Chapter Two (part 12)

The sunlight was bright in Echo's eyes that morning when she woke up; her eyes already being more sensative because of her werecat genes. She rolled over, quite warm.

"I didnt know the beds had heaters." She yawned before blinking. Everything rushed back. "Oh."

Dymetri chuckled as he wrapped her closer to his heart. "Goodmorning beautiful." His voice was quiet. Echo smiled into his dark, warm chest.

"Goodmorning." She remember how shy she had been in the begining, but under his touch, her uncertainty drained from her. She was still young, barely out of high school, so she wasn't sure at all what to do. However, Dymetri had been pacient and very gentle. It wasn't out of pleasure for him but simply love. She knew it was right.

She sighed and suddenly felt very small. A deep pur was coming from somewhere and she didn't know where exactly until Dymetri laughed at scratched her behind the ears. 'Crap. I turned into a CAT!'

She decided she might as well play the part, so she stood up and streched. In this domestic cat form, her fur was black except for the white booties which were her paws. Her mouth opened into a huge yawn and it was only a second before her teeth came together with an audible snap.

Still purring, she walked towards Dymetri's face and rubbed her head against his chin. She curled into a ball in the little space between his neck and shoulder.

Suddenly, Dymetri picked her up from her comfortable position and held her in the air. She let out a sqeaky meow as she lost contact with the bed. The shock caused her to transform back into human form. He continued to hold her aloft like she weighed no more than a feather.

Echo blushed. She suddenly felt very self-conscious because of her lack of clothing. The prince knew what was going through her head and lowered her down, kissing her softly as he did.

"Now that was a show. Wasn't expecting to wake up next to a cat." He chuckled, eyes alight.

Echo's voice raised an octave as she protested. "You woke up to my normal human form. I was just thinking things over. Normally when I'm off balance emotionally then I have to concentrate on the form I want to be in. And I wasn't concentrating obviously." She lifted her nose in the air as she pulled the sheets up to her chin.

Dymetri shifted so he was practically half laying on top of her. He kissed her sweetly before he spoke, his voice thick and seductive. "I thought it was very cute. Especially your pur." He rolled the 'r' on pur. Echo blushed.

He kissed her again, more passionatly. And she gave in. However, it wasn't long before the door burst open with a loud BANG.

Both jumped apart from eachother, lifting their heads to stare in shock at the quivering, angry elf in the doorway.

"Shit." Dymetri whispered as he layed his hand against Echo's abdomen as a reminder not to transform. She held his hand in place under the sheet as she shook slighly, fighting the will to change.

The person at the threshold opened their mouth. "GUARDS!"