The Leopard Shifter

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When you get home the house is empty. Your mam has gone shopping and your dad has gone to work. Like every other Saturday. You slump your head, wishing you could spend more time with them. You only get Sundays to be with them because every other day they're at work or shopping or out with friends. You like the idea of Sunday. A full day of family. However you would like it to be more frequent.

You put Nala on top of a wooden unit and sit on the stairs. Theres silence for a moment.

"You wanna know more about my kind?" You look at Nala with her sheepish grin and giggle. "Your kind? You mean, theres more of you?" She nods. "They arent all cats though." You give a confused look. She drops from the unit and starts up the stairs, "Come on then!"

You slump your way up the stairs and follow Nala into your room. She sits at your computer desk and starts nuzzling your leopard print laptop. You laugh at her struggling and open it. She gives you a leopard-like growl, "I was getting there." You give her a thumbs up, "Sure you were."

You watch her as her little paws type away at your laptops keyboard. You find it hilarious because you never thought you'd see this. After half an hour of scrolling through google you have nothing.

Nala sighs and turns to you, "I guess ill have to explain it then." You give her a blank look. "Some people are animalgams. Animalgams are people-"
You laugh and interupt, "Yeah i got that bit." Nala growls at you angrily, "i wasnt finished!" You sit on your bed silently and she continues. "Animalgams are people who can change form into their favourite animal or there inherited animal genes. Your mam isnt an animalgam, neither is your dad, so in this case, looking at your room, you should be a leopard."

Your room is completely covered in leopard print, well as much as you mam would let you. Leopard print curtains, wall boarder, bed covers and leopard posters everywhere. You smile at Nala, ecstatic. You. A leopard. Thats been your fantasyland for years.

Nala continues, walking slowly around the room. "When your mam found out there way a history of animalgams in your family she then realised that you could be one too. Thats why i am here. Animalgams can understand my kind so if your mam and dad are in the room try not to talk to me and keep this secret, ok?

You nod taking all this in. Youve never listened to anything so closely in your life. "I promise."

You and Nala spend the next few hours talking about animalgams and their history. Its like a fantasyland come true for you and that has pit you in a really good mood.