Kat or rather 'Shadow' as she dubbed herself when she had put up the magical disguise ran through the timber, the feeling of the primal power that the full moon brought rippled through her as she tried not to act like a kitten as the energy surge consumed her.
Maybe transforming wouldn't be such a bad idea? She thought as she glanced up at the full moon, the sounds of laughter filling her ears. She knew that most monsters had more energy than normal during the full moon but there was no way that she could keep her primal instincts at bay. They had been pinned back too long.
"ugh...Even with the magic I'd not be able to keep people from recognizing me." she growled out before sighing and slipping the ring off, leaving it buried beneath one of the large trees before allowing her true nature to take over. She could feel every bone and muscle shift and grind until she stood larger than she had been, although now she was on four legs.
Man I haven't been in this form in a long time. I wonder if I am still as fast as I use to be! She thought, feeling the dirt under her paws as she took off into the night, not even notice that she was being followed until two, slightly smaller figures leaped out of the timbers, causing her to skid to a hault.
Un-transforming she prepared to a fight however to her surprise besides being met with the violence of rouges she was met by two familiar faces.
"What the fang are you? I knew you didn't smell right when I saw you hanging out with Jackson and Neighthan earlier today but I couldn't put a paw on it!" Meowlody stated, earning a sigh from the older girl instantly dropped her guard.
"Fine, I'll tell you everything but you can not tell your leader anything!"
Both girls glanced at each other at that.
"Leader? You mean Toralei?"
"She's not our leader...We don't have a leader."
Kat felt her ears fold slightly as she tried to understand what the world they meant by that.
"But you jumped to her aid after you saw what happened in the hall with Nekolus." she pointed out, earning a chuckle.
"Of course we did. She's one of our best friends, even if she is a big mouth most of the time."
Pyralis knew something was wrong when their girlfriend came into the room and tossed the ring onto the dresser before locking the door.
"What happened? Are you hurt?"
The half-human asked as they moved to stand behind her, wings spreading out and wrapping around her from behind in a feathery hug.
"Those two twins that hang around with the runt found me without the ring." she stated, feeling both wings and arms tightening around her from behind.
"You okay with that?"
They asked earning a sigh from the other teen. "I have to be, it's not like I can clear their memories or something." she answered, leaning back into the strong chest of her partner before sighing "But it made me realize something...I know nothing about being anything besides a leader."
Pyralis closed their eyes as they heard this "I was the closest thing to a friend you had, weren't I?" they asked, earning a nod.
"Then you know what you need to do? You need to try to forget about all of that and start over, Join some things and make some new friends. You made friends with me and Alexa well enough, surely befriending humans is scarier than befriending your own kind."
"I take you made some new friends already?" she questioned, looking up at them with a smirk.
"Kinda, yeah."
"Fine, in the morning we're going to go see the headmistress...I have a plan that just might work."
