Young Writers Society

Charlotte

I transformed and shook out a few loose feathers. I smiled kindly at Phillip. He was really nice and he trusted me. Something that made me happy and confused me.

"Follow me," I told him. "I'll fly low, so you can see me, but I'll also be looking for danger. If that happens I'll screech. Then you'll run and I'll distract them. Hide somewhere and when I touch back down come and find me. Though, I don't suspect we'll have any trouble."

Phillip nodded and we walked out side. I soared into the air. There was no one out. It was a beautiful afternoon. Phillip ran beaneath me. It almost looked as if he was chasing my shadow. I laughed to myself. I saw the house looming in the distance.

I touched back down after a minute and looked towards Phillip who had also transformed. Outside the house, Whitney ran to us.

"Where did you go?" She asked.

"To the Deli. I had to make sure everyone was alright. Oh, this is Phillip," I said, gesturing to him.

Whitney smiled and introduced herself. She seemed happy he was here. Phillip didn't really say much, but I couldn't blame him.

"Whitney, I'll just take him to a room upstairs. He's kind of tired," I said. Truth be told, I didn't really know. I did know, however he didn't want to talk to anyone...yet. Phillip looked at me gratefully and I tried not to grin.

**Sorry, kind of short

Whitney

I was glad Charlotte was back. I had been worried. And now we had a new partial with us, Phillip I think it was. I remembered him from before, he had never talked much.

I smiled to myself. One more member to our group.

I walked back inside and found Josh sitting in the living room. John was also in the room, sprawled out on a couch watching tv.

"Anything good on?" I asked.

Phillip

He was more the grateful to be sitting in the little room with a few spare beds made up. It looked to be quite cozy, and the best part of all was that it was secluded... alone. He would be able to draw here in solitude if push came to shove and it was a place of escape when he could no longer bear the idea of being near other people.

Freedom was one thing, but he was finding it harder to understand why he ever took that chance. Even still... there was a good reason for staying.

"Is this fine?" she asked pleasantly.

"Yes, perfect. I thank you for your hospitality, truly." he murmured solemnly, his eyes staring at her with the same intensity he stared at everything and anything. He had never really realised he did as such, but everything was an adventure to him, every single thing exciting and vibrant. She herself was a completely different thing to admire. Not like a flower or a speckled starry sky. No, she moved and breathed. Reacted to his words. He couldnt help but somewhat feel intrigued by such a thing as that and he understood quite frankly that he wanted nothing more then to figure her out. No one else though.. no she was enough to satiate his curiosity. Intertwining himself with humans and partials was not worth it in the long run and he knew he would only end up getting himself hurt.

"You really shouldnt be thanking me for your room and such." She was twiddling with her hair, her eyes straying away from his as if it was embarrassing. "I just tried to help is all... cause I knew you were lonely and such."

"I still thank you," he walked back towards her again, smirking. "I would still be sitting in that deli, contemplating a way in which I could escape back into where we were held for scientific purposes if you had not come."

Yes, it was truly interesting how humans or partials reacted to anything. She seemed to shy away a bit which he really was sort of surprised about. It couldnt be that she was afraid of him, or anything for he was fairly small and lithe. His features were striking, yes, but strong? He was a fox, experienced at escaping and finding the unseen. He was not meant to be strong.

She suddenly started giggling though which shocked him somewhat.

"What?" He asked, blatantly.

"You're ears," she chuckled, pointing at his head as if he had a loser sign stuck to his forehead. He reached up expectantly to realise that his ears werent there any longer but replaced with floppy red ones, higher up.

"Oh, it seems I transformed a bit in my confusion," he let his humanoid form complete, the ears disappearing before he smirked.

Charlotte

I blushed a little under his intense gaze. It wasn't uncomfortable just...different. Even when she had met Whitney, she didn't search her so hard. I looked away a little. Phillip was more like myself than I had imagined. Whitney had seemed so outgoing while I sat in the back of my cell, keeping to myself, looking for any sign of weakness that would allow my escape. Well, until I formed a plan with her.

Floppy ears started forming out of Phillips head. I giggled a little.

"What?" He asked.

"Your ears," I responded and couldn't help but laugh. Phillip smirked a little and slowly they tuned into human ears.

"Don't worry," I sighed. "Watch this." I took out my hair, which had now returned to it's brown color, thank God. It looked so feather like and little bits of feathers dropped to the floor. Phillip raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah, I know," I replied. "That's why I always have to wear my hair up. Otherwise I would stick out like a sore thumb. I guess I'll never be normal. No matter what." Phillip gave me another one of those searching looks. I knocked away my little depression and smiled. "Though, once the change was made I know that then. No sense in wallowing in self pity now." I smiled, but I knew it didn't reach my eyes. I just hoped I didn't bum Phillip out.

Phillip

"If it makes any conciliation, I could keep the ears," Phillip was troubled by her answer. He hadn't really realised how lucky he was that he could stay fully human, even though his hair and eyes were too striking of a colour to be thought of as actually natural. Still, he was seen as a human thus far but there was never anything that really set him apart. "Or I could grow a tail. Maybe my my fingernails longer.."

"No, it's alright," she chuckled, but there was something a little downcast about her which he didn't like too much. It was too nerve-wracking. "It's just a little deformity from the procedure. Nothing to worry about."

"I guess..." Phillip sat down on one of the beds, his eyes staring down at his feet. His ears though popped out, red and white-tipped. "I have one too you know."

"Hmm?" she seemed a little surprised.

"I dont think it was from the procedure though," he seemed a little lost in his own words. "I just, I've never been able to trust or get close to people, even before the procedure was undergo. It's always been in my mentality to stay away. I've never really found a need to get close to anyone, to confine in someone as I have always done with myself. I have contemplated this for a long time, but I just dont feel that it's correct for someone to no feel, or in that sense, not feel for other humans. I dont think it's normal.. a deformity."

"I wouldnt call that true," she sat down beside him, resting her hands in her lap. "I just dont think you have ever tried to confine in another human. You dont know how to trust cause you never did... I think maybe if you tried, you might find that you really do like humans."

"I dont really quite know anymore, to be honest," he chuckled darkly. "I guess, I have been so used to that idea, and not really trying towards it that it never occured to me that that could actually be true. It's sounds strange, I know, but I guess... maybe I'm just afraid."

Charlotte

Did Phillip just open up a little? I would hug him if I thought he would push me away. Not that he would be mean, just that he probably would feel uncomfortable.

"I'm afraid too. We all are. I suppose that's why I've opened up, if only a little, myself," I said softly. Phillip nodded. I didn't want him to be afraid to trust me. I wanted him to feel confident.

"I won't push you towards it," I replied. He looked at me and I smiled.

**Sorry it's kind of short but no one is really posting anymore!

**I'll post my reply later but... i like this storybook.. people come back! **

Yeah, people come back! I need whoever was playing John to post before I can, since whoever was supposed to be Josh isn't in the storybook anymore. I also enjoy this storybook, everyone should come back! =)

I agree! It's hard to do this with only three people ):

Well I would but I have nothing to write. Red is a dead end, and I was waiting for Philip to join our group, David and Red, like we had planned.

i think we need some action. we should go to the dt and plan something

To the DT we go!

Okay, where are the scientist when you need them? They will make this better i think.

Is this going to be abandoned? If not, major group meeting in the DT!

MJ

P.S. Sorry I haven't post in a LONG time; I've been so busy lately.