The Experiment

Chapter 12

I wake up to the bed empty which is unusual. I listen out for sound soft the shower but hear nothing. "Adam?" I call out. No response.

I hop out of bed and walk downstairs, seeing Edge and Larry sitting and eating. I turn back into my human form.

"Where Adam?" I say. Edge shrugs "Bono went out earlier to get groceries, maybe Adam went with him." "Probably at a sex shop," Larry says with a straight face. Edge and I giggle.

"Edge?" I say. "Yeah?" "Me bad English because bad grammar. You teach me? Adam teaching words." Edge nods "Sure thing, we can start tomorrow if you want?" "Thank you, Edge."

I smile and wander back to Adams room... he said I could call it my own as well if I wanted but... I don't know. I look over at the instrument in the corner.

Adam plays it when he can't sleep, he told me it is a acoustic bass and that the noise it makes is music. I love sitting on the bed just watching him play it. The noises are very low which Adam says is why it is called a bass. The way his face lights up when he talks about his instrument is intriguing.

I haven't told him that I want him to teach me how to play it yet. I will soon, he is already teaching me the names of human things. If Edge can teach me how English grammar works then I will be able to talk like a normal human.

"Boo!" Adam yells from behind me. "SHIT! Bad Adam! Very bad!" I yell. He laughs. "Ass..." I grumble. Adam wraps his arms around me in a backwards hug. "I'm sorry." "It okay."

"Edge be help me talk too!" Adam smiles "Brilliant! Oh and that reminds me, can you write?" I shake my head "Me read, no write." He grabs a few pieces of paper and pens, "Looks like that is your next lesson."

We spend the next few hours writing out letters and forming words together. I make quite a bit of progress according to Adam. I smile at him once we have packed away the paper and things. "Thank you, Adam," I say once I am back in my cat form and he is lying on his bed. "Anytime, darling."

He smiles as he strokes my back. "How is your leg feeling?" "Better then was. Me move better." "I have noticed you have no sign of injuries in your human form, do the injuries not effect the other form?" I nod.

"Lunar, you realize you essentially have two lives right?" "What mean?" "If you are on the brink of death in one form you could change and move to somewhere that would help you, then turn back to get fixed." "Not work like that, me no understand well but if serious injury it stay. You understand?"

He nods a little "So basic injuries won't affect your other form but more serious ones will?" "Yes." "Oh..." He has a concentrated face as he continues stroking my back. "You okay?" I say. He nods hesitantly "Yeah, just thinking."

"Adam! Practice starts in five minutes!" I hear Larry's voice call out. Adam sighs, "You watching the practice?" I nod with a grin on my face "Me love music practice!" He chuckles and carries me to the practice room where I sit in the same spot and watch them practice with a smile.