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Chapter 3: Transform:

Lightning wasn't the only one who had gone through a transformation. As Hope looked in the mirror in the bathroom, he pulled at the grey ears that were on the top of his head. He glanced behind him to see his tail. Once he checked how the change had affected him, he realized that he wasn't completely back to normal. He stepped back into Lightning's room to see that she was still lying on the bed unconscious, barely breathing with her face down and pressed against the mattress, and hips in the air. The last time he checked, she was still alive.

A few times the thought crossed his mind that he shouldn't have bitten her. Still, she looked cute as she was sleeping peaceful with her fluffy ears and tail. It always helped that she wasn't trying to kill him. He knew there would probably be a matter of time before she tried again.

Minutes later, her eyelids began to twitch. Slowly, she opened them. As she sat up, she placed her hand to the side of her head. There was a pain going on inside of her head. When she lifted her eyes, she saw Hope sitting in front of her. Nervously, he waved with one hand as he held a sandwich in the other. "Hi…!"

She couldn't believe it. How could he eat at a time like this while she was knocked out, especially her food? Upset, she wanted to yell, but instead a cat like sound came out. Right away, she placed her hand to her lips. Getting upset again, she tried to talk, but all of it came out as sound. Hope stared as if he was paying attention, but couldn't understand a word that she was saying. He took a bite of his sandwich. Angry, she slapped it out of his hand. His eyes traveled over to the rest of it on the floor. "Hey…! I was eating that…" his voice started to go quiet. "I was very hungry. You didn't exactly feed me today."

Quickly, she grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. Even though she couldn't talk, he could probably guess why she was upset with him. "Listen. It's all right. You have a right to be upset." Lightning relaxed slightly until Hope spoke again. "I thought about making you a sandwich when I got up, but you were pretty out of it and I didn't know when you would wake up. It's been a few hours." She flicked him against the forehead. "Okay maybe a few minutes."

She sighed as she shook her head. Since she was stuck the way she was, she looked around at herself to see what she had turned into. Her hands reached up to grab the white ears that were up on her head. When she glanced at the fluffy white tail behind her, she tried to see if she could move it, but it was hard to get the hang of it. When her eyes looked over, she saw that his tail was moving. In result, she pouted and tried again. It took some time, but she finally managed to catch on. That instantly earned a smile from Hope sitting across from her. In response, she frowned at him.

When Hope lifted his eyes up from her tail to her, he was surprised. For some reason, Lightning seemed calm now. Her white tail waved through the air like a cat just sitting around relaxing. He gave a smile of relief. Maybe she wasn't planning to attack him.

Little did he know what she was really planning. One way or another, she was going to change back to normal again. Innocently, she slid over toward him, but behind that she began to stalk her prey. When she was close enough, she was about to attack until she felt something strange, almost calm like. Her eyes traveled over to see that he was touching her tail. "Wow! This really is real! It's cute."

Upset, she took her tail away from his hand and turned her head away from him. He just grinned and touched it again. "It's really soft compared to mine."

Soon, it became a tug of war between her tail. Unfortunately, the cat side of her had gotten the best of her. Her body relaxed at his touch unable to stay mad at him for long. After he stopped, she was released out of her trance and relaxed back to where she was. He gave a smile. "Don't worry. Together we'll find a way to change us back to normal. If not, at least you'll always have me."

Hearing that, her eyes lowered as her body dropped back onto the bed. She was doomed.

"Is everything okay?" Beside him in the hall of the Academy, the pink haired, half cat gave him a nod. Both Hope and she wore hats over their heads to cover their ears. He hid his tail within his pant legs and hers underneath her skirt. "We'll figure out how to solve this and no one will have to know."

"Hey!" When they heard the familiar voice, they saw Serah, Vanille, and Fang come up behind them. Serah looked surprised. "Hope? Lightning you found him?"

Nervously, Hope rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah…"

"Where have you been all this time? How did Lightning find you?" Serah asked curiously.

"Well…it's a long story. First this weird thing happened and next thing I know, I ended up in Lightning's apartment and I got to sleep-." Suddenly, Lightning covered over his mouth as she looked serious. Hope decided to change the subject. "Anyway I'm back now and we should get going."

Before they could leave, Serah stepped over to Lightning. "Hey! Since when did you start wearing hats?" She reached over to try it, but instinctively Lightning stepped back, unintentionally letting out a growl. Serah was surprised by her reaction. "Wow! I think that you've been hanging around Hope's cat too much."

"My cat?" Hope was curious as to what Serah was talking about.

