Chapter Three- Transformation

Kaiba awoke to the smell of soup and determined that it was coming from the kitchen. He frowned a little. How could he smell food from the kitchen while he was in his room? He knew of one explanation but dismissed it: A sensitive nose like a wolf would have. He would not accept that.

The smell grew stronger and another scent accompanied it but Kaiba didn't bother to figure out what it was; even if he did, the knock and Mokuba's voice would simply confirm it. "Seto? You awake?"

"Yes," he said, his voice sounding normal as he managed to sit up. The door opened and Mokuba entered with a tray bearing a bowl, a pitcher, a glass, and napkin, and a spoon.

Mokuba beamed at him. "You look better, Seto. You're not pale anymore and you're sitting up."

"I do feel better, but still warm."

"Think you'll be able to eat?" Mokuba slid the tray onto the desk and retrieved the washcloth from Kaiba's lap. "You can eat at the desk."

"I believe I'll be able to eat." He got out of bed, and sat at the desk. The bowl held chicken broth, noodles, chicken, and carrots. Chicken noodle soup. The perfect thing when one is sick. He reached over and picked up the spoon.

His palm and fingers burned and he gave a howl of pain as he dropped it and raced to the bathroom sink where he ran cold water over his hand and fingers. He stared at the redness and his mind reeled and sagged with the realization that he had been foolish to deny the truth: He was a werewolf. He was allergic to silver and it was painful to touch just as Aaron had said.

"Seto?" Mokuba asked, standing beside him and staring at his hand. "What happened?"

Kaiba sighed as he turned off the tap and sat on the edge of the bathtub. He watched as his hand returned to its normal shade before answering. "I was…bitten by werewolf last night," he said quickly.

"Really?"

Kaiba nodded. "I didn't want to believe it, but the silver finally convinced me. I can't touch it. Mokuba, in my case is a manila envelope and in it are two pages written by the one who bit me. I want you to read them while I eat, once I get a different spoon, of course."

"I'll get it," Mokuba said. He left with the spoon and came back a few minutes later to find Kaiba at the desk. He put down the new spoon. "It's stainless steel."

"All the silver will need to be removed, but we will not say why."

"Okay." Mokuba opened the case and found the envelope. He opened it and removed the papers. He sat on the bed to ready while Kaiba ate his soup and drank some orange juice. "Oh, Seto," he said softly after he finished. "You'll change every night and whenever you get angry? You're ill right now because your body's preparing for tonight which will hurt?"

"Yes and I will have to keep myself from biting others every full moon. I…hate that this curse was inflicted on me, just because I don't believe in magic or the supernatural."

"Yeah, it's not fair but there's nothing we can do about it, right?"

"Right. My only option is to deal with it and not tell anyone else what I am now."

Mokuba nodded and perused the papers again. "It says you'll crave meat, especially at night."

"I have no reason to doubt that, but I insist that it be cooked."

"Of course."

"And I'll have it after dark. I suspect I'll burn a lot of energy and calories when I change." Kaiba took a moment to reflect on what he had said. I've accepted that I will transform into a wolf tonight and every night for life. I don't want to, but I have no choice.

"Seto? Can I watch?"

"Yes. I confess I would like some company."

Now that Kaiba had accepted the truth, he began to feel better as the afternoon wore on. All signs of illness fell away, leaving Kaiba healthy and a bit nervous. The idea of becoming an animal in body was insane and yet that was what was going to happen.

A bowl of cooked and chopped hamburger had been set out with a bowl of water and the curtains had been pulled back to show a fiery sunset. Kaiba felt his heart pounding as the sun got lower and lower. Neither brother spoke as any questions they had were answered by the papers they had read.

The sky flared as the sun vanished and night fell. Kaiba staggered back and fell to his knees, groaning and gasping in pain. He planted his hands on the floor and looked down to see brown fur sprouting on the backs while his fingers shrank away and his nails grew out and hardened into claws and pads developed on his newly- formed paws. His back ached and he sensed that he couldn't stand up now.

He groaned as his fur continued to spread over his body. His lean frame enlarged as his muscles grew and he became the size of an adult wolf.

He grimaced as his legs cracked and popped as they shaped into back legs while his arms stiffened into forelegs. I must look like a monster, he thought. I have a tail-less wolf body with a human head. His neck shortened forcing his head to lift and face forward. He felt pain in his spine and he actually yelped until he felt his tail against his back legs.

He watched his nose turn large and black before joining with his upper jaw as it and the lower one pushed out to form a muzzle of sharp teeth with more teeth growing in the gaps in his mouth. His ears gained points and moved up to sit atop his head. His eyes turned gold and he felt an urge to howl which he indulged in before shaking himself out.

"Seto? Are you okay?" Mokuba asked.

"Yes, but that was painful."

"I could tell from what I heard and saw. It was awful."

"Well, it won't happen like that again. It won't hurt anymore."

"That's great, Seto."

Kaiba turned to give a grin and his tail swished. "How do I look?"

"You look good, but I don't think I would like it."

"Don't worry. I won't bite and besides it has to be the full moon in order to turn someone." He padded over to the full-length mirror and looked into it. His muzzle parted as he stared.

"Mokuba, I don't just look good. I look impressive." He turned and admired his strong body and legs. His tail was long and bushy and he flipped it around and through the air. He looked at his paws and spread one to look at the sharp white claws within. "These will need to be clipped," he said and realized that his teeth clicked as he spoke.

"Yeah, they will," Mokuba said as he came over to look at them. "Don't need them snagging on the carpet."

"I was thinking of making sure I don't hurt you."

"Well, that too."

"Mokuba, I'm thinking that the staff should know about this." A gurgle was heard and Kaiba added, "But not until tomorrow. Right now, I'm hungry." He went to the bowl and started to eat while Mokuba yawned and went to bed, glad that Kaiba liked his wolf form. Now that he's changed, he probably likes being a werewolf now.