Ok everybody so I have been trying to get this story published with some online e-book publishers for quite some time so...I guess I will post it for free and see what you guys think....here is part 1.

The Leopardali Dynasteia
A Stroke of Fur:
Charaxos and Jenna's Story

Part 1
Prologue

Jenna a beautiful dark headed little girl sat huddled in the corner of the basement holding a stuffed black leopard. She named him Char after the boy in her dreams. She was crying quietly and rocking back and forth as she heard the screaming and the breaking of glass as her parents fought again.
"Char, I wish you really were here to protect me and keep me company," Jenna whispered as she crushed the stuffed leopard to her tighter.
The basement was dark. The dark didn't bother her. The dark kept her invisible and safe. It finally grew quiet. Jenna was locked in the basement yet again but she didn't mind as much now at least they left her alone here. She heard the door slam and she heard her mother pull out of the driveway like she usually did after they had an exceptionally bad fight. She curled up in the corner with her back to the wall, holding Char; she pulled the dirty blanket up around herself and went to sleep. Her tears slid down her checks as she cried softly in her sleep.

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Ten-year-old Jenna jumped up and looked around. Her basement was gone and she was in a big beautiful house on a huge bed. The boy named Char was sitting in the chair by the bed staring at her. Jenna jumped up.
"Char I'm sorry...I got your bed all dirty" Jenna said starting to get up.
"Don't move" Char said staring intensely at the beautiful little girl.
Her black hair was so vivid that the sunlight streaming through the window was making it have blue streaks. It was a mass of curls reaching halfway down her back. She was small; petite even for her age with big expressive eyes. Right now, she was dirty and had black marks under her eyes. Anger swirled within Charaxos, as he looked at this child, the girl, he knew to be his mate. He was only thirteen but he wanted to bring her to his home to protect. He didn't know where she was and he didn't know her parents who were the ones abusing her but he wanted to find her and bring her home to protect and cherish her.
"Char, would you come and hold me? I am scared my mom and dad are fighting over me again. Daddy usually comes down and punishes me for causing them to fight."
Char got up and sat down, pulling Jenna into his lap and running his hands through her hair to comfort her he said, "Jenna don't ever believe what they say. You are beautiful and perfect."
Jenna closed her eyes and relaxed as Charaxos held her. Jenna could feel his heart beating in his chest and although Char was only thirteen, slender, and not much taller than Jenna. His body was solid muscle. He was wiry and well defined. Jenna felt if only he could come from her dreams he would protect her at all costs. Jenna had read recently about knights and she felt like Char was her knight. Jenna laid her head across Char's heart and slid her hand under his shirt to feel his skin. As she drifted off to sleep she thought it odd that it felt like she was petting a cat.

Chapter 1:
Ten years later
In
Northern California....

Charaxos stared at the forest green walls of his room as he started to slowly awaken. He stared at the ceiling which was a nature scene painted on it that Psyche, his sister, had painted for him. The mural took up the entire room. He was currently staring at the center of the piece which was above his bed. It had four leopards running through the woods. The leopards were Psyche, Thesus, himself and what he thought Jenna must look like. There were also many other animals. He had ivy painted twirling down the walls. His furniture was hand made ash and was a light grey in coloring. He was currently in his oversized king size bed which matched his dresser and bookcase in a tangle of naked bodies and limbs. There was Europa a slender, pixie beauty with straight, waist length long blonde hair. She was tall and slender with a perfect tan. She was the newest to his entourage. She had just had her eighteenth birthday and had been a tease ever since she was little. Europa currently had her butt snuggled against his groin giving him a massive erection and she had her leg draped across his. Sybil was on his other side. He felt her huge breasts against his back and he pictured her in-all-the-right-places-curves in his mind. His already distended cock enlarged even more. Sybil, was a dirty blonde but her hair was anything but plain. When the sunlight hit it just right, it had every color of the rainbow reflected back. She had her arm flung across him, her hand rubbing the fur on his chest in her sleep. On the other side of Sybil was his sister, Psyche. She, being one of his closest friends in the world, was a fiery redhead with a temper to match. He was the only one who dared to make her angry. At forty seven, Psyche was older than Char, but didn't look it. Psyche was beautiful and passionate, with skin so pale she looked like a china doll. Thesus, a golden spotted leopard, lay curled across all of their legs. The black sheets and comforter lay on the floor in a tangled mess. Two more leopards, Charon and Daphne curled up together asleep on the plush rug beside the bed. The carpet was black and plush throw rugs and large pillows in earth tones completed the room. Europa stretched and started to wake. She felt Char's massive dick rubbing against her butt and decided she didn't want to waste such a great hard on. Char realized that Europa was awake and was teasing him; still acting like he was still asleep he started to slowly caress her right breast like he would if he was asleep. She rubbed a little harder moving her body up above him. The tip of his dick slipped from her butt and touched the lips of her sex it was so wet already that the tip slipped right in. Char couldn't contain it much longer and purred. Feeling empowered, Europa went all the way down and moaned because the angle was much sharper than she was used too. It was almost too much. Although, short for a man the powers that be made up the lack of height in Char with well endowing him he was over eleven inches and very wide. Europa moaned as she felt Sibyl take the nipple of her left breast in her mouth she then slowly started gyrate on his rod fucking him with exquisite slowness. Charaxos mind started to wander he wasn't really interested in sex with Europa. He was thinking of someone entirely different. He was trying to think about what Jenna must look like right now. I bet she has long thick curly hair and beautiful eyes he thought. He could almost imagine her. She would be perfect for him. I wonder what she is doing, as he thought those things he realized he was starting to lose interest in Europa who was still riding him. She deserves better than this he thought trying to be more attentive he started teasing her nipple again with his long masterful fingers. As she felt Sybil's mouth on her breast and Char playing with her other one she moved her hand down Sybil's body caressing her. She moved her hand and put two fingers in her pussy and started to tease her clit.
So he wouldn't hurt her feelings Char gently nibbled on her neck and whispered in her ear "Europa my beauty, I am sorry I'm really not in the mood...why don't you and Sybil continue your play" He then gave her a kiss and eased out of her and then got of the bed.
