Shifting Times

Layton laughed lightly and smiled up at Chevy, mentally thanking him for stopping the questions. He just shook his head and laughed. "Dinner time you guys!" Chevy stood up, pullng Layton with him, and walked into the dining room, where the table was piled with food. Layton couldn't help but gape at it. She had this much a Thanksgiving, but then again, her family always invited a bunch of other people over. As if they were reading her mind four guys suddenly came into the room, looking nothing like Chevy's family.

Chevy pulled his brother aside, pulling Layton with him once again. "You didn't tell me that they were coming," he growled, motioning towards the four guys. His brother just shrugged as if it didn't matter.

"Who're they?" Layton whispered once his brother took a seat.

"Some other guys from around the reservation. Not exactly some of my friends," he growled. Layton nodded blankly, once again being drug over to the table.

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Tanner glared at the four that walked in. He didn't really like the aura they were sending off. They all looked really... 'bad'. Like the common rebels in highschool. Tanner sighed. These guys looked like it but they were obviously not in highschool. He could tell, not only by the aura, but also how each of them had some gleam in their eyes. He pulled Leal closer to him as they took their seat.

Chevy piled food on his plate as it was passed around and started eating it. THe begining of the meal was usually quiet.

I can't believe you are doing this! He hissed at his dad. You know good and well every last one of them is after Leal! One of them had even faked imprinting on her. But she refused to concider it. She wouldn't talk to him or anything. Ranger hadn't been happy at all.

Oh, so now I did this on purpose? His dad smiled at him. Chevy growled and then went back to eating.


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Leal wanted to scream. She started eating ignoring the multiple voices in her head.

Who is he? One of the guys asked.

Why is he acting like he's your boyfriend? ANother one hissed.

Where did he come from?

Who does he think he is holding you like that?

"SHUT UP!" She finnally screamed standing up. "Get the hell out of my head!" She stormed out of the house the four guys and Tanner following.

Tanner caught up to Leal and rested his arm on her shoulders, pulling her to him as they walked. "What wrong?" He asked gently. She seemed really bothered by something.

"Those guys. They're all after me. One even faked imprinting on me once. They're all really rude," she explained and Tanner stopped, pulling her to him comfortingly. A large hand clapped down on each of his shoulders, yanking him back from Leal and throwing him on the ground. One of the guys stomped on his stomach, putting pressure down.

"What's a city boy like you doing with our girl Leal?" One of them growled, yanking Tanner off the ground and holding his hands behind his back.

"I imprinted on her. Gotta problem with it?" The one that had been standing on his stomach let out a dry laugh and slammed his fist into Tanner's jaw.

"Let me get this straight, City Boy here imprinted on you Leal," yet another asked, turning to Leal, who nodded quickly. "Well I guess we're gonna have to congradulate him!" He punched Tanner in the stomach, making him grunt loudly, trying not to show any pain.

Stay out of this Leal. Please? I'm fine. He begged mentally, sending her a small smile. "What're smilin' at City Boy?" The last growled, punching him in the stomach again.

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After a few moments Layton stood up and hurried after them. The second she found them she jumped on the back of the guy that had a hold of Tanner, hooking her arm around his neck and pulling back fiercely.

Leal clenched her fists. Trying to keep herself in check, but she couldn't, she couldn't keep from shifting. Protectivness kicked in along with anger. She changed to a huge tiger and growled. The guys looked at her surprised giving Tanner a chance to get away from them.

I couldn't stop it. She told him. Get the HELL away from him! She hissed at the guys all at once.


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Chevy ran out and hurridly walked to LAyton pulling her away from the guys.

*I can't stand my family sometimes... like right now. My dad's in a bad mood...**

Layton fought against Chevy for a moment before calming down slightly. She felt stared at Leal's tiger form wide-eyed. She couldn't believe that she just shifted!

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Tanner shifted into a tiger himself, standing beside Leal and growling lowly. The four guys stared at them in disbelief for a moment before shifting as well. Tanner glanced over at Layton, who was clenching her fist, and then back at the four g- tigers that were circling him and Leal.

***I know how that is***

Leal growled lowly and snapped at one of the guys. You won't do anything, One hissed a tad surprised.

She jumped on him digging her claws and teeth into him. She growled at the others who came to help. The one she held down whimpered.

