Samuel's P.O.V.

I stayed at the Schuyler house for the rest of the day. It was really great! They're such great people to be honest...

"Hey guys, I've had such a blast here, but I really should be going. It's almost 9:30 after all." I say, disappointed that I have to leave. They all 'aww' in sadness making me chuckle. I scratch the back of my neck nervously.

"Aww, well I get it, we'll hang out again soon!" James says with a wide, contagious smile. I smile back and I wave before leaving the house. I heavily sigh and walk down the street off campus...

I walk down the streetto an alley way where I hear laughter of men. I walk into the door where I hear the laughter slowly. The smell of alcohol and smoke fills the air making me shiver.George King, James Reynolds, Aaron Burr, and Charles Lee. George King looks my way.

"Hey look! Sammy's back!" He exclaims. I smile shyly. They all greet me with a smack on the back or messing up my hair. Reynolds walks up to me with a smirk on his face.

"Did you talk to Jasmine?" He asks, everyone looking at me hopefully.

"I-I mean yeah but..." I'm cut off my hollers by everyone.

"Good job Sam! I knew I could count on you!" Reynolds exclaims, patting me on the back.

"What's wrong with them?? Liking someone of the same gender?? That ridiculous!" Charles says while chuckling.

That hit home.. I've always known I was gay.. or at least liked guys.. that's another reason I would hang out with these guys.. because I didn't accept myself.. that just made my feelings worse because I have major crushes on Charles Lee and George King.

"It's so disgusting! And changing into a gender your not?? Just the thought of it makes me sick.." Reynolds says, holding his stomach sickly. Everyone laughs and I laugh awkwardly.

"I'll prove it." Charles says. Everyone gives him a confused look. He walks over to me and smashes his lips onto mine.

What??

I feel my face heat up, standing wide eyed at what he was doing. I notice everyone making gaging sounds and Charles pulls away chuckling. His face dusted with a pink blush.. Why is he blushing..? No.. he's probably just embarrassed. He wipes his lips, disgusted.

"Disgusting.." He says and everyone agrees. I just nod my head... my stomach felt like it was doing front flips and my legs felt like jelly.

"So.. Samuel. Tell me what you've learned so far about Jasmine and her friends..." Reynolds says and smirks.

I visibly gulped. What am I doing? I shouldn't have come back here...

"Or else I tell your family about your little.. secret.." he whispers in my ear and I tense up...

Now ready to spill anything...

The next day...

James' P.O.V.

"And when you add the piece of fur.." The potion teacher says, finishing up a shapeshifter potion while everyone scribbled down notes. She adds the fur and the liquid once green, goes purple. Everyone claps and she does a small bow.

"Did you get all the notes..? I couldn't keep up." Thomas whispers guiltily to me. I smile and slide my notes over to him.

"James?" The teacher calls, making me flinch.

"Can you be my volunteer for this?" She asks with a polite smile. I shyly smile and nod. I get up from my seat and walk to the front of the class. She puts some of the purple liquid into a dropper.

"Now class, the shapeshifter potion can change people into a completelydifferent animal. Like a cat or dragon. This one, doesn't have as much gunpowder, so it won't go into the full transformation and it will only last a Day. Since we added the fur," she pauses, dropping some of the purple liquid onto my head. I hear a 'poof' sound on the top of my head and see white smoke come from the top of my head. Everyone let's out a sound of excitement or awe. Something felt weird.. I feel the top of my head.. and feel ears... wait what?

"It would be a cat but since there isn't gunpowder, James is a neko for the day!" She exclaims as the bell rings. I glare at her playfully and she chuckles, putting the potion away. Not the first time I've been a neko...

Don't ask...

"Oh my gosh you're so cute!!" Thomas says, after putting his stuff away. I feel something hit my back. I turn and see a tiger looking tail coming from just above my bum. I roll my eyes.

"You sayin' I wasn't cute before?" I say, faking a pout. He laughs lightly.

"You're adorable either way.." he says, grabbing my hand, while we walk out of the class. I blush and He carries my bag for me. I hear footsteps running towards me.

"JJ! I-... umm... ears..?" Peggy says, cutting herself off by seeing i was a neko.

