Kairi yelped. Sora's hands and feet had just turned into paws, his nails into claws. His spiky hair was now a messy mane and his nose had become a snout.

He was an actual lion. Not a vampire, not a toy, not even a merman. An actual lion. For his previous transformations he'd still sort of looked like himself, but now he was a full-blown animal. It was a good thing his dad was at work right now and his mom was out shopping. Who knows what they would think about seeing their son like this, and sprawled out on their living room floor, no less.

She had to admit, though, he looked really cute. He was bigger than a pet cat but smaller than a full-grown lion. His fur looked awfully soft, too. What would it feel like to touch it?

He buried his face beneath his paws and groaned. "Again?"

Her jaw dropped. "You can talk?!"

He lifted one paw to give her an icy blue glare. "Why wouldn't I be able to?"

"I don't know, maybe because you're an animal?"

"I'm human," he ground out, his lips curling back to reveal a set of very sharp-looking teeth.

She brought her hand to her mouth to try to stifle her giggle. "You look an awful lot like a lion to me."

He tucked his chin over his paws and sighed, his tail swishing back and forth. A tuft of brown fur poked off the end of it, and she watched as it flicked back and forth.

"I don't suppose you did something to annoy Donald this time?" she asked.

"Nope. He's just really getting a kick out of messing with me."

Kairi fished her phone out of her pocket. "Time to send him more photos then, I guess."

But Donald didn't respond. Not even after half an hour had passed after she'd sent the pictures.

Weird.

Well, so long as Sora was stuck like this, she might as well make the most of it.

She patted the spot next to her on the couch. "Here, come sit next to me."

He stopped his sulking and did as she asked, coiling his hind legs beneath him so he could spring up and land gracefully beside her.

"Mind if I pet you?"

He was silent for a moment. "Go ahead," he finally said.

She ran her fingers through his soft fur and messy mane, being sure to scratch behind his ears and under his chin. He closed his eyes and tilted his face so she could get a better angle, and he really seemed to like it when she found this one spot in particular and scratched it. When she tried to touch his paws, though, he pulled back from her.

"Sorry, that kind of tickles," he admitted.

So she went back to stroking the fur on his face and back. His eyes blinked slowly, and she found herself getting sleepy, too. Gently picking him up (and ooomph, he was pretty heavy despite his size!), she lifted him into the air so she could move her legs onto the couch.

His eyes went wide for a moment, but then she put him back down, this time on top of her. He curled up on her stomach and rested his chin on her chest, his paws flexing as he relaxed, his claws digging into her shirt a little but not in a way that hurt.

She smiled sleepily at him and ran her fingers through his fur and mane. He let his big blue eyes close as he drifted off into the realm of dreams, and she along with him.

A big heavy blanket was draped over her. Nice and warm and comfortable, like the ones she liked to bundle herself beneath. Sora's mom must've—

Wait. Her eyes flew open.

That wasn't a blanket. It wasn't a blanket at all.

"Sora?" she squeaked, heart pounding and face flushing. He was the one draped over her, his head resting on her chest, his weight pressing against hers, his legs dangling over the edge of the sofa. His eyes were closed and his breathing even, a soft smile resting on his face.

He definitely wasn't a lion anymore, and he looked so peaceful snoozing there that she didn't want to wake him up.

She ran her fingers through his hair. It was soft and silky, not all that different from how his lion fur had been. He sighed in his sleep and snuggled deeper into her chest, murmuring something she couldn't quite make out.

Her arms went around him, and she rested her head against his.

She could afford to let their nap last a little longer.

Sora was vaguely aware of something warm beneath him, something soft pressed against his cheek. He nuzzled it and—

Hang on. Eyes fluttering opening, he was met with Kairi's shirt. He looked up, and Kairi's face was only inches away from his, her cheek resting against his hair, her eyes closed and a soft smile on her face.

Oh geez. His face got hot when he realized what had happened, where his head was resting now. What would Kairi say if she woke up and caught him like this?

But… her arms were around him, keeping him there like she wanted him to stay…

Well… who was he to argue?

He snuggled into her embrace and sighed, her gentle heartbeat steady against his cheek. As he likewise wrapped his arms around her and drifted back to sleep, he couldn't help but think this was worth Donald turning him into a vampire, a merman, a toy, heck, even a lion.

Kairi woke up again sometime later with Sora still snoozing on top of her. Bringing her hand to his hair, she ran her fingers through it again. It really did feel nice to hold him in her arms like this. He looked so peaceful, so calm while he slept, like he didn't have a care in the world.

Too bad her phone buzzed loudly in her pocket right at that moment. Sora's eyes flew open and met hers. His face flushed, and now her face was burning too, well aware of every inch of his body that was in contact with hers right now.

He coughed and sputtered and extracted himself from their tangle of limbs as quickly as he could, and her body already missed his warmth.

"Sorry, guess I turned back sometime while I was asleep," he said, rubbing the back of his neck and avoiding her eyes.

"It's okay," she said, pulling her phone out of her pocket so she could check Donald's message. "At least you're back to normal now."

Did he catch the hint in her voice? If he did, he didn't say anything. Just mumbled some excuse about how he should probably get some chores done before his mom got back.

Well, even if he couldn't take a hint, she could. She said goodbye for now and left his house, wondering all the way home what on earth had just happened. Had she imagined things, or—

Well, it didn't matter. If Donald kept this up, for all she knew he'd be a fish tomorrow. What was his plan? Why was he doing this? It wasn't about Sora forgetting to call him back now. It hadn't been since he'd turned Sora into a merman.

She put her face in her hand and groaned. "Seriously, Donald? Could you maybe tell us why you're doing this? Or are we going to cycle through every stupid magic spell you know till we figure it out?"

She took out her frustration on a rock along the path. She had the feeling she knew the answer to that without even having to ask.

Donald looked through the pictures Kairi had sent him. This was no good, they were a lot more boring than the toy pictures had been.

He rested his head in his hand and strummed his fingers against it.

"I was sure Kairi would like seeing you as a lion. Girls love cute fluffy things."

Cute fluffy things. Cute fluffy things. He grinned. He had the perfect idea for the next transformation.

A/N: A big thank you to Alja for suggesting the nap idea!

Hope you all enjoyed :)