And now that you’re probably thinking “riiiiiight, ooooook, I think I’ll just take a few steps this way” (“this way” being the nearest exit), Jess was at a sleepover with some of her girl friends. Lucy was the one holding the party and she had a cat named Frankie.
Jess had met Frankie many times before. And the cat that was in the room right now, as much as it might look like Frankie, was not Frankie. It was Rachel’s younger brother Dan.
How did Jess know this? Well, she didn’t get empathic signatures from real cats!
So now Jess was eyeing Dan’s behaviour suspiciously. As much as his behaviour might seem like cat behaviour, she knew that his rubbing himself against their legs and wiping his nose over their faces (and letting Lucy nuzzle and kiss him) was simply an alternative to sneaking into the girls showers at his school or something.
“Oh look at him lapping up all this attention,” Lucy smiled.
Jess managed a smile, but inside she was seething. Just wait until she told certain older brothers about him!
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“Turn into a cat much?” Taylor asked Dan casually.
“What’s it to ya?”
“You were at a sleepover Jess went to the other night.”
“No I wasn’t.”
“Jess is empathic you know.”
“So?”
“Your empathic signature was coming from the cat. I mean, besides the fact that it was yours, we don’t get empathic signature from animals.”
Dan glowered at him and his claws extended.
“You should really learn to control that,” Taylor went on casually.
“Oh come on Tay, don’t tell me you’re jealous.”
“Why would I be jealous?”
“Because when you’re a cat you get all this attention. And you can see things and touch things... you get what I’m saying? Y’know, some people have no probs with getting changed while their cat is in the room.”
Taylor raised his eyebrows.
“Dan this might come as a huge shock to you, but I have a lot of fans out there. Heaps of which are disturbingly capable of having sexual fantasies about me. If I wanted a striptease, all I have to do is ask.”
“You can’t stop me,” Dan growled.
Taylor nodded his head, noting that Dan’s claws were extending further.
“I’m not here to fight you, Dan. And I know that I can’t stop you from turning into a cat and ahh... getting your cheap thrills. But I would suggest that you... avoid doing such things around Jess. She will find you out. And if it happens again, we will kick your scrawny little butt.”