"I'll explain later. I'm a neko for the day though. Though it's not the first time.." I say, glaring at her slightly. She nervously laughs. Lafayette comes up from behind her.

"Mes amies! I.. em.. Mon ami, why are you a cat..?"

"He's a neko." Thomas corrected. Laf sticks his tongue out at Thomas.

"Oh! Does this still work??" Peggy asks, reaching for my ears.

"No! No! Don't touch my ears!" I say protectively, feeling my ears pin to my head. She laughs and backs away.

"Laf, what did you need?" Thomas asks a little annoyed and curious on what Peggy and I were talking about.

"Oh! I need to talk to you in private." He says shyly, and pulls Thomas away. I shrug it off and turn back to Peggy.

"So, what were you going to say?"

"MariaLewisaskedmeout!" She says quickly.

Almost too quick for me to understand...

Key word..

Almost..

I squeal and hug her. She giggles and hugs me back tightly.

"Woohoo! Go Peggy!" I cheer. She blushes and scratches the back of her neck. I walk her to her class, and head off to mine. The first bell rings.

Dang it...

I walk faster since my class was all the way across the school. Man... super speed would be helpful right now.... in my rush, I bump into a girl with light brown skin and long white hair in a bun with a pencil through it. We both fall to the ground. Stuff flying everywhere. I rub the back of my head, put notice the girl trying to pick up the mixed up papers.

"Oh my gosh I'm so so sorry!"

"N-no.. it's fine.. you're fine..." she mumbles. She smiles shyly looking up at my with her brown eyes. I smile back and help her pick up the papers.

"I wasn't looking where I was going I'm sorry." I apologize again. We both stand, organizing our papers.

"Again, your fine.. um... ears..?" She mumbles.. I chuckle.

"Potions class." I say and she nods.

I notice part of a white tattoo spread across her collar bone. A quill with symbols around it. French words and different languages, I think.. Most of it being covered with her large purple sweatshirt. We stand there making eye contact for awhile. She snaps into reality and blushes.

"I'm James." I introduce, putting my hand out for her to take. She smiles and takes my hand, shaking it.

"Julieta. You can call me Julie though.." she says.

"Where ya headed to?" I ask, my tail flicking back and forth.

"Power controlling class." She says, looking at her schedule.

The bell rings.

"Shoot.. sorry to make you late! Talk later?" I ask and she nods smiling. Her cheeks flush as she walks the other way. I smile. She seems nice..

After school

"Quit touching my ears!"

"Okay okay! It's just not something you see everyday!" Eliza complains, taking her hands away from my head. I silently thank her.

"JJ! COME TRY ON THIS OUTFIT FOR ME!!!" Peggy yells. Even though she's only a couple feet away from me. She hands me a white sweater with purple straps.

"Um.. no. My binder will show." I say, crossing my arms.

In then end I did put it on...

Because Peggy is stubborn...

Like I said my binder showed and made me feel uncomfortable.

"I hate you..." I mumble.

"YOU LOVE ME!" She screams in my ear making me wince. My cat ears pin to the back of my head.

"Thomas is here!" Angie screams from downstairs. Iflinch and run to the bathroom to change, making sure my binder is on tightly. I run down the stairs and see Thomas waiting there smiling.

"Hey cutie." He flirts, making me blush.

The girls next to us 'aww' and Peggy says something about her ship sailing. He takes my hand and walks out with me. We walk down the street of campus, hand in hand.

"You're still wearing the necklace I gave you..?" He questions, seeing the necklace around my neck. I nod shyly. He mumbles 'Cute.', making me blush even more.

"Where we going?" I ask, a skip in my step.

"You'll see." He tells me with a smirk. After a couple of minutes walking, I feel his hand on my ear. I flinch and snap my head towards his direction.

"S-sorry!" He apologizes, cheeks going red from embarrassment.

"I-it's okay.. you just scared me.." I admit. Silence stays in the air. Soon, I feel his hand on my ear again. Scratching it lightly. I involuntarily purr. He pulls away chuckling. I look away embarrassed.

"That's adorable." He says, his face a light pink. We head to the gardens and watch the sunset.

I think I'm in love....

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