Autumn hesitated.
“I’m not going to hurt you or anything,” he joked, hand still extended to her.
Autumn slowly nodded in assent and he immediately jerked into a run, looking expectantly back at her as she began to follow. At first Autumn struggled to keep up, but then her instincts took over and her awkward stumbling turned into a graceful lope. Well, as graceful as a bear can be. Charlie effortlessly popped back into his squirrel form (a weird sight to say the least) and jumped back into the tree. Autumn’s mind was wiped of any human thought again and she galloped through the forest with freedom coursing through her. Through the forest trees, over mossy stones and tiny rivers, into thick tangles of underbrush and piles of dead leaves, they moved. Autumn's keen eyes followed the tiny furry squirrel leaping from tree to tree and she wondered if Charlie felt as much joy from this as she did. To where they were running, she had no idea, but she didn’t particularly care. The cold wind was tearing her eyes and ruffling her fur. She …show more content…
So as you know, my name is Charlie and I am head of new recruits at Shapeshifting International. We are an organization that regulates and protects shapeshifters all over the world. But what even is a shapeshifter, you might be wondering? Well, a shapeshifter is a human who can transform into an animal, like you and me. A shapeshifter’s true animal form will reveal itself around that person’s coming of age, or 18th birthday. No one knows where the ability to shapeshift comes from or how it manifests itself in people, but it is an incredible capability. When properly trained, a shapeshifter can transform at will, without any discomfort, and join the world that they were meant to be a part of. A multitude of people like to remain human at times, but they will eventually feel the need to return to their animal form and will shapeshift back, simply because it is easier to be an animal than a