Change (Kitsune) by Melissa Stevens Page A

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    We had a good meal and used the time to catch up with each other. Shiloh was still in Flagstaff, going to school. She had opted to take a summer class and stay there to make it a little bit faster to get her degree. It also meant that she could have her pick of apartments in the area when most of the other students cleared out for the summer. This meant she wouldn't be at dinner that night, or much at all for a while yet. I guess, now that we are adults with lives of our own, four out of six isn't a bad average for Sunday dinner, but I did miss my sisters and I’d be glad when they were both home again.
    I always enjoy Sunday evenings with my family, but it felt off tonight. I think it was mostly that I wanted to tell them the latest with me. I knew I couldn't and I was afraid that even if I could, how would they react? I was having a hard enough time dealing with what I was learning about myself, they would think I was losing my mind.

Chapter 5
     
    The next morning I went into the office and spoke with the Dean as soon as he came in. I told him that I had some personal issues that had come up and that I would really appreciate it if I could take the week off. Since we had nothing important planned for the week and he really didn't need me there anyway, he let me have the time. I warned him that depending on how things went I might need the next week as well, he told me that I had the vacation time available, I might as well use it during the summer while he needed me less.
    With the time off arranged, I headed over to Bill's house. I pulled into the large circular driveway and parked my car next to Bill’s pick up. As I approached the door and reached up to knock, it opened in front of me. It startled me and I gasped and jumped, before I saw Bill standing in front of me, a grin on his face at having caught me by surprise.
    "Come on in," He said, turning to lead me deeper into the house, "I heard your car in the driveway on my way to the kitchen."
    I grinned at his upbeat mood as I followed him to the kitchen, "So, what do you have in mind for me today?" I asked.
    "Well, we already know that your strength and hearing are coming in. Have you shifted again? On purpose this time?" He asked.
    "Yeah, I was talking to Brandon on the phone yesterday and when he found out I wouldn't shift alone, just in case I couldn't shift back, he insisted that he come over and I practice. I shifted in the bedroom while he made us something to eat, and once I was in wolf form I went to see him in the kitchen, because he said he wanted to see me as a wolf to make sure I made it okay. OH! That's something I was supposed to tell you about. While I was in wolf form I was able to think my responses to him and have Brandon actually hear them. He said it means I'm telepathic, and that I was to make sure I told you about it."
    "Well, it means you have the ability to do at least one way communication. Have you heard any strange thoughts from others?"
    "Not that I'm aware of."
    "You might not notice it at first, or you might not realize what it is at first. Sometimes you hear just random phrases, a sentence here and there, and with your hearing still coming and going you might think you were actually hearing someone say it."
    "Wait… I did have that happen. While I was out shopping on Saturday, with Izzy. I thought the sales girl was just being rude, but it's possible... And then it happened again, later that night, at the club." I thought back over the things I had heard in the club that night.
    "Wait, did I hear you say you went to a club on Saturday?" He asked, blinking in astonishment at what I’d said.
    "Well, yeah. Izzy and I had been planning it for weeks." I knew it was a weak excuse but I was going to use it anyway.
    "And how did that work out for you?" His tone suspicious.
    "Well, sometimes it wasn't too bad. But sometimes it was like I'd climbed inside one of the speakers and was going to be bounced across the room at any