As her brother got up she felt a wave of sadness and loneliness radiating from him. "Are you alright?" Psyche said sensing that he felt unhappy, almost sad. She knew that he was still depressed and feeling the effects of not having his mate. She was especially close to her brother and she could sense things about him almost like she could Thesus. Although, once the leopards found their mate they mated with only each other nudity was common place and touching and shows of affection amongst the pard were very important in their way of life even among family. Mates needed each other and a leopard that was unmated had a lot of depression issues. Psyche started to sit up to go to Char when Thesus growled low in his throat and held her down with all his weight.
"No, I am fine I would like to shower and be alone" Char responded from the bathroom.
Psyche felt Thesus' body change and shift and looked down to have him covering her with his beautiful male body.
"Come my beautiful red-haired witch...lets go back to our room and have some time alone and leave him to his thoughts" Still holding Psyche down. He turned and growled softly at Sibyl and Europa. He had changed back human but when he growled he showed fang and the pupils of his eyes were glittering golden slits. Obeying Thesus' orders, they jumped up and padded out of the room naked. As he got up and helped Psyche sit up he lightly nudged Charon who nipped his ankle in his sleep.
"Insolent whelp, take Daphne and go back to your rooms...you two could sleep through an earthquake"
After they left, Psyche still sat on the bed. She was worried for her brother.
"Come on Psyche, baby I am sure he is fine...He is longing for her."
After they shut the door and were walking back to their room Psyche replied back to "Thesus, how can Jenna have survived being a leopard and not being part of the pard...I thought the pard knew all the ones like us" Psyche shivered at the thought of living amongst humans and never being with other members of the pard. She couldn't imagine the horrors that Jenna must have faced not only what happened to her when she was only a child but living and fending for herself with no one to care for her. Also, she couldn't imagine what it would be like to not have someone there to explain and teach her how to be a shapeshifter and about how to control her powers and survive.
"I don't know baby...I feel Char's pain...I hope he finds her soon.... I could not imagine my life if I didn't have you" He said putting his arm around her and leaning into her. His face was solemn as he felt the King's desolation and grief. He was not only second in pack hierarchy but Char was his closest friend. They were closer than most true brothers. He and Psyche were Char's closest friends and the three shared everything. For all their sakes he hoped it would soon be four and they would have a new queen.
In the hallway they passed their queen, Athena, Char's mother, both of them curtsied and Psyche kissed her mother on the cheek
"Hi mom. Are you going to see Char? I am worried about him we just left his room and he seemed so sad. He went to take a shower because he wanted us to leave him alone. Mom I don't know what to do if he doesn't find Jenna soon. He may get suicidal again."
"I know sweetie. But don't worry your brother is going to be fine. I was going to tell Char first but I will go ahead and tell you and Thesus since this will also concern you two as well. I had a vision in my dream last night and for some reason Ra came to me and he told me where to send Char to find her. She is in Tennessee attending college and I want you, Thesus and Char to go after her. I want you to start packing tonight I am going to have the jet ready to go later this evening."
"Are you serious mom. I can't believe that Ra would be able to come to you and why would Ra of all the leopards come to you. Since you are of Ares and Sheba's line. There was such bad blood between Sheba and Ra"
"I am only guessing that he is worried for the pard and wants to bring Jenna home so she can take over as ruler and he wants to see her come home. And you forget that he did not blame Ares for Sheba's deceit. Besides, he always loved my mother when she was little he doted on her and spoiled her during the short time he came back to the pard to see Adonis. Even though she was only a child my mother remembered what he was like even hundreds of years since she had seen him."
"Well whatever the reason that is wonderful news. Thesus and I are going to go back to bed for a while mom but we will be ready later tonight to leave." They curtsied again and continued walking down the hall.
Psyche and Thesus walked into their rooms. Psyche was Athena's daughter and since she was the daughter of the queen her and Thesus had a master suite of two rooms to themselves just like Char. In the first room, Psyche had painted a burnt red and had her three favorite paintings hanging on the walls. Along one wall there was a large screen TV with several video game systems, a DVD player, Stereo and surround sound system along with a huge collection of DVD's and games. Sitting beside it was a gaming chair that could be pulled out and sat in front of the TV. In an opposite corner was a computer desk with cluttered with papers, CDs and two lap tops. Beside that was a huge bookcase that took up the rest of the wall. Towards the middle of the room was a large comfortable black couch with a dark purple velvet throw on it. The rug was also a dark purple and thick and plush. A room rug finished the look in fall colors with geometric patterns. Psyche continued on to her bedroom which had her huge bathroom attached. Her bedroom was painted a soft black and had thick black velvet curtains that blocked out the sunlight unless she wanted it to show. She had a dresser and a wardrobe that matched her bed. All of the furniture was dark oak and had beautiful nature carvings of different scenes of leopards. On one wall was a huge painting that she had painted quite a few years back which was a beautiful self portrait of herself naked. She had given it to Thesus after they had been together for one year. It was still the early morning hours and she threw herself across her huge feather mattress. She had a king sized bed that had hand carved oak posts that spiraled up to the ceiling and on the headboard was a carving of a leopard bringing down a deer. She had a canopy of sheer black fabric that went across the top of the bed and came down forming a tent. Thesus went into the bathroom as Psyche crawled back under the comforter and tried to go back to sleep.
Psyche was trying to think about what they were going to do when they left for Tennessee and what they would probably need to pack this afternoon for the trip out tonight but she was still extremely tired from Thesus' prowess the night before and had just fallen back asleep when all of a sudden she felt something moving up her legs. She looked under the covers and saw that Thesus had snuck quietly into the bed and crawled under the covers while she had slept. She looked down and noticed that his face was partially changed. Thesus looked up at her he growled low in his throat and put his head back down and slowly started to make his way up to her pussy. Once he arrived at his intended goal he started using his tongue to lick up in her pussy.
"Baby we really don't need to.....Ohhhh....don't stop" She said as she quickly lost her sleepiness and with it replaced with lust as she gripped the sheets and bucked as she felt Thesus' tongue doing things to her.
Thesus liked going down; he had refined it to an art. He would partially change to leopard because he knew his leopard tongue would bring her more intense pleasure. His sandpaper tongue was rough and abraded her pussy lips and clit but the pleasure was so intense that the pain only fueled it. His tongue was long and it seemed to Psyche that he could reach places a woman could only dream a dick could go. She felt like her body was going to explode. He thrusted his long tongue up in her impaling her he then took the tongue and scraped her clit, the roughness of his tongue set her over the edge and she was panting and saying his name. He scraped her G-spot at just the right time and nipped her pussy very lightly. She was set over the edge and her vision exploded in stars as she came. Being mates, her and Thesus shared the pleasure and he came just from pleasuring her and sharing blood. Thesus sprawled back out next to her and felt contentment as his heart calmed he laid his arm out and Psyche curled up next to him and he threw the covers back over them and as they snuggled together and got comfortable to go back to sleep he brushed a sweat drenched curl off her forehead and kissed her lightly. "I love you" he said softly as they both drifted off to sleep.

