Change

by Melissa Stevens

  *Try again,* Bill's voice whispered through my mind.

  I gripped the fur on the back of the wolf's neck again and gently tried to pull him forward. This time the wall that seemed to be blocking him before was gone. I continued pulling, bringing the wolf all the way to the surface. I opened my eyes in time to see Devon's body blur in front of me, at the same time I felt the fur flow against my hand. I'd never been touching someone when they shifted before, it was an interesting sensation. When the blur around Devon faded it revealed a large, beautiful dark gray and black wolf sitting where Devon had been kneeling moments earlier. He looked up at me; wonder filled his now golden eyes.

  I was speechless. I looked up at Bill, and saw shock and wonder fill his face. He was thrilled and awed that we had managed to bring a non-shifter into his wolf form. I looked over at Alexis, the glassy look was gone from her eyes and she looked happy, but somehow thoughtful too, as if she'd just realized something.

  I looked back down at Devon. "Are you all right?" I asked.

  He tilted his head to one side quizzically, as if curious about something. I dropped my shields slightly, trying to pick up his thoughts.

  *You did it!*

  "We did it…" I confirmed, smiling. I was almost certain that more had happened than what I had done, but I didn't know what.

  "Do you want to shift back now or do you want to wait a while?"