"Yeah. The one's that Lightning has been taking care of." Vanille filled in. "Ooh! Can I take care of it now?! I've gotten really responsible since then!"

Fang arched her eyebrow as she placed her hands on her sides. "Oh really? What about that dog that we found and you let out of your sight for one second?"

Vanille's eyes traveled down to the ground as she placed her finger to her chin. "Oh right. We never could fix him after he was run over."

Hope looked surprised, but then gave a look of relief. "Good thing that I didn't go with her." The others looked at him curiously as to why he said that. Hope noticed their reactions. "Oh right! I have to remember that I can talk now and everyone can hear what I'm saying."

Everyone stood awkwardly in silence. Getting impatient, Lightning tugged on Hope's arm and pulled him along. Serah smiled. "Hey wait! You didn't answer my question. How did you find Hope?" She moved in closer interested, which Lightning leaned back surprised. "Well don't keep us in suspense! Tell us! Last time we talked, you had no idea. You have to say something!"

Lightning turned her eyes over to Hope. He shrugged. "What? Just say something. It's rude not to answer." Harshly, her foot stomped down on his foot. "Ow! What was that for?" Lightning glared at him. How could he forget that the reason she couldn't talk was because of him? She leaned in and whispered in his ear. He nodded. "Oh! Right…" He then turned his attention to everyone else. "She says something that I can't understand. Something cat like or whatever." Lightning let out a growl.

Serah looked surprised. "Wow! You are getting really good at that."

Hope smiled. "Anyway I can answer that. For days, I haven't been able to come in, but Lightning's been looking after me. Of course I wouldn't trust her with a cat since she almost shot me, threatened to kill me every second of everyday, and didn't feed me a few times, but I guess it's better than being out on the street."

Lightning tightened her fists at her sides. She thought that she took good care of him. Suddenly, she felt her hands being grabbed which made her fists loosen. Her eyes lifted up to see the gentle stare to his green, hypnotizing eyes and smile to his lips. "Even with the threats and almost dying in more ways than one, I couldn't have survived without her. Someone else probably would have killed me instead. I really appreciate everything that she's done for me."

For what felt like moments, Lightning stared at him. As Serah, Vanille, and Fang watched, their expressions changed into surprise. From nearby, Lightning snapped out of her trance to hear laughing from nearby. She turned around as she frowned and glared to see what was going on. As much as she wanted to say something, it only came out as sound. Instantly, she pressed her hand to her lips. The girls were surprised, but then started laughing more. "Isn't she just the cutest thing?" Vanille said.

"Sis! Since when are you into cats that much?!"

When Lightning looked over, she saw that her tail was out and waving about. Her eyes widened in surprised. When did that come out? Fang smirked. "Someone must be really happy."

Serah pulled at her tail. "It seems so real." Once Lightning felt the uncomfortable tug, she let out a loud sound and moved behind Hope grabbing onto his arms. Hope's eyes followed her surprised. Serah became surprised as well. "What? Did you glue that thing on?"

Vanille pulled at it as well. "Wow! It's so pretty! I want one too!"

Lightning pulled away. As she did, her hat fell from her head. The girls looked surprised. Fang pointed at her ears. "Taking it a little far aren't you?"

Hope sighed with his eyes closed. "It's no used hiding it. The cat's out of the bag." Lightning nudged him with her elbow for that cheesy expression. He removed his hat as well and then explained what happened.

The girls were surprised, but then Fang let out a smirk. "Ah! So that explains it. I thought you two were into some weird cat fetish. Had fun being her little pet?"

Hope smiled nervously.

Vanille moaned. "I want to be a cat too!"

"I don't think that you could take care of yourself." Fang's eyes traveled down to the front of Hope's leg. She pointed toward his thigh, noticing something protruding. "So? Is that your tail or you just happy to see her?" She pointed back toward Lightning.

Hope's eyes traveled down to what she was talking about, but then reached behind him. He pulled his tail from the back of his pants. "No… That's not my tail…" He wondered why Fang asked.

Instantly, the girls turned quietly with surprised looks as they glanced between that and his eyes.

Later that day, Hope was sitting in his office when Lightning stepped in with her arms crossed. He lifted his head noticing that she came in. "Hey! I haven't figured out how we ended up this way or how we can change back."

Lightning's ears tilted backwards as she frowned and her eyes narrowed. He began to get afraid as she approached closer.

"Hi!" When they heard the familiar female voice, they looked back to see Serah with Snow. They were surprised to see that there were cat ears and tails on them that seemed weird. Hope stood up surprised. "What happened to you guys? How did you turn?"

