"What are you doing?" Brittany asks, watching as Santana jumps up from where she was seated and accidentally knocks the textbook she'd been reading onto the ground.

"Fuck, Brittany! We need to put a bell on you," Santana said as she attempted to kick the textbook under the table. "I've told you about sneaking up on me!"

Brittany tilts her head so she can read what's on the spine of the textbook, noting that it was from the library. "Lycanthropy?"

Santana flushes and sighs, there was no point in hiding anything from Brittany, or really any other therianthrope. "I'm reading up on it, I was going to ask Doctor Beiste about it later. Charlie doesn't exactly have all the answers about what the change entails. I don't want to be forced to turn every full moon."

"You're not bound by the full moon, well that's not completely true, pre-adolescent lycanthropes are bound by the lunar cycle, adults are not. It's a protective measure, for growing lycanthropes. The change is apparently brutal on their bodies, so it makes sense, that it only happens during certain periods of the month until their body can handle the shift. I've heard stories that it also allows them to learn to control their animal side better," Brittany picked up the book and frowned slightly at Santana. "I thought you said that Charlie said it was okay for you two to be together, without you going through the change."

Santana grimaces and sighs, she felt ridiculous about this whole endeavor. Like one of those girls who was trying desperately to impress their significant other for all the wrong reasons. She was a human, she liked being human. She didn't want to change for Charlie, and Charlie hadn't asked her too. "Charlie's wolf isn't attracted to me as anything more than the person who gives her food and belly rubs."

Brittany glanced down at the book for a moment and then back at Santana, and crinkled her nose slightly. "Santana, do you want a wolf to fuck you?"

"What? No! I just thought we were mates. Which implies at least partially that her wolf should be attracted to me."

"Are you sexually attracted to wolves?" Brittany asks.

"Britt!"

"It's a fair question, why does it bother you? Oh, is Fuzzbutt sniffing other dog's butts?"

"What? No! Charlie—Fuzzbutt doesn't do that."

Brittany studied the book, "You know that being turned into a wolf, is lethal in about eighty-percent of the time? Charlie probably doesn't want to accidentally kill you."

"I've been thinking about that, not for me but for people in general. To do the change it's more than just a bite or a scratch, isn't it? You have to be close to death, your immune system has to be depleted to let the venom work—but we have drugs that can do that can't we? Deplete the immune system? So, all it would take is a bite or two instead of you know tearing apart someone when they're close to death?"

Brittany hesitated for a moment, it could possibly work but the last thing anyone in their community wanted was for the wolves to get a numbers advantage. "It might work," she says finally. "Maybe."

"But?" Santana prompts.

"Well, you'd need to find someone to test it on, and if it does work, think about it for a moment Santana. The wolf's numbers would explode."

"I don't think so they take their privacy and territory pretty seriously, the more people that know about them the greater the chance that they're exposed. They aren't stupid, and they already have strict laws about turning humans," Santana mused. "Charlie's already got a strike against her, she's worried about being labelled feral. If we can test it out on someone—anyone then maybe there will be a way for us to be together completely."

"You're willing to do the turn?"

Santana swallows, she was unsure if that's what she wanted. "I don't know, maybe I should talk to someone that isn't Charlie. Charlie will tell me not to do it, even though I think she really wants me to do it. I just—"

"The lethal part isn't the only problem with doing the turn, those that do survive around fifty percent go insane because they can't actually take it, that's why they aren't allowed to turn humans just like that anymore. Santana it's dangerous, even if you could find a way to make the turn not as lethal as it normally is you still have to worry about the insanity after the fact. There's another being in your head, it's easy for someone like me because it's been there all of our lives. But for other people suddenly having someone anyone in your head talking to you having an opinion? You don't know what's real or what's not, and depending on your personality your wolf side might be more aggressive, and will be a lot harder to control." Brittany sighs, "In the end it's your choice Santana, and I think you need to talk to Charlie about it. Actually talk."

"She's going to tell me not to do it. I mean back when she was a teenager—she was so excited to have me do the turn and now, I think she's being to cautious and willing to settle on me, and I don't want her to settle. That's not what I want. I want her to be happy and have a pack and just be happy with me."

Brittany hummed at this, "She seems happy to me, every time she's here, she seems happy to be near you. Maybe you're overthinking this."

"She wants children."

"She's an alpha she can have children if she wants, all she needs to do is find a willing omega. I mean it might be a difficult since she's your mate but I mean if we have figured out IVF, we can figure out how to give you wolf children, doing something drastic is silly Santana. I mean it's not as if there aren't animal children that need to be adopted either, stuff happens." Brittany tilts her head slightly. "You know, I never really understood how you two could be mates, I mean you're human, but I see it now. You wouldn't be stressing over it this much if Charlie wasn't going to be permanent."

Santana nods, "She is, I know it, I think I've always known it. You don't have the spark we had when I first laid eyes on her. Maybe our bond is different than a normal mate bond, but there is still a bond a strong one. And I don't plan on letting her run away again. Now I just need to remind myself that I need to be patient about the sex."

"You're not having sex? Santana!"

Santana groans and slumps against her seat. "I know, but she's trying to figure out her life. I can't just jump her and have my way with her."

"She's an alpha you won't be having your way with her, in fact you'll probably be lucky if you'll be able to walk," Brittany grins. "When it does happen Santana, you've got to give me all the details."

Santana rolls her eyes, "I'll do nothing of the sort, and Charlie's a virgin I can't imagine she'll be amazing the first time."

"Please, we're animal people we don't have terrible sex, it's impossible. You should probably get ready to have your mind blown," Brittany informs her.

Santana rolls her eyes, maybe when she was a teenager she'd take Brittany's words to heart but Charlie was a virgin. She'd probably be fine. "I'll talk to Quinn about it. Or maybe Mr. Fabray. They'll probably let me know what to do."

"Or your girlfriend, that's also a possibility."

Santana scoffs, and shakes her head. Mr. Fabray was probably the best bet. Then she'd talk to Charlie about all of it.