CH 6
The next morning...
Loke POV
I woke up in my lion form for the first time since I was the equivalent of an Earthland 5-year-old. There was also lots of adorable giggles. Opening my eyes I found Lucy curled up underneath my paw with my tail wrapped around her. "I didn't know you had an animal form." She giggled. Embarrassed I quickly changed back and explained.
"Animalesque celestial spirits are born in their animal forms. As they grow and gain power they take on more humanoid features. Which is true for all spirits, not just Animalesque spirits. Of my generation of Zodiacs, I grew the fastest and gained power far more quickly than the rest. So I can look the most human."
"Oh, I never knew that. Momma Aqua explained a lot to me but not that." Was her reply. "Momma" who now? Before I could ask there was a knock at the door. Lucy groaned into her hands. I had moved when I changed forms. Confused I answered the door. To my surprise it looked like the entirety of the staff had camped out outside our door.
"THEY'RE AWAKE! TIME TO GET CRACKIN ON THE SLACKIN." Someone yelled. All of a sudden there was a line into the next hallway that somehow wrapped back around to our room. What in Earthland? I missed something, didn't I? My look must have conveyed my thoughts because Lucy then explained. While I was getting a cat nap, the staff decided that we should be the ones to plan this party...explains why the Council was so blasé on firing those two…. Also explains Lucy's groan.
"So, tell me again, why are we the ones doing this instead of people from the Council?"
"Because, technically, for this Job, we are from the Council."
"Ugh!"
"My thoughts exactly Loke. My thoughts exactly."
After that, everything was a blur for the rest of the week. Then the real work started.