Serah smiled nervously. "Well…It was an accident sort of... Lightning got mad at Snow and sort of…punched and bit him." Hope looked over to see Lightning turn her eyes away ashamed. Serah pointed to herself. "Then I got bit by Snow. Anyway have you figured out how to change us back?"

"No. Hopefully no one will end up biting anyone else. We don't need this thing spreading." When Hope looked over, he saw Lightning glaring toward him which made him jump. Then, Lightning became surprised once she came to a realization and looked over at Serah and Snow. Since she couldn't talk, she started pointing toward them and using gestures as a way of asking how they were talking. She just realized that they were. Serah caught onto the message. "Oh! It just happened. I think it was after we kissed. Yup! I think that's it. You just have to share a kiss with your true love-!" Then, Serah smiled nervously. "or some random stranger your choice…"

Lightning was surprised, but then looked down. If she couldn't figure out how to stop being a cat, she could at least figure out how to talk again. When she searched for Hope, he was no longer in sight. How he got away without her noticing she had no idea.

A sigh of relief left from Hope that he got away. Any longer in his office and he was sure that he would be in for the wrath of Lightning. He placed his key in the door and stepped inside of an apartment. Before he could walk in, he jumped at his next sight. There in the living room, he saw the half feline that he was trying to hide from sitting on the couch. There was a slight smile to her face. "How did you get in my apartment?"

A confused look came to her face. He took some time to look around before he realized something. "Oh wait! Somehow I ended up back at your apartment. I'm not really sure where mine is."

Lightning stood up and headed over toward him. "I take it you're not mad at me anymore." She just continued to stare at him. It was all she needed to do. Just get one kiss. That was easy to handle right? She moved and stood in close, but he stepped back and slipped passed her. She was surprised that he slipped away from her, but then went after him again. Soon, it became a chase around the room. Eventually, she had him pinned down on the couch.

"Hey! Are you in here?" Serah stepped through the door. Instantly, she was surprised by what she saw. The two of them looked over surprised. "What are you two doing?"

Hope looked over worried. "Help! Your sister is trying to kill me!"

Serah became worried that it really was Lightning's intention. "Don't do it! He can't be killed off just yet!" Lightning shook her head as she closed her eyes. Serah held up her finger. "Oh! Right! She's not trying to kill you. I told Lightning earlier how she could talk again. All she needs to do is find someone to kiss."

Hope blinked surprised. "Oh…!"

Serah looked up as she placed her finger to her lip. "Anyway, I just wanted to stop by for some reason... Later!" She turned and left out of the door.

Soon, Hope's eyes traveled over to Lightning that was above him. "I guess that's one thing that's solved." The two sat up beside each other without breaking their stare. Seconds turned into minutes without a word. "All right…I guess this should happen unless you're okay with not talking." In response, she gave a frown which Hope noticed. "All right. Didn't think so. Are you sure?" She crossed her arms as her frown grew bigger. "Okay." he decided to indulge her.

Lightning closed her eyes. This would be just so that she would talk again and nothing else. This would be under her control. Before she knew it, she found a pair of lips pressed against her lips. Her eyes widened in surprised. The touch of his lips made her hair stand up along with her tail. "So did that work?" Stunned, she just blinked at him in surprise. He leaned forward toward her curious. "Can you talk now?"

This was ridiculous. There was no way that this cat had got her tongue. She tried to speak, but only a sound came out. Hope sighed as he closed his eyes. "I guess it didn't work. I don't know what else we can do. Maybe some sort of experiment or something. How do you feel about sharp knives?"

She nodded. Most of what he said, she zoned out. Hope smiled. "Good! Then I'll see what I can do. Don't worry. There's a 10% chance you might survive this, but it can be done."

Lightning shook her head finally listening in on what he was saying. She waved her hand as a sign for him to come closer. He looked curious. "What?" She pointed toward her lips. "What? I don't see anything. I don't think your voice is going to come back that way." More, she got angry and pointed furiously. "Oh! You want me to try again. Okay. Maybe last time wasn't-."

Suddenly, she pulled him in and crashed his lips to hers. After several minutes, they separated for air. "Did it work that time?"

"No." she moved in again.

An hour later…

Hope leaned back against the couch breathing hard. "Still not working?"

"No. Keep trying."

His eyes drifted over to the side. "Hmm…I thought for sure it was. It's funny. I think that I can hear you."

Lightning grabbed onto his shirt, pulling him closer to her. "You're just hearing things."

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