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Back In Charaxos Shower...
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Charaxos stood under the hot spray of his shower for a long time. He heard the comments Thesus had made and silently thanked him for getting everyone out. He wanted to be left alone. He stood there in his shower with his head against the tile and the water beating down his body; he was so frustrated he wanted to scream. All he wanted was Jenna. No one could satisfy his needs he wanted her. Am I even fit to be ruler...all I hear about is how you have this strong connection with your mate and how you can talk to each other but Ra...I have tried to find her and I can't...maybe I'm not a powerful enough alpha...I don't know if I will ever be as strong as my mother or father were...I know I am a terrible ruler in training I am depressed and obsessed with finding my other half when my people are so miserable...Damn those asshole monks...So many will never know or have lost loved ones...Thesus, Psyche and me will never know our father if they hadn't have tried to exterminate every one of our kind we would have more mated couples and be much healthier...I am so tired of seeing our pard suffer because of missing mates and family members... Charaxos internal conversation with Ra ended when he heard someone enter his bathroom. Most of the pard preyed to Sheba but for some reason Char felt connected to Ra even though he had been dead many years by the time he had been born. He felt like Ra could hear him and give him guidance. Charaxos stepped out of his shower to see his mother, Athena sitting on top of his towels on the toilet. She was staring at him with worried eyes.
Athena was a beautiful woman she had auburn hair that shone with streaks of red, it was so long it almost dragged the floor. Her hair was now done in a French braid down her back. She was short and petite. Although, she was only five-three she exuded a sense of calm, and power. She was the queen until Char found his mate. She was one of the most beautiful of the pard. She was three hundred and forty-five although she looked barely older than Char. He knew she was one of the oldest living leopards. The leopards healing factor meant they stopped aging when they reached their maturity, which is around thirty. So some leopards were several hundred years old but looked like they were only in their mid to late twenties.
His father died during the war. It was actually amazing she survived his death. Char suspected she only survived to protect her children and the pard. Although, the leopards were casual about nudity they mated for life. Before, they were mated they had no problems with sex with others. The leopards also craved the touch of pard. Everyone from young to old would touch each other constantly. Once a couple was mated they had to be with each other. Couples did group sex but mated pairs always were together. If they were separated for long periods of time it could cause depression and suicidal thoughts. He knew that although he was extremely close to Thesus and Psyche the two of them were never separated. They were his closest friends in the world and besides his mother he knew he could trust them like no one else but right now he hated himself because he was jealous of their closeness.
His mother stared at him silently as he forgot she was there and was lost in his thoughts. Finally, he looked up "Sorry mom" he said reaching over and getting down on his knees he lightly kissed each of her breasts through her shirt and gave her a slow kiss on the lips as was fitting of an offspring and to acquiesce to his mother's status as queen. Unlike some children that only showed their elders respect because they had too. He gave it because he loved her deeply. He laid his head on her chest. He did not show his feelings publicly and his mother was the only one he allowed to see his insecurities. She got a sad look in her eyes
"Ahh.... You remind me so much of your father...anyway...are you worrying about Jenna again?" She asked as she lifted up and handed him his towels as he went to stand up. As much as he wanted to stay at his mother's breast he knew he wasn't a cub anymore.
"Mother, all these years I have tried to dream of her again...my Jenna and I cannot find her...I wonder if I will ever see her.... sometimes I think she may be dead" he said hurting to say such fears out loud.
"Shhh...She is not dead you would have known if she was believe me son. There is not a day that goes by that the agony of knowing that your father is gone doesn't flash through my heart..."
"But what if the thing that happened to her blocked that from me as well...I have tried repeatedly and I sense nothing from her."
"You would know I am sure of it, if she wasn't alive...as I was going to say Ra came to me in a dream and told me where you could find her. I was going to tell you later today when you came to sit with me in the garden like we do most days but I felt your distress so I thought I would bring you the news now."
"Really...mother I can't dare hope"
"Shhh...there is more...You are going to go out and find her...I know her general location...you must go and live as a human...I want you to take Psyche and Thesus. There is dissention right now amongst the council and I fear for all of your safety those two would follow you into hell. You leaving will protect you all. Thesus and Psyche will keep you safe and be your company in the world. You and Thesus need to learn more about their society anyway. Char not only must you find your mate for you but your position as ruler requires it...a lot of the council did not like the fact that instead of me having the queen...as generations of my line have before...I had the mate of the queen.... This is something that has never happened before...On top of it you know that the council doesn't like that you are so young and unmated. We must have a true queen for them to accept you. She is the continuation of the royal line..."
"Mother if what you say is true I don't want to leave you to that bloodthirsty lot. The council is old fashioned. Everyone must accept change."
"I know and the council knows this too...they just want it to move slower...you forget Char...we are still recovering from the war and our numbers are still small...we were once thousands with pards all over the world now we are only hundreds with only two known pards...and the other is still very small...we lost a lot of casualties in the war and a lot of people are afraid if the humans found out about us they would hunt us to extinction or worse capture us and experiment on us...although we are hard to kill and live for almost forever we can be murdered and they have the numbers to wipe us out Also, the council is made up of very old leopards and with age comes lack of wanting to change. You do not have to worry about me I will be safe...I have my personal guards Hercules and Persus and though not as hot headed and young as Thesus they are very powerful alphas and are completely loyal to me. Plus, I am queen and am the most powerful alpha in the pard.
"ok...mom as much as I hate to leave our home I want Jenna to come home with me...we will go find our queen and bring her home."
