Ashton Forger POV
Suddenly feeling a heavier weight on my arm I slowly open my eyes only to close them again when the light hits me. Blinking continuously my eyes finally adjust to the brightness and I turn my head to look at my arm where Kitty slept last night. I'm shocked to find that in her place is a girl.
She's beautiful. Long hair with purple at the top near her roots fading to black with red at the ends. Her skin is snowy white as though untouched by the sun. She's curled up with her legs to her chest without any clothes on. I can see a hint of color on her skin and upon closer inspection there are two golden lines on her upper back, right next to one another with slight indents in her skin where the gold is. I don't look too closely as I'm extremely surprised to find a stranger in my home. Especially lying naked in my bed!
She seems strangely familiar but I know I've never seen her before. I would remember if I had come across a girl as unique as her.
My eyes move to look at her face and I'm surprised to find that her eyelashes are white. She isn't wearing any makeup but her skin is flawless.
At that moment her eyes slowly open and she gazes up at me her eyes are a sparkling rose gold color. I seem to have seen this color before.
"Master! Good morning." The girl says moving to sit up on all fours making me blush and avoid looking directly at her.
She pauses for a moment, seemingly realizing something. She lifts her hands and a look of horror crosses her face.
"I thought I still had 4 days." She mutters in shock and confusion.
"4 days for what?" I ask still avoiding directly looking at her.
"Right. You probably deserve an explanation." She says in realization. I can tell she is just as surprised by this situation as I am, if not more so.
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Nyx Valentine POV
I never thought I would wake up in human form. What's worse is having my Master see it. Since I'm fully healed I should be hurrying to return to the Kingdom but I don't want to. Plus, I think he deserves to know the truth. At least part of the truth.
Sitting across from him on the couch I silently watch him as he looks at me.
Now wearing his shirt he seems more willing to look directly at me although I personally feel that the fabric is uncomfortable. Magi don't normally wear clothes like humans. That's because we spend most of our time in our original form. If we do take human form we cover ourselves with leaves held together with vines. For women the top is a lot like human bra's and the bottom is weaved vines much like human skirts but with exposed sides.
I heard that magi used to wear nothing until we started visiting the human realm on occasion.
"Who are you?" Master asks coldly. I look of hurt flashes across my face as I turn my head away. I can't bring myself to look at his reaction to what I say next.
"My name is Nyx Valentine. You saved me when I was sure I was going to die. I would have told you a long time ago that I'm not a regular cat but I was hurt and unable to shift until now. Truthfully I thought I wouldn't be able to take human form for another 4 days. I didn't expect to shift in my sleep. I'm sorry if I startled you." I explain softly. I'm afraid to look at him. I don't want him to hate me but I know I'll regret it if I don't see his reaction. I slowly turn my head to look at him only to see him looking down in thought.
"You mean to say you're a magi?" He asks lifting his head to meet my gaze.
"You know about us?" I ask in shock.
"I've heard about the magi before but I've never met one. I always thought my grandfather was crazy. Now I know why you seem so familiar." He says leaning back expressionlessly. He seems to be trying to process the new information.
"Would you rather I look different? I will if It's for you." I say quietly. I heard human men have strange tastes.
"It will be hard to talk if you turn back into a cat." He points out, not really looking at me.
"I wasn't talking about a cat. What about an elf? Lilly said human men like elves because they're pretty." I reply getting to my feet and moving to stand next to him and looking down at him with sparkling eyes.
"You're already beautiful." He mutters more to himself than to me. I guess he doesn't know how good my hearing is.
I blush in embarrassment as I shift back into my panther form so he can't see my face.