Knight Shift

Knight Shift by Paulette Miller

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animal stopped in his tracks when he saw a stranger among the group.
    Penny’s face lit up as she said, “You didn’t tell me that you have a dog.” She patted her leg and called to the animal, “Come here, Sweetie.”
    The dog walked over to the one that called him and she let him sniff her hand. The family watched, knowing that the animal in front of their guest also had a gift of sniffing out those with bad intentions. When his tail began to wag, Penny scratched him behind the ears and said, “I love dogs and this one is a real sweet heart.”
    When the dog put his pawns on her lap, she laughed and added, “And a friendly one too.” After he gave her a lick across the face, she kissed his muzzle and said, “I like you too.”
    Tadd said, “Ahhh, Penny. There’s something you need to know.”
    While continuing to scratch behind the dog’s ears to the animal’s delight, she said, “What’s his name?”
    In an instant, Penny jumped and let out a screech as the dog shifted. She found herself staring into the eyes of a naked man squatting at her feet.
    The man said, ‘I’m Chad.” Seeing her shocked expression, he quickly added, “I’m sorry I scared you.”
    “That’s okay. I should have expected it. The twins shift in front of me to watch me jump. They seem to thoroughly enjoy scaring the hell out of me.”
    When she looked over at the twins and gave them a scowl, the twins shrugged their shoulders and Tadd said, “You’re reaction is quite entertaining.”
    Penny switched her attention back to Chad. Although in his dog shape he contained many color shades, his Human form was completely neutral. His body was lanky with pale skin, almost white hair, and very light blue eyes. Even to Penny she had to admit that he looked like a blank canvas and almost disappeared into his surroundings.
    She asked, “Can you shift into any animal or just dogs?”
    “I can shift into any animal that I’ve researched well enough to get their form in my mind. Right now, dogs are my preferred state and I’m getting pretty good at it. I think other animals will come in time. As you can see, I’m not much to look at as a Human. I’m like unbaked dough that has yet to be shaped into anything. I think I was meant to be baked into another form.”
    “I like both of your forms, although it would be less distracting if clothes shifted with you.” Although she tried terribly hard to not look at all of his exposed parts, curiosity won over. Her eyes couldn’t help taking a quick peek and then her cheeks turned pink to announce her lack of will power.
    Chad gave her a chuckle and said, “Sorry about that. What’s your favorite dog?”
    Penny didn’t have to hesitate and replied, “I like them big and cuddly—a massive harlequin Great Dane would be my dog of choice. I saw one once and fell instantly in love. I want a dog that can handle a healthy hug and can also hug back.”
    To her extreme pleasure, she watched as Chad shifted into the animal she described. When Chad rested his massive head on her lap, she couldn’t stop herself from scratching his ears. When he leaned closer to her so that his face was inches from hers with a silly dog grin on his face, she couldn’t stop herself from wrapping her arms around its neck. When she realized that she was hugging Chad, she released him and said, “I’m so sorry Chad. I shouldn’t treat you like a dog.”
    The massive dog rubbed his head against Penny’s hand asking for more attention. When Penny looked to the group for instruction, Sam explained. “Chad prefers the life of a dog so you can treat him as one while in his shifted form.”
    Penny looked into the dog’s large blue eyes and, after contemplating the idea for a moment, she shrugged her shoulders. Showing her acceptance of his chosen form, she gave him another hug and then began to scratch him behind the ears again. Chad rested his head happily on her lap and closed his eyes contentedly.
    Chad’s presence made

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