Go away! She hissed at them all. She climbed off him waiting.


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Chevy smiled. "Let them deal with this." He said smiling.


**Ugh**

Tanner snarled angrily, hair on his back raised as the four others slowly backed away, soon turning and breaking into a run. Tanner ran around the truck and shifted, pulling on his clothes just as Leal finished. "Are you okay?" He questioned, face worry-stricken as he wrapped his arms around her.

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Once the guys had ran off Layton relaxed, glaring after their retreating shadows. The sighed and hung her head, whispering an apology to Chevy.

Chevy smiled. "Don't worry, there is nothing to be sorry for."


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Leal nodded and held him close sighing.


**All i had**

A week passed before the parents gave their final judgement. Neither wanted the four to be around each other.

"There's no way your keeping me away from Tanner!" Leal screamed as Chevy hugged her rand they faced their parents.

"YOu can't do this to us. You can't keep us away from the people we imprinted on." Chevy growled.

"Tanner! What if their parents don't want us together? What if... what if we never see them again?!" Tears were falling down Layton's face while she paced in her living room, biting her nails. Her mom was following her around, trying to calm her down, only to have Layton pivot away from her at the last minute without realizing what her mom was trying to do.

"Layton! Calm down! Chevy and Leal said that they'd be with us no matter what!" Tanner growled. In all truth he was worried as well.

"I'll just give 'em a piece of my mind!" Both Layton's father and brother spoke from the couch, before turning back to the football game and stuffing more chips in their face.

**I think I'm going to make Layton's parents shifters too **

"We can too if we don't approve!" His father growled back.

"But that's completely insiane. You can't pick who we imprint on, we can't pick who we imprint on. Hell, I could've imprinted on Leal!" Chevy hissed.

"We'd've been fine with that." His mother replied.

"YOU CAN"T KEEP US AWAY FROM THEM!" Leal screamed.

"We can too. Infact we are!" Their father replied. "We're moving to another reservation. I don't believe y'all have really imprinted."

"We HAVE!" Leal cried.

"They still haven't called or anything! We're never going to see them again!" Layton sat down in a chair, defeated, and wiped her eyes lightly. Her dad in brother suddenly shouted in joy and yelled at each other, doing one of those manly chest-slams. Layton rolled her eyes after realizing their team had won the game. (By the way, she's going to Texas University not A&M I get confused easily with those)

Tanner walked over to her and grabbed the back of her shirt, dragging her out of the front door before making her shift into a hawk. "Follow me," he squaked, flying off.

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"We can too. Infact we are!" Layton hung her head upon hearing Chevy's father's words. "We're moving to another reservation. I don't believe y'all have really imprinted." At that she screeched angrily, flapping her wings in anger. Luckily, Chevy's parents didn't notice. Tanner was doing the same, but in a 'more manly' way.

***A&M is better. Personally I like it better. My mom went here. I didn't know they were going to college***

"We already packed everything." Her father growled back.

"NO!" She screamed shifting to a huge white tiger and turning to run out the door but one of her brothers was standing there with a sullen look on his face.

"Leal, please don't try. I have to do what dad asked." He said. SHe roared and jumped at him. He shifted quickly to another tiger colliding wiht her and pinning her down. Chevy growled before shifting to help protect her.

**Haha, me either but I looked back and she said that she was going to college and I was all like, "Huh?! When'd I put that there?!" My dad's making me go to Texas U when I graduate... yay.**

Without thinking Layton shifted into a tiger herself before lunging at Chevy's brother. Tanner was soon doing the same, snarls ripping from his throat. Layton lashed out at Chevy's brother, only to miss and get raked across the flank. She snarled angrily and rocked back on her haunches, pouncing on his back and gripping his scruff inbetween her jaws and shaking her head ferociously. I don't care if you are his brother, I'll kill you if you mess with Chevy, or Leal considering she's my best friend! She snarled at him mentally, her claws on all four feet digging into his back and both shoulders. He suddenly threw her off of him, pinning her under him, jaws wrapped around her throat. She flailed her feet out angrily, only pulling out tufts of black and white fur.

Chevy shoved into his brother and growled low in his throat standing over Layton. You did imprint. HIs brother said to him.

What have we been saying? Chevy hissed back.

Get the hell out of here whiel you can. Dad'll sick the others on y'all. Chevy darted otu the door the others following.