You still feel slightly weird about how the store was free and how Hubert was not supposed to be in the store, but could have possibly have been the shopkeep at the counter. Not knowing the real story behind things, it is of no consequence now anyway. What is done is done and cannot be undone.
Since the circus was not far from your house, you walked there and now have to walk back. The air was cool and crisp, like a fresh apple taken from the produce section of a grocery store. You notice some things that you wouldn't have before. There were newer, different scents in the air... some seeming from cooking, others from doing laundry and you think to yourself How weird! I never noticed these things before, but they smell good so no problems there. Another thing that you notice was that the color was more vibrant than you have even seen with your naked eye. You have an HDTV at home, but this was something even beyond that! Curious, you wonder if anything else is different and sure enough, when you stop to listen to your surroundings, things seemed louder and clearer than usual. You could hear the wind blowing between the several blades of grass in the yards of the homes you are near. You could even hear the muffled sounds of people talking in their homes, but it was mostly unintelligible. Surprised by the development, you continue along your way, but as you are nearing your home, you begin to hear the same voice again.
Jaden... why do you ignore me Jaden?
I don't know what is wrong with me... I think I might be going crazy!
No... you are not going crazy, you and I are one Jaden... do you not remember what transpired a few moments ago?
Ok... I really am going crazy! Not only am I talking to myself, but the semi-questions posed are answered by me in another voice!
Yes... you may think you are talking to yourself, but you are talking to me, another being just sharing your body... remember the mask you placed on your face that disappeared?
Stumbling a bit in the conversation you were having in your mind.Y... yes I do... Are you it?
Ahh... so you do remember what I speak of! This is good because I did not want to have to remind you of it. Yes, I am the mask you placed on your face. The mask, as you call it, is the physical body I could take to encourage another host to have me in them.
Another host...?! So because you were in the form of a werewolf, am I going to become a werewolf?
You can, if that is what you desire! Now that I live in you, I can shape your form to whatever you desire, to whatever would make you happiest. You can be a werewolf, keeping your handsome appearance, but in a werewolfish way. You could even become a werebear, like you saw in the store. He was another like me, but not as nice as I am being to you now. I need a host to survive Jaden, otherwise I must sleep until one becomes available.
Sounds good to me! Can I choose when and what form I can take?
Yes, you decide Jaden. You could be something different every time, but most try one or two forms with my kind and toggle between how they used to look and how I can make them look, just so their lives were simpler, free from all sorts of explanations that may arise.
I see... so how many people, humans or whatever have you lived in?
You are my first after Hubert. He is my creator, he is the creator of all in that shop. His wish is for his creations to survive, that is why all things there were free.
So was that man in the store one of you or Hubert?
That... my new friend was Hubert.
Alright, you may know this already, but you can live in me creature, but what form shall I try first?