

"Your father won't just pass out like the others since his body is used to it from your mother feeding on him, that will be both dangerous and damaging for you" he added with concern knowing his father wouldn't stop till Raven was well fed.

The alarming news scared Raven to think that what happened in the school dorms with those crazed men would happen with his father too. He couldn't even imagine the trauma the event would cause for both of them. He was sure if his father were to wake up from being a zombie to find out what he did the pain he caused them both would break him to pieces.

He hated it but Menay was telling the truth only trying to avoid the situation for him and his father's sake, "What do I do?" he timidly asked feeling his pride beginning to break just for asking knowing what it implied.

Menay glanced over to him and knew he was going to regret what he had to say but it was the truth that Raven was going to need to come to terms with, "You are really cute and that alone will draw in prey but you'll have to do something about this appearance even as a boy you don't dress well. Though that has improved since you have been friends with that jock boy it still needs work if you are going to pick up pray without pheromones" He informs referring to the choice of casual clothing Raven always preferred to wear.

Raven scoffed to the comment wondering just how this would help seeing as he has seen people dressed a lot worse than him still finding dates and even his usual self acquired unwanted attraction. Though he didn't argue, either way it wasn't like he had many options besides sweatpants and hoodies at that moment since they were the only clothes he had that fit without revealing he didn't have the proper underwear on.

"So what should I wear, something of mom's?" Raven asked with a shrug as this would be the only women's clothes in his house. Though even that was barely enough to choose from. Since she hardly ever came home there was barely anything she left behind.

Menay shook his head no to the suggestion, "No, your mother's clothes wouldn't fit you. She's much taller and..." He cleared his throat before finishing the observation, "Well more proportioned, you could say" he pointed out while gesturing to his body as he says this implying how curvy Raven's mother's body was.

Raven glared instantly at the insult on top of him speaking about his mother's figure aloud in such a way. Cat familiar or not it was almost as if one of his friends or acquaintances had just made an offensive mom comment to him.

Menay huffed clearing his throat again looking away from Raven's glare, deciding to give another suggestion, "Do you know any other girls around your size and age that maybe you can get them to lend you clothes. Posing as raven's cousin or maybe Carson knows some girls willing to give you some?" he asked lightly throwing out the chance of using Carson's flirtatious behavior to their advantage.

Sitting back he thought of the suggestions, immediately rolling out the thought of Carson. Knowing with his absence Carson would be the one to bring the clothes with the intention of checking up on him or investigating the cousin he seemed obsessed with. Moreover without Raven being there at the house for her to take care of the lie wouldn't stick. Not only that but if his pheromones that Menay talked about started to seduce Carson, there would be a bigger problem than keeping a story straight if he turned back in front of him.

This only left one girl he knew willing to lend him clothes, Jewels, though she would likely want to see Raven as well since they left on bad terms and she too acquired a new found attraction to him. Without him being around for her to see it would leave her questioning too much about what was going on. Besides that he didn't think he could be in the same room with her for very long anymore being that she caused all of this on him.

Raven groaned almost writing it off as hopeless knowing there wasn't a single woman he had gone out of his way to socialize with if it didn't involve Carson in some way.

Though one woman popped in his mind just as he was about to give up, "I do know someone..." he stated in a questioning manner debating his own thoughts for a moment.

Menay looked over at him curious why he left it off like he wasn't sure about his statement, "Okay, who?" He asked being sure he knew all the female acquaintances Raven had left him wondering which one he had chosen.

"I met her Friday but I don't remember her name nor did we really become friends..." he explained while he thought about the woman a little harder. Recalling how strange she was already starting to regret throwing her up as an option.

Though he really didn't have any other choice, besides that he knew she didn't know anyone around the area having said it herself she would have no reason to be suspicious about who he really was.

After talking himself into it with the thought that he could get his male body back and not be discovered caused him to give a faint smile, "She'll be perfect for this" he claims with a new found confidence.

Menay glanced him over for a moment then made a popping noise with his lips not wanting to put a stick in Raven's plans though he knew he had to point it out, "Okay one problem, do you even know how to find this girl if you don't even recall her name?" he inquired lightly shining a light on a reasonable question.

Raven narrowed his brow and leaned forward on the couch clasping his hands together as he tried to recall that night's events ignoring all of the things that went wrong trying to just recall what she said.

There was a lot of things she said that didn't truly stand out to him as he was more focused on getting to his room at the time. He recalled something about her work being involved with Coffee and music, "I remember where she works, some coffee shop with music but not the name" he claims aloud though it was only vague he didn't know the name only the general location and theme he figured he could find it out from there.

"You remember where she works but not her name..." Menay muttered a little amused at the way Raven paid attention, "Okay there can't be that many coffee shops around your school maybe you'll think of the name while we look, hey maybe it's Robin" Menay teased in a chuckling manner as he picked on Raven a bit more for the name he chose still finding the bird choice entertaining.

"Heh, heh... Shut up" Raven sneered rolling his eyes laying back to the couch still giving no motivation to put any plan into action.

Menay shook his head to the way Raven was acting, "Come on, I'll take you" he said with a grunt as he stood making Raven looked at him confused.

He didn't want to go nor did he even believe she would actually be working today. It was hard enough accepting the thought of getting girl clothes and having to explain why he needed help from her though he had only met her once. However there was one thing he was certain of not being fond of, Menay coming too.

Raven wasn't going with a neko looking guy in the streets while they looked for the place. Magic charm or not he wasn't going to be around the cat eared boy in public drawing more attention even if it was only in brief glances.

"What do you mean take me?" he groaned looking over as Menay walked away from the couch taking the apron from his body.

"We'll go meet her. The sooner the better right, I'll drive your father's car of course" he replies.

Raven nodded his head, "Of course because I expected you to have a license..." he responds in a sarcastic tone but then it hit him, would a familiar even have a form of identification?

"Hey, do you even have a license?" Raven asked while looking over the back of the couch to Menay putting up the last set of dished he was doing before they left.

Menay shrugged as he finished, "Sort of... I know how to drive, don't worry" He said in a laugh while walking down the hall. "You're going to need to use the bathroom before we go though I don't want any accidents while we're out or you'll force me to put a diaper on you" he teased bringing the restroom issue back up to side track Raven from his lack or license.

"Shut up!" Raven snapped in response.

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