Chapter 8: Tinted windows
*"insane one": that's fine I like comments*

The five of us sat on an end table in a small time burger shop eating the rest of our fries that came with our meal. It was crowded, the best way to not be overheard was to go somewhere with many people having many conversations, I told the group what we were and what happened that night with Grayson, Rewall and Melissah... I wondered if the "other people" Grayson had mentioned were Samantha and her family...

I sat with Jeff to my right and Christine to my left while Lily sat across the table, cross legged with Samantha

"So are you a cat too, Jonathan?" asked Samantha, trying to sound casual as she sipped from her cup

I stared at her and raise an eyebrow "woman are cats, men are dogs" I said dipping a fry in ranch dressing

She stared at me "you should show me"

"He looks cool" said Christine drinking some soda

"You've seen him!" asked Samantha looking at Christine

"I live next to them" she said

"Well I knew that... Why didn't you ever tell anyone?"

"Nobody asked..."

"Hi Christine! Good day today huh? What are you up to? Are your neighbors half animals? What are you doing after school?" said Jeff laughing and I couldn't help but smile

I wondered how it would be when he found out... I'm just happy that he took it as well as he did, I guess having a werewolf as a friend had a way of looking cool...

"So that's why you called him 'dog boy'" said Samantha staring at me but directing the question to Christine

"He's my favorite pet" replied Christine patting me in the head

"I'm still gonna rape you" I told her, simply because I had to say something

"Not while we're eating" she replied and took one of my fries

"So, when are you going to show me?" asked Samantha, stubbornly

I stared at her and placed my hands on my head right behind my black and blue dog ear now stood on the top of my head, nobody but the group could see

"This is only part of it" I started and she reached out to touch my black and blue dog ears "I can't fully change here"

"That is so cute!" squeaked Samantha "you should come to school like that" she took out her phone to take a picture but I withdrew the ears before she had a chance "hey!" she protested

"Cute?" I asked opening the lid of my cup and sliding an ice cube in my mouth

"That did look pretty cute Jonathan..." said Lily and the others agreed

"If they were white, you'd look like that one dog-demon from that anime..." Jeff added

"Shut up..." I replied as I accidentally spat out some ice chunks, everyone but Lily got a kick out of it as the chunk landed on her shirt, just above her breast

We took a back alley home, if only to prove that we could. I had promised, or better said; forced to show myself again, to the group so they could see me. Two large stone building stood on both our sides. We all walked till we were sure that nobody was around.

"Ready?" I asked and walked away from the group

I transformed; black, blue and white fur peered from my body. My arms stretched as my hands extended and shaped themselves into claws, I grew four more inches in height while my legs shifted to more of a dog shape, and my nails reshaped themselves as white claws. My face stretched out as my muzzle reviled itself, sharp werewolf teeth exposed. A tail now hung lazily from the back of my shirt, just above my pants, it was blue at the beginning and black at the tip

Samantha and Jeff actually took a step back when they saw me, the true me in a sense. I smiled, if only to show them that I was in full control and that I wouldn't come at them at any time.

"No flash photography" I said, in a deeper voice, somebody had to say something...

Samantha came closer and felt my fur, she passed her fingers through it playfully, I let her do it. I caught a glimpse of Christine, who didn't look too happy

Jeff came over and looked me over until he noticed my tail and pulled on it. A sharp pain came up my backside and I turned to glare at him

"Sorry" he said as I moved my tail away from him

Samantha let her wings extend again, but they were different this time; they were gray with a rougher texture and no feathers.

I looked at her curiously and she turned away

"They're different" Lily said, reaching out to them with a cat paw

She had transformed too when nobody was looking, her full cat features showing, her cat paws were thicker than my claws. Some white stripes had appeared on her arms, legs and her neck, they actually appeared everywhere in her body, covering what they needed to. The stripes started and ended in patches and continued, my mothers were similar but connected while Lily's would tear to an end and continue elsewhere.

"I'm nervous" stuttered Samantha and her wings actually crept closed a little "they change with my mood"

"Nobody is going to judge you... And everyone will thing you're an angel if they see you..." Samantha looked at me as the wings extended and slightly changed colors to more of a white, a few feathers reviling themselves

"Yeah, plus everyone will be afraid of the big bad wolf" Lily added pointing at me with a red claw coming out of the finger that merged with the cat paw

"Yeah, I'll eat their grandma or something" I continued

We all laughed and Samantha's wings were now covered in feathers and changed completely to white. She must have felt accepted

"Could you fly?" asked Jeff curiously

Samantha stared back, she clearly never tried it. She held her right wing as she explained how she had never showed her wings to anyone, not even her parents.

