I swear the chief has done this on purpose.
He knows about my condition, it's a little hard to keep such a thing a secret when you have to miss two weeks of work every year.
And yet, the guy does nothing to help me with this crazy petshop owner case.
And another thing!
I stink!
All I smell is smoke, smoke, SMOKE!
I can't take it anymore! All I do is smoke! It's getting harder to hide my scent and my heat period is coming in two weeks and I've really been smoking and drinking.
I smell myself constantly, and it's killing me! I can only imagine what everyone around me thinks when I pass by.
But I don't want D to find out what I am, he'd probably use me as some kind of breeding bitch for his animals!
Well, forget that!
I'm not just gonna bend over for anybody! Especially not some weakling!
But it's been a year now, and with how hard it's getting to hid myself, I worry.
And, to add to my worries, my uncle just sent my kid brother to me with no warning! Not that I don't love the kid, I do, and, contrary to popular belief, I do not blame the kid for our mother's death. We knew, we knew she wouldn't make it.
Not to mention the fact that being a bearer makes it very hard for me to hate any child.
Anyways, next problem.
I have to keep tabs on that Count D, who is taking care of a petshop filled with all kinds of dominate males.
It's driving me crazy!!
Then said petshop owner decides to hatch a dragon…of all things! This guy's nuts!
So we went all around the fricken' city, stopping a few times for D to meet up with some mafia guy and see his psychotic dentist, to see the dragon hatch.
I can't lie, it was quite a sight….and I was just as panicked over the whole deal as D was.
It was my first child, and I was so…overwhelmed, it was the most wonderful sight, it really was. Unfortunately, I have to pretend that I thought it was all just my imagination, can't let D get any clues about my ' condition', after all.
Honlon knows all about me and my situation, after all, both Kannan and Junrei were born from me. Kannan being my more masculine side, the shield I've used to hide myself all these years, while Junrei would be my more feminine side, my sweeter side, everything about me that I've kept hidden over the years.
Shuko also knows, after all, she is still a part of Honlon, and so is still also my child. A mother dragon always has a mental connection to her child, and so I know, Shuko would not tell anyone about my secret, though she clamis to do so to 'appease' her two sisters.
Then came the whole situation with Wong, things got a little bit difficult at that point. Due to my senses as a bearer, I instantly knew that this male was not human, and that he was a very, very powerful, dominate, male, very worthy of mating.
It was all I could do not to jump the guy…have I ever mentioned that I'm a bit of a power-whore?
He now stays with D…figures, all I need to make my stay in that place more stressful. He's always trying to bite me, usually, he's successful, and I'm sure he thinks it's for revenge…but I know it's not. Somewhere inside, he knows what I am, and he's trying to mark me, to prevent anyone else from doing the same.
Now I have to take my lil bro home.
Which brings another dilemma, telling Chris about my secret. I imagine it'd be a little weird for him if he walked into my room one day to see a sister…instead of a brother.
I turned in the car, looking nervously in the mirror at my little brother, who looked silently to the side and out the window.
" Uhh, hey Chris." I called, licking my lips nervously, it wasn't everyday that I had to explain this to someone else.
Blue eyes so similar to mine, yet so different, looked at me through the mirror as well.
' Yes?' I heard him ' say', it's more of a kind of mind speak.
" I have to explain something to you, it…it's gonna be a little weird…okay…?" I ask, sparing a glance into the mirror before looking back at the road.
Chris looked at me in interest, sitting up straight as he sensed a very important conversation beginning to start.
" I…have this…condition…one that changes the way I look every year. This lasts for about two weeks…and I…don't want you to be freaked out because it will happen in about two weeks now."
' Okay…what is it?' I heard him say…can I even call it hearing? I guess it's more like sensing what he's saying.
" I will turn into a woman." I say, straight, and to the point, no use running around in circles trying to find the right way to tell him.
Chris's eyes went wide, even more so as I explained the entire situation to him. However, he seemed to understand it all. He really is a smart kid, and he promised not to tell anyone. Even said that it really didn't matter to him if I turned into a woman, I was still his big brother, even if we really didn't know each other too well just yet.
Last problem, my heat. My body has begun to ready itself for those two weeks that I'll have to hide out in my apartment. Soon, I won't be able to smoke and drink like I usually do to hide my scent. It won't matter, after all, my body will be working it's hardest to get rid of these foreign substances so that my scent will be at it's strongest.
My body will be doing all that it can to attract a mate.
I guess that wasn't usually much of a problem, the weaklings never really could get me…but…now I have to go to the petshop…this is where things just get even more difficult..
Now, if only I could get D to watch Chris for me…
~End Chapter~
