Theo slowly relaxed and they continued on into Theo's vine exit. RJ had no idea it was also a short cut to Master Swoop's place. They landed on his patio and Theo let go. Master Swoop started walking and Theo fallowed him.
" You don't have to be afraid of me." said Master Swoop. Gently. Theo walked beside him and shyly grabbed his arm again. They were walking through the forest that was close by.
As they were walking, Theo relaxed. " Now tell me what happened." said Master Swoop. " I was training and he was watching me. Then he walked up to me and put a hand on my shoulder and asked me why I was afraid of him. I told him I wasn't and twisted out of his grip. He walked up to me again and demanded to know why I was afraid of him." said Theo. Master Swoop could feel Theo start shaking and stopped.
He reached over with his opposite hand and gently removed Theo's hand from his arm. He stepped in front of him and put hand underneath his chin tilting his head up. " Let's go for a run." said Master Swoop. Gently. He stepped to the side and turned back around. They crouched down and sprang up, landing in their animal spirit's counter forms.
As Theo and Master Swoop took off, he felt the bond between them pulse and reopen. They kept their bond closed when they were near RJ. When Theo came to Master Swoop for help, he knew something was wrong. Theo had too much pride to ask for help. So when he did, Master Swoop kept himself open minded and let Theo talk. Theo eventually told him he was blind. He also told him he didn't know what to do in the case of Lily, Casey, and RJ. He told him he could tell the other two they had to make a sound when near him and before touching him.
Master Swoop felt drawn to Theo. When Theo told him he was blind and that RJ scared him, Master Swoop felt a bond form, and in the process, gained his second animal spirit. It was a lioness. But he supposed, that was because of how close he felt to Theo. After words, Theo let him touch him and their bond fully formed. It turned out, both could transform into their animal spirits.
The bond between them allowed them to communicate telepathically when in their animal forms. Theo's form was of course, a jaguar. He figured out later, why he suddenly had the ability to transform into a jaguar. It was because he let Master Swoop in past his barriers. He was longing for someone to understand him and when he talked to Master Swoop, he found that someone. Pretty soon, that bond increased to the point of Master Swoop feeling protective of Theo.
The bond allowed Master Swoop to feel Theo's emotions. Though it was one sided. " I hate that feeling." said Theo.
" What do you mean?" asked Master Swoop. " That fear. The constant, numbing, paralyzing, fear, that comes with RJ suddenly popping up outta nowhere." said Theo. He let out a sad yowl and sank down to the ground.
Master Swoop stopped and ran back to Theo. He curled around the shaking cat and laid his head down.
" Can you change back for me please?" asked Master Swoop. " Yes." whispered Theo. Master Swoop uncurled from around him and sat down in front of him. He felt Theo transform back and did the same.
He wrapped his arms around Theo and brought him to his chest. " It's OK. You can let go now." said Master Swoop. Theo snuggled into him and cried. His hands clenched into Master Swoop's shirt and his heart broke at hearing him cry. He rocked him back and forth and started purring. Theo slowly calmed down and stopped crying. He continued rocking him and Theo slowly relaxed. He felt him shift and smiled. That was his baby and he was finally relaxed. He shifted down into his second form and picked Theo up in his teeth.
( A.N. The term 'Snapped back in', will be used quite a bit. It means they stopped any mental conversation and zone back in on what's being said outside of their minds. It's like coming out a trance. Please PM me if this confuses you and I will be glad to help you.