"Christina!" I said sharply, "Change back to your human form!" Immediately the werewolf quit advancing on Alyssa, falling to the floor, shuddering and twitching. Alyssa ran over to me, hugging me as we watched the still-fascinating reversion of Christina to her more mundane shape.
"Thanks, Joe," Alyssa said, "I don't know what her bite might've done to me, but I don't want to find out."
"Not a problem," I replied.
Christina got up off the floor, looking at me with sad eyes. "Why did you let her do that, Joe?" she asked, "Why do you do this shit to me?"
I couldn't help but feel guilty. Perhaps I'd overreacted at my roommate's shock at seeing me fuck a catgirl.
"Sorry, Christina," I replied, "I guess your secret just kind of slipped out." I couldn't tell her MY secret, not right now, at least. Maybe not ever.
Christina stalked over to Alyssa now, her face full of anger and rage. "You think that was fucking funny, huh?" she asked. "Well, you need to remember one thing, skank! One day Joe isn't gonna be with you to protect you! One day you're gonna be alone, and I'm gonna get you. I can force my own change, you know...and one day, I'm gonna finally give in to the urge, to the voice in my head that I hear when I'm stressing...the one that tells me to give into temptation and embrace my animal side. You'll be the one I let it out on, catgirl, I promise you that!" And with those words, Christina stormed off to her room, locking herself inside.
Alyssa looked up at me, looking quite shaken. "You can't let her kill me, Joe!" she pleaded, "You have to protect me. Wish her out of existence, or back to a regular human!"
"Sorry, I can't do that," I replied. "I have plans for her."
"Joe! She could kill me at any time!" Alyssa complained, "You HAVE to give me protection! Wish for her to be unable to hurt me, or that she has to listen to me when she's a werewolf too!"
"Nope, ain't happening," I told her, "It's not in my best interests to let her be controllable by someone else."
"What are you talking about, Joe?" Alyssa asked, looking quite upset.
"I don't know that you'll always be so loyal, dear," I told her with a smile.
"Then make a fucking wish!" Alyssa begged, "Wish for me to be unable to harm you, or betray you!"
"Nope...that's not going to work either," I said, smiling at her. "You see, I like free will for the most part. Having people who are totally slaves and totally predictable really makes life boring. So you get to keep your free will."
"You have to do something for me, Joe," Alyssa said, "I'm totally defenseless when I'm not the cat," she moped away from me, "I'm not going to betray you, not with the ring you've got. You could totally destroy me if you caught me at it."
"You're right, I could," I said, knowing how cold the statement was, but not caring.
"But Joe, she's simply a tool, a pet...I'm your lover! She can change practically at will...and I'm stuck as a human except when I dance! She can create minions! I don't just have to watch out for her; potentially I could get killed by anyone she comes into contact with! Can't you do SOMETHING for me?"