'Well that went well' John slapped himself in his mind for not thinking it through better.

The vacation had been planned for the last month, and he had only just had the balls to tell red now; it had avoided the glares from red while he worked there, but now he regretted not telling him sooner.

John sighed he didn't have a choice in the matter he was drained of energy and needed some time to compose himself.

He rubbed his wrist where his trinket was biting into his flesh. A small price to pay.

He hadn't noticed but in the time it took him to think about everything he had already signed himself out, making his way to his motorbike. He had upgraded from his moped when he had been forced to go on long missions, refused the cramped confinements of the truck this was the alternative.

He rubbed the back of his neck in an attempt to release the stress hoping on his bike he placed his helmet on and revved the engine. Weaving out of the parking lot and out the front gate. He followed the roads allowing his stress to flow free of him smiling at the on lookers.

All too quickly he was at his flat. He spent most of his time in work so it wasn't like he needed a house. This would do, as long as it had a warm bed and a shower John couldn't complain; it was homely enough.

Opening the door he looked around to make sure there were no 'guests' or anything amiss. Finding nothing he slumped down on the couch removing the trinket from his wrist placing it on the counter he regarded the blood that flowed from his wrist. It was a small price to pay for the benefit.

Johns form shifted mutating, his bones snapping and muscle ripping and reforming; his face became more angular. His ears becoming elf like and small horns grew from his scalp into a curl almost like a goat. His eyes becoming a shocking amber and blue Hey grew a few inches. His tail bone extended morphing into a long elegant tail, almost feline. His legs shifted and broke into that of cats hind legs. Over all he was a white and silver in colour with details of black accentuating his skin.

He cracked his back stretching like that of a feline to relieve his aches and pains in his back and legs. The transformation was always painful it never really got easier.

John slowly pulled off his clothes over his now inhuman form. He always forgot to take his clothes off.

'A shower will definitely help!' he made it into the bathroom picking up the conditioner and shampoo climbing into the shower, turning up the shower dial till it was steaming, cleansing his skin. The heat relaxed his tense muscles and he allowed hi mind to wander. He never dared to change into his normal form when he was in the BPRD it was just too risky. He scrubbed the shampoo into his shoulder length hair careful of his horns. It felt good to be in the form he was so used to.

- Red Pov -

Rubbing his face trying to quell his anger. It didn't help. Red paced his room his tail flicking in agitation "Fuck this!" Red threw on his coat "I'm sick of being stuck in this shit hole"

Red drew back his stone fist smashing through the wall until he could see moon light and smelt fresh air.

Red smelt Johns sent and easily began to follow it.

'It's not stalking I'm just checking up on him' red repeated to himself as he snuck up onto the roof tops, swinging from drainpipes to catch the next roof top. He may stand out from the crowd but when he wanted to be inconspicuous he could be.

Red chuckled to himself. Might even find the kid in the buff. He imagined the image and then shook his head. 'Can't think about boy scout that way. Not like head return the feelings anyway' with a heavy sign and a heavy heart Red focused in on the flat before him. He had never seen it before but knew it was Johns; it had his lingering sent everywhere.

He crept down the side of the building and landed in front of the living room window.

He had a perfect view.

A perfect view of a demon lounging on a couch watching TV in scouts flat.

A viciously growl left Reds mouth. 'What has he done with Scout!? ?'

His instincts took over, standing to his full height, glaring through the window. Red had made just enough noise for the demons sensitive hearing to pick him up and they locked eye contact.

The other demons eyes widened and he froze in place. Red drew his fist back and smashed through the glass easily landing in the front room looming over the couch as the demon stared up at him in complete shock.

He grabbed the silver demons arm pulling him off the couch and towards him "Where is...ooof!"

The silver demon fully kicked him in the gut with his powerful legs sending him flying across the room.

- John Pov -

'Oh my god!...this can't be happening…. I've got to leave before he finds out'

John scrambled up only to have his ankle swiped out from under him landing sharply on the floor; he was grabbed and dragged across the floor.

He lashed out with his arm finding them quickly pined to the floor and a red human hand clamped around his throat slowly slowing his struggles. He tried to kick out only to find himself pined. He then panicked unable to get air and feeling the black dots swamp his sight.

"Where is John!" Red bellowed, barely inches from his face.

"Red...it's …me" John, managed to wheezed before slipping into unconsciousness.

- Reds pov

Red released the figures neck staring down in shock at the now still body

"…Boy scout?"

"What the hell happened to you?..." His question never received an answer from the unconscious figure.

Checking he was still breathing Red scooped the prone body into his arms