After talking to his mother Char couldn't contain his excitement so he decided to go for an early morning run. He threw on some sweat pants that he could quickly throw off and walked through the mansion to the back of the house where patio was which led onto the grounds that they used to run around on. Char walked into the room and saw Dionysus lounging on the couch. Charaxos really hated that man. He constantly questioned every decision his mother or him or even Psyche made and he knew one day he would probably try to take the leadership from either his mother or him and Jenna. Dionysus was the main reason that there was fighting in the pard. He was determined not to even let this thorn in his side bother him after hearing such good news. He tried to ignore him as he reached across the bar which was close to the doors and got a bottled water. He was planning on taking a run to help curb his excitement he especially wanted to run since he didn't know when the next time he would be able to change. There was a spring about two miles from the house but there was no more water between here and there so he was guzzling down a bottle or two before leaving.
"So the young prince is going for a run" Dionysus said from his chair.
"That's none of your business" Char said. I don't know why I let him get to me so. I get along great with everyone else he just really gets under my skin. He thought to himself.
"Well you know it might be dangerous for such a young leopard to go without the protection of friends."
"Are you challenging me alpha to alpha...you old cat" Char said with a slight growl to his voice. Although, it rarely happened anymore an older alpha had the right to try and prove that he was more powerful than the youngling by fighting. In their history such fights had sometimes ended in death and it was up to the victor to decide if the leopard could stay in the pard or be exiled forever. Charaxos knew that even though he was supposed to be king if it came to a fight with Dionysus and he didn't win he could be banished from the pard forbidden to ever speak to any of the members again including his mother, Psyche, Ares and Thesus. He knew that Dionysus would love to have an excuse to get rid of him and cause his family pain. Although, he was sure if it came down to it he would win in a fair fight he was afraid that Dionysus would fight unfairly and he wasn't willing to risk never being able to speak to his family again.
"with age comes power Char" Dionysus cautiously said
"Well, if you have gotten more powerful with age then you must have been a really weak alpha" Charaxos said smilingly as he walked out the door. I shouldn't have made that cheap shot. To hell with him he deserved it. He thought as he left out of the house and headed towards the edge of the lawn to the woods that circled the house on three sides.
Dionysus had to fight back a roar he wanted to jump up and thrash that pitiful excuse for a leopard. He may have the upper hand for now. But he will not become king I will see him exiled from the pard or even killed just like I lost my son. Dionysus pictured what things would be like he could picture Athena now on her self-righteous knees begging for the life of her only son. You took my son from me...I will take yours. He then began smiling again and leaned back and enjoyed the early morning sunrise that was coming from the sliding glass doors.
Char had walked towards the edge of the yard that opened up to woods. There was a waterproof chest that they used to store their clothes in when they changed by the end of the yard right where the woods began. He striped his jogging pants off and put them in the chest. He then stood there naked and enjoyed the warmth of the morning sun on his body. He then took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He savored the feeling of the change. He remembered when he was little Ares would take him out and tell him that the change is like praying and having a religious experience all in one. He said that the change is a beautiful and wondrous thing that should be savored when possible and it was a sacred moment. He reached within himself with his inner senses and felt his cat. The cat called to Jenna and wanted him to run to his mate right now. Char calmed his inner beast and coaxed it awake. He felt it spread throughout his back and up into his shoulders. The hair slowly started to spread across his back and up his shoulder blades and down his arms and legs. He felt his bones shift and re-align. He feel to his knees as his body continued to change. His cat wanted him to hurry up and complete the transformation so it could run the grounds. But, he fought it making it to make each change slowly. Most leopards he knew made the change quickly because they let their beast have complete control and especially the younger ones they changed quickly and were more animal than human once they changed. Char had worked very hard to try and draw out his change as slowly as possible when he it wasn't necessary to change quickly. He slowed it down even to the point of pain but it was a special kind of pain. It helped him focus and kept him in control. He stood by the edge of the woods fully changed and in his masculine glory. He let loose a feral scream and then raced into the woods.

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Later That Evening at the Pard's Mansion...
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Psyche was downstairs talking to her mother about the final details on the painting she was planning on donating to Jenna's college so that they would be accepted this late in the year. Money almost always is the world's biggest persuader Thesus thought as he was leaving their rooms with his and Psyche's luggage.
"Thesus...I need to speak to you a moment before you leave"
Thesus dropped his bags and turned as his mother walked down the hall. Thisbe was the healer of the pard and was almost as respected as Athena. She was extremely powerful and could heal almost anyone. Thisbe was also a very strong clairvoyant. Her voice was usually very quiet and reserved and she spoke very little unless it involved saving someone or one of her visions. Mystery seemed to follow her and usually Athena, Thesus and her protégé, Psyche were the only ones that she spoke to. She had been in America for several hundred years but her Gypsy accent was still very thick. Thesus would never admit this to her but although he thought her old fashioned and controlling of him he was very proud and loved his mother fiercely. Although, she was highly respected she was also feared. It was quite funny actually other than with Thesus his mother was quite gentle and people who were helped by her believed she was an angel sent to protect. Her soft manner had a calming influence on anyone who spent time around her. But since she kept to herself so much and had visions of the future most people avoided her unless they needed something.
Like most of the leopards his mother was an amazing beauty. She had very pale skin and thick black hair that was long and wavy. She was tall and slender and just like Athena had a commanding presence. Thesus glanced up at her face. It was her most striking feature. It was aristocratic and perfect accept by a cruel twist of fate her beautiful face was marred by horrible scar.
About fifty years before his birth his mother had been kidnapped when she was tricked into helping someone. The monks took her and tortured and experimented on her for many months until his father Pegasus and his twin sister Atlanta came in and killed everyone and brought her back to the pard. They had taken a silver cross to her left eye and held it to her for hours. The cross was permanently etched into her face. Even though the cross was laid across her eye amazingly she could still see from both eyes. Her eyes were probably just one of a few things that made people nervous around her. Thesus found them beautiful they were snow white. She had no color on her irises at all except for her pupils which were black. She refused to tell anyone accept Pegasus what had been done to her. Thesus hated the order with a vengeance and was waiting for his chance to exact vengeance on what they had done to his mother, father and other members of the pard. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts he knew if his mother touched him she would pick up on his feelings and he tried not to remind her of that time in her life.
