Derek bought a Dog collar with a bone-shaped name-tag on it for himself, and for Sonya, he bought a Cat collar with a bell on it.
After they were told how to use them, they paid and left.
When they got back to Derek's house, they were ready to put on the collars.
"Are you sure this is a good idea putting them on now?" Sonya asked nervously.
"We may as well get a good feel for these things before the party." Derek said.
"Just promise you won't chase me, ok?" Sonya said.
"I promise," Derek assured her "and I promise I'll still love you no matter what you are."
"Then I promise that too." she said, smiling. With that, they put the collars on, and started changing.
Derek got long, floppy ears, a canine muzzle with a black nose and black lips, black paw pads and small claws on his hands and feet, and a
long dog-like tail. He then shrank to 3' 2", and was wearing a black dress suit that fit perfectly - there was even a hole in the pants for his tail.
Sonya got cat ears, a pink cat nose, a split upper lip, slit pupils, pink paw pads on her hands and feet, her fingers and toes puffed out to make
room for retractable claws, and she got a long cat-like tail. She then shrank to 1' 6", and was wearing a red sparkling dress that fit perfectly -
there was even a hole in the back for her tail.
He looked down at her, she looked up at him, and they both smiled at eachother.
Derek picked Sonya up and licked her, and she licked him back.
"I don't know why," she said in a noticeably higher voice, and started to purr "but I feel safe in your arms, like no one could hurt me."
Derek scratched behind her ear, and wagged his tail. "I feel better with you in my arms too," he said happily "and I promise I won't let anyone
hurt you."
They watched some TV, Derek scratched himself on the head with his leg, while Sonya licked herself all over. "This is so weird," Sonya said
smiling "I mean, I know we changed, but this feels right somehow, like we've always been this way - like this is how we were meant to be - a
dog-boy, and a cat-girl hopelessly in love with eachother." Derek nodded with a big toothy dog grin, and wagged his tail. Then Sonya climbed
onto Derek's chest, rubbed up against it, and looked lovingly into his eyes. "Oh Derek," she said as she purred "I don't want to go back - I like it
this way." "Same here." he said.
When it was time for the party, they went out holding hands. They knew they made an odd sight, but they didn't care - they liked it this way.
When they got to the party, ....