Samantha flapped her wings slowly at first but accelerated as she slowly levitated off the ground. Samantha smiled amazed as she gained altitude until she stood about six stories above us with legs closed completely as she still wore her short skirt

"How do I get down?" she yelled at us

"Flap slower!" yelled Lily bouncing a little

It took a while but Samantha finally set foot on the ground again, she beamed with excitement

"We should go" I suggested and everyone nodded

"So, Jonathan..." started Jeff "could you guys walk on all four or what?"

I didn't reply. I just let myself fall on all four and continue walking. I looked like a larger wolf with human clothes

"Cool" Jeff stated

I felt someone jump on my back; I know who it was even before I turned around. Christine sat on my back, shifting herself slightly to get onto a more comfortable position, she sat there hunched a little with her hands on my back and her legs folded under me, she smiled as if I was her favorite mount. I didn't fight her, wasted energy; I just kept walking on all four and carried my new rider.

"Can I ride you, Lily?" asked Jeff hopefully

"No" she said simple, a little flatter in her voice

"You have to buy her dinner first" I said bucking Christine a little, placing her a few inches higher

"Shut up" snapped Lily "at least I get dates"

I turned back and blew a raspberry

We all continued home through the back allies

"Wanna race?" said Jeff.

Jeff was on the all track team, the second fastest in our school

"You're not going to win" I replied

"Right..." said Jeff taking off into a full spring

"Hang on" I said, not to Jeff but to Christine

"You're not actually going to- WAIT!" started Christine but I interrupting her by jumping on a dumpster then to the floor and ran on all four to catch up, distracted by Christine's loud yells as she bent down to hug my chest tightly so she wouldn't fall off. I must have been running quickly because it didn't take me any time to come up behind Jeff, he looked back slightly as I jumped sideways to the building and back onto the ally ahead of him

"Oh shit!" he exclaimed at how easily I had done that

I looked back to see my sister and Samantha running up behind me, My sister ran on two legs as she did have a skirt on.

"LOOK OUT" yelled Christine, looking up slightly from her position on my back

I looked forward as I headed towards a parked car. I jumped on it then to some railings on the fourth floor of the left building and jumped from rail to rail, building to building.

Christine's, off and on, high pitched yell almost defining me. I jumped one last time, this time I landed on the floor and slowed to a stop and sat on the pavement, I must have looked no different than a large wolf with a terrified teenage girl on my back. I saw the rest of the group catch up, Lily could have easily beat me, as she was faster, but she held back simple because she decided to make a fashion statement today.

Christine reluctantly looked up when she deemed it safe. I shifted my body slightly and she got off cautiously. She waved left and right and finally fell back on me for support.

"Show off" said Lily in a casual voice and I couldn't help but smile.

Everyone caught up and we changed back when we headed to Jeff's street and he took off, Samantha followed, we walked Christine home. We passed a car with dimmed windows, two figures sat in it but no features could be made out, it looked identical to the car we passed on the ally. We passed it and Christine kissed me on the cheek said something about "showing a girl a good time" and went inside. We continued to our house as Lily dug into her skirt pocket

She pulled out a piece of paper and held it in my direction "Sam said to give you this"

I opened the piece if paper and it had a small sketch of a male figure with dog ears staring at a cartoon bone, it also contained the word "thanks" and a stream of seven numbers.

I smiled and placed the paper in my back pocket and walked in as my mother opened the door before we even stepped near it.

I looked out the window as the car slowly passed by, the passenger side window opened a bit and a cigarette butt was flicked out landing on the pavement

"Hmm..." mumbled and my mother turned to look at me expectantly "no nothing... I said looking outside but the car was gone

I walked up to my room and kicked off my shoes, which landed carelessly, I looked out the window to see Christine take off her shirt and throw it onto her bed, I turned to look away to give her privacy and almost tripped on a pile of jeans and shirts by my bed, I turned on the TV and looked for something good on, thinking about Christine's purple bra.

I dug into my back pocket and looked at the note again; I stared at the word "thanks"...