"What is it mom? Have you had another vision? I was going to come by and say goodbye before I left but you know how I am with goodbyes"
"I haven't really had a vision more than a feeling...I know it is important that the three of you go but I think something may happen. Thesus even with Psyche there I want you to keep a clear head. I know that Charaxos is usually the clear headed one and will one day be a great leader...but...he has been separated from Jenna far too long and he may not think as rashly as he normally does since he will be getting the mating rush. Remember it took you and Psyche over a year before the two of you could even come back to the pard. You need to keep your wits about you. I sense possible danger, surrounding this meeting. Strength wise you are the second most powerful alpha and I want you to be in defensive mode. Do not communicate with anyone that you do not have too. You all need to get your cousin back here as soon as possible. I fear for all of you. Jenna is very very important. I believe she is more important than even we know but I have tried for many years but there is something that has blocked me from her just like it has Char. This vision from Ra worries me. Athena and I have discussed it to great length"
"Mom...I will protect them...I would give me life for all of them."
"I know son. I want you to come back safe as well. I have something that I want to give you." Thesus looked down to see Thisbe pull a small black velvet pouch necklace from her pocket.
"I have held onto this for twenty years...Isis gave it to me for safe keeping for Jenna. Even though she went with Pallas she sensed that something had happened to him and he wasn't the same. I still wonder what might have happened if she had kept it...I think it is a protection charm. Inside the pouch is white leopard fur tied with a ribbon and a claw. Isis once told me that this was Ra's claw and fur she said he gave it to her to help protect her but she never explained why."
Thesus took the pouch from his mother and said "You think this really is Ra's?"
"Yes I do and I believe if Isis had had it with her then Pallas would not have killed her. I still blame myself for not seeing what he was capable of. He was so much different when we came over from Europe. Did I tell you he even risked his life to save mine and Orpheus' life when we were on the run?"
"No I don't think you ever did tell me about that mom...you cannot blame yourself even you told me that you can't always control what you see and that you can't always change the future."
"I know son but it still doesn't change the fact that Isis is dead and Jenna has suffered her entire young life and not been with the pard and through her Charaxos has suffered as well"
Thesus took his mother in his arms and held her quietly as he felt her let go and cry softly against him. Psyche walked into the hallway and saw Thesus holding Thisbe and she tapped the door. Psyche could see a tear glistening in Thesus eye so she decided not to embarrass him so she looked away while he stepped out of his mother's arms and wiped at his eyes. She then walked up to them and said "Athena said that the pilot says we are ready for take off and Char wanted me to hurry you along"
"Ok I am ready to go" Thesus replied
"I was just telling Thesus to be careful...You remember what I told you too Psyche" she said and without a further word she turned around and left.
"I think my mother lives to be mysterious and secretive" he said trying to play off his mother's warnings even though they were ringing true to his senses.
"Let's go" he said grabbing their luggage and leading the way down the staircase.

Chapter 2
Three Days Later
In
Gatlinburg, TN...

Jenna rolled over in her sleep. The alarm was screeching in her ear. She hit the snooze button on her alarm clock and threw the pillow lying next to her over her face to block out what little sunlight was coming thru her room. She had painted her room in a dark purple and had dark velvet heavy curtains on the window because she was naturally a night owl and liked to sleep during the day.
"Jenna...you are going to be late for your biology class" Jenna's adopted mother said through her bedroom door.
"Remember if you miss one more lab the professor is going to fail you" said Dr. Jessica Meyers her adopted mother.
"Maybe I will just turn into a leopard growl at him and turn back" she said from under her pillow.
"Quit it.... you know you can't let anyone know what you can do" said Jessica
"Yeah, yeah I know," she said as the woman who saved her life came into the room and plopped on the bed next to her.
Jessica looked at the beautiful young girl she rescued. She was on a hiking trip in the Smokies seven years ago when she came across a snow leopard. She remembered it had been early evening and the leopard had walked up till it was only a few feet from her. She knew she wasn't supposed to come closer but she couldn't resist as the leopard let her walk up to it then it started growling. She stepped back and then the leopard changed before her eyes into Jenna. Jessica picked up the naked girl and took her back to civilization. It took months for her to trust her and to get her to become civilized. She finally broke down one night and told Jessica everything about how she first changed and what her father did to her and about her mother's death. She told Jessica that she didn't know if her mother was murdered by her father or if she killed herself over her revulsion of what she and her father were and what her father had done to her. To this day, Jenna and Jessica didn't know what happened to her father. She had lived in the wild for over two years after she left her parents house. Jenna knew that she had lived in Florida but she didn't remember where. She told Jessica about how she would travel at night as a leopard and hitchhike during the day just traveling. She said she did that for about four months before she decided to just stay in the Smokies she found the park very beautiful and she could stay away from humans. She told her she was so ashamed of her human form that she mostly stayed in leopard but she could change at will. To this day, Jenna said she didn't know what made her show herself to her. Jenna told her she used to look perfectly human but after she had changed for the first time she had fur for pubic hair. Jessica suspected because she spent so much time in leopard form at such an early age that that is why she had permanent cat eyes and small fangs. She wore sunglasses or contacts to cover her eyes. She also was sensitive to sunlight and wasn't a morning person which was the reason she was having trouble getting her to get up to go to her eight o'clock lab.
"Get up missy.... You have to go to class...I didn't spend years teaching you and paying for your college tuition for you to get kicked out of school"
"Do I have time to eat a steak before class?"
"I have one in the fridge unthawed.... if you hurry you will have time"
Due to her higher metabolism she had to eat a lot. Especially protein and she preferred raw meat...In public she would eat cooked meat but she preferred it raw.
"Ok. I am up" as Jenna got up she slept in her bra and panties. She threw on her t-shirt and jeans and slipped on a pair of sandals. After going to the bathroom, washing her face and putting in her contacts she was ready to face the world. Next, she ran her hands through her mass of tangled curls
"Fuck it" she muttered and pulled it back with a scrunchie. She then went downstairs and grabbed the steak stuffing the whole thing in her mouth. She grabbed her keys to her SUV, and sunglasses she was out the door.
Jessica watched her leave as she drank her coffee and read the paper. She was a very successful chemist and worked for Oak Ridge a nuclear power facility that built military weapons and did research for the government. Jessica was a brilliant chemist and loved her work. She also studied genetics and stayed up on the newest advances in DNA research. She found Jenna's makeup fascinating. Although, she loved her fiercely she knew that if scientists got a hold of her they would lock her up and study her like a lab rat. She couldn't imagine Jenna being forced to live in a cage. She was such a free spirit and had already been through so much pain in her young life. So her and Jenna were extremely careful and she had gone to great lengths to make sure no one knew about Jenna's abilities. They moved to Gatlinburg, TN near the Smoky Mountain National Park after she had found Jenna because of the need for Jenna to be able to change and not worry about hunters. What better place for her than a national park where it was illegal to kill so much as a butterfly. Jenna could change at will but they discovered if she didn't change at least once a week the change could take over and force her to change when she didn't want to. She also became moody and very temperamental.
