Shifting was an awful process, and one that Kohaku had never imagined would be so incredibly painful. Amy had shifted in front of him numerous times, yet her shifts were smooth, quick, and flawless. The golden female had always looked so comfortable when she shifted and never gave any hint of pain or discomfort. So why was he so different?
The first time Kohaku had shifted, the urge had just come upon him so suddenly. He had been chasing after a helpless mouse, enjoying the game as the small creature ran from the large predator. But his game had been interrupted by a sudden urge, like the need to scratch his back. The feeling had quickly turned into mind numbing pain, which had made the pup wither to the ground instantly. Kohaku had shifted into the optime for first, but the process took over twenty minutes as bone cracked and muscles jerked into their new places. It had taken all of his will power to keep himself from screaming, and even that had slipped a few times when he had wailed in pain. His pain and cries stopped when his body took on the lean optime form, and by then Kohaku had passed out from exhaustion.
Since that first shift, Kohaku had shifted twice more, neither time intentional and both times just as painful and exhausting. When Amy called for him, the boy lay in his new otpime form, just staring at his hands. Oddly enough, he was perfectly comfortable with his new body and once shifted, found it easy to maneuver in. Unlike Amy though, he had no hair, just the ruff on the back of his neck that was present in his other two forms. He also leaned forward more than Amy in his bi-pedal form and walked with his center lower to the ground. Why he did this, even Kohaku didn't know, it just felt natural.
A the soft command, the pup stood and walked over to where Amy sat with Lucias. He didn't even look at Lucias, but sat quietly in front of amy, crouching as if he were in his lupus or secui form. Amy's words were stern and serious, but what she said was startling. Both Kohaku and Adara took on looks of surprise and Kohaku began to wonder if his recent shifts had messed with his hearing some how. "Um... okay..."
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