MCA #2 | Sunday Morning

[long_memory]

While Silver obviously preferred his girlfriend be in human form, he had to admit having Rey around as a cat wasn't too much of a nuisance. She tended to keep to herself and liked to sleep in the sun a lot. He must have been far more annoying as a bird.

Still, it had been about a week now and he was starting to get a little worried. He hadn't been a bird for that long, had he? He caught himself staring at the cat every so often, almost willing it to turn back into a human before he really started freaking out about it.

[For one!]

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[thatwaslucky]

"Getting there," she said, frowning a little. "It's disorienting, turning back."

[long_memory]

"No kidding," he said with a smile. "I don't know what's weirder to recover from, four legs or two wings."

[thatwaslucky]

"I'd say at least you got to fly but I would think that would make the transition harder," Rey mused.

[long_memory]

"True," he said, reaching for the shampoo. "What else are you going to do to shake off being a cat for a week?"

[thatwaslucky]

"Hm," she said, going for the soap. "Maybe eat food. Drink out of a real glass..."

[long_memory]

"What, didn't like doing that weird tongue lapping thing cats do?" he teased.

[thatwaslucky]

"It's not weird, it's natural," Rey said with a laugh.

[long_memory]

"It looked weird," he joked, stepping under the spray again. "Sounded weird too."

[thatwaslucky]

"My tongue is probably not something you want me feeling self-conscious about," she pointed out.

[long_memory]

"Your tongue is very different from a cat's," he assured her.

[thatwaslucky]

"That's good to know," she said with a little laugh, soaping up her arms.

[long_memory]

Silver was satisfied that he had gotten all of the shampoo out of his hair (which was a miracle in itself), and moved over slightly to let Rey get most of the water. "Not the worst way to spend a week, though. Less alcohol was involved than the last weird thing that happened to you."

[thatwaslucky]

"I just want some time for normal," Rey admitted. "Maybe a solid month where I can actually sleep next to you where we're both ourselves and human."

[long_memory]

"That would be nice," he said, going to put his arms around her. "Think it'll happen?"

[thatwaslucky]

"I hope so," she said, sliding her arms around him in return. "We've been robbed lately."

For a lot of the summer, really.

[long_memory]

"Holes, weird drinks, birds, cats," Silver said, sighing. "Yeah, we deserve a break."

[thatwaslucky]

"I'll appreciate calm as much as we can get it," she said, sneaking a kiss.

[long_memory]

"Wise. Just be thankful for the calm we're getting," he said, kissing her again. "Come on, I know you're dying to train after spending a week taking about ten naps a day."

Silver was kind of jealous of that ability.

[thatwaslucky]

"Training is part of my calm," she said, smiling. "I'll get to it tonight."

[long_memory]

"How about some food that really requires thumbs to eat then?" he suggested. "Something involving chopsticks."

[thatwaslucky]

"And appetizers I can eat with my hands?" Rey grinned. "You're so thoughtful."

[long_memory]

"I try," he said, kissing her again before leaning over to turn off the shower. "I know that's what I wanted after being a bird."

[thatwaslucky]

"You just wanted to do the things you couldn't?" she asked, going to reach for a towel.

[long_memory]

"That, and it is very hard to eat with no hands," he said.

[thatwaslucky]

"Tell me about it. Harder when you know you're making weird lapping noises," she teased.