Jenna squinted as the sun came up over the horizon. She grabbed her sunglasses sitting in her passenger seat and turned on the car. As Jenna drove she quickly scanned through her favorite radio stations "I hate all this morning talk crap...whatever happened to music in the mornings" she growled to her self when she didn't find anything to listen to. She then reached above her visor and grabbed her Atreyu CD and popped it into her CD player and as she listened to Bleeding Mascara screaming through her stereo she rolled down her window. She let her enhanced senses pick up other noises in the environment and enjoyed the morning air and the scents.
She made it to school and parked in the stadium parking lot. Campus was so packed with cars that even at this early hour it was hard to find a parking spot. As she walked she tried to wake up. She was thinking how great it was going to be this weekend. Her mother and her were going to go camping. She loved to run and scale up the mountains. Leopards weren't native to this part of Tennessee so she had to be careful but she loved being the biggest predator out there. She couldn't wait to hunt down a rabbit or maybe a fox. She made the mistake of attacking a wolverine when she was young and the thing almost gutted her or the time she got sprayed by that skunk. It took her weeks to get the smell out of her coat. She loved running free under the moon. Ha she thought...the moon.... no one ever talks about shapeshifting leopards all you hear about is wolves....wolves beware she smiled at her own joke.
Lost in her thoughts she didn't notice that she was pretty much alone in the garage. She froze. Her excellent senses detected danger. She kept walking acting as if nothing was amiss. An arm swung out and grabbed her around the waist. She grabbed the hand and flung the body it was attached to onto the concrete.
"Awwww...."
She swung around ready to battle.
"Jenna, stop it's me Shane"
"You ass...what do you think you were doing scaring me to death like that"
"Sorry, I was thinking if I scared you enough I might be able to grab a quick kiss"
"Asshole"
"Ouch that hurt," He said just lying on the ground.
"I keep thinking one day I might win you over," he said wincing as he picked himself off the ground. "Where did you get your strength....too bad they don't let women on the wrestling team you would be perfect."
"I build up my strength to protect myself from people like you" she said flippantly but she was feeling anything but flippant she was freaked. She didn't like men to touch her especially since he surprised her.
"Besides your scum...what about Amanda?" She said starting to walk away from him.
"She'd understand, besides a threesome would be great with two very hot friends" He saw the look on her face and quickly added "geez...I was just kiddin' you know I love Amanda" he said as he jogged to catch up with her.
"I was just trying to scare ya.'"
"Yeah, well next time do it to someone else."
"Do you know where Amanda is now? I can never remember her dammed schedule"
"You really are an idiot.... she's probably still in bed her first class today isn't until noon"
"Oh...yeah that's right.... well we'll see you tonight...bye" he said waving to her and crossing the street.
As she watched him go and thought What's wrong with me. He's a really cute guy and even though he's a practical joker he is still nice. Amanda really loves him and she seems so happy. I am such a freak I'm not attracted to any men or women for that matter...maybe dear old dad killed that in me...maybe I can only have sex with other leopards...but what if they are all like my father She visibly shuddered and started to walk off towards her first class. Maybe there are no more leopards....but was my mother a leopard too or was it just me and him. She would never find out because her mother was dead and she sure as hell wasn't going to go looking for her father if he was even still alive that is. She shuddered again and finished walking to the life sciences building for her class.

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About four hours later...
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"I am fifty-four years old I can't believe I am in college," Thesus complained as him, Psyche and Char set at a table in one of the cafeterias.
"Get over it...a little education won't kill you...you may even want to try reading a book," Psyche said laughing "the food does need work though."
"Shudder the thought...who needs books when you can be running in the woods or making love."
"There are other things out there besides hunting and sex."
"Yeah, they're called video games" He smiled and ducked as he said that last as Psyche leaned forward to hit him. "Besides those are the only things in life that are any fun"
"Ugggghhhhh....you"
"I was thinking since all of us got different classes we can look for her better" said Char between bites from his steak he was trying to ignore their playful bickering and stop it by changing the subject.
"Do you sense her anywhere Char?" said Psyche instantly curious.
"No, I kinda feel something but it could just because of some many people...plus, you know ever since she was hurt when she was little I haven't even been able to come to her dreams"
"I am sure it is only because of the distance and the fact that you have never met and bonded...She may not know how to cultivate our psychic links."
"Char, I know you are desperate to find her.... but when we find her she may be wary to say the least after what happened to her...she may not trust men or even leopards...maybe you should let me talk to her first?" Psyche hesitantly said to Char.
"Ok...I guess...I want to be the first one to talk to her but you are probably right sis."
"We will find her and bring her home" said Psyche as she held her brother's hand.
"I am going to go get some more to eat boys, I will be right back" she said as she kissed Thesus and stood up. He pinched her butt as she walked by and Psyche tugged on his ponytail. Psyche walked up to the line and disappeared from their sight. She went to the line and was picking out a bunch of food for the three of them when she accidentally dropped a bag of trail mix she was looking at
"Allow me," said a guy who bent down and picked up the bag. His gaze traveled up her body and he took in her curves and her cleavage that was showing from her top.
"Hey my name's Chad and yours?"
"Psyche."
"That's a very interesting name"
"Yeah, I am named after a Greek gods and goddesses. My family is really big on naming everyone after the Greeks...my brothers name is Charaxos"
"That's kind of a cool name...would you like to sit with me and my friends?"
"Sorry I can't I am here with my boyfriend and brother."
"Really...wait" he wrote on a piece of paper from his notebook "here's my number anyway it's my cell if you want to go out when you're alone. We can go have some fun."
Psyche quickly paid for her purchases and hoped Thesus didn't see that display. As she sat back down he said, "Who was that talking to you"
"Nobody...I got rid of him..." she said through clinched teeth. She knew how typical alpha male he is. I just hope he knows for his own good not to start something. She thought.
"What did he want?" Thesus said staring at the guy and growling under his breath.
"Nothing" Psyche said growling a little she was starting to get really pissed at Thesus' unreasonable jealousy.
"I don't like the way he looked at you and keeps looking this way. He needs to stop looking at you."
