Oh The Cherry Tree- Chapter Eight.
We sat there like that for a while.
Kaii's heavy head on my lap, my hand behind his ear. I still
couldn't belive any of this was happening, it felt like a dream
I would soon wake up from. I'm not sure if I wanted to wake up
or not, though.
Kaii moved every now and then, and every time he did, I'd jump.
It may have been Kaii, but he was big, and dangerous. He was calm
now, but who was to say those gentle eyes couldn't be angry in
an instant? Who was to say those lips couldn't curl back in a
snarl? Well they probably could have, but they didn't. Instead,
whenever Kaii felt my heart begin to race, he'd whimper. I
think it was to prove that he was in contorl, and he wouldn't
hurt me.
Occasionally I'd run my hand through Kaii's fur, making
sure he was actually there. I faintly wondered why he didn't
shift back, but I was glad he didn't. I probably needed proof
that everything was real, right in front of me. Lying on my
lap.
At one point I must have realised it was getting dark, because I
shifted a bit to look at Kaii's face.
''Kaii .. maybe we should go back inside. It's cold out
here, and dark,'' I said gently.
Without a response, he lifted his head to look at me. He had a
carefree look in his eyes, and he trotted back into the trees. I
heard more rustling of leaves, more snapping of twigs and
branches.
And then, suddenly, sauntered out a very smug Kaii. He was grinning
from ear to ear, stark naked.
I yelped and turned away, and I heard him laughing from right
behind me.
''So you're scared now?'' he chuckled.
''You couldn't have bothered to put your clothes back
on?!'' I screeched back at him.
''They're covered in a layer of snow. I'm warmer
this way.''
''You're bloody naked Kaii! Get inside!
Now!''
''Your wish is my command, Ma'am,'' he laughed,
and brushed past me, probably on purpose, into the house. He jumped
onto the couch and propped himself up with his elbows, enjoying
every second of it. ''Draw me like one of your French
Girls,'' he joked. I threw a blanket at him.
''Can you get serious with me for a second? I've got
some questions.'' I announced.
''Ooooofcourse you do,'' he sighed. He sat up
straight and wrapped the blanket around himself. ''Fire
away,'' he commanded.
''What animal were you out there? what do I call
it?''
''Just call me a shifter.''
''Have you told anyone else about you?''
''No, I don't know many people. I don't tell
anyone, the only person that knows is you. Besides my mother of
course, but she lives in South Carolina. And my brother, but
he's a whole story all on his own.''
''What about your Dad?''
''He died. My brother accidentally killed him when he
shifted for the first time.''
''Why aren't you with your Mother?''
''After my Dad died, she stopped shifting. No one could
explain why, it was as if she hated who she was. Who my brother and
I were, too. So her inner-shifter stayed inactive, and hasn't
been active since. It's rare, but it happens.''
''How old were you when you first shifted?''
''Eleven. Think of shapeshifting as a bit of an illness.
It's genetic, and it needs to be activated.''
Kaii had answered all of my questions without pause, I fired the
questions and he fired the answers. But for my last question, he
was quiet for almost a minute before he answered.
''How do you activate it?''
''You die.''
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