Chapter 206: Part 6

Talya

We settled into a routine over the next week - eat, sleep, and talk for hours. Rondy had to make a run to the FB, but other than the hour he was gone, we were together. His television had died over a year ago, but I didn't mind. Talking to Rondy was eye opening. Humans were so similar to the human side of beastkind. He opened my eyes to his world. He was also fascinated with my beast form.

"Does it hurt when you change into a lion?" he asked as he rolled toward me. We were lying on his mom's bed talking. We'd fallen asleep that way three times; it just seemed natural.

"No." I smiled with a flash of human teeth.

"Then what does it feel like?"

I thought about it for a moment. "It's like I carry this power inside of me all the time. It's an energy that wants to explode and when I shift, that's what happens. It feels natural and very, very good."

I watched him think about what I told him. "So, if you bit me, could I turn furry?"