"Leave it alone...I handled it" Psyche said as Thesus was staring a hole through the guy who was now sitting about four tables away. "Do you think I can't take care of a human male or do you think I am going to fall into his arms and have mad passionate sex with him right in front of you."
"Of course not.... I would kill him before he even got close to you...don't talk to me like that...you should not talk to males outside the pard unless you have to."
"Oh so you believe I would want to sleep with someone else? What is wrong with you ever since we arrived here...you're an ass... I....we have traveled the world before and you have never reacted this way...what is wrong with you...I am going to go the house we rented by myself" and with that she stormed off. Thesus slammed up and everyone looked up. The guy that had been checking out Psyche smiled. Thesus snarled.
"Thesus...sit...that is an order...we do not need to draw attention to ourselves"
"Can you believe her nerve?" he said as he sat back down
"Cut it out you are acting like one of them.... you know Psyche would never do anything to cheat on you or endanger the pard."
"I know she wouldn't but hell I don't know I can't stand all the sex driven males around her."
"I give up"
"You just wait until you see your mate talking to another non-pard member and see how you feel"
"I am going to go walking around campus and see if I can sense anything...why don't you go back to the house and talk to her. I know she doesn't have any classes until tomorrow and you are done for today too. We need to be clearheaded and together. Also, I need some time to think."
"Yes, my king" Thesus said softly as he got up and left.
Thesus left and was walking down the hall on his way the house. He noticed all the beautiful girls walking by staring at him they were all but drooling. He could even smell their desire. He ignored them all he could think of was that guy talking to Psyche. He was almost out of the building when he smelled a faint whiff of her on a guy he turned around and bumped into the guy.
"Hey man watch where you are going"
"Were you the one talking to my girlfriend, Psyche?"
"Yeah and she said we might hook up later when your not around" he said laughing.
Thesus decked him and looked at his friends. "When he comes to you tell him that if he so much as acknowledges her again I will break every bone in his body" he snarled as he walked away. Thesus felt good after that he walked all the way back to the house they had rented on campus. He decided not to tell Psyche or Char about his encounter.
He was dreading the confrontation with Psyche he knew she would be angry. He opened the apartment and walked in as soon as he shut the door she pounced on him all four-hundred and five pounds of pissed off black leopard. She pinned him to the ground and snarled at him. He snarled back and she swiped him across the chest slashing his shirt and his skin. He roared and threw her off him. She then bounded off and then came back. He changed into his form, which was a spotted leopard. He outweighed her in leopard form by about fifty pounds but he knew she was a force to be reckoned with when she was this angry. She was faster and willing to hurt him a little more than he was willing to hurt her. He tried to dominate her by biting her on the neck. She threw him off and then came back. She slashed him across the chest. The wound hurt but he could continue on. He knew she was angry and the best thing to do was to act wounded so she would calm down. He fell to the ground mid jump and panted. She stopped and growled but he didn't move then she went to him and started nudging him with her nose. He licked her nose gently in an apologetic move. She shifted and stood before him naked and sweaty. She had blood tickling down her arm and a bruise was blossoming on her face from where he threw her into the wall. He shifted and laid there breathing heavily the claw marks on his chest hurt badly. He was cut up all over his face and had several cuts on his arms and legs. He knew they would heal in a couple of hours but they hurt like hell now. She bent down and touched the wounds to make sure she didn't cut him too deep and then licked the cuts. The cuts were bad. If he was human he would have to have had stitches and it would have taken months to heal.
She stared up at him her eyes glazed over. He was magnificent. He was six-foot-four. He had long blond hair that he cut in a skater cut because he thought it was cool. His face was beautiful. His aqua eyes were striking. He had full pouting lips that women would die for his eyelashes were thick...he didn't have a six pack; he had an eight pack of muscles. He had a tattoo on his lower back that was a picture of her as a panther. She remembered when he got that tattoo about a month after they had mated. She thought it was really sweet. She let him think she thought it was dumb though. She thought it the most romantic thing anyone could have done. He also had a tribal band tattooed around his massive biceps. She thought he was the most beautiful man alive. The only man that came close in beauty was her brother.
She shoved him on his back he hissed from pain but he saw that her eyes were glowing and his lust for her took over.
"I am going to clean you," She shifted back to leopard and started licking him from his toes up. Her rough tongue had him shivering. When she got to his thighs he spread his legs and she started to lick his dick, which was rock hard. She started licking the nine-inch throbbing member. The head of his penis was the size of plum with veins running down it. It curved slightly to the left and was magnificent. He fisted the carpet like she had done when he went down on her. He felt her tongue move to his balls and he felt her fangs lightly scrape over his balls he squirmed. He trusted her but it was an involuntary reaction. She liked the power and gave a low growl... She bit his inside thigh and the pain almost made him cum. He started to feel her pleasure as well as his own.
"Woman you had better change or I am going to take you like this....I want to feel your breasts...please change" he begged. She ignored his pleas and then moved up his body licking the cuts she had made on his chest. He sucked in a breath because it hurt. But god it turned him on when she used pain on him. She rubbed her body along his chest her fur was softer and sleeker than velvet. He ran his hands down her coat as she purred and rubbed on him. He thought she had one of the most magnificent coats of the entire pard. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore he got up on his knees. She was purring and thrusting her velvety ass against his cock. The feel of the fur over his penis was exquisite and he grabbed her ass and plunged into her. She screamed. He knew it was much more painful this way but he had warned her. She let him thrust about three good times and then she ripped into the carpet with her claws and got away. She then flipped on her back and changed...he was panting with need his balls had tightened up and he felt like they were going to explode. He saw her laying there sweaty, bloody, and naked with her legs open and her shaven pussy was exposed to his lustful eyes. He thought her the most beautiful creature in the world. She widened her legs farther for him. He could see her pussy lips and her legs were coated with her juices. He could see her clit swollen and ready for him.
"This time you aren't going anywhere" He slid her body closer to him and lying on top of her he put her perfect breast in his mouth. He rubbed his member at her entrance. She tried to get him to put it in her but he resisted. It was torture but he wanted her to cum and then fuck her mindless until she came again. He kept rubbing her. He bit her nipples to the point of pain. She moved some more and arched her back. He felt it as her orgasm overtook her. She grabbed his member and started fisting it. He then grabbed her arms and forced them above her head and slammed into her. He lost control and partially changed his claws dug into her sides and they both screamed in pain and pleasure as she bit his neck marking him. He fucked her hard and long pumping into until they were both almost exhausted. He then rolled over and took her in his arms.
"Baby, I am so sorry."
"Sweetie, I love you. You big oaf. You are the sexiest man alive. Those men are nothing compared to you. I would never think of touching one of them. I would rip their throats out before I would let them touch me. You, Char and the pard are the most important things in the world to me." Leaning up she said "I want it understood though that if you ever treat me like a possession to be locked away again. I may love you but I would shut you out of my life forever. I will walk away. It may rip out a part of my soul but I cannot and will not live like I am to be at your beck and call and cannot make choices of my own and that you cannot trust me." She said as a tear fell down her cheek.
"Baby, I am so sorry. I did not think you would ever...Hell, I didn't even think. I love you with every ounce of my body. I would commit suicide before I would ever purposely hurt you. Its just being around all those horny guys and feeling them lust after you made me temporarily lose my head." he said pulling her down and giving her a passionate kiss.
They had just got up and started pick up the devastation they caused from their fight and passionate lovemaking when Char ran into the house out of breath.
"I saw her" he said as he went into the kitchen and pulled water out of the fridge and guzzled it and then sat down on the couch. Although still naked and bloody they both came and sat on the couch on either side of Char and started rubbing and purring against him. He petted them back and they felt him calm somewhat.
"She is so beautiful, I stared at her. I was so frozen I couldn't even talk to her. I watched her as she ate under a tree with two friends a male and some girl named Amanda. I stayed hidden behind a pillar and watched her"
"That is good news Char. Did she look healthy and happy?" said Psyche
"She was laughing with them but I could sense her unease. I think she felt my presence. Oh my god, I got hard just looking at her. She is so beautiful. I wanted to follow her but she was nervous ‘cause she felt the presence of another leopard but didn't know how to react or what it was." He said pausing and taking another sip of his water he then continued. "I did overhear her say where her first class tomorrow was"
"Maybe you should try to dream of her tonight Char, after seeing her; your minds may have a small connection now."
"Good idea. I think I will try that."

Chapter 3
A few hours later
Back at Jenna's house...

Jenna came home around four. She went outside and sat on the swing under the big oak tree in their backyard and was trying to sort out her chaotic feelings. She remembered at lunch today she was sitting there eating and listening to Shane and Amanda being the typical lovebirds and all of a sudden she smelled something on the wind. It was a fresh scent. It had set her blood on fire. To her it smelt like crushed pine leaves and lemongrass. She knew neither of those smells was supposed to have been there. The hairs on the back of her neck had stood up and she felt like something was staring at her intensely. She had felt the stare of another predator. She panicked and looked around but no one was staring at her and nothing was out of the ordinary. She looked over at Shane and Amanda who were involved in a tickling match on the grass. She then tried to force herself to relax. As stupid as it seemed she knew she wasn't in danger. The predator whoever he was tried to project a sense of calm, but she had sensed an underlying sense of lust and passion. She remembered at that moment it had felt like someone was rubbing velvet through her insides. Her cat had responded to the call; it took a lot of will power not to change right there in front of her friends and it was also so powerful It had almost made her orgasm right there. Although, she had never so much as kissed a boy she still pleasured herself and had orgasmed before. She just couldn't stand the touch of another man touching her. But, today felt different for the first time she started aching for something that she didn't think she would ever want. The ache was so potent her nipples got hard and she felt wet between her legs just thinking about it.
She got up and went upstairs. Normally she didn't do this during the day but the need was so bad she had too. She reached into the back of her closet where she hid her vibrator from her mother. She locked her door in case her mother came home early and stripped. She stood in front of her mirror staring at her body. She didn't like staring at her body much. She usually felt disgusted with her body but for some reason today she felt beautiful and wanted to touch her body.
She unsnapped her bra and stood in front of the mirror. She held her full breasts in her palms and plucked at the already hard nipples. They were large and rosy. She hated the fact that her breasts were huge. Right now they were swollen with need. She leaned her head down and licked her own nipple then the other. She then softly started to suck on her nipples. She then let go of her breast and slipped out of her thong panties. She looked down at her pussy. She always avoided that area because it reminded her of how different she was and what had happened to her. Now she started to pet her fur. She then moved her legs a little farther apart and then stuck a finger in herself it felt good. She closed her eyes as she moved it around. She wanted more. She removed her finger and moved the chair from the side of the room to sit right in front of her mirror. Feeling daring she sat on the edge and picked up her vibrator from the desk and slowly inserted it. She moaned and then growled. Her eyes glazed over and started to glow as she started slowly moving it in and out of her pussy. She watched the movements and what her pussy looked like in the mirror. She then picked up the speed running it over her clit repeatedly the muscles in her legs started to cramp up and she raised her body off the chair as the force of the climax hit her. Her hands became claws and dug into the chair. She leaned back in the chair unable to move.
She made her body calm and made her hands change back to normal. She then forced herself to slow down her breathing and leaned back in the chair and let the fan in her room send cool air over her heated skin. She liked the feeling. She got up and laid on her bed and opened her legs wide letting the wetness from her body make the air that was hitting her cold she liked the sensations it gave her. She closed her eyes and she could almost see a man over her. He had longish auburn hair and she could almost imagine his hands running up and down her body she wiggled a little. She smelt a faint whiff of lemon grass. She shot up and looked around the room. She then laid back down on the bed.
"Char, what is wrong with me today?" she said to her stuffed leopard that was on her bed next to her. She picked up the stuffed animal that she had as long as she could remember and put it on top of her chest.
"Jenna are you in your room?" her mother yelled from the bottom of the stairs. "I bought some groceries on my way home from work would you come down and help me"
"Coming, give me a minute. I was in the bathroom" she yelled back pushing all thoughts of what she had just done from her mind. She put Char back on her pillow, sat up, and threw on her clothes. She then left her room and went downstairs.
"Hi honey, how was classes today?"
"They were ok, I had lunch with Amanda and Chad. They make me ill sometimes with all their lovey dovey stuff and making out all the time"
"Well, some people like that stuff" Jessica smiled knowingly "who knows maybe one day you will find somebody who makes you feel that way"
"Mom, you are a hopeless romantic besides you know I can't let a guy get close. I can't exactly tell him I get naked, turn into a leopard. Run under the full moon and pounce on little